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~·SJD&gogue Forum.
Basil Brown, Moderator of the Congrega- urch, was the guest speaker at the Synagogue lunch on the 15th August. The his address was" Isaiah and Reconstruc-
Harold Hoffman presided.
Bown said he was particulal'ly glad resent that day, seeing that it mark cl of hostilities. He welcomed the ty to be witb. them, because it o him that for a hri tian to
& gathering of that kind was one of the
tive ways of forging the links of good- d understanding. The curse of anti- arose through misunderstanding and tion . 'I he growth of ill-will was due to inking on the part of many Christians- really, for there was a distinction be- rlstians and Gentiles - towards Jews.
the Christian church are doing our best that this anti-Semitic curse of Europe, to this country, is counteracted," Mr.
d. Vast problems of reconstruction faced d, he continued. They ere so tremendous , as individuals, could not hop to in- em at all. They were left to the leadel's nations at the big conferences to solve.
blem of reconstruction, physical and the r building of wrecked homes, the lahment of indu tries, trade and com-
ere for the economists, the e p rts and tects. Geographical recon truction, in s, so far as it aff eted Palestine, w r
ly concerneu, 'V as n matt r for th Peac other asp cts hi ch w re ery anq in hich he felt they, as in- could play their part, and on which d brin to b ar their f ith and r ligion.
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m ntal and moral r construction, so and totally n c ssary at th pre: n r wa th task o the 1 • ducationr
and th r -a<lju tm nt of m n vbo for had b n livin nn abnormal 1i . Th r Important tns , n in hi h v ry man
n could play his or h r part: th t.a k n truction of th h ra ial altitude, ~·hich
Jy n c ssary in South frica. 'I h di - outh Africa was gr ater than they had r many year . Th solu ion was in the of und rstanding and unity in this so- Ion. 'fhe last six years had brought an
!nary r ·awak ning to tll ne els of th • unfortunate in South Africa, particularly e non-Europeans. There must be the ent of justice and mercy; the will and erve, for man's chief destiny was the f God and the service of Goel. If only again learn something of the meaning lsalah gave as his conception, they would a good deal to bring that spirit in the t was n eded in the task of reconstruc-
for
Hebrew
Schools andl.Jiberman
School.·attended meeting of parents of pupils of e schools took pla.,ce on Sunday evening, M. Morgenstern presided in the absence . Gitlin. He hoped that Mr. Gitlin would 1peedily and be amongst them again soon.
airman said that he thought that this and the election of a parents' committee ready long overdue. A body of parents
give much assistance not only to the
ent committee of the schools, but also to ers. The teachers tried their best to show in the education of the children. They implant into the children's hearts a love culture and traditions. It was the duty Pl!'ents to give them every assistance pos-
was their duty to see that the attendance lar and to interview parents on difficult Which might help to stimulate and further ess of the children. He thanked the ent committee of the schools for the ty given to the parents to lend a hand ery important work.
Morgenstern then drew the attention of ts to the circular sent together with the ns, in which the parents' committee ed the programme of work they had en. This function was the first of many come. The Chairman then welcomed all Rabbi I. Abrahams said that he was very that the attendance was larger than at meetings, and he hoped that this parents' on would grow from strength to strength.
ed the importance of education in South It was even more important than in Jears, when our p ople in Eastern Europe our culture at the highest level. In of old the Jewish community drew its strength from Babylon, and, similarly, African J wry, before thi great tragedy, its strength and spiritual leader from To-day we w r facing a grea clau r
THE SOUTH AFRICAN JEW H C ONICLE.
of becoming tagnant, not only in ou1· education.
but also in our cultura life.
The importance of a Talmud Torah in a coun ry like this was great, as it. was the only place where the Jewish child was imbued with a taste for everything Jewish. He knew, said he Rabbi, that all those who were at the meeing were already converted, and that their children did attend the school, but it was ne\·erth less also the duty of the parents to s e that many children who did not attend the school should come to it.
