30 T H E Z l 0 N I S T R E C 0 R D.
A Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Celebration
The Teish Benefit and Benevolent Society
T
HE twenty-fifth anniversary of the Tel sh Benefit and Benevolent Society, the members of which consist of peop~e emanating from the town of Telsh m Lithuania or their children, was ce~ebrated by a banquet followed by a social and dance held at the Selborne Hall on
Sunday evening. . .
The proceedings began with the praye1 for the repose of the souls o~ those members who had passed away, mtoned by Cantor S. Steinberg, of the Berea
Synagogue. .
Mr. I. Fine, Chairman of the Society, who presided, proposecl the t?ast of the Society in the course of which he out- lined its history for the last 25 years.
Ten landsleit of Telsh met 25 years ago in the shop of Mr. Krikler (who had . up speciall · from Capetown to be
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present with them that evemng , anc had decided to form thb . benefit antl benevolent society. The main obJects
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the society were to 11elp a brother lil
need and 'to visit the sick. The fns~
president was Mr. M. Gordon,. who \yas unable to be pres nt that evening owmg to ill-health. The ociety gran~ed free loans to memhers up to £70, wl11ch were repayable in small instalmen~s.. It also provided free doctor and me<lic1ne. The society had sent £700 some years ago for the relief of those who had suffered as a result of the fire in. their !1ative town of Telsh. During 1ts x1stence th_e society had loaned £30,000 to 700. apph~
cants. It had an accumulated capital oi
£2,000. The society owed its success chiefly to their hon. collectors, who sacrificed their leisure in order to collect the payments from memb .rs and thu.·
enabled them to cany on without ~p .rnl- ing a penny on collector's comm1s:10n.
The Telsh Ben ~fit Society wa. the fi~·st society to b, affiliated to th S.A. Jew1. h Bori1d nf D puti . . It al o . uppor eel the wi I Ladi ' o ·iety and the G neral Ho. pital. H concluded b,r refcrrin,,. in app1 iativ t rms to th
·e i e. rend red by l\Ir. T. Zalmono- witz (Vic -Pi sid nt), Mr. I.1. Blumb rg, Mi. J. Rondi, 1\fr. Gab1ie1, and , fl'. l\L Sarovitch, th ~e · ·etary.
British Premier Urges Co-operation
APPEAL TO JEWS A. 'D RABS
London, June 13th.
strong appeal to Jew.· and Arabs in Pales- tine to sink their differences and to o- operate was made by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald when he open cl the Anglo-Palestine Exhibition in London.
The P1·ime Ministe · expressed agreement with the Marquis of Reading's earlier 1·emarks urging Jews and Ai·ab.· to co-ope1·ate in Pales- tin , adding: "It is going to be the salvation of both of you." l\fr. MacDonald said he hoped Arabs would not listen to those who divide them. In conclusion he paid a tribute to the great se1·vices the Jews had rendered civilii::- ation.
• Ir. L. Blumberg re::,pondetl to the toast of the . ociety. He pointed out that not only did they help their ianclsleit from Telsh in South Africa, but the.
also as istetl them to help their l'elative:-:;
ove1. eas.
I\11. L Gab1iel, the Hon. Trea. urer, 11rnposed the toast of the gue ts. He pointed out that they had never rnfu. eel any application for loans, nor had they so far written off any bad debts. He thanked Mr. M. ReuYid, a President of the Chevra I a<lisha, for the assi:-tance iven bv him ancl he also paid a tribute to the work of their Chafrman, Mr. Fine, a.s \vell u.s to that of their Secretary, dr. SaroYitch.
::\fr. [. .i\'l. Goodman responded to the toa~t of th visitors, and congratulated the ociety on it. twenty-fifth annive1·- sa1 y.
. ir . . I. Rabinowitz. the Pr si1lent of the Witwatersrnnd Hebrew Benevolent
s< c.:iation, propo:ed the toast of ~ind red
societies, to which Mr. lVf. Reuv1d, the P1·esident of the Johannesburg Chev1·a Kadisha, replied. In the course of his remarks the latter mentionecl that he was
~8 y ars on the committees of ·the Chevra Kadisha and of th HPbr w Benevolent Society.
Mr. I. Soskalne proposed th toast of the twenty-fifth anniver. ary celebration, to which
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J. Ronlli replied.J.\fr. J. Ordman p1·opo ed the toa t of the Sp ·cial Di:-.tress Fund of the Soeiety.
