.i\Jan:h 18th, 1932.
T HE S.A. JEWISH CHRONICLE.
In and Around the Peninsula.
Lect ure by R abbi Mi rvis h.
1 ctur on '' The De lopment of the Talmud'' wa given la t unday night in th Zioni t Hall by Rabbi 1. Ch. Mini h.
Th 1 tur wa given und r the au pi e of th Iizrachi Organi ation and wa "'ell attend d.
Mr. M. Gurland wa in th chair and in hi introductory remark aid that th,<>
Talmud wa th mo...,t uitabl ubject for th fir t public le ture under the au pices of the 1izrachi Organi ation, and that Rabbi vlini h wa the mo t uitable per on to deliver uch an addre .
Ra bi Mirvi h aid that it wa th Torah that had built up the J wish people and not the J ewLh peopl that had built up th Torah. The Torah go\ med th whol of Jewi.;;h life and \rn · indis olubly I ound up '";th Jcwi. h hi ·tory. Oral law had alway.
exi~ted although recorrni~ed to hm start •d '"ith zra.
If it had not bet>n for ml a\\·, the ornh lw< n p •trified. Durincr the Fir. l
'I i·al h d not he n Luci" d h;
had h t'n .Pnt all
< f f that"'
< t< .• a HI th u d \\it h
th La\\ .
Durin;r th· Bahylonian Exile thC' pC'oplt>
began to f1 el a longing for their nati\ · land, th y ~a'' th pagani m of otlwr nation. and began to rralbe th ir O\\ n -:upcriorily, and Lo set tb msclve · a a people apart from oth rs. In order to empha..;:s th ir ~ paral n . th laid "tre ·~
hahits of daily life. uch a th of eatin<r, etc.
h n yru ga th Jew p nm· 1011 tn return to Pale tine they found that the land wa" populated with foreigner . L t thes should ab orb th m they set "fence '' around the La¥.. and the Oral Law ·wa. forth r develop d.
Rabbi ~1irvi h aid that \ ithoul " h dge nd fence ., around the Law it wa irnpos- ibl for Jew to xi t even in Pale tine, and in order to be able to influence the Dia pora, th Law had to b further tr ngthened. The Torah was the root of the J ewi h nation but had to give forth n w hoots of Oral Law in each generation.
Each crener · o had to find in it what wa nece sary for it elf.
Modern youth, said Rabbi Mirvish in con- clu ion, had to reali e that Jews lived in the Torah. The Mizrachi aimed at "wholenecs ., cf Jewi h lif in Pale tine to-day and in the future, a in the pa t.
di cus ion took place at the conclu ion of the lectliTe in \ hi ch a number of. tho e pre ent participated.
The Zionist Conver az1one.
The fir t of thr nn eri of Zi.oni~L con- versazion , held in the Zicni t Hall on Tues- da, e\·enirnr of thi week wa a very well- att~nded affair.
Dr. . E. Kark act d a the ho t, and at th out t e pre sed hi pl a ur that the~~
function had be n commenced again, and at
"eeing o many pr ~ent. H expr _.:: d the hope that tho who attended the com r~a
z1one would not I e afraid of airing th ir iew.
\ii 1. Bliden next obliged with a much appreciated pianoforte olo, and aft r the Jewi h new had been read, Dr. I. Aloney.
a vi itor from Palestine at present m ape Town, deliH•red an addres on th Hchre,1.
niver it}.
Dr. lonev introduc d his ad<lrc In ex- plaining the historical ·ignifi ·ance of Iount
opu., on which th niversit ha been reeled. The niv r. it,, h aid, wa th' c•mpl • of mod rn Pal stine. It wa a centre from \hi hoped to dif'- . •minat
Jc"
i .... h throughout th<' Dja.·pora.Dr. Alon y dr nibcd th \\Ork dmw a tht• rnh r .... it~·. ] le pre~ cl n (I rel that 0
far il had o;il he n a rt> carch uniH~r::.it In , j \ of
i11 I,. t
E11rop<'an 1 ountr i tlrnr ,1
lea hing uniH'r. ity in Pale. tine was mo I
11 c "-:ary. lt should h a uni rsitv whi<'h Jcwi..;h lud nb ould attend from ~ll o · the \rnrld. and wh r th could pur uc th ir . Ludie undi .... turhcd hy anti-J wi h fr. 'lin~.
Th re wa" al..;o the economi que~tion. Thr·
more tud nt the niv r itv could ah"'orli.
th heller would it be for the countrv as '"hole.
di .. cu~sion took plac at th corn.:lu 10 i
of the addrP in which :\-1e rs. J. 7itlin, I. Ger. l rnkorn, Dr.
J.
ach~, 1. Gurland.D. Getz.
J.
Rubik and Mr~. M. Gurland participal d. Dr. Aloney replied to the Yarious point rai ed.During th veninrr a ong wa given h·
Mi_s R. Goldblatt, who wa very enlhu ia~ tic-
<llly encored.
