06.02.2012                      13.Schwat. 5772

Süd-Afrika:

S. Africa’s last Jewish newspaper makes last stand

If new sources of revenue are not found, paper's existence may indeed be in jeopardy.

Every weekend when the Jewish Report is delivered to synagogues across South Africa an unusual routine occurs.
Instead of allowing members of the community to pick up copies of the country’s only Jewish newspaper freely, some religious leaders hide them until services are over.
“They don’t put it out so that people don’t read it at shul,” said Avrom Krengel, chairman of the South African Zionist Federation on Wednesday. “If they did some wouldn’t pay attention [to the services].”…