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Milton Shain

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Milton Shain

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1949-01-01 (South Africa)
Nationality
South Africa
Languages
English
Religion
Judaism
Residence History
Cape Town, South Africa

Career

Occupations
historian, Professor, academic
Active Years
1983-2023
Affiliations
University of Cape Town, Isaac and Jessie Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies and Research, Cape Town Holocaust Centre Advisory Board

Education

University of Cape Town
Department of Historical Studies
Country: South Africa

Awards

Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
2014
Organization: Royal Society of South Africa
Result: Elected

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Roots of Antisemitism in South Africa

1994 History

Explores the historical roots of antisemitism in South Africa.

antisemitismSouth African history

The Jews in South Africa: An Illustrated History

2008 History

An illustrated history of Jews in South Africa.

South African Jewish history

A Perfect Storm (Antisemitism in South Africa 1930 - 1948)

2015 History

Analysis of antisemitism in South Africa from 1930 to 1948.

antisemitism

Fascists, Fabricators and Fantasists: Anti-Semitism in South Africa from 1948 to the Present

2023 History

History of antisemitism in South Africa from 1948 to present.

antisemitismSouth African history

Bibliography

  • Jewry and Cape Society: The Origins and Activities of the Jewish Board of Deputies for the Cape Colony (1983)
  • The Roots of Antisemitism in South Africa (1994)
  • Antisemitism (1998)
  • Looking Back: Jews in the Struggle for Democracy and Human Rights in South Africa (2001)
  • The Jews in South Africa: An Illustrated History (2008)
  • A Perfect Storm (Antisemitism in South Africa 1930 - 1948) (2015)
  • Fascists, Fabricators and Fantasists: Anti-Semitism in South Africa from 1948 to the Present (2023)
  • Jewries at the Frontier: Accommodation, Identity, Conflict (1999, editor)
  • Opposing voices: Liberalism and opposition in South Africa today (2006, editor)
  • Place and Displacement in Jewish History and Memory: Zakor V'Makor (2009, editor)
  • Holocaust Scholarship: Personal Trajectories and Professional Interpretations (2015, editor)

Legacy

A prominent South African historian specializing in South African Jewish history and the history of antisemitism, Emeritus Professor at the University of Cape Town.