Rosh Hashana 2018 Vol. 44 No. 2 Distributed to over 5,000 households in Israel and abroad
ISRAEL AT 70 With Israel on a high hosting the start of the Giro d’Italia in Jerusalem, winning the 2018 Eurovision in Lisbon and its economy and tourism soaring, SA community joins in year-round festivities celebrating Telfed’s own 70th with family events across the country. שנה טובה ומתוקה! Celebrate your family occasions in one of our 22 “zimmerim” by the sea. Full Israeli breakfast served to you in our dining room. DOLPHIN VILLAGE
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The self-help fund for Kindness can change a person’s life Southern Africans Rachel is one of 400 youth aided each year by in Israel Telfed. Despite an unusual beginning in Israel, she’s determined to make it work. This is her story.
“I arrived in Israel at the age of 14. A few months after we arrived, my mom was diagnosed with cancer and started chemo.
My father had a brain injury from an accident, so it was a big adjustment for my brother and me, helping our ailing parents, settling in to a new life and trying to learn ‘ivrit’.
We joined the PRAS community service programme run by Telfed and a university student (who received a scholarship) met with me weekly. The attention and motivation he gave me had a profound impact on my life, mentoring me through a rough patch when things came crashing down.
Today, I love living in Israel and I am studying Bio Wishing you and your family a Medical Engineering and Neuroscience. My mom is “Chag Sameach” and blessed 5779 in remission and Dad’s epilepsy is managed. I want to ‘pass it on’ and have taken on a double What you can do volunteering commitment, helping children from two SA immigrant families to settle in here. I was • Call the office to donate really excited to be selected by Telfed as the (09 7907819) National SASI Coordinator, another one of their scholarship programmes that offers assistance to • You can also email South Africans Studying in Israel. [email protected] I believe that education is the key to solving most • Use the enclosed form problems in society, so I am really grateful to and pre-paid envelope receive a bursary and be involved in the community.
I am doing my bit and working hard. Thank you Telfed, and to each of you who donate to support our community organisation, for helping me on my way.” Love, Rachel telfed Linda Barron, Rae Galloon, Leon Galloon, Linda Barron,Moss, David Rae Levin &NeilSchwartz Editor andChief Correspondent: David E. Kaplan (050)743-2361; [email protected] (Israel) oroftheEditorial Board. whichappearherein. SAZF(Israel) and advertisements isnotresponsible for articles Views andcomments expressed inthis publication are African ZionistFederation not necessarily thoseoftheSouth telfed.org.il To mark a special occasion or yartzheit, you can make a donation to Keren Telfed and we will send a card in your name. Give a meaningful meaningful a Give name. to Telfedmake Kerencan your you donation yartzheit, a To in card a or occasionsend will we special and marka Helayne Shedletzky Tavor Dana Levy Daniela Daniela Shapira │ Ariela Yael StrauszYael Gerald Wolman Lusky Keren Dafna Rosenfeld Pikas Simone Shireen Burt Nicole Trope Nicole Stephanie Roitman Michal Merten Merten Michal Nikki Leviner Dana ChailBen Nava Lapid Dorron KlineDorron General gift by assisting members of our community less fortunate. communityless of our membersbygift assisting Siegel │ Magazine Production Magazine andCommunity Awareness: Nicole Trope (09)790-7825;[email protected] enquiries:
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can’t believe that a year has already scholarship tracks to assist with tertiary education for Ipassed since I became Chairman, Southern African youth living and studying in Israel, as well and what an exciting year it has been! as for Israeli students. In addition to our amazing PRAS It has been an honour to be at the Programme, we also offer financial need scholarships, and our helm of Telfed in our 70th year, as our newest venture SASI (Southern Africans Studying in Israel). extraordinary country celebrated its Telfed has been negotiating with various universities to lower 70th birthday. As Chairman of Telfed, I the fees for degrees taught in English to accommodate the have been given a unique opportunity needs of SA students who haven’t yet made Aliyah. This is a to see the organisation from a different perspective and work in progress. over the past year, I have come to appreciate that even after At 70, we believe in rejuvenation. We now comprise a 70 years, Telfed remains relevant, providing indispensable young, vibrant team that will ensure that we maximise our services to our community of Olim. effectiveness and scope, and that our activities and services Facilitating the absorption of Olim has always been a central appeal to younger community members and to 2nd generation service provided by Telfed. As the demand for this continues Southern Africans and Australians in Israel. We have a new to grow, we have seen where we need to expand and evolve Community Awareness Department that will assess how to to meet the changing needs of the community. In recent best serve the needs and interests of our community. We have months, South Africans have voiced concerns with the also launched a new committee to support lone soldiers. Our ominous anti-Israeli sentiment. The resulting uncertainty volunteers remain the backbone of our organisation through was evident in the increase in interest at the Aliyah Expos their various roles at Telfed. held in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Telfed continues to As part of our 70th Anniversary celebrations we have been provide support throughout the Aliyah journey, with pre- invited to meet with President Rivlin. It is an honour to and post- Aliyah and Klita counselling. We have been building be recognised as the first, and one of the leading, Olim momentum and have increased our activities in many organisations. We will continue our 70th festivities with a different spheres, with plans to strengthen the community family picnic at Kibbutz Nir Eliyahu during Chol Hamoed through events and networking opportunities. Sukkot, and I invite you all to come and enjoy a fun day Our Employment Department held a series of successful surrounded by fellow Southern Africans and Australians of all workshops to guide Olim who are new to the Israeli job ages. market. Our Housing Department has maintained almost I am grateful to be part of this wonderful Telfed family. I am 100% occupancy offering reduced rentals to Olim (with an proud to continue to tell the Telfed story as we endeavor extra discount for new Southern African Olim). The rental to support Southern African Olim whilst encouraging income is channeled back to fund the social welfare assistance participation in and contribution to Israeli society for the provided to the elderly, families-at-risk or with special needs betterment of our home, Israel. and single parents. These individuals continue to receive Wishing you and your families a happy, healthy and productive support from our social worker. New Year. One of Telfed’s highlights this year was its Scholarship Ceremony held at the Knesset - a fitting place to promote Batya Shmukler the future leaders of our country - where over 400 students Chairman received scholarships. Telfed takes pride in offering various Contents
6 Focus on Telfed 24 Keren Telfed 34 People 43 Classifieds 16 New Arrivals 28 Community 38 Nuptials & Notice Board 20 Cover Story 32 Sport 40 In Memoriam 6 telfed Focus 70 to waterslides workshops. andcraft “As Telfed celebrates its tourssuccess. ranged from Entertainment andwinery farm for allagesensured that bothpicnicswere aresounding Eliyahu. Nir Family picnicat– acommunity Kibbutz fun days later, by anewadditionto the Telfed Pesach calendar the firstday Pesach ofCholHaMoed . This was followed, afew this year by Australian Olim -gathered at Kibbutz Tzora on year, newandveteran African Olim–accompanied Southern to picnic.Pesach For isanidealopportunity theeleventh org.il). newsletter.electronic (To subscribe, pleaseemailinfo@telfed. For detailsofupcoming events inyour region, pleaseread our forward to seeingourOlimat theupcoming sukkot picnic.” is of great As importance. our celebrations continue, we look to that otherolimbrings aconnection andcomfort familiarity our olim have been years,in Israel days for or forty forty the expresses Telfed Events Peter Chairman, Bailey. “Whether welcoming new olim and reconnecting with old friends,” th birthday, we recognize ofcommunity, theimportance Braai Brigade Braai or 'barbies' at Kibbutz Tzora and Nir Eliyahu . SAand Aussie families enjoying the annual braais Pesach Picnics Praising PRAS
Telfed’s special PRAS scholarship programme financially supporting higher education while inculcating the value of “giving back to society", has been enriching the Israeli landscape for nearly two decades. The personal stories of its participants are as heartwarming as they are instructive. Present PRAS Scholarship recipient, Moshe Mitchell, relates that “If over a decade ago, someone would have suggested that I would today be Jewish, living in Israel, and studying in Hebrew, I would have joked, “What are you smoking?” Moshe grew up in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe to a religious Christian mother and a father “whose religion was sport.” Nevertheless, he attended the Jewish primary school of Carmel in Bulawayo Moshe Mitchell (far right) with fellow PRAS students who received and would go on to study law in the UK. In 2007, “my mother awards of Excellence insisted on taking us on a tour of the ‘Holy Land’.” It proved an adventure that would change his life. Moshe’s advice to young South Africans intent on studying in Today Moshe quips that “my heart made Aliyah in 2007 but it Israel is “instead of rushing into first year university, take time took five years for my body to catch up!” to learn Hebrew. There are various options through an ulpan, Moshe formally converted, attended an ulpan on kibbutz Sde a mechina and serving in the IDF, “which I did and survived!” Eliyahu, enlisted in the IDF, and then commenced studies in Also, he counsels, “make the effort to speak to Israelis in Political Science and Communications at Haifa University. Hebrew. Don’t worry about making a fool of yourself - this is “It was a good choice with many of my professors kindly normal and provides hilarious stories for later!” allowing me to submit my work in English.” Over time, his A recipient of Telfed PRAS scholarship for the past three years, reading and writing in Hebrew progressed “and today, my Moshe’s advice above all else: dominant spoken language is Hebrew.” “Believe in yourself and in your abilities.”
