J-ed Talks

This is the first of two episodes dedicated to Isaac Goss, perhaps the most influential Jewish Education Personality in 20th century South Africa. Director of the Board of Jewish Education for four decades and a dedicated educationalist his entire life, Goss's influence is still felt today in the structure and ideology of the Jewish educational system in South Africa. By South African standards, he is a prolific educational writer, and his literary output remains an indispensable resource for both the history of education research and insights into perennial questions.  In this episode, I try to date an apparently updated book of his. It is strange because his other works are all dated but this one is elusive. When was it published?  I track my thinking in this regard and tell you the date that I settled. But then something catches my eye. And this changes everything...