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Z i on Association.
! rery well-att nded meeting of the Observatory- wbray Branch was held at the residence of Mr.
Ir . J. Danielewitz, Arnold tre t, Observa-
'i on W dnesday ev ning, 26th .July. ~Irs.
presided and welcomed Mr . Yehuda and Leibner and all pre ent.
. Yehuda described the lif in a mo hav, g as an example her ettlem nt ahalal.
de cribed work there from the v ry beginning th re "a no habitation for m, n or beast;
y the settlement was a flourishing on doing hare in the upbuilding of the homeland and he war effort. Behind all thi work was the h National Fund, • the Keren Hayesod and Wizo, which had made all this po ible.
. Leibn r said i;hat women and men in me were doing a good job, but they n eded help and strength of tho. out ·ide. It was foresight of Zioni ts all over the '·orld which it possible to-day for Pal stine to accept ny refuge s. There was i,ill a great deal done and women must do th ir share by porting the l ren Haye od and Wizo in their
• and importnnt undertakings. Besides all it wa their duty to hring up a generation 11'ould carry on the ' ork , nd who would to go i;o Palestine in ord r that Jewry may 1 time be rooted in the soil of Palestine.
peak r wer warml. · applaud cl for their activities
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monthly "At Home'' of the Mui?. nberg ch took place at th Balmoral Hotel, the peak<'r being frs. Yehuda nnd frs. Leib- . Ir . F. Jocnm was in the chnir nnd wel- ed the visitors.
. Yehuda dealt with the life of th women Pal tine, where ~h y work side by ·ide with en-no matter how hard or dangerous the may b . , 'he said it wa. amazing wha had achieved in the last tw nty y ar . , he her- believed he had benefit d more from Pales- than h had sacrificed in going there. It an honour to par~icipate in wha wa: being there. Palestine, whiC'h wa the poore t ry in the Middle Ea t, wa to.day an oa i he desert. Even if it were not for what wa.
pening in Europe to-day. every J w hould cipate in the upbuilding of the Homeland h was for the benefit of every J w.
. Leibner d scribed the life of th communal lement , the creches, and the upbringing of the g generation. he added that of all our re- rces in Palestine the greatest was our people.
~ pie hould be coming i;o Palef'tine not only be- they had to, but becau e the. wanted to rs. Mary egal thanked the ·peaker · and said ' t she felt sure the women of l\foizen berg would ond generously to the women' campaign of Keren Hayesod which supports all \Vizo activi-
in Palestine. She also thanked the proprie- of the Balmoral Hotel for their kind hos- lity.
interesting meeting wa held on Tuesday,
! u t 1 t, at the re idence of 1r. and )fr ·.
Itnkelowitz, "Romema," YeoYille Road, ·when Dr.
'. Mirvish and Mr. '. larks spoke on "Ort-Oze
d Occupational Guida.nee." Dr. Iini. h traced
· origins and hi ·tory of Ort-Ozc in Europe and nth Africa, pointing out that tlw Cap<> Town 'nch wa founded in 1942 with the P.·pres · pnr-
of guiding young Jew: into killed trnd .
V 1onal guidance canno wipe out anti- ('miti. m it can h lp to make the J wi h c·ommlmit~· a h more healthy one.
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~lr. ( .• fn1 h aid Urn b t" c>n 60 and 70 kill trades were controlled by the Gov •rnment so tha boys and _girl~ were guar~ntt• d a living wage at tho ~ermmat1on o~ the1r appr ntice hip. The Technical ub-comnntte , of which "he was chair- man, was most anxious not to place a child in a wrong alley. In Johannesburg this committee wa mo t active and out of 300 applicants over half wer plac·ed. Teaching the pare11 t; was mon' diffi- cult. than teaching the youth, as the average Jewish parent do s not look upon labour a digni- fied. l\Ir. Marks then went on to gfre detail of trad s and apprentice hips and app al to tho pre nt to assist in the work of th Ort.
Discus ·ion followed participat d in by 1is f.
Bank, .lr. W. ebba, dr. J. H. H, n on and dr.
J. Bobrov, to which both speak •rs repli d. Mrs.
.J. Dickman propo:ed vot s of thanks to the :p ak r and to Mr. and 1 fr .. Yankelowitz for their hospitality. At the b ginning of the ev ning Mi l\f. Bank read an excerp from "The Making of the ... fodern Jew" • nd Mr. J. Han on made an appeal on b half of the Ker n Haye. od.
