How did the Jews of South Africa or the British Empire become ‘white’?
And just how white could Jews become?
In an intriguing exploration, Rotem Giladi revisits a 1929 episode involving a flogging sentence imposed on a Jewish farmer in South Africa.
By examining court records, press reports, and archival sources, this project delves into the politics of Jewish assimilation in imperial settings using the prism of corporal punishment and the Jewish body to explore Jewish whiteness and uncover its limitations.
To read Rotem’s spotlight click here.