ehoek Women's Mlzrachi Association.
monthly meeting took place on 5th Dl~cem
at the esidence of Mr. Borochowitz. Mr . roide was in the chai; and in welcoming rs sajd that it was gratifying to see that piri of Mizrachi was spreadiug in the cake stall, which was held on 14th Novem- raised the sum of £41 8s. 3d., and the Chair- thankecl all ladies who had worked so
ly to mak it the great success it wa;;.
'tting ection had now been opened, of Mrs. ?. 'Si1orkend was the convenor, and hairlady appealed to members to knit as as th !y possibly could as the need was very . A. Davis, con nor of the clothing section, members that facilities had now . been whereby clothmg could be sent to our en in tli.e Holy Land, and asked memb~rs
d in their names if they had anything smt-
•.rne raffle of the afternoon. was won by arock and raised 16s.
.
~f. Levin addres ·ed the meeting on ult 1i and drew a parallel between the of the Maccabees and the present day. His as very intertE>ting and instructive. Mrs.han:Koo
Mr.
Levin. In closing the meeting ----r---rirlady mformed members that plans were ahead for the eonc"ert which was to be 4tli. Marcli, 1945. She wished all mem- PY vacations and hoped that they would next year with renewed vigour for furthernlon or Jewish om.en.
servi-Oe attended b~ the Union of Jewish ai the Great Synagogue on Friday, 8th t, had a unique character. It was the in th history of the Union that a tervice was arranged for the purpose of
the members to dedicate themselve by
Harris, a ice-Pr Psalm 91 in English.
In th course of hi add1 t' abb1 .. - pr s d th hop th t thi Dedication would prov the fo1 rnnn r of many mor , and bt a source of inspir ti n to th in all in the grea'"
ta ks 1 ing ah ad of them. 'I h • work p •rfonu l by the Union was multi-fac ted; but it had a single taproot, it as motiva •d b~ on gr + ldea--the Idea of Judai m, the hi toric Ideal oi Jewish Life. In effect th Union of Jewish Wom n was r d di ating it lf to the v ry sam great principles to which of old th la cab ans had d voted th m Iv with o n h aloro ardour. Indeed el e tru .Jewish d d1ca;tion must be Chanukah-lik in it spirit if it i to
Function at Woodstoo .
A function on th o a ion of D1. Ch im W z- mann's sevent eth birthday "a held und r th au pice of ffie
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tock and • alt Riv r Jewi h C iltmal Cfrcl and the Buoth Zion B1anch at the Talmud 'forah Hall Wood tock, on Tu da.5th December. fr. . J. Ba ker pre ided.
The gue t p aker as !\Ir. ' L Levin who howed how .Jewish life had changed . me~ th'-' Zionist Organi'sation had b en form d. A 1 adet·
of th J ewi l'i p opl l ad to fa many problem and difficultie . Dr. eizmann had b('en v ry activ since t.he fo\mdat'ion of the Zioni t mo l'- meil.t. He always toQd for the highe t >alu of culture social progr ss and political activity. He laid st~e s, however, on th practical work of upbuilding. l\Ir. Levin traced in detail the de- velopment of the Zionist ideology and showed how Weizmann helped to shap it. In conclusion the speaker e.·amined the pro. p cts and hope for the fulfilment of th Zionist aim . During th evening Ir. Z Gallon r('ad a h moi-011
Jewish story and the udi<>nee wa treat d ro three very enjo. abl song. h;'\' Rev. Baran .
Sea Pont Massadah Association.
A Chanukah v uing was held at th r id nc(
of r. and 1r . R. agov on unday 10th Decemb r. The sp aker was Dr. J. "bashan who gave a fascinating description . of the h~s
torical ev nts surrounding the f st1val snd its ,cultural, religious and national significance. Th,.
talk created a deep impr sion. The first part cf the progrnmm.e con&i ted of the reading of Chanukah poems by Mr . .l!.,reda allinic'k
"Chanukah in Er tz Israel" by Miss Z na Globu and an appropriate hort story of Peretz by ~s Hilda olozinsky. ews comm nts w re g1 n by the Chairman, r. S. M. Lewin.
The m ting concluded with a vote of thank to the peak r 11nd ho t and ho tess.
Woodstock and S&Ui River Tanaoh Circle.
well attended meeting took plac on riday e ening, th December, at the re idence of r.
and Mrs. Raff, 15 Barton tr t, oodstock.
