May 19th, 1933.
THE S.A. J EWISH CHRONICLE.
IN AND AROUND THE PENINSULA
Conversazione.
The comrrsazionc which Look place in the Zionist Hall on Tuesday evening was very well attrnded. \fr. M. Joffe was in the chair. vlr. D. Getz was the epeaker of the ev ning and he ~aid he wa~ not gi\ ing a lecture hut \ oulci starl a discussion on
··Some Zionist Problems." He set out hy gi' ing a fe" minor problem~ and then pro('eedecl to the majtH quf'slions. 'I he lfUe_ tion of organisation \\a~ important and would he discussed both at Kimberley at the Conference and at the Congrrs al Basle. The matter had already been rai~ecl in the form of a rernlution lo be submitted
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t11e Dor~lwi Zion at the onfcrcnce next V\eck.The question nf th<:> allotmf'nt of rcpre·
sentatives to Congre~s in accordance \\itl1 the proportion of ~hekolim . old in f'ad1 c·ou 1try \\a:; next broached. lr. Cclz poinlt d out that th<> Lime had come to
1; 1a11ge th basi~ on \\hi<'h tlw proportion of delPµ;ait•:; wa.1 dt>cided and lio\\ rnany ac th1•1 µ;ood Zinni t lo l th ir chanfc> of
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1 ( 11 H II It f I (If 1 II l J 11 I 1anotlu r to purcha~r a ~hel el. The m•\
basis sutrgrsted "as threcfoJd, namely. <'On- trihutiorn= lo the Kernn Haycsod or Keren Kayemelh, membership of duly affiliated Zionist ocielies. and permanent residents m Palestine. Thus thr basis
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hewidened considerably. Thi:; rPforrn, --aid
~lr. Getz, is lon2; ow'··due.
Another point dealt \\ith was the question d tlrn seat of thr Zioni t ecutive.
It
was sugge Led by somr that this should he in ]erwalem and not in London. hut this, said the speaker. was a matlcr of sentiment and not practical politics, and he p oceeded to illustrate the advantages of the Executive heing in London-the headquarters of the Mandatory Power.Coalition was the next point dealt \\ ith- a coalition executive to deal with the practical issues now confronting us.
The form of coalition must in this country of neces~ity be vague-the leaders them- selve should decide on its hasis.
The Zionist mo\ement was faced with a crisis such a~ never brfore in the history of the Jewish people. The difficulty wa" to s me extent of our own making. We have entered into a partnership proposition with Britain in Palestine, and we have not en·
tirely aischarged our obligations. The human mat<:>rial u ed in the re~ettlement of Palestine has not always been beyond criticirn1. In this connection the speake:- dealt with German Jewry and the use they may he to Palestine.
Irs. Rosenherg, ~fos::.rs. H. Zuckerman.
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er, Le\\ in and Laza1.A piano solo was rendered hy Miss Rogoff and the news wa read hy l\1rs.
Kottler.
Students' Jewish Association.
Dr. C. Rernekov \dll lecture on '· The Haskalah .Vlovcment'' lo the Students' Je\\ ish As~nciation on \londay, 22nd inst.. at 8.15 p.m. in Commercr Lc>cture Theatre, m\e~·-
;:;;itv Building, Government venue.
A 11 in lerf'stcd are welcome.
Bnoth Zion Association.
''Feminine Logic' \\as the subject of an interestin~ l<>ctme hy Dr. J. Sachs to the Bnoth Zion A~sociation on the 7th inst.
In the dail ' round of life, said th<>
lrctun r, we arc ahH1ys jumping to cmwlu- sions. This i nolo ·iou. in r<'gard lo \\ omcn,
\\ 110 do not generally s ek Lo giH~ a
rt'asntwd <' ·planation of their action . The great man j._ not logil'al 111 hi
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lfi · pPr onaliL) c arriP hi point, 110 longpr I i\'Ps prophc>L s<'ek
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opt 1 ale ith la11g11age and lanµuagc i" not lif<'. PC'oplr are le :-ing faith in the pn\\e- of language to portray thP truth in \arious aspects of life. Civili~ation i~ suffr1ing from an exce!'ls (f S)St<'m nnd needs. The Jew especially i~ the victim of the lo~ic of events. There i~
fL::in~<:>r of hardening of the spiritual impul~c in a dead . \"'tern long after the spiritual
itality has left it. The> emancipation of
\\omen ha" come too late. when man·s in.;-titutions had aln'adv become crystallised.
