Abstract
Three seminal studies published between 1930 and 1955 played a critical role in defining a received version of South African Jewish history. All three helped towards a self—definition of a community looking for a usable and respectable past in an age of anxiety and vulnerability. Shaped in significant measure by these texts, a collective memory emerged which incorporated a questionable understanding of the community's origins, development and character. Critical dimensions of the South African Jewish experience were ignored or distorted in this drive towards acceptance and respectability.
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