Experts at Expos
Prospective Olim in South Africa were ‘illuminated” by the with their accommodation expenses while studying at information they received this past May by the ‘Telfed Team’ universities in Israel (thanks to a special partnership with The of experts who attended the Aliyah Expos in Johannesburg Eric and Sheila Samson Foundation and the Krawitz Family). and Cape Town. “It is critical that prospective Olim hear first- “We are preparing for an increase in the number of young single hand from people who live and work in Israel,” said Telfed CEO, Olim as well as an increase in the number of young people Dorron Kline who headed ‘Team Telfed’ wanting to study in Israel,” said Dorron. "This is a result of positive So keen was the interest in Johannesburg “that we had to pull factors to Israel and negative push factors from South Africa." keep our stand open for an extra two hours,” said Telfed Social Telfed’s SASI Committee continues to engage with universities, Worker, Ariela Siegel. “While the families we interviewed were including recent meetings with Bar Ilan University, looking for more security and certainty in their lives and were Jerusalem College of Technology, Ben Gurion University exploring options in Israel,” the younger generation, in light of and Hebrew University. Having captured the interest of the 7 the unsettling unrest on South African campuses, “wanted to Jewish Agency for Israel, Telfed CEO Dorron Kline recently learn all about Israeli universities.” met with JAFI representatives in order to partner with them Most important for them, reported Dorron, “was learning about in the SASI project. Telfed’s SASI (South Africans Studying in Israel) programme,” SASI enquiries can be directed to Simone Pikas (admin.esp@ where eligible students (based on financial need) are assisted telfed.org.il) 8 telfed Focus come to Israel to complete their those younger Africans who South Even more of an “undertaking” are youngsters Africa." from South increasean expected inthenumber of proved“It instructive inpreparing for their plansforthefuture,” saidAriela. experiencespersonal sofar inIsrael and and ‘pizza’,experience “We heard their withinformation,. Armed Michael African Olimat KibbutzMaagan Recently, Siegel. theirAliyahafter ,” says Telfed's Ariela HeadofAliyah andKlita, “We engageconstantly withyoung before, Olim duringand offamilyisamajorundertaking, alone withoutthesupport simple even to ardent Zionists, the move and that making Understanding that thedecisionto makeAliyah isnotalways proceduresrequired -onsafety .” provide themwiththerelevant information in English-when Africanour Southern residents to ensure theywere andto safe Heights,”the Golan said Telfed COO, Nava, “we Lapid contacted in Syria since 1974. “Concerned in withthewellbeing ofour Olim Dome.response, In Israel retaliated in the largest Israeli attack entered Israeli airspace andwere intercepted by Israel’s Iron sirens, over 30missileswere launchedfrom Syria. Four shelter inreinforced thewarning after rooms. security Shortly communities hoursofthemorning, intheearly residents took On 10thMay 2018,whensirens soundedinthenorthern The workshops cover process, the interview networking, to navigate theIsraeli necessary them withtheskills jobmarket.” -newandold -intheirjobsearches.assisting Olim We provide Strausz, “we have offeringaseriesof been workshops aimedat ,”overwhelming said Telfed Employment Counselor, Yael in aforeign language, andinanunfamiliar culture can be that “entering theworkforce inanewcountry, Recognising Team Telfed visited agroup ofnewyoung South Maagan Michael. Maagan The Young the and Adventurous A Long Engagement Under Fire Nice WorkNice another. For 15-year-old Sivan having left “family andthe faced intheirfirst few months andoffered toone support frank discussion, theyspokeopenlyofthechallenges In office in Ra’anana. Johannesburg, Pretoria, andPort Elizabeth-at its Durban Telfed recently hosted these students -hailingfrom schooling through theNaaleprogramme. www.oref.org.il/SIP_STORAGE/files/3/3253.pdf brochure isavailable at theTelfed brochures guidelines, onemergency anEnglish safety While the sirens.” living ontheborder whoneededaquietnightaway from the ofourcommunitytheirhomesto“members opened families Australian,” Olim said Telfed Batya, Chairman, Shmukler African forourSouthern and andsupport a show ofsolidarity took shelter asabarrage ofrockets were fired fromGaza. “In Days later, to thedangershifted thesouthasresidents there at [email protected] prospective jobseekers, please contact Yael Strausz at Telfed Should you wishto contribute your personalexperience to successfully integrated inthe Israeli jobmarket. input andinsights from whoare membersofourcommunity creating profile aLinkedIn for thejobhunt, as well asinvaluable . ‘Team Telfed’ visit young South African olim at Kibbutz Home Front Command ( Pikud Ha’Oref) prepares offices oronline at: http:// familiar”, it was a case of “you just have to adjust.” Most seem to agree that the taste of freedom has been exhilarating, coming from the protective environment of South Africa. “Walking in the street alone… WOW!” expressed Sasha, at a loss for words. She shared an amusing response from her madrich when she requested permission to go for a walk: “he was like, duh!”. All have adjusted to life in Israel and many expressed the Time for Change. School students from SA on the Naale desire to make Aliyah. programme in Israel visit Telfed.
Not Alone
‘Lone Soldiers’ serve in the IDF without the support of to [email protected] To family. While they include overseas volunteers, orphans and donate to assist a lone soldier individuals whose families are unable to offer support during this Rosh Hashanah, please email their service, “most of our soldiers are Olim motivated by Shireen ([email protected]) their Zionism,” said Telfed Lone Soldier Committee Chairman, or call 09 7907819 Peter Bailey. With Love From Telfed. All In support of these young Olim, should you be interested smiles is this ‘Lone Soldier’ in hosting or “adopting” a lone soldier, please send an email receiving a parcel from Telfed
Countrywide Events
Over the past few months, regional committees and Gamedze - a member of the Swazi Royal Family (Herzliya) and volunteers have organised events that have covered an a memorial event in honour of the South African-born Mossad array of topics and activities. A powerfully moving Yom agent, Sylvia Raphael accompanied by the Etz Chaim Choir HaShoah ceremony (Ra’anana) was followed by lectures and ex-Capetonian Chazan Barry Braun. on understanding the Holocaust through art (Netanya) and For details of upcoming events in your region, please read our medical ethics during the Holocaust (Ra’anana). electronic newsletter. (To subscribe, please email info@telfed. Community members participated in the Machal Yom org.il) Hazikaron ceremony (Beit Shemesh) before celebrating 70 years of the State of Israel in style at a Yom Haatzmaut braai (Rishon LeZion). The community continued to be inspired by talks on effective leadership (Jerusalem), the story of Rabbi
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Birth of a Nation. Seated on the ground like a fighting unit Remembering Raphael. The Etz Chaim Choir performing at a briefing, young IDF recruits listen to Smoky Simon sharing his war memorial event for Mossad agent Sylvia Raphael, at Protea Village. experiences from 1948 at the Machal Yom Hazikaron ceremony. 10 telfed Focus Centre”at Telfed , visitors alikecanattest andfriends to the Walking into the “The andMyra Eliot OsrinAdministration Telfed’s programme. PRAS asignificant inIsrael, numberofprojects including support individualsasitcontinuesto to two remarkable invest and philanthropist); thework oftheFoundation pays tribute African businessman,winemaker,South and studfarmer in memor inIsrael. objectives fulfilling theircharitable Foundation,with the GrahamBeck andRhona Israel in thepastfiveOver years, Telfed The late Graham andRhona Beck (z’l) him. that isnamedafter inthe smiling listening inonthereports Telfed Boardroom asthe and known “Father ofthe Telfed Trusts”, would be The late Justice JosephHerbstein, aformer Telfed Chairman Stephen oftheFundraising Handler,Chairman Committee. as well Israeli asmany worthy institutionsandcauses ,” said thatTelfedsuperlative support was ableto provide itsolim, through and their devotiontheir generosity to Israel, the several here inIsrael ofourphilanthropic anddiscuss partners andthislastquarter; partnerships “we were pleasedto host theyears,Over Telfed hasdeveloped many enriching The Graham and Rhona Beck The Beck Graham andRhona y of Rhona andGraham (therenowned Beck y ofRhona Foundation, Israel (R.A.) Dynamic Duo Dynamic Philanthropic Partners VisitPartners TelfedPhilanthropic has been privileged tohas beenprivileged work with Myra Osrin Stephen Handler (left) and Sidney Shapiro
Established communal organisations. and fundraising finesseonbehalfofamultitude ofJewish who was renowned for his immeasurable contribution of wasthe patriarch created of the family, inmemory Eliot, leadership withethical, strategic, andinnovative skills” Institute”. Aprogramme developed “to empower senior the recent formation of the “The OsrinLeadership Eliot their involvement continues intheSAcommunity with madebyindelible mark thiscouple andtheirfamilythrough sharedspecial friendship withtheduoover many years. The community. morelearning about Telfed’s theSA work charitable serving Properties). All are first-time visitors who were interested in Holdings),LeoraProperty Kudo (Seeff Seeff andSamuel specialvisitors includedPaul BrosOther (Berman Berman leadership. retiring founder, Leon Lewis, atowering giant incommunal and at thesametime, pay tribute to theFoundation’s to from hearpersonalstories directly scholarshiprecipients AGM the together to objectives.fulfil their charitable Passionate about SA Charitable Foundation andTelfed spans over decades, the two-and-a-half Trustees oftheDoone that (andfriendship) Blessed withalongstandingpartnership Doone SA Charitable Foundation SACharitable Doone PRAS PRAS held in May provided the perfect settingfor heldinMay providedthe theperfect Trustees community service andscholarshipprogram, service the community Foundation. Telfed Doone Trustees the of welcomes continue to work Honourable Menschen
Telfed congratulates Chairman of the United Jewish Campaign awards Morris has received over many years is the Telfed Alison Berk Katzeff on receiving the prestigious 2018 Yakir Lifetime Achievement Award for “the impact he has had on Keren HaYesod Award at the Annual World Conference, Israeli life and service to humanity”. which was attended by the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The award was conferred in recognition “of distinguished and devoted service within the Jewish community and exceptional contributions to the betterment of society.”
South African-born Israeli entrepreneur and international philanthropist Morris Kahn has been presented the 2018 Bonei Zion Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of “his exemplary entrepreneurial spirit and business 11 acumen”. Other 2018 honours include, a citation in July from President Reuven Rivlin recognizing Israel’s top industrialists and the Morris Kahn, who received the 2018 UN Alison Berk Katzeff, recipient of the 2018 UN Population Award (on behalf of Population Award on behalf of "Save a 2018 Yakir Keren HaYesod Award ‘Save a child’s heart’). Amongst the numerous Child's Heart" 12 telfed Focus in Jerusalem. View.Regional Telfed volunteers representing various regions across Israel on aday outing Club. Sea’ing Believing is To jointhe Telfed Tiyul Club, [email protected] Even backthen,Europeans were East! misinformed abouttheMiddle walls. popular rumour was that theladders he brought were to scalethe high too short andthat in1799,Napoleon failedinhissiegeofAkko. Apparently,his cruelty; one was underthecontrol ofAhmed Pasha al-Jazzar, nicknamed Butcher”“the dueto rule in the latebattling that Ottoman Saladin; eighteenth during century, Akko Along theway, RichardtheLionheart theywould abouttheCrusaders andKing learn and theLandofIsrael. oftheJewishpeople the shul'sexquisite windowsthehistory depict stained-glass Synagogue isliterally covered inmosaics –bothinsideandout. These mosaicsand island, synagogueonDjerba Ghriba Tunisia. intheworld,The the onlyoneofitskind lunch. The tour continued to the Tunisian Or Torah Synagogue modelledontheEl to the the oldcity Turkish andthentuckedinto souk(market) adeliciouspicnic ‘armed’ mindsandgrumbling onlywithenquiring stomachs, madetheirway through buff. with totally Disembarking ‘peaceful’ intent, thebusloadsof Telfed participants invading itsforeboding battlements by sea,” saidPeter history Bailey , amilitary to Acre (Akko) imagining what it was like for conqueringover armies the millennia “Yes, onourrecent ofHaifaandcrossed thebay tiyulwe at theport boarded aferry KlotnickwhoheadstheclubthatJoel isrunby bothvolunteers and Telfed staff. to Clubexplore offers magic. itsalluring opportunities “ Sea’ Appreciating Israel’s natural beauty, cultural history, diversity andrich Telfed’s Tiyul . Catching to the Akko ferry from Haifa with members of Telfed’s Tiyul TelfedClub Tiyul ing isbelieving,” joked Project & Property Development &Property Project Project Management and Management and Project Wishing chagsameach toall our clients! Marking its 70th Anniversary, Telfed presents a charity concert MANGINA
