Sidney MendelssohnSidney Mendelssohn was born on December 31, 1860, in Exeter and died September 26, 1917. He moved to South Africa in 1878 and became a successful diamond dealer. He served as the minister of the Griqualand West Hebrew Congregation in Kimberley from 178-1884. He became a director of the Bultfontein Mining Company, of which he was later chairman, until it was taken over by De Beers Consolidated Mines. He was a promoter of the Musical, Literary and Debating Society which was formed in November 1885. He was very interested in Africana and was an avid contributor to South African literature, authoring South African Bibliography and The Jews of Africa. Read More Read Less