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THES.A. JEWISH CHRONICLE.
In and Around the Peninsula.
-. Mrs. Gluckman and the Bnoth Zion.
The Bnoi.h Zion Association were " At Home" on Tuesday, 15th inst.. at "Arnville,"
O:ranjezicht, the residence of Mrs. B. Berold
"hen members and friends had the pleasure of meeting Mrs. K. Gluckman (member of the S.A. Zionist Federation) and :\1rs. L. Braudo (wife of the President of the Federation).
There was a large attendance and a very pleasant afternoon was spent in discussing matters Zionistic and ways and means of strengthening the women's movement. Mrs.
J. Herbstein presided, and she extended a -very hearty "'elcome to the visitors.
Mrs. Gluckman emphasised that the chief interest of the Zionist Movement seemed to be centred on women's work. The Jewish mother had the difficult task of passing on the legacy of Israel to her children, who were often tempted by the glamour of the unknown, alien environment.
The Zionist ]\foyement was quick to accept women on equal terms with men in all its acth ities, and to-day women were holding important positions in Eretz Israel.
.i\1 rs. Gluckman then outlined the scope aud acti,•itics of the Johannesburg Women's Zionist Society. She had reason to he proud of her organisation and said that the men
v~ne not nearly as active as the women of that city. Thrir societ' had been inaugurated some seventeen yea~·s ago by Mrs. Landau.
It had progressed steadily and to-day it wn.::;
d •in'! mo..;t of thP national work in Joha 1-
1w ,Jmr<r, Branchf'..; \\N<' formr<l in ahm •
1· t n 11l>t11 b 111d tlH· upporl of all tl1t•
'' onH'n ' as en I ic;lt'll. l\Jr..;. Gluckman
ach 1 cal<'<l for tla• formation of "nnwn'
})I ,111rhf's in Capf' Town.
Tlw J<1harnwshur~ \\Omen Zionists \\Cl'P.
also fonnin<r Childn•n's Zioni'L Groups and
thf'"<' wen· fm clioninrr adrnirahk. But in
all tlwir adivi ies the VPrc undt r the die;.
:1ch:rntage of not having a Zionist Hall.
Di~1~l1"Sion was lf'd by M ·s. P. Clouts.
HeMt ' 'ct<>s of thanks to the s H~al·er and to i\ I rs .. Bern Id. the hostes". were moved from t!w 1·1iair < nci carried with ac<'bmation.
Maccabean Guild Concert.
The sixth popular concert of the \Iacca- 1 £'an Gui Id Orchestra took pla<'e at th Zionist Hall on Monday, 14th inst. The orchestra p layt>d 'e y well indeed, and pre- sented the following items: " Selection of Hebrew :\felodies," by Phillipson; Inter- mezzo from " Cavelliera Rusticana," Mas- cagni~ ""Yalse des Fleurs," by Tchaikowsky.
~ Iiss ... Katz delig-hted the audience with her sin~ing and \fr. E. Eberlin gave a fine renderin<!; of "Mazur" by Mlynarski, and another violin solo as an encore. Mr. Harry Garfinkel\; ongs were 'ery much appre- ciatrd.
After the interval, when refreshments were served, Mr. C. Israel staged the popular farce "Packing Up." Mr. I. M. Grusd as Mr. Chugwater was most entertaining. Miss Carlson played Mrs. Chugwater and Mr. N.
Lazarow was the porter.
The concert was altogether a highly enter- taining one. Though the audience was a little bigger on this occasion, still the Maccabean Guild Orchestra deserves far greater support than it is receiving.
Feder a ti on of Polish Jews.
A Chanukah Festival was held last Satur- day evening at the Parliament Cafe and was well attended. The programme was in the hands of Mr. Sher, choirmaster of the Roe- land Street Synagogue. Mr. A. Jacob , President of 'the Federation, presided and very ably explained the meaning of Chanukah.
A silk handkerchief, put up for American Auction during the evening, realised a sum of £ 1. The evening was a great success and was concluded with Hatikvah and God Save the King.