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Accompanied by the Raanana Symphonette Orchestra conducted by David Sebba Special Guests: Ofer Portugaly Gospel Singers Concert to include: • Songs of Andrea Bocelli • Music of Ed Sheraan • Carlebach melodies • Favorite Israeli songs • Movie theme songs • Broadway hits • And much more... Saturday 27th October 8:30pm Performance Arts Center. 2a Hapalmach Street Raannana Tickets: NIS 80/100/250 (VIP+Cocktail) • Bookings: 09-7457773 14 telfed Focus 70 the midstofstaging ofevents aseries to commemorate the continues to thrive in the Land of Milk and Honey. in the Arava .The photograph encapsulates the relocation of an entire family to the PromisedLand and how theseed flourished and Green Dream. The “tribe” of Harris and Phyllis Green - including three children and thirteengrandchildren -gather at Kibbutz Ketura The State of Israel is celebrating its 70 History was being made. History We to shapeit. hadanopportunity same time. the plate. Butwhichplate? Icouldn’t beintwo places at the These were the challengesIencountered. Ihadto step upto granted. Ihadarole to play. fought three future majorwars. couldn’t Its betakenfor had claimedthelives ofonethird ofour people-Israel had itsfirst19 In years -lessthanageneration theHolocaust after Change, radical change, was essential. Ihadarole to play. Africa wasSouth plagued with the injustices of apartheid. African South a Jewish ? Events were unfolding. with my own issues. identity Was African IaSouth orwas Jew I As ayoungster growing upinCape Town, Iwas burdened afforded the opportunities to me to fulfill myZionist dream. I was given thetools at acrucialstageinmy life to maximize an environment sodifferent from theoneinwhichI was raised. infrastructure,absorption I could never have acclimatized to Telfed’s helpinghandandIsrael’s amazing immigrant remained just that - somewhere over the rainbow. Without Without theState ofIsrael, my Zionistdream would have Jewish history. to beliving my life chapter inparallel toin thisremarkable I’m two years olderthanbothandIconsider myself privileged th anniversary ofitsfounding.anniversary To putthingsinto perspective: By Telfed’s70 th birthday. Telfed is in MY ZIONISTDREAM th AnniversaryCommitteeChairman,HarrisGreen to successfully integrate Jews from more than90different For me, Israel’s greatest achievement has been her ability together.to hanginandgetouract ofcorruption. Nothingto beproudguilty of. Butwe were able of rape. APrime andcabinetministers Minister were found was assassinated.Minister AState President was found guilty ofuncertainty.and longperiods ran havoc. Inflation A Prime had ourupsanddowns. We’ve experienced wars, intifadas The past48years have beena riveting experience. We’ve of theiractions. giving adequate consideration to and consequences the risks of gamblethat younger, lessmature people make without 6months. manyonly beenmarried In ways, itwas thesort wrenching. wasfriends heart I was 24. Phyllis was 21. We’d familiesandalarge circle of our dearparents, ourclose-knit to leave ofCape andtranquility thecomforts Town. Leaving We were amongstthe first inourfamilyand circle offriends for us,prevailed. clearly thepullfactors because we hadto leave. True, there were but, pushfactors from Africa. South We came because we wanted to come, not ideological. We immigrated to Israel. We never emigrated Phyllis andImadeAliyah 48years ago. Aliyah Our was emerging society. We hadto ensure Israel was here to stay. 2,000yearsafter ofexile. We to moldan hadanopportunity day -to jointhestruggleto rebuild ourhistorical homeland We responded to thechallengefacingJewishyouth ofthe countries and transform them into useful citizens. This price paid by 23,656 soldiers so our children can run free in intriguing cocktail with its different cultures, languages, their own country. customs and political traditions was, and remains, a Israel merits its reputation of being the world’s Start-Up formidable sociological challenge. The Hebrew language - Nation. Her people are her most valuable resource. Israel’s indigenous to the Jewish people and the Land of Israel - was technologies are innovative and game-changing. Her citizens reborn. Nothing short of a miracle. enjoy a standard of living comparable with any Western We’ve experienced enormous change in Israel. We waited country. 8 years for our first telephone. Today, issues like this are We have no regrets. Like everything else in life, there are resolved within hours. Service providers are infinitely more things that could, and should, have been done differently service orientated than they were 48 years ago. but our half-filled glass periodically overflows. We’re proud of Israel’s sophisticated road and rail systems have shortened what we’ve achieved in the short space of 70 years. travel times. The skylines of Israel’s cities have changed Whether we, personally, made a difference to Israel’s her horizons. Her water technologies have changed her unqualified success is debatable but we feel we made a landscapes. Her health system has advanced the life contribution. I guess this sense of self-satisfaction is the most expectancy of her citizens. we could have realistically hoped for. We are indeed fortunate Israel has a robust economy. Her military capabilities are to be living our lives at this time in history. formidable. They have to be. In this neighbourhood, you can’t Mick Jagger “couldn’t get no satisfaction”. We did. We fulfilled survive without them. Of course, we can’t forget the supreme our Zionist dream.
Telfed’s management encourages you to celebrate Israel’s and Telfed’s 70th anniversaries by making a token donation of NIS 70 / NIS 700 to support our charitable activities. To put things into perspective, our annual consolidated budget is around NIS 9 million. Every drop counts! If all 5,000 family units who make up our community answer this call, it will make a huge difference. 70 years ago, the South African Zionist Federation opened an office in Tel Aviv to cater to the needs of the first Chalutzim and the Machal volunteers who fought in Israel’s War of Independence. Over the years, the needs of the community have changed significantly. So, too, has the organization. Staff numbers have been reduced and volunteers play a much greater role in providing our community with quality absorption and social services. Older people in our community are outliving their savings. An increasing number of people with special needs require welfare while others require assistance in the form of scholarships, housing, employment and other social services. The traditional sources of funding from the Jewish Agency have dissipated and 15 Telfed has had to engage in fundraising from the community to finance its activities.
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Israeli welcome The Greenfield family from Sydney receive a warm Shellim, Allison Bard &Sion Shaul, Yaniv Yosef Nechama Sheinaand Myriam, (Rutie), Mushkie, &Araluan, Dovid (Mark) Sebban , LeahSchwartz , StellaReuben &Leon Schneider Naumburger , Ariella , MozelleMoses Maayan and Litahl Wenig , Ari Wechsler, Anthony Webb, Diane&Jack &Anat Mark Vidor, Gary Tuch , Sharni Taylor , LanaMarie Taub, Shira Tanner, Chantal Stimler, Ruth Steinman, Amichai Hadassah andJesse Silva, Leah (Helena)&Rodrigo, Noah, Shvarts, Svetlana &Lev Avraham Australian Olim (Jan - June 2018)
Melbourne Freund, Zachary Nassim, Michael Dribbin, Lori Ginzburg, Irene Menahem, Yael Ginzburg, Daniella Pogroske, Dean Frenkel, Henry and Faye Levin, Carly Moshel, Chana Oakland, NZ Alexander, Hayley Slonim, Ronen Goodhardt, Shimon Goldman, Alan and Larissa Flescher, Ittay, Carmella Rose, Nava & Eitan Perth Lewis, Ronit Schnapp, Jonathan Karotkin, Eliezer Ellinson, Dean Levi, Paul & Gabrielle Paneth, Sharona Levi, Leon Rosenblum, Yaelle Henderson, Dianne Kornwasser, Malki Wilhelm, Chaim and Ella Sydney Joel, Nathan This year in Jerusalem! Welcome to Moses and Turtletaub, Tsvia Rogen, John Janet Joseph (Sydney) Esterman, Dion Liao (Ben Abraham), Zhiguo Smith, Rebecca (Binyamin) Green, Natalie Gar, Hillard and Carole Joseph, Moses and Janet Pluzhnik, Oleg Shaw, Laini Lazarus, Leah Rotschild, Carli
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With 70 years of experience in assisting Southern African Olim, Director of the ZFA) and Yigal Sela (Israel representative of the including facilitating the absorption of Olim from Yemen, Iran, ZFA). This visit followed that of Becky Kiper-Fox (ZFA’s Aliyah Holland and Russia, a partnership between Telfed and the advisor in Melbourne). Becky works in close cooperation with Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) proved a natural one. Telfed’s Aliyah and Klita Advisor, Daniela Shapira, who said “Speaking the same language and enjoying the same sports and that “after all this time working together, it was wonderful with so many Australian Olim having Southern African roots, we to meet in person”. Both Telfed and the ZFA expressed their have so much in common,” said Telfed CEO, Dorron Kline. interest for continued collaboration between Telfed and the In July 2018, Telfed welcomed Ginette Searle (Executive ZFA.
Southern Comfort. In the service of increasing Aliyah from Australia, Telfed’s Daniela Shapira meets with Yigal Sela (Israel 17 representative of the ZFA) and Ginette Searle (left) and with Becky Kiper- Fox (Aliyah Advisor in Melbourne). 18 telfed Focus Friedman, Mandi Friedland, Jessica Franks, Gillian Francis, Alistair Francis, Aidan Fine, Leora Feldman, Adam Evens, Jonathan Edelstein, Barret Davydov, Vladimir andIrina Davis, Kiara-Lee Daitz, Craig, Jena,Shanti, Avi andSuri Cohen, ShaniandEitanEloz Cohen, Chedvah Class, Jared TimingPerfect Chesno, Mikka Cane, Caylen Burbaitzky, David , Hanan Bukman Blecher, SidneyandHenriette Blecher, Jonathan, Lisa,Sara andEliana Blecher, Dalya , ChananyaBerman andDavida , ShternaBacher and Natanel Ash Amar, Refael Adler, Beverley andSteven Johannesburg Israel's 70th Janine Diamond (CT)arrive to celebrate , Chanan, Daniella, Gavriel, Raphael , Chanan,Daniella,Gavriel, Raphael . Kyle Kumin and (JHB) Southern African Olim (January –June2018) African Olim(January Southern Shear, Benjamin Schreeuwer, Willy andClaudia , Ben Sapo and Bernice Sacker, Michael Polakow andJane , Irvine Notelovitz, Joshua Ngwenua, Tzipora Nathan, Gregory, and Lisa,Kira Talia Meyer Marothi, Bekezela Markovitz, Ronen Jonathan Marais Joshuaand , Sarah, Jean,Dean, Livni, Mark Linde, Roland Lewenstein, Yehuda Levitas, Luke Lefkowitz, Louis Latilla, Guido Kumin, Kyle Kark, Wendy andMichelle Kaplan, Roleen Kaplan, Nanette , Solomon Hurwitz Heerdt, Julia Hazan, Leon Harris, Brendan , Shmuel Goldberg Geffen, Shelley Geffen, Gavriel Gavronsky, Benjamin Craig, Jena and family From Joburg to Jerusalem –welcome to , Michael , Michael , Selwyn andElaine , Selwyn Ziskind Tighe, Liam Thiem, Abigail Taitz Du Toit, Justine Ramona and ZadokSamuel Suchard, Rabbi Suchard, Chaya Stoppelman, Ronald Stern Stein Steele, Romayne Temima Spiro, Marc, Sara, Lily, and Gavriel Singer, Doron Singer, Andrea andMayan , Simcha Butchart Harare, Zimbabwe Wolman Roy , Thiem, Caleb Shira Shorkend, Danny, Nicole, Hannahand , DavidSchwartz , Dorcas Salmonson Sahara, Abigail Sagor , AnthonyRyba , Amit Raz Krisi, Michaela Joffe, Brandon Hess, Roslyn Friedman, Adam , Janine Diamond Cohen, LionelandLeonore Cohen, Ian Cantor, Taryn , Ryan Borland , Joel Berman Cape Town and Jenifer (Chaya) Hackenbruch (Raziel) (Baruch),Robin Davidson, Debra-Lee Durban , Raymond , Nathan, Nicole, Daniella&Ryan H T OFF THE PRESS CEREMONIES … OUT AND ABOUT … It has been a very special year for our Nothing makes our residents happier miraculous little country and we did than outings around the country. We our best to recognize this in our recent began the year with a splendid outing ceremonies to mark specific memorial to the Yokneam area with a visit at the days and celebrations. We have much most incredible miniatures’ museum, to be proud of and much to celebrate. all hand made by the talented Moshe Our PURIM theme this year was Samter. Then took a trip to Jankeles entitled: “70 years of Aliyah to Israel” Shtetl. Lunch at kibbutz Yagur. A and provided an opportunity for trip to Ha’aretz Museum was another everyone to don costumes relevant thoroughly enjoyable outing. We to the country they lived in before decided on other trips before the making Aliyah. What a wonderful and weather becomes too unbearable. This colourful morning this was. time to the Atlit Detention Centre, the Israel Navy Museum, Beit Feinberg in MUSIC FEEDS THE SOUL … BRIDGING THE AGE GAP … Hadera and Zichron Yaakov. We’re proud of our sensational concert Collaboration with the primary school events. We are honored to have visiting next door ensures a wonderful bond guest musicians from around the between the pupils and residents. We world at least 4-5 times a year. Special try to do an activity together at least a occasions are marked by special couple of times a year. This year, our concerts – Jazz, Classical, Klezmer – a innovative Art Teacher prepared a wide choice to suit everyone’s tastes. huge puzzle for Israel’s 70th birthday. The pieces were distributed between the pupils and residents who coloured them in together and then the finished product was put together once more. Amazing to watch the interaction despite the language limitations.
