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Jessica Jedeikin, Dean Rosin, Councillor Stuart Diamond and Alderman Ian Neilson stand behind Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein as he says a prayer for rain at a community meeting organised by the Board of Deputies. Should water saving effortsare capable of generating a limited not succeed, the City of Cape amount of drinking water each day. The larger schools have separate Jered Shorkend, Alon Katz, Karen Shippey and Geoff Cohen at Water Summit 2018 Town has estimated that Day reticulation systems for drinking to report back on how their schools Zero may happen in June. All The approach of #DayZero water and sanitation. When Day Zero have approached the water crisis and organisations of the Cape Town prompted the Herzlia Drought comes they will utilise water from the what they are doing to reduce water Jewish community are working Committee to host a water summit swimming pools and Jojo tanks to consumption in their schools. for schools in Cape Town. towards a potential D-day to be flush toilets and for basic cleaning. The afternoon closed with an prepared and make it easier to roll “In order to ensure optimal levels of address by Dr Kevin Winter from ife Sciences teacher, Sally out assistance, especially for those hydration for each person we have UCT’s Future Water Institute. Boddington, together with the most vulnerable. to work together and in this regard L The Drought committee was committee chaired by Alon Katz and pupils and staff must bring a bottle delighted to welcome over 80 pupils Jered Shorkend arranged WS18. nited Herzlia Schools (UHS) of water to school each day for their and teachers from Rondebosch Boys Schools from around Cape Town will remain open across all its daily consumption. Furthermore, we Prep School, St Cyprians, Bishops, U were invited to send a teacher and campuses. “We have been planning will be stockpiling drinking water at Wynberg Girls High, Belgravia High, two pupils to attend. for Day Zero for a number of months each campus.” Cape Town High, DSK (Deutsche Karen Shippey, Chief Director: now and have plans in place to Store rooms across campuses Schule), Peak View Primary School, Environmental Sustainability for the ensure a supply of both drinking and have been cleared and prepared for Sans Souci, Bridge House, Somerset Western Cape addressed the water sanitation water. Our main concerns receiving of emergency bulk fresh College, Sea Point Primary and supply situation in Cape Town. Plant have been and will remain the health drinking water stocks; and schools Alexander Sinton High School. the Seed, an NGO that supports and safety of our children and staff,” have closed and locked all outside They will be producing outcomes greater agency, critical thinking, wrote school directors in an email to taps (fields and playgrounds) at all from the conference that will be collaboration, problem solving, parents. campuses to avoid theft. creativity and citizenship in pupils, ran distributed to all the schools that The UHS has ordered a number of breakaway sessions. The pupils had attended. Atmospheric Water Generators which Continues on page 15 WIZO donates wheelchairs to Maitland Cottage Hospital in Cape Town Bnoth Zion WIZO presented further impacting their physical, four Israeli-designed children’s social and intellectual development wheelchairs to Maitland Cottage and wellbeing. Children’s Orthopedic Hospital in These chairs are part of a Newlands on 7 February. consignment of 50 child-size wheelchairs that WIZO, with the help of generous donors, has brought in n South Africa, children with from Israeli NPO ‘Wheelchairs of disabilities are among the most I Hope’ to bolster its local outreach neglected groups. The social stigma programmes. and lack of resources and accessibility “The simple provision of these are daunting obstacles, and these wheelchairs from Israel can have a children are often totally reliant on lifelong impact on these kids, and their family and friends for help. For some, entire family unit can be transformed the only way to get around is to crawl, by the gift of the basic human right of making it impossible to get to school. mobility”, says Tamar Lazarus, past Tamar Lazarus, Josephine Joseph, Matron Dina Stougie, Suzanne Luck, Felicity Isserow, In fact, government statistics estimate Adrienne Judes, Shelley Friedman, Ayellet Black, Moonyeen Castle, Dominique Lambert- President of WIZO SA. Gamsu, Michelle Yach, Lee Silke, Myra Kaimowitz, Zara Marthinus, Hes-Leanne Fredericks that as many as 600 000 disabled and Jetreney Lukas children are not getting an education, Continues on page 11 2 Cape Jewish Chronicle March 2018 CONTENTS VOLUMEVOLUME 35 33 No No 2 5 MARCH JUNE 2016 2018

Contributors Featured articles Page 3 Lindy with a why Page 4 Subscription notice Page 4 Community noticeboard Page 9, 36 Ochberg Orphans Shabbat times Page 11 Musical distinction for Herzlia Page 5 Eliot Osrin Leadership Institute Page 12 Pamela Silver exhibition in Cape Town Melton Page 13 Rabbi Liebenberg’s Wisdom from the South Page 6 South African Jewish Museum Nicky Aginsky’s Life in a Nutshell Page 8 Cape Jewish Board of Deputies Page 14 Jewish Literary Festival Page 9, 11, 13, 15 and 17 United Jewish Campaign Page 15 Defeating Day Zero Page 10 Chabad on Campus Page 16, 47 Arak — the next big thing in Israel Page 16 Coffee Time Page 21, 30 Pj library comes to Cape Town Page 11 WIZO Page 24 Seeking Millin family information Page 18 UOS Page 30 Gadi has got to dance Page 19 Telfed Page 20, 30 Temple Israel Page 22 The Shul of Blouberg Page 23 Sinai Academy Page 24 Bargains Galore Glendale Page 25-27 Cape Jewish Seniors Page 28 Nechama Glendale Page 30 Astra Centre 20 Page 31 South African Jewish Museum Shop Page 32-34 United Herzlia Schools Page 35 The Herzlia Foundation Page 36 The Kaplan Centre Page 38 Jacob Gitlin Library Page 39 View from the bar Cape Town Holocaust Centre 19 Page 40-41 Sinai Indaba Page 42-45 SAZF Cape Council Page 46-47 Simcha Snaps Page 48-49 Chronic ads Mensch Page 50 Sport Page 51 Using my Nudel 6 22 PLEASE NOTE The Cape Jewish Chronicle’s CJC EDITORIAL BOARD CSO emergency number for Chairman: Lester Hoffman. Ex-officio: Ben-Zion banking details: security and medical emergencies Surdut. Committee: Julie Berman, Geoff Cohen, Standard Bank — Branch: Thibault Square; Branch Barbara Flax, Josh Hovsha, Rael Kaimowitz, Barry code: 020 909; Account no: 070 703 493; Acc name: 24 hours Levitt, Myra Osrin, Rowan Polovin, Jonathan Silke. Editor: Lindy Diamond, Secretary: Tessa Epstein, The Cape Jewish Chronicle Trust; Acc type: Current 086 18 911 18 Advertising: Anita Shenker, Layout: Desrae Saacks

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We are all familiar with the concept guiding us to say of ‘Just say no’. From drugs, to yes (or at least to toxic friendships, to eating a learn more).” third helping of dessert, no helps Sometimes the us create boundaries to protect yes is to take on a new responsibility to help us grow professionally, ourselves. No draws a line in the sometimes the yes is realising it’s sand. time to do something else with our lives, but when we frame these ut if no is a boundary fence, decisions as yeses rather than no’s, Byes is the gate that leads to the we change the whole landscape in next field. Safe? I can’t say. But which we operate. definitely not the same. It takes a Yes can happen in love too. level of energy and of courage to say And often in the most gloriously yes sometimes, and in that moment unexpected ways. comes an opportunity for something Google’s former CEO Eric else. This doesn’t mean saying yes to Schmidt summed up the benefits things that physically and emotionally of yes in a University of California drain you. This is about saying yes commencement address in 2002: to the things that are good for you: “Find a way to say yes to things. Say opportunities, new experiences, yes to invitations to a new country. precious moments and fresh ideas. Say yes to meeting new friends. Yes can happen with your family. Say yes to learning a new language, My kids, like many today, have busy picking up a new sport. Yes is how schedules. In the busy-ness of our you get your first job, and your next lives, it is hard to hear them ask me job. Yes is how you find your spouse, for quality time let alone remember and even your kids. Even if it’s a to respond in the affirmative. I find bit edgy, a bit out of your comfort myself saying yes to all the things zone, saying yes means you will do that shouldn’t matter as much; something new, meet someone new laundry, admin and my iPhone, and and make a difference in your life, and no to my children because their likely in others’ lives as well. Yes is a requests seem so small. But it is tiny word that can do big things. Say those little invitations to say yes that it often.” Saying yes requires work, are the most valuable to children. I commitment and accountability, and try to challenge myself to say yes to sometimes that scares people away, everything my kids ask me for and especially if they feel unprepared or see where it takes me. “Mom, will you unmotivated. But here’s the reality: come with me to my room?”, “Mom, a yes will always give you more than can I go swim?” and “Mom, will you a no. A no is guaranteed failure. come play with me?” occur with Nothing is ever stagnant, so a no is regularity. Yes, yes, yes! usually backward progress. Sure, Yes can happen at work. Susie there is no risk in a no… but there’s Moore, Confidence Coach in New no fun in it either. Saying yes can be York says, “Opportunity sometimes very fun. In the fun is where you find knocks gently and does not wait for success” perfect timing. The truth is, there is no The invitation to say yes can be perfect timing! Anything that creates a small one and can even seem a spark of curiosity within us or inconsequential, but it could be an generates some desire that typically opportunity to open a gate that leads lays dormant is often our intuition out into new and unfamiliar pastures.

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ouis Blond, senior lecturer in LJewish Religion and Jewish Thought in the Department of Religious Studies at UCT, introduced the exhibition. Blond provided an engaging analysis of Shoul’s work and comparison to other photographic influences. Blonde reflected on the circumspect nature of Landsman noting that, “Shoul is interested in observing the familiarity of the unfamiliar”. Shoul’s Landsman series was SAJM Director Gavin Morris with the photographer Marc Shoul inspired by his wife’s conversion to Judaism. His photographs provide a lens into contemporary Jewish Life in Johannesburg. His work will be familiar to any Jewish South African. Working largely in portraiture and social documentary Shoul’s photography has been widely featured in international and local exhibitions and publications. As Shoul reflects, taking someone’s portrait is intimate. “There’s something that can be very special or telling of that event. I am always attempting to show something of the essence of the person. That is something you either recognise by yourself or are surprised by”. Shoul’s powerful imagery will be on display at The South African Jewish Museum until March. Louis Blond and Gavin Morris

