THE S.A. JEWISH CHRONICLE.
It 1 ~ llD AROUllD PEllH lSUlA
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Bnoth Zion Association.
.,\ll l'l'l'clit i-.. d11E..· to ~lr . \'. Fl'it>d11w11 arnl tlw \ mio11s llll'lllhers
or
lit•r fn111il~· fol' the 011t .... t;111dillg resnlts <Jl' 1lte Bri110-~1ncl-huySall' liL·ld nt her i·1.;:..;ide11c:1• in \ irgi11i'l
.\\'l'll\ll' on Tu(•sdn.\ aft ·1·110011 nncler the·
Hlll'·']lice.· of tht· Umtlt•Jls Bnrnl'h. rr1w handsorn · sum of {;;}.') wn. raisl•d 1 cJ- wmils the } r •ednrn }'ete, a1l<l in addition ihos. Pl''S ·nt spLtlt H 'l'l'.V ·njoynhle c.tft(•l'-
l](J()I).
l\lrs. H. Jiirs('hson, in expressi11g tlrnnk-.;
tn ~hi-'. Frit•dman for lll'l' oubtnnding effort, pointed out that there \\':t~ still tiuw lol' rnernber: to follow h 'l' ·xurnple nnrl
S\\'PJl the )H'Ot:t~ec1::; Of thL•ir slall ut the fet~~.
Otlwrs lllight <ll'l'Hllgt' rundion::; aft ·r the foil>, de\ otrncr taking: to the s1n1ie nll- irnporta11t 1 .. 111. e - tlw .Je" ish ~ yational Fu11d.
i\lr~. Fri ·cl111an t h,1111-ecl nil tho~ \\ho lrnd n~::;iste<l towards the :-sut<.:t> •. -' of L110
nfl 'l'noon, t :-;pr>einlly nwrnlH'1' · frou1 ot lier brunt'hes, ::-uc.:h n. 8e<1 Point aJH1 ::.\Iuiz ~n
h >rg.
Abo.· o[ l:hocolntL:; pr :,<•11ted LY ~ir:-4. I.1.
KIL·in \\'H::o. ..:ol<l tJy .\m ri ·:in au ·tion allCl realil:'ed £;"), \\'hilP the> "Fortune rl'elling Hnoth'' of l\Jr . }Jick prmed n gn ut c1n1w.
Cape Jewish Aged Home.
Ou tl1 • n1·casin11 of thc·ir :-sil\'Cl' \n>clclin~
nnniYer:ur. , ... 11'. an cl i\lc . L( on S gnl ·11- tertuinecl the old folk to u l ciul hmch ·o 1 and a t ·rno n kn la t Hund1 ·'.
1'1 r. B. \' oolt, \'i · '-"h·1irnw11 o th•
Holli , in 1•011gn tuh1ti11g ~1" aud ~Ir ..
~l'gul and "j...,Jiilln tl1t.·111 eo11t inu d linppi-
lll'." 1111<1 crond luek r•f•1T d t the c·orn- rnunal ndi' il i "· ;;prrad un 1· nw11. ~ c•nrs, '11' botl1 ,.\Ir. and .Jlr .... ~f'gnl. • Ir. \V< olJ
t 11, nk 'd -:\fr. :ind ~Jr·. S •an] !'or n'rn ·111-
lwri11g i11 • ul<l f, lk and l1t• n ::WI' cl tl1Pw
tbat t1JPil' gl: lll'' \\ 11!' l'l'~ highl~ :tppl'P-.
<'i<tt cl. i\Ir. \Vo If al. .. o npoloQiRed for th>
tlll<t\'oidahle nhs ·11~e of th1' <'hain1w11, .l\Ir.
Han:· Ho e11. thrnngh iHdispositio11.
'J'h · Trensur ·1· ot' th• Horne, ::\fr. ~. IL Ht.•1· n1a11. in <1ss<><·i.iting him ·elf with U1u r >111<11 ks of :\Ir. \\Ton1f, . aicl that both 'l\lr.
a11d ,;\Irs. S gal \\ orked una 11rningly in the in te1P~I s of the ·omnurnit.'. 'l'hey wer' two 011lstn11c1ing persmwlitie: who gnve of' th ir h ,~t un(l "'l'l'e alw:.·.' r ady to help tho"'P in neecl. It wns t.' pica] of :\fr. m1cl .\lrs. ~cg;il tn shitn' th(·ir ''~inwlm·· \\itl1
tlHlSl' Jl<Jt <1" fr>rt1111utt· ii" thl'lllSl'] 'l'S, :llHl
tli • e.·:1111plP ·l't b.' i\lr. n11d .Jfrs. ~ 'l'gnl
c:< 11lcl "ell lH: fol10\ t'd b ot iif'r:->.
