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 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 James Hunt was born on a farm near Columbia City, Indiana, in August 1855. His parents, Franklin and Martha (Long) Hunt, were natives of the same State. Hunt earned an undergraduate degree from Middlebury College via correspondence course and studied law on his own before passing the