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Josh Hovsha, Executive Director of the Cape South African Jewish Board of Deputies As Jewish people in this country us of our shared lot as human beings. each. through this we had so much to be proud of, Water is a shared resource, one We need to take care of one crisis and as we we had built a community to be which unites us all on an elemental another. As such we as a community do we must find celebrated throughout the world level. There is no more humbling have put into place plans to ensure a way to end — even under the shadow of a realisation than knowing that without that our communal institutions are the perpetual water even the most remarkable city secured and the most vulnerable moral crisis racist regime. A community that or community cannot survive. among us will be taken care of no of living in a continues to thrive to this day and The most startling part of this crisis matter the outcome. country where can look back in awe at the many is just how much responsibility we We have an additional responsibility deprivation prominent Jewish figures who are taking together. We are reducing to remember that our ‘nightmare robs dignity fought in the struggle. our consumption, we are more scenario’ of a Day Zero is a reality each and every day. conscious and are starting to make for millions within our country on a We can do better together as South he risk which accompanies our a difference. We are seeing more daily basis already. We will make it Africans, and we must do better. Tsuccess is that it may distract us and more innovation. Day Zero has from how connected to the rest of our been pushed back, but we need to country and world we are in reality. continue to control our own fate in Sometimes it takes a crisis to remind this crisis by keeping to 50L a day Amplifying the voices of outliers By Liza Saban It seems that the media are that purvey intolerance, serving as less conscious or perhaps ideological spokesmen for forces of more confused about their hate, from Xenophobes to religious responsibilities in covering extremists. newsmakers who advocate At a time when tension runs high around the water shortage in our intolerance. region, should an outlier such as Bougardt’s opinions be given any hile some issues are genuinely attention? Blaming the ‘gays’ for Wcomplex and not amenable to the drought in the Western Cape, simple ethical formulas; best practice besides being outrageously false; entails alerting society to agents dehumanises a minority group and of hate, but without giving them this kind of hate speech against a free ride that exaggerates their it, makes it sounds normal and importance and amplify their views. unobjectionable to many people. ‘Reverend’ Oscar Bougardt from the Mass media publications and Western Cape, is a case in point. As websites with limited or extensive well as, certain local government reach, should realise that hate critics who blamed the ‘DA Zionists’ speech is a constantly evolving for fabricating the entire water crisis phenomenon, with new perpetrators, so that they could divert money to targets and tactics; and should be Israel. weary of being ‘played like fiddles’. While we accept that hate speech We say — don’t elevate the presents a major challenge to today’s ‘Reverend’ to the status of a major journalism. The socially conscious player by giving him airtime and are rightly alarmed at how rapidly to the LGBQTI community, in the hate-filled messages overwhelm, words of Prince William, "You should news feeds on the internet. Less be proud of the person you are and talked about is how journalist’s own you have nothing to be ashamed of”. professional procedures — including Based on scientific evidence and how news is defined — may amplify all the mitigating circumstances, we the voices of hate propagandists. certainly know that the ‘gays’, nor us Then there are the media outlets ‘Zionist Jews’ caused the drought. Community Water Crisis Meeting eputy Mayor of Cape Town, cooking water would be delivered to DAlderman Ian Neilson them via their shuls with whom the addressed community concerns and Board is working closely, alongside questions around the water crisis the CSO. Key community locations in Cape Town at a 150-member such as the Jewish Day Schools, strong community meeting; Rael Highlands House and Samson Kaimowitz, Chair of the SAJBD Centre have all put significant water (Cape) announced strategic plans saving measures in place to continue to help those vulnerable members of functioning during this time of severe the community including the elderly drought. and people living with disabilities. He explained that essential drinking and Picture on page 1

Cape Jewish Board of Deputies www.capesajbd.org Cape Jewish Chronicle March 2018 9 How South Africa became a home to Jewish orphans By Jenny Perkel Nearly one hundred years ago, one particularly those who roamed the Selecting which children to bring smell inside those trucks will live man — with the support of the SA streets and forests without anyone home to SA was not an easy task with me forever! The fetid aroma of Jewish community — brought to take care of them. Knowledge for Ochberg. Apparently his criteria cattle bound for the slaughter house, 167 Jewish orphans from Russia about the tragedy in Southern Russia were that both their parents had died, mingled with the sweat and urine of to South Africa, safe at last from filtered through to the South African they should be under 16 years of age, my travelling companions seemed to Jewish community, many of whom and they needed to show willingness inflitrate every pore of my body…we brutal pogrom attacks, desperate had recently escaped near death to be relocated to SA. Ochberg was were packed…like sardines and were poverty and widespread disease. themselves by fleeing to this country. determined not to separate siblings given one meal a day, which was a and often older sisters went along plate of soup.” fter World War I and the South Africa stepped in to help Isaac Ochberg, himself a Ukrainian as unpaid helpers or ‘nurses’ so as Later they travelled by boat to Danzig Aoverthrow of Czar Nicholas II in and then they boarded a steamer for 1917, Eastern Europe was fraught London. The journey to London took with conflict. Jews were hated and six weeks. On 2 September 1921 they were repeatedly and relentlessly Ochberg and the children sailed for the victims of horrifying, brutal Cape Town on the Edinburgh Castle. massacres. The Pale of Settlement, In Solly’s words, “I don’t remember where there were approximately four feeling bad. We didn’t go through any million Jews living at the time, was hardships we didn’t already know. the area that stretched from Latvia We were only too pleased to sleep to Ukraine and Galicia. This area and to eat whatever they gave us.” was the site of particularly cruel Finally, they were welcomed into the and harrowing pogroms. Thousands Cape Town harbour by a crowd of of Jews were killed and it was weeping, cheering people. estimated that at least 300 000 to 400 000 Jewish children had been The Ochberg orphans in South Africa left orphaned and destitute. Their The children were taken to either the parents had either been murdered, or Cape Town or Johannesburg Jewish they had died of starvation or disease. orphanages and many of them were The flu epidemic and typhus claimed placed into foster homes or adopted. thousands of lives. No Jew, old or immigrant, was a Cape Town They were undoubtably safe and businessman and the president of not to tear apart what was left of their much ‘better off’ in South Africa, young, was safe. Those children families. Sadly though, this was not who did find their way to orphanages the Cape Jewish Orphanage, now but not all of them were happy. known as Oranjia Children’s Home. always the case and there were heart Some were homesick and extremely suffered further as the conditions in wrenching stories of siblings having the orphanages were dismal. Often Oranjia had been in existence since traumatised after having lost their 1912 and Ochberg was one of its been left behind. parents, their homes and to some there were neither beds nor bedding. The children were both excited Flour bags were used as clothes. founders. In 1920, he spearheaded a extent their identities. These children plan to rescue as many orphans from and terrified about their new home were refugees. They owned nothing David Sandler’s book More ARC in SA. An orphan quoted years later Memories describes in detail the Russia as possible, and house them and were totally reliant on the charity at Oranjia and Arcadia (the Jewish in Sandler’s book said, “We heard of strangers. They were faced with experiences and recollections of stories of robbers and wild animals many of those orphans: Orphanage in Johannesburg), with major challenges once they arrived a view to finding homes and families and we feared we might be eaten in SA, like having to learn English, “Somewhere along the line the by lions or cannibals or sold off as parents disappeared…they survived for the children where possible. and having to integrate into a strange Funds were raised by the Jewish slaves”. The children were given and foreign community. Tragically, as street children, in rags with group passports with photos of about broken shoes and very little food... community for the mission, totalling sometimes brothers and sisters were 25 000 pounds. Ochberg obtained 30 children on each passport. Some separated when SA families well- when the German troops arrived they children got sick or ran away out of were friendly and gave the children permission from the then prime meaningly adopted one but left the minister, Jan Smuts, and Interior fear before the rescue. Their names other in the orphanage. chocolate… took them to work on were crossed out and their faces the farms picking potatoes...one day Minister, Patrick Duncan, to bring in According to Lauren Snitcher, an unrestricted number of orphans to marked with an X on the passport herself a granddaughter of an they would eat potatoes and the next photo to show that they were no day the skins.” SA. The government’s proviso was Ochberg orphan, there was a that the children who were brought longer part of the group. tendency amongst the orphans Jewish orphans were under They started off their journey in constant threat as they continued here were in good health, reasonably throughout their lives to be silent intelligent and would not become a cattle trucks. The late Solly Jossel about where they had come from and to be the target of senseless anti- who was seven years old at the time Semetism and murderous hatred. burden on the state. In 1921, Ochberg what had happened to them. sailed for Europe to find his orphans. is quoted in Sandler’s book: “We Poverty, famine and illness claimed were packed into cattle trucks, with Ochberg’s mission the lives of many of these children, only room enough for standing. The continues on page 36

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Bringing musical distinction to Continued from page 1 Herzlia High School Herzlia pupils Cain WIZO donates wheelchairs to Maitland Rademan and Ethan Radowsky recently Cottage Hospital in Cape Town received distinctions for the National Senior Certificate Matric music exams.

he friends who have Tbeen at school together since they started at Sarah Bloch at age of three, are the first to take music as a Matric subject at Herzlia. The fact that Cain Rademan on the piano both have achieved high distinctions is a credit the musical ethos at Herzlia grow to their talent and dedication, as throughout his time at the school and well as to Principal Marc Falconer, looked forward to seeing what the Head of Music Danielle Asherson next generation of talented musicians and members of the Herzlia Music at Herzlia would accomplish. Tamar Lazarus, Moonyeen Castle, Shelley Friedman, Ayellet Black, Suzanne Luck and Department team who have brought Radowsky, who will be pursuing Matron Dina Stougie the dream of music as a birthright for a B.Comm degree, agrees that the IZO is in the future generations at Herzlia to life. opportunity to study music at Herzlia Wprocess of Rademan, who will be studying has provided him with wonderful distributing the Computer Science at UCT this year, opportunities to express his creative wheelchairs to said that being involved in music at talents both personally and within disadvantaged children Herzlia was an exciting and uplifting the group and that skills learnt would in Kwazulu-Natal experience that provided him with an form a lifelong basis for a future through a UNICEF outlet for self-expression and allowed performing career as a drummer and affiliate, and to the him to connect with his peers. He his love of music into the future. Nelson Mandela believes that culture and art are just The pair have also performed in One Children’s Hospital as important as academic excellence Act Plays, at school functions and in in Gauteng, as well adding that he had enjoyed seeing the popular Feel the Beat musical. as some individual children. Present at the handover ceremony Shelley Friedman, Suzanne Luck, Felicity Isserow with Hes- Leanne Fredericks, a patient at Maitland Cottage Hospital were: Israeli Deputy Ambassador Ayellet Maitland Cottage Hospital as well as Black, WIZO SA President Moonyeen donors and members of the WIZO Castle, the matron and staff of Executive.

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Pamela Silver’s latest exhibition, ‘persuaded by flowers in Vilnius. minds. Flavia Orman said, ‘I love the titled, The Colour of Light, is aptly They come from the Ponary Forest, sense of quirkiness. Looking at these named. outside Vilnius. The forest shrieks pieces feels like art therapy.’ silently about a silent past: Jews Leeroy Cowie added, ‘This is some ne does not need to spend taken to death.’ Here, she refers to of the best merging of colour I’ve Omuch time regarding her the massacre of up to 100 000 (mostly ever seen.’ vibrant watercolours, etchings Jewish) people in this Lithuanian South African ties and monotypes before beginning forest during the Holocaust. Certainly, this year’s exhibition is not to absorb their exuberant energy Posel drew attention to the different Silver’s first time in Cape Town. She oneself. Although the world- ways in which she and Silver was born in Johannesburg, moved to renowned artist (with more than experienced the Ponary Forest, Bulawayo as a little girl and emigrated twenty-five solo exhibitions and which they have both happened to Israel when she was twenty-five. various awards under her easel) to visit on separate occasions. Indeed, her family’s history has been needs little introduction, the perfect ‘We visited at similar times; both in tied to South Africa and the country’s one was provided by Professor summer. I didn’t see any flowers but Jewish community since the late 19th Deborah Posel, who opened the Pamela did. She took the seeds, century: ‘My granny came here, left exhibition on 3 February at the UCT planted them and painted them. This Vilna, in 1880. She went to the South Pamela Silver Irma Stern Art Museum. is a parable of an artist who has a West and then to Stellenbosch and ‘She’d the kind of artist who is so gift of finding the flowers both literally Research and preparation Cape Town. She was the head of the in touch and on the go; she just and metaphorically. Flowers feature Posel, a prominent sociologist Bnoth Zion during WWII, and was electrifies us all. Such camaraderie. in much of her artwork, but they and historian at UCT, said that the the chairlady for Aliyah Youth. She We love talking about the past. We are not decorative. [They] perform planning for the exhibition had begun would meet youths who were making are all childhood people.’ a different kind of symbolic work two to three years ago, which is when Aliyah at the airport, as well as meet Memories and water [and] can be traced through [it]: a she started researching the artist. ‘I children who were coming out of the Memory and the past are key geography of flowers of her journey didn’t know Pam or her work, so I camps.’ elements of Silver’s work, which between places, between past and Googled her and what presented Family history complements and perhaps explains present. The figure of flowers as a itself was a rush of sheer joy, This is not her only familial tie to her choice of media (watercolours juncture between the conscious and celebrating life, colour and pattern; the country: ‘My grandfather, Leon and monotypes) for this exhibition. subconscious; an elixir of memory; images that made me smile.’ Segal, came from Bialystok at age She enjoys the instantaneousness of wistful, calmer, slower.’ She used a parable to describe 10. He worked at the Cape Times these water-involved forms of media. Silver’s attitudes towards her work Art therapy and later had a men’s outfitting shop Silver explains that the works are and towards life, and to illustrate Indeed, Silver’s pieces are so full in Lakeside. Then, he co-founded ‘created in one moment in time; you Silver’s nature: that of finding a silver of life, that one cannot help but feel Ackerman’s with Raymond Ackerman can’t make a mistake. It’s a huge lining in the direst of times; that of uplifted, more jubilant, when met with in Wynberg. A Communal leader, surge of energy that is released seeking the colour of light. Of this this medley of colour. The patrons of he was also the head of the Zionist all at once. It takes immense nature, Posel said that she was the exhibition opening were of similar Federation and the Jewish Board concentration, so I collect all the of Deputies.’ The good-doing of her energy and then just go for it.’ Silver’s grandparents was clearly passed history of swimming might also have down to the generations beyond. An played a part: ‘I was a swimmer; I example is Silver’s uncle, the late would spend two to three hours a day Ronald Segal — the celebrated anti- swimming. So maybe I understand apartheid activist — who famously water,’ she laughs. Well, one thing is smuggled Oliver Tambo over the for sure, Silver certainly understands Botswana border (then British colour and the expression of it in Bechuanaland) in the boot of his car conjuring joyful emotion — even in 1960. when it doesn’t seem possible. The artist at work The Colour of Light runs until 24 While Silver comes from a line of February at the UCT Irma Stern Art inspirational individuals whose acts Museum. Walkabouts will be held seem tough to follow, she has made on the 17th and 24th of the month. her own multi-coloured marks on the For more details, contact 021 685 world. Christopher Peter, the Director 5686 or visit www.irmasternmuseum. of the Irma Stern Art Museum notes, co.za.