After a long discussion, in which • tesd mes Jaffe and R chtman and Messrs. Greenstein, Schlo sberg and luszny participated, it ms were performed by the following pupils of the school:
ecily Gammerman, Israel Kas el, Judith Zinman.
fr. Avin stre sed th difficulti s with Which teacher,· met. Jewish children were e ·cellent pupils and they loved Hebrew education, but a lack of co·operation on the part of the parents put obstacles in the way of progr ss. He thanked Rabbi Abrahams for coming to address the pa1ents, as this gave encouragement not only to th parents, but also to the teacher .
Union of Jewish Women.
the Dcpartm •nt of Ep tr>in gave a YPry eompr h 'll i,·
at th J. t Hall on
• COJH or t ducation in : d mocracy. Sile ref nPd
particnlarl~· to local conditions, d1 ali11g with ma - ters of •t:hool huildiug nn<l pay of t ach rs. , he
aid teaching hould h 11rnclP u prol' ion atfra - tiv to the he. t brain . Slw poke on tlu forth-
<·omi11~ , d1ool Hoard el •c·tions and eongratulatPd Hahhi I. ~\l1raham.· on hi unopposed return. h l'Pgr0ttN1 that l\-lr . P. ('lout refu eel to :ice pt 11omrnat1011 again. '1· .. Eps n pokP o l adult t>tlueation au<l , I. o touC"ht><l on llebn•w ( ducation in whid1 the rnion was partienlarlv intenste<l.
Mr .. H. :\Iov. ovi • poke on Lhe ·importune<' of womt>n t. king an alert intere t i11 th ' forthcoming mn11i<'ipal el tion , which wc•ro of per~onal in- ten:> t to hou eholders. ~he ' as J\ot prepare9 to din ct opi11ion on ~he merits of the r • pC'c ivc cnn- didat s, but sl11• urgf'u 111emb0r.· to upport pro·
gr< 'R ancl liberal id<', .
Habhi J. Abraham . hi f Rabbi of the C.'l'.
ll<'brc•w Congregation, Tho wa the guc:t JH~aker, took al' h1' theme "'lhe Rc>lation. hip hetwcen
"itize11. hip and Zioni:m in Jewi. h Id ology.'' He .-aid that the suhjc<"t went to th' root of Jewish
!if and p1 ovided an ideological comra. s to know wlwre \VC wei' .tecrmg. There was no dualism in Jewi h life. .From ancient Biblical day two trnths . toad out. There wa. somethiug; -..:ital in the> Jewi:h . pirit and the Jews clun~r, to a <lrc•am, a memory of Zion, a comp le. - idea of God and land. ~h' . oil and oul of th, ,J wi:h p ople. 'l he ,Jew wht>11 driven jnto captivit. • did not ju.·t he·
come Bab.·loni. us. Becaus of lbeir stubborn·
ue ·s tho,'\' lrnve produc cl famous s ienti 'ts. At the . ame tmw the J wish people h ri. heel th.:>
advi f' of Jl1remiah to se k the peace of tlw city whcr • the.· 11W.) be c·aptivc ·. The twc. ideas W<'l' t ribut~ rie: and Ho,· 'd into the river of J wish lifi •,
Th<' Hnhbi then traced how thronghout the agPs gr at .Jews have uc·re sfully combiI.ed th privi- 1 g of trne citizen hip with tlF1ir ow11 n. tional life. He e ·plained what personal Zioni m meant nml deC"larecl: "l am a Zioui, t h au:e [ tc I f belong . omewhere. T want the grour, to which I belong to lh e, otherwi. e [ wo11l<l b 1 moribund my c>l . I lov the Jewi h ethos, the Hc>brew languag' and the Jewish literature." Jewi h
nntionali~m won Id eventunllY oY -rcome nnti- e1111t1 m. In a d 'motra \' ti1e e wa no homo·
gt'IH~it that wn the aim ~f de poti:m. One 11 '{}
11ot h r' on 1 11 ighbonr' · political opinion or
Bnoth Zion Assoolation.
111 e 1111 t.r: i11 p rtiC"11- ncc. and <liffueut 1111-
H. bbi i\ bra ham for
prupo <l a
Massadah Association, Vredehoek.