Muizenbcrg and Kalk Bay Talmud Torah.
The Annual General Meeting of the Muizcnberg and Kalk Bay Talmud Torah School was held at the Muizenberg Syna- gogue on Sunday, 6th December, at 10.30 a.m.
In his presidrntial report Mr. I. H.
Guinsherg poin1Pd out that a day lost to a r·hild ne\c't c·onH · hack and that it i mo-t irnportallt lo in Iii love. r peel, and pride in
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tulaism in our children. He further said that Talmud Torah work should be above personalities, politics and all pettiness whatsorver.n his report Mr.
J.
Lehrman. the Princi- paL "aid that there ·were at present forty-fi.Yc children attending classes.The follwing Committee were elected to hold office for the ensuing year: President, I. H. Guin.:; berg, Esq.: Vice-President. P. B.
Philips, E"<J·; Hon. Secretary, H. M. Wolf- sohn. Esq.; Treasurer. L. Seftel. Esq; Com- mittrr>. Mrssrs. R. Wisenberg, H. L. Stern.
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off P. and S11tusky.It wa.::; unanimously decided that the Exe- rutivP cf the He-brew Congreg-ation and Mr.
S. RaLinowitz. Chairman of the CheYTa Gamnra. shonld hf' askf'd to act as qnartPrlv examirwrs of the children.
Oneg Shabbos.
An address on " Chanukah " was deli\·ered last Saturday afternoon by Dr. C. Kaufman at the Oneg Shabbos. Dr. Kaufman gave a brief survey of the history of the Has- mona1m and assessed their place in Jewish life.
There was a large gathering present, over
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whom ~Ir. Ch. B. Levinsohn presided. A short discu sion followed the lecture. During the course of the afternoon a humorou story from one of Tunkler's works was read by Mr. G. Laden.
At Parow.
On Sunday. the second day of Chanukah, the children of the Parow Talmud Torah were examined in the various subjects taught them during the past year by Rabbi B.
Lipshitz. The members of the Congregation who were present expressed their pleasure and satisfaction at the immense progress achieved by the children and th'anked the Rabbi for the success attained.
That same evening a Chanukah concert was held in the Talmud Torah Hall in aid of the Parow Hebrew Helping Hand Society.
During the first part of the programme one of the children of the Hebrew school lit the Chanukah candles after which songs were sung. Rabbit Lipschitz gave an interesting lecture on " The Jewish Tradition and Chanukah." There were further songs and recitations by the children and the concert concluded with the singing of Hatikvah.
Mrs. Gluckman at the Maccabean Guild Luncheon.
" The Jewish Problem and its Solution"
was the subject of an address delivered by Mrs. K. Gluckman at the Maccabean Guild Luncheon at the Carlton Hotel yesterday.
To-day, Mrs. Gluckman argued, them was a great danger that our youth might a"sirni- late. Conditions in. the Jewish world were
~o had. 1here was so much persecution and torlur"e, that ) outh. which liked to seek ils o\\n solution to its problems often came to the conclusion that assimilation was the onlv solution in this case. Thev were often le~l to such convictions hecause .of their ignorance of Jewish history and tradition .
l\lrs. Glu<"kma·n went on to show that a~ i11ilnt ion \\a no solution lo the J "Wish proldt 111 • ju I a. uicidt• i 110 ol ution lei
the probl<'1~1 of th<' individual." Tlw onlv olution. he urged, wa Zionism "h'ch, in lnrildin° up a national home for the J"wish pcoplP. and in reviving Jewish culture and traditions, called for Lhc respect of the "ho IP civili"ed world.
Mis M. Gitlin pr •sided and a vol<' of thank "a accorded the speaker by l\Ir. M.
l Torwitz.
The Work of Wolf Kibel.
ThC' rnrk of l\T r. Wolf Kibel has het>n tlw subject of discus<:ion in artistic circles this
"eek. His exhibition of pictures v.·hich was opened hy the Lady de Villiers last Monday morning al \fortin • lflck House was very
\\'f' ll attf'n ded. ·
Ir. KihC'l is a modernist of great promise. A cleep Pmolionalism characterises his pictures.