Flowers in a Delft Vase 75x57 cm 1995 Watercolour Colours of Kolkota Watercolour on handmade rag paper 75x57 cm 2017 Cape Jewish Chronicle March 2018 13 Nicky Stein-Aginsky’s Life in a Rabbi infuses Jewish and South African Nutshell puts information at your flavour in first book fingertips

The CJC chatted to Nicky Stein- in putting Aginsky about her new book. together the What gave you the idea to put book? together your book, Your Life in a hallenges. Nutshell? CThe first he concept was first thought of big hurdle is Tall those years ago when we having the had power outages resulting in cold belief in myself showers, being locked in/out of the that I could do it. Once I had garage/driveway and lights going Nicky Stein-Aginsky on and off at random times due the ball rolling I to forgetting to reset all the time worried about it switches. Two years ago, after both not getting completed fast enough! my parents were ill and passed What do you think are the most away I realised how little I knew critical pieces of information people Chani Merryl, Rabbi Matthew, Naomi and Lee of their affairs, (household issues, need to know and have access to? The Claremont Wynberg Shul saw in financial, medical etc). I decided it believe all the information is the new calendar year with a relaxed equally critical. It all depends was time to complete the project. I and enjoyable function to mark the Have you personally needed any of where you are in your life and what situation launch of Rabbi Liebenberg’s first the information book Wisdom From The South. that is in here? you find yourself hen my in. If you have children and G-d he book is a collection of over Wf a t h e r one hundred original essays on was still with forbid something T happens to them, the weekly Torah portion. Many of us he kept a these essays were given as sermons list of all the the information on children is during Rabbi Liebenberg’s sixteen- operations he year tenure at the shul or appeared and my mother important. If someone passes in the congregation’s weekly Shabbat had undergone publication. that, although there are many parsha and medicines away, where to books currently available, this one find their financial The essays touch upon many with dosages contemporary subjects including the is unique in that it possesses a truly that they took. information and South African flavour. Indeed the title who to contact alienation of youth from their heritage; Every time it Jewish education; the proliferation of — which is a paraphrase of a Talmudic was changed, is important. If dictum — reflects the fact that the you are sick, superhero films and the challenges of the lists were urban living. book was written, edited and printed in updated. After your day to day South Africa. and medical Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein, my father who was present at the event, praised He added that, in future, the book passed away, information is would serve as a kind of historical important. the author as a dedicated spiritual my brother leader and Torah scholar who has document chronicling the issues continued updating my mother’s Do you have advice for other produced a truly handsome volume that were facing the South African list. We kept a hardcopy in case hopeful authors? in every respect. Batya Bricker, the rabbinate in the 21st century. Rabbi of emergencies. My mother was elieve in yourself. Talk to lots book’s publisher, who travelled from Liebenberg thanked his wife Lee, taken to hospital many times. It is Bof people —the right people, at Johannesburg to be at the launch, who was the MC for the evening, for very difficult to remember all the the right time. Don't be in a hurry spoke of some of the ‘quirky’ titles of her support and encouragement and necessary information in a time of and be prepared to work hard. the essays, with names like Plastic he also expressed his gratitude to all stress or panic and this made our There are big learning curves, People and The Girl With The Dragon those who regularly read his divrei hospital visits and ambulance trips lots of redoing and you have to be Tattoo. Torah. easier as we could focus on other prepared for many disappointments The hall was packed with Wisdom From The South sells for pressing issues. (At one stage the along the way. congregants, friends and colleagues R395 and is available in Cape Town at doctors asked if my brother was a of Rabbi Liebenberg who was on hand the Claremont Wynberg Shul (contact doctor with all this information!) The book is available through the to sign copies of the 500-page, hard- [email protected]) and the Where there any challenges author: [email protected]. covered book. The author explained South African Jewish Museum Shop.

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The power and compassion of Outsiders Cindy Moritz talked to Lyndall of outsider — over generations, and Labour, which she began writing outsiders, who Gordon about feminism, creative sees herself in a way as the shadowy under martial law, because she band together story-telling and the value of figure behind their stories. was looking generations ahead, to create and Lyndall chose to look at these domestic affections both looking back to what women’s contribute to writers collectively, and in so doing traditions had been, and wanting a common spotlights a community of outsiders hen visiting Lyndall Gordon in to pose those against the worst vision. She with a common cause. She writes, Cape Town recently, I arrived things that the dominant group speaks W “These outsiders do not make terms expecting nostalgia; the territory of does, which is war, bullying and warmly of her with our violent world; they do not expats who holiday in Cape Town. sexual exploitation”. She writes of friend Nicola advance themselves by imitation of Instead I was thoroughly schooled on the Outsiders Society, “[For these Beauman Lyndall Gordon the empowered. Instead they speak the topic of feminism, by an expert, women] to see thus widely went in London, out against the humbug of authority and discovered how her latest book, beyond politics; it meant an empathic owner of and its ‘baubles’ These voices say Outsiders — Five women writers who mind, and it took moral courage for the unique bookshop Persephone no to arms and patriotism. ‘For,’ the changed the world, gives welcome silenced women to carry this into which publishes and sells out-of- outsider will say, ‘in fact, as a woman, context to the heart of the movement. public utterance.” print female writers. “Nicola and I I have no country. As a woman I want Cape Town book lovers will know Foreshadow of #Metoo are close in our thinking,” Lyndall no country. As a woman my country Lyndall Gordon as the author of For all those who thought the #Metoo says, “we value that strain in women is the whole world.’” Shared Lives, and then Divided Lives: movement sprung up as recently at that is nurturing and compassionate, Dreams of a mother and daughter, Character through reading 2017 then, here’s a surprise. These something in which women as life- both memoirs about growing up in These five women writers made the women writers foreshadowed the givers excel.” She also belongs to Sea Point, her friends, her complex terms ‘outsider’, ‘outlaw’ and ‘outcast’ bravery, sacrifice and ability to a Women’s Salon in London, where mother Rhoda, her struggles and their own. While they may have been avoid what Wollstonecraft called the focus is “reading and responding dreams. She left Cape Town with isolated from people, they were not “treading the beaten track”, to break to the present through women’s husband Siamon Gordon, first to New isolated from books. Lyndall refers to the conspiracy of silence around the experimental writing.” It becomes York where she studied at Columbia the 18th century writer and Britain’s experience of women. Just as the clear that engaging and connecting (and encountered the emerging first feminist, Mary Wollstonecraft, #Metoo movement is doing today, with other women on a meaningful Feminist movement) and then moved who insisted on the development of such was the territory of Outsiders level is what fuel’s Lyndall’s fire. to Oxford, England, where she took character through reading as vital Virginia Woolf, Olive Schreiner, A lesson in Feminism indeed, I a job at what was then a women’s to women’s rights and the benefit of George Eliot, Emily Bronte and Mary mulled, as we said our goodbyes. But college in 1973 as Research Fellow. enlightened fathers who encouraged Shelley, who refused to be quiet in just then, with the waves crashing on She has since become renowned their daughters to be readers. For the face of inequities. the rocks outside her window, a small Lyndall, the values of compromise bit of nostalgia crept in. Walking back for her literary biographies, and is Creative storytelling and nurture — what Wollstonecraft from the Sea Point Pavilion that currently a Senior Research Fellow Lyndall not only has the talent and called the “domestic affections” — is morning she had noticed, “the sun at St Hilda's College, Oxford. wisdom to research and record the what distinguishes between women was just coming up, the seaweed and It’s the literary biography that has lives and times of these exceptional who want to Imitate men and those shells… the salt smell of things… distinguished Lyndall and references women, but does so in a way that that want to do their own thing and you’ll never get over that. These are to Virginia Woolf, Mary Shelley, Olive is engaging through its creativity. “I use what was valuable of women’s the sounds of childhood”. Since her Schreiner, Emily Bronte and George want to do a form of biography that tradition. It was Wollstonecraft who mother passed away, this is what Eliot, roll off her tongue when she distils what is crucial to the creative said, “I do not wish them [women] keeps her returning to Cape Town. wants to illustrate a point. life,” she said, extrapolating from the to have power over men; but power Perhaps also the lifelong friends Dispersed biography lives of each woman the way in which over themselves.” Lyndall illustrates and fellow women writers with whom In Outsiders, she has experimented they used their suffering, their being the point with the example of she keeps a strong bond. Either with what she calls “dispersed outsiders, creatively. Olive Schreiner, who, she says, way, Cape Town is always ready to biography”, telling the story of five She is energised by the dynamic of “was particularly keen on that. I’ve welcome Lyndall Gordon with open women writers with a common groups of women, some may call them thread — they were all some kind emphasised her book Woman and arms. We are thrilled to announce that Lyndall Gordon will attend the Jewish Literary Festival in Cape Town 17 June 2018. Bookings will open soon via Quicket.