A very inter sting Oneg habbat was held at the residence of Dr. and frs. Birnbaum on Friday
night, July 27th. ·
• lrs. J. Hanson read a po m on habbat, and thereafter Dr. Birnbaum spoke on "Posit' J - ish Life in the Galuth ". After tracing the d velop- ment of Jewish life in the diaspora, th p ak r went on to show that it was possible to live a positive Jewish life as long as we maintained a certain standard of Jewish ducation and kept up as many customs and traditions as possible.
discussion followed.
Yredehoek Women's Mizraohi Association.
A large gathering attended the monthly meeting, which took place on 'fuesclay, '7th August, at th residence of Mrs. Kahn. l\Irs. Goodman welcomed the gathering. Mrs. ehba anu ... Us ank ren- uered a piano du t, which deserved the appluuse
receh' d. .Mrs. F. Gross gave a very interesting address on "Facts about ourselyes " . • Irs. Kinmer suggested various activities to promote cultural and religious interests among member ..
The omp titio1i for a pair of stockings was won by • Irs. Kirzner, and realised £1 7s. Mrs.
Goodman informed the members that th ne ·t monthly meeting, which wouJU be the first annual general meetin , i. o take place on he 4th September . .:1.frs. Gottchalk proposed a ry warm vote of thanks to the speak r and hostess.
Green
and
Sea Point Wizo Chcle.·1 h1•re '1n a. ' ry good attendanf'. of m mbC>r at tlw JllC >ting 011 \V due d •. • 10th A ugu t, , t th Talmud 'J orah I Jal!.
~lr ·. D. Harri.
Samuel' prehen. ive new Walder.
com- 1\fr .
~fr. '. M. Le,"in g. • n intere ... tmg addr on Thl odor H rzl. He furth r n, ly ed th . trm·- ture of ' orld Zioni t <' ll r · nd in Jud d in
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hi infonnatlY«> talk nn explanation of the party
·y tPm nml ll1t' c·onstit11tion of the JPwish Agency.
Merkaz Harav.
Under the auspices of the Merkaz Harav and the Wynberg Hebrew Congregation Talmudical Society, a lecture on "The followers of Hillel and Shammai"
was deli~ ered on Thursday, 16th August. at the Wynberg Communal Hall, by Dr. E. W. J5=irzner,
hief Rabbi of the New Hebrew Congregation.
Mr. B. Nossel, the chairman of the Wynberg Talmudical Society, opened the pro"eedings, and referred to the great losses in numbers and in strength Jewry suffered on the Continent of Europe. As a mark of respect, the large represen- tative gathering stood in silence and prayer. Mr.
A. Matz, the president of the Wynberg Hebrew Congregation, took the chair, and extended a very hearty welcome to th visitors representing Cape Town, Sea Point, Muizenberg, Claremont and Woodstoclc l\Ir. A. Yach, the chairman of Merkaz Harav, conveyed greetings from Cape Town, and gave a brief history of the work and achieve- ments of the ;:i. Ierkaz, which meets every \Vednes- clay evening at 4, Curtis Street, Cape Town.
In the course of an instructive lecture, Dr.
Kirzner gave a comprehensive analysis of the -social and national tendencies in Judea some two thousand years ago, similar in cert in aspects to
"some major problems confronting the Jewish people to-day, in Eretz Israel and in the diaspora.
'l'he eighty 'l'almidim of Hillel and their inner division8 into three distinct groups were treated in a scientific manner and on strictly historical lines. Jonathan B. Uziel and Jochanan b. Zakkai received detailed consideration in the light of contemporary events that culminated in the un- fortunate destruction of Sanctuary and State, but in the sunival of Judaism and Jewry, round vhicb the Talmidim of Hillel and Shammai rallied in a tremendous; mighty cultural effort: the creation of the Talmud.
A li\·ely di. cussion followed, in which many of the audience participated and raised interesting qu stions which were answered in a most popula1·
way by the lecturer.
