History of the Jews in South Africa persons became known as "Boerejode" (Boer Jews). A measure of intermarriage also occurred and was generally accepted. The South African gold rush began after 1886, attracting many Jews. In 1880, the Jewish population of South Africa numbered approximately 4,000; by 1914 it had grown to more than 40,000. So many of them came from Lithuania that some referred to the population as a colony of Lithuania; Johannesburg was also occasionally called "Jewburg". Jews fought on both sides during the Second Boer War (1899–1902). Some of the most notable fights during the three years' Boer War — such as the Gun
Leigh S. J. Hunt in Korea, growing cotton in Sudan (1904-1910), and mining and land development in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Huntridge neighborhood in Las Vegas was developed on land that was his farm. Hunt and his wife Jessie Noble Hunt (c. 1862-1960) were married in 1885 and had two children: Leigh S. J. Hunt Leigh S. J. Hunt (August 1855 – October 5, 1933) was an American businessman. He is best known as the third president of Iowa State University (1885-1886), and as publisher of the "Seattle Post-Intelligencer" from 1886 to 1893. The community of Hunts Point, Washington bears his name. Leigh Smith