Rev. Baran lectured on I aiah chapt r 4 and 5.
The n t m eting m th fa.rm of a Chanuk b eveni g ill take pla on Friday evening 15 h
(OOftflHfd TMrtJ Oo,.,..)
r. nd s. Z.
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vin ar on th birth of a daughter.* * *
Cap . nd r . G rald omay be mg g1 atulat on th birth of a on.
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Mr. and r . H man Po i n on) ar being <.ongratulat on.
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Mr. and s. Jack K ·mo itz, red b EKtate are being congratulated on the birth
on on th mber.
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a peoph· who ha<l previuu ·ly looked do\\ n 011 a ii form· of manual laboul'. Di '<'ll~ in~ tlw fuhtl'"
of Palestine, :\Ir. HacllPy said that what ht· had seeu and heard botl1 from tlw man i11 tlw :-;trc·<-~
and from prominent .Jewish leaders had made hirn f<'el very optimistk~ although he sounded tlw warning that fanatical terrorist actfrities might dPlay the fulfilment of Je" ish aspirations.
B<'fore the close of the m·pning presentation
·was made to ~Ir. an<l .Mrs. R. Hose11berg, two of the members who are shortiy pro<'PPcling to Palec:- tinl' ai-; settlers.
Parow Hebrew School.
A very enjoyable Chanukali <'OlH.:ert was gin'n
~y the pupils of the ~chool on Sunday, 10th D<'cl'mber. The chHdn.>n 1.'XcellPd thernselves in the various items p rformed.
.Rabbi B. Lipshitz, dl'aling with the Ft'~tival of Chanukah, pointed out the histori<·al and s,vm- bolie lessons we c1u~1t to dt>rive from thosC' heroie times and the l ecessity of implautjug a simi_l.H spirit in ·i;lie heart of par011t :mil child.
Result of Compet ion.
The competition org:mi:wd by the 8ea Point Branch of the Cape Po1insnla Womf'n's .Mizrachil Orga isation for the bottl~ of brandy donated b~
. .Mrs . .fl~. Jacobs, 1 WorcestPr Hoad, S0n PoiHt.
~as won by l\lr. L. Bolnik. of C'raignwrt', , '<•a Point ((ticket. No. 5531).
Muizenberg-Kalk Bay Hebrew School.
A very fine Chanukah concert was ht-ld 011
Satvrday night, 9th Decernhor, at the Talmud Torah Hall, Mnizcuberg, by tlw pupils of th13 :-\chool. Tlw ehildren performed beautifully in Hebrew. Tlw highlight of the evening was a play "The Ohannkall Cancllt>. '' vrodnef'cl by • fr.
E. L<>vite. Even the very littl' C"hildru1 \\Pre in bt'St forrn in a play "Cha11ukali" prodn<'Pd b~·
~lrs. S. Bloch.
Dr. C. Hesnekov, ""'hairma11 of Cnp<' Boarrl of .Jewish Education, ad<lre. 'S( <l the gathel'iHg;.
HP 'poke of tlw importnncP of H b1·pw P(hl<'atio11.
and appealed to the parents to givP the lll'IH'P\I·
S<>hool thP full1>st moral and 111ntl'l'1:tl blllJ}Jnl'L :\lr. L. Seft0l Chairmm1 of l ht> St>liool Wt•T- co111ed till' pat< uls . nd friends ga1.110n•d i11 Vl'r:
gll at numbers. vot of thanks o llu . p( ak .. 1·
and to tlw staff wa 111ov d hy ~l r . . 1. \\'<-iHt'Pi<'h.
Union of Jewish Women.
Th monthly me ting took placP at tlw ~ioni t Hall Oil 'l'hurscla r aftl'l'UOOll, Dee0mlwr 7th.
frs. R. 1ov 1wic took the chair a 11· . J, '' itus was unfortnnnt I~ indi p ed. Bhe " lt•onH:'1l l 1 •
J;, 8ne, ( luirmuu of th 'l'rn11.\nal l'ommit <'Pol tlw 'Vom011 s "'nr pp<•al 1r . H. Hirshovilz:, of Pn•toriu, Dr. iri da Ito enh rg nn<l 1 ll vi 1tor. and n •w m mhers.
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n.
Hat ris report ·d Oil till' forthcomin rVictor 11 air and .MnntH quin P,aradt• and th r st of the meeti11g wa!-\ dPvoted to the reports of re·
pre ontatives on the following 'ol'il'tie~: T.H. are l'ommittee, l\lr ·. N. <'. Smie<lL; ( 'hristmn Stamp Fund, Mrs. N. Grill; Uhilrl Lift Protection Socioty.
