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IN AND AROUND THE PENINSULA
Habonim.
,\11 arrangements for the Habonim concert .. Work and Play in Habonim '' at the Zionist Hall on Sep Lem bcr lst., are now complete, and the efficicnq al the rehearsals augur::, yer) well for a most successful perform- ance.
All the performers will he Bonim and each of Lhc sc\ en Gcdudim "ill pul on items, Lcsidcs ~e\ cral group-features, and indi\ idual eif orts. As was only to he ex- pected, Jewishness will lw a feature o[ i.hc rntertainment: l\\O one-act plays and l\\O
~ong-scenes cm hod) ing the songs of the Gistun \\ill f peciall y portray this as peel.
\\·hat is heinp; done in training will he repre-
•rntecl ln a gymnastic displa), a fi r'-t-aid '<'enc and Gerl ud games. \or i~ the humor- c·us side being neglPcted for the "Gedud
\itoga<lacht" \\ill demonstrate \\haL a
Hab~nim
Gedud doe::; nol look like, and a lirondca-,t "ill pick up funny eYcnls m\ariom; parts of the world.
All in all a splendid rntertainrncnt and a full cn-:ning arc promised.
C.T. Jewish
Girls' Association.
On \londay <'Vcning ~Jr:-;. ]. Hcrhstein ,,cldn·..,~pd <l larµ;e 1111ml><'r nf llH'llilwr" of the \~~nt'iation <'ll i111pre--~ions of h<'r rt.'rcni tour of Palest inc, where she had attended the \\ izo Con f erC'rn:e as one of the d<"lPgates.
~lrs. ]. Weinreich \\as in the <'hair.
In a \ j, id manner she c0njured up a picture of Pale:-tirn' as it really I"
lo-da\, and 111 a rnosi rnlf'rtaining ancl i11. lrucliH· \Ul\ de.;;crihed Tel-A \i\, Jeru- salem and the other flourishing J e\\ ish centres; the \\ onders of the Emek and the agricultural life. made possih:e throu!!:h the Keren Havcsocl.
One f el.t at home there, as there '\\as a feeling of complete freedom and lack of da~s distinction amongst the grm\ing Je" ish prpulation.
''Over there,'' she said, "'thr idenl hrcamc a realil y."
With regard Lo her impressions of the Conferrnce, Mrs. Herhstein remarked that she was struck with the spirit of earnPstness of purpose of its memhers and with the spirit of ro-oprral.ion of the Yaricus delegates and their comp 1ele undcrstandin!:!; of one another.
With a hearLv 'ole of thanks to the
~peaker bv Miss B. Le\\ is, the meetin~ closed.
Phy~ical culture and games e\ en in~ will take place <'n Monday night next.
C((p(> Prov; nee ll1 accabi Association.
The annual dance will be held at the Betel Edward on the 7th September next, in aid of the Society's funds.
Hebrew Tea
chers'
Association.A rneclinp; will Lake p1ac·p on Sunday. the 2,)th inst.. in the Talmlld Torah Hall at 4 p.m.
~r. A. Levin will initiate a discussion on
"School and Home Work." All welcome.
Muizenberg Young Israel
.")ociety.
On Sunday night a reception was held in honour of Mr. Ben Jaffe, \\ho has been nn the Chalutz Farm for fifteen months and is now lea' ing for Palestine.
Mr. Maurice Sacks "as in thf' chair. \lr.
S. VI. Levin, \ ice-Chafrman of the Cape Zionist Youlh Execuli' e, and Mr. H. L.
Stern spoke highly of l\Tr. Jaffe's derntion lo the cause.
:VIr. E. Le\ensoh11, on behalf of the l\1uizcnherg Young Israel Society, made a prese11tation to l\lr. Jaffe.
i\Ir. Ben Jaffe thanked the Society for the reception and presentation and gaYe an account of lif f' on the Chalutz Farm.
i\J r. D. L. Da,·idm' it?, on behalf of irw South Peninsula Zionist Societ~, ,.,. ished \Ir.
