Subotzky’s relationship to Johannesburg is layered and multigenerational. In many ways, his journey to settling in the city is almost like a homecoming. In the early 20th century, Subotsky’s great-grandfather was forced to make an impossible decision as a Jewish person in Nazi-Germany. He boarded the Woermann Line and travelled to South Africa, selling the 13-ton steamroller he’d brought with him and using the funds to settle in Johannesburg. Hence the second part of the show’s title: Thirteen Tons Settled to Brick. The story of Subotzky’s family is not unique. Many families, particularly those in South Africa, have a layered and...
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