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erzlia has purchased an and this will help us put together our Town to discuss the water crisis and vulnerable. To get involved, ‘like’ Hadditional 14 Jojo tanks (between plan.” its response, says Director Joshua the JCS H20 Facebook page, or 5 000 and 10 000 litre capacities) Highlands House Aged Home Hovsha. “We are currently surveying Whatsapp group (see the barcode for for the collection of rain water and The Home has reduced its tap water the needs of communal organisations this on the Facebook group). These storage of any water that it manages and toilet flush pressure and is and working with the City to ensure forums will be continuously updated. to procure. “We have also purchased recycling grey water for toilet flushing that we are fully prepared should Day To contribute further, you can drop a water trailer to enable us to move and laundry washing (after filtration). Zero become a reality. We will also off 5 litre bottles, hand sanitiser, water from one campus to another. If They have reduced showering and be working with the City on assisting paper plates and anything else you necessary, the three large swimming the washing cycle of linen and towels with distribution and ensuring access can think of that might assist daily pools on our campuses can be used and currently hold enough water for to water for vulnerable groups and functioning without the use of water. as a source of sanitation water.” three days. individuals within the city. Our focus Drop off at JCS house (234 Upper In addition, the spring at the Sarah Said Director Harris Burman: will not simply be on Jewish people, Buitenkant Street). You can also sign Bloch campus has been rehabilitated said “Over the past few weeks, we but on assisting in areas where up to assist in the delivery of 5 litre and it is yielding up to 2000 litres have been meeting with the water Jewish people happen to live.” bottles in the cases of emergency. of water per day, which can be inspector for our area to identify The Cape Board also hosted Deputy Stay tuned to find out selected drop transferred between schools. water saving methods such as using Mayor of Cape Town, Alderman off points in Cape Town that you will In February, the UHS school and recycling all grey water (at a cost Ian Nielsen to answer community be able to drop five litre bottles at too, committee made the decision to to the Home). concerns and questions regarding as this will make it easier for those in cancel all water sports for the “The Department of Water and the water crisis, and shared details specific areas to arrange collection. remainder of the first term. Sanitation also of the community The Samson Centre and Hatfield Herzlia High School hosted a Water met with us and response plan for Street Community Centre Summit — a student initiative for stated that it Day Zero. These buildings house many various schools, looking at how each would be highly This included communal organisations, and will school is managing the water crisis, improbable that the information stay open. They source underground sharing ideas and listening to guest our water would that there are water and use approximately 3500 speakers, all with the aim of avoiding be cut off. We 4500 vulnerable litres per day for toilets and gardens. Day Zero. would still be community They have four water tanks installed “A healthy and safe environment limited to 50 litre members living and staff have brought their own remains our priority. We have per person per day on their own, bottled water for drinking should installed hand sanitisers in all our limit. If we could including the the taps run dry. Recyclable plates toilets and change rooms to prevent not adhere to this elderly and people and cups are used to save washing the spread of diseases. limit, penalties would be imposed. with disabilities. crockery daily. This unprecedented crisis requires The Board hopes to deliver a daily “It is thus inevitable that some of United Jewish Campaign (UJC) that we all do our share to avoid a supply of five litre water bottles to the methods that we are now going In a message to the community, long term catastrophe.” each person — two litres for drinking to have to adopt would have a direct the UJC’s Director Barry Levitt and three litres for cooking, and to do Community Security Organisation impact on our residents. said: “We’re all in this together. The this for at least three months, which The Community Security Burman said that if anyone wanted UJC, as the Cape Town communal would amount to 405 000 x five litre Organisation (CSO)’s Director to assist the Home, donations of fundraising organisation that bottles. Dean Rosin says that “Whilst five litre bottles of water would be financially supports 32 beneficiaries There would need to be registration each communal organisation is appreciated. “The rest will have to in the city, has implemented serious of vulnerable community members, looking inwards as to what they be up to the staff and the residents water saving measures in both registration of volunteers to deliver can individually do to prepare for acting responsibly at this time.” our fundraising efforts, as well as water, and using shuls as depots for the water crisis, it is up to the CSO Members of the Johannesburg our day-to-day office practices. It collection. to plan for the greater community. Jewish community took up this call, is up to all of us, in our community Alongside the City of Cape Town aiming to fill two giant trucks with Jewish Community Services (JCS) organisations to save water. And it is and our communal organisations, we drinking water or grey water, which JCS protects around 12 % of our up to all of us, to support each other are putting together a plan of action will be driven down to Cape Town Jewish community in Cape Town. in this time of need. It is important to should Day Zero arrive. and donated to Highlands House as “It is important for JCS to protect stay connected to our community. In “The CSO is currently conducting well as other needy establishments. our most vulnerable clients,” times of stress, it is critical we reach a communal survey sent through Cape SA Jewish Board of Deputies says Marketing Manager Jessica out to friends, family and colleagues to all communal organisations The Cape SA Jewish Board Jedeikin. She thanked others in the to keep our ties strong and to ensure to understand their capacity, of Deputies has met with community for thinking of others ongoing support for those most requirements and individual plans, representatives from the City of Cape at a time when we are all feeling vulnerable.

22442 UJC #followtheseed Jewish Chronicle_Banners_7.8cm x 22.3cm_02_FA.indd 4 2018/02/06 11:46 16 Cape Jewish Chronicle March 2018 Meet the next big thing on Israel’s culinary scene – Arak By Jessica Halfin for Israel21C More than just a trend, the anise- Popular these days in mixed Long gone are the days of the come to the forefront. flavored alcoholic drink and other drinks or in shots, high-quality arak cheap Elite brand arak that Israelis One such example is Matt Neilson craft spirits are all the rage among is best slowly sipped chilled or at like Frenkel grew up drinking. Israel of Pioneer Spirits, a sister distillery Israel’s food and drink enthusiasts. room temperature, alongside small is now buzzing with a handful of to the successful Buster’s Beverage appetizers and salads or as a digestif. boutique arak producers. The trend Company in Beit Shemesh. Buster’s This is the best arak that can be Haifa mixologist Andrey Frenkel, comes hot on the heels of the global produces small batches of hard cider, “found outside of Lebanon,” says owner of the cocktail consultation Greek food trend, which changed hard lemonade and craft beer, while Aziz Suidan, pointing to a bottle its artisanal distillery produces fine with a turquoise-and-gold label from arak as well as gin, moonshine and Ramallah Distilleries that shows a apple brandy, which can be tasted on woman carrying a basket filled with site and are sold in Israeli high-end harvested grapes. liquor stores and delis as of January Suidan, the owner of Suidan Market 2018. in Haifa, a general store specialising According to Neilson, Pioneer arak in fine wines and specialty foods that possesses a strong aroma of fresh has stayed in the family for an entire anise with caramel notes, a silky, century, knows what he’s talking creamy texture, extra-smooth back about. and a firm, yet not overwhelming, He has been drinking Arak, a anise flavor. lingering sweet licorice drink that Native Canadian David Zibell of the typically ranges between 50 and 65 Golan Heights distillery is another percent alcohol by volume, all his life. artisan who has created unusual Arak is the traditional hard alcohol varieties of arak, which piggybacks of choice in the ancient Levant region off the whisky made here since 2014. and throughout the Middle East in Golan Heights’ Gold Label Arak, countries such as Iran and Iraq. Its which draws its color from a six- month aging process in the same cousins — raki, sambuca and pastis Arak, an anise-flavored spirit of the Levant, is popular in Israel. Image via Shutterstock.com — are popular in other areas across charred barrels previously used to the Mediterranean and Europe. service Six O’Clock, has a hand in how people perceived anise-based age the distillery’s whiskies, has The liquor base in arak is made by reshaping the cocktail culture here. liquors such as Greek ouzo, and their a smooth finish, golden color and fermenting the juice of figs or grapes, “I think arak works really well in relation to fine dining and culture. gentle oak flavor. diluting with water, and flavoring with many classic cocktails that are It also has come at a time that Zibell also makes Mah’ia, a aniseed during several processes of traditionally made with different interest in honoring one’s own Moroccan-style anise drink twice distillation. spirits. The ones on the fresher side, cultural roots has taken top priority, distilled from local dates and infused Once considered a drink of such as a Moscow Mule (vodka, and amidst an overwhelmingly with green anise seed, fennel and old Middle Eastern men playing ginger soda and lime) or a French successful boom in Israeli craft beer, star anise. The result is a drink backgammon, arak is now the chosen Maid (cucumber, mint, cognac and wine and spirit-making. with gentle anise flavour, a certain spirit of Israel’s young generation sugar-cane liqueur with ginger and Renewed interest in the strong roundness, and balance from the while also gaining popularity and lime flavors) are great when the licoricey drink has allowed for arak date alcohol. respect among professionals, liquor is swapped out for arak,” producers and drinkers with a more Frenkel says. refined and discerning palate to alcohol enthusiasts and Israel’s elite. Continues on page 47 Cape Jewish Chronicle March 2018 17

22442 UJC #followtheseed Jewish Chronicle_Full page_31.5cm x 22.3cm_07_FA.indd 1 2018/02/09 09:22 18 Cape Jewish Chronicle March 2018 Cape Jewish Chronicle March 2018 19 Recent visitors to Telfed Melinda Gates is credited with and the changes in the current overview of the objectives of the the assertion that “women climate (with the difficulties programme and the goals for speaking up for themselves that Jewish students face on the coming year, including the and for those around them are campuses in SA), she envisioned introduction of a broader social the strongest force we have to the idea of a support network to (volunteering) project for Southern be created by Telfed, with needs- African students in Israel. change the world”. based accommodation grants Dorothy shared her hope for SA students wishing to study that SASI could strengthen the his sentiment was never at premier Israeli institutions in ties between Israel and South more true than during the T English. Dorothy spoke of the Africa, developing the sense of recent visit of Dorothy Sank (nee concerns in Cape Town (including community responsibility for those Samson) to Telfed. The main the ongoing water challenges, students who choose to return to topic of discussion during the visit Julie Berman Batya Shmukler and Robby Hilkowitz the ANC call to downgrade the Cape Town, Johannesburg and was the up-and-coming SASI SA embassy in Tel Aviv, and the other centres for the younger Another welcome visitor to Telfed was (South Africans Studying in Israel) SA political climate) and how generation, imbued in a culture Julie Berman, Director of the SAZF Cape academic support programme, the the SASI programme could also of giving back and embracing Council, who addressed the organisation’s very idea of which was conceived connect young Jewish students leadership roles, especially in lay leaders at the monthly directorate by Dorothy at a meeting two years to Zionism by exposing them to Jewish communal associations. meeting. ago with former Telfed Director Sid study opportunities in Israel. Her passion and positive energy Shapiro. Recognising the need for Chairman of the Telfed SASI shone through — “I think Telfed is ulie discussed issues on the agenda in additional educational options for committee Dave Bloom gave an an incredible organisation. This is Cape Town, including the undertakings of Jewish South African students J what we should be doing, helping the Board of Governors, SAUJS and recent each other!”, she said. trends. “Many more people are opening In closing, Telfed’s leadership Aliyah files. The Samson ‘SASI’ academic expressed strong appreciation to support programme for South African Dorothy and the wider family for Students in Israel who wish to study in Israel enabling SASI to come to fruition. in English (without necessarily making Aliyah) Sharing a strong relationship with has boosted the viability of Israeli education. her parents Eric and Sheila over Previously this was not an option financially the years, it was wonderful to see for many,” said Julie. how the second generation is Batya Shmukler, Telfed's Chairman, equally compassionate, involved expressed appreciation for the relationship and committed to philanthropy, between the two organisations. Julie endorsing the notion that a family concluded by expressing her admiration legacy is not something you for Cape SAZF Chairman, Rowan Polovin, Former Telfed Director Sid Shapiro CEO Dorron Kline, COO Nava Lapid, ESP Coordinator Simone Pinkas, Head of ESP Dana Levy Tavor, Dorothy Sank, Chairman of leave for the next generation, but whom she described as both ‘innovative’ and the SASI Committee, Dave Bloom, SASI Commitee member Steve Handler and Head of something you leave in them. ‘dedicated’ in his endeavours. Resource Development Nikki Leviner A LINK TO YOUR PAST. A DOOR TO YOUR FUTURE.

