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Woodstock-Sal t Rive r He brew Congregation.
The annual general meeting took place in the Talmud Torah Hall, Woodstock, on Sunday mornini:r.
Mr. P. Gordon was in the chair and stated that the Commiltee had carried out the year's work in an excellent manner.
The congregation had at all times given every support to local Jewish institutions.
There was, howe\'er. a growing lack of inlerest shown by members in the affairs of the Congregation and he made a strong appeal to members lo support the congrega- tion both morally and financially.
He was pleased to be able to report that the bond on houses had been redl)ced by
£75 and the Burial Fund Account increased by £20. The Kosher Butchery was giving every satisfaction.
Mr. A. J. Basker presented the revenue and expenditure accounts and urged that a etop-order S) stem for subscriptions be intro- duced and that an early canvass be made for the enrolment of new members.
The adoption of the report was carried unanimously.
Mr. P. Marks mO\ed a vote of thanks to the Chairman, \Ir. P. Gordon, and paid a tribute to him for l1i~ tireless and unselfish work 0n hehalf of the congregation.
Mr. ·\.
J.
Risker seconded.The Ccmmittee desire to acknowledge the services rendered by the following:- Wood-
"tock and ~alt Ri\'er Jewish Ladies' Society,
\\! oochtock and Salt Riv er Junior Zioni:"L Socielv . .:\lfssrs. I. Frallk and N. Lazarow (Hon: Auditors) ; Mr. P. Marks (Buildi11~2;
.,uper\'isor) ~ l\Ir. H. Politzl...y (Building Supervi'ior), l\1 r. A. J. Basker (Hon. Trea- P.urer), \Tr. A. Rubin (Hall Supervisor), Mr. M. ~ ·. :Viar ks (Rent Collection). l\Ir.
1\. Kaplan CBuildinf!S), Mr. M. Kapelus ( ~ecretary).
The followin!! is Lhc resull o[ the elections:- '
Chairman, ::\Ir. P. -:\larks; Vice-Chairman, Mr. 11• Resnick; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. A. J.
BaskN; Se('rctar). \r r. ~T. Kapcl us. Com- rnillt'c' \I em hers: \lc·:"srs. JT. Pol iLzh·, ::\I.
Sin~N, l\T. X. l\larks. A. Ruhin, P.
c;mlon.
N. Kaplan, A. L. Furman. M. Mc\erowitz.
D. Hotz, J. ::\lcrkel. 11. Blo<'h and M. Swartz.
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Cape Jewish Orphanage.
ANNU AL GENERAL MEETING.
The twenty-fifth annual general meeting of members and donors of the Cape Jewish Orphanage was held at the Home on Sun- day morning.
Mr. J. WEINREICH was in the chair, and in moving the adoption of the report and balance sheet, reviewed the history of the Institution for the last twenty-five years.
They had started from very small begin- ning::; and were proud of their achievements.
He welcomed the past presidents, all of whom with the exception of two were present and thanked them for the great interest they had always shown and were still showing in the institution. He particularly referred to the magnificent work done by Mr. I.
Ochberg in bringing over the Russiai1 or]Jhans who had grown up into good Jews and Jewesses and excellent citizens.
The presidents had been well supported by their committees and the general com- munity all over South Africa. He extended a cordial welcome to the country representa- Li ves-the Committee was very grateful for their continued support.
Mr. Weinreich then ref erred to the f acl that to mark the occasion of the silver jubilee it had been decided to expand the nursery accommodation and appealed for support.
In conclusion, he thanked the staff of the Home and Office and the Secretary, Mr. E.
Kloot, for their lo~alty and devotion to the interests of the Institution.
Mr. B. JOSEPH seconded the adoption of the Report and balance sheet. The in- crease in expenditure, he said, v.as due to Lhe fact that for the first time depreciatio11 on buildings , linen and crockery had been '\ ritten off. The) had also had other expenses, bringing up the total to ahout
£ 1,000, but in spite of this the balance sheet
~till showed a surplus. He paid a tribute lo Mr. Ise Levy. who had resigned his posiLion as hon. auditor, and thanked the new auditors, Iessr". _\le Thal & Co. He abo thanked the E erntive and the Senetary for their great help and support. .