His compositions arr original in design and trealmcnl. His touch is sure and confident even when it is experimental. Mr. Kibel works in a varietv of mediums-oil. water- colour, pa tel and crayon, and in all he is equally successful.
Mr. Kibel's pictures have alreadv found their way into several Jewish homes .in Cape Town. ln thL e hibition were pictures that many should love to possess.
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Decemhcr 18Lh, 1931.
Child re n's Fancy Dress Party.
The second Childr n' Fancy Dress Party held under the auspices of the Bnoth Zion A~sociation at Crosbv Hall, Sea Point, on Monday afternoon, w~ not the uccess which the first was. The attendance was a poor one, a circumstance which rendered dis- appointing not only the financial results but the social as well.
The costumes ,ho,\ever, \rere very pretty and original and certainly did help to liven up matters. Mr. M. S. Freedman's piano- forte olos were very bright, whilst the dance items by pupils of the Miriam and Elvira Kirsch chool were mo t entertaininlY.
Another of the e parties is being held at l\luizt>nberg on Tue~day, 29th inst. Details
"i1l be publi hed later.
Sbekolim.
h kel Day m the Peninsula took place on Sunday last. Tho e who have not yet been cam:assed may obtain their hekolim at the Zionist Offic . 14'7a, lein treet, Cape Town.
Young Israel Camp.
'I hr nnua] Camp, organi~ed by the Juoean entral Council. it:; being held in the Park ~Lrand from the 1st to Jtlth Jmrnarv.
19:~2. A pp l i<'al ionb ha " been pouring; 111, l ut tlwn , ·1 till a ft ' ,. c·,\ l ii' f01
1'amp 'r~. an<l appl il!alio11s are im it d.
n SundaY. thr :~ d. and unda , 1 Olh January. 19~2. the puhlie L cordially, invited ln in peel the camp.
SociJ I Items.
.i\Ir .... B rtha olomon arrived from Johan- nesburg this week and is staying with her mother, Mrs. I. Schwartz.
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'I he Barmitz' ah was eel braLed on alur- daY, Sth inst.. of David ivian, son of }Ir.
and Mrs. 1. ·walt, of Cape Town, who read a portion of thP Law at the Roeland Street Synagogue. In honour of the occasion Mr.
Walt made contributions towards practically all local J ewi h charitable institutions and donated £20 towards the Jewish ational Fund.
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*\tlaste'"" athan Spektor, son of Cantor and
~Irr". F. Spektor. read a portion of the Law at the Roeland Street Synagogue on Saturday morning last.
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Congratulation ar extended to Mr. and Mrs. Israel
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awiti; of Moravia Rail, on the birth of a son. Mr. J awitz has in celebra- tion of the event donated to various Jewish institutions.*
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* *~rs. M. Kentridge is spending a holiday at Muizenberg and is staying at the Grand Hotel.
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The Barmitzvah takes place on Saturday, 19 inst., of Arthur, elder on of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Burman, of 31, Camp Street, Cape Town, who will read Maftir at the Great Synagogue, Gardens.
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At the Special Chanukah Service held in thf' Roeland Street Synagogue last week a collectjon was made for the Jewish ational Fund.
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Mr. Benzion S. Hersch leaves during the week-end on his return to Johannesburg.
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THE S.A. JEWISH CHRONlCLE..
Activities at Paarl.
OPENING OF P AARL JEWI SH LIBRARY.
{From a Correspondent.)
A large gathering assembled on Sunday, 13th instant, in the Talmud Torah Hall to participate in the opening of the newly founded Jewish Library.
l\lr. S. Rabinowitz wa in the chair, and after welcoming the audience, spoke of the necessity of a Jewish library for such a large commuity a that at Paarl.
01 behalf of the Paarl Hebrew ConlYrega- tion, Mr. B. Vol ks, the President, next spoke.