A hearty vote of thanks was proposed by Rev.
h. G01 don, who dwelt on certain items of the lecture, and expressed on behalf of the audience and Congregation gratitude and appreciation for
• uch a highly succes ful and inspiring ecture. In .. upporting th vote of thanl·s, Rev. Szwarcz, of lareu1011t, mphasised the importance of such meetings for the spil'itual and ultural uplift of suburban Congregations, and requested Merkaz I ara to arrange further lectur s in e ·ery part of th P ninsula.
Maitland Zionist Society.
lorC> than 15 memb r, of the linitlantl J wi h communit paC'lw l th .1. laitlancl 'I almud 'roruh Hall to C'apacit r 011 8um1a.• night Aug. 19, OU llw o <'flsion ol iii fir·t o·:-.Hmal me ting of thC> nr.wl.•- fo1rned laitlaml Zioni. t 8oei t •. 'l'h Bnoth Zion an th' .Junior Zi ni ts Wt re al.so w II repr sented.
1 lie fun ·tion took the form of a Itadio Ev ni 1g.
.dui;i('al ikm r nder l bv Cantor l\I. Katzin n f•ompanil d hy Mr. Voo~land) and the Goldin sist r wen nthu iasticallv r ceinid. •ropical
tall~ wen gi,·en by :Me. ·rs. . l\I. J,evin and E.
<. harl:tll. The arting chairman l\1r. H. linmer- mnn, n ·b·d as announcer. H. 'V. S. Efron propo eel a 'ote of thunk· to the arti. ts and speakers.
Duriug Uw inten·al for rPfrl'shment the Chair- man a11110111wPd the re ·ignation of the acting com- mittee and made an appeal for new members, in re p u ·e to whi<'h somP forty nC>\\' rnemhers were
E nrollecl.
Aft r th i11 etTnl the following were elected as the 11ew C'ornmitt(~C: Chairman, l\fr. H. Imn1cr- ma11; \·ic1'-t'hairman, Dr. D. Bloch; Joint Hon.
Tr a nrer , )T r-. Z. Boob and l\I. Odes; Hon.
Se('rdar~·, ... Ir. H. Barnett; ~ommii..t£>c mt>mbers:
... Iessrs. B. Barron B. Be~ger, R. I~recdman, D.
J'"ramer. P. Rub and Dr .... I. J. Swade.
'l'h mneting dosed with a benedictory address
~· the Rev.
r
auf man.Mulzenberg-Kalk Bay Talmud Torah.
The annual p ·ize distribution {\f th school took place at the Talmud Torah Hall on Sunday, 12th
\ug11 t.
Hab?i Dr: E. W. Kirzner .addre "e<l the large gathcrmg of patent. and pupil on th value and irnportnn<'o of Hebrew ducation in the life of
·vny Jew.
~Ir. Y . . L~Yene, a visitor from Pal 1stine, spoke on the diflPrencc b tw en Jewi h education in Pal" tllle and in the Galuth.
1 h prizes were di:tribnted by ~lr ·. ,V. Satusky.
'l'lw oef'asion was also used to pre ent :Mr.
~ hagmn, a past chairman of the 'l almud Torah Commit tt• ', with a Golden Book certificate which vill lw hung in the Talmud Torah together with
Iii, photograph. ·
Jewish National Fund.
The Jewi h .1.:1'ational Fund acknowledges with thank th rec! ipt of the um of {!J 10 .. raised In .Ito irnnP and Ericn Roffman and Barbara H11b111 Ill nid of the .J .~ . Jc. through t·ompetitions.
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Palestine Maritime Drive.
The Pale:tinc Maritime Drive was launched
\'ery successfully last week at Paarl and ·worces- tl'I'.
Paarl. Mr. Rivlin, accompanied h:v :Messrs.
Astriu k.v, Ben-Arie, Kasmai, Les em and Marks, ac.ldre sed a Yery well attended mec-tmg there on th 13th in. tant. .i.:Ir. J. Lennsohn was in the
<'hair and l\Ir. Yolks proposed a vote of thanks.
}lr. Ben-Arie aud Rev. B. D. )lelamed also spoke.
