box containing the disco records was brought to center field, and it was then exploded. The bomb in the box ripped a hole in the outfield grass, and thousands of fans then ran onto the field, setting fires and ripping up bases. Police in riot gear were eventually needed to clear fans off the field, and the manager of the Detroit Tigers refused to let his team play, out of fear for their safety. The White Sox forfeited the game to the Tigers. Six people reported minor injuries, and 39 were arrested for disorderly conduct.

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The writer is the associate director of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies and author of the 2011 book Jewish Memories of Mandela.

Shortly before Shabbat last week, South Africa’s chief rabbi, Dr. Warren Goldstein, spoke to Dr. Makaziwe Mandela, daughter of former president Nelson Mandela, to convey to the family the Jewish community’s prayers and support.In thanking Rabbi Goldstein, Dr. Mandela asked him specifically to convey to the Jewish community that her father cherished “the special and warm relationship” he had had with South African Jews” and that he deeply appreciated how throughout his life he had enjoyed the warmth, kindness and support of the Jewish community.With the life of this extraordinary man now inexorably drawing to a close, South