Gustav "Gus" Saron (1905 – 1989)[1] was associated with the South African Jewish Board of Deputies for almost half a century.
[3] In July 1966 Saron completed thirty years of service as the Board's General Secretary, the top post in South African Jewry's "civil service," and was suitably feted by communal leaders.
Johannesburg-born, Saron lectured in classics and Hebrew at the Witwatersrand University before practising law and joining the staff of the Board of Deputies.
He played a key part in combating Nazi propaganda in South Africa during the Hitler years, and in expanding the Board's scope and activities.
In lieu of taking a sabbatical leave, Saron embarked, in October 1966, on a five-months' study tour of Jewish communities in the United States, Europe, and Israel.