This ruling was successfully challenged and reversed. About 15000 Jews entered between 1925-1938. The rise of Afrikaner nationalism coupled with its overt Nazi sympathies led to more severe restrictions. Between 1933- 1936 only 3600 Jews were permitted to enter. Probably less than 500 Jews entered during the Second World War period.
Genealogists require a minor knowledge of some historical dates.
In 1961 when SA left the Commonwealth it became a Republic. The present political process is still, in 1995, undergoing constitutional change and the final structure is still emerging. Different archives existed for each original colony or province. The colonies evolved into four provinces, each with its own seat of administration. Thus several central State and regional provincial archives exist.