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Ancestry24 helped Jonathan find his family history which spans an impressive 5 generations with his ancestral roots being connected to Poland, Lithuania, Germany – just to mention a few. Most South African jews originate from Lithuania and many are unaware of the history surrounding the atrocities that took place their – is Jonathan going to be able to deal with the history that he knows nothing about? Have you found your family history on Ancestry24?

His family roots go beyond the norm from Cantor’s to Cartoonist’s, don’t miss out on this last episode of “Who do you think you are?” as we travel down the political road of humour to see just how Jonathan’s ancestral past has impacted on his comical aspirations for making fun of politicians.

Have you seen his family Tree?

Usually in the firing line Zapiro provides the media world with controversial political and satirical cartoon jokes which has caused many a stir in his life. His love of design and art has not stopped him from doing what he does best and that is making people laugh at other people without being told that it is wrong.

In 2006 Zapiro was sued by Zuma in a R15-million defamation lawsuit for the cartoonist’s depictions of the ANC leader around the time of his rape trial. Zapiro attached a shower to the head of the image of the ANC president, a reference to Zuma’s statement during the trial that he took a shower to reduce the risk of HIV infection after having sex with his accuser.

He was again sued in 2009 by Jacob Zuma for his cartoon “Rape of Justice” that was published in the Sunday times on 7th September 2008.

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