1\1r. J\1. ALEXAi\"DF:R, 'VI.P., congratu- 1 ated the institution on the fine record o[
work during the last twenty-five years. No finer Jewish Orphanage existed anywhere in
NEWS IN BRIEF.
(Co11li11uc<l frolll JWfff' 208).
GER.HAN ,JEWISH Rl~~Fnm11~ IUX'EffES CHINESE ('ITIZEXHHIP.
Shanghai.
Dr. Karfunkel, a German Jewish refugee vd10 st-Ltled in Nanking four months ago, has been granted Chin se citizenship.
Dr. Karfunkel is believed to be the first rd ugee from Germany to receive Chinese citizenship. He is fifty-six years old and is practising dentistry in Nanking, where he numbers many high Government officials among his patients. He formerly resided jn Berlin.-J.T.A.
DFJ")IAND FOR PROHJBITIO~ OF SHECHITA IN LrXE)IBrRG REJECTJW.
Luxf)mberg.
A demand for the prohibition of shechita in the Duchy of Luxemburg, voiced in the Chamber by the Socialist Deputy Weirich, has been categorically rejected by the Government. Premier Bech, who is a member of the Catholic Party, replying to
the world. It was a most popular institu- tion, and he hoped that with the jubilee year the support would be even greater.
RABBI M. Ch. MIRVISH said that the institution was fortunate in that it had al ways had presidents and committees de- voted heart and soul to its interests. Not only the material welfare of the children hut the spiritual also was looked after and they were growing up into good Jews and Jewesses. He hoped the institution would continue the excellent work with God's blessing.
Mr. L. GRADNER said that the institu- tion had developed in a way no other in- stitution had done. It was a sound policy lo create a reserve fund, so that they could he self-supporting in years to come. He appealed for support for the forthcoming Ma) Fafr in aid of the Orphanage Extension Fund and the Zionist Hall.
Elections.
The following Executive was elected:- l\i r. J. M. WeinrPich (President), Mr. B. A.
Crasnow (Vice-President), Mr. B. Joseph
<Hon. Treasurer), Mrs. H. J. Stadel (Chair·
lady), Mrs. J. Lurie (Vice-Chairlady). The following were elected to the Committtfe in place of the retiring members :-Messrs.
I. Albow, S. Emdin, L. Gradner, E. Klein. L. Segal and Mesdames Epstein, Jacobsohn.
Gradner, Silbert and three ladies to be co-opted.
A Presentation.
At the beginning of the proceedings Mr.
H.
J.
STODEL, on behalf of the Committee, presented an illuminated address to Mr. Tse Lev~ who had acted as Hon. Auditor for Lhe last twenty-four years and who had found it necessary recently to resign. He paid a tribute to him for the great services he had rendered to the institution.l\Ir. ISE LEVY, in replying, said he had
bc'<'ll rcluC'lanll} compelled to relinquish
Lhe position of auditor on account of his health. He was proud to have been con- lll'cted \\ ith the institution and his relations with members of the Committee had been -very pleasant. He deeply appreciated the acknolvledgemenl of his services.
the demand for the prohibition of shechita,
<leelare<l that such a prohibition would be contrary to the spirit of religious tolerance jn Luxemburg.-J.T.A.
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IN AND AROUND THE PENINSULA
The May Fair.
A Leap Year Dance, arranged by the Sea Point Branch of the Bnoth Zion Association, will take place at the Queens Hotel, Sea Point, on Saturday night, 28th inst. Felix de Cola's Orchestra will provide the music.
Tickets: 12s. 6d. double, including refresh- ments.
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A dance arranged by Mrs. Schneider will take place at the Zionist Hall on Saturday night, 28th inst. Tickets: Ss. double.
Bnoth Zion A uociation.
The annual general meeting of the Tam- boers Kloof Branch took place at the resi- dence of Mrs. M. Rabkin on Thursday
vening, the 19th inst. Mr. Kante) presided and reported on the numerous acthities
<luring the year.
.Miss Cohen gaYe the financial statement.
Ach. "\1aggie Ohlowitz mo\· d the adoption of the report "hid1 reflcel d a y ar of uscf ul and interesting activity. She con- gratulated the Chairlady and the whole Committee on the excellent work done.
