i\Iay 5th, 1933. THE S.A JEWISH CHRONICLE.
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Hebrew Teachers
1Association.
The Association of Hebrew Teachers at its meeting, under the Chairmanship of Mr. A. Levin, held at the Talmud Torah, Cape Town, on Sunday evening, 30th A~ril,
'.!;<ne voice to its felicitation on the occas10n.
~[ Rev. A. P. Bender's seventieth birthday.
Mr. Hir:::chson delivered a lecture on '" Discipline in Schools." Stressing the im- pertance of discipline the lecturer showed Lhe difficulties Hebrew schools encountered in this re5pect. hut pointed out that while there were certainl; rule which a teacher should obey, the maintaining of discipline was a special faculty possessed b) the teacher, rather than the resiult of either kno,dedge or experience. The ideal disci- pline was that in which the teacher's influ- ence was felt unconsciously or subcon- sciously, and Lhe gifted teacher who had l'Ommand over himself could in!:pire his pupils with confidence in him and form a magnetic: hond between himself and hi.
pupils.
i\lr. llirsch011 c111phnsised the fact that the pupil was a keen critic and that the teacher mu.::t stri e · lo hecomc his pupil's ideal.
The lecture \\·as followed hy an interest- ing discussion in which Mrs. Mibashan and
\1essrf'I. Z. Avin, Berezinski, Lazar, A.
Lnitle,
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Ahilz. M. Natas, M. Ticktin, Potashnik, Sie!T and A. Levin took part.Acknowledgement.
The Hon. Trea urer of the Dunam Drive acknolwedges with thanks the receipt of a donation of £5 Ss. from the Grand Order of Israel (Lord Milner Lodge No. 21), Cape Town.
It i'" hoped that there will be a large attend- ance.
Lecture by R abbi Gervis.
Rah},j I. M. Gervis has kincll) consented
to render a series of lectures to the Muizen·
herrr Y ouno- Israel Society on literary
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topics, and these ,.,,ill he incorporated' m
1 he ~ociety's scheme of fortnightly meet- ings.
The first lecture will take place at 8.15 p.m. on Sunday, May 7th, at the Balmoral Hotel, "\luizenherg. The public are cordi-
·1ll v invited to these lectures and it is
hoped that seniors, as well as juniors,
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Lake advantage of this opportunity.
Cape Town Young Judeans.
On Saturday, 29th April, in Lhe Zionist Hall, Lht" new con~·Litulion \\as pul he fore the ~encral body for the first time. There wa~ mu<'h discussion, hut after a motion to a!Jolish Shul Parades had lwen turned clm\J\
Llw C'onstilution \HI adopted.
'I he LinP of P!•111iil's organi •d i11 aid of Lh · Zio11i~1 llall \HIS a great success, JOs.
hcing rcalis!'d: Much enthusiasm prevailed during the formation of the line, which was afterwards followed by the singing of Hebrew songs.
At Oudekraal on unday, 30th April. a r irnic was held which proved most enjoy- able. A crowd of about twenty partici- pated and sprnt an excellent day in glorious surroundinp;s.
The next meeting, a lecture by Adv. H.
-YL. Bloch, is to take place on Sunday, 7th
\lay. At this meeting another line of pennie:::1 will be organised, also in aid of Lhe Zionist Hall.
.Ylembers are urged to tum up in full force.
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'· Chazonuth as Lhe expression of Jewish character." He dwelt on the place of music in 1 eliµ;ion in general. In the Yliddlc A~es, the s1waker staled, the chazonim were a
~ource of constant complaint, and even are Lo-dav. Some chazonim have the bad hahit of repealing a fev, words or a sentence so rnanv Limes as to deprive the thus maltreated wor~I::. of all meaning. The speake-- aho p rolested against the introduction of secular popular tunes into the religiou~ service.
Sulrequently Rev. Rosenherg supported his cont,,nlions by per5onally rendering a few piece~ of chazonuth in a very pleasant harito1H' Lo the accompaniment of the piano.
:\les--rs. Hirshsohn and Boris Rome parti-
<'ipaled in Lhe <liscu~ ion which followed.
\1r. Asher contributed to the enjoyment of Llw function with recitations.
Cape Jewish Orphanage.
A series of interesting fortnightly Satur- day ewning lectures for young people dur- ing the winter months is being arranµ:ed hy tlw Orphanage Education Committee.