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A.. W. Ellerd fl Ce., Ltd.] PbGa e a 4'SM 8 1zu.
From all account the Pur
i..: to b giv n in the Zionist Hall on Tu evening, 22nd in t., under the au pice the Bnoth Zion A so iation, will be a v ry
\\ell attended affair.
The fun tion promi e to be highly u ·c c::ful from every point of view. An exlellent programme ha been arrang d and tho '"ho att nd will no doubt pend a mos enjoyable vening. Ticket may b obtained from memb rs of th Committ e or at th door on the evening of the fun tion.
In Memory of J oseph T rumpledor.
Gnder th au pice of the Brith Trumpel- dor a meeting in memory of Joseph Trumpeldor will .De addre ed by Mr. I.
Gcr:::ternkorn, founder of the Bnei Brak eolony in Pal ·tine, and ::Vfr. J. Rubik, on unda!, 20th \larch, at 8 p.m., in the Zionist Hall. All are welcome.
A Miscellaneous Evening.
"Mi cellaneous Evening., i being held at the re idenc of :VL~. \1. ohen0
•· Davam ." Hof treet, on Wedne day even- ing, 2:frd in~l. 1 here will he tenni , dancing .in<l hridge, and µ nerally a \ ry enl rtain.!
ing t'\ en in~ is assured. The function will he held in aid of the Talmud Torah, and the
'"11<11"'!<' for ti<·kr.ts i a \Pr· nominal on :
Thosp ' ho lul\' , not ccured tickets may
1 htain them at th doo1.
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her oung o iet .
\ of JH goliation hct ween tlu:
.ommitlce of the ;\J. .I .. and th .i\.Iuizen- 1 rcr ~ om1<r Jud anc;; (th formation of \\hich
\< announced lat w< k). a n w arrange-
nwnt ha been made. 1 he old so ·i ty wiH
concentrate on m mber · over th ag of
ighteen, while the nev.· clion (known a th' Junior Branch) will control member und r i,.,.ht en. Th "'oci ti ~ ar practically ind pendent. two nwmh r of each committee all ndin;:?: th committc m elincr of the othtr. Keen upport hac;; b en olicited an~
th ne'" arrangement offer much hope of
lJ('("!'S.
1 h Junior Branch are holding their fir t opaganda ocial on Thur day, ! farch 21th, in th<' \Ion De ir Hotel, at 8 p.m. Ali interest d, old and young, are cordiallv invited.
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Maitland-Brooklyn Talmud Torah.
The Committee of the Maitland-Brooklyn Talmud Torah has arranged a Purim concert and social to take place at_ the Maitland Town Hall on Purim evening (Tuesday the 22nd inst. ) , at 8 p .m
Judging from the programme this function should be a very enjoyable one indeed. The entire first half of the programme consist of sketches by the pupils of the Talmpd Torah. After an interval, during which refreshments will be served, . well known
~rtists will contribute pianoforte and violin solos, songs and humorous recitations in
·Yiddish.
The Committee extends a cordial invitation
! to all interested to attend.
The Orphanage's Coming of Age.
A preliminary meeting of lady helpers in connection with the organisation of the Twenty-first Anniversary Fete of the Cape Jewish Orphanage, which takes place in July of this year, will be held in the City Hall on Tuesday afternoon, 22nd inst., at 3 p.m. The Fete is being organised by Mrs.
H.
.T. Stodel and Mrs. L. Gradner. All ladies interested are invited to attend Tues- day's meeting.Sermon by Rev. Ka plan.
Rev. Dr. Bernard M. Kaplan, of e~
York City, U.S.A., who is visiting rnlative in this country, occupied Rev. Bender's pul- pit lasl Saturday morning in the Great Syna- gogue. Afle1 pa ing a tribut Lo the foun<lNs of th<' ( 011gn'gal io11 and to Ht•\.
Hender for hi inestimable ervice lo th·
community, Rev. Kaplan proceeded to giv a brief religious discour e based on the ha/Lorah.
Social Items.
The Bnoth Zion Kindergarten Purim on- cert will take place in the Zioni t Hall on Friday morning, 25th inst. and not the 22nd inst. as previously stated.
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* * * *The engagement is announced of Margery, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. Myers, of Sea Point, Lo Dr. S. P. Jacobson, of Johannes- hurg.
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Ir. P. M. Clouts left on Tuesday for Bloemfontein.
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* * *The marriage will be solemnised on Sun- day 20th March, at 2.30 p.m., in the Roe-
la1~d
treet ynagogue, of Helena, onl~
-dauo-hter of Mr. and Mrs. b L. D. Hersman.
and be Lieberman, of Durban, son of Mr.
I. C. Lieberman and the late Mrs. Lieberman"
of Johannesburg. Dr. B. M. Kaplan (the bride's uncle), assi Led by Rev. F. Speklor, will officiate at the ceremony.
