Coming of Age in Southern Africa

Elaine Durbach

1986

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This text includes a derogatory portrayal of people of color. It provides insight into Jewish history; however, The Posen Library does not condone or promote oppression of any kind.

In the hot tranquillity of Sunday afternoons in Lusaka, beyond the shrill whistle of the cicadas and the drone of radio sports commentaries, we could hear the muffled thudding of tribal drums.

The sound came from the servants’ quarters at the far corner of the dusty backyard. Our staff and their family and friends were relaxing on their one day off…

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Creator Bio

Elaine Durbach

b. 1953

Born in Harare, Zimbabwe, Elaine Durbach now lives in Maplewood, New Jersey. She received a journalism degree from Rhodes University in South Africa in 1972, and came to the United States on a World Press Institute scholarship in 1978, permanently immigrating in 1981. Durbach serves as central bureau chief for the New Jersey Jewish News.

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