One of the most remarkable events was a performance by the talented Moriah College band all the way from Australia. Over 45 young musicians graced our dining room and “wowed” the audience once again with their amazing musical accomplishments.
BETH PROTEA – The Pride of Israel’s Southern African Community 5 Asher Barash Street, Herzlia, Tel: 09-9595222, Fax: 09-9595300 Email: [email protected] Website : www.bethprotea.org.il 20 telfed Cover Story dancing in the sky likedancing in the sky ballerinas, others defying the rules of what as well as thenaval parade. was It withsomeplanes spectacular Aviv’s theaerialflyover to position observe marina -theperfect family“Our satontherocks neartheendoflongpier atTel I answered: Yom Ha’atzmaut enquiring was“What theoverall feeling?” I received anemailfromAfrica theday inSouth a friend after overseas media. And thisisdespite thejaundiced coverage aboutIsrael inthe is gettingout.” being returnees messageaboutwhat Israel“the hasto offer interviewing Israel’s Minister of Tourism, Yariv in Levin Jerusalem. Enthusiasm. Exuding diversity.” With overseas in droves tourists arriving andmany Levin “We may besmallinsize,” Israel’s of Minister Tourism Yariv Summer, Spring,WinterorFall,Israel geared foranincreaseinAliyahfrom Telfed too,celebratingits70th,has tourists with2018,its70thbirthday, is attractingincreasingnumbersof expected tobeabumperseason. A CountryforAllSeasons recently told Telfed Magazine we’re“but in rich Blue and White Blue South Africa. Telfed editor, David Kaplan (left) By DavidE.Kaplan and apassionto pursuenewfrontiers.” resolution, butwe alsohave love ofcountry, abundanttalent Yes, we have unresolved issues;problems thattoday maydefy my answer “overall about feeling”. Israel welcomed being by theiranimated families and friendsis andolder.their fifties, sixties These generations ofdefenders and “Kol Hakavod”. Saba Upclose, we sawthatmostwere in families waving theirarmsandscreaming, “Kol Hakavod” Abba andwelcomed insmallpick-upboats harbour by theirbeaming We were close to themwhentheywere brought back to the parachutists dropping from planesinto thebluesea. Most moving was watching wave wave after of Israel’s Seal Navy . withblueandwhitepeople fluttering inthebreeze everywhere ispossible”.defying “what Thefront beach was packed with is possible. seemedto ametaphorforIsrael be It -constantly the Minister of the Minister Tourism, Yariv Levin African whohas South ceremony this year, earlier at theKnesset that Iinterviewed wasto prior TelfedIt ’s prestigious scholarshipaward Beam of Light benefiting Mankind ofLightBeam benefiting credentials and Telfed connections. His great-grandparents, Israeli engineer, in making lasers both mechanically functional Michael and Katie Kaplan made Aliyah from Kroonstad in and easy to use. Isaac subsequently became internationally the Orange Free State in 1936; his late uncle, Maurice Kaplan renowned for his success in using lasers in surgery and was husband to former Telfed Chairman, Leon Charney’s became known as “the father of laser surgery.” sister Ida; his aunt Doris Lankin was Menachem Begin’s He was also a poet and a man of humour. personal driver while dodging the British in the 1940s and While on night duty at a hospital in Johannesburg, a young whose husband was the Irgun commander of the ship the man was complaining of a penile discharge and pain on ‘Altalena’ and later Israeli ambassador to South Africa, and urinating and offered his own diagnosis. his grandfather, Professor Isaac Kaplan, was one of the “You know Doc, I think I might have caught a cold in it.” “That may be,” replied Dr. Kaplan, “but we’ll treat it for gonorrhoea until it sneezes.” The Kaplan family of Kroonstad in the
Father of Laser Surgery. Prof. Isaac Kaplan
1930s was a cross-section ideologically. While Katie was a Revisionist, and all the five Telfed AAA (Academic Achievement Award) recipients children became members of Betar, her husband Michael was in 2000. He received the award for his pioneering in laser affiliated with the General Zionists and was Chairman of the surgery. Kroonstad Zionist Society for 25 years. Already acknowledged for his great skill in reconstructive Close friends to Prime Minister Menachem Begin, I asked the surgery when he settled in Israel, Isaac performed hundreds Minister of Tourism for any personal recollections of Israel’s of reconstructive surgical procedures on wounded Israeli sixth Prime Minister. soldiers. Always interested in improving surgical procedures, “You know, people were always very excited about meeting 21 he obtained a carbon-dioxide laser tube from Europe in the Begin,” replied Levin, “but to tell you the truth, the first time I early 1970’s. Since a laser can focus exceptionally dense met him, I burst into tears!” power and energy on a minute area, Isaac believed it could “How come?” I asked. serve as a surgical device for cutting and removing body tissue “I was eight days old at the time, and he was holding me as by vaporization. He sought the assistance of Uzi Sharon, an the Sandek at my Brit Milah.” 22 telfed Cover Story our young visitors. Between “For sure; ourtourists are ourbestambassadors; particularly abroad? these wondrousDo experiences from ourvisitors resonate this phenomenon. African youngstersSouth onprogrammes frequently attest to probably oneofthesafest countries intheworld for tourists.” on the imageportrayed news abroad, networks Israel is TV from Israel, that hewas afraid for thembackhome. Despite whetherhewas notafraid toleft travel to Israel. Hetold them, programme inIsrael said that peoplehadaskedhimbefore he than my own city.” Justtheotherday, ateenager from LAona youngstersso many tourists, whosay, particularly issafer “It safety. orbeinginterfered Nofear with.Imeet ofrobbery beachfront at 2.00am,withoutaconcern for theirpersonal it; theycanwalk the streets of Tel Aviv, onthe particularly Israel of how isthe discovery safe itis. They cannot believe for“I thinkoneofthebiggestsurprises first-time visitors to “is security.” in the turbulent age we“particularly live in,” continued Levin, be sunbathing onbeachesinEilat or Tel Aviv.” Another factor, bitter cold inFrance, theUKorRussiaandafew hourslater Levin, “so flight, they canleave that with a short the snow and “We generally have goodweather throughout theyear,” said Key to Israel’s withEuropeans popularity isitsweather. and firstthree days oftheGiro d’Italia event –theBigStart inits70-yearbiggest sporting history a bumpertourist season. What’s more, Israel was to hostthe from Israel andinperson,Israel bothinspirit was experiencing to steer peopleawayby BDSanditscohorts Despite allefforts Tourism Levin Minster was upbeat. it as a normal typical country. typical it asanormal a billionpeopleworldwide watching Israel normal andseeing boostwithover was infusedwithapublic diplomacy country in his country’ssharing positive exposure. For three days the enjoyed the he certainly ‘hot’ of seat astheMinister Tourism, While Levin theGiro didnotsitonasaddleduring inIsrael, held inIsrael. From itismagnifico aPRperspective !” eventevents ever intheworld andthebiggestsporting to be its seventieth birthday. This isoneofthethree biggestcycling theGiro“I canonlydescribe asItaly’s bestpresent to Israel on was beamingaboutthefuture.Minister A recreational himself, cyclist the slimly built 48-year-old Pedalling Ahead Hot Stuff WhatsApp, Twitter, and (See article onpage32) article (See . be heldandplaced thepamphletson thechairs. through thewindows ofthehallwhere theconference was to Leontheir handiwork, comrades andhisBetar sneakedin for amoment to tell herbrother to bequiet. Later, with armed him! Idacould heartell-tale noisesbelow andexcused herself Little did he realise they were busy at work beneath directly disseminating thisEtzel material?” heasked. do you think is responsible“Who for printing and Zionist movement. upstairs inthelivingroom to oneofher ‘adversaries’ inthe in Johannesburg, Leon’s sister Ida, was teaching Hebrew in preparationfuriously for an upcoming Zionist Conference On oneoccasion, whilethebasement press was working concerned was themainstream Zionistleadership! to ouractivities. We theywere knew watching us.” Noless who understood government“the would not take kindly posters callingfor to theBritish leave Palestine,” relates Leon partner, Kaplan. Maurice was mostly pamphlets and “It complex at Amishavapartment Street in Tel Aviv withhis of as Chairman Telfed, aswell asthedesigner ofthe Telfed chair ofBetar. Many years later, Leon would takethereins Leon Charney , whoinafew years would become national One ofthose “busy” youngsters was Julius’ brother-in-law, dispatch.” printingEtzelof themorning material andarranging its Young membersofBetar, “were busyuntilhours theearly of their home in Orange Grove, of Johannesburg.a suburb Kaplan, were running anunderground press in thebasement 1944,Levin’sIn newly-wed uncleandaunt, JuliusandIda his family’s African fascinatingZionism. inSouth past, rich could onsomeofnot helptheotherreflecting members of Listening to Levin positively project about Israel’s future, I to directly 30,000 connected tourism.” year. Second, theincrease created 40,000newjobs, almost translated into four billionshekelsmore thantheprevious economy. This means that tourists the 700,000 in extra 2017, “Firstly, 5.5billionshekelsinto our milliontourists inject every Asked ontheeconomy, how thisimpacts Levin explained that the year after, ofthefriends.” thefriends time. year Next it’s whowillbevisitingIsrael, theirfriends and Instagram, theirexperiences reach theirglobalpeersinreal a small population, Kroonstad on the river Vals, was quite African Zionism. ofSouthern microcosm ofthestory With family fromThe small-town Africa Kaplan are Southern a From Kroonstadto theKnesset literally a “one horse town” having derived its name from a “they see a far more promising future in Israel away from horse called Kroon (crown), which is alleged to have drowned the unrest and declining education standards at South in the river. It is fascinating how many Jews, who as children African universities; disturbing antipathy by the ruling elite grew up in these dorps, would as adults, strut the world stage against Jews supporting Israel and diminishing employment leaving indelible footprints of their remarkable achievements. prospects.” MK and Tourism Minister Levin is testimony to this trajectory. Today, South African Aliyah is mostly from its two major cities. New Horizons “Aliyah is increasing,” says Telfed CEO, Dorron Kline. “In 2014 we had 184 Olim, in 2017 we had 329, an increase of 79%.” The Leaving the Ministry, I had the opportunity to study the trends were telling with “50% representing families and 19% portraits of all the Ministers of Tourism from 1964 when the young singles, aged between 18 and 25.” office was created with Akiva Govrin as Israel’s first Minister Dorron reveals that the pull factors of Tourism. encouraging Aliyah of families Prior to that time, a Ministry of Tourism was hardly considered with young children, are a priority as the country had been battling to survive the “quality of life” in Israel economically in a dangerous geopolitical as well as religious and neighborhood. As the country shifted gear Zionist considerations.” The from surviving to thriving, tourism reflected push factors “are the high this change and the Ministry of Tourism expense of South African has emerged as one of the most important Jewish education; political ministries in the Israeli government. uncertainty, wide spread While the portraits on the wall corruption, and financial presented a visual narrative of pressures, often caused Israel’s past, it was all about by BEE.” (Black Employment the future that I left that Empowerment). Israel On My Mind. Telfed CEO Dorron Kline with potential Oleh, meeting uplifted, buoyed Regarding young singles, Gabriel Herbert at the 2018 Aliyah EXPO in Cape Town. about tomorrow.