Jaffe hon '\O)age. and hoped that they \\ould all soon meet in Eretz Tsrncl.
l\Ir. Cecil Gawronsky, l\Iiss R. Ohlm\ itz.
an(l ·Messrs. M. and A. J\atas contributed lo the musical prngramnw.
The c\'ening concluded with danC'ing.
11th Cape Town (Jt>wish) Srout Group.
Another one nf the popular clanC'cs in aid of Jamhorr<' Funds lH ld at tlH' Catlwdral Hall, Q11rr11 .'lrc'<'l. 011 ~atmd~n. 21th A11g11sl.
<'njoyahle eH•nin~ is assured.
informal will he Vil'loria
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W ooclstock-Salt
RivPr JewishCultural Circle.
1\ well allclHl"d llH'<'Ling tl'ok pla<"" al the
l esirlcnce of l\lr. and l\h·"· P. Marks, of
\\T oodstock, on Tucscla~' last.
\dvocale J. Jferhf'tein \\as the lecturer.
and three recently pulill-,hed hooks of Je,\isl1 interest f prmed his suhject. He spoke at snrnc len!:!;lh en the Zionist movement. it.;.
literature, and its influence on Jews m takinf'.·
GRAND
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CABARET BALL I
I~ AID OF THE CAPE JEWISH AGE]) HO~U~,
City Hall, Cape Town, Wednesday, 28th August,
19:~5.
Double Ticketst £ 1 1 s.
Novel Cabaret Turns.
Cabaret Supper.
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Harry Heckee s Orchestra.
J)AXC'IXG VRO~I ~ p.m.
Mercantile Press Printing ol Diltiacticm and Quality.
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a saner and heallhiPr view of their future.
He Lhen read short extracts from George , ack's ·'Intelligent Man's Guide to Jew Bait- ing,,. Brown's "How Odd of God," and
\lillon ~teinber~' ''The Making of the
\lcdern Jew," and showed how each of the authors woul<l -solve the Jewish problem.
After tea a li' ely discus ion took place ,,hich showed how everyone present had interested themsclYcs in the questions raised by the lecturer.
The meeting "as presided oYer by Re\.
Kassel.
\Jr. i\.
.T.
Hasker prop0sed a -vote . of thanks to \Ir. Herbstein, and expressed the appreciation of himself and every one pre;;;ent for the interesting lecture.\.Jr. B. L. Ruhik seconded the vote of
thanh.
Cape
Hel>rewHelping Haml
Associantion.
The annual genera I meeting "ill take place in the Zionist Hall en Sunday, 2Sth i11st., at 10 a.m.
Green
andSea
Point JewishGuild.
A rnrcting: \\i.lS lield on ~lednesda), 11th Auµu1:-t, al thP residenc:P of Mr. and \Jrs.
Heneck. i\Ir.
.J.
1-Jmison 1:\.as in the chair rrnd the n~" .;;-~heel "as read hy \I iss H..\ 'olff:
A few playlets \\ere presentf'd, the c.ulist<;
heing thP 1 isst'" Schosd10n,
H..
Wolff, \I.Spiro and E. KoF"icl-, and Messrs.
J.
and\. H<.inson.
T!w "!waker of th<' cv<'nin~ \\as Dr.
I.
lfurwitt. \\ho~<' \C'I") inlerc~ling talk \\HS
aho:11 lkrzl.
Tll<' llll'<'I incr <'11<l<'d \\ i I Ii a11 i 11 forn1:il danC'r and the
~;n~in~
of Hatikvah.Jf'ynberg
JewishYouth Cirde.
The Stud" Cirri<' held its first mccli11fr un the 18th i11st al
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y11berg.~Ir. i\l. L. \lcndelsohn d.eliYered a paper ( wrillc>n hy h im;elf) Ofl the times of -\haham and Jacoh.
He dcarl) outlined Abraham's belief 111
•1np God., also p;ivin~ example of Abraham's p:ocd nature and the legends of Isaac's
··::;acrifice."