.l\Irs. Hose Cohen; Peter ,l l1Jll Aid Fund Mr . D.
I~azar; Pale ti:w Maritim1• LePi~ue, 2\lrs. A.
Landau· Gifts and Comfort .. , Mr . H. WiPHer;
Soldiers' Club 'committee, .Mrs. H. Blumberg;
Hosr•itnl Visiting, Mr·. E. 8perbcr.
Aft<'r tea Mr . !l\foYs<n-ic iutrocluc<>cl Dr. Zeld.
Hose~berg;, tlw \\el fan• Oflker of tlw Vocational Guidance Bureau, who deliYl'fl'rl a very interesting address on "The \Vartimc> T1·Pnds in Communal Work," during whieh she iJl!lil'at<•d C'ertain points of den>Jopment in post-wnr soeial welfare work.
She pointed out that po. t-war measures adopterl would be preYentative rathe1· than palliative. 'Vel- i'ar work would be co-ordinat<•d and centralised and h;\' the estahlishment of a community C'entt'<' closer attention would be paid to the individual.
Dr. Rosenberg suggested that the field of social welfare work would be extPnded and deal noi{ onl~' with problems of dm•elopmeut h11t with m:rn:-· othe1·
needs whic-h arii;e in the comrnunitv.
Mrs. l\fon;ovic thanked Dr. Ro~enherg for her
address. '
Concert at Woodstock.
The grand \'Hriety concert organi. Pd unuPr tfw auspic<'s of the 'Voodstock nnd Snit Hiver Bnoth Zion Branch bv M.rs. Z. Galloon and .:. frs. .J.
Smith in aid
of the
Jewish ,_ ational Fuud, took place 011 'l'hurs<la;v, 7th irn,;tnut. in the )ol'al Town Hall. The combined efforts of the worlwrs and artists rendered it nn outstanding .·nrr·ess.ln the unavo1clablc absPtl<'e of :\Ir. Hamilton Russell the concert :was opt'll!'<l by .Mr. Pring! . whose expressions of sympatl1y witlt the Zionist eauf!c• were much appreciate<!.
In the excellent programme prei:;entPd the fol- lowing artists participated: Jack l\foy0rowitz (accordion ¥>lo, accompanied ut th<> pinno h,v DnvE' Hirschon). Rachel R11.hinowitz (piano . olo~), Harry
Hal.nnowitz (songs, a!'< omp:lllic<l liy l<:H·liel Habi11- owitz). Mrs. H. 'P11cli (\ iolin . ol~>S, HC·1·ompaniPd hy Mr . Dauid ), M: 1 is Gihhons (. oug:s. aec·om- pauied !J • Miss L. i hbott). DPnise • · ort h (songs and <la11C'e:). llodc•riquc., that. n·r · capabk' and Pntertaining magician (,,ho also n<'t<•d ns r•ompere).
eompletely 111~· ·tified a11d thrillNl tlw an<lic•n<·P with his turns. Hungarian anrl :t<'t obati<' dances were performed L: tal011te<l Gita :\Iai+ ~· and tlw pupil· of ~he Rita Lazarus ,'chool of Dau<'ing gaYe splendid vcr:sati!P displa,\·s. .\ µ:1ie. t ingPr wa-, Prof. :Sessal from .JohannPslrnrg:.
A bottle of whi -k.' 1l01i:1h'tl b~· .\lrs, : . :\larks was sold b,v AmPri\'all auction. }Ji. ( . Harnei.t and Roderiqne iwtl'd as nudiolll ('l". , 'weets w< re soltl during tlw i11t0n:d by an attractive bevy of local young ludiPs and the artisti,; w0rP
entertamed "haek-stngt>'' h.Y the commitfrP.
Green and Sea Point Hebrew School (Talmud Torah) .
