Shain, Milton
SHAIN, Milton
SHAIN, Milton. South African, b. 1949. Genres: History. Career: University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, assistant lecturer, 1983- 85, lecturer, 1986-91, senior lecturer, 1991-94, professor of Jewish studies, 1995-, director of Isaac and Jessie Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies and Research, 1994-. Publications: Jewry and Cape Society, 1983; The Roots of Antisemitism in South Africa, 1994; Antisemitism, 1998; (ed. with S.L. Gilman) Jewries at the Frontier, 1999. Address: Department of Jewish Studies, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7700, Republic of South Africa.
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