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Donors Honorees David & Hilary Zetler ...... In loving memory of Isaac Pakter Debbie Orr ...... In loving memory of Jacqueline Adelsky Estelle & Solly Sher ...... In loving memory of their parents Esther Strauss ...... In loving memory of Jack Strauss Fay Katz ...... In loving memory of Abe & Riva Nurick Fay Katz ...... In loving memory of Sydney Charles Katz Fonda, Nicky & Hila, Tanya & Hedley, Tamar ...... In loving memory of Chaya Shaul & Mike Ivan & Vivienne Gertie Lipman ...... In loving memory of Paul Nick & Becky Nerwich Maron - 50th Wedding Anniversary - Eli & Lisa Glenys Sugarman ...... In loving memory of Syd Cohen Polatinsky, Eric & Phyllis Golda Rosen ...... In loving memory of Hymie & Sarah Sher Horwitz, Eric & Rhona Golda Rosen ...... In loving memory of Ronnie Rosen Berzack, Estelle & Phillip Harold Jankelowitz ...... In loving memory of Merle Jankelowitz Chasen, Sharon & Harvey Howard & Orna Shuman ...... In loving memory of Eliahu Dgani Farber, Shirley & Selwyn Jack Horner ...... In loving memory of dear wife Nurit Horner Sender, Anonymous, Jackie Shmueli & Eli Goodman ...... In loving memory of Peter Knights David & Avis Weitzman, Hilda Stern, Robert & Lennie & Selma Cartoon ...... In loving memory of Jeanette Cartoon Rhona Berzack and The Leon Charney ...... In loving memory of Menorah Charney Tobias Family Louis Goldstein ...... In loving memory of Sydney & Lily Goldstein Michael & Sheila Zetler ...... In loving memory of Isaac Pakter Michelle & David Frankel ...... In loving memory of Marcia & Mannie Frankel and Simmy & Elaine Smith Miranda Saltz ...... In loving memory of beloved husband, Leonard Saltz MD Miranda Saltz ...... In loving memory of beloved sister, Lorraine Melzer Naomi & Moshe Roffman ...... In loving memory of Dave & Minnie Wacks Niel & Pam Bobrov ...... In loving memory of Jack & Sara Bobrov Robert & Rhona Berzack ...... In loving memory of our parents Robert & Rhona Berzack ...... In loving memory of Sylvia Berzack Rose Lurie ...... In loving memory of Melanie Aronowich Roslyn Steinberg ...... In loving memory of Michael Zacks Selwyn & Ora Soffer ...... In loving memory of Mendi Soffer Shirley Kaplan ...... In loving memory of Leon Kaplan The Griller and Sharon Solly & Hana Ben Ami ...... In loving memory of Riva Sandler Families - In loving The Griller and Sharon Families ...... In loving memory of Susan Sharon memory of Susan Sharon on her 2nd yartzeit Vicky Scher ...... In loving memory of Nokkie Scher Zena Berelowitz ...... In loving memory of Pauline Sacks Ziona Agulnik ...... In loving memory of Eli Agulnik
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Dear Editor volunteers, and we marched across the The latest issue of The Telfed Times tarmac to reach our flight. Somewhere, revived many memories, some sweet, at the foot of the steps we stopped some bitter and most of all, some and belted out a bravado – “HATIKVA”. bittersweet - the best kind. I’m sobbing as I write these words as I The warmly Zionist Jewish community sobbed miserably then, thinking I may in Krugersdorp is my backdrop; cheder, never see my family again. However, shul, the chagim, and Israel-in-the- I was determined to go and be there Bluebox. In 1957, my parents visited if war broke out, which it did the day Israel for my sister’s wedding. Air travel after we landed. was still rare; international travel even Summer of ’67. Sent to Kibbutz Shluchot, I stayed in Israel for six months, Jonthan Danelowitz was among these fellow more so. They returned determined returning to South Africa for my Southern African volunteers that included that the whole family would make brother’s wedding. I spent four mostly Solly Sacks, later Chairman of Telfed. Aliyah, but fate intervened with the miserable years in Johannesburg and sudden passing of my Dad. However, the spark of Israel never finally returned to Israel for good in 1971. diminished. For good, in the truest sense of the word. Thanks for the Ten years later, I was on the last El Al flight out of Johannesburg memories. before the Six Day War. It was a Saturday night, wintery Jonthan Danilowitz, Tel Aviv and cold at Jan Smuts Airport. There were about thirty of us
Dear Editor have just bombed the Shalom Tower. A I recall how moving it was for our quarter of a million Jews are swimming Betarim that left on the first flight of to Cyprus to escape our glorious army.” volunteers to leave SA, answering And so, it went on. We went outside Israel’s call for volunteers on June 2, and saw the Shalom Tower was 1967. intact and in the sea were two guys Leaving home was hard for me, but on surfboards. We learnt quick in ‘67 it was harder for my parents. We had about “Fake News”. to leave the country secretly and my Highflyer. 1st Lieutenant David Dotan (left) After the war, Paul Liptz and I decided parents were not allowed to come to receiving pilot wings from the commander of we were going to settle in Israel and the airport to say goodbye. We were the Israel Air Force General Motti Hod and went to the Telfed office in Tel Aviv not allowed to tell anyone we were the Commander of the IAF Flight School Lt. to see if we could find work. I met in leaving. The press was trying to find Colonel Ran Pecker (Ronen) Itz Stein’s office a former Rhodesian out from the Zionist movements if attorney named Abe Goldin who volunteers were going to Israel from Rhodesia. heard I wanted to fly helicopters in the Israel Air Force. He Paul Liptz and I were among the 51 South African and arranged for me to meet General Ezer Weizman. I landed Rhodesian volunteers to be given visas to Israel issued on up joining the IAF in 1968 and graduated from the IAF Flight Shabbat. School in 1970. On June 5, we were awakened by air raid sirens. We saw I was required to adopt an Israeli or Hebrew last name, so people running in the streets to take shelter behind sandbags from Douglas Cowan, I became known officially as David (my in entrances to buildings. We thought that this was a drill and Hebrew name) Dotan. I got married and went to a helicopter marveled at how seriously people were taking it. The war had squadron for Operational Training. I served in the permanent 29 begun, and we did not know it! force for almost 20 years; flew in the War of Attrition, the We went down for breakfast and found an old radio there and Lebanese War and the Yom Kippur War and became a looked for a station in English. We got Radio Cairo! It went lead Air Safety Investigator in the IAF Inspection and Safety something like this: Authority. “We are marching to Tel Aviv on rivers of Jewish blood. We Douglas B. Dotan, Herzliya 30 telfed Letters totheEditor Morrie EgdesMorrie , Rolfe Futerman, Norman, Bernstein Chait, Hymie Chait, Denny, Beagle represented notably: I musttell you that Pretoria was well andrecordtry any ofthem.However, fighting, butit would take too much to and somefrightening memoirsofthe Israeli Army. Ihave somewonderful to my days inthe inIsrael asaMahalnik Africa was amazing. Ithinkbackfondly The Telfed Times Ireceived inSouth Dear Editor later appointed asIsrael’s Air Attaché inthe appointed headoftheflyingschool. He was its emerging ‘air force’ andwas quickly founding oftheState ofIsrael, joined pilot during Syd,WWII, following the Having acquitted fighter himselfasaRAF son, Williamhis acclaimed artist Kentridge. Kentridge ofthesamefamilyasQCand first isthelate Syd Kenny Sydney, born but feel twoofadding. namesworthy The Community Health Center in Kiryat HayovelCommunity HealthCenter in Kiryat in Jerusalem, Sidney headedsince itsinception in1953,the Family and medicineinournascentmedicine andcommunity state. African leadinginthedevelopment ofsocialmedicine, family moving was ofthisproject Prof. spirit Sydney Kark, aSouth the Curative that regular clinics supplied. Services The primary was objective to addPreventativeIts over andabove Services Telfed ofHealth. andtheMinistry of with thefinancialsupport of several bodiesandindividuals Center’ theresult ofthelabour Ashkelon Family‘The Health March 1955,weIn inaugurated resident doctor. in 1953andIbecameitsfirst and I moved there from Timorim in Adding onpage11 to thereport Dear Editor Great reading The Telfed Times 70 Dear Editor The Telfed Times onAfridar, Rose Abe Berkow, Mendel CohenMendel , Max ChaitMax , Enoch Enoch Barry Barry th edition Africa arrives on Timorim. Uplifting. 72 tough South Africans in Besta Platoon of the Hot Stuff. 79 Archie Nankin, Julie Pearl (visiting from the Fisher, Eli Reef, “Tookie” (Kneeling) Levitt. th nd ) and Hymie Toker. . (Standing l-r)Hymie Josman, Geoffrey Rose and Abe Hurwitz’s liftfrom South born Sydney Kentridge. founders of the IAF, Syd Kenny Reach For TheSky. One of the “Tookie” coolingwith off fellow meaning “south” inHebrew. The firstmayorSouth was African - thefirst four letters of “Africa” andthefirstthree letters of by African the Zionist South Federation. This is reflected in its name Vice of the SAZF. Chairman BGU and TAU.]BGU onFamily inthecountry leading experts at andlectured Medicine Henry Sonnoband Henry Vic Essakow the Israeli NuclearResearch center. of Astrophysics at TAU andwhoworked in , whowas HeadoftheDepartment Gotsman The othernameisProf. Errol Asher Israeli airforce iswell documented. contribution asoneofthe “fathers” ofthe of hiscareer withtheIsraeli airforce. to Israel,Returning Syd outtherest served his name to a more Israeli-Jewish name. USA, butnotbefore hewas askedto change andwas succeeded by Tookie Levitt Africa. , South HaAyin.Rosh clinic for the Yemenite immigrants at on Cyprus and in running the family exploits atinternment theBritish camp inThe Telfedreported Times ofher aunt Dr. Gordon, whowas well Mary from PretoriaMervis andhisfamous toMandelzweigDorothy married A Manfred Weinstein andmyself. , Lanesman Ralph , Getz lso, there was thelate Gordon Dr Abe Hurwitz Dr Dr., Givataim. Abe Hurwitz March. Sadly, passedaway Rose thispast years to getitoffthe ground. financially project for itsfirstthree so did Telfed the that supported continue theexperiment and saw Afridar asanidealplace to throughout thecountry. He a modelfor future suchcentres which hebelieved as would serve [Ed Note: Afridar was founded in1951 Mike Isaacson, Ivan Kirschner, emerged as one of the Leo Tager Henoch Weiner, , aformer
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om, H Dr. Dr. is Dear Editor recipient of many awards and I really enjoyed reading The Telfed prizes, Dr. Ruth Berman in 2000, Times. received Telfed’s prestigious AAA I came to Israel in 1951 and met (Academic Achievement Award). an American who had served with My recently retired brother, Dr. the Southern African Mahalniks Raymond Aronson, a cardiologist during the War of Independence. practiced clinical cardiology in Tel- He told me then how envious he Aviv since 1978. After completing was because the South Africans medical studies at Witwatersrand had the Telfed office supplying University in Johannesburg in All Star Cast. The Telfed staff in the 1950s in them with pocket money. He 1964, he emigrated to Israel Hayarkon Street with director Sam Levin (7th left). served in the same battalion as and during the 1969-70 Israel- Migdal Tepperson. I visited my family in Cape Town and Egyptian War of Attrition, he served as the Medical Officer of returned to Israel in summer 1954 and was one of the first an artillery battalion on the Suez Canal. occupants of the Amishav Hostel, which was wonderful I took the help and atmosphere of Telfed for granted but I until I moved to Jerusalem when I married the American in realise today how lucky we Southern African olim were. December 1954. When we moved to Tel Aviv, we rented an Kol Hakavod. apartment on Smuts Blv. Later I worked at “the Fed” for a few Adele Aronson Rubin months under the amazing Sam Levin. (PS My mother was the daughter of Rabbi Moshe Chaim Mirvish – My sister, Ruth came for our wedding and stayed on becoming the first Orthodox Lithuanian Rabbi brought to South Africa in 1908 a renowned linguist and professor at Tel Aviv University. A – a liberal and a Zionist.)
