eptember 7Lh, 1931. THE S.A. JEWISH CHRONICLE. 653
IN AND AROUND THE PENINSULA
After the mu::;ical item had been rendered, refreshmenls were serv_ed and dancing took place unt'l midnight. The function proved to he very enjoyable.
Chess Tournament and Display.
Histad ruth Ivri th.
A lecture "a· deli\ered by Dr. A. Birn·
baum to the above organisation on Thurs- day evening la, t al the Zionist Hall. A representative gathering \\as present.
Dr. Birnbaum chose as h: subject
·'Language," treating it on general scienLific line, according to the theories of indi- vidualism and universal;sm. He perc;;onally favoured the theory of individualism. He Lraced the origin of all languages lo the neces ity of the incfoidual for expressing himself. Speech \\as nol created primarily in order to facilitate human inLer-com- muuication but ma~nly in order to express the individual'~ basic feelings. Thus it \Hl~
the individual who created satire, dreams, pra}crs, mysli<':sm and mu ic. Dr. Birn- liaum then wenL 011 to explain how thc!-ie de rel oped.
lie concluded by :;apng that every language ' prcs·ccl lo a ccrLain c, L<'nl tlu
\ilirations of the inncrn10::;L drnrd · of the human henil and :-;oul. Language and thought \\ 're interloC"ked in such a way that it V\as nol pcssihl<' lo separate th<'m, and it \HlS therefore the only medium \d1 ·ch
<'onnected and united a people.
:Vlessr . Rappaport, Avin, Ruhik, M. Brn- Arie. participalerl in the discussion that followed.
Mr.
J.
Gillin, Chairman of the Histadruth hrith, pre:;ided. He introduced the lecturer and at the same Lime welcomed to ihe meeting two guests who had just arrived from Palestine-Mr. Rappaport, of Kf ar aha and Mr. Levitan, formerly of Johan- nesburg.Dr. J. Iiba han moved a vote of thanks to the lecturer.
T almud Tora h Examinations.
The annual examination al the UniLed Hebrew Schools was held from the 28th ult:mo to the 2nd instant inclusive, under the auspices of the Education Sub-committee in conjunction with the S.A. Board of Jewi h Education.
The examination was conducted by Dr.
A. Birnbaum, and on Sunday last an invita- tion was extended by the Comm~tlee to Mr.
J. Gesundheit, an ex-Chairman of the School.
to be present at the examination. During the course of the morning Mr. Gesundheit addressed the children in Hebrew. Master Abie Friedgood suitably replied on behalf of the pupils, al o in Hebrew. All ex- pupil who received during the last five year the Gesundheit Bursary were intro- duced to him.
Claremont Jewish Ladies' Society.
The annual general meeting of the Clare- mont Jew:sh Ladies' Society was held at the Talmud Torah Hall, Grove Avenue, Claremont, on Tuesday, 28th August, 1931.
The following were elected to ser-v:e on the committee for the ensuing year: Chairlady.
l\lr . L. Berman; \ice-Chairlady, Mrs. H.
Gorfi nkel; Treasurer, Lary, Yl1 . H. Bloch;
VI.rs. A. Saxe; and memhers.
lrs. J. Levy; Secre- Assistant Secretar}, fourteen commitllee
The Chairlady, ~lrs. L. Berman, thanked the larlies for re-electing her, and spoke of the ser ices of the SocieLy :n a::;::iisting the Congregation. various charitalile organi- sations, supporting appeals such as the Polish Orphans Fund, tlw. Keren Hayesod and for local distressed families. She appealed Lo the members to continue the:r support in the future. as they had dolle in the past.
Oneg Shabbos.
fhr speaker al the Oneg Shabhos in the Zionist Hall Lo-morrovv afternoon will h~
.l\lr. J. Gcsunrlheit, \\ho will speak on
"'Spiritual \ alues in Palc>slinc.'' ~Ir. J.
Gitlin \\ill preside. The function \\ ;11 <'Om- BH'IH'(' at 1 p.111. with tlw \lincha ervi('<'.
\I cm her..; and friend~ a1 c <"ordially im itt·d.
A .. German,. Social.
\ veq large gathering allended a social given by the German Refugee Committee ;n the Zionist Hall on Saturday night. Among those pr<':::<'nl were Mr. and Mrs. M. Sonnen·
herg, .l\l r. \Iorri ~ .\lexander, Ir. and vlrs.
L. Haphaely and l\1r. and Mrs. I. Mauer- berger.
Mr. Held presided and extended a cordial '\el<'orne to all present. An excellent
mu~ical programme \\as then carried out, the following participat~ng: \1r. Liebeck,
"h0 gave a number of violin soli, accom- panied by Mr. Felix de Cola, the Iarx Sisters \vho danced, Mr. Witebski who sang, the pupils of the Kirch chool of Danc~ng, and Mrs. Langheim who gave a number of
song~, accompanied at the piano by Mr.