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Consider This By Rabbi Malcolm Matitiani Something about Purim, Traffic, Water a song... and Human Rights By Marshall Voit, Music and Youth Engagement Fellow This year both Purim and Pesach fall in well-being of the other, the Gregorian month of March, either the unconscionable side of Human Rights Day. One can exploitation of another’s easily make a connection between generosity is a denial of the other’s right to Pesach and the issue of human rights life. Lack of respect for another’s property, possessions and personal space is a denial — Pesach celebrates the deliverance of of the other’s right to life. the Israelites from slavery and one of the One of the most tangible examples of basic human rights is that of physical, the denial of the other’s right to life in this intellectual and spiritual freedom. But more subtle manner is our behaviour on can one connect the fun-filled, crazy the roads. It is deplorable how many South festival of Purim to the serious issue of African drivers flagrantly flout all the laws human rights? and rules of the road. Purposeful speeding is only one such example. I am astounded at n essence Purim celebrates the how often motorists drive through red traffic Isuccessful prevention of a planned lights and am surprised that I have yet to Ayden Davey and Gabriella and Jesse Flash with Marshall Voit genocide of the Jews residing in the Persian witness an accident, let alone a fatal one. There’s something about a song. A song sticks in your Empire. The story of how Queen Esther It is incomprehensible that people would bones. A familiar melody can transport you through time, thwarted Haman’s scheme to exterminate disregard the safety of their fellow citizens back to the place where it first became meaningful to you. simply because they are too impatient to all the Jews in Ahasuerus’ kingdom is well The right song can make you feel at home, no matter where known. The custom of concealing one’s true stop at a red light or because they don’t you are in world. identity on Purim by wearing fancy dress in want to use up their break fluid or brake order to emulate Esther’s tactic of hiding pads by stopping. t this moment, I am very far from home. I’ve traveled to the fact that she was Jewish is an intrinsic The same is true of the refusal of many Cape Town from San Diego, California, where my parents, part of the festival. The drowning out of the Capetonians to acknowledge that there A grandparents, dogs, and most of my closest friends live. I’m name of the evil Haman during the reading is a water crisis and continue to flagrantly here for three months working on music and youth engagement of the Megillah symbolises the Jew’s task disregard the need to conserve water. programming with Temple Israel, Cape Town’s Progressive to eradicate all ideas and actions present Reports of individuals continuing to blatantly shul. in the world that are contrary to the life- ignore the water restrictions abound. I first visited South Africa in March, 2017. The leadership team affirming principles of Torah. This selfish abuse of our most essential here at Temple Israel invited me to come and make some music But a closer reading of the story reveals natural resource denies the right of life. for a couple of weeks. I was immediately struck by the warmth that the fundamental issue dealt with by the Although we all pay for water, this precious of this community (and by the stunning brachot after services!). Book of Esther is the right of an individual or commodity belongs to all of us and it needs But it was through making music together that I knew I had a community to live and worship as they see to be shared equally so that we can all live made friends for life. fit, provided of course that they do no harm The Talmud quotes Shemuel who taught Music is central to Temple Israel’s community. A team of lay or injury to others. The Megillah informs us the dictum: Dina D’Malchuta Dina, “the law leaders regularly lend their strong voices to Shabbat services. that the motive for Haman’s intense hatred of the kingdom is the law”. The law of the On Saturday mornings, the students in the Cheder (religious for the Jews is the fact that Mordechai State is binding on all Jews as long as it school) sing enthusiastically… my impression is that Netzer’s refuses to show him reverence by bowing does not contradict the life-affirming values participatory singing culture has permeated into that space, down to him. Haman’s ego is bruised and of halakhah. The laws of the road certainly and it’s a beautiful thing. he resolves not only to deal with Mordechai do conform to Torah values. Indeed they are But my favorite thing about Temple Israel is their band-led but to eradicate all members of his ethnic legislated with the sole aim of preserving Shabbat services. On the first Friday of each month, the Green group. Haman does not limit his dislike of and safeguarding the lives and well-being Point campus hosts Shabbat Rina; and on the second and fourth Mordechai to him alone but extends his of all road users. The need to value water Fridays, the Wynberg shul hosts Shabbat Chesed. These lively disdain to all who share his ethnicity and and not take it for granted is essential to the services are accompanied by a volunteer band made up of religion. Haman’s attitude is racist and well-being of all. The Talmudic principle of guitarists, drummers, flautists, violinists, bassists, and ukulele bigoted and it leads him to fantasise about bal tashchit (“do not destroy”) teaches that players, who, having played together for more than five years, the murder of all Jews. it is forbidden to destroy or waste entities achieve that rare combination of talent and synchronicity. While Once he resolves to implement his plan, that are useful or indispensible to human the band sets the background, the members of the kahal are Haman has no difficulty convincing his existence. the stars, raising their voices together in song, prayer, and liege to permit him to carry it out. He plays So, while we are instructed by the sages to celebration. on King Ahasuerus’ insecurities by making celebrate Purim with frivolity and a drink or him believe that the Jews are a threat to his three so that we cannot distinguish between continues on page 30 throne. Haman’s pledge to pay ten thousand Arur Haman and Baruch Mordechai talents of silver into the royal treasury is (“Cursed be Haman” and “Blessed be an additional incentive for allowing the Mordechai”) let us be responsible and refrain Mazaltov to those who celebrated Bnei Mitzvah with us slaughter of the Jews. Thus personal enmity, from driving while under the influence. Let last month: illusions of grandeur, political insecurity and us commit ourselves to conserving water greed prompt Haman and Ahasuerus to and being more responsible in the way we deny the Jews the basic human right to life. use our natural resources. Let us remind The denial to life need not take the drastic ourselves amidst the fancy dress, shouting, form of literally murdering an individual. eating and drinking that the festival of Purim Merely making someone’s existence is more than a mardi gras — it is a festival uncomfortable through our actions, words which warns us of the dire consequences of or gestures is a denial of the other’s right denying the other the fundamental human to life. Blatant disregard for the safety and right of life. Keira Kantor Caitlin Cohn Ben Noah Oehlrich 10 February 17 February 22 February Cape Jewish Chronicle March 2018 21 PJ Library to launch in South Africa By Jaime Uranovsky PJ Library (‘PJ’ standing for coincidence would have it, happened to choose between ‘quality’ and latter and kept. Each child between ‘Pyjama’) ‘at its simplest core, is to be the same small town from which ‘Jewish.’ Parents are reading to their the ages of three and eight will about sharing Jewish stories,’ says Raez’s own mother hails. children at night anyway; let’s infuse receive books, and the programme Tamar Raemz, the organisation’s ‘We thought there were about 200 Judaism into that. So, it has to be is broken up into three different age representative who visited Cape to 250 families raising children, quality. We are by far the dominant ranges, with each age-group being Jewishly, up to age five [in the area], supplier of Jewish children’s books.’ gifted the same story. Town in February. and we started sending out books; South Africa will be either the ‘United Herzlia Schools will be the told people to tell their friends. fifteenth or sixteenth country to adopt partner in Cape Town who helps he programme, which now runs Before we knew it, we had 700 the programme, when it launches with distributing and Sinai Academy in fourteen countries, was started T people signed up. in April or May and Phyllis Jowell are, of course, by world-renowned philanthropist and To us that was the this year, and also involved. But, [this programme] real-estate tycoon, Harold Grinspoon first indicator that books will be sent is not just for children who go to twelve years ago in Western Each month, the lead we had something to Cape Town, these schools; all Jewish children Massachusetts, and provides free partners provide books to magical…That Johannesburg, are welcome. It’s a matter of figuring books to Jewish children, ages three Jewish children, which are was when we said, Port Elizabeth and out who to get books for,’ Natalie to eight, every month. “this is our big risk; then sent home with the Durban. Barnett says. Barnett continues, Grinspoon’s wife, Diane Troderman let’s take it, let’s go latter and kept. Each child In South Africa, ‘United Orthodox and Progressive ‘was always saying to Harold that beyond our local between the ages of three the programme synagogues [are all involved]. This is we were missing the most important community.”’ will function a community initiative. It will be used years of a family’s life,’ recounts and eight will receive Today, 560 000 through partners, as part of the literacy curriculum in Raemz. ‘Some of us are in Jewish books, and the programme Jewish children and the leading all Jewish schools here, but it’s not schools; some of us are going to their families receive is broken up into three ones being the only about schools but about Jewish Jewish camps, but where are we at books monthly from different age ranges, with Jewish Board community events. It’s all about the beginning of a family’s life when PJ Library, and each age-group being of Education in sharing and engaging with PJ on values are formed and family identity the programme ‘is Johannesburg and different levels and getting everyone is shaped? Where are we at those gifted the same story. the largest single Herzlia in Cape involved. There are some non- bedtime moments when families are shared experience Town. However, Jewish kids at Herzlia and obviously really snuggling up together, shaping of Jews in the world today,’ besides there are many other partner once they’ve joined [the school] they who they are?’ These key questions, for attending shul and celebrating organisations who are involved, who are part of the community as well.’ coupled with the lack of good- Jewish holidays. The books are work closely with the community. The launch of PJ Library in the quality, Jewish children’s books available in English, Hebrew, For example, Jewish communal country will be built upon two pillars: prompted Grinspoon to establish Russian and Spanish, and address organisations and shuls, museums, menschlichkeit and the school/home/ the organisation. He reached out universal morals and values, while libraries and WIZO. parent engagement. to Raez, who came onboard and showcasing how they fit into Jewish Each month, the lead partners the two started out in Grinspoon’s ideals and principles. Raez states, provide books to Jewish children, native town which, as Jewish/shtetl ‘We don’t want to force families which are then sent home with the continued on page 30

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facilitating business growth & Seeking Millin family information financial sustainability Rudi Allmayer from the local Historical Society in Montague is collecting information on early The Business of Jewish families who lived in the town at the end of the 1800’s and creativity. the early 1900’s. After recently completing an MBA through the Berlin School of Creative hey have identified the family Leadership, Lauren Woolf shares thoughts as to why businesses of all kinds Tnames of a number of the early (especially creative services businesses) - find it so hard to practice what Jewish residents and also built up they preach - and why it matters. Lauren offers us a fresh perspective on a good network of people, both creative leadership as well as deep insights, anecdotes and actionable Jewish and non-Jewish, who have ideas to take back to business. helped with information regarding the vibrant community of Jewish settlers who contributed to the growth of the town. Date One of the members of the 16 Friday Lauren Woolf Historical Society recently found a 16 March 2018 Founder & Leader of collection of old photographs in the the Pack - Mrs Woolf loft of a house which they believe Venue was built and lived in by the Millin Deloitte family. The Millins were among Cape Quarter, Lauren Woolf has a career in one of the early families to settle Green Point advertising and marketing that spans in Montagu and more than one over 20 years, in leadership roles at generation stayed in the town. Time among others, Ogilvy & Mather and They are now trying to identify looked like. British American Tobacco. Lauren’s 09h00 - 11h00 the people in the photos and suspect Any readers who can help with experience and special interest in creativity, marketing and how creative that most of the photographs are of information about the Millins or organisations grow, has led her to the Millin family. Their main challenge have family roots traceable back to RSVP kickstart Mrs Woolf, a consultancy at this time is trying to identify what Montagu are asked to contact Rudi [email protected] working with companies that have brothers Nathan and Barnett Millin on 023 614 3388. 021 448 8516 ideas, creativity and innovation at their heart. www.ortjetcapetown.org.za