He \\cnt on the t rscribe the jealou:y of .T osrph \~ hrotiwrs ~rnd their reconcilialion.
After the pnpPr a discussjon took place in \\hi.ch i\fessrs. f . Rohcrts, Katz, Gluck and Miss Mendelsohn Look part.
The Maccabee Cultural SociPty.
A general meeting was held en Wednes- day, the 11th inst. The Chairman and Treasurer, Mr. l\I. Shevelew, gave reports for the period they had been office. An interest- ino- d:iscussion then followed in which many
p;~-ticipaled.
Nominations were then called for the purpose of electing a new Committee, the result cf which is as follows:-Chairman, Mr. JVl. Shevelew; Joint Secre- taries, Misses S. Lipschitz and L. Symons;
Treasurer, Miss C. Choritz; J.N.F. Com- mjssioner, Mr. A. Gordon.
An "At Home" will he given for the in- coming Committee at the residence of Mr.
Resnick, 137, Harrington Street, Cape Town, on Saturday, 21th August, at 8 p.m.
Oneg Shabbos at Claremont.
Rahbi A.
H..
Abrahamsen vv ill lecture on "'Chassidism" at the Claremont Talmud Torah Hall on Saturday, 31st inst., at 4 p.m.~43, Loop Street
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Claremont
Young
Judeans.On Sunday night an inter-debate with the seniors, the Claremont Junior Zionist Society took place. Mr. Sam Kriger was in the chair.
The news senice was deli\ered by Mis F. Chail and a paper on Israel Zang will \\as read hy Mr. A. Berelowilz.
The subject of the debate "as ·'that Zang VI ill was j u::,tified in advocating terri- iorialism al Lhat Lime." For Lhe seniors Me'-srs. H. lVf e) ero\\ ilz mid B. Greenblatt me\ ed the motion, "hile for the juniors
\lessr .... Sol. Kriger and W. Sebba opposed Lhe motion. The motion \\as defealecl and the juniors declared he wim1e ·s.
llithtarlrut lvrit (Hebrew Circle).
,\ pleasant Hebrc\\ lilerary e\ening \\as
lwld <m Sunday, 18th A ugusl, in the Zionist Hall. \<.hen .i\lr. L. Goo<lman, of Worce. Ler, read an original produc:Lion "Ke-a\ ak ha- poreaC'h" and later gave a lecture on the
"Transition Period in the l\ Icdern Hehre"
Literature."
\Ir. ]. Gitlin, Presidenl of Lhe Hisladrutl1,
'' :1'"'· in the chair and in his opening remarks
"\\ elcomed the guest of the evening as \\ell as _\lrs. S. Gordon on her return from Pale ... t ine.
\Ir. Goodman pa~sed in review the main e\>enl~ in Hebrew literature during the lasl Lhirt: years pre\ ious to the War and stressed the different tendencies \\hich prevailed iu our national ]ilernlure then. He deplored tlw lack of influenle exerted by lhe post-\\ ar HeLre"\\ \Hilers on the Je\\ish public of
mo~l countrie .
In the discu~sion \\ hich follo\\ ed tlw ledure l\!Irs. l\liha~han, \Ir. A. Le\ine and Dr. \Iibashan parlicipaled. l\Ir. Gitlin mo,cd a hearty 'ole of thanks to the speaker for hi::-- interesting reading and lecture and ex- pn.>.:~ed Lhe hope that 1\Ir. Goodman "\\ ('uhl in f ulure again accord the Hisladruth tlie pleasure of Jecluring Lo them.
~ ith the sing in~ of the liaLik' ah Lh<' e\ e11- i11µ. (·arne to an end.
Woml.~todt· mu/ Salt Uit'''r .ft>1d.fih l..mlies' Sodt•ty.
'I Ju' ~ClH'ral meeting \\ill take place on lrmdm. 20th August. al the Talmud Torah T lall. Woodsto('k.