Both ~Ir:. LP\\ is. C'lwirln<l.' ot tlll'
1]0111e, <11Hl ~Jr. L. Pinn ;i:-; of'iatc·<l i11crn-
·IYPS "ith t IL1• n murk. of t lH· Yi(' •-elwir-
!lli\11 ancl 1't'l'<lSlll'C'J'.
:\11'. ~coal ndd1\•:-,~i11g 1110~l pre:cnt, snid it git\'l' hi111 n11cl his \\'if! w1wh pl 'H'-'lll' fo lie• th<·n· il1nt :1fll'l'llOOl1. 11' thnnh·<l c•\cr:-
t>IW f()j' 1 lwir good Wi!-.dH•s. J1nth h ' :111<1
his \\'if<· fc.lt that it was only riglit ihnt thos' \\'ho \\.l'l'<' i11 a position to clo so, hould gin· plt·n~ur' .111<1 a ·~i:t th "E' m mlwr · o~
1 lil' cornrnunitY who ·itlier through olc1 ag1·
or other n·n~on~ \\'Pl'e k: · fort mm tel~, pl need.
~lr:. k\•gal, speaking in Yiddish, like\vi e thilnkecl e'erybocly for th ir good wj hes .
\Yl1 ilst her lrnsbnrnl had ahnn: nssociate<1 himself "·ith local institutions • her intere ·ts ln) in working for Eretz 'farael. J\Irs.
bl 1--,nl .:aid that both b r husbarn1 and her- :-;0]f \Yere nnxiou. to make n gift to eYer~
i11mate uf the Home uu<l 8hc a ked thtlt ( nd1 person pre::,ent .. J10uld let her kno"·
wlwt ilwy lesirecl md he would see to it thnt the)' rcceiYecl l"nme.
~Ir. ( ier:::;o11, nu inmate of the HomP, tlinnketl .i\Ir. and :\Ir:::. , 'eaal for giYing them
HJ rnuc.:h plensme that chi,,·. J3y their n ·ti011 :Mr. a11tl .Jlr .. 8egul lt<~cl sho~' n that tlu»· in the Home were not forgotten, and thi:-; rncnut a 0rent deal to them.
South Peninsula Zionist Association.
\ vc1·~ large audie1icP of loi:ul nrnl Yisil-
i11.~ Zioni::;t.· cttkncled th • t!ulturnl cveniu~
ut th' Tnlnrnd Tqrah Hull :i\Iniz nbcro, 011
rr
m·sda~·, F ·bruary 0th. l1t1bbi Dr. E. \V.Kirzner and 'apt. 8. \Y ci11slei 11 \\ere tl1t.•
::;pen kn·.
:\Ir. H. Borok ( 'huinnun) prc:::;icled n11d w ·komecl the ,'penker,;: and Yisitor~.
Hnbhi Rirzner deliv ·reel a lucid antl in- :trud i rn ndclresR on poli tienl Zionism au' 1 it· origin in Jewish life nnd lit raturo, trn•:- in!.!: th• political und !:Ocie.ii aspc ·ts of th<•
1110\cu1 ·ut. in the life atlll litcrutur of th' p ople throughonL the nge:-;. Th , iclcu of n .Jt•wbh • Tational Home i11 Pal tin on t}v.;!.
l rindpl of ju ti •c law und ~ ·c·urity wn~ i11 till' 111i 11d:-; t the peopl throughout the hi - 1 >r~ of o ir 11atiou, which lw. n ver C'('llS •tl to h l'Oll it1Pr d a: uc·h, ,. '11 in the ey •s ol' tlw <ientilt> politi ·inns of progrcssiY:>
1·01111 l'il·~, c•sp •einlly in Britain, wh 1re h's c·o111·L'ption lws evide11ll. · found i vi cl .·pr :- i:-iu11 in En"lish lit ·rat11n_. ns well a. j11 Pnr- liame111. A number of !::\triking quotation
\\ l'l'e gin~11 from nneient H ·brew literature.
us w ·ll H.' from modern European literature to prov' Uwt the priucipal aspect. of poli- ti ·nl Zionism ns so strikingly expressed by H 'l'Zl in l
nu.
b~· Pinsl-er in 1 82, nnc1 h~'H '!:iS in 1802, wm·e cmre11t iii tho miuds o:f people nnd their prn ·ticnl life from time:-;
immemorial.
