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Shull - The place where Jews go to worship God.

The tall white building was entered from the western side. I looked up at the Star of David-shaped window in the gable above the...

Choosing the right path in life

In the eyes of my parents, I was a strange boy. When vacation time came around I was out looking for work while my friends sunbathed at...

Krugersdorp Jews

David Super calls himself Dovid, the way David is pronounced in Yiddish, the language spoken in Eastern Europe, where Jews had lived for...

Christmas in Krugersdorp 1960

The festive season always causes my thoughts to return to Krugersdorp. For example, Easter brings me back to the Easter eggs, I loved so...

The Nike Cap

The Nike cap. Leon’s anger had been simmering for a long time, threatening to erupt each time Robbie annoyed him. Robbie never knew Leon...

An elegant Krugersdorp Family

The Katzen family was unbelievable, among the social circles of Krugersdorp that I was familiar with. I think it's because they never...

Ma and Pa

Bring your arithmetic homework, Ma ordered