How A 19th-Century Castaway Shaped A Zulu Leader’s Legacy

Though his name is virtually unknown today, Isaacs went on to play a pivotal role during the period of first contact between the Zulu and Europeans. His widely reviewed 1836 memoir, “Travels and Adventures in Eastern Africa,” offers an eyewitness account of the Zulu under the indomitable King Shaka, who reigned from the 1810s to 1828.

Africa, Culture, Jewish, Judaism, NewsAdam RovnerNovember 5, 2025Adam Rovner, Africa, Jewish, Judaism, analysis, South Africa, rechargeComment

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