Cnpt \Yeinstein brought L arty greeting.;;
from Eretz f srnel. He delivered an inspir- ing tnlk about hi· experiences in the Holy L:rnd and up ... "orth ::md held the larg·~
audicnC'e rp 'llbounc1. Bis talk impressed IH>th ol<l nncl young and proved bcyoncl 1luuht hi: outstanding popularity with cYery-
01H .
C-mtor Golch,.nsser and :\Jr. Harry Habi11- owitz; r •ndel'ed musical items which were ven· much npprccintec1.
The refreshment arrnngemcuts were in tli · \' ,ry capable hands o:f Mrs. ,J ocum an<l a bnnc1 of lac1y helpers.
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L. Rubik proposed a vote of t hn11 ks to the spcnkers, artists and all those.n•spo11siblP for th . ucc·ri::s of U1e evening.
Cape Jewish Board of Guardians.
The Hon. Treasurer of the nbove institn- t ion gratefully acknowledn·es a bequ Rt of
(001·.' i11 .. rri on Page ] 26).
F ~bruary 19th, 1D4~
Social & Personal.
Mr. E. LeYitc, B .A., 0£ Bloemfontei1 has been appointed Principal of the Muize1 berg Hebrew ~ chool, nnd took up his clutie on .February 1st.
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The engagemeut il:l unnouneecl 0£ Peggy, eldetit daughter of 1\ll'. and 1\Irs.
R.
filler, of Potc.:h~f ·troorn, and Sgt. 'am Ljpschitz, Yotmgest 8011 of l\frs. D. 'c.:hus and the late:~Ir. J. Lipschitz, of Durlrnnvi11e.
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'I1hc engagement is announced of Capt.
DttYicl Barron, youngest ... on of Mr. a111]
}lr:. A. Barron, The Glen, Sea Point, to .Freda, elc.le ·t daughter of i\Ir. and Ml's. P.
::.\fark~·, AYenue le Sueur, Fresnaye, former Jy of Woodstock.
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Mr. uncl Mn;;. .J. :\l. \V cum . .:icb arc lem.
jng to-day for Port Elizabeth on a holida) ,·is1t.
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Alan Thal, only son of 1\Ir. and :Mrs l x Thal, who gained a I ·t Cluss Pass i!
the Benior Certiflc·ate Examination and
pn~sed the Hi0lwr TualLoncl J~xmninatio11,
has been mY:m1ec1 a . t.:holari>hip at th•, -niYersity of (\1pe 1110\\·11. He is tnking the B.Rc. cours•.
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l\lr. nncl l\Irs. D;n id 8hrand (nee Syui\
Krumer) nre being congrutulntetl 011 th·
birth of a son.
Forthcoming Concert by Cantor S. Mandel.
Cuntor 8. 11nnclel, who i8 well known Jvr hi.: fin t 11or nii
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will oi" n concert u 1h :\fnizcnberg Ptwilion 011 lu":'c1a~·, :l.~rl.F'cbn1:1ry, at . IG p.111. Th• prourarnn1 will (.'Onsi..:L of 1lwza1rntli, folk songf', r11·11
in llebrew, Yiddish, Ru:si1111, -.tc. Ho I ing nt the Pnvilion.
BARMITZV AH.
HESSEN.-Mendel, younger son of M . and Mrs. L. Hessen, of "Raemarn," Cromer Road, l\Iuizenberg, will read a Portion of the Law at the Muizenberg Synagogue on Satur- day, 20th February, Reception on Sunday, 28th February, at 3 pm. at Talmud Torah Hall, Wherry Road, Muizenberg
PORT ELIZABETH HEBREW SCHOOL.
WANTED
1. lilNDERG.IBTEX :\IISTRESS.
2. TEACHEH POit AFTERNOON CLASSES.
Applications, btating experience, qualifica- tions, salary required and when able to commence duties, together with copies of
testimonials to be submitted to:- The Hon. Secretary, P.O. Box 198, Port Elizabeth.
