two grade nine learners, a group of Herzlia alumni penned a two-page letter titled “Herzlia Alumni Support Freedom of Thought and Peaceful Expression of Dissent”. Notable alumni Herzlia's 7204 alumni are located in all corners of the world. Currently the alumni are spread as follows: 897 live in the United States of America, 212 in Canada, 578 in the United Kingdom, 654 in Israel, 643 in Australia, 25 in New Zealand while the balance live in South Africa and a few other smaller destinations. Saul Dubow, Smuts Professor of Commonwealth History at the University of Cambridge Sir Peter Gross member of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. Prof Emanuel Derman quantitative analyst, and author of the book My Life as a Quant: Reflections on Physics and Finance Dr Mitchel Besser HIV activist and husband of Annie Lennox Dr Michael Hayden Killam Professor of Medical Genetics at the University of British Columbia and Canada Research Chair in Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine. Ruth Wasserman Lande diplomat, lecturer and social activist Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth, studied at the school between 1968 and 1973 Dr Amanda Weltman theoretical physicist Gary Schneider photographer known for his portraiture and self-portraits Anton Fig notable drummer for David Letterman and others Lisa Swerling artist Allan Kolski Horwitz poet Selwyn Selikowitz former Cape High Court Judge References External links Jewish Web South Africa Jewish schools in South Africa 1940 establishments in South Africa Jews and Judaism in Cape Town Education in Cape Town