December 1 Sth. 1933.
THE S.A. JEWISH CHRONICLE.
IN AND ARO UND THE PENINS ULA
O neg Shabbos.
The last function of the Oneg Shabhos of the sea~on was held last Saturday, and was attended hv a record audience. \Ir.
T. Ffoe presided. Rabbi Gervis delivered a lecture on "The Ramham <lnd hi Genera~
tion."
The period of the Rambam had been a ififfi<·ult one for Je" ry. Sr altered all oYer the world Jews were under the powerful influence of assimilation. Various customs were introduced in Jewish l:ife at that time, the origin of '\\hich was clearly non-Jewish.
In order lo counteract these influences ::\Iai- monides set himself the tas'K of purifying Judaism, of clearing up ddinitely of whal was Jewish and ,.,hat was foreign to Judaism.
ln all the works of 1\Taimonides there
"as dearly dis< ernahle a definite philo- sophical system an1l a distinct atlempt to
<'."plain Judai.:;m in harmmn \vith that philosophy. The conunenlaries of \foimonide:;
clealL l1oldly with many problem whi<"h perplexed the minds of ]e\\ ry of thaL epoC'h.
as for in lance, the conceptions of God.
CrPalion and Pe~11rrection. .:\Iaimonides met wli.h oppo~ilinn in orthodox quarters whrn~
it "a· con:--i<leretl that stwh uhjc1'l~ wt•n• loo saned lo ht'<'<1111e , uhkl't::. of ordi11aq
di1;1·11~~ion. Tlii: difff'rPtH'I' of approach to
<'rttc"inl pr hle111 of .ludni~m "a. dbtin<'lly noticcahlr. in their treatment of important biblical e' ents and personalities.
\faimonide, deYelopecl a theory explain- ing how the spirit of the in<lividual '\\as linked up with the spirit of society. On the broad hasis a~ adumbrated bv this theory nll secl i011s should unite nm', too, said the speal er, when the influenc~ of assimilation was so strong.
Mr. B. L. Rubik closed the proceedings with a vote of thanks to the lecturer.
Cape Town Herzlia.
The last meeting of the above society took place at the residence of Miss E. ,\.ltschul.
Miss P. SaJber '\\'as in the chair. Mr.
Bohrov first addressed those present, giving n few of his views on the Pale5tine of the future. Mr. Friedman then read a paper on the life of Max Nordau. Mr. H. Zucker- man spoke on the necessity of having the Chalutz sporit permeate the Young Israel Movement.
At the previous meeting Mr. J. Herbstein spoke on the "Balfour Declaration and the Mandate " at the residence of Miss J.
Cohen. He provided an evening of real educational value.
A Special Conversazione.
A special Zionist conversazione ( lechovod Chanukah) will be held in the Zionist Hall on Tuesday, 19th inst., at 8.15 p.m. Mr.
Morris Alexander, K.C., M.P., will be the host, and the lecturer of the evening will he Mr. B. L. Rubik, LL.B., who will speak on "Ideals and Reflections."
The conversazione will as usual be open to all, and a special i1witalion is extended to the numerous vi itors from up-country
<!t present in the Cape.
Orphanage Ball.
The annual Lall in aid of the Cape Jewish Orphanage takes place at the Qu<>en's Hotel, Sea Point, on Wednesday ewning, 20th inst. t\ large committee is working in order to ensure the success of this function which promises to eclipse all predous efforts of a imilar nature. The music will he proYided by Johnny Moller and his Orchestra, and supper will he sened in the mammoth marquee in the hotel grounds. An enjoyable eY~nmg 1s pro- mised.
C.T. Maccabee Organisation.
A C'amp is being arran.rred to take plaC'f' at ~1 uizenhcrg from Sunday, 24th Dt>cemher.
to Tue:-day, 26th J)pcemhPr, both days m~
dusi,e.
All those dc._irous of participating are
a~ked lo he at the Ho land Street Synagogue Hall on .._atunb ' c\ ning, 16th insl. "o appli<'nlio11s l"l'l'civcd after this date \\ill lw
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h ~ad, "hich include food, ell'.
A successful Chanukah Concert \\as held
011 Tnr:-:da\', the 12th in tanl. at the }linor Zion.i.;;t Hall and '\HIS c>njoYcd hy a large audiencr.
A flannel dancr will lal-e place in th<' Zionist (Main) Hall on Thursda ·. 21st Decem.ber. n enjoyable evening is pre- dicted. Tickets are ohtainnble from any memher of the Committee or from 1\Ir. I.
Freeman, Hon. Sec:retary, 22: Maynard St..
Ca pr Town ('Phone S636 Central).
A mystery picnic will he held on nnday, lhe 17th instant. Meet at Kloof Nek al 9.30 a.m. sharp. The destination will not be announced until then.