The BEm DIN announces that Sabbath commences at 7.50 p.m. on February 19th
and ends at 9.3 p.m. on F ebruary 20th.
Make a date with the Freedom Pete:
Zionist Hall, Thursday, 4th March.
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Preparing for the Shekel Drive.
STRONG JOHANNESBURG COMMITTEE FORMED.
.A:-; alr udy :11111ounced, , 'lwkel Da,, hus t hi year be n fixed for nnclay, Mar h
~1st, and fforts are being made throughout the country to , ee that a record nrolment of Zionists will take place.
A full rnvarene. of the importance cf the Shekel in the critical times waci e\'ident nt the entlnrninstie m ting oJ .J ohmme. burg workers which took pl. c , at th Cor01iation Hall to elect a J obunnes- bmcr Sh kel ommitlce < nd make ~ rrnnae- rnenL' for the Shekel clrive.
1\Ir. J. Bahr, hairmun of the United Shekel Commi sion, pre. idecl. After refer- ring to the significant political work nt pre ent being clone by Zionist leaders, he stressed the importance of a maximum Shekel enrolment in order to trengthen our hand now and after the war. The Shekel was the badge of Zionist allegiance; it wa the concrete . vmbol of member hip of the Zioni t Organi~ation and adherence to the Zioni t cau~ . :\Inch would depend on numbers an<l there wos vitul need to strengthen our runk~. 11r. Bnlir macle .a vigorou nppeal to all pl' . ent to put then·
utmo. t endeavours into tlw coming drive.
:\fr. '. Sapire, who wus nnnnimou lj cleded 1hai11mm of th .Johannesburg
• hekel 1ommitt e, denlt with organisation details. He suggested that a departm··~
from the usual practice should be rnnde this year, and Ornt instead of the Sh kel nrol- ment being l ,ft to pari.ieu1nr organisations in >ach di t.ric·t, a spedal hekel organisa- tion . houhl h., c1e11lccl in n ·li cli~trid for th-- tnsk. 'l'o hi orga11i niion (lt va1ious Zioni t h di . in "fl ·h lll'"'fl ,·ould sPrnl a
l"'Jll'C entatht•. Thrnuoli thi. V.'te1n the1 ' would lw n bet t r cli trfouiion of ''orh~r than in th pnst.
.After n ·omprehen. iVl' di. cusc::ion, i11
which mo. t of thoc::~ pre ent participat cl.
:\[r. ,'npirc'. sugge~tion wn ununirno11. ij ncloptC>d.
l\frs. F. Rliaki noYsk.' was ·le ·tc><l Honor- arY 'ecretnrv oI the .J ohnnnesburg Shek I C~mmittec a'ud it was aareed that the com- mittee itself be compo eel of one represen- tntirn ench from th following bodies:
\Yorn en·. Zioni t Leagne. ,Johanne burg Zioni 't .Lsociation, :\lizrnchi Orgnnisntion, .T ewish 8tate Part~, Zioni ·l ocialist Party.
1'.';ionist Youth,
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nncl Habouim. ,___ _
Medical Aid for Russia Fund.
A meeting, at which 11r. Turok presided,
"'as held in the Zioni t Hall, Hope Street, on undny, 7th Fe:bruur.', when fr. Zybert delivered a most interesting 1ecture, "'What
ext?'-'
During the ye11ing 1Ir. Asher recilt->f1 a very moving poem, and n c?ll cti~n was made for Medical Aid for Ru sia, '\vh1ch re- sulted in a contribution of £85 to the fund.
S. J. HENDRIKSZ
MA.IN ROAD, MUJZENBERG.
PAINTS & BRICKS
Dement, Stone, Sand, Gntten, Me.
Phone S-11915.
THE S.A. JEWISH CHRONICLE.
What Women are Doing.
PARACHUTE PACKERS.
Parnchute packers are at first Lrained for n rnonth ns fabric worker.' at a technical nir school, vdiere th y lean. to work with specially pr pared paraehute fabric. An- other month compl t s their training as parachute packers and they are then postetl to nir stations. 'rhe parachutes hang from the ceiling of a huge loft. Every month the parachutes are opened, inspected and repacked. The girls test the fine silk with meticulous care before packing for they know that a drawn thread, n minute fla\\' may mean that a pilot will jump to hi.;;
rleath. The silk canopy is laid along a nnr row tnblc and hvo puckers flick it over ex- pertly, fold by fold, until every square inch bas been in pected. It is then folded with mathematical precir-ion and fastened secure.
ly in it case.
