October 1:2, 192:3
exprn:sed hi1-> thank~ to Mr. B.
Beni<. min for his inte1·e~t and fina~1cial support in all Jew]sh and charitable affait·s. In ack- nowledgment them of it was decided to inscribe his name in the Golden Book.
ifr. B. Benjamin thanked the rongrega,tion fo1· the distin- gn]shed honour they had con- ferred uuon him and which he cleeply aiJprnciate<l.
The election wa:-. then prn- C'eecle<l with. Mr. 8. Scher was unanimously re-elected as chair- man, Mr. S. Kissen as trnasurer, an<l Mr. David Katzeff as honorary s crettny.
The meeting concluded with a vote of thanh; to th chainnan.
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11ei ln., only daughter of Mr.
ancl Mrs. H. Berman of Capetown wa..; nrnr1·icrl to-rlay (Sunday) at th' Town Hal I Sea Point to Mr.
Mic·liael S ·ha< Ji.
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Tbe tombstone to the m0mory
<Jf the la to M '" R. 1-1 err man was eon:--ecrnte(l to-day (Sunday). rrhe
·crvicu was performed by the lfo\'. A. ['. Bender in the pre·
. el)('C of a g-athe1·ing ol' relati -es and friends of 1 he decca:--ecl.
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I h. BC111 ClH ifitz ba:-. ,u.·e )pt d nomination fol' Lhe Provirrnial C•>uncil for llano~rnt·-!:'treet, Cape 'I uw1i.
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A New Venture.
Worthy of Support.
A.· will be f\een from our
n.dverti~ement columns in this issue, the Rev. A. Levy, has opened a ho ·tel for J ewi. h boy and girl . chelL rs at Durban. Mr.
Levy is well known throughout Sou th Africa as an earnest .Jew and very capable educationalist.
His ministry at Port Elizabeth was pronouncedly succe sful.
Apart from his work inside the .Jewish community, the reverend gentlman's labour.· on the com- mittees of the public institutions of the City were particularly valuable. As <l. member of the Port Elizabeth District School Board he wa~ re. pmL ible for the introduction of measures which have tended to the lasting benefit of the cause of education in the Cape Eastern Province. ow that Mr. Levy i. devoting all his ene1·gies to the great cau, e of Hebrew and Religion. education, an unique opportunHy is afforded parents of entrm:.ting their Child- rens' Jewish upbringing and
~piritual advancement into the hands of one who will not fail them, n.nd will train their children to be earne. t Jew. and Jewesses.
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On Tuesday the 2nd instant, was magnificent in its tonal music lovrng Durbanites had an gradation and sympathetic touch.
opportunity of heanng Mr. Syd o o o
ney Ro enbloom, the eminent Sincere. t sympathy is extended Jewish pianist, at the very zenith to Mrs. I Lurie, and Mrs H.
of hi,_ career. Mr Rosenbloom Kitson on the death of Mrs Hay played Saint-Saens Concerto in Greenberg, which occurred on G Minor (No. 2) to orchestral September the 22nd.
accompamment. He has alrnady o o o
established him:elf as one ot tbe ~frs. Alfred J Henochsberg has most brilliant play er, of the a ni ve<l in Durban from .I ohan- you nger Briti h cbool, and his ne~bu rg, ha vj ng been order d
performance on Tuesday evening away by her medical advi ·or, showed the ju .. tification of this and will in ail prohahility renrnin The arti::;t \Vas responsible for a hen' for si · or t>ight weeks. Mt"
magnificent nmdering ot th I lenochsberg accomp nie<l her, popular an<l howy omposition. hut will r tum to .Tohanne!-'bnrg His playing was not onl. p rfed rn about a fortnight.
as r gards tempo, but it was touched from start to finish with that mature expre sion which stamp. him as an artist of tho most <ml tu red and refined standard The concerto per- former does not indulge in undue rubato without imperilling the effect of the work as a whole and Mr Rosenbloom is to be cred i tect with a scholarly and faultles · reading in this respect, which betokened the keenest ense of nuance, dynamics and that delicate tracery which limpid phrasing and perfect technique can at once achieve His wai-, a sincere and wonderful per- formance, full of the most glowing instance of charming legato playing ~nd masterful control where difficult pC:lssages, such as in the second and last movement.
occurred. The artist was ac- corded a splendid reception, and at; the conclu ion of his per- formance with a well-deserved and enthusiastic ovation. He responded with -a delightful
"Lento" of Cyril Scott, which
Bowel Complaint in Children.
