August 7, 1931. T H E Z I 0 N I S T R E C 0 R D.
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REPORTS OF JEWISH ACTIVITIES
IN THE MOTHER CITY
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"BEN SIR.\CH.''
An address by Mrs. Morris Alexander on J; ·n Sirach was delivered last Tue day aft rnooJJ in the Zioni~t Hall, undPr tlw auspices of the Bnoth Zion A ociation. The1·p was a fai1· at- tendance of ladie·· over whom Mrs. P. M. CJc,uts in·v~ic!Pd. In her opening ad<lr~ss Mi·s. Clouts sh'cssed tlw competency of Mrs. Alexander to speak on the \'aiting::; of nen 8irach.
Mrs. Alexamler said that a study of Ecclesiaste,.., revealPd Ren Sirach, its author, as a man of ·modern temperMrPnt a11d outlook. He is humornus and w1ttv, culti\·atNl and scrptirnl.
In modern times a fair amount of res arch work had bec·n clo1w to unfold the tru naturf' of the author of E ·cle::,;iastc•s. Two ladies of leisu1·e, Mrs. Lewi:, and l\fri;. Gibson, had in 18!)() handed an original leaf from Ren Sirach to I )r. ~:klwl't('J', l\Ir;;. Alexander's father, who had lntrr visikd Cairn ' Jwrc• lw liar!
discovered other original pages from tlw nrnm1sni1Jt::, nf thP great poet. lh'. Schecter had published hi::; dis<:o\·f•ries, but lw had left manv manuscript.· in tlw 'ambrirlgP Library -:till un- touch cl by ."cholars.
Eccle iastes is a book full of' wisdeini. It contai11s dahn1· ' ate training- in good ma111w1·s. B<•n , 'i ra('h him:::a·lf wa. ;i gentl man with a high codP of hc·haviour. He> '''H:-- also a n~Clll o!' the world. Most cha1·actNist ic of' him was his dP<·p lo '<'
of frif'ndship. Th wholf' pa~d011 and ~t 1·c•nglh of liii-i 11atur1 •
WPnt into scholarship. 'T'lw fool lw lic·lcl in gJ'Pat c·o11t<'ntpt.
llespite his wi~dc.rn, Ren Sirach wc.u 1t<>t pnpula1· with< illwr .Jew or hristia11. Ht· lwd no bPlid in aftP-r-lifr. 11'111· lii111 dluth was a calamity that dPstroy( cl l'\e1·ythi11 ".
The characte1· of Bt'n Sirach, said .:\Ir:;;. Alt \::1 ndPI', 111 co11 clusion, wa!:l of th<' typp that ncrsiste<l tl11'ough t lw ngl''-' and wa::; richly fruitful of good where\'t'I' it vent.
1\Il's. S. Gordon opened tlw discu~sion and 1\11· •. ll\'l'llWn ]H'opo..;ed a votP of thanks to Uw lecturer.
JEWl~H NA"I TON \L Fr ·o BALL.
Last week, it will be l'P.memhered, we recounted the diffi- culties which havP faced tile committee of the JPwi~h Intional Fund in fixing a date for this function, and announc('d a· thP date which had been eventually arrived at as Aug;ust HJth. It eems, however, that this <late was not to be final for we now learn that the Ball will be held not on the 19th, but on Thurs- day, 20th August. This further postpcnement has been made in deference to a requc_·t from the Junior Boarcl of Guardians, who are holding a Grand Concert in the City Hall on th 19th.
Tlie Ball promises to be a. most enjoyablc> affair. a very t•11ergetic con mittrP beini!, at pl'esent <'ngag d in making- all
11 ·ce::>sa1·y arrang(·nwnb. It wiil be held in tlw Zionist Hall a11cl ie f>avis' Orchestra will lw in nttenclancr. Acldld to tlw~w
1·pas011.' why tlw Ball should bt· t1atrn11isecl, tlwrr is this mo. t
impol'tmit Oil<" it i.s being held in aid of the Naticrnal Fund to sup pod whieh it is the dutv of c•ve1·y .J1·w and ,J ('\Vc'ss. l t is 1•arnestly trustf'd that success •viii mr>c'l with this t'lld1·avc1u1· 011
behalf uf .lt>w1·y'.s 111nst wo1·llty c·ausP.
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r_'.\L\CCAl.HGAN G lf ILD ORCll E~TH \.
The second of the serie of Maccabcan Guild Orchcsti:c.d Concerts recently inaugurated, was held in the Zionist Hall cm Wednesday evening last. The1·c wa an amweciative audience and the prngrammc was interesting and well contrast d, satis- fying all moods and tastes. The orchestra, under the baton of Mr. George Tobias, was in g-oocl form and gave excellent re11- derings from Mozart, Ma1·ie, Schubert. The concluding orchest- ral item was from Mendelssohn'· Italian Symphony.