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January certainly started off seeing Cape Town through with a bang and members tourist’s eyes. We will stop off enjoyed a variety of outings, in Hout Bay for lunch to enable excellent speakers and varied passengers to enjoy a delicious programmes. We have received fish lunch. It is important to note that we will be booking on line so many compliments on our if you are interested to join us, recently refurbished Bellevue please contact our office before Road Sea Point home which is 10 March. a light and airy space and ideal Our annual three nights away to for hosting intimate functions. Goudini will be just after Pesach. There are still some places ur annual Fish Braai was available so if you wish to have Oenjoyed by many members. an all-inclusive break with good Delicious yellowtail was braaied company and great food, please and served with a variety of contact us for further details. mouthwatering salads. The Water is the topic on most Rita Blum, Emanuel Sibomana, Wendy Johnstone, Jenny Dinsdale and Estelle Tait at Kirstenbosch. guests enjoyed chatting to one people’s minds at the moment and another as they enjoyed the meal our committee, my colleagues and especially the fish which was and I are extremely mindful of generously donated by Snoek the seriousness of the situation. Wholesalers — special thanks to We will endeavor to assist all the Zive family for this gift. those who are unable to get Then, onto the world premiere of water themselves. It is vitally the Yiddish Documentary “Leah, important that you contact CJSA Teddy and the Mandolin” expertly offices to ask for assistance. produced by Heather Blumenthal Most importantly, if you are able and her Spirit Sister Company. to volunteer to help those who will The hour long film took the need assistance sourcing water highlights of 10 years music of if it becomes necessary, please the Yiddish Song Festival, the contact us. There are elders in brainchild of Philip Todres whose the community living alone and passion and commitment to without a support structure who Yiddish, CJSA and this production we would need to help should the Sea Point members Caroll Schonberg, Maya Golan, Paula Goldblatt, Adele Greenblau, Ann Whine was so evident in the film when he situation arise. and Lily Ellis enjoying a special morning at Boeresjik. gave the history of the YSF and Our Wish List the importance of continuing the Our branches are in need Yiddish language. of certain items to make the The premier was sold out, as moadons homelier. If you are able was a second evening a week to provide a donation in kind or later. Personally, I found that the with the goods needed, please show was a moving experience contact us. Of high importance and without exception, everyone are bridge tables at all branches. who has viewed the film has Bridge is extremely popular and expressed their delight in viewing many of our tables are long past it. Congratulations to all involved their sell-by dates. You might have in this world class production. an unused table in a basement or Sarah Kelly, Caryn Alperstein and Maureen Lurie Mike Kelly and Harry Epstein at Heather We are so proud that the garage — you can be assured that enjoying tea in Tableview. Blumenthal's pop in morning. documentary is being submitted it would be greatly appreciated at and will hopefully be included CJSA. We also need new cushions NEW PROGRAMME OFFERED at documentary film festivals in for all chairs, a microwave oven, Israel, USA and Canada as well camera and seven folding trestle as a Jewish film syndicate in tables. Sea Point will be hosting Dance for Parkinson’s SA Australia. a house warming on 20 February We have booked the Red Bus CJSA will be hosting this programme of dance to increase flexibility, range — so gifts for that occasion will be of movement, improve balance and spatial awareness, also addressing all Tour for the middle of March. wonderful too. Anyone is welcome to join us, common symptoms of ageing. starting in the Waterfront and Diana Sochen, Executive Director. Qualified, specially trained teachers will be giving classes in Sea Point every Wednesday from 10h00 — 11h00. Cost: CJSA members R60 non-members R70 SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Births Marriage Woolfie and Glickie Bloom — Great Ruth Katzeff — Grandson Special Events: Booking essential for all Granddaughter Anniversary Sadie Graziani — Great Leon and Eunice Movsowitz events Granddaughter Birthdays 28 February 18h30 Launch of the Lifestyle Club with Harold Philips Joan Krupp — Granddaughter Lola Krafchik — 80 addressing us on The Earliest South African Jewish Document R60. Carrol Schonberg — Great Hymie Wardman — 80 Supper included. Grandson Reisa Bronks — 90 Barmitzvah Carrol Schonberg — 84 13 March Sea Point. Jonathan Hayden speaking on The Hayden, Hahn Ronnie and Lily Becker — Grandson Best wishes to members German Family Story R60 Batmitzvah who have not been well 14 March Red Bus Tour R120 Jill Lazard Reisa Bronks 22 March Milnerton with Dr David Sher — Dov, Moshe and Meir, a Tale Elizabeth and Selwyn Kantor Welcome to new CJSA of Three Heroes R60 — Granddaughter members: 30 March Pesach First Evening. Should any member wish to have home Theo and Renee Musikanth Maureen Nates hospitality, please contact your social worker and we will endeavour to — Granddaughter assist. 26 Cape Jewish Chronicle March 2018 Cape Jewish Seniors Events Calendar APRIL 2018

Sunday 1 April Monday 2 April Tuesday 3 April Wednesday 4 April Thursday 5 April Friday 6 April Sea Point 10.00. Enjoy a morning with a representative from Brownies & Sea Point 10.00 Craft with Linda Raubenheimer R15 Downies and learn about their programme R10 10.00 Dance for Parkinson’s SA. R60 members R70 non-members Easter Monday — 2.00 Yoga with Leina Sank R10 1.45 Social Bridge and Kalooki R10 7th Day Pesach — 8th Day Pesach — Office Closed 2.00 Lifts to Highlands House and Gitlin Library R20 Milnerton 10.00 Knitting Morning. Bring your own knitting R10 Office Closed Office Closed Milnerton 9.30 DVD Morning Walking with Destiny R10 12.00 Art Classes with Karen Cohen R25 1.00 Kalooki set tables R10 2.00 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R20 1.45 Line Dancing with Hannah Seinik S/Suburbs 10.00 Bnoth Zion meets S/Suburbs 9.30 Social Bridge R10 New members welcome 10.00 Pamper morning team R10 10.00 Kalooki R10 10.15 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R20 2.00 Knitting Group. All welcome R10 West Coast 9.30 Outing to Chardonnay Deli in Constantia R20. Tea own account Sunday 8 April Monday 9 April Tuesday 10 April Wednesday 11 April Thursday 12 April Friday 13 April Sea Point 10.00 Talking Point with Colin R10 GOUDINI GOUDINI GOUDINI GOUDINI 11.15 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R20 Sea Point 10.00 Movie Morning: Yehudi Menuhin, The Violin of the Century R10 Sea Point 9.30 Outing to Chardonnay Deli in Constantia R20. Tea own account Sea Point 10.00 Yiddish mit Veronica R10 Sea Point 2.00 Bridge R10 2.00 Mosaic classes with Yvette R30 10.00 Dance for Parkinson’s SA. R60 members R70 non-members 2.00 Bridge and Kalooki R10 9.30 Shopping with 2.00 Bridge classes with Harold R10 2.00 Yoga with Leina Sank R10 1.45 Bridge and Kalooki R10 Milnerton 9.30 Kalooki R10 Malcolm R20 2.00 Reminiscing with Hazel R10 Milnerton 9.00 Outing to Vergenoegd to view the Duck Parade R70. Tea own acc Milnerton 10.00 Knitting Morning. Bring your own knitting R10 S/Suburbs 10.30 Physiotherapist Helen Mirron speaks on 10.00 Manicure with Adele Milnerton 10.00 Bnoth Zion 1.00 Kalooki set tables R10 12.00 Art Classes with Karen Cohen R25 Overcoming Obstacles Adaptive Surfing R10 R100 Booking essential 12.15 Milnerton Committee Meeting R10 1.45 Line Dancing with Hannah Seinik 2.00 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R20 1.00 Bridge and Kalooki R10 Milnerton10.30 Men’s S/Suburbs 9.30 Ageless Grace R20 S/Suburbs 9.30 Social Bridge R10 New members welcome S/Suburbs 10.15 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R15 West Coast 10.30 A morning with Caely-Jo Levy At 25, Schmooze: Rabbi Suiza R10 9 .00 Outing to Vergenoegd to view the Duck Parade R70. Tea own account 10.00 Kalooki R10 10.00 Men’s Schmooze: Dr Len Anstey speaks on Medical Ethics and what got you out of bed? R10 2.00 Yiddish mit Rita R10 2.00 Knitting Group. All welcome R5 Religions R10 Sunday 15 April Monday 16 April Tuesday 17 April Wednesday 18 April Thursday 19 April Friday 20 April Sea Point 10.00 Talking Point with Colin R10 Sea Point 10.00 Birthday Pop In: Physiotherapist Helen Mirron speaks on Sea Point 10.00 Yiddish mit Veronica R10 Sea Point 11.15 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R20 Overcoming Obstacles Adaptive Surfing R15 Sea Point 9.00 Outing to Vergenoegd to view the Duck Parade R70. Tea for own 2.00 Bridge and Kalooki R10 9.30 Shopping with 2.00 Bridge classes with Harold R10 2.00 Yoga Classes with Leina R10 account. Milnerton 9.30 Kalooki R10 Malcolm R20 2.00 Bridge R10 17.30 Twilight Supper with entertainment by Caely-Jo Levy R60 10.00 Dance for Parkinson’s SA. R60 members R70 non-members S/Suburbs 10.30 Pop In: Gerald Potash speaks on Boere 10.00 Manicures with Adele 2.00 Reminiscing with Hazel R10 Milnerton 10.30 Birthday Pop In: entertainment by the Companions R20 1.45 Bridge and Kalooki R10 Jode R10 R100. Booking essential Milnerton 10.00 A morning with Janine Rodgers of the Gitlin Library R10 1.00 Kalooki set tables R10 Milnerton 10.00 Knitting Morning. Bring your own knitting R10 West Coast 11.30 Birthday Pop In: Janine Rogers of the 3.00 Shiur with Rabbi Bernstein R10 1.45 Line dancing with Hannah Seinik 12.00 Art Classes with Karen Cohen R25 Gitlin Library R15 S/Suburbs 9.15 Outing to Grand West Casino R30. Tea for own account S/Suburbs 9.30 Social Bridge R10 New members welcome 2.00 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R20 10.00 Kalooki R10 S/Suburbs 10.15 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R20 2.00 Knitting Group. All welcome R10 5.30 Twilight Supper: Oliver Price speaking on being a foreigner in Japan Muizenberg 10.30. Paul Millar of Save our Seas Foundation: a special presentation R60. Booking essential on Sharks R10 West Coast 9.00 Outing to Vergenoegd - view Duck Parade R70. Tea own account Sunday 22 April Monday 23 April Tuesday 24 April Wednesday 25 April Thursday 26 April Friday 27 April Sea Point 10.00 Talking Point with Roni R10 Sea Point 10.00 Pop In: Sonny Myerson speaking on Israel: The Second 10.00 Interbranch Cake Icing Competition in Milnerton. Each Branch to Sea Point 10.00 Yiddish mit Veronica R10 11.15 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R20 Most Innovative Country in the World. R10 submit at least one participant. Great prizes R20 11.30 Exercises with Mariamne R10 2.00 Bridge R10 2.00 Yoga Classes R10 Sea Point 1.45 Bridge and Kalooki R10 1.45 Bridge and Kalooki R10 Freedom Day — 2.00 Beginners Bridge with Harold R10 Milnerton 9.30 Outing to Chardonnay Deli in Constantia R20. Tea own account 10.00 Dance for Parkinson’s SA. R60 members R70 non-members Milnerton 18.30 Twilight Supper with David Jacobson Office Closed 2.00 Reminiscing with Hazel R10 1.00 Kalooki R10 Milnerton 2.00 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R20 speaking on Are we our worst enemies? R60 Milnerton 10.00 Paul Millar of Save our Seas Foundation: a special presentation on 1.45 Line dancing with Hannah Seinik S/Suburbs 10.30 A morning with Caely-Jo Levy At 25, Sharks R10 S/Suburbs 9.30 Social Bridge R10 New members welcome what got you out of bed? R10 S/Suburbs 9.30 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R10 10.00 Kalooki R10 West Coast 10.00 Art with Sharon Lopis R25 9.30 Outing to Hout Bay and cruise to Seal Island R100. Tea own account 2.00 Knitting Group. All welcome R5 2.00 Yiddish mit Rita R10 Sunday 29 April Monday 30 April Please note that the Sea Point 10.00 Talking Point with Marcia R10 programme might change. 11.15 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R20 www.cjsa.co.za 2.00 Bridge R10 All of our presenters are volunteers and 2.00 Beginners Bridge with Harold R10 Facebook: Cape give of their time, 2.00 Reminiscing with Hazel R10 Jewish Seniors however things Milnerton 10.00 Tea hosted by Cheshire Homes and matron Alet Bosman. Donations Association do crop up and welcome. — CJSA 2.00 Yiddish mit Joe R10 sometimes we have S/Suburbs 9.30 Ageless Grace R10 to find replacements 10.30 Outing and tour of the Donald Grieg Foundry to view a pouring R20 at very short notice.