The ::erie. will include Lalk on Palestine, the HcL ·ew Language. Hygiene, vlusic, Hooks, Pictmcs, etc.
The programme is nol yd C'Omplete hut
t lw first lecture \\ill he gi,·en on thi. . atur- clay !'\1'ning al eight o'cloC'k.
'I he lecturer i. l\lr. ~I. .. Comay, B.A ..
LL.B.. and he will talk on "The Land we li\t' in." 'I he <'hair \\ill he taken h ch-.
\lagµ:i .. Ohio\\ itz B. ., LL.B.
An. young people outside the Home who
<·an· Lo altend will he warmly welcomed
at the Home.
Bnoth Zion "At Home."
1 lw Bnoth Zion Association will be "At Home" al Lhe Zioni5L Hall on Monday, Way 28th, at :~. l 5 p.rn., to all members and
[1 ienJc;;. Dr.
J.
Sachs, M.A., Ph.D., will lecture on ''Feminine Logic."All are \\elcome.
Worcester Activities.
Bo~ird
of Guardians.
During Lhe last thirty days, £76 2b. 4d.
\\-a scollecled and posted for Lhe National Fund; £c.f,l 19s. 6d. was collected for thr was collected and posted for the National
Oneg Shabbos.
Fund Boxe~; £5 7s. 6d. for Shekolim, and A "Card Afternoon" has been arranged The Oneg Shahbo::; function which wa a cheque of £20 was received from Mr. M.lo take place at the City Mansions Hotel, held lasl Saturday was as enjoyable as ever. Broudie for an inscription in the Golden on Thursday, May 18th, at 2.30 p.m. for Ir. I. Fine presided. Book of the names of his daughter Lene the purpose of raising much needed funds The chief speaker was Rev. Rosenberg, and Jack. Friedman to mark the occasion of for the Cape Jewish Board of Guardian5'. who delivered an interesting address on their marriage on the 12th February. 1933.
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Sir J. B.
The Coalition Candidate.
Inserted by H. GILLINGS, Upper Main Road, WYNBERG.
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Mizrachi
M~ssMeeting.
ln the Min or Zionist Hall on Sunday next at 8.15 p.m. there ,., ill he a mass meeting under the auspice~ of the Cape Town Mizrachi Organisation. Prominent speakers will add'ress the meeting, ,.,hich, it is hoped,
"ill be \\ell attended.
Special General Meeting.
A special general meeting of the Dorshei Zion As~ociation will be held in the Zionist Hall on Sunday, May 7th at 8.15 p.m., for the purpose of electing delegates to the l I th S.A. Zionist Conf e-ence which opens al Kimberley on the 24th inst. and for resolutions to be submitted to Conference.
Members may rnhmit resolutions at the meeting with a view to them being brought forward at the Conference which is of pa!- ticular importance, as a mandate will have to he giYen to the South African delegation to the 18th World Zionist Congre s due to he held in August.
It is hoped that everyone will make a special effort to be present at this meeting.
Union of Jewish Women.
The annual general meeting of the Union of Jewish Women of South Africa (Cape Tol\n Branch) will be held at the Zionist Hall on Tuesday, 9th May, at 3 p.m., fol- lcrned by a Social Tea.
\1em hers are co rdiall) im ited to attend all(l hrin~ their friends.
Apart from the usual husines~ of minutes and adoption of report and balance sheet
I h ref! rcsol ution:-; \\ill he suhmitted by the ('OJmnittrc>. The first is an amendment of the constitution and the other~ seek repre- sentation on the local committees of the Board' of Deputi<'s and the Board of Hehr<'\\
Ed1watio11.
Cabaret Dance.
'J he Young
fr,\
i~h Aid • oci ty are hold- ing a Caharet Dance al the Hotel Edwa d.Mill Street, Cape Town, on Saturday e\en- ing, Way I 3th, at 8 lS p.m.
lr. Felix de Cola, Miss Doreen athan, I if:s Sad'ie Marks assisted by Mr. Mpeison and Mis Frrda 11arks and chorus will prrform.
The < harge fo · admission is 4"'. 6d. double
and 2s. 6d. single.
You are asked to study the needs of other~ and support local charities.
Conversazione.
