Compromise Will Let South African Jurist Attend His Grandson's Bar Mitzvah

Apparently South African jurist Richard Goldstone will be able to attend his grandson's Bar Mitzvah in a Johannesburg suburb after all. Goldstone is currently a visiting faculty member at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Earlier this month it was reported (see prior posting) that planned demonstrations by the South African Zionist Federation over Goldstone's report to the United Nations on Israel's Gaza incursion had led Goldstone to decide not to attend. However today's New York Times reports that the South African Board of Jewish Deputies has now worked out a compromise. No protests will be held on the day of the planned Bar Mitzvah. In exchange, Goldstone will meet with leaders of the South African Zionist Federation and other Jewish groups.