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Sunday 1 April Monday 2 April Tuesday 3 April Wednesday 4 April Thursday 5 April Friday 6 April Sea Point 10.00. Enjoy a morning with a representative from Brownies & Sea Point 10.00 Craft with Linda Raubenheimer R15 Downies and learn about their programme R10 10.00 Dance for Parkinson’s SA. R60 members R70 non-members Easter Monday — 2.00 Yoga with Leina Sank R10 1.45 Social Bridge and Kalooki R10 7th Day Pesach — 8th Day Pesach — Office Closed 2.00 Lifts to Highlands House and Gitlin Library R20 Milnerton 10.00 Knitting Morning. Bring your own knitting R10 Office Closed Office Closed Milnerton 9.30 DVD Morning Walking with Destiny R10 12.00 Art Classes with Karen Cohen R25 1.00 Kalooki set tables R10 2.00 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R20 1.45 Line Dancing with Hannah Seinik S/Suburbs 10.00 Bnoth Zion meets S/Suburbs 9.30 Social Bridge R10 New members welcome 10.00 Pamper morning team R10 10.00 Kalooki R10 10.15 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R20 2.00 Knitting Group. All welcome R10 West Coast 9.30 Outing to Chardonnay Deli in Constantia R20. Tea own account Sunday 8 April Monday 9 April Tuesday 10 April Wednesday 11 April Thursday 12 April Friday 13 April Sea Point 10.00 Talking Point with Colin R10 GOUDINI GOUDINI GOUDINI GOUDINI 11.15 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R20 Sea Point 10.00 Movie Morning: Yehudi Menuhin, The Violin of the Century R10 Sea Point 9.30 Outing to Chardonnay Deli in Constantia R20. Tea own account Sea Point 10.00 Yiddish mit Veronica R10 Sea Point 2.00 Bridge R10 2.00 Mosaic classes with Yvette R30 10.00 Dance for Parkinson’s SA. R60 members R70 non-members 2.00 Bridge and Kalooki R10 9.30 Shopping with 2.00 Bridge classes with Harold R10 2.00 Yoga with Leina Sank R10 1.45 Bridge and Kalooki R10 Milnerton 9.30 Kalooki R10 Malcolm R20 2.00 Reminiscing with Hazel R10 Milnerton 9.00 Outing to Vergenoegd to view the Duck Parade R70. Tea own acc Milnerton 10.00 Knitting Morning. 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With compliments With Compliments The Henry Van Embden Kalman, Esther and Family Foundation Michael Maisel Trust 28 Cape Jewish Chronicle March 2018 Out and about with Glendale Getting to know our surroundings and our community has always been a most enjoyable experience for our residents.

ne of this month's highlights "I am trying to remember you Owas an outing to Muizenberg and beach for our wheelchair bound let you go residents. Transporting wheelchairs at is not always an easy task so, for the same time" the first time, we booked a Dial-a- Ride vehicle. The vehicle is specially Residents and carers visiting a Game Park (the mourn — Nayyirah Waheed) designed to accommodate five eating choices and habits. This is wheelchairs and four passengers. not always an easy task but we Each of our wheelchair bound persevere. Our Chaggim were also BUT HOW DO WE DO THIS? residents has to have an appropriate celebrated both at Glendale and in carer with them for safety reasons the community. Nechama is offering a new support group for those who have lost and to ensure that their basic needs Looking back at some of the major partners or spouses through death irrespective of when the loss are met. This may seem like a simple outings last year, they occurred occurred. process, but a lot of planning has to mainly in nature and most of them go into this, such as reducing our staff included an educational component. Together with psychologist Lisa Michalson and Nechama counsellor compliment on the floor, selecting an The highlight was our annual four day Peta Feldman, we will meet for five weekly sessions to focus on and appropriate outing and determining visit to Montagu where our residents explore the adjustment to living after losing one’s partner or spouse. a time frame in order to maximise swam, had a tractor ride and braaied There are two elements to this group: support and education, the positive experience for the with their carers. We also went normalising the grieving process and providing support through residents. In addition, the vehicle has strawberry picking, to the aquarium, ‘significant milestones’ in our lives. to be booked well in advance with the the museum, One to One, a game destination, number of people and farm, the Shark Center and have If you know of anyone struggling or wanting to be part of a supportive times being clearly stated and this taken weekly drives that included group, please pass on this information or you are welcome to can be particularly difficult at times. visits to the beach. bring them along. Despite it being a very windy day, We continue to celebrate our Please contact the Nechama offices for more details. and the destination being changed to birthday parties monthly and Fish Hoek beach due to the tight bus always try and have some form of 021-465 9390 or [email protected] schedule, our residents thoroughly entertainment. Music and dancing enjoyed the experience and the are very popular. stimulation of a different environment. This year we want to focus more For most of these residents this has on festivals and welcome any ideas been their first outing in a long time. or feedback that the community We want to repeat these outings as wants to share with us. Our Glendale the value and benefit to our residents community loves having visitors and are indescribable. they are always received with great Outings and especially being enthusiasm and warmth. involved in the community is beneficial to all of our residents, they learn social skills and going on outings as part of a group builds their self-esteem and helps them to identify with a wider community. Our residents’ weekly visits to various synagogues has provided consistency and integration, which Learning about Sharks they love. We are very grateful to the Rabbonim and shuls for making our Glendale residents so welcome. Some of the social skills we try to reinforce is to have good manners and awareness of others, not to overfill their plates as others also need to eat, and to try to learn healthy Enjoying our visitors to Glendale Home Cape Jewish Chronicle March 2018 29 30 Cape Jewish Chronicle March 2018 Volunteers are a gift Gadi has got to dance Gadi Schor has recently Danielle (choreographer, The Temple Israel Cares returned to live in Cape director) who used me in Programme offers Bikkur Cholim, Town after performing many of her productions Social Support and lifts to and and teaching dance in after that. Within the NYC from services to our congregants New York for 17 years. vicinity I did Hairspray, and their families. Wicked, Kiss Me Kate and Footloose, amongst others. adi was featured in the I also kept my training going his service is offered by our Cape Jewish Chronicle G at Broadway Dance Center, Tincredible volunteer carers, who in 1987, as we reported on Steps and Ailey School. give of their time to share their love his achievements as a young “I got into my teaching and and support for our Rabbis and our dancer. He was incredibly successful choreography in my mid 30s with a congregation at the three centres throughout his dancing years in Cape school in New Jersey called Dance of Temple Israel. Temple Israel Town, winning all his examinations Attitudes. We did a lot of regional and Care’s Programme aims to meet and competitions, including the most national competitions and I gained the psychosocial needs of the team outstanding entrant at the Cape Town much experience in the teaching of volunteers, the congregation they Eisteddfod six times. Gadi went on to fields with that. One of our pupils serve, and offers outreach on various win the South African Modern Dance even was in High School Musical levels, where care, concern and Championships in 1992. 3 and now is on The Bold and the ikh’patiyut) is Gadi returned to live in Cape Town תּו ּי ִּת ַּפ ְכ ִא) consideration Beautiful. based on service with empathy and late last year and was immediately “So at present I am teaching at compassion. invited by the TDA to adjudicate at Herschel girls school and now have In Judaism, pastoral care is provided their Eisteddfod held in Sea Point. opened my own studio in Sea Point, through an egalitarian relationship At his new studio Gotta Dance with ‘Gotta Dance with Gadi Schor’. As between the patient and the provider. Gadi Schor he is sharing his wealth well as working very closely with the In Hebrew, pastoral care is referred of overseas dance experience with continue to build a caring community. theater dance association. This first livui ruchani”, spiritual many of the children whose parents“ ינחור יוויל ,to as Nidhi Amanda Chaitow is a year, my intention is to get the kids in accompaniment, where the root of once danced beside him in class and psychosocial counsellor and my studio acclimated into my style of the Hebrew term refers to someone at Eisteddfods. facilitator and co-ordinates the dance whilst improving on their basic who ‘walks with’ another. The CJC chatted to Gadi about Temple Israel Cares Programme. technical understanding of dance. The stronger our volunteer-base is, his experiences in the US and back Contact her at the office 021 762 I’m still very big into the Broadway the more care and support we are home. 1745 or [email protected]. showy dancing but I do come from a able to offer to our congregation, and “I’ve been living in NYC (Manhattan) strong modern training as well ... so I for the last 17 years. Wow, what guess a fusion of both. I’d eventually From page 20 an amazing experience. I started like to open a kid dance company and by training at the Broadway Dance production company affiliated with Center, who also eventually became Something about a song... the school.” my sponsor into the US. From there any of the melodies used by just where we need to be. We are I started the Rina/Chesed band were doing just what we should be. We are M auditioning familiar to me. I’ve spent more than ready for our most sacred day. and got my a decade working as a Jewish music I know that for some, the idea first break in professional, and I try to learn as of having instruments played on a show called many Shabbat melodies as I can. But Shabbat seems inappropriate. I A Few Good when I was here in March, I learned respect that viewpoint. For me, Men Dancing a new melody for a few lines of text though, playing my guitar is not work. — just off from Psalm 98. “Hari’u la’Ad-nai kol It is pure joy. And it helps me connect Broadway, ha’aretz pitz’chu v’ranenu v’zameru. more deeply to the spirit of rest, followed by Raise a shout to the Eternal, all the peace, and connection that Shabbat the radio earth, break into joyous songs of brings. Christmas praise.” During Shabbat Chesed, I invite you to join us to raise a joyous spectacular the band and congregation sing this song of praise to the mysterious and at Radio City catchy, effervescent melody while Eternal universe, a song of gratitude Music Hall. members of the community light tea for the gift of life. Come as you are. This was a big lights on a small table in the center We will welcome you with open arms break since I of the sanctuary. Together, the and a song in our hearts. met Gracielle song and candles bring the light of In harmony, Shabbat fully into our midst. We are Marshall From page 21 PJ Library to launch in South Africa nce the books go home with the community.’ Ochild, they inspire conversation The organisation, having secured with parents, which in turn sparks one Johannesburg donor already, is new ideas to be brought back to also seeking funding in Cape Town to school and community life. ensure the programme’s expansion Raez notes that the books are to South Africa a permanent one. ‘always a gift and this is really Vivienne Anstey adds, ‘We’re looking important for community leaders at an incredibly inclusive model… to understand. It’s a gift that our which benefits us by promoting foundation, together with you and engagement with each other. It’s with other families in the community, giving us the opportunity to bring makes possible for families to [important conversations] back receive. And that gift is something home.’ we invite families to pay forward Be on the lookout for this exciting and share over time. It’s a symbolic contribution to the local Jewish message to show that we all care community, with PJ Library books and are investing in you and we being launched in Cape Town within hope that you too will invest in the two to three months. Jewish community and in the broader Cape Jewish Chronicle March 2018 31

