Wikipedia's first sentence called it “organisation formed in 1912 from the merger of the board for the transvaal and the board for the cape”. Today it says “largest jewish communal and civil rights organisation in south africa”. 1 accusation words in the opening on October 6 2023. Today: 3 today.
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South African Jewish Board of Deputies is an organisation formed in 1912 from the merger of the Board for the Transvaal and the Board for the Cape . It serves as the central representative institution of most of the country's Hebrew congregations, Jewish societies, and institutions. In his address to the 2015 Biennial National Conference of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies, South African President Jacob Zuma credited the South African Jewish community's historical role in resisting apartheid .1
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The South African Jewish Board of Deputies is an organisation formed in 1912 from the merger of the Board for the Transvaal and the Board for the Cape . It serves as the central representative institution of most of the country's Hebrew congregations, Jewish societies, and institutions. In 1992, Nelson Mandela conveyed a message to the board, publicly acknowledging South African Jewry’s “particularly outstanding contribution” to his people’s “struggle for freedom and social justice.” "South Africa JVL - Jewish Virtual Library" .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “organisation formed in 1912 from the merger of the board for the transvaal and the board for the cape”. Today it says “largest jewish communal and civil rights organisation in south africa”. 1 accusation words in the opening on October 6 2023. Today: 3 today. Read the current article and compare.
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organisation formed in 1912 from the merger of the board for the transvaal and the board for the cape
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largest jewish communal and civil rights organisation in south africa
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