Dear Editor For every day I walk this land I remain Reading The Telfed Times, I was victorious reminded that we have two memorial Fulfilling prophecies, what could be days in Israel every year - Yom more glorious? HaZikaron and Yom HaShoah. The one For every day I walk this land I validate reminds us the cost of having a state; our past the other, the price of not having one. On the wings of a promise Divine I know Our family’s guiding light were our we will always last parents Louis Gecelter (z’l) and my Gail Perez mother Minnie (z'l), who made Aliyah [Ed note: See Telfed Magazine Chanukah in 1979. Sporting Couple. “My parents, Minnie and 2017 for article on the sad passing of her Louis Gecelter led the way,” says daughter I want to share with you a few lines of father, affectionally known as “Mr. Maccabi”: Gail Perez. my son’s poem ‘I Think About Israel’: King Louis – Long Live his Legacy.]
Dear Editor I thoroughly enjoyed The Telfed Times which I read with great interest. There is a fascinating picture on Page 21 of Menachem and Aliza Begin arriving in Bulawayo with Harry Hurwitz. At the foot of the stairs is my father Dave Melmed (not mentioned in the caption) who chaired the Revisionist party in Rhodesia greeting them. The Begins stayed at our 31 home called "BeginVilla".
Dr. Herzl Melmed Begins in Bulawayo. Menachem and Aliza Begin arriving Denver, Colorado, USA in Bulawayo with Harry Hurwitz (back) being met by Dave Melmed, Chairman of the Revisionist Party in Rhodesia. 32 telfed Sport &Tourism host inthefuture.” eventswill bethefirstofmany that Israel will majorsporting done to the organizers for a sterling event and hopefully this racesfrequently incycling inIsrael, participates said, “Well who came from Johannesburg to watch the race. Steven, who watching place inIsrael,” theGiro taking saidSteven Blend well asapassionate Zionist-itdoesn’t getmuchbetter than “As andfollower anenthusiastic cyclist as oftheGiro d’Italia a once inalifetime experience!” saidHilliard. Eilat. “Yes, we canseeitinEurope, butto seeitinIsrael, itwas to seethe176ofworld’s whizpasstowards bestcyclists intheNegev Boker Sde Barron to andJules Milner Kibbutz way withfellow enthusiasts, former Africans, South Norman way to Tel Aviv from Haifa,andontheSunday, went allthe in Zichron Yaakov to watch passthrough theriders ontheir to positionat getaprime thefinishline. day he The next was African - Jerusalem.Manylikeformer ardent South fansof thesport, legendary Tour, inIsrael’s whichbeganin1909,started capital making,” said Steven. was watching more than cycling; Iwas watching history in the walls of the Old City to watch the start of the Giro d’italia. “I Johannesburg, Steven Blend, positions himself opposite the City,Old Competitive New Horizons. amateur cyclist from However, onthe4 cities pinkas length andbreadth ofthecountry, its villagesand turning world centerscycling onItaly, astheGiro courses the d’Italia Throughout the month of May each year, the focus of the notonhorsesandchariots,but bicycles,asthefamedGirod’Itala From JerusalemtoRome After2000years,Italyreturned of Kfar Saba, travelled ofKfarSaba, Hilliard to early Hart thecapital
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Adrian Wolff one of the largest sporting events intheworld.one ofthelargest sporting ” Israel, theIsrael that’s funto travel in,andtheIsrael thatcan host are showing to thetrueIsrael, millionsofpeople thebeautiful 1935 from Kroonstad in the old Orange Free State. “Today we grandparents,and Katie Michael KaplanmadeAliyah in theplan,”“That's said Tourism Yariv Minister Levin , whose this at a chance meeting with a former African, South so far, theorganization, thepeople, everything.” Heexpressed ofthethird andfinalstageinIsrael,the start “It’s great been four-time Despite acrash even before therace beganinJerusalem,the before the second stage of the Giro d’Italia. meets world’s top cyclist Chris Froome at the Hilton Tel Aviv Enriching Encounter. corsa rosa’ heads towards the finish line in Eilat. world’s top cyclists to speed pass them on ‘Day 3’of the Giro as‘la near Kibbutz Boker Sde in the Negev waiting for 176of the (l-r) Norman Barron, Jules Milner and Hilliard Hart standing Pink.Brown Goes Former South Africans and hardened cyclists Tour deFrance champion, Vroom Froome Cycling enthusiast Adrian Wolff (left) Chris Froome saidbefore Adrian Wolff of Ramat HaSharon, a tour guide and avid cyclist trying to escape. Part of a rescue network spearheaded by himself. “There I was picking up guests at the Hilton Tel Aviv Rabbi Nathan Cassuto and Cardinal Elia Angelo Dalla and feeling a little down that I would miss out on some of the Costa, Bartali hid the documents inside the tubes of his excitement of the day’s racing, and then I find myself amongst bicycle frame and would ride past German roadblocks who the top teams and individual cyclists.” all thought that the famous cyclist was training to keep fit. The next thing, “a quick chat and a photo taken together with Had he been caught, he most likely would have been shot. Froome," the eventual tour winner. Yad Vashem records that he “saved the lives of hundreds of local By far the most striking aspect visually, said Adrian, “was Jews and Jewish refugees.” seeing the team cars in the hotel’s parking area. Firstly, seeing Chris’s team car ‘Sky’ - a brand name normally associated While there was much history ‘riding’ on the 2018 Giro d’Italia, when covering news on Israel that would be political rather there was more ‘riding’ on the future of presenting a more than sport - and then to see other team cars emblazoned with authentic image of Israel. With the entire world watching the their sponsors such as the UAE and Bahrain! WOW - The ‘Road start of Italy’s premier sporting event outside the walls of the Ahead’ was looking different.” very city sacked by Roman Emperor Titus in 70 AD, all Israelis It was not only the Giro’s traditional European ‘geographic’ felt that they too wore the Maglia Rosa as they set their sights landscape that had changed dramatically. The ‘bridges’ on the on the road ahead. route of the first three days of the 2018Giro d’Italia in Israel were more than just being paved with asphalt. Adrian Wolff Adrian Wolff Adrian Rabin’s Law Office
We act in: Flying Colours. Coloufully emblazoned in Blue Sky. It was bright blue all the Israel is the team sponsor car of Bahrain at way to Rome as Team Sky took the All Civil Law, the Hilton Tel Aviv. pink with winner Chris Froome. Real Estate, Contracts, Trusts, Wills, Bridging Two Countries Inheritance, Italy’s Minister of Sport, Luca Lotti, saw the start from Litigation Jerusalem as “a bridge between our two lands, made up of history, culture and traditions.” The Minister mentioned an Italian name that resonates with ADV Boaz Rabin the people of Israel - Gino Bartali. Although a great cyclist who had won the Giro d'Italia in 1936 and 1937, it is for 054-4819624 more than about cycling that Israel honors Bartali today. A devout Catholic, ‘Ginettaccio’, as he was called by his fans, is recognized at Yad Vashem as a “Righteous Gentile”. +972 3 624 1818 As the peloton made their way past Caesarea – named after Fax +972 3 624 1798 another Italian, the Roman emperor Augustus Caesar - the 33 commentator on Eurosport related to over a billion viewers across the globe, Bartili’s exploits to save Jews from the Nazis. 65 Yigal Alon Street Not only had Bartali risked his life by hiding a Jewish family PO Box 20395, Tel Aviv 61203 in his cellar during the Nazi occupation of Italy, but with his bicycle, he acted as a courier for forged documents for Jews 34 telfed People “honeymoon” near Rustenberg, on a farm and then joined a onMay 27th,1948,JackandJunespent atwo-day Married for usto beflown to Israelthe soonafter wedding.” that hewould arrange, through theS.A.ZionistFederation explained that Iwas inMay, dueto bemarried sohesuggested ambulance, asked me if I could leave for day! Israel the next I a café, where, ofmy hearing after experience inafield WWII revealed Jack inhiswritings. “I contacted him,andwe metin forin Johannesburg volunteers looking for theIsraeli Army,” parachuted behindenemy linesinEurope during II,was WW Randfontein, “I heard that Yoel Palgi, anIsraeli whohadbeen inprivate in in 1948,practice while working Early Family at Medicine Tel Aviv University. and preventive medicinebecoming of thefirstchairman Independence, heisrevered asapioneer in thefieldoffamily from Jacksexploits in Apart andIsrael’sWWII War of (z’l). grandson African offamedSouth ‘Mahalnik’, Dr. Jack Medalie the DNAofsong’s Doron, whoisthe co-creator Medalie How aptherchoice oftheword “daring” -anattribute in entry, ‘Toy ContestSong for yet evocative Israel inLisbonwiththe quirky immediately winningthe2018 EurovisionBarzilai after thank you daring, forchoosing ” bellowed ananimated Netta “Thank you me, forchoosing you different, thanking forchoosing Hitting theRightNote 1948 Dr. Jack Medalie at Military Hospital No. 10in .’. Call to Arms “ “ Corps.Medical byJack was interviewed Dr. Sheba, thechiefofArmy because we were volunteers.” were into inducted thearmy withoutsigning any papers camp, Tel Litwinsky, renamed afterwards Tel Hashomer, “we Traversing road two British blocksbefore at anarmy arriving radar engineer, Maurice Ostroff. that included ace fighter pilot group African of 24 volunteersother South for a flight to Israel and thesmokehadcleared.” broke out. We returned assoonthefire was extinguished, hit thebuildingandwe evacuated thewounded whenafire keep thingscleanerthaninotherplaces. At onestage, ashell we were shop, inabarber where thetiledwalls allowed usto hospital. ofthetime possible -to Much thenearest military the soldiersbackto thefighting ortransferred them-when some, consoled themasmuchpossible, andeithersent medications for pain, gave intravenous fluids when we had where we cleanedanddressed thewounds, administered to thewounded andrapidly bringing themto ourteam, Our premises nearthem,to beascloseto thefighting aspossible. captured onestreet, my medicalteam andImoved into in thetown ofLod (Lydda), Jackrecords that “as ourfighters Assigned to thePalmach asadoctor asthefighting intensified No As outtheydidagreat itturned dealwith ‘Dr. are we“What goingto dowithyou?” “No.” “No.” the intestine with saline-soaked gauze,the intestine and bandaged his with saline-soaked morphine, someIVfluids, covered closedalittleperforation, not imagine how hedidthat! We gave himlarge dosesof mile to reach us, withthehelpofachovesh (nurse). the intestine against his abdomen andwalked about half-a- intestine had herniated through the wall. He thereupon held of hisabdominalwall, ofhis withtheresult that aportion that hehadbeenhitby ashellwhichhadtakenoutpart who hadwalked inand collapsed onthefloor.It transpired some wounded, Iwas calledurgently to dealwithasoldier andstatehood,for Jackrecords survival that treating“while ofJews the anincident fightingRecalling thattenacity typified Can you speak Yiddish?” Can you speakHebrew?” chovshim (medicalcorpsmen) were magnificent ingetting