The following office-bearers for the ensu- in~ )(>hr \\ere then elected: Mrs. Kantey
(Chairlady), Mrs. Lazarus (Vice- hairlady),
\fr .... Rabkin (Treasurer), Miss Cohen (Secre- tary) . Committee: Mesdames Benson, Cohen, Kleinman, Friedlander, Chaimowitz and Kahn~ Misse Salber, Berk and Barron.
l\1rs. L. Gradner gave a \ery interesting and extensive account of "A Mayoress' Activities." She stressed the importance of hard \\ ork, system and prrse\ erance in order to attain success in any organisation.
Af Lcr the tea i nlerYal nry en j oyablc item· were rendered by Miss M. Gorfmkel (recitations) and Miss 0. Chall (son~!:i).
arcompanied by Miss Rogoff.
A very hearty vote of thanks was pro- posed hy Mrs.. Friedlander to the speakf'rs.
artists and the hostess.
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TJ.e nnnual general meeting of the \hil- l and Branch was held at the residence of
~Irs. S. Sieff on Monday cYen1np:. There
wa~ a good attendance.
Jihs. S. Sieff was in the chair, and the Central Executive was represented hy
\1esdames Philips and Horwitz.
Mrs. Ch. Cohen spoke on the heroism and self-sacrifice of Jewish womanhood as exemplified in the story of Judith of Bethulia. After the annual report an<l halancr sheet had been read, the follow- in;.! officer-bearers ""ere elected:-
Chairlady, Mrs. Adolph Meyer; Vice- Chairlady, Mrs. M. Kramer; Hon. Secre- tary. Mrs. S. Sieff; Hon. Treasurer, Miss L. Kramer. Committee (with power to ro-opt) : Mesdames Urdang, R. Kramer, M.
Singer, A. Saacks, M. Le\ine, W. Samson, T. Joffe.
A vote of thanks to the speaker was pro- posC'd by Mrs. A. Meyer.
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An Observatory-Mowbray Branch "as in- auguratf'd on Tuesday afternoon at a meet- ing held at the residence of Mrs. L. Hodes,
"\fowbray.
There was a good attendance of ladies of the district and an enthusiasm for the work
was in evidence. Miss Maggie Oblowitz took.
the chair. She outlined the history of the development of the Bnoth Zion As.sociation aud indicated how the Branches were func- tioning.
Mrs. Rosen proposed that a Branch be formed in that area and she was seconded hy Mrs. Gamsu.
The following Committee was then elected:
Chairlady, Mrs. Rosen; Vice-Chairlady, Mrs.
A. Tockar; Hon. Secretary, Mrs. B. Shatter- stein; Hon. Treasurer, Mrs. L. Hodes.
Committee: Mesdames B. Gamsu, B. Zabow, S. Shapin, L. Apstein, F. Snowise, D.
Robins, S. Goldstein, Efroikin.
Mr . Charloff rendered a number of songs.
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*The annual general meeting of the Oranje- :r.iC'ht Branch took place on Monday after- noon at the re:;idence of Mr . H. Harris.
1\.fr:'i. l . Press \\Cb in the chair and thanked the oulgoing Commitlc><' and Hon. SP.crclary,
~Ii~~ 0 rd<.rnsk) .
Mrs. Berelo\\Zil presented the financial
~Latemenl, which ~howc>d a ''erv healthv state
of affairs. . .
:In;. Steen kamp gene a Lalk on "Rural Health and l\ursing rn the orth-West Caµe. ''
Ad\. \laggie Ohlo\\itz thanked Mrs. Steen- kamp and gave a resume of similar work in PalPstine. She also congratulated thr Society on the rxcellenl "ork done during the year.
l\1Iiss Hannah Oblowitz gave a recitation and ~Ji.;;~ Sara Gordon a pianoforte solo.
The follmdng is the result of the elec- tions: vlr~. lVL Fig, chairlady; Mrs. J acoh- sohn and Mrs. H. Harris, vice-chairladie ; vlrs. H. Berelo" itz. hon. treasurer; Mrs. D.
Zuckerman. hon. secretary. Committee:
vlesdarnes Gesundheit, Golding, Greenstein, Hamburp:, Klugman, Kossuth, Palley, Rawid, Sacks, Sarif, Silverman.
\I rs. Glm~er pro po ed a Yote of thanks to
I he hostess.
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The annual general meeting of the Wood- stock-Salt River Branch took place at the Talmud Torah Hall, Woodstock, on Monday night. The hall was tastefully decorated.