Green and Sea Point Jewish Guild.
On Tuesday evening the Green and Sea Point Jewish Guild held a play-reading social at Alphen House, Sea Point. There was a fair attendance, and the function was thoroughly enjoyed. The programme was headed by the first of the series of lectures on Jewish history by Rev. Rosenberg. A short play followed, entitled "Op-0'-\fo.
Thumb" by Frederick Fern and Richard Pryce. Special mention must be made of the clever rendering of "Amanda Affiick,"
read hy Miss Evelyn Gutman. As "Celeste"
Miss Fanny Kaplan was good. Mr. Joe Hanson was exceptionally good as "Horace Greensmith," and caused a good deal of laughter. The rest of the cast was satis- factorily read by Miss Marianne Goldberg,
\1iss Zelda Tuchten, Miss Rita Wolff.
During the second half of the evening the
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late '-Jir Arthur Conan Doyle's playlct
"Watnloo" "as r ad. Miss Gutman gave a fine interpretation of "Corporal Gregory BrPwster." "Sergeant Archie Donald" was read ln \fr. Joe Hanson, i\Ii s Sally \Iaucr- hergi>r was plra ing as "Norah Brewsler,"
:Mr. Harris Jack~on took the part of "Col.
James \Jidwint<'r."
On Thursday ewning, Dcrember 21 ;;;t, the Guild will hold a sports ewning at Alphen House.
Mr. St adel on Federation of Charities.
"Frcleration nf Jewish Charities" was the suh;ect of a ledurc dclhered by Mr. H.
Storlf·l at a mPeting of the Union of Jewish Women held in the Zionist Hall on Tuesdav afternoon. .Mrs. 13. Nussbaum presided. .
:.\Ir. Stodel, who has for many years past advocated the cause of federation of charities,
~p0ke of the economic saYing it meant to the community, and of the saving of energy.
There "as for Loo much overJappii1g in communal "ork to-day, \\ith consequent waste. Federation meant greater efficiencv in the performance of our charitable work anfl efficiency always spelt l1etter results.
.A <li~r.11~sion followed the lecture in which Mr-.: . • \Tax Cohen, .:\frs. P. M. Clouts and .:\Jrs. Wittrnherg participated. It was ultimate!, d<'eidcd that ::\Ir~. Cohen and Ir .. Stoclel. thr rcpre~entaliYP~ of the 'Cnion on th<' Cap<• Town Hehrrw Congregation Comm illce, hri11g up the matter there for
di,cu~ .... ion.
The rnr~tinµ: l'lo!3rd aftf'I' n \'ote of thanks lo thr },•l"furer 1 '1cl hr<'n moH•(l from the
"hair.
Bnoth Zion Kindergarten Concert.
GrC'at credit is due to vli~s Habinowitz as lf'al'lwr of thP Bnoth Zion Zionist Hall Kin<lNgarl<'ll for the succe ·s on Sundav Ja-.;t of a Chr-.11ukah concert.
\lany parents and friends were enter- tained by the splendid efforts of the tiny one:;;;. The programme comprised four jtpms. The first was the depiction of the Chanukah celebration hv all the children suitably dressed. Vario~s activities in the school were then represented by a few of the little ones. Thirdly, the presentation 0f a short sketch, "The Legend" proved interc:-ting. The last effort porlrayed a child's hcautiful dream. Special mention mui:;t he made of the lovely costumes worn hy the children.
Miss l\I. Oblowitz, as Chairlady of the Bnoth Zion, gave a short discourse on Chanukah and the work of the Association as far as the kindergartens were concerned.
Miss Rabinowitz later spoke of the growth ad development of the Zionist Hall Kinder- garten, which was attended by forty-three children.
Zionist Socialist Farewell.
A large gathering of members and friends attended a social given by the Zionist Socialist Party on Tuesday last in honour of Mr. Z. Avin. Mr. G. Telem presided.
:Vlr. B. Padowich, in bidding farewell to Mr. Avin, expressed the wishes of all for a pleasant voyage. Mr. Avin suitably re- sponded.
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Maitland-Brookyln Talmud Tor h
The annual priie distribution and a
~pecial Chanukah Sen ice ''as held at the _\Jailland Synagogue on fuesday evening.
_\fter the Service, which was conducted by .\i r. A. Kaufman, the pupil - of the Talmud Torah ga' e a number of Hebrew items
\\hich \\ere of a very high standard and enjoyed by the large gathering of parents anti 'isitors.
\Ir. Kaufman, the Chairman of the local Education Committee, spoke at length 011
the sip;nificance of Chanukah and urged the children lo uphold the traditions of their f urefather". He expressed his thanks to the teat.?hcrs, l\Ie,,srs. Natas and Leatherman, for their cxcellen t \\ ork.