Had Jewish women played' a g--caler part ewn in the domestic ritual. \\e would not ha' c lw<l the ~loom of the ghetto.
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[n the modern world national loyaltie are replacing spiritual fervour. In outh Africa the Zionist movement is organised Lut is not organic. It i a technique and nrH~r a culture. Women ought not to Le content to ape the routine and technique of man. They hould contribute omething
\ital to th movement. In Cape Town one expre~sive movement in Zionism by the '~noth Zion was the establishment of the Ifrlire\\ Kindergarta.
\1rs. S. Gordon was in the chair. ~Ii. s :\I. Oblowitz pro po ed a \ ote of thanks.
During the afternoon \1aster Bowman rendered' pianoforte solos \ \1ozart) '"hich
\\ere very well received.
The forthcoming Conference at .NimbPrley was disrussed.
Cape Town Maccabee Organisation
The !!Cneral meeting of thP aho\<" organi·
sation will Lake place on unday, }Jay 2 lst. at the ltoeland Strc t 'yna~ogue Hall.
The nims of the l\laccahee ociety, which 1\a~ inaugurntPd in Januarv, 193:~, aim at the mental and phy"ical de.\ clopment of the
]<'\\ ish ) outh, chiefly the phy~ical a ·peel 1 ·
~tres~ed.
An appeal i ma<lr lo the youth to join the C:;pe To\\11 \lac< alw~ Orµ;ani..;atio11 and to a--sist in creating a South Afric·lin Branch of the famou-. orµ-a11i::.alio11 of I hf'
~laccaL e~ \\ith hrancht>::; in America, Fran<'e, l•.nµ;land, c '<' .• <'lr·., wlwn• tlu lllO\<'ment i.
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Oneg Sbabbos.
An 1rnustiall lar~e gadH'ring attended tlw la I fund ion of thi..; socictv over which 01.
lil.ac;han pn• ided. \Ir. A:;.her recited. and lr. A. llarzfeld (of P·ilestine) introduced new songs.
The ehit'f !:ipeaker wa"' Ack. P'. Clouts, who E-poke on the lroa<lPr aspects of
".'.'\ation~ and l\ationalism.'' He J1ointed out that the notion of n:itions wa of a comparati\'ely recent origm. In classical times tl1ere were no nations, hut citv states.
In Vlediaeval ages with its feudal. system the Church dominated. It is only within the
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They know that African Maid, a product of South Africa, is fully as good as imported starches yet costs less. They realise, too, that in helping themselves they are help- ing the country, because African Maid Starch is made from South African products by S o u t h Africans working for a South African enter·
prise.
The fact that Mr. Getz deplored wa the dise,en ion in our O\\n ranks at a time like this when it was absolutely essential to have unity and to abandon party politics.
The discussion which followed was ex·
tremely lively; those taking part were MeEsr3. Telem. Gitlin, Rosenhlitt, Kotlowitz,
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course of the last few centuries that nations came jnto being, Germany becoming a nation as late as half a century ago. The speaker then dwelt on the -various definitions of nationalism and came to the conclusion that the nation should not be regarded othern ise than as a transitory form of human society.
v] r. A. Harzf eld, the Palestine Chal utz.
asked for tolerance by all section-; of
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e\\- r1.C.T. Wolf Cubs' Dance.
The 3rd Cape Town (Jewish) Wolf Cubs (Cape Jewish Orphanage) are holding a Giand Dance in aid of their funds at the Hotel Edward on Saturday, 20th May.
Interludes will be given by pupils of Miss Frances Har:·ison, Eddie Gawronsky and oth r popular Cape Town artists. The Syn- copators Orchestra will
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in att~ndance and refre hments will be provided free.E-H"'ning dress. Five shillings double.
Kindly spread the news to all your friends and come and help to make a success of this function which is worthy of your support.
Mr. Harzfeld at Woodstock-Salt River Gathering.
I\ large and enthu iastic audience was present at the Woodstock-Salt River Talmud Torah Hall on "\londay evening last when
Mr. A.
Harzf eld deli' ered an inspirin<r add res:,;."\h.