During the summer months children are subject Lo disordel's of the bowels and should receive the most careful attention. As soon a any unnatural loosenes:::
of the bowels is noticed Cham- berlain's Colic and Diarrhcea Remedy should be given. For sale by all dealers.
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On S turc!ay the 6th im,tant, Mr. and Mr . Mos, Hart were ''At HomP." at their residence
".J esmond," Ridge Road to their numerous friends. The occasion was to enable Mr. and Mrs Hart to bid them ::ldieu before their departure to Europe. I hey mil on the 19th inst, per the ''Demo - then es•· Amongst those present were Mr. and Mrs Alfred Henochaberg, Mr. and Mrs C P Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. L. Hart, MPsdames .J. H. Isaacs, L. M.
Braham, L Jacob~, A. Ritte, and many others
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The Annual Genera1 Meeting of the Durban New Congregation took place on Sunday, the 30th u ltirno in the Synagogue Cham be rs, Park Street. Among those pre ent were MAssrs Ch.
Blumenfeld (in the chair),. I.
Rosenbach. M. K Roseni::>ach, E!
Magid. L Stern, P Ditz. B.
Fisher, C. A Levy, S. Goldberg, H. L Magid, and about 35 others.
The occaf'ion was a memorable one for it wa' the fir t annual meeting taking place in the New Synagogue which has recently been bpened. I lie President, Mr. Ch. Blumenfeld in hi. r~port
dealt with the work still uefore the Congregation with regard to the completion of the building and furniture, and payment thereof. He considered that a
Talmud 1 oralz and a Chevra
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Kadisha for the whole Jewish Community, should be formed as soon as possible, independent of the Congregations. After the Treasur r had submitted his report, w hicb '"'a duly passed, the election of Honorary Officers to 1k place. '1 here being no other nominationE;, the following were declared elected:-President Ch Blumenfeld, Trea~urer, M. K Rosenbach, Secretary H. L Magid, Trustee,. l P,osenbach, S. A. Nathanson. There were a r:umber of nominations for the Committ e and the following VI.ere elected: ME:·~'.'rs E. Magid, P. Ditz, H . ...tc>rn. A. Goldman, M. Hackner. J.M. Shapiro The ircoming Committee wern given power to redraft t)ie Laws and Bye-Laws of the Congregation.
Various general nrnttrrs were then dealt wit 1, the Treasure:- ancl Secretary being thanlTed f(..r the work t.bey had done during the pa1't year. The
Me~ting concluded with the
u~ual Yote of thanks to the chair
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Tile mu ny friend!:! of Mrs. M.
Stiller will regret to learn that for the last \Veek i.;he hat:' been
t .. di. po. ed.
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On Sunday tho 30th ultimn the Durban Hebrew Congregation cor1ti.1ucd t! eii- .t nnual Met1ting-, v. t:jt·h l• :id. bel-'n ad iou med from il pnwiou . .'und;1y, in the Sy nagogne Chv mber~, St. An- dn'WR ~t1·ept. nongst those r,re. nt were Mr. F. . Hollander
. hi. C, (ir• the chair). Mesf'rs.
P. Wartski. L. M. Braham, A. .T. Lipin~ki. S. Bloom~
C. L. Greenberg, LT. Lipin-
RKI, M. :::)tiller, M. FeiO"en- hau m and about tliirty otbPrs.
The principal item~· o the Agenda were the nolic<>: of motion which stood in the nanH1
nr
Mr. L. M. Brahat 1. ThP- fil'stof which, wa~ carried, w:i hat.
to r ~cind the res1>lu ti on 1n . .:'~ed
<'L tlrn la~t ~emi-annual meeting-
AT
MUSTARD
with FISH
ext lime you have boiled or .:tearned Fbh, try a tittle Mustard with it.
ote how it bringf' out the fi-..h flavour and gives 1J1e meal u ze<::.t.
