Jewish activist Simon Zukas plans to establish a small Jewish museum in Livingstone, Zambia (Photo: Zambian Watchdog)
Preparations for the 20th session of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) general assembly have gained momentum in Zambia.
According to The Times of Zambia, a group of Zambia-based Jews led by Simon Zukas (a Jewish activist who played an important part in Zambia’s independence struggle) said it was planning to establish a small Jewish museum in Livingstone (town bordering Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls) at a cost of USD100,000 to profile the history and relevance of early Jewish settlers in the tourist capital ahead of the UNWTO general assembly.
Zambia and Zimbabwe won a joint bid to co-host the event in August 2013.
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I’m really delighted to read this initiative to set up a museum. If you wish I can provide photographs, documents and oral recordings of Jewish settlers.
Frank Shapiro
Author: “Zion in Africa”, “Haven in Africa”
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