Heinz Hirschland.
During the evening a short address wa delivered by \Tr. Sonnenberg who spoke of his visit lo Europe, from which he has just returned, and parLicularly of conditions in Germany. He urged the need for a united Jewish community.
A chess tournament and a chess display by \1r. Gerber, one of the champion of the Cape Town Ches Club, will take place under the auspices of the ZionisL Socialist Party on Tuesday evening, 25th inst. Prize;:, will he awarded. All interested are cordi- ull) imitcd.
Mr. Bloc.h at Wynberg.
A highly successful meeLing of the Ronde- hosch-Wynbcrg Branch of the Bnoth Zion .<\ssociation Look place on l\lonclay, 27th
\ugust, al the residence of \Irs. I. Gordon,
"Athlone." \: cllinglon Avenue, \Vynherg.
.:\lr:s. \i. D. I mrnerrnan presided.
After Lea A(h. I I. l\I. Dloch delivered an address on ··The Cause. of the Present Position of World Jewry.'' It \\US a most im:tructi\e and :ntere::;Ling addres ·. :\lr.
Blo1 h wa...; unahlt• lo remain to answer qucsLions and a liv cly discu, sion took pla<'c among the ladies. Before Ir. Bloch'· clP- parlure a vole of thank \HIS proposed to him liy i\lrs. BP1111an. It \\a clt>ci(bl io
µ:PL 11p a <00111prtitio11 in a'tl of the lh•hrc\\
kindergarten Fund. The met•Ling clo Pd aflc>r a \Joie pf thanks was moved by i\1rs.
Berczowski to the hostess for her kind ho...;pitality.
Lecture at Woodstock.
\t the monthly meeting of the Wood- sto('k and Salt River Jewish Cultural Circle held on Tuesday nighL last al the residence ()f \Ir. and virs. M. T . Marks, Woodstock, Ylr. VI. W olozinsky spoke on "Jewish Festi- vals and their Significance."
The speaker dealt al some length with the "Variou Jewish Festivals and stressed mainly the national and religious ideas pre- vailing in them. He quoted numerous com-
mentaries in connections with various
pas ages of the Bible which are read on the respective Festivals.
Mr. W olozinsky concluded with the Festival of Succoth which symbolises the existf'nce of our nation and the claim for unity which is to he under tood m the Arbaa MinJim.
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At the conclusion the lecturer answered several questions.
Mr. A. Rubin moved a vote of thanks to the speaker. In seconding it, Mr. B. L.
Rubik, who occupied the chair in the un- avoidable absence of the President, Dr.
C. Resnekov, took the opportunity of ex- pressing on behalf of the committee of the Circle heartiest and best wishes for a happy New Year lo all members and the com- munity in general.
A D ance.
The Annual Grand Dance held under the auspices of the Zionist-Socialist Party, will take place in Lhe Zionist Hall• on W ednes- day even:ng (Motze Y om Kippur).
C. T. Young J udeans.
On Saturday last in the Zionist Hall a most successful meeting was held in con- nection with the Zionist Y oulh Council
"J.N.F. Week."
Mr. E. Kluk, President of the Cape Zionisl Youlh Executive, was the speaker of the evening and made an eloquent appeal to members to give their support to the great national undertaking. Briefly out- lining the princ:ples of the J .N.F., he showed how indispensable was this work of Lhe Zionist Organisation.
Two sketches, taken from the special
"J.N.F. Progremme" were put on by mem- bers of the Society. The financial contri- butions to the Fund were relatively large.
At this meeting, too, the Constitution was read and ratified, and the ports report, held over since the general elections, was submitted by the Convenor.
Zionist Socialist Party.
Under the auspices of the above Party a Bialik Evening was held in the Zionist Hall last Sunday night, over which Mr. Z.
A\ in presided.
The speaker of the evening, Mr. M.
Natas, deliYered a lecture on the "Life and Work of Ch. ~. Bialik." He dealt with the var:ow aspects of the poC't's \rnrk and indi ·al cl the µreal influenc h. . Bialik had on the Jewish revival and on the re\ ival of Hebrew, of Jewish thought and labour. The l<' 'lurer also stressed the port's altitude towards the working Pales- tine and the ChaluLzim, :n whom he saw the bcsl and only means for the true revival and Tej uvenaLicn of the Jewish people in their Homeland.
The Party ha acquired a Club and Office at 5, Wandel Street, as from the 1st insL.
The formal opening of the Club will ·be celebrated on Tuesday. 11th inst., al 8.15 p.m. A 11 members and friends are corcLally invited.
Zionist Conversazione.