In. intro<luci11g :.\Tr:s. S. L. Cohen a11J ~\lr.
Z. A' in, Llie reprc:;cnlatiH'" of th,, S. A.
Board of Jewish Educatio11. Mr. Kaufman
\oiced liis appreciat10n of the \<tluable
\\Ork heincr done by this holy and referred to the e .. ce11cnt rep01ls the Board's
cx~1miners had given on the \rork of the local Talmud Torah. 1\Ir. Kaufman then presented the prizes after d1ich Mrs. Cohen addressed tlie parent and children.
She congr3t11lated the cliil<lrt•ll, their Lc·n.cJw1s and the community generally on the excclle11l results achieve.l in the e)(amina.
tio11!". Maitland, she said. \\a;, one of the
11w~t outstanding Talmud Torahs in the
\Ve'-''.C'rn Provin<'f and one of which the
<·11mn11111i1\' could \\ell he i•roud.
~lrs. ohcn spoke of the licetl for Jewi=-h rn1:thers Lo tn"ke a derper interest in the cau. e of Ifol1r1'W cdu<'ation and jq th<' \\·ork of
Llw S./\. Board of Etlucal ion
g1'1u 1alh . .. lw 11wdr a \ n ~pedal 1pp ',I
Lo th' t 011~regalio11 lo rnak ~ ery efTorl to erc1'l u uitahl<' school huil<ling.
.\Ir. Z. Avin also spoke highly of the
~tandard of the work don" at the Talmud 'I orah.
Jolr. \I. ~ala , the Principal of the Ta1rnu1l Torah, thanked the committee for their i11- val uablc a.'sistance and co-operation and e JHf':-scd pleac:\ur that the work at the f;t:h'.Jol had met "ith so much sati~fadion.
\Ir. \V. Samson, the Chairman of the Coll~regation, propo ed a YC'te of thanh to the visitors, the teacher and the Talmud Torah Committee.
The function was brought to a close afler the children had been pre ented With special Chanukah packets of sweets.
In Brief.
Cable information has been received from Li,Terpool that Dr. J. 1\1. Edelstein, F.R.C . . , of Johannesburg, has obtained the degree of I aster of Surgery ( Orthopoedics) an<l has been awarded the Robert Jones ~old medal.
Dr. t.del ·tein is an acti e Zion isl and wa' some years ago a memhcr of the .A.
Zioni t Federation. His father-in-law, Mr.
. Kirs<'hner, is a present member of the Federation and is well known for his active Zionist work.
Dr. Edelstein is also a hrother of Mr.
A. C. Edelstein and of Irs. Tina Ruhin, of Cape Town.
* . * * * * * Rabbi I aac Kropper will deli\er an addre::;s at the Gardens Synagogue to-morrow aft moon at 6 p.m.
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Among the visitors from the orth at present in the Cape are Mrs .. M. Kentridge of Johannesburg, Rev. and Irs. \I. I. Cohen of Bulawayo, Prof. Phil~p Stein of Durhan anJ \ri~s Freda Sack of ]ohamiesburg.
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:;\Ir. and \Irs. Leon Segal ar, at pre:;ent in
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Dr. Rebecca Katz lcmcs to-day by the '"Balmoral Castle" on a trip to England.
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:\Iiss P. Levinsohn returned to South Afri<'a on "1J ondav from a visit lo London and tlie Continent.
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The marriage took place in Tel-Aviv on the 1 lth inst of Fanny, <laughter of Mr.
and Afrs. l\I. Gurland, of Tel-Aviv, and formerly of Cape TO\rn, to Dr. Dm id
ALramowit1. I !.i
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The engagement is announced of Margerie, onl v <laughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. Sacks, of B1nemfontein, to Jack Greenstein, Depart·
mcnt of Agriculture, Pretoria, son of l\Ir.
and MB. E. Greenstein, Stellenbosch.
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The marriage of May, daughter of .Mr.
and \Ir;;;. B. Berol<l, and Sessel, son of Mr.
and Afrs. I. Kuper,• dll take place at tbe Great Synagogue on Wednesday, 20th i11sl., at 7.30 p.m.
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~Jr. and 1 [rs. A . ._ cliauder, of Port Eliza- l>eth, have received ne\\" that their daughter i\lr '· D. Polack (Dr. Ray Schauder) of 1vii<lhurst, Su~, es. Engfond, ha given birth to a on.
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A ni<:nic will be held hy th Zionist Sociali t Purtv on. Smu1av, the 17th D ,cem·
her, al Konn~ctje. The .meeting place "ill he the Zioni:-t Hall al 7.30 a.rn.
Muizenberg-Kalk Bay Hebrew Congregation.
Chanu .. ah Service
\\ILL !IE HELD IN 'lllE
Synagoguet Muizenbergt on Sundayt 17th Decembert at
5.30 p.m.