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\Iorduhh.ov itz was m the chair and \H1S supported hyDr.
C. Resnekov.ThP speakr~ d\\ell on the great oppur- lunitie:-. \\e had in Eretz Israel and the still grcalPr po~.sibilitie awaitmg u., \\ hich \H'
mu"'l lt-arn to gra ·p \du•n they <'Orne ou1·
waY. Ire referred C"·pceially to the> Haifa
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dP\1'} 1pllH'llf Hild ffit> diff1•1t'llf ii 'I'lltill u
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Ir. Huliil prupo ed a \OLP
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thanks and Dr. C. H1•:::neko seconded..Aftrr the meeting a numl>cr of peopk wc·u· enlt> tained at the iesidence of Dr.
and SJ rs. C. Resnckov, and j\fr. Harzf eld acrnrnpanied hv li:-s Rabinowitz and ~\Ir.
l{eulwni sang Hebrew Folk Songs.
Earlier in the dav Mr. Harzfeld visited the local Kindergarten and expressed' hi"
ph·a~u::e at finding the ·hildren irnlrnPd
\\ith the Jewish piril and ~o at home with Hel1rew.
Shiurei Shabbos.
On 'aturday last Mr. M. Pogrund spoke al Llw Shiurei Shabbas held al the Roeland Street Synagogue Hall under the auspice of th, Cape l\Iazrachi. The subject was '· Rahhi '3hneyer Zalnnn of liladi and his Philo"'ophy of Chassidisrn."
\Ir. Pogrund traced the origin of Cha::.,.idism and indicated its divergence from Ji. nagdism. Rabbi Shneyer Zalman did ·1y with the prevalrnt idea that lo br piou'-' 1ecessitated fasting and continuou prayer. The Chassidirn believed in eleva- ting themselves spiritually, hut with sincere song and joyous celebrations. It was not essentjal to be a great Talmudist in order lo !".ene God, but even the non-intellectual could serve the Almighty in his own way, JHOYided he was sincere in his approach to Godhood'.
After the lecture there was discussion to which Mr. Pogrund subsequently replied.
THE S.A. JEWISH CHRONICLE.
Mr. M. Haskell Leaves for Palestine.
Mr. M. Haskell.
Ir. Haskel1, the newly appointed Hon.
Commissioner for Pale~tine, leaves to-dav to take up residence in Eretz Is:-ael. -
The Shiurei Shabbas concluded after ~Jr.
{.;Jicul, the Chairman, had moved a vote
or
thank lo the ~peaker.
Rabbi Soloweitzick at Talmudical Society.
\1 the .'yna~!O/.!UC Chamhers, Roeland Strerl, on Saturday. M<.n 20th, at I p.ni..
11wlt•r the auspil't>S of the Talrnudical
~~ol'i<'Lv, Hahbi Solo\\eitzi<'k. of \ ilno. will
deliv~;.
a diseou ""'<' of hi::. uncle. the fm11ou-- Cao11 Hnhlii Chaim Briske1 011 llildw H1 i71', l'lt ilJlP
\lnin1011i Ir· . II i11lf rt 111 f ( I (1 tl I{ •
A Mass Meeting.
'nder the au~pi< e· of tlw Zio11i:--t Sociali«t Party ( Poal1· Ziu11-Zei l'l'i Zion l a HHl'-'S nwd- in~· i11 comw<·tion \\ i th the forthl'om i11g Zioni~t Congrc> s \\ill lw hf'ld in thC' Zio11i~1 ff all on Surnla ·. 21 "t ~lav, l 9:~:L al
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I,) p.n1. A 11 art' "' el('(>IJIC'. •Claremont Zionist Society.
On \Vednesday t·wninµ: ltist a very ·trong CommilLPe \\as formed at a \\ell-allen<led meeting by the Claremont HeLrew Congre- µ:ation. the chairman of which, ~Ir. Gor- finkel, presided.
\Ir. Levy spoke on the Keren Kaycrneth and Re'. Abrahamson addre.:sed the ~atlw ·- mg. ~Ir. A. Harzf eld eloquently explained thP po~ition of Jewry in general and the prcspects in Pale~ti1lf'. There vHlS a fine attendance. \Ir. Katz proposed a vot1· of tha11k~ to the !:>peah.cr.s.
