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MEDICAL 'SERVICE FOR REFUGEE NEWCOMERS IN PALESTINE.
,J en1s:1lem.
A medic.ml ser\'il'(· for ref ug e nmv·comel's, under the directorship of Dr. T. Grushlrn, former director of the Tel Aviv Municipal Hospital, i, now being formed under the nus- pice8 of the Jewish Agency (out of KPren Hayesod funds) and the Vaad Leumi in Palestine. It will be controlled by a joint committee of the Agency, YaaJ Leumi Henlth Department, Haclnssah Medical Organisation, und Kuput 'Holim. Refugees \Vill be e ·arn- ined on arrival, sanitary installations in hos- tels and camps will be supervised, and social serdce neerls will be assessed by the service.
The Jewish Agency will cover the entire bud- get for this service ont of its regular J\.er n Hayesod income.
PALESTINE GENERAL COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL WELFARE.
Jerusalem.
At. the first meetiug of the Palestine General Council for 8ociai Welfare in J eru- salem, Mr. W. H. Chinn, Director 0£ the Government's Department for Social Wel- fare, said that the Government's budget for social welfare had risen in the lnst two year.' from practicHlly nothing to £P250,000 . . Of this £P180,000 "'as given as grants to vnnous social bodies nnd the J t;wi ·h national in:-;tih1·
tions. Mr. Chinn said that, while there was a lack of social workers among the Arab popu- lation, there was an ahunduuce of experts among the. .Tews, \Vhose work \Vas, however.
hampered by t.he diversit of opinion nnd lack of o . tandard plan for Pnle tine.
EXTENSION LECTURES IN KEREN HAYESOD SETTLEMENTS.
J cru nlem.
T1h A l11lt l·~duent ion Conunitt e of t lw l'nhersil\' ha~ d ,..id <l Lo inaugural .1 8'l'i s of ·te11~ion led urc. in biolog , , I olan.>, ch mi. try uncl zoology, nppro.·irnnting a
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yeur courHe, iu Ke1 11 Haye od ttl im·n t m the ordan \all ' l~mel HL"fl'l', 1md ( J ilh cl
ureas. uiYer. it· l ctur l " \'ill giv' the
COUl'S s. 'lh ' '~ill be held PVPry fortni 1ht for four Lo si~ hours for l" o da · ruunil g.
'fhirty student, will b admitted to each wurse, which will take six months, :md the standard of education will be at the uni~:ersitv level.
PALESTINE INDUSTRY.
J erusalern.
Palestine inc.lust1y needg machiner~' to tlw , alue of £P,1,000,000 in order properiy to re- equip itself after war-time. wear and tear of
. ·isting installatio11s, is the view of exp~rts quoted by Mr. W. Duesterwalcl in "Palestine and :Middle East'' economic magazine. The requirements of l)nlesti11ian £3.ctories for spare parts and new equipment is at present .f:P800,000 per annum, or twice as much n - the 1936 figures.
PALESTINE ORCHESTRA COMPETITION.
J erusulem.
The Palestine Symphony Orchestra will celebrate V-day by playing a special commi. - sioned work marking the occasion, it was an- nounced here. The work will be selected in a competition open to all composers in the .Middle East.
YEHUDI MENUHIN GIVES CONCERT IN PARIS.
New York.
Yehudi l\Ienuhin has returned to th' United States after a six-,\.'ee~ tour thnt in- cluded the first ~ )pearnnces by a foreig11 musician on the European ontinent. since the
oc:n1putio11. 'l'hl' high spot of his tour \\'a: tt c·oncert at tlw Pm·i:-; Opera, gi\ en 11ndrl' the au:spiees of t lie HrH'ict e des nl•flll.' A1'ts for tl1P benefit of IH:edv \\ ar ''etirn ·. Hv was ucc·on1- ]Hmied b) t.11e 'orehestra of th l)tnis Corn.:;er- vutoire whi ·h, :Mr. Menuhin reported, wns up to full strength a11d had be n giving concerts all through the oceupation. At t.be conceri he played the l\[endels:sohn Concerto for Paris- ians for the first time . ince the Germans en- tered the city. Bel'ause :i\iendelssolm wns of .Jewish ancestry, the • ·nzis had hmmcd the work.
