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- ↑ Emeritus Professor Milton Shain Retrieved on 2 December 2023
- ↑ An interview with Professor Milton Shain on his retirement Archived 2023-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Cape Jewish Chronicle. 1 November 2014
- ↑ Advisory Board Cape Town Holocaust Centre. Retrieved on 2 December 2023
- ↑ The roots of antisemitism in South Africa National Library of Israel. Retrieved on 2 December 2023
- ↑ Fascists, Fabricators and Fantasists: Antisemitism in South Africa from 1948 to the Present Daily Maverick. 13 July 2023