The speaker of the evening at the con- Yersazione in the Zioni.:;t Hall on Tuesday e' ening last was Mr. I. M. Goodman, who choo'.:'e as his subject " The Jews in South Africa." Starting off with a very interest- ing resume of the early history of South A..f ·ica and f'numerating the <>arly Je'\" \\ho
·we ·e to be found here, Mr. Goodman gradually traced the development right up to the present day affairs and the present P,O ition of Jewry in this country.
The speaker pointed out that the world regarded Jewry a~ a united and highly o··ganised people, but he said we were a highly organi ed people only in an in- :·tilulional sense, and this point he illus- trated from the present situation and the two hodiesr--the American Jewish Congress and American Jewish Committee in America, as well as the po~ition in England and even Germany itc:elf.
Mr. Goodman gave the history of the South African Jewi h Board of Deputies,
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which sta:ted in the Transvaal in 1903, the Cape in 1904 and became united into one body in 1912. The Board will shortly celebrated its twenty-first birthday at a large meeting at which the Prime Minister, General Hertzog, and Mr. J. H. Hofmeyer
\\ill be present.
The speake:· then outlined the manifold activitie of the Board to which is affiliated one hundred and fifty Jewish institutions.
After tea there wa~ a lively discussion in which Messrs. M. Jaffe and J. Gitlin took part.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Gesundheit were host and h stess.
A pianoforte solo wa~ rendered by Miss Bliden and songs by Mrs. Kollenberg. The ne\\ s was read hv Mrs. Kottler.
Special Meeting at Wynberg.
A special general meeting of the members of the Jewish comm unit of Wynberg and Di· trict, will he held at the Synagogue Hall, Wynberg, on Sunday evening, 7th May, 19:33, at 7.45 p.m. prompt.
A delegation from the South African Jewish Board of Deputies will address the meeting on matters of vital importance to 5outh African Jewry.
l\mong the speakers will be Mr. Morris Alexan.der, K.C., 1\1.P., Mr. Alfred Fried- lander, M.P.C., and Mr. I. M. Goodman.
Congra tu la tions.
Congratulations arr Judith Goodman and
extended to Miss Oherkanto, Morris Katzen whose engagement is announced this·
\\ t' ~k. Miss Goodman comes from a family
\\Pll re pected iu fowish circles and Mr.
Katzen. though in thi~ country hut a f;hort
\\ l1ilr. is already wPll known.
May 5th, 1933.
In Brief.
}l". Harzfeld, one of the Chalutz delega-
tion, arrives in Cape Town on Monday and sail:. for England on the " Arundel Castle "
on Friday. A farewell reception will be held in the Zionist Hall on Thursday night.
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:.\Ir. Benzion Hirsch arrived in Cape Town this week.
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The engagement is announced of Judith.
daughter of the late Mr. N. Goodman and Mrs. C. Guttwoch, of Muizenberg, to Ober- k:mlor Morris Katzen, of M uizenberg, second son of Mr. and Mrs. I. Katzin, of Riga.
AL home to relatives and friends, Sunday, :\lay 14th, at "' Settle," Cromer Road.
Muizenberg.
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Congratulations are extended to Miss S;lvia Kirsch, daughter of M.-. and Mrs.
F. Kirsch, of Ceres, who obtained her L.R.A.M. (London) in singing and elocu- tion.
S pecial Ge n e ral Meeting
WILL RE HEI~D IN TPIE
ZIONIST HALL,
Hope Street, Cape Town,
o~
SUNDAY, 7th MAY, 1933, at 8.15. p.m.
Agenda.
1. Ekction oP Delc gate" to t1H" Fourteenth ·.A.
Zionist C.onfrcnce \~hich 01wns at l\.imberley on
th<' 24th instant
onf Pr1'1\Ct•.
Parliamentary E l ections, 1933.
(Bellville Electoral Division).
A PO I N T TO REMEMBER .
Mr.
J.
W. MUSHET stands for Commercial Progress and Industrial Development of South Africa.He is confident that tax'ltion can be consider- ably reduced by rational development of the huge resources of the Union.
His scheme for solvin-;
the vanous important
problems, such as, un- employment, irrigation, agricultural development and so on, by group system, is worth serious consideration. Attend his meetings.
He is against Racialism in any shape or form and respects the rights of all, irrespective of race, creed or colour.
Vote for
J. W. MUSHET
Inserted by T. G. NORTON, St. George's Street, CAPE TOWN.
