South African Jewry 1976-1977

BACKGROUND

South African Jewry is one of the largest Jewish communities on the African continent. This collection comprises a list of Jewish persons in South African Jewry 1976-1977, Third Edition. A Survey of the Jewish Community; Its Contributions to South Africa; Directory of Communal Institutions; and a Who's Who of Leading Personalities, edited by Leon Feldberg. There are 2,176 biographies, with most providing additional names such as spouses and parents

DATABASE

This database includes 2176 Jews listed in a South African directory from 1976-1977.

The fields in the database are:

• Surname
• Given name(s)
• Date and Place of Birth
• Father's Name
• Mother's Name
• Spouse's Name
• Date of Marriage
• Date and Place of Death

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This book was donated to JewishGen by Naomi Schamroth Rapeport and the information contained in this database was initially indexed and extracted by Louis Zetler and was added to the Southern Africa Jewish Genealogy website. The book is South African Jewry 1976-1977, Third Edition. A Survey of the Jewish Community; Its Contributions to South Africa; Directory of Communal Institutions; and a Who's Who of Leading Personalities, edited by Leon Feldberg and published by Feldhill Publishing Co, Johannesburg, South Africa in 1978.

Thank you to Eric Feinstein for some of the document transcriptions.

September 2025