April 10, 1942.
FIRST CONCERT OF THE JEWISH FORUM
To be held at the Witwatersrand University
The newly-formed Jewb.h Fomm in Johannesburg is arranging to hold its fir ·t function. This will be a cone rt in the Great Hall of the Witwatersrand l'niversity, on Saturday, April 25th, at 8.15 p.m.
A
N exclusively Jewish programme has been arranged and will com- prise the following: A one-act play by Ossip Runitch. This will be en- acted by members of the dramatic section of the Jewish Forum. The play will be produced by l\lr. Runitch.The mixed choir of the Jewish Forum·
will render items of Yiddish folk, Chassidic and modern songs, and these will be conducted by Mr. Jerry Idelson.
A symphony orche:;tra of well- known musicians will render selec- tions of Jewish music. Mr. Eugen 1\lagid, the well-known violin-soloist, will play compositions by Bloch and chron, and .Mr. Bruno Tiaiki.n will render some piano solos by Rosofsky.
Mr. F. Szigelbaum, who will recite a number of Jewish war monologues, will also act as com1Jere.
Booking for the conce1 t can be made at Polliacks, Ji,loff Street, < nd at the offices of thP .Je" · h Forum, 7 Old Arcade ( 100 1a1 k t .. treet .
RABBI SCHWA TZ ISITS THEUNISSEN
Tn the course of hie:: rece1 t tour of Free State centres, Rabbi Z. Schwart7.
visited Theunissen on March 10th, and the same evening addressed a meeting under the auspices of the Theunissen Zionist Society. In the unavoidable absence of the Chairman of the Society, Mr. Jess Levy, t~e chair was taken by Mr. A. Epst~m, Vice-Chairman of the Congregation and of the Zionist Society.
Rabbi Schwartz's address dealt with the best ways a.nd means o_f 3:d- vancing the Zionist idea and Z1ontst knowledge amongst our people. Dr.
A. Bernstein, after apologising for the absence of Mr. Levy, conveYe~
the society's than ks to Rabbi Schwartz. The latter was subse- quently entert~ined bv ~r. a1:d Mrs.
:M. Mandelzwe1g at their residence.
A sneeze ran round the little Rchool, A cough, and then thrne more:
The Master climbed down off hi..; stool.
And in a g:lm;s did pour
Some wondrous drops of magic b:tlm To make each child secure
From cough and cold that wintry day, With Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.
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MR. HAREVEN IN KIMBERLEY
On londay aftPrnoon he addres Pd a meeting of the Women's Zioni t Leagu at the J'<'::>idenc of l\Jr.,. Stol- ler. l\fr ·. S. Hurwitz, thP chairlady, presided, supported by Irs. Paulinr Hul'witz, the president of tlte Union
f Jewish Women.
l\Irs. Stoller, on behalf of the audi- ence, cot1veycd nn expre.:;:sinn of thank.., to the speaker.
Mi:o:s Ida Rrenner renden~d piano- forte solos, and Miss Tiosaline Brown recited delightfully. The chairlady thanked the hostess for placing her re ·idence at the di~rosal of the meet- ing·.
In the evening a public meeting was held in the Memorial Road School Hall, over which Mr. Dave Cohen, Chairman of the Ezrath Zion Association, presided. Rev. \Vulf ex- tended a welcome to Mr. Hareven on
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behalf of the community. 1\lr. Ha- revcn dt'li\ erccl a <;timulating addrrs and ably repl1 d to a numlwr of ques- tions rais d by mcmbel'S of the audi- nrP. A hea1 ty vute of thank. to th I eaker a propo d by • L :to. -
1 1 ••• an I th<> Jllt Lin conclud d \•ith the singing of llatikvah.
On Tue day, the 2 th ult., M ·.
Hareven lW't the committees of the Zionist societies and di~cu .. crl with them a vro rmmne of work. During his st~y in Kimh l'ley Mr. Hareven was the guest of .1. '.Ir. and l'vhs.
Stolle1-.
Ficksburg Zionist Society
A well attended general meeting of the Ficksburg Zionist Society wa~
held on the 2:1 ·d ult.
The following were elected to hear office for the en:-:uing year: Chair- man, Mr. Tl. Tobias; vice-chairman,
l\Ii'. l\I. Feinherg; s0c. and trea::-urer,.
Mrs. Sam Dub; committee, Mes- dames S ... 1ilner, S. J>e;-;::kin, A. Kos- viner, S. Lotzoff, N. Davidowitz, and
L fr. B. Gorohovsky.
It was i·epnrtcd that a Jproximately
£100 ha<l been . ent to the J.N.F.
during the la, t .rear.
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Page Twenty-one WEEKLY ZIONIST LUNCHEON
Mr. Henry Gorrell, the United Press War Correspondent attached to the British Army, was the gues at to-day':; luncheon of the Johan- nesburg Zionist Society, held at th Carlto.n Hotel. He spoke on the "Bal- kans and l\fiddle },ast Campaign," an there was a icll'ge gathering pres·ent.
The speaker at the next luncheon on .Friday, April 17th, is Rabbi M. C.
Weiler, who will speak on the "Aim.
and Objects of the Ort-Oze." Rabbi W-eiler is Chairman of the Ort-Oze organisation in South Africa.
HARRISMITH ACTIVITIES
An amount of ';) ls. Gd. was col- lected by Mr . W. Cho<los for th Witwaters1and Old Aged Home.
Mr. M. Free<lman has beer. elected chairman of the War Victims' Fund with Mr. G. Davidson, vice-chai1·ma1:
and secretary, and l\Irs. B. Green,
trea~mre1·. The following is the new committee: l\Iesdat ., Davidson L.
Green, H. Cohen, Shifren, Le~en Fi·eedman, a11d Mes r. A. \Voolfsoi' and B. Sammel.
At a • pecial m ctrng of tli.! Ladie '
< ~uild and Bene ·olent Society r H. Shear, who had hce11 vice~chafr:
man, r igned, on the demi P "f he1 husband, the bi<' Mr. ~. Shear, • n Mrs. B. rrecn wa elected in h t
place. Mrs. H. Colwn h. h en ap- point tra ommitt , m ml> r.
donation oi £ ' .) . h · . be0n mad to the .Medical . ..\id for Rus. ia. Th Guild promoted a bridge drive which resulted in £27 l 7s. (id. b ing col- lected for the ho ·pit.ll.
The Guild has forwarded parcel for the Agerl Home in .Johannesburg and provided a Purim party for th~
local ~chool children.
Under the auspices of the local Zi- on!..;t Society, a ~uccessful bridg dnvc was held in , id of the J.N.11'.
at the Royal Hotel. Thanks are due to l\Ir. J. Meyers, who placed the
l~unge of the hotel at the ;-lociety's chsposal for the fmiction.
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