THE S.A .. JEWISH CHRONI 'LE relative to any alteration to the Synagogue, until the l.Jond be paid off. A resolution to the effect that members sons, be a<l111iLted with full power-:, at a reduction of 25%, did not get the two third majority which wa. necessary before a Byc'-Law could be altered. A pleasing ceremcny was the presentation of an illuminated address to the retiring Treasurer, Mr. A. H.
Cohen, and a silver cigaretLe box to the late Secretary, Mr. A. J.
Leaman. Both these presenta- tions were made by the chairman,·
during the cour~e of his remarks, mentioning the good work per- formed by these gentlemen, du ring the term of their hon om ry office. A rather interesting dis-
cu~sion re~ulted in the notiee of motion, introduced by M 1·. M.
.Jackson, \\ith reference to the interchange of Chazans, between tilP t ""'" Congregations, during rertn in times of the year-After several member' had given their opinions, Mr . .Jackson withdrew hi , proposition. After one or t\\ o minor itemF, the M eting closed with the lL nal vote of thanks to the chair.
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Mr. M. StillPr left Durhc: n on ound, y the :rnth of September on a !:'ho rt ho! iday.
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II f:':• rt.iest con gm tu lc1t i(Jn~ to
tlH.· di.~es Sarah Mo~hal, 8 !via Sh l pi ro and ~~di th Lu ri l', · who were ' mong ·t tho succ('si.;ful candidates in the recent C· po ( niverc::itv Musical E,·arnina- tivn". The fir~t twn young ladies mentioned w. ro a ward Pd honours.
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The Snnth African Jewish Orpha nag , hould benefit by a fairly $Ubstantial C'hequl' by the Ball which wa. held on TuP~clay
last at the Town Hall. \Vith con1mendable enterprise the Committee appointed had or- gq,ni.-..•d a Ball, the proceeds of which are to be devoted to this deserving Institution There
Octobei- 12, 1923 was hardly a" large an attend-·
ancce one would have wished, but those who were present kept up the dancing until a late hour.
The Committee responsible for the organi ·ation of this function wa headed by Mr F. C Hol- lauder, M.E.C. a"' Chairman, Mr.
H. Lipinski as Honrmuy r1 rea- surel' and Mr. E. B. Isaacs as Honorary Secretary.
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The Caravan.
A New Hebrew Melody by Martin Feinstein, in "In Memoriam."
The camels are leaving Jerusa- lem,
Swarthy Arabs are driving them, And the tinkle of camel bells Rings in my dreams, though the
world's between
Myself and the City I've never·
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But 0, where my whole heart dwelLi
The camels come softly stepping down
The r0ad that leaves the holy town,
Moving i u single file~
And my thoughts keep pace witf.t tbe caravan,
That .. s bound for Dima chk: or Hindustan,
Or Cairo on the Nile,
Till tlw bells of th can11:-1ls 'He
hc~trd no mo1·c>,
And the fall of their feet. on the desert. floor
Is losL with the ~iglit. of thetn . Then back to the hill-thrnned
City I ricle,
\Vi th R on g on my I i p s fo r 111 y brily bridP,
My beloved Jerusalem.
Notice i:i hereb~ given that the business premises of \V. J. Mongon1ery,
~oft Good.:1 Merchant. have been romoved fron1 Beinasl.iowitz Buildings, ;"i2 ::>mal Street, .folianr e~burg. to Grea11'11 Bnild- iog, lt 0 M..i.rket Street, Joha.nne8hurg, a~
and trom the J st lh.:tober, HJ~:L Hill ;u,d van Hoytema, 'o:),·itur. 3~·37 Commer- cial Exchange Building~. Mair: Street,
Jol1a1 ne11buri.c 12.19.26
Educational.
The Hev. A. Levy (late Minister of the Port Elizabeth Hebrew Congregation, and graduate of Jews' College, London) beg'-' to notify the Jewish public that he js establishing al Durban a hostel for Jewish bo s and gid~. Thorough Jewish training guaranteed.
Jewish home life. daily instruction in Hebrew, Religion. J ewi~ll
Hi.tory. Barmitzvah preparation a speciality. Pupils will attend Durban High School, Preparatory School, Ladie · College. School
·work f'Upervised. Large and commodious premises, one acre of grnun<l adjacent to Durban High School. T ·:·111s nrnderate n.ncl
inclu. i ni.
pply,
RE . A. ],EVY, P.O. Box 80:3,
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