:Mrs. S. Marks was in the chair and pre-
~cn ted the annual report and financial state- ment. The success of the year's work, she snid, was largely due to the ex-Treasurer, Mrs. C. Resnekov, and to Mrs. Korodez, who assisted her. She also thanked Mrs. Bloch who carried out the duties of chairlady during her ahsence in Eretz Israel and
<luring her recent illness.
The speakers of the eYening were Adv.
Maggie Ohlowitz, Mrs. P. Clouts and Mrs.
Hen eek.
The following contributed to the musical pr~gramme: Misses Mildred Bloch and Freda Marks (pianoforte solos), Little Miss Sam Rubik (recitation). Master Morris Ka sel (Hebrew song I, 1\liss Freda Marks (Yiddish rec.:itation) .
The result of the elections is as follows:
Mrs. B. Bloch. chairlady; Mrs. S. Marks, dee-chairlady: Mrs. F. Shuman, hon. secre- tary; ~1rs. P. lVIarks, hon. treasurer. Com- rnittf'e: Mesdames Baigel, Merkel, Furman,
(Conti1111ed in Tllfrd Oolttmn).
Social and Personal.
Mrs. M. Morrison, of Escombe, ataL is spending a holiday al St. J arnes.
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The marriage will take place in J eru- rnlem on April 3rd of Meira, daughter of Mr$. and the late Mr. J. Homa, of Cape Town, and Dr. Vloshe Benario. of Recho~
\ oth, Palestine.
(Continued from Rrco1ul Column).
Busker. Katz, Spitzglass, Korodez, Davido- witz, Traub, M. N. Marks, Levy, Stein.
Extra '" orkers for the May Fair are Mee<lames Meyerowitz, Kalmanowitz, Kassel, Ruskin, Press and Miss Gelb.
Mrs. B. Bloch proposed a vote of thanks to the speakers, artists, and outgoing Com- mittee.
lltuizenherg Y mmg Israel Society.
On Friday, 20th inst., the \foizenherg Young· Israel SoC'iety held its first Study Circle since the :;crnnd half of the session at the Belgnn e Hotel.
A disrnssion on "What is a Jew" was held in which all tcok. an acti\'e part. M1. S.
1. Levin, Chairman of the Cape Zionist Youth Exc•c·uti\'c, <"apahly summed up. Later he introchwcd the> lhrc><' new svllahi of tlw Cape lit.ni~t ) 011th E "t't'11li<';' for Stuch Circles and hr! perl in the selection of thc- onc on ·'Palesti11e To-day."
lf/ oodstock~Salt Riuer Y 01i,ng Judeans.
A meeting corn cned by Master Josy Marks look p1 ace al the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
P. Mar~s on Sunday night when it was de- cided to form a \\t oodstock-Salt River Young fodean Society for boys between the ages of nine and fourteen. All money collected is to be sent Lo the Jewish National Fund.
The folloi\ ing Committee was elected:
Josy Marks, chairman; Jack Levin, treasurer;
Bevil Bender, secretary. Committee: Charlie Pernik: Soll v \1arks, Solly Shorkend, Uriel 11arh. Sidney Carson.
Cap Jewish Board vf Guardinns.
An urgent appeal is made by the Com- mittee of the Cape Jewish Board of Guardians, for parcels of men's, women's and children's clothing of every description, and footwear. The Board's present stock is very much depleted, and in view of the approaching Passover Festival, there are inan) applications by those in need for various articlPs of clothing. The Com- mjttee will gratefully acknowledge all parcels sent in to the office of the Board, Lloyds' Buildings, 58, Burg Street, Cape Town.
They are particularly in need of men's suits and shirts.
Jewish Ladies' Society: Hospital KoshPr Kitchen.
Mrs. L. Gradner, the Chairlady, entcr- taineJ the ladies of her Committee on Tuesday afternoon at an "At Home" at her residence ju Oranjczicht, when the closing of the "-pecial Donation Competition took place. The wiuners of the competition are as follows:-
1st Prize, Miss Lily Swerling; 2nd prize, 1\laster VI orris Silver; 3rd prize, Miss Joan Margoliu~, 1th prize, Miss S. Slome.
A special competition was arranged then and there by Miss Vera Gradner, assisted liy Mk G. Gawronsky, and realised £1.
The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the hostess.
