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January 8, 2024

South African Jewry’s Communal Cookbooks

Hold the knishes and pass the bobotie.

In the 20th century, dozens of South African Jews and Jewish communities compiled cookbooks, usually containing family recipes, and had them privately printed. Nomi Kaltmann describes the New Zealand-based scholar Gavin Beinart-Smollan’s research into these artifacts:

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January 8, 2024

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  5. South African Jewry’s Communal Cookbooks

    Hold the knishes and pass the bobotie.