On air station after e 'ery flight the pilot returns his parachute to th packing room, and it is checked before being placed on the shel.L ready for th next flight. The rip cords ur inspect.eel frequently so tbn.t ther•3 i no po sible clrnnce of t be parachute foil- ing i£ it i. neecle<l. The girls know that it is on their skill and cure alone that the pilot must depend i[ anything goes wroug and they ee to it that the para ·huk, his one hope of life in the face of cutnstropbe, is utterly dependable. SouLh African air- m n everywhere dep ncl on the efforts of th s girl to safeguard them in th· event of extreme clanger, but more "'omen are
11 cdecl-" double the numb r." You can help to clottl)1c the number b.' jorning up
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MUIZENBERG - KALK BAY HEBREW CONGR GATION.
Capt. Rabbi I. FREEDMAN
I Formerly of Benoni)
"ill cl lin•i· a Rel'lnon at Uw
Muizenberg Syna gogue on Sabbath Morning, 20th inst.
Specia] Irn'itation is e tended to visitm·s.
CONSECRATION.
KONWISER.-Tbe consecration of the tombstone in memory of the late Cantor B.
Konwiser will take place at the New Hebrew Allotment, Woltemade No. 3 (Eighth Gate) on Sunday, 21st February, 1943, at 11 a.m.
February 19th, 1943
IN AND AROUND THE PENINSULA
(OJnlinucrt, from Paqe 124).
£100 from the estate of the late Mr. J aco1 Fricrlland.
Young Wizo (Muizenbe1•g).
A very happy second nnni \' l'~ary
above group took place at the residence o l\Irs. Esther Bel'man, Arlington Court, on Monday, February 15. rrher wa a ver) good attendance, both convenor , l\Iesdame Block and Leib, also Mrs. Shaper, bl1ll pre ent. l\Irs. Berman in appreciafr bought a tree in the name of Young \Yiz, and Young Wizo itself dlcl likewi e
Thi. group 1Ya formed three season agr and the children knit comforts for soldier.
in ralestine. La t year over 200 pairs o socks, dozens 0£ pullovers, caps, etc., were sent overseas, and acknovdedgments bav•3 been received from Eretz I rael.
Cape Peninsula Women's Mizraohi Organisation.
On w1day, 14th F bruary, the Muizen berg branch of the organisation held 11 meeting at the Talmud 'Iorah Hall.
Mrs. l\Iaissel, who was in the chair, wel.
com cl the members and visitors, and Mr.
Phillips endor ed the welcome in the nank of th Men's 1\.lizruchi.
Mr~. l\faissel gav the annual report, pointing out how the organisation harl grown in membership in the year that hud
'lapsecl since its formation at, the Cape.
Miss E. Friedman recited "The Eternal Hiciclle."
Capt. S. \Veinst""in, who had pe n a
J ncler of the fiznwhi Youth 1\fovemenu before ho joined up, clelivel'cd an acldres::;.
J [ poku SpN·ifienlly al.Jout tltc rvice h ·ld up orth fllHl al>out the frzrachi
·oloniL~~ in Eret~ Isrn l. lk l1e. erihccl a
t~ pic·Hl f1a~r in rl1in1t ~vi, bowing hm th I f'olnni:-;ts mmrngccl tu comhin ' thcfr rt'·
ligious dnLi · with thnt \Vhich i · r qui1:e(l of them in tilling the soil, etc. Cnpt. Wern.
stein con ·lucled with an npp nl for active workers for the I i7,rachi.
T ~a wuR se1·yccl for whieh .l\f rs. Isen de- s 1·ve,' Sl)Pc.;ial thank". l\Irs. E. W Kirzner thanked apt \Y in t in for his inspirillg ncJclr ~R.
rr.
Asher rend two lrnmorou i;;tories.• • • • •
'Ihe following nre the results of the nll'ious raffle helJ in the past few mon Lbs:
Cloth Raffle: 1\lrs. Reingolcl (presented by Mrs. Meltzer) .
·Torah: 1\Ir. Berman, .Johannesburg.
Guessing 'ompetition: Mr. Philip Tay- lor, Johannesbur~.
MATZO SUPPLY, 1943.
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Order as little a you can manage on.
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