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* * * * * *The Bris-Melah of the infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. B. Braude took place on Monday morning of this week. There was a large gathering present and speeches were de- livered by Mr. A. M. Abrahams, Mr. I. Ger- Rternkorn, Mr. M. Gurland, Mr. Ch. B.
L vinsohn. Mr. Horwitz and Mr. B. L.
Rubik.
During the morning a collection wa made for the Jewish ational Fund and for local C'harities.
THE S.A JEWISH CHRONlC:Lt-
The Levant Fair.
PALESTINE PREPARES FOR APRIL 7th.
A Commercial Rally for East and
We~t.The Levent Fair 1932, the fifth Palestine and Near East Exhibition and Fair, under the patronage of His Excellency the High Commissioner, will be inaugurated in Tel- Aviv on 7th April next. It will be officially opened by the High Commissioner.
In these days of aeroplanes and rapid communications, no one country can isolate
· itself within its own narrow boundaries;
each individual economic activity and each individual enterprise forms but a componenl part of the world economic organism, an integral link in the chain of world markets,
\\ orld trade, industry, agriculture and finance.
Palestine as well, though economically young and little-developed, is intimately bound up with the economic movements of the outer world and subject to the influence of general world fluctuation . It is an essential condition for progress that the best endeavour be u, ed to forge permanent links of trade with Lhe world and to follow up all developments and innovations in the indus- trial and agricultural fields in other coun- trie::i.
Tht> l n·anl Fait is dnult'd lo this pm- pose. '1 he Fair will ~e1 ve a a commercial rally for countrir of ast and West, and as a meeting ground for producer and con-
sumers from parts as distant as Ne\\ York
and Baghdad, the Far East and Eastern Europe. The contacts thus establi hed will help Lo create ne\\- markets for the produce of Palestine and lend a powerful stimulu Lo progre s and improvement in its industry and agriculture.
The main sections of the Levant Exhibition and Fair are as follows: agricultural section, o-eneral industrial ection, sections for indus-
~ial
machinery and electrical motors, electric in.;-tallation and appliance , radio salon, auto- mobile salon, motor cycle and cycles ec- tion. chemical industries, typewriter , sewing and adding machines, etc., textiles. musical instruments and others.Apart from presenting a survey of develop- menb in the economic fields the Levant Fair will al 0 erve to mustrate the progress made in all a peels of cultural life. compre- hensive picturf will be presented in diagram , models, photograph and other hibit, of result achieved in education, social
~rnrk,
hygiene, and co-operative de- velopment. Methods and ways of coloni-~ation work, experience gathered in variou form of agricultural settlements will also he fully demonstrated.
Great Britain, U.S.S.R. and France will be rrpresented al Lhe Fair in specia.l pavilions.
"\eo-otialions are in progress with Poland,
Ro~mania,
Germany and Austria. A re- o-ard, ~ear Ea. Lem countries, the participa-;ion of Egypt, yria and Cypru i definitely expected.
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"March 18th, 1932.Palestine at the Fair.
The building of a large new Pavilion to house Palestinian industrial exhibits has been commenced. The building will be eighty metres long and will be crowped by an illuminated turret twelve metres high. The Federation of Palestine Manufacturers have requested all t~eir members to particpate
!n
. r., the exhibition. ,,_
At the Annual Conference of Jewish Farmers recently held in Tel-Aviv it has been resolved to construct a special pavilion to represent the Vflrious settlements in Judea, Samaria and Galilee. In connection w\th this pavilion, a celebration will be arranged to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the coming of the first Jewish pioneer settlers
(Bilu).
The construction of a special citrus pavi- lion has been decided upon by the Citrus Section of the Farmers' Federation and the Citrus Exchange. The pavilion will be illustrative of all aspects of the citrus indus- try and will serve to demonstrate its im- portance and prospects.
Work is being begun on the construction of the Labour Federation buildings which will occupy a separate area. Exhibits of the Labour Federation and of its various affiliated organisations will be displayed in a group of separate pavilions and will pre- sent a complete picture of the activities of the Federation.
It has been decided to build an "Informa- tion Centre," where various national institu- ti,:m ', banks, travel agencies, etc., will have Lheir offict•s .md Lh E hibition po t and telegraph uflice will b hou ed a well.
Preparations for a special Building ection are proce ding at a satisfactory pace, and local manufacturers of building material , as well as foreign firms, will parlicipate on a considerable scale.
The ] ewish Agency, Keren Hayesod, and Keren Kayemeth have decided to participate in the Exhibition, and it is expected that they will occupy a prominent place there.
It is planned that the following conferences should take place during the Fair: Conference for Propagation of Palestine Products Abroad; Annual Conference of the Palestine Manufacturers; Conference of Palestine Engineers and Architects.
Grands Moulins de Palestine.
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By
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Quality this year better than ever.
It is advisable for you to order your supplies at once as quantities are limited.
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?Jalestine Oriental Stores.
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Phone Central 5853.