~tl
B.1 :=i J>.111. \l usical items°\\ill lw reudcred.
Zionist Socialist Party.
A large number of members and friend.., allended Lhe nweting i11 the Zioni~L Hall on
\londay night in <·onneclion \\ilh the ope11i11~
of the Ninelcenth Zionist Congre~::i m Lucerne. \1r. Z. Avin \\as in the <"hair.
\lr. Pado\vilz said that the success ,d1ich follc\\ed the Workers' list in Lhe recenl elections Lo Congress \H1S duf' only Lo the
\\ orh in Lhe Executi\e for Lhe last l\\O years.
lany blamed Labour Lhal the Re\isionist had left the ranks of the Zionist 1vkwmenl.
hut Ll1is '~as abrnlutelv incorrect. In fact Lhey "Pre sorry that -this had happened.
All
f!<'tes \vere open for their return.Speaking on the Congress, Mr. Padowilz stated this one \\ould be differenl frem all ]He\ ious one \\hen rnosl of the Lime "\\as
"pent on debate.;;: nm\ the time would he den>Led Lo construrli\ e work and practical plan .... fer Lhe future.
\Ir. Avin, in thanking vlr. Pado"' itz, said that apart from all these practical questions eullurnl mallers look a "\ery important p1a<'e.
'\rnonp:sl those Lh<:' most important "\\Culd he the question of new schcols in Pale tine.
Grand CabarPt Rall.
Tl1e Cabaret BalJ under lhe auspices of the Cape Youth E).ccuti\ e on Saturday 11ight 'rn~ a great succf-'"S Loth socially and finan-
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cially. The scheme of decoration was novel and most attractive and the hall was entirely transformed Lo represent typical Cape scenery.
Pupils of Miss MacDonald gave some e.\.cellenl cabaret turns, which were very much enjoyed by the large number of people present.
Dancing to the mu ic of Harry Reeker's Orchestra continued until midnight
Cape Mizrachi Organisation.
A Sichath Chmerim will take place in lhe Zionist Hall, on Wednesday, the 28tll insl., at 8 p.m. Rabbi B. Lipshitz, of Parow,
will
speak on Lhe acli\ ities of the Mizrachi m Pale~tine.
Kowrw Hebrew Friendly Society.
'f!ie 1urnual election meeting Look place in the Zionist Hall on Sunday, he 18th inst.
The following offiC"ers \vere elected: Presi- dent, Mr.
L.
Kantor; \1 ice-President. Re\. i\.Cchen; Hon. Trea!:urer, \1r. E. lanl"o'' itz;
Trustees, :Messrs.
J.
Sacks and S. Watkin;Secretary, I. Reading; Committee, Messrs.
\. Tobias, H. Winnell,
L.
Kalzin, S. Lip- shilz,P.
Engelson, M. Fianski and.NI.
Gold- berg.Bnoth Zion Association (Wynberg K Pnilwo,.th Branch).
The monthly meeting "\\as held al Lhe residence of 1iss L. Hifkin, "Rosmead,"
Lo"\\er Piers Road, Wynberg;, on Monda) afternoon. Mrs. M. D. Immerman presided.
The minutes of the previous meeting '"e~e read and confirmed and the Chairladv intro- duced Lhe speaker of the afternoon, l\lrs. H.
LiC'berman, \\ho read a most inleresLinµ;
paper on "Some J e\\ s in Modern Lileralure."
( Cnntinurd in Third Column'.
THANl(S.
HlGHSCII. - '.\lrs. Denzion Hersch and family wi~h to tllanli: all their l'riends, societies and institu1ions for the expressions of sympallly receh ed by them in their recent sad l)erea Yemen t. They regret that owing to tlll~ numerous rnessages receh e<l it is irnpossible to reply to them personai"1y, and takt' this oppor1unit;• or aC'knowh'dging th1'
l' Jll'l'~;~.ions, all or \'"llil'h an· \'l'l'Y 111uch
appreci<1 t ed. •
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August 23rd, 19:\·
Social and Personal.