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Ic ould abdomen tightly. Despite being partially surrounded by the was an amazing spectacle of an orchestra playing to an Jordanian army, we received an armored halftrack that took appreciative brigade of soldiers behind enemy lines.” him to a military hospital, where I heard he pulled through.” War might be raging, but culture was no casualty. Later, at Faluja, where Jack’s group were up against Egyptians Recovering from his surprise, it did concern Jack that between commanded by Abdul Nasser, later to become President of Beethoven and Bernstein “a few enemy bombs could destroy Egypt, “we set up our aid post in a field in-between the trees. most of the Palmach in the Negev.” Zeev and I made the chovshim dig their individual foxholes, Thankfully, the Egyptians in 1948 did not hear the music. each one separated from the others by at least two metres. Thankfully the Europeans in 2018 did….and voted for Israel! This proved vital, as we were bombed and strafed every It should have come as no “surprise”. sunrise and sunset by four Spitfires. They had no opposition, as our small air force did not appear, and we had no anti- Eurovision aircraft weapons. The bombing went on for a week, and by a miracle we only had one serious casualty as the bombs fell Raised in Ramat Hasharon, Doron is one of Israel's most between the foxholes causing little damage. We did however successful hit-makers, having written over 250 songs, ballads, receive wounded from the fighting that went on in-between Middle Eastern pop songs, children’s songs, soundtracks and the bombing. It was, however, a difficult period, lying in our theme songs for TV. foxholes, hearing the screaming sounds of the bombs coming down and hoping that they would not hit you.” All the time Jack’s group were in the Negev behind enemy lines, “one or two Piper Cubs (a small single-engine plane) would land every night at an "airfield" near Kibbutz Ruchama, bringing ammunition and a little food. There were frequent close shaves! “I saw a group of soldiers digging and clearing rubble from the room where June and I had stayed for the previous three days. When the soldiers saw me they shouted with joy, because they had thought that we were buried under the rubble that resulted from an enemy shell. I had forgotten to notify our commander that I was going to the airfield.” Memorable Moment. Joy for Israel with Netta Barzilait (centre) and Doron Medalie (right) Music to Our Ears He has directed the Israeli entry for the Eurovision three times If Israel’s winning the 2018 Eurovision with Doron’s song came - for Boaz Ma’uda in 2008, Harel Skaat in 2010 and Moran “as a surprise” - only because of the political climate - it was Mazor in 2013, and wrote and composed the Israeli entries for “a total surprise” to the grandfather when one day in 1948, Eurovision 2015 and Eurovision 2016. “we were taken to a desolate place in the Negev where our But for Doron, who together with Stav Berger composed soldiers sat listening to an orchestra under the baton of a the music and wrote the lyrics for winning song “Toy”, young American - Leonard Bernstein.” sung by Netta Barzilai at the Eurovision Song Contest Conducting several Beethoven pieces, “with a gusto of 2018 in Lisbon, it was “the icing on the cake. I hope saba Jack physical movement the like of which I had never seen, it tuned in!”
(Kosher(Kosher meatmeat butbut nono kashrutkashrut certificate)certificate) 35 36 telfed People uniform. was Ezer “It Weizman passingthrough onhis way to noticed an officer ina pubwith the word ‘Palestine’ onhis While to onatroopship, waiting embark inDurban Mervyn to goto war! Many dates followed until that fateful date –Mervyn’s call-up with ayellow inherhair.” ribbon ‘freshettes’ astheywere called, andIspotted thispretty girl would go down to UCT Muizenberg to check out the new recounted that romanticMervyn moment. boys from “The Joyce. “At Muizenberg’s ‘Snake Pit’ ofcourse; where else?” joked Where didtheymeet? of Israel nolessthaneachother. Town student from was a Rhodesia, andtheUCT “love affair” - What followed thenbetween thestudent nurse from Cape uniform.” movement, and here was this fellow ‘parading’ in his Habonim Jewish Day norhadIbeenamemberofZionistyouth School Honour. escorting Chaim Herzog through ayouth movement Guard of Israel Outreach. Arriving in Rhodesia, Lesovsky Mervyn (left) their 70 whothispastApril, celebrated1942 withherbeloved Mervyn, Lasovsky with a broad smile recalling encounter an early in I absolutely withembarrassment,” cringed reveals Joyce blazer Davidwith a huge golden Magen on his breast pocket; “Oh there hewas wearing ahideousgreen andwhite Zionist Jewishcommunity,theLasovskys When MervynMetJoyce th wedding anniversary inSavyon. wedding anniversary “I hadnotgoneto a DoyensoftheRhodesian celebrate 70years in Italy. In walked - what I can only describe – as fifty skeletonsin Italy. walked -what–asfifty Icanonly describe In was “It Yom in 1945andIwas attending Kippur aservice Turin being “a goodfellow”. reveals three incidents that signpostedMervyn hispath to fellow.“With agood wishesandbe best ” Dated 1932,itreads: He opens the book to of Chaim the inscription Weizmann. around meallthetime.” “I grew ofnotbeingaZionist;itwas upwithlittlepossibility me.” Holdingitdearly, it’s ametaphorofMervyn’s upbringing. parents andthepeopleJoyce andImet. It’s ofgreat value to book,”“This is always a fresh says reminder of Mervyn my andJoyce daughters, madeAliyah.two married Mervyn Ezer’s 1976,following signature In their isthelastinbook. nephew,Ezer Weizman August 1972. of Israel -Chaim Weizmann dated 3rd March 1932andhis Silver Hillel Brodetsky, Rabbi andthetwo future presidents Avenue. includeNachumSokolov Namesappearing , Selig to theLasovsky familyresidence inSalisbury’s Montague alwayswho whenvisitingRhodesia, includedaninvite me rich.” contains thesignatures It oftheZionistluminaries “not incontent,” rich admitsMervyn, “its possessionmakes It’sheirloom. a book called ‘Pioneers ofPalestine’ and while The esteemed Weizman graces surname atreasured Lasovsky Gwelo to train asapilotfor theRAF.” Mervyn &JoyceMervyn Lesovsky on their 70 th wedding anniversary – refugees from the Concentration Camps - “Displaced movement to go to war and returned to one advocating Persons” as they were euphemistically called. At that time, we Aliyah and building a Jewish state.” did not know; we had heard rumours that we thought were exaggerations and then they walked in – the living proof.” Blooming Marvelous Another incident “was discovering only one member of our family alive who we brought to Rhodesia after the War.” Over 100 guests mostly from the former Rhodesia, attended the celebration in the garden - in full bloom - of Brian and Homeward Bound Barbara (their daughter) Reichman in Savyon. “It felt like a mini-Ndaba,” expressed former Telfed chairman In October 1945, Mervyn found himself at a British camp Dave Bloom. In local African parlance, it was a reference to in Cairo on route home. “On a notice board were two lists the gathering of the Central African Zionist clan! “Four leaders – those bound for South Africa and those for Palestine. My of the Rhodesian Habonim youth movement were present," friends and I were astounded to see our names on both lists. continued Dave. “There were Mervyn Lasovsky and Gaby We had been away from our families for two years, so it was a Haimowitz from the 1940s, Harold Middeldorf from the difficult decision but three of us came to Palestine.” 1950s and myself from the 1970s.” Arriving in Rehovot, “we were horrified that we could not To round off the Zionist atmosphere, all were reminded that get to Tel Aviv. It was under curfew; the British were blocking the Lasovsky wedding on the 18th of April 1948, coincided Jewish entry to Palestine of those who were Holocaust with Israel’s 70th Yom Ha’atzmaut in 2018. survivors.” Having fought the Nazis, Mervyn realised that the Surrounded by their great-grandchildren from their eldest of “war” was not over – for Jews! sixteen to the youngest of one year, “It’s been a remarkable “We had to look out for ourselves!” ride,” agreed the loving couple from that fateful day of “the Mervyn notes the dramatic change in Habonim after the war yellow ribbon in her hair”. when the realities of the Holocaust hit home. “I left a scout The path has been blue and white ever since. Celebrating a Remarkable Life By Richard Shavei-Tzion
On Friday 8th of June some 150 “Kaapies” now living in Israel and Pakter descendants gathered in Jerusalem for a
celebration. They came from far and wide at the invitation of Shavei-Tzion Efraim, Annette and Hershey, to mark the 20th Yarhzeit of their father Reverend Isaac Pakter, who served as spiritual leader of the Stellenbosch, Wynberg and Camps Bay congregations, over a period of 40 years in the latter half of the 20th Century. A “Kolboynik,” his talents ranged from chazzan to Schochet, Barmitzvah teacher to inspirational speaker while his wife Minnie, always at his side, entertained congregants with her delicious cooking, baking and warm hospitality. Proud of their Parents (l-r): Efraim & Hershey Pakter, Annette The Pakters were beloved by their congregants for Broide their energetic, inspirational, and warm leadership. progeny and pupils. All the many offspring of this remarkable Speakers described "The Rev's" passion and personal touch, family, including some 60 great-grandchildren, live in Israel. his wit and wisdom. They vividly recalled the impact the Beyond honouring a couple who dedicated their lives to Pakters made on their lives by preaching and practicing public service, the event served as a mega-reunion. People an open-minded, inclusive, and embracing Judaism. Rabbi who had not seen each other in decades embraced and 37 David Rosen fondly remembered how Reverend Pakter had shared memories while enjoying kichel and herring, scones mentored him when he served as a young Rabbi in Sea Point. and jam and other South African delicacies, prepared by the The Pakters were ardent Zionists and came on Aliyah after family, using Minnie’s original recipes. completing their public service. Ever active, even in retirement, Such was the warmth and joyous atmosphere that it seemed he continued to write articles for the Jewish press and counsel as if Isaac and Minnie’s spirits permeated the occasion. 38 telfed Nuptials We can speakyour language.(EnglishandDutch) Cant getanywhere withlocal Israeli companies? We have a Television solutionfor you with FULLTEXTSUBTITLES on allprograms. We alsooffer Dutch channels withsubtitles. [email protected] Find itvery hard to follow local TV? if your hearingisimpaired. We offer 8BritishTVchannels Email usfor more info at Hearing impaired? Lezion. Roiter ofRishon Varditteand Yankul Eran, sonof married Cooper ofRa’anana, of RutiandSteve Lior, daughter Davidow ofHaifa. Zahava andMoshe Ohad,married sonof (ex-Cape Town), Movsowitz ofHaifa andRoy of Hilary Danielle, daughter Gal. Grosser andAmnon Grosser, sonofNava Yizreel, Eitan married ofKibbutz Mor ofBulawayo)Katz Yosi andRuth(née Alita, daughter of Tirat Karmel. Green of andRonnyMira Lior, daughter of married of KfarSaba, (Lynette)Ronit Berz Yonatan, sonof . ofMaalot Salomon andGalilah of Ofer Priel,married son Shein ofRa’anaana, andRhona of Larry Tarryn, daughter Rachel. Ramat of Kibbutz and Chaya Oleil, all of ShlomoPeleg Meital, daughter Hirshfield, married Levy andBram Eitan, sonofRuth Doron, son of Gill and Stephen Daniella, daughter Shochat of Kohav of Sharlene and Yair and grandson Nicky Capelouto of of Jos and Sheila Ra’anana married Pitluk, married Chen, Elad, son of Esty and daughter of Kobi Yoni Gershoni of and Sara Kremer of Matan. Ramat Gan.
