Kesher Talk

Jews in odd places: Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe, once the breadbasket of sub-Saharan Africa, has rapidly become a basket case in recent years under the murderous regime of President Robert Mugabe. The Jewish community, once a thriving presence in Zimbabwe, is under threat as the country's political crisis hits closer to home. The republic had a Jewish population estimated at 8,000 in the 1960s; thanks to mass emigration during Mugabe's reign, only about 650 remain. While still relatively better off than the majority of the population, the Jewish community is likewise struggling to maintain itself and faces a bleak and uncertain future.

posted by William @ 8/28/2003 08:41:34 AM