The marriage of Hannah, only daughte of Mrs. J. Sarembock and the late i\lr.
Joseph Sarembock, of Ceres, to Mern
! oungest son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Jaffe, Pa.arl.
will Lake place at the Gardens Synagogue a1
noon on Tuesday, 27th August.
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l\Ir. J. Gitlin left yesterday in the "Duilio"
011 a 'isit to Palestine.
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* *1\Jr. Abe Bloomberg, M.P.C., and .\lr•.
lJloomLerg returned in the "Cit) of i\Iar f.eillc::;" on Saturday from a visit to England.
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'fhe Green and Sen Pcint Hebre\\ Con-
~regation have been successful in obtaining the senices of Cantor B. Konwisser m Chazan in the Sea Poinl Synagogue.
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*}lr. Sam Katz<>n. of ] ohannc::;hurg, is on a 'i:-il to Cape Tmrn.
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\Ir. f\,. Stoller, of KimLerley, \\ho lw-.
l een ~pending a short holida) at the Cape left on Wednesday.
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\Ir. H. Nel-on and the l\Iis::e<; Anna, Zara and Ida l\elson (the 'l'elson Trio) \\ho lune he(:'n touring South Africa, left rn t11e
"Themistocles" 011 W edncsday on their return to London.
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*:;\Jr. E. Kluk has pas.,ed his final law examinations.
(Continued from Second Column).
She discussed Lhe Je\.\ ish tvrilers of various countries and gave a short resume of their
"\\ ork. A li\ely discussion follo\\e<l, after ''hi ch Lhe Chairlad) thanked the speaker for a mosl interesting address. The meeting
l lused "ith a 'cle of thanks Lo Miss Rjfkin l'or her kind hospitality.
Uneg Shabbos.
Habhi J . \I. Lessin deli\ ered a
1
clure on'· "'ationalisrn
rrom
the R<.'ligiou::- 1>oi11tor
'ie\\ ·• 011 Saturd:n aflt'1110011. 'I lw <'OIH'l'J>-
Li<'n of Nationalism amo11g..,L Je\\S, he said.
v\i.lS closely interwcnen \\ith religion. It is
'en difficult to find a di iding line hel\\ een the Lwo as Nationalism and Religion de- ' doped side hv sidt>. whereas anHmf!st other 1iations rf'liµ,ion < allH' from oul~idc after liund1 eds of }f'ar"' of national d '\ e~opmenl.
\,[ r. I. Fi1w \\as in l11e chair and e lendpd a vt'r) warm \\ elC'otllt> lo l\lrs. S. Cordon
t !l her return f rorn Paksline. \Ir..,. Gordon.
i !1 a f C\\ \\ ords, tha11kecl the Chairman and ru1dered a Palestinian song which \\as \Cl")
111u('li appreciated
Re\. Ha Li ncrn ilz also conlrilmled Lo the su<·c~ss cf the aflernoon \\ ith :::e\ eral items.
Dunlop Rubber Co.
OPENING OF NEW FACTORY.
The Prime J\linislcr, General Hertzog, opened Lhc new factory of Messrs. Dunlop Rul:bcr Company (S.A.), LLd., al Durban on Tucsda,, l .)Lli inst. He congratulated Durhan on being so fortunate as Lo ha' e a rnhber factory, as there was no doubt that tlie ruLlier indu ·try \\as very much required in South Africa. He also congratulated the f aclory on tlw C'-C'Cllenl provision made for employee~. He "\\ ished Lhe industry e\ cry success.
:\Ir. Malcolm ln ing, Lhe :Vlanap:in<2:
Dirn'lor, , Lre::.scd the f acl that it 'vas the poli(') of Lhe Dunlop Rubber Cornµan\ to
em1 .. iloy only SCJulh African lahour. This
llC'\\ i11c.l usln "\\ otd<l prcn idf' rmployment for 1.)0 people.
