Could Canada See An Influx Of South African Jews?

The Nelson Mandela statue in Nelson Mandela Square in Johannesburg

Coronavirus may be the last straw to spur South Africa’s Jews to leave in large numbers.

When I reflect back on my arrival in South Africa in September 2010, it was a place full of hope and cautious optimism. South Africa had just hosted the FIFA World Cup, GDP growth was almost identical to developed economies such as Canada, and the country’s democracy was maturing.

In a 2005 report conducted by the Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies at the University of Cape Town (UCT), 92 per cent of respondents were “likely to stay in South Africa over the next five years.” It was this period of national optimism and possibility that lured me from the US to South Africa, where I have lived for close to a decade as a citizen.

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https://www.thej.ca/2020/06/28/could-canada-see-an-influx-of-south-african-jews/