AL the Zionist conversazione in the Zionist Hall on Tuesday evening, 11th inst.,
\Ii. J. Gesundheit will speak on "The Polit:cal and Economic Development of Pa lrstine." All are welcome.
In Brief.
The hearLie~t cougrnlulations are extended lo \!Jr. S. Borok on hi5 having been unani- mously re-elected Deputy-Mayor of Durban- ville.
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vlr. J. Levitan, well-known to Hebrew speaking circles in South Africa, has re- turned Lo this country after spending a year in Palestine. He has come out here in the interests of the "El-Hahar" Corporation, an organ;saLion for developing the moun-
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tainous regions of Eretz Israel, particularly around Jerusalem.
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Among the successful candidates in the
· U.L.M. Examination are Miss Olive Rosen, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rosen_ :md Miss Fanny Kaplan, daughter of Mr. and Mr~. S. Kaplan, of Sea Point.
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Mr. and Mrs. M. Mauerberger returned to Cape Town on Monday from Johannes- burg.
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* * *Dr. A. Birnbaum left on his return to Johannesburg on Monday.
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Mr. A. M. Lyons, K.C., M.P. (Leicester, East Division, Cons.), arrived in Cape Town by 'plane last week. He lefL on Tuesday morning for Johanne::;burg where he wJl make a short stay prior to his return hy air to London.
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Mr. Benzi on S. Hersch left on W rdnes- day on his return to Johannesburg.
Mrs.
k B~rtish
lef;fo/
Joh;nne;burg on Wednesday.* *
>:c * * *Mr. and Mrs. R. Lewis have returned from Johannesburg and are staying at the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
J.
Frank, ] 1, Belvedere Avenue.• • •
* *Mr. and Mrs. Morris Kentridge are he:ng- congratulated on the birth of a son.
"AMONG OURSELVES."
Owing to pressure on our space this '"eek we have been reluctantly compelled Lo hold over our "Among Ourselves"
fealure.-Ed.
Zionist Conversazione.
ZIONIST HA[.,.J;, HOPE ST., CAPE TOWN.
TlJESDA Y, 11th SEPTEMBER, 1934.
Speakn: :\1r. J. GE. li DllEIT.
• ubiccl: ·· 1 ht• Political and Economic Develop.
ment of Palestine.''
I
B e th H am edrash Hachod osh.
Rabbi S. SCHW RTZ,
WILL PREACH IN THE
Beth Hamedrash Hachodosh,
CO~STIT TIO STREET, ON
Tuesday, 11th inst., at 4.30 p.m.
DEATH.
KIR~CH.~ Passed away peace{ ulJy on 3rd ep- lember, at Oustasie, Ceres, F. Kirsch, aged 58;
deepl_ mourned by his sorrowing wife and children.
TUITION.
Book-keeping, Auditing, Accoutancy, Income Tax, Shorthand, etc., by qualified teacher. - - J. Ziman, 116, pper Mill treet, Cape Town.
TI-IANl(S.
FRIEDLAND. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Friedland, 15, 0 ive Street, Cape Town, tender their heartiest thanks to relatives and friends for their good wishes , and handsome gifts on the Barmitzvah of their eldest son, Meyer Jonah. They also wish a K'sivo Vach'simo to all.
September 7th, 1934.
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Land Purchase in Palestine.
Peop:e interested in land purchase in Palestine especially in Kfar Etzion, Beersheba and Gaza ma) meet Mr. J. Levitan at 1, St. Barnabas Street, off Camp Street, Cape Town. who will be able to give them fir t hand information on Palestine land
conditions and J>roblems.
'Phone for appointment 2-0724.
or AmBarnet L. Fine, . _ __________________ St. George's ,,_, ____________ Street, Cape Town_ •
The Band thar is Different
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FOR YO R EXT FLNCTION.
Birthdays, Weddings, Barmitzvahs and Private Parties ~pecially catered for.
'Phone 2-9,145 or 2-5060.
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Zionist Hall:
Saturday, 8th Sept., from 8 to 10 p.m.
Sunday, Erev Rosh Hashona, 9.30 a.m. t<>
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There are a certain number of free seats available, and anybody desirous of having
one must apply at the Zionist Office.
AliL SEATS MUST BE BOORED T TH ZIONIST OPPIOE.
Board and Residence
Lovely Jewish home for paying guests.
Mrs. Goldstein, "Rustenburg," 33, Belmont Avenue, Cape Town. Telephone 2-3739.
Observatory and Mowbray I-Iebrew Congregation.
The Committee will be in allenJance at the Synagogue for the purpose of the allocation of eats for the coming High F stiva]!:; on Sunday, 9th September, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 12 noon.
A. GAl\ISlJ,
Hono1·ary Secreta1•y ..
Telephone 5·-1709.