.:\fr. I. )fauerb rg •r, Chainn: n presided over a large gn.tlH'1·ing of pn1l uts and pupil· at lhc amwal prize distribution and (']1u11ukah C"once ·t lield on :--;unday Pvening, l 0th Dt>c't>mli<'r. in tlw
~ea Point 'J'uwn [Ja 11. HI' HtaLPd t,l1at it wa~
with satisfaction tHat. he r<.'1'i<'\\. nl t lw progrt':-;.->
of the 'l'a.hnu~ '!'mah d11ring tlw pa:;t year. '1 bP munb •r of pupils wa.· lOo. St>\'t'ral p11pils wroi ~ H Pbrew for their Junior CPrtifiente and a :\fatriC'ulation cla. s will 11ow UL' op lll d. 'l'w"nty- three boys Wt'l'P Hannitzvah 1 hi. year, and 12 passed. the e.-amination oi the Hoard of .Jt•wi:>h F.ducaticm. The 'chool Jilnnry cc))ltains a snpply of lil'hrew hook::;J hnt f urtht•r d01wlio11. of book are nec.'d •d. A Friday L•venin~ Sc.•rviC' ~ is con- dul'te<l by th pupils i1° the :-iyuagogue Hall, a,
\\ell n · an Oneg 'hahhos after tlu• Sahhat.11 morn- ing Sl'l'vice.
•rtie Chairman t•011giarnlated tli congregation on the appoint111€11t of Rab hi Or. , 'lirock as tlw new spiritual b ad. Dr. , hro<'k had "ritt u thnt Ii· would be only tm, ieall,Y to asi;i~t in furthering the inter, ·ts of thr> 'J'almnd Tornh. 'I h Chair- man, aftPr appealing for morv pupils, tlt:rnk<•d th,, GrPell i111d Rt>a l'ornt HclnL'W Congn'gation or their evcr-1·eady a::isistanC\' and n of lhe rl'almnd Torah frpo of diargc, Hnhbi Vinm r for lti'l intPn' t in the rralm11rl 'l'orah, al. o Dr. Hl ·1wkL.v, l hairrnan of Uw Board of .Tl" i ·h T~duca.tion
.K eeutfr<> of l.ho
•r.
lmud Torah nnd omrnitt<'<''.Headmaster, Stuff nnd , l'Pl' a1·:, fr. W. HohinM on, for the splcmclid w111 k dono.
Lcr..nio nstey ou behalf of the pupils, pre- s nted tho Ohair111an with i Gold n B ok Certifl- t'ate. ubscrihed li~ tho pupil in the iam1 of tlw 'f'almud Tornli. 'I he r'hainnnn arc pte<l lhl:
Certific t with 1 hnnk und nppr ci1 tion for th•~
<'hildren's ffor.t iu collecting tl1C>ir n,;ngs fo1 thP Natiounl Fnllct, tl111 · slion ing thPir loH' for tht' S hool.
1 fter tit" c•hilrlrrn had ndmirnhl: performcr1
Sl'Vl'l' 1 H hr0w plays aJl(l ong , llahbi Dr. F.,, r, Kirznm· delivered an insp11 mg address and appealed to Jewr~· to make m·or.v sncrifire for thH eltildren and liko th' l\'fac<'abccs fight and Jivl' fnr their God, p0op,fo and humanity. The Ilabhi nLo 0. t<>nded <'ongratnlations to the Sea Point 'Hebrew Congregation on thC' happy choice in : ppointing Rah bi' Dr. . T. Rhroc] ns their Rabl1i a11cl spiritual leader.
Good wislw · w0re t•.·fonded hy the Presiden~
nf tllf' Cm1gn'gation J\fr. .T. 8chenkman, who n1·gecl th.-. chilc1r<'n to be unselfish nnd disciplined, and so become tlw 1 ride of onr rrntion. prond to hP called a .Tew.
The Headm~rnter and
Dr.
0. Resnekov a1so nqdressed the gatl1e1ing. Th<' -priz0s. cups and Hermann Cohen Shi<:•ltl haviug lwf'n clistributed hy Mesdamf's Aronson. Sack aml Mv<'rs. votes of thanks were movt'd by Mr. M.TJ.
Aronson (Chairman of the Edncation Committee) to th•speakers and ladies who distributed the prizes.
n.nd l1y Dr. TI. :'.\f~·<'t's, Vi<'<'-Ghniman, to tl11 Chnirman.
The Jewish Youth Study Circle.
A ven· plPnsn.nt Chanukah function took placr>
011 l\Ioncla~·, 11th December. at 4 nrtis Street.
ln the nhsencf' of Mr. Alfi<' Ila<'k, the chairman.
