September 21, 1934. T H E Z I 0 N I S T R E C 0 Rt>. 25
SOCIAL
and
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Poli can kr left ye ·- terday on the s.s. "Duilio'' from Capetown on their return journey to Palestine.
Mr. Michael Cherniavsky has arrived in Capetown from Johannesburg to await the arrival of his brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
ancl Mrs. Alex Cherniavsky, who will ar- rive from South America on September 21.
Mrs. Mischel Cherniavsky will arrive in South Africa from England in October.
Colonel Hon,rich and Mrs. Horwich sailed la. t Friday for South Africa in the "War- wick Castle" after a holiday in Great Britain.
• ir David Hanis, who has been on a visit to England, sailed on his return to South Africa in the "Warwick Castle" on Friday last from Southampton.
The marriage will take place of Goldie Ruth, eldest daughter of Mr. J. Rudolph and the late Mrs. Rudolph, of P1·etoria, and Alter, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Zai- del, also of Pretoria. on Sunday, September 23, at 10.30 a.m., at the Pretoria Syna- gogue.
l\h·. Maurice Abraham, who has been on the staff of Barclays Bank, Dundee, for
~ome years, left recently with Mrs.
Abraham and their small son on transfer to Ixopo.
:Jir. and Mrs. Charles Jankelow (nee Lily Evans) are being congratulated on the birth of a son on the 15th inst. ·
Congratulations are being extended to Dr. and Mrs. S. Rachman, of Bre:\rton, on the birth of a bonny daughter, on the 11th
September. '
The engagement is annom~ced of Rhoda (Ro ie) l\1assel, third dau~hter of Rev. and
l\Ir~. B. I. Massel, Boksburg, and Dr. Moss M. nronstein, youngest son of Mr. I. and the late Mrs. M. Bronstein, of Maritzburg, Natal.
Dr. l\Iartin l\Ierkur, American Jewish middle-weight wrestling champio11, is re- turning to his homeland next week.
Dr. Micha 1 l\lalk, son of tbe late Mr. B.
l\-lalk, Teturned to Joham1esbm·g- from Lon- don by air mail on Thursday la, t.
The engagement is announced of Rae, daug'hter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Seagull, of Buckingham Road, Port Elizabeth, to Mr.
I. L. Abrahams, of Johannesburg.
l\Ii·. and Mrs. George Kreser (nee Bessie Lewis), of 26 Berea Mansions, a1·e being congratulated on the birth of a daughter on the 16th inst.
The marriage of Hose, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. I. Lipschitz, of Johannesburg, to Mr. Jack Serman will take place at the Berea Synagogue on Sunday, October 7.
The engagement is announced between Ruth, youngest daughter of Mrs. J. Bren- ner and the late Mr. J. Drenner, of Uping- ton, C.P., and Harry, youngest son of Rev.
and Mrs. R. Middeldo1·f of Salisbury, S.
Rhodesia.
V ISIT .THE
MR. MORRIS ALEXANDER, K.C.
Mr. Adv. Morris Alexander, M.P., the well-known Capetowi.1 communal worker, is leaving on September 28th on the s.s.
"Anchises" for Australia, on a holiday trip of several months duration.
Whilst away he will take the opportunity of attending many of the functions in con- nection with the centenary celebrations to be held in Melbourne. Mr. Alexander in- tends also to acquaint himself with the life and conditions of the Jewish communities in Australia, ·
The good wishes of friends and admirers throughout the country will go with Mr.
Alexander on his well-desened and much- needed holiday.
MR. PHILLIP MACHANIK Mr. Phillip Machanik has received noti- fication of his appointment a Staff En- gineer at the Head Office of the Depart- ment of Posts and Telegraphs Pretoria. l\fr.
Machanik has for a number of years been in charge of the development work relating to long distance communication in the Union. He is proceeding to the United States of America in January next, having received a Carnegie Grant to investigate communications and broadcasting problems.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Machanik are well- known and loyal Zionist worker . Mr.
Machanik will be receiving the congratula- tions of a large circle of friends upon his new appointment.
The engagement is announced between Isabel, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.
Schlapobersky, of "Elibank," Park Street, Belgravin, and William, srcond son of Mr.
and Mr .. R. Oshry, of YeoYille. Both of Johannesburg.
Mr. Leon Levson, who ha~ spent the past six months on a visit to England and the Continent, from which he reached Capetown last week, returned to Johannesburg on Sunday.
The engagement is announced of Lilian, eldest dau.g-hter of Mr. and l\Irs. L New- man, of Windhoek, S.W..A., and Joe Frank, of Marienthal S.W.A. youngest son of Mr.
and Mrs S. Frank of Capetown, formerly of Vilna (Poland).
MR. & MRS. SAM GOLDSTEIN.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Goldstein, of Cape- town, celebrated a few days ago the silver anniversary of their wedding and were the recipients of many congratulatory messages and good wishes. They were married at Stepney Synagogue, London, but immedi- ately afterwards Mr. and Mrs. Goldstein set sail for South Africa, where they have spent their married life and where they gained for themselves much deserved popularity from a large circle of friends.
In last week's issue we announced that Mr. B. Kroll had been elected Mayor of Jacobsdal, O.F.S. This was an error as the announcement should have read that Mr.
Kroll had been elected Councillor of Jacobsdal.
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MR. HARRY PHILLIPS
Mr. Harry Phillips, who, with Mr . Phillips, left on Thursday, the 20th inst. on a tour to Pale tine and the
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nited King- dom, was last Friday the guest of honour at a farewell party given by the Mayor of Benoni, Mr. M.. Nestadt.Mr. Phillips, one of the mo. t popular Jewish figures on the East Rand, has been prominently identified with Zioni t work, as well as with every welfare movement affecting the community at large. On be- half of the people of Benoni, the Mayor ex- pressed his appreciation of Mr. Phillips' activities in the various branches of com- munal life, and presented him with a gift, which, he said, was only a small indication of the great esteem in which i\Ir. Phillip · was held.
A PRETORIA BALL
The Preto1fa Jewish Guild will hold it.
annual ball in the Memorial Hall on Wed- nesday, September 26, at 8 p.m. Part pro- ceeds will be devoted to loc:al charities. The Mayor and Mayoress, l\1r. and :\iirs. han Solomon, have promised to be p1·esent.
SIMCHAS TORAH DINNER DA,_ -CE.
Under the auspices of the Sisterhood of the Reform Congregation a Simchas Torah Dinner dance will be held at the Langham Hotel on Tuesday, October 2nd., at 7.30 p.m.
ZIONI T DA CE AT BE. ,.O~
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The semi-annual dance of the Benoni Zionist Youth Society will take place at the Hebrew Hall, Benoni, on Saturda~·. the 22nd inst. Dockeys Masterkey personal or- chestra has been engaged and an enjoyable time is promised to all who will attend.