Dr. Jacob. on, re:ponding to the toa. t,
1 ent ion cl th(\ name: of some di. tin- gui:lwd
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's ho re their lamL lPit,001 n in Tel h, inclU<ling Hahbi • I ier H i·lin, th hNHl of tht • liz ·ochi • <
m nt.
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---~"MY YIDDISHE M . IA."
In view of the ucces es of Yiddis 1
talkie films, it is announc d by the Afri- can Th atrei::, Ltd., that ". ly Tiddishc
• lama •· wil1 b scl'eenec I for the first time in South Af1ica at the Standard Theat1·e on Monday next and throughout the week. The talkie ii:; fu]l of attTac- tiw features which are likely to appeal to Yiddish th atre fans. lt ha come to this counti·y with a fine reputation in Emope and there is no doubt that "My Yiddishe Mama " will fill th Standard Theatre to capacity for some time to come.
D.L "l E ~\'l THE H.O.D. HALL.
The l\faccabee Sport and Gymnastic Organisation are holding their "Iontbly Dance at the H.O.D. Hall on Saturday, the 24th inst., at 8 p.m. The New Sav- anna Personal Band will supply the 'mm;ic and an enjoyable evening i. as-
sured to all those who attend. Tickets are 5 •. double, 3s. 6d. ~ingle and 3F=. 6d.
doubl for members, 1·efr hments in- cluded.
Notice to Our Rea ders
June 23, 1933.
Herzlia Club for Benoni
L1 on, : i-o en oui'age .. lie RlJi.· ad l f Zioni ~ 1 and Jewi. h cultur1' a110ngst ·he
' uth in lJenoni. a 1 lcnJia Club has be~n J ornwcl. . t the. inau'?,'ural meeting held 11 centl.r, the ol!owin'' hono1ary ofllceT:
:eic elect d: Chairman, Dr. D. Mor li- on; vice-chuir. _Jr. I. W. Shill; joint h• nornr~ s c1etaries, 1\11. V. Toker and
l is~ .\1. Lomey; com 11ittc , Dr. heir, Dr .• tiller, • ie srs. I. A hm n, I. au1og, L. I aker, J. Dal~er, I'. l\Jill~1, c.ml .\11. es H. l\rcinen, K. Jacobson, Z. rusnec : nd F. Baker.
A general meeting is to b held at tl:e P .b1ew Hull, Benoni, on Tuesday, the 27th in. t., at 8 p.m., for the purpo:e of nrolling: members and gene1al discus ion. All Jewish youth in the locality ar im ited to attend.
_\N lNTEH-D.EBATE
"That Gambling is BecomL1g a -· ational Menace" is the subject of a debate which will be held at the H.O.D.
Hall, de Villiers Sti·eet, on Tuesday, the 27th in t., at 8 p.m. Adv. W. Pollak will lead in the affirmative on b half of the Public Speaking Club, supported by A< v. W. W. Kantor, and Mr. Gu:
Friendly, supported' by Mr. J ... ·athan, will oppose on behalf of the H.O.D. Dr.
He1·zl Lodge, No. L Mr. E. Melamed will presid . Questions and di. cussion will be invited and all interested are cor- dially invited to att nd.
A Kroonstad Prize Distribution
• Ir. ~Jax Cohen, Principal of the
~chool, w~ then presented with a foun- tain p n, as a token of appreciation for hi exc !lent work on behalf of the . chool.
.\. general meeting of the Hebrc:w School took place on Sunday last in the Synagogu' chambers, .. fr. V.t. I'retzme1 pre, icling ov i· a good attendance. The ollowing- honorary officers we1e lectecl for the en uing year,Chairman, W. Yretz- mer; Seer tary, Mr. S. L. Brenkel. Com- mittee: Me . rs. H. Epstein P. Smi dt, B.
. .Mervis, S. Srniedt and D. Zadolovitz.
There ,vas an excellent attendance at the annual Zioni t Ball, which was held in the Town Hall on the 14th inst. Mr.
S. J. Kaplan officiated as Director of
Cen~monies and he was abl assisted bv
~ s r .. W. Kretzmer, ... Wainer,
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Cohen, I. Rabinowitz and E. B. Mirvi ..
Congratulations are clue to the large committee responsible fo1· making the fun 'tion so g1·eat a success.