Aftt>r the busine , of the meeting ""a~·
over, M-. Harzf eld 1 <.ld community singing.
The Committee formed is as follov"s: \1e~srs.
Corfinkcl, Ccrhcr, Katz and Wilk.
Celebration.
On Sunday afternoon at the Rio Grande Hotel, Muizenherg, there wtts a large gather- ing of the friends of Mi~s Judith Goodman and Ohe:canlor Morris Katzen, on the occasibn of their engagement. Mr. I.
J ankelowitz presided. Rabbi I. ::vl. Gen is proposed the toast of the couple and Rev.
Isaacs, of Muizenberg, and Rev. Gordon, of W ynberg, also addres"ed the gathering.
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~fay 19th, 1933
r Rainbow
Fete.
The Card Party held at the residence of Mrs. Isidore Cohen, Avenue le Croix, Sea Point, on the 8th instant, in aid of the Cake Stall, proved an outstanding success, the amount realised being £22 12 ., an ex- cellent rernlL for a mid-week function at a private house. The Fete Executiv-e is deeply i ndelited to \hs. Cohen and her associates, aI'd is confident that the wonderful success achiPved will stimulate other convenors. to organise similar parties.
Furtlwr details have now come to hand v\ ith re.~rnrd to the Card Party held at the Halmoral Hotel, vluizenberg, on the after- noon of the 2nd instant, and the result I ·
eYen better than had first been anticipated, no less than £2 l 2s. 9d., being handed over to the credit of the Children's Stall. A special word of thanks are due to Mr. and hs.
B.
Phillips, of the Balmoral Hotel, and the ladies responsible for this magnifi- cent result.The Fancy Dre.ss Dance held under the am.pices of the Youth at the residence of
\Ir. and \Irs.
M.
J acohson, of Forest Road.Oranjezi"ht, proved an outstanding succe~s anrl as a result £20 has been handed O\Cr to the F tt' fund~. Everv credit for the sllC<' S"
of this fund ion is d11-i' to the organiser!:: the Mis<:Ps '.;C'tti<'
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oh on anrl Id L'nllier.'I i1 • Crnmnitte a1P endcmourin~ to for a rt>prt 1•111, tiH' di pla of tht>
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d1 I 111lw a' ailalil<' al tlH' !1 f'lc, and thr nrcr" arv
~l<'ps lo ('ll!::illl'<' thi ha\e !wen initiated.
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is aJ .. o hop1· 1 lo g<'I ('()pie· of all pulilica- l ions of thr D \ ir and of I I t•hrcw paper"- issrn•d in 1\d, "line.
A T1·11ni Tea i; being held thi" afternoon under tlw nuspices of the ~uvelty < nd Fann' Work ~tall. The or~tmi..: r is ~.\fr.,..
Ph. Ma~< u · and 1111· H'nuc i Ir~
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Shack .llm is' rrsidc1wr> " Bnlinghrokc,'' Sir George Grrv Street, C-ipc' To\\ 11.
Uml1•r the auspice• of the Youth a dance is 1 'ing: lwld in thr Library Hall, Bellville, on
~~·1turday. tlw 27th Mav. The organi::er~ of
r h =s chnwe are the :\Iisses J essiP Sacks and Ho"<:> Wheeler and a very enjoyable evening is nromisrd.
The com c>nors of the Childn'll 's Stall art>
holdinµ: 3 Supper Dansant at the Grand Hotel. Muizenh ~g. on Saturdav. 10th June.
The tickeb arP very. rearnnabl~ being onlv 1 Os. 6d. a double. It i advisable for all tho 'e who intend allendinrr thi .. function to 'phone :\f uizenlwrg 122 early and hook their tahles.
Arrangemen ls are well in hand for the dance hcing organised under the auspices of the Tobacco Stall at the Marine Hotel, Sea Point, on :frd June, and as thi~ function i_
under the personal of j\lrs.
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Gradner, no further assurancr is required for those desirous of spending a really enjoy'lble evening.lL has been derided lo hold a meeting of all principals and as:sislants at the Zionist Hall on Tuesday evening, 1st June, at 8.15 p.m., and if anyone willing to a sist should by any chance fail to receive a cir-
<·ular for thi meeting, a cordial invitation is hereby extended to all interested to attend.