:Vlr. M. Joffe :the Chairman of the ape Town Zionist Hall Library, who came pecially to Paarl to convey the greetings of the Cape Town Zioni t Lihrnry, dwelt on the importance of ~ving a larcre number of reader~. In his opinion the numb r and selection of books were not the chief difficul- ties of a library. Tlie chief difficulty lay in obtaining a large number of readers without whom no li )rary could justify its existence.
Ir. B. B r lcrn itz ::-pok on b half of th Paarl Lcmaan Zion Soci t • l 1 r. A. olk , Jnr.. on behalf of th lac<'ahc·an o i ty, and l\lr. i\L Lazar 011 behalf of Lhe Ilechover.
f ter the greetings from the ariou.
ocieties, the first opening of the hook-ca e
"hid1 n· filltd 'ith HP\ hook· and pl< Pd
011 llH• l:.t"l' \\H~ -.old by .AnH'ril'an a111'1io11,
the auction ·er heing 1r. I. Berman.
Iessrs. Duhovsky, Lirhtenstein and Bere- lowiLz made the final hid of £5 5s., and they honoured the chai1 man of thf' evening hy asking him lo open the hook-case. which he did. amidst loud applause from the audience.
There wa also a mu ical. programme . Mr. Rabjnowitz, of Cape Town. rendered
'eral piano ~olos, and Miss Rahinowitz
(Cape Town) sang a number of ongs in Hebrew and YiddiRi and "'as encored sr\1eral time . 1r. Lichten-tein, accompanied hy 1-. Dubovsky. gave a few enjoyable mando- lin solos, whilst :\Ir. .:VIoishe l\atas. of Cape Town, gave a number of humorous readings which won a great deal of appreciation.
The inging of Hatikvah brought the evening to a close.
After the function the artists and Com- rnitte<> were entertained at the residence of
\1r. and Mrs. B. s~hapiro. where a crowd of about fi.fty people assembled.
The chief founders of the Library are as follows: Messrs. H. Radin, Bach Bros., Levenson, Swiel, Heiman, B. Schapiro, S.
Rabinowitz and M. Lazar. The Paarl Jewish Community is very grateful to the above- mentioned gentlemen.
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Socialist Zionists and
Kadimah Association.
AM LGAMA TON EFFECTED.
( Conimunicated).
After long years of activity in their separate ph r~, the different parties in the Zionist Labour ~ onment are at length uniting the whole world over. The great creative work \\ hich is being carried out
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Eretz Israel has brought about a greater understanding bet ' en the Poale Zion and Lhe Zf'irf' Zion. The Worker ' Parties of Eretz Israel were the first to be influenced, and in the nited States of America and LatYia the Worker ' Parties have already united.
With the founding of the League for a
~ orking Palestine in Cape Town, negotia- lions . tarted for the amalgamation of the t '" o societie , the ociali t Zioni t ociety and the Kadimah A ociation.
On Monday, l lth December, a meeting
"a held in the Zionist Hall, at which the findl amalgamation took place. The name of tht• ne" organization i th Zionist Sociali:;L Party ( Poale Zion-Zeire ?ion). 1 his amalµamation, it i~ ft>ll, "ill hP thf· fir t of
sPrie~ of amalgamations of Zioni t Socialist
{!l'o11p 111 011th fr'ca.
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Z. A, in, Ch. \chron, :\1. B<'n-Arie, P. Bar ki, E. Charloff, \T. folamed, D. Fleis('hmai1, Ch. KoYarsky and (7. Telem.
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M . L. Braudo arrives during the week-erid Lo join Mrs. Brando at foizenberg. .
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.1r. Stoller. of kimberley, arrived in Cape Town on Friday and is staying at
\I uizenherg.
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"M uizenberg.
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Janower, of Johannesburg, a:·e expected m Cape Town during the coming week.* * * *
\fr. and Mr . R. Asherson are being con- aratulated on the birth of a daughter.
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The name of Mr. M. Koorland was inad- vertent! y omitted last week from the report of the Chanukah evening given by the Cape Town Hebrew-Speaking Circle. Mr. Koor- land {!ave a pianoforte solo.
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