:\Jr. H~·mie G ,ft presided and \\'<•lrnmC'd a verv large gntlwring of youth. Comnnmit~· singing an~1 appropriat0 Chnnukah song~ were most ::i.blv ren- uNed by Cantor .\. Tmmermm1 ... fr. A: J,ipschitz and othet·s. An instructive adclrei;s on the sig-
nifieance of Chn11uh1 h for 11.odern ~·outh wns <lP- liv0red by Rahhi DI'. K W. Kirr,nc•1" A h0artv vote of thanks to the .·penker and artist;:; wa·c:
proposed b.v Mr. H. Geft.
The Palestine Maritime League.
The Cap<' Town Corn111ittt>I' o1 tlw Palestine
~foritime LeagUI' :wl-nowl<'dg• with thanks re- c •ipt of £50 pPr M1· .. rs. F,, Abraham. aml Gro.
from tlw (\ tAtf'
or
}w late Jns<>ph Rrn11dl'.mb ·r 15th,
"Victory Fair"
UNION OF JEWISH WOMEN'S FE rhe Yi ·tory l1'uir organised by the Uni ,Jt.,wish :\omen of Cape rrown rn aid of war work, -oeial welfare tuid general ac ties, \Vas Of)eDed on rJ.1uesday morning Lady Huggard, 'Jwirm~1n of the Red C
~Iarket.
Lady H11ggurd expre.'Sell
nt the opportunjty afforded her of con . la ting .the
·n~on ?f
.Jewish \Vomen. on'K•
11 :,;p]ench<l contnbut10ns to th' \Ynr effort, ticularly the Red Cros. l\Iarket, at which U,nion's work parties run regular rnstalls.
Mrs. B. A. Levitas, Chairman of the
er nisation, anrl ~frs. D. Harris, conven the Fair, thnnked Lady Huggard and Yisitors pre, ent for the support alway generously accorded to the activities of 0 society. They were pleased, ns largely sentative of the Jewish l'.ommunitv to i tif. themselves with the great
an~d
h tarian task of the Reel Cross among all other war cau~es upported by the Union Thousand of visitors thronged the Hall all day and shopped at the many tocked and nttractive . talls convened b work parties und member. of the Org tion.Ella Goldstein's First Reci
A ven d rveci' talent d
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RABIE-LEYY.
'I h · maniagP o ?II: reia. 1la11ght.t•1· of ..\l1·s. ll. Lt'\', to lsaae, ~on ol ,\Ir. and
l{:ihie. \\a :sol<'Jrlllist•d at tl11 Ga1·dP11s ~ 011 Su ntlay aftn1u1on. 1'1i" bride ·maids we H. Habie au<l .\liss H. Sltlinba.1. 'l lw was :\Ir. LPH lbbif' awl tltt' polPholder (hint, Lieut. LM _,., ..\1 i'. . lrnimowitz .\1 r. I. Lnvy.
A re1•epti011 \\ ;i ltl ld rd t It ,fo • <'oh '11 w: s thP c·l1:iirm:u1.
bl'ide and hrici ii;roon1 I\ :1.· p1 upo. 'd b) R brahnms. '1 lt<' toast of tli1• 1111kl'flllncr propo <•db~ i\lr. Z ..\'in. 'l'o marl· blw occ
1 iii' 11:1111<'8 of t It<• :you11}-, < 01tpl1 !ian• lwen i m th (lol 11 11
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ir par nt ·.At the an11ua I mPeti11g of tlH' Paarl Wlzo the Uhai1·Jady in tho anmrnl report exp
hanks to the hon. trea ·urer, 'P<'l'Ptar, and mittc• for the whole-henrted support given during; the past year. She al:o stated tha activities and hala11 •e slwet Wt'r0 rnry sati fa A VPl' · h art\ Wl'll'ornc \\a:-- e."t<:nded to D. N •ls~n, who. "a. \'i"iti11g Pnarl; she waa of those> who bnilt up pr::tctiC'ally all societies
Tho followinc1 ~j;·pf'utin~ and Committee appointed: l\fr~. ,J. 11'ri<'dman, Chairlady; V f'hairladic:. Mrs. F. T.1ip1-;hitz and :Mrs. D. Kah
<nritz; Hou. TreasurPl', Mrs. D. Pel'k; Hon.
r<•tarY Mrs. ('. Colwn; A. ·t. St'eretarv . ·•\"it~; Commith•e>: 'Mesdames F
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BarnettBloom .• 1. Guli , J. Geffen. B. }i'actor, R. M a roch. H. Melamed, R. Kaplan and L. Oro .Hon. Auditors. M0~daJllP,'