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The soloists all met with an enthusiastic reception. Miss
E. } 1·inhob clelightecl the gathering with her musical mono-
log·ues. Mr. D. Garfinkel':-; vocal items wPre also very much ap- Pl'\'(·iatt>d, whil!:'.t Mr. J. S. ummer:, playetl "Silver Bir~s," by
LI:' 'T'hien· with good effl·ct on the piccolo. Ai nolrl Lorie, L~e
lead('t' <if the 01·chcstra, played '' Romance " by Svendsen bnl- liantlv. Mi~s Tiichrnan p·avc :::;everal attractive ongs. The accon~pani."t was Mr. P. Lewi , who performed his dutie in mo t praiseworthy manner.
The concert on the whole wa - a great ::;ucces · and the l\IaC'cabean Guild Orche:oitra is to be heartily congratulated.
TAL:\IUD l'OIL~H BOYS' \tlNY~L.
The fifth annivel'::ary of tlw 'T'almud Torah Boys' Minyan (Minyau .Jos<>JJh) wa:-; ccic>bratecl at the Talmurl Torah .on Saturday morning, ~Gth July. There was a l.<frge gathermg present. On this ocrnsio1~ a rne~nb i· of the Mrnvan .who had heenrnc Hor1111f,;(•11h read his Portion of the Law and his speech, delh c>1 NI in Hehr<•w, was . uitahl~· replied tu hy Rabbi Zimrr.er- rnan.
~('J"\"il'l'S \\'l'I<' c·onrlu<'frd hy i\JpL:-;r::; n. Ro ·enthal and E.
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upowit:,1,.After tlw "t'_l'\'ie<', the• hairman of the Minyan addressed t lw g:atlwring-. Jlp l>< id t rihut(• to ilw late Mr. ,J. Homa, fou1!- clt•1· nf' Ow l\lin\'Hll 1111d :-;t1·e ·st1tl the important roll' thnt tl11
i11.·titutio11 playPd ii\ thr- lifP of tlw hoy who was a pupii of the 'J'nlmud Tol'ah.
[~abbi M. Ch. ~lil'\i::.h and • [1·. A. Levin, Ptrncipal of the Talmud Tornh, dl'liv('red short ('ong-ratulatory speeches, both
<'XJH'\'Ssi11g tlH;ir appr£•ciation of thP oc,d work done by Hw Mi11ya11.
.JEWl~H HO~Pl l'.\L APPOINT'.\IENT.'.
The following .J c\•;ish nanw · occur among the appoiulment · of i·csident medical officers to hospitals under the Board an- 11otmc€'d at 'T'hm·.-rlay's meeting of the Cape Ho. pital Board:- Somer:wt Ho .. 11ital: I Jr. R. leyerstein ( Seniol' R.M.O.);
l>r. A. Landau.
Rondeho.·ch Hospital: l >r. A. Kirshner.
\\'ynberg- Hospital: f >r. H. Bernstein.
J >r. R Res11ckov has been appoint cl by the Cape Hospital Board a::; ont> of the h .11orary anaesthetists to tlw MeGl'egor
Cnnvalc~e<'nt Ilonw.
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The ntal'l'iagc• took pl<l<'C in thr Gn~at SynagoguP on Thurs- clav mo1 n1ng last of Al ice, dnughlPr nf Mr. and Mrs. Raphael
<H;lowilz, of' <'and11wn, tn Sch1wir, Sl•ll of Mr. unrl Mrs. L. Kal111, abo of Capt•to\\'tl. 'l t1t' c1•r n1011y wa:-:; JWl'fOt'lllPcl by Rl•\. A. P.
H1·ndt>1·.
Aft<-1· thl· ec•r1·1t10ll ·a IHTJJtioH wa:-; held in the Zioni~t Hall
·u1d was atttndPd Irv a large• 11urnh1'1' ol' gut>:,;ls. Toast::; wen·
~n·oposl•d hy Rev. . · P. Hendt~r and Mr. -~i Fred Friedh~nder all<!
wPre suitably responded to by Mr. Oblow1tz and the b!'ldcgroom.
The maniage tvok vlace in the Gr.cat Synagogue on Sun~
llay evening last of Marguaretha Sophia (Dolly), daughter of Mr. and Mr~. W. Altschul, to Eli, sen of Mr. anrl Mrs. B. Woolf of Mait}and.
The ceremony which was performed by Rev .A. P. Bender, wa · followed by a' recention in the Zionist Hall, which 'had been beautifully decorated for the occasion. There was a large gathering present.
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