A committee was formed with )lr. S. Myer as Chairman, '~1r. Max Bach as Treasurer and Miss E. :Myers as secretary, the other con!mittee mem- ber being 1\lrs. Friedman and Messrs. E. Hor- witz, R. Kaplan, l\I. :\finitzer and H. Pernick.
Considerable amounts were collected, and the Cape Town delegation was greatly impressed by the fine co-operation and enthusiastic rPsponse it received in Paarl.
Worcester. Great interest was aroused for the Pale. tme l\lari~ime Drive at the meeting held there on the 16th instant. Mr. J. Friedman was in the chair and the sp akers were Messrs.
Ridin and J. M. Weinreich. The other members of the Cape Town delegation were Messrs. Ben- Arie, Lessem and Kasmai. The results of the drivl' have been very satisfactor~·.
Social and Personal
:\Ir. J. Gitlin, who has undergone an eye opera- tion, is making satisfactory progress
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Th.. marriage took place in Cairo on August 8th of Harry Salber (formerly of Cape Town) an<l l\lnzal Elazar. Mr. nlber tlw Ider
son
of Mr.aud ,i\Irn. 'h. Salber, of Sea Point, was formerly a mt>mber of a Palestinian Jcwi ·h unit and is now a t·orpornl in the S.A. Forces. Hi:; wife wa · a rnembt>r of the Palestine A.T.8.
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The e11gag0ment is announced of Joyce. ,Young ·t daughtc r of frs. an<l the late .1.1r. A. Volk", of
\ rorc . t<'r, to Ezra young r oil of Jr. and "lr:.
H. Gin 'I', ot Oranj zid1 .
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'l'hl' 1 ngagpment i a nnomw •cl bet ween Hae l Ian i t, <•Ider daughter of Mr. and 1\lr -'·
t ichnlowsl ~·, of BelvcdPrP B.ond, l\Iniz<'nb<>rg (form 1rly of H<'tn•at), an<l Jsrael \mold soil of' thl' R \'. anll .1.lr .. T. Frank, of .Muiz('nherg.
Sabbath commences on August 24th at 6.1 p.m. and ends on August 25th at 8.47 p.m.
Portion of Law: Ke Thabo, Deuteronomy, chps. 26-29. Hattorah: Kumi Oiri, Isaiah,
ch. 60.
Bible Reading in Jewish Homa.
The chapters to be read during the week com·
mencing 25th August (16th Ellul) are 11 Chronicles, chps. 1·18.
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BARMITZV AH.
KATZ: Abe, only son of Mr. and il\Ir . A. Katz
"Bne Brak," \Vcllington Avonue, Wynberg, \VIll conduct the Priday evening serYice on 31st August and reatl a Portion of the I1aw and Maftir on Saturday, ht September, in the Wynbcrg Syua·
gogu .
Augu"b
New Books.
The Book Department of the S.A. Zion tion has just received copies of
"c
Living in Palestine," by Hendrik F. lnli
£1 ls.).
Further supplies of the following b also just been received: "Forgotten Van Paassen (19s. 3d.); "The A Sholem Asch ( £1 4s. 6d.) ; "Memo People," by Leo Schwartz (£1 6s. 3d.) I in the Desert," by Maurice Samuel (£1 World of Sholem Aleichem," by Mau ( £1 ls.). The prices quoted are all
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New Year
Ivory card
pictures in an assortment of six diffe a1e now on sale at the Book Departmt S.A. Zionist Federation. These folders per dozen, including envelopes, post fr Union. The postage outside the Union dozen. Call at the S.A. Zionist Fe manent Buildings, Johannesburg, pho or write to P.O. Box 18, Johanne b are also obtainable at the Zionist Offic Street, Cape Town, or Youth Office, Street.
Hebrew Cong egation "C~
We are in our new Sanctuary, Virginia off Maynard Street, Cape Town.
Plea e note that seats are now avail High Fe tivals.
The Committee will be m attendance
011 Sunday Mornings from H to 12 and r .5.30 to 6.30 p.rn.
Rev. Hoffmann and he Service .
J. Miller,
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