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Telfed beyond was itsown broadening community itssupport from the Israeli government -theRussians! new settlement of Tzur Yigal - and then, following an appeal mostly to provide housingfor Africans -suchasthe Southern theorganisationwas inthethickofit, shifting into highgear The 1990swere early anexhilarating at period Telfed andNick the prestigious at ChagallRoom theKnesset. launched thecommunity’s self-helpfund–Keren Telfed –at and abroad.” wasNick’s during It tenure, that in1993, Telfed Africanengaged with the Southern community in Israelboth “transformedimpact, Telfed leadingitto become more their these trusts until expressedhis passing in March, Nick that Telfed’s ontheboards of Serving andactivities. projects onbroadeningtrust fundsthat hadamonumental impact was instrumental intheestablishmentNick ofseveral major 1994. seven years from andthenChairman 1990to Executive andwent as onto serve Treasurer for immediately ontoHe was the co-opted Telfed Nick’s soared. trajectory the organisation at Nick’s funeral. words of was “immediately upby snapped Telfed ”he inthe withawealthArriving ofcommunal experience, immigrate to Israel histerm ofoffice. during CAZO in1977,hewas thefirst Rhodesia President of Alhadeff made WhenAliyah Nick from Alhadeff Nick (Kibbutz Nachshon) (Kibbutz (Helen)Shefts Galya CohenElyakim (CT) Dr. (Jerusalem) Barney Kaplan ShlomDinah (Netanya) David Zion(Haifa) Stipeck (Ashdod)Cheryl Hammar(Herzliya) Berenice (Berry) Yizreel)(Kibbutz SkolnickBenjamin (KfarTruman)Ariela Rimer Yosef) (Karmei Alan Gadd express condolences heartfelt to familieswhose loved oneshave passedaway inrecent months. Telfed Chairman Batya Shmukler, membersoftheDirectorate, Executive Council andallStaff (Central African ZionistFederation) to Hertzel Katz , who spoke Hertzel on behalf of Lorraine Hasharon) Melzer (Ramat (Moshav Timorim) Leah Isenberg Jesse Swerdlow (Netanya) Jack Eglick (Yokneam) Ida (Cooksie) Feldman Yizreel) (Kibbutz Ian Shaw (Neve Yaakov) (Herzlia) Klompas Harry (Tel Guttmann Aviv)Gert George Mundel(Tel Mond) Garen Bloch(Netanya) Italy during WWII Nick Alhadeff fightingin earthenware containing pots hot coals, which radiated heat.It I could notoperate my Morse keys. Local villagers carried around that “Iwas socold attimes, my especially handsandfingers, that campaign, herelated inaTelfed in2004, Magazineinterview Embattled intheItalian during in Italy WWII. destiny was hisservice Israel. Also shapinghis ‘Rhodesia’, and finally Rhodes, pre-Zimbabwe on the Greek island of his childhood years geographic phases– life’s into journey three his characterised Nick State President’s words. The Telfed hadbeenthelivingembodiment chairman ofthe their own.” andcontributing to society example African oftheSouthern community Jewish caring for sculpture whospokeof to deKlerk Protea“Beth ashining being recalling spotwhere that exact hepresented aFrank Meisler regularly observe thatmeals- plaqueduring regularly observe to in hisfinal years,Nick hadgoodopportunity in thediningroom. As aresident Protea ofBeth A plaquecommemorating theevent appears mounds ofrubble. cardboard over sandandmudbetween F.W. deKlerk inthe ‘dining room’, onafloorof hosted African Prime thevisitingSouth Minister, home was stillunderconstruction, Telfed Protea 1991,whiletheretirement to fruition.In playedNick acentral role inbringing Beth LeZion. Ezer Weizman.Ezer meets with Israel State President, Telfed Chairman, Nick Alhadeff Thelma (Canada) Milner Terry (Tel Driman Aviv) Suzanne Edmunds (Durban) Roz Brodie (Herzliya) (Givatayim) Hurwitz Rose Alhadeff (Herzlia) Nick Allen (Grabow,Monty SA) GecelterMinnie (KfarHaroeh) AvinMichael (Talmei Yafe) was a simple yet ingenious innovation, and we would hover our surrender, also involved Rabbi Hickman. “The rabbi had learnt hands over these pots for warmth.” of a group of girls, originally from Rhodes, that had found their Nick related two memorable incidents - the first near the way from a concentration camp to Italy and were camping in beginning of the Italian campaign and the other towards the the Great Synagogue in Florence. He asked if I would join him end - which he says, “affirmed my Jewish identity and shaped to act as an interpreter, as the girls only spoke Spanish and my life thereafter.” Italian, languages I spoke fluently.” Michael Avin (Talmei Yafe) Prior to the Battle of Monte Casino, which would open the This was the first occasion that “I encountered people from Minnie Gecelter (Kfar Haroeh) road to Rome, “our chaplain, Rabbi Hickman from Cape the community that I hailed from.” The Alhadeffs were a well- Monty Allen (Grabow, SA) Town, related that he had come across a group of young Jews known Jewish family in Rhodes, established in banking. “The Nick Alhadeff (Herzlia) who had escaped from Poland and had walked across Europe. girls sadly related how the entire community from Rhodes had Rose Hurwitz (Givatayim) Hickman said that it would be a mitzva for them to meet with been deported to Auschwitz. They spoke of the treatment by Roz Brodie (Herzliya) a group of JEWISH soldiers. Grabbing bully-beef and biscuits the Nazis and how they managed to survive. It was obvious Suzanne Edmunds (Durban) we climbed on board a half-ton truck and drove to meet them. then that I had lost many uncles, aunts and cousins.” Terry Driman (Tel Aviv) Of the original group of 50 only 18 remained, including three That night, emotionally distraught, Nick sat down and wrote Thelma Milner (Canada) girls. They were wearing torn clothing that they had removed to his father in Rhodesia. “I knew as I was putting pen to paper, from dead bodies. Language was a problem as they only how he would grapple with what I was relating. Jews at home, spoke Polish and Yiddish. All I could understand them saying found it easier to accept the myth of relocation rather than was, “Palestina, Palestina”. They were crying – all they wanted absorb the rumour of extermination.” was to get to Palestine. As we drove away, we were all in tears This was clearly another defining experience in this young as they sang Hatikva. They sang it with such passion like I had soldier’s life, who after returning home from the war, would never heard before, nor since. I knew at that moment that my devote so much of his life to serving his community both in life would be entwined with the future Jewish state.” Rhodesia and Israel. The second incident, which followed soon after the German
Harry Shaer Harry Shaer was one of that ‘Special Breed’ of ideologically would frequently on a Friday night bring a newcomer to Haifa inspired Southern Africans committed to making a difference. home for Shabbat dinner.” Volunteering for MACHAL in 1956 and serving until 1960 - Harry had a knack of finding himself in unusual and amusing including a Pilots’ Course - in his later years, Harry was back situations. Diane recalls that when Harry was in MACHAL, in “action”, serving on the committees of both MACHAL and “the soldiers had to go on long hikes and were not allowed They once .”משמעת מים“ Lone Soldiers. to drink water. It was then called Joining the founding committee of Beth Protea, “Harry was did a 40k/m hike during a hamsin and were naturally very able to obtain the land for Beth Protea in Haifa free of charge,” thirsty. Harry saw a Yemenite shepherd with a herd of sheep. reveals his beloved widow Diane “but the committee decided He went straight to an ewe and drank the milk directly from Beth Protea must be built in the centre of the country.” Diane her. The shepherd was furious and told Harry he had stolen points out the irony that “Harry passed away in Dor Carmel - a his “parnossa” and that retirement home built on that same land in Haifa!” he owed him seven Despite the shift in geography, Harry left his mark on history. lira. Harry had no cash “The name Beth Protea was Harry’s suggestion,” embedding his on him and suggested contribution to the pride of the Southern African community the shepherd go to that in 2017 celebrated its 25th anniversary. Telfed and speak to a Harry was a former member of the Telfed Executive while Mr. Simie Weinstein serving as the chairman of the Telfed Haifa Regional in charge of the Committee that assisted olim to Haifa and organised the Machalniks. He did just annual Yom Ha’atzmaut picnics for the local SA community at that and Simie paid the Ramat Yochanan, named after Jan Smuts. debt.” Harry and Diane Shaer with their “Unbeknown to many,” reveals Diane, “Harry was forever Both Harry and triplet grandchildren. 41 helping people quietly, away from the limelight, never mind Simie came from their race or religion. He found jobs for people, helped the Namaqualand and had the same ‘Boere’ accent. “One time at elderly, lone soldiers, new olim and strangers, and our home Telfed, Simie banged his hand on his table and said “G-d will was always open to people in need.” you stop imitating me!!! While Chairman of the Haifa Conservative Synagogue, “he Harry however was no “imitation” – he was one of a kind. 42 telfed In Memoriam of themembers, butofallthechildren who ‘grew up’ at the clubhouse. basicallyran theplace, Mom care notonly taking theyears“between 1959to 1967,we lived upstairsinthe in its management. fact,”“In says her daughter, Perez Gail , ClubinJohannesburg,Country played Minnie amajorrole While Louis was oneofthefounders ofJewishGuild Maccabi”. Africa as inSouth whowas known husband Louis(z’l), “Mr. Minnie’s volunteerism beganlongbefore herAliyah withher ourintegrationmaking easier.” tennis together andsheintroduced usto many people us regularly andwe soonbecamefastfriends. We later played first few months ofadjustment inournewland. Shevisited broughtcaring, sweetMin joy to andhelpful, our wonderful asavolunteer Klita from Telfedthe Merkaz . Always smiling, “Our firstencounter with ‘Min’ was whenshe welcomed us at family: here was oneofmany letters thefamilyreceived from anOleh A volunteer for Telfed for many years, uponMinnie’s passing, Gecelter Minnie hu@Esalcm | 026219 [email protected] |050-717-1058 [email protected] |052-652-1096 ShaunIsaacson MBA,Advocate We care for your property as if it was our own! our was it if as property your for care We Israel PropertyManagementServices Creative Estates www.CEIsrael.com our NewBusinessDevelopmentManager, Welcoming thenewestmemberofourteam: tennis table. augustlastyear, In theycelebrated their75 for this of victory ‘sporting couple’ whofirstmetacross atable there was onefinallap passed away in2017, Maccabi Award - prestigious - arecipient ofthe beforeShortly Louis grandparents.” who themselves were some ofthese “kids” “Aunty Minnie” from always addressed to messages birthday from around theworld, the years, shereceived weekends. Shewas as lovingly known “Auntie Minnie”. club whiletheirparents were playing bowls ortennis over the wedding anniversary. Israeli CertifiedRealEstateAgentand Naomi Gold, LicensedRealtor originally fromSydney,Australia. Naomi Gold Yakir All tributes by David E. Kaplan Louis Gecelter Louis The and Couple.Sporting Minnie
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