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Torah and Jewish Idea => Torah and Jewish Idea => Topic started by: Ari Ben-Canaan on January 27, 2010, 03:51:19 PM

Title: An accidental encounter with Hebrew alters the destiny of an African prince.
Post by: Ari Ben-Canaan on January 27, 2010, 03:51:19 PM

http://www.aish.com/sp/so/48907002.html

"The Royal Jew From Swaziland"

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The story of every convert to Judaism is a gripping tale of spiritual discovery. In the case of Natan Gamedze, that journey began 40 years ago in Swaziland, where he was born into a royal family.

Gamedze casts an imposing royal figure, but it is his intellectual capacity that makes the biggest impression. Graduated with honors from Oxford, he received a master's in translation from South Africa's Wits University, and served as translator in the Supreme Court of South Africa.

Gamedze's gift for language -- he is fluent in 13 languages -- played a central role in his discovery of Judaism. After many years of study, Gamedze is now a rabbi and teaches Jewish studies in the northern Israeli city of Tzfat where he lives with his wife and son .

Title: Re: An accidental encounter with Hebrew alters the destiny of an African prince.
Post by: muman613 on January 27, 2010, 03:58:51 PM

I read about this African prince in one of Aishes books that they sent me as a gift for a donation once... A very interesting story..