However they apparently answer written requests for copies of marriage and divorce certificates. There is also a strong Lubavich movement and smaller Sephardi and Masorti congregations. Reform communities keep separate records. Reform in South Africa equates to Conservative in Great Britain. Many Jews remain with a strong identity but outside the religious net.
Intermarriage is very common, but emigration is the main limiting factor to population growth.
Military records Jews served and died fighting both for the British and the Boers in the Anglo Boer Wars. By the time of the Second World War most eligible males served, many in the North African campaigns. Records of service can be obtained from the military archives in Pretoria. Jewish Genealogical Societies have started in Johannesburg and Cape Town . The addresses should still be correct.