Ober-CanLnr KA'l ZL \\i 11 cnndueL the Sl'nil'I'
a:; L ted Ly Rabbi GEH VI. am! Hev. I• HA, K.
Cape Town Hebrew Congregation.
GRE T 5YNAGOGCE, GAHDENS.
Special Choral Service
rn COMMEMORATION OF THE FESTIVAL OF CHANUKAII, WILL BE HELD l THE
Great Synagoiue on Sunday Evening next, 17th December, at 6.30 o'clock.
New Hebrew Congregation.
ROELA1 D APE TOWN.
Special Chanukah Service
'HLL BE HELD I IHE
Roeland Street Synagogue, on Sundayt 17th inst., at 6.30 p.m.
(Fifth Day of Chanukah).
Cantor F. SPEKTOR will oOiciate.
Adv. M. ALEXANDEH, K.C., ~1.P., the President of the Congregation,
WILL DELIVER Al'I ADDRE
Special Conversazione
(lECIIOJ OD CLIA~l KAH),
WILL DE HELD I:"/ THE
Zionist (Minor) Hall, Cape Townt on Tuesdayt 19th December, 1933,
AT 8.15 p.m.
Lecturer: :\Ir. B. L. HUBIK. LL.B.
All Welcome.
Two Unique Barmitzvahs.
FIRST PRESENTATION IN CAPE TOWN OF
BARMITZV AH EFFICIENCY CERTIFICATES.
T\\ o Barmitzn1hs of particular intere::it were celebrated during the week-end. They '\ere those of Azariah, son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. Levin, and Azriel, son of Mr. and Mrs.
'L akin.of ky. They were of interest be~
cau~e both hoys are the firsr in Cape Town to recei' c Barmitzvah Efficiency Certificates from the local committee of the S.A. Board of }m\ isli Education. after having been c:xamineJ bv the Board's e. aminers. Both boy..:; voluntarily pre ented themselves ·for exarni11ation mid both recehed excellent reports in '·hid1 it was stated that they had shown a kno\\ ledge of Hebrew far abo\'e tl1«1l rc<ruired for Barmitzrnh slaudard.
Azaric. h Levin rc:td a portion of the Law and .\J aftir at tlie Talmud Torah Minyan an tl an. ·'At Home" in honour of the occasion \ms given by his parents at their residence on ~unday evening. A lmge number of family friends and collea0ues of 1 Ir. Levin. \\ho is the Principal of the local Tnlmud Torah, ai.lended. and a numher of congratulatory spceche;, i~ere
deliven·d. i\Ir ... ,I. Ro~en prcsi<l d and the fullowin°· spoke: 'I he i\Iayor, Councillor L.
Gra<l111·1-. 1 le...:Rr". I. i\Iauerherger, S. 11.
fri ,\\< tH1 , nil
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A\ in.During tltt• t'\'t'ni11° a t ii l1·1'l ion for tlt1•
11 aLional Fun<l \\as made,
Azriel 'akinofsky rt>ad l porli011 of tl11•
Law and l\Iaftir at the Garden Synagogue and a rf'l' •ption \HIS held at his prcnt.._' rc=-idc1u <' on Sun<la · afternoon. Here too a lar~e gathering a. "embled and evcral speeclw \\ere delivered, Mr. . Samson pre-
~i<lin~. . Ir . .T. Frank proposed the toast of
I h•.' Barmilzrnh. and others who spoke were , 1 r. .I. Gitlin. as an old friend of the family and al·o in bi" capacity as a member of the Cap<' Commillee of the Doard of Jewish Education. 1\fr.
Z.
vin, a Hebrew teacher of Azriel'~ for fi,e years, l\]r. Pota hnik his pre,.f'nt Hehrew teacher, Mr. J ochelson. Rev.S. Kihel and Rev. Kassel.
The Barrnitzvah suitably responded.
JEWISH GRADUANDS.
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Commerce: Ackerman (£10 10s. p.a. for three )Cars) .-H. Pupkewitz.
Second Year-
M edicine: Le,vis Memorial (£50 p.a.
for four years) .-C. Merskey.
Third Year-
Medicine: Isaac Ochbcrg (£50 p.a. for three years) .-Miss A. Barnett.
Fourth Year-
Law: Scheepers Iemorial (£10 for one ) car) .-S. . Herman.
Prizes.
lhrlf'r Bros. Prize (Applie<l Mathematics I) ( t2 2::i l.-'. yner.
TI-IANl(S.
Lt\ I .-Master Azariah Levin, "A~hel,·' Rugley Road, Cape Town, desires to expre s his thanks to relatives and friends for the good wishes and hand- some gifts received on the occasion of his Bar·
mitzvah.