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. 1r. J. Gitlin extend d be · ,.,,.i he on b half o the W.P. Zioni ·t ouncil and hop l that lw l\foado11 wou Id go from strPnµ:th to .- rength.
Ir . J.,eibner said that what houncl th, younjl.
generation in Palestine together more than an~·
thing else was the H hr w langunge rhich '·a.
their mother tongue. h cl scribed th develop- m nt of Hebrew as a livin., languag and how it
wa~ adapted to everyday n <ls.
... Ir . Yehnda on behalf of the Hi tadrut Hnm·-
dim in Eretz Israel wi hed th l\Ioadon ucc , he de crib d life in the Mo ·havim, particularly in ahalal and the great d " lopment.· which had taken place during the ]a t twenty years.
Mr. Leibner spoke of ~he difficulties with which the Hebrew language was confronted in Palestine, where people were gathered from all the corners of the world, speaking a multitud of language . It was comparatively ea y to learn to peak the language, but not really to know it. A new ~eb
rew literature wa being produced and a nat10nal culture was developing · there was no such thing as international culture. 'l'h only way of saving Jewish youth from a imilation was to an~ the Jewish culture for the Jewish people.
fr. Z. Avin thanked the speakers and said he wa confident that ~he Moadon would be a succe s.
There was community inging led by Irs. Leib- ner, Mrs. Yehuda and ~Mr. Lison and a pleasant e,·ening wa pent by all.
Society of J ews and Christians.
The annual general meeting took place on Tues- day evening, August 1st, at the Metropolitan Hall, Burg Street.
The Dowager Lady de Villiers presided. She e.·pressed regret at the fact that the nctiviti . of the ocietv of .Jews nnd hristian were not being taken ~or seriously. Th relation. hip of the two, he thought, was dctcrioratin . and it
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U nivers ity of your own
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Social & P ersonal.
'lhe marriage of L<•ah young •ot duughtPr of Mr.·. and the lat' ... tr .... T athun N wrnan (formerly Rredastlorp), now ol 6 Albany Hoad. St':t Point. to Cnpt. :\Iyer DrnkP1', only 011 of ~ h . . u11<l ~lr . l\1. Drnker, of Ornnj zi<·ht, will h • olPmni d , t
the • ea Point 'ynngogue on Tu· ·<la.·, 1!5th ugu t, at 2.30 p.m. H<1<' ptio11, Z1oni t B, 11, 3
Relative: and fri nds <'ordiall~· im ited.
UC'<' pt thi, a the only intimation.
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Th engagem , nnoun Le , only
daughter of l\Ir. nd Jr ... M. GliC"k, u ''Yadimah,"
Yirginit .\,eu11P. \r1td<•l10ek. to am rl'awitz ( 'ergeant. ".A . ..'.\l.('.), of \'1·P<le O.F.S.
tt'r11•li11111·d from Second Coltlmn).
than to
fot m r offic -b n1 r ning . ear .
Diocesan Church Synod Resolution.
In eour. · ot n IPtt r n<ldr ed to h • h11rel1 'vn()(J. in conn ctiou with the re. olution cone rnit;g th .Jnvi. h people, pas d nt their recent conf n nc • Rnhhi I. Abraham
aid: "In the~e timt: of human eri i. and of unpnrallel d .T owi h uff<'t ing. th , words of ym- pn.t hy and f llow. hip t' ·pre: d by your ( hurch
'ynod tonchcs tlw .Tcwi h heart de<•ply, and l'll-
conrnge u. to hop that in the clay. ahead, when the war and it. harbaritie are ovPr tlw r •ligions of tht:> world may unite in fo ·t ring a new . pirit.
of brotherly luve and sincen• eo-operntion nmong all the childr n of m •n.''
Maitland Jewish Cultural and Social Society ...
A mC>eting wn~ Jwl<l on unclay, ~0th .July, fl
th Talmud Torah Hall. under th, chairman hip of Dr .. T. .Jackson. 'I h main item of the evenin~
was a debatl} on th' ·uhj ct "That anti-Semitism is n force that mak s. .Jewrv loval to thPir religion." The propo. er of th ~10tio~ was .Mr. H.
Immerman, upport d hy Dr. D. Bloch, and tht>
oppo er wer :\lr. A. Kaufman. npport d by Cantor Immerman.
Wilkomerer Landslelt Society.
