Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2000. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: After 1880 more and more Jews (mostly of East European descent) moved into the rural
areas of South Africa. Initially they travelled across the country as hawkers but later settled
permanently in many of the smaller towns. In most cases they opened shops or started
businesses of another kind.
Due to the nature of their work the Jews mostly came into contact with the Afrikaans
speaking community. Although these two groups differed considerably in many ways,
especially as regards language and religion, the Jews adapted and integrated fairly quickly.
They became involved with the Afrikaans speaking community in various ways and made
a substantial contribution. Although their involvement in and contribution to the economy
can be considered as the most important, they also played a considerable role in other areas
such as politics, education, language, sport and recreation.
The presence of the Jews in rural South Africa was important not only because of their
integration with the Afrikaans speaking community and the contribution they made as a
group, but also because of the extent to which the two groups influenced each other. Both
groups were culturally enriched and the South African country town developed a unique
character due to the presence or the Jews and their involvement in the life and activities of
the townspeople.
Although the Jews were influenced by the Afrikaans speaking community and thus
acquired new cultural assets, they still to a large extent retained their Jewish identity.
On the whole there was a very good relationship between the Afrikaans speaking rural
population and the Jews. After 1950 an increasingly large number of Jews moved to the
cities. The depopulation of the rural areas, as regards to Jews, took place to such an extent
that today only a few Jewish families remain in rural areas. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Na 1880 is Jode (hoofsaaklik van Oos-Europese afkoms) toenemend op die Suid-
Afrikaanse platteland aangetref. Aanvanklik het hulle as smouse die landelike gebiede
deurkruis. Later het hulle hulle egter permanent op die plattelandse dorpe gevestig - in die
meeste gevalle het hulle 'n winkel of ander soort besigheid begin.
Die Jode het uit die aard van hulle werk oorwegend met die Afrikaanssprekende
gemeenskap in aanraking gekom. Alhoewel daar definitiewe verskille tussen dié twee
groepe was, veral ten opsigte van godsdiens en taal, het die Jode redelik gou aangepas en
ingeskakel. Hulle het op verskillende terreine by die Afrikaanssprekende gemeenskap
betrokke geraak en 'n substansiële bydrae gelewer. Hoewel hulle betrokkenheid en bydrae
tot die ekonomiese terrein as die belangrikste beskou kan word, het hulle ook op baie ander
gebiede soos byvoorbeeld politiek, opvoeding, taal, sport en ontspanning belangrike
bydraes gelewer.
Die Jode se teenwoordigheid op die Suid-Afrikaanse platteland was nie slegs belangrik as
gevolg van hulle inskakeling by die Afrikaanssprekende gemeenskap of die bydrae wat
hulle as groep gelewer het nie, maar ook as gevolg van die mate waarin albei groepe
mekaar beïnvloed het. Die Jode se aanwesigheid en hulle betrokkenheid by die dorp se
bedrywighede en mense het meegebring dat albei groepe kultureel verryk is en dat die
Suid-Afrikaanse platteland 'n unieke karakter verkry het.
Hoewel die Jode deur die Afrikaanssprekende gemeenskap beïnvloed is en hulle as groep
nuwe kultuurgoedere bygekry het, het hulle steeds in 'n groot mate hulle Joodse identiteit
behou.
Daar was oor die algemeen 'n baie goeie verhouding tussen die Afrikaanssprekende
plattelanders en die Jode. Na ongeveer 1950 het daar geleidelik 'n toenemende getal Jode
na die stede verhuis. Die ontvolking van die platteland met betrekking tot die Jode het in so
'n mate plaasgevind dat daar vandag slegs enkele Joodse gesinne op die meeste
plattelandse dorpe oor is.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/51707 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Weil, Talana |
| Contributors | Burden, M., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences. Dept. of Afrikaans & Dutch. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | af_ZA |
| Detected Language | Unknown |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 125 p. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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