COMMISSARIAT FOR JEWISH AFFAIRS IN TRANSYLV.ANIA.
Istanbul.
The Rumarnan lVIimster of the Interior, Radu Penescu, hns issued an order to the Rumanian Administration o1 liberuted Tran- sylvania, instructing it to create forthwith a special Commissariat for .J l.:'Wish Affair ..
This Commissariat will be commissioned with the task oE reconstructing Jewish life i11 Transvlvanin. I! will be C'Onstituted mainl v of .Je~vish ofii.c.:ials, nominated by the Bucb- nrest Kehillah, who are acc uainted with the needs and problems of Trau~ylYm1inn Je\Yry.
FIRST LITERARY EVENING IN KIEV.
1\ oscow.
The first Jewish literary eYening has been held at the Writers' lub in ~iberot d RicY.
It was given in honour o H. Blostein, the well-known poet, \dlO had ret11rned to the
city from his evacuation. Blostein read
se~'eral of his poems whieh h' ha<l writttn during the \\'at' and deepl • . tirred the audience.
Among tho e who too1· part in the di:·wu - sion were Dtwid Hoff tein, Abraham 1{ugau, lt ik ripni , Cliaim .Loihker. I3li Spivak, 1 I.
li?.hi1it ] , .J. Ya rnr nn'l J Iurian 1 hmel-
1dt~lrnyu.
Great Syna ogue Forum.
THE NEXT LUNCHEON
will h, held in tho
TALMUD TORAH HALL, HOPE STREET on
W&DNESDAY, 20th DECEMBER, at 12.45 P.M.
Mr. Eisley Zeitlyn "ill delin'r an .Addres.· on
" 'fbe }1('1UtC!' of Lihm·t.y. ''
GREEN AND SEA POINT HEBREW SCHOOL
(Talmud Torah)
APPLWA'l'IO
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HI~ JNVITED Fon ALady Teacher
..\:pplic:rni.s' recommendation by the Board of .J f'wish Eoneation preferred.
Apply bl1fore 31 t Dccemb r, 1944, in writing 'to:-
WALTER ROBIN ON, Secretary.
For Best Results Consult
J. TALBERG & CO.
Auctioneers, House and Est 1te Agents, Experts in foyestment of Capital, AdminLtration of Estates, Purchase and 'al of Landed Property, C'ollecti011
of Rent.
85 LOOP STREET, CAPE TOWN - Phone 3·0303.
Decemher 15th,
1944
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CAPE TOWN HEBREW CONGREGATION
Annual Chanukah Military Service
will be held in the
GREA'F SYNAGOGUE
on
SUNDAY, 17th DECEMBER,
at 4.45 p.m.
."'c>rviP' :111<1 )<. ·-SN·vice1111 n an<l women and n'la! in•· an<l friends ar i!1vilPd kindly t
pr sent.
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BETH HAMEDRASH HACHODOSH, V redehoek A venue.
WANTED
SHAMASH
FOR THE ABOVE CONG EGATION.
Must be capable of attending to all duties that required in connection with the Position.
Apply immediately, stating age, whether ried or single, what public position applicant before, aud if so enclose testimonials .
Applications must reach the Hon. Trellll'I, P.O. Box 1792, Cape Town, not later than tllt December, 1944.
Sabbath commences on 15th December at 7 .32 p. m. and ends on 16th December at 8.2'? p.m. Portion of Law: Miketz, Glllll 41-44. Haftorah, Roni Vesimchi, ZecharlaH
Bible Reading in
The chapters to be read during the wli commencing 16th C::ecember (30th Kislev)
In
Ezekiel 8 to 14 •
ACCOUNT ANCY
Applications ar!:' invited from youths about in~
nrntrieulatc and who wish to b('come articled 11
firm of Chartered AC'conntants ( .A.). ti Fol' further dPtails apply: Scbba, Lentm th.
Company, 810 Atla. Buildings, 52 t. George
Rtreet, Cap Town. at