On Sunday, 6th Augu t, at the r . idence of Mr.
and l\fr . J. W. Rubik . . ea Point, a tn<'Pting of Wilko:merer Landslei wa: held and a temporary committee wa. formed, of which the main purpo~w
will b to assi.'t 1Yilkomer r to r turn to their home in Wilkomer. During the eve>ning Ir. G.
Laden gave a r citation. .All inter t d in the above ocietv should t•ommunicate with h c-
l' tary. P.O. 'Ro. 167:l, or 'phone 2-942g or 4-61
Muizenberg Tanach Study Circle.
Thi circle ha b l'll nH' tmg evor • Friday nigh to .·tucly Tanach. ~fr. E. LHite, the Principal of the> :\fuizenberg H hr w chool. ha. lwf'n rending thP book of I ·aiah.
On Friday night. ~\ ugu. t 4th. tla• m mh<'r. met at the re idenc of fr. and • frs. A. Garn u to lebrat the " iyum" of the hook of T. aiah. ~fr.
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It i.s situated directly opposite the premises of the Standard Bank of S.A., Ltd., the General Post Office and adjoining Fletcher & Cartwright's Department Store.
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IN AND AROUND THE PENINSULA..
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Levite ably expounded the last chapter of the book.
'l his was followe<l by community Ringing au<l by some delightful songs rendered by Cantor Gol<l- wass r and Mr. J. Lehrman. Captain 1\1. Natas also entertained the gathPl'ing with i;;omf' of the latest Palestinian Hebrew songs.
It has been decided to begin with the study of the book of Jeremiah. Th fir.
t
chapter will be read on Fri clay, August 11th, at the residence of l\fr. and Mr . S. Borok.Muizenberg Zio.nist Societies.
A function in honour of Capt. 1}\.{. Natas was held on Wednesday, Augu t 2nd, at the Talmud Torah Rall. Mr. E. Levite pre ided. Mr. R.
Oblowitz welcomed Capt. Natas on behalf of the men Zionists and Mrs. R. Jocum on bf)half of the women Zionists.
Caµt. M. Natas related some of his experiences up North. He praised the work of our boys in the army and their spirit of sacrifice. He told of the work the Jewish boys have done for the Jewish refugees.
During the evening a humorous reading was given by Mr. I. Smith, which was very much ap- preciated. Cantor Goldwasser entertained the gathering with somP songs and Mr. Asher read hi.., latest poems. A vote of thanks was moved by Mr.
R. M. Rifkin.
Women's Mizrachi Organisation.
An enjoyable function took place on August 1st at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. M. Levine, Vrede- hoek Avenue. After the chairlad.v, Mrs. Berzack, had welcomed the large gathering, Mr. A. Immer- man rendered songs which were greatly appreciated hv all.
·In the course of an interesting address Rabbi Dr. E. W. Kirzner dwelt on tl10 moral lesson to be derived from the message of 8habbo Nachamu and on the inspiration to be drawn from the ideal of NeC'hamoh embodying hope and faith in the re- storation of Israel and revival of our people in our homeland on the principles of the glorious faith of our fathers.
A vote of thanks was proposed by Mrs. H.
Braude to the hostesR for h r warm hoRpitality.
Addres Wanted.
The addresse8 nr wanted of: Chaim Fritz-
sztein, formerlyof Lacbavicze, Poland; the brother of Sarah Ashforz ; and Eug. Gliks- man, formerly
of WarRaw.Please communicate with S.A. Jewish Board of Deputies, 413 Security Buildings, Exchange Place, Cape Town ('phone 2-5066).
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meeting
ofthe Worcester Women's Zionist League (Wizo) was held at the
resid- ence of l\.Irs ..T. Friedman on July 25th. Mrs.
Lipman gave
a briefreport
o.fthe
KerenHuyesod reception which she attended in Cape Town..
Itwas decided not to hold a special Women's Keren Hayesod Campaign in Wor- cester. Mrs. Harry Broudie read an interest-
ingarticle on "Chavera."
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CONSECRATION.
HEINKIN 'TADT. - The consecration of tlli tombsi;one of the late Moses Beinkinstadt will tak place at Woltemade No. 3, eighth gate, on Sunday 13th August, at 11.30 a.m. Relatives and friend kindly invited to attend.
WILK.-The consecration of the tombstone o the late Rachel 'Wilk will take place
at
Pineland·Cemetery on Sunday, 13th August, at 11 a.m.
Relatives and friends kindly invited to attend
Bible Reading in Jewish Home.
The chapters to be read during the week com·
menclng Saturday, 12th August (23rd Av) are 2nd Kings, 19 to 25.