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Cnr Christiaan Barnard Street and Nelson Mandela Blvd, Foreshore, Cape Town | 087 350 6378 | www.lexusunitrans.co.za 32 Cape Jewish Chronicle March 2018 Cape Jewish Chronicle March 2018 33 34 Cape Jewish Chronicle March 2018 Cape Jewish Chronicle March 2018 35 36 Cape Jewish Chronicle March 2018 Continued from page 9 How South Africa became a home to Jewish orphans any of them never discussed famine and disease, we would have How Molly’s childhood at Oranjia taken into their homes - and more Mtheir childhoods with their perished 20 years later in the gas was described in Connections and importantly, into their hearts…More families and it is only now, nearly one chambers.” Recollections: Remembrances of than anything, the care, concern and hundred years later, that the story There are now over 2500 an Ochberg Orphan, written by outstanding kindness extended to us is being shared and talked about. descendants of the original 167 Charlotte Cohen, was borne out in by the Jewish people of Cape Town Lauren believes that the shroud of orphans rescued by Ochberg and an interview I had with Molly and her is something I have always carried secrecy might have had something brought to SA. Nine years ago I was daughter-in-law, Charlotte. with me. It is something that has to do with the shame and humiliation fortunate enough to meet the last It reads: “On Sundays, it seemed sustained me, for which I have been that they felt about having been surviving Ochberg orphan. Molly as if the whole Jewish community appreciative, grateful and valued all orphans. Trauma can have that effect! Cohen was then in her nineties and came to visit us, to talk to us and ask my life.” In addition, says Lauren, finding lived in Cape Town. I was struck by questions ... The community was Thanks to the people of South Africa the words to describe something her grace and dignity. Despite a life loving and caring, totally committed and the local Jewish community, as horrifying as what these children that began with horror and continued and involved with the children Molly, along with 166 other destitute went through is impossible. Words to deliver her harsh blows even in and the running of the home. It and desperate children had finally could never do justice to their pain, adulthood, Molly was radiant with was never short of funds and we found a home. fear and their losses. warmth, kindness and generosity of were never short of anything. If a Lauren’s late grandmother, spirit. She acknowledged how hard child showed talent and wished to References: A special thanks to Lauren Braindel Gezunterman, made the it was without parents to back her extend his or her capabilities or Snitcher for her photographs and assistance, also to Charlotte Cohen, journey to SA with Ochberg when up and support her. “I wonder how study further, they were totally and David Sandler and Molly Cohen. David she was about 9 years old. Lauren I managed,” she said. Molly had no wholeheartedly assisted and given Solly Sandler More ARC Memories remembers her grandmother as a recollection of her parents or of her every encouragement…We were (2008). David Solly Sandler Ochberg wise, positive, insightful, accepting two sisters who died of typhus at a extremely fortunate. We had the best Orphans (2010). Jack Goldfarb Odyssey woman, who had the ability to see young age. The only memories she of a sheltered, cared-for upbringing. of the Ochberg orphans. (The Jerusalem the bigger picture and would never had of her early years in Eastern We played, attended school and Post September 1981). David E. Kaplan get caught up in the small stuff of life. Europe were of being shunted from were given a religious background. The man from Africa (The Jerusalem Post In the research Lauren has done, she pillar to post and being taken care of We were surrounded by friends and April 2008). Lauren Snitcher Ochberg’s has been struck by the descriptions by different people about whom she by a devoted community, and never Orphans (documentary). Charlotte of Ochberg orphans as having been, knew nothing. In her memories there felt unloved…They were happy years. Cohen Connections and Reflections: Remembrances of an Ochberg Orphan for the most part, emotionally stable, was no home. No permanence. She The one thing that remains in my (Temple Rosh Hashana Annual 2006; strong characters with an ability to belonged nowhere and with no-one. mind is the exceptional generosity of Jewish Affairs Pesach edition 2007; live life with gratitude. They were But when Molly arrived in Cape Town spirit and kindness we experienced. Ochberg Orphans and the Horrors the survivors. The lucky ones. In and went to stay in the children’s We were adopted by the whole Cape From Which They Came (David Solly the words of one of these survivors home now known as Oranjia, there Town community. There were always Sandler 2011); and Memories of Oranjia quoted in Sandler’s book, “Isaac was a place for her despite having people visiting the home. They were – The Cape Jewish Orphanage 1911- Ochberg snatched us from the jaws lost her roots, her country and her a part of the home — and we were 2011 (David Solly Sandler 2014). Bertha of death… if we hadn’t died then from family. part of the community. We were Epstein (1974) This was a Man.

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Discover the benefits of becoming a Friend of the Gitlin. Email [email protected] or call 021 462 5088 Cape Jewish Chronicle March 2018 39 A view from the bar Travelling exhibition at the Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre 88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town The ins and outs of Gets By Anton Katz A Jewish divorce is called a get. A followers, it get may only be granted by the envisions events, Beth Din if the husband ‘gives’ his and actively wife the divorce she seeks. Without support agunot, (a a get, no matter for how long the woman chained to her marriage) with recalcitrant husbands. They stand A provocative exhibition exploring couple is separated, and no matter for liberation and social justice for the Nazi regime’s “science of race” how many civil documents exist, in and its implications for medical women and their families. The media ethics and social responsibility the eyes of Jewish law the couple is often report on the issues, and the still married. Beth Din is now apparently working On the first leg of a tour of South Africa and Namibia on a halachic prenuptial contract. On view 22 February to 26 March 2018 he get is a dated and witnessed The South African civil courts have Tdocument wherein the husband considered a number of cases expresses his unqualified intention concerning the grant or refusal of a to divorce his wife and sever all ties get. For example, In Amar v Amar, with her. The get is written by an Goldstein J in the Johannesburg High expert scribe acting as the husband's Court ordered a husband to pay a set agent. Each get is individually monthly amount of maintenance until tailored to the particular divorcing he gave his wife a get. Israel enacted couple. One of the most important the 1995 Rabbinical Courts Law rules governing the writing of the get (Enforcement of Divorce Judgments) is the requirement that it be written 5755-1995 which grants rabbinical specifically for the husband and wife courts the power to adjudicate who will be using it. Jewish divorces by issuing certain So, a husband who refuses to give sanctions compelling the husband to his wife a get binds her, in Jewish grant the get to his wife. Sanctions law, to their marriage, even if they would include the prevention of a have been divorced civilly and he husband from travelling abroad, the has married another woman in terms refusal to issue the husband with a As the head of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute’s Department for Human Heredity, Dr. Otmar von Verschuer, a of civil law. Whilst still married under driving licence or passport, or even physician and geneticist, examined hundreds of pairs of twins to study whether criminality, feeble-mindedness, tuberculosis, and cancer were inheritable. Jewish law a wife suffers certain the imprisonment of the husband Archiv zur Geschichte der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin-Dahlem ‘disabilities.’ For example, she may until he issues a get releasing his not remarry within Judaism. Such wife. The law has given women Public Programme for March 2018 a woman is called a mesorevet get considerably more bargaining powers Monday 5 March 6 pm (literally ‘refused a divorce’), if a in the negotiation process to obtain a 2018 AFRICAN LAW SCHOOL LEADERSHIP FORUM court determined she is entitled to CONFERENCE ON LEGAL EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN divorce. An interesting parallel can Panel discussion: Law, Race and Reparations a divorce. It is religiously forbidden be drawn between the legal position for either spouse to remarry without in Israel and that in South Africa. Ms Silindile Buthelezi University of Cape Town Faculty of Law (Chair) a get and doing so is considered Professor Camille Nelson Dean American University Washington College of Law After lobbying by Chief Rabbi Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela University of Stellenbosch adultery according to Jewish law, and Harris the South African parliament Hon. Justice Albie Sachs Constitutional Court South Africa (retired) children conceived in it mamzerim. in 1996 amended the Divorce Act Professor Pierre De Vos University of Cape Town Faculty of Law What sometimes happens is that of 1979 to include a provision that the Beth Din place husbands who Sunday 11 March 4 pm empowers the court to refuse to Ethical Challenges for Health Professionals: yesterday, today and tomorrow unreasonably refuse to give a get grant an order of divorce. Section A discussion of the complexities of the ethical nature of professional-patient relationships and under cherem. Cherem is the highest 5A of the Divorce Act1 allows South how these may be influenced by universal, temporal and contextual considerations ecclesiastical censure in the Jewish Professor Solly Benatar Emeritus Professor of Medicine UCT African courts to prevent a Jewish Professor Anton van Niekerk Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Director, Centre community. It is the total exclusion of husband from obtaining a secular for Applied Ethics at Stellenbosch University a person from the Jewish community. divorce without also providing a It is a form of shunning, and is similar woman with a religious divorce. This Wednesday 14 March 6 pm Professor Achille Mbembe to vitandus excommunication in is meant to ensure that a woman the Catholic Church. In 2016 it was will automatically be granted a get Professor Achille Mbembe is a philosopher, historian, political theorist and professor at reported that: “The Beth Din is taking by her husband, if a secular divorce the University of the Witwatersrand Institute for Social and Economic Research drastic steps and we are prepared to is granted. The real and practical Monday 19 March 6 pm name and shame men who refuse to challenge is to ensure that all women Issues of Race and Racism in the History of Anthropology and give a get,” Rabbi Kurtstag, the head are aware that until they have been Museum Displays in South Africa of Beth Din said. granted a get by their husband they The Panel will examine both the implicit and explicit issues and the moral dilemmas of The issues arising have caused studying race and racism in South Africa are empowered to make it really Dr Handri Walters Her research has led to the creation of the South African section of the some interest in the community, the tough for their husbands to obtain a exhibition Beth Din, the media and the Courts. civil (secular) divorce. Professor Alan Morris Professor Emeritus in the Department of Human Biology UCT In the community Go Getters — Wandile Kasibe PhD Candidate at the University of Cape Town and Public Programmes Anton Katz SC is a practicing advocate Co-ordinator at Iziko Museums SA the South African Gett Network at the Cape Bar and is a member of the was formed, to, inter alia, protect United Nations Human Rights Council Monday 26 March 6 pm women victims. It has 916 Facebook Working Group on Mercenaries. Spectres of Racial Science How eugenics boomeranged from the colonies to the heartland of Nazi Germany 1. Section 5A states: “If it appears to a court in divorce proceedings that despite Professor Steven Robins is a Professor in the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at the University of Stellenbosch the granting of a decree of divorce by the court the spouses or either one of them will, by reason of the prescripts of their religion or the religion of either There is no charge for entrance to the exhibition nor to the individual events. one of them, not be free to remarry unless the marriage is also dissolved Please make a booking however for these events as seating is limited. Note the time of each event. Contact Dianne at 021-462 5553 or [email protected] in accordance with such prescripts or unless a barrier to the remarriage of For more details: http://www.ctholocaust.co.za/cape-town/cape_town-our_events.htm the spouse concerned is removed, the court may refuse to grant a decree of THE EXHIBITION PRODUCED BY PROGRAMME MADE POSSIBLE BY PRESENTED BY divorce unless the court is satisfied that the spouse within whose power it is

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The Israel Insider The Virtuous Vlogger Michael Dickson Rivka Malka Perlman

To have the title of one of the most influential Jews on A life coach, a YouTube sensation, a mother of eight, a Twitter bestowed on you is no small feat. And to be survivor of a near-death experience. These are just some of named as one of the 30 “Israelis Making a Difference” on the many things that describe the powerhouse that is Rivka top of that is simply remarkable. Inspired by his love for Malka Perlman. When she’s not vlogging (video blogging) Israel and the belief in properly educating people about to her thousands of fans online, Perlman spends her time the Holy Land, Michael Dickson, executive director of travelling the world as a transformation coach and educator, StandWithUs Israel office, helps to combat the anti- helping others discover their personal connection to G-d’s EXCLUSIVELY FOR HIGH SCHOOL LEARNERS. IT’S FREE Semitism and extremism that often distorts these issues. unconditional love. Perlman is all about fun, authenticity With his extensive knowledge and understanding of the and inspiration and her mission is to bring every woman on BOOK NOW SINAI-INDABA.CO.ZA/SINAI-NEXT facts, Dickson helps correct common prejudices about a powerful healing journey. Her workshops connect us to the Arab-Israeli conflict, and aims to promote discussions our inner selves, to each other and to G-d’s love. and policies that can help promote peace in the region. With rockstars, fashion designers and billionaires on the schedule, you could go as far as to say it’s the best one yet. So, bring some friends and spend the afternoon OMMMMMM KNOWLEDGE in the presence of legends. It’s gonna be OMMMMMM KABBALAH proper extra. AHHHHHHH KA CHING

The Meditation Master The Wealth Rabbi Rabbi Laibl Wolf Saul Djanogly

With over 35 years’ experience in the ancient mystical realm Discover the Kabbalah of money with the man who, by his that is Kabbalah, as well as in contemporary psychology, Laibl own admission, calls his two biggest teachers “Mr Trial and Wolf is a master in the laws of spiritual energy and mental/ Mr Error”. While Saul Djanogly makes his living as the owner physical well-being. A mentor who devotes himself to helping of a successful wealth management business, his passion is others reap the rewards of meditation and mindfulness, he educating others on how to bring truth and values to the world demonstrates that with just a basic understanding of a few of money. “The Wealth Rabbi” combines a deep academic key concepts, our lives can be immensely enriched. Wolf’s knowledge of Torah together with 30 years of practical meditation sessions are relatable to everyone, focusing on experience in the precarious world of the financial markets. personal growth and emotional mastery, giving people the skills to apply in everyday life. PETER HIMMELMAN SAUL DJANOGLY

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The Wonder Woman The Insightful Scot Esther Wein Rabbi YY Rubinstein

As a teacher to both women and girls for more than 30 years, Scottish born and world-renowned (or as Her Majesty, the ESTHER WEIN MICHAEL DICKSON Esther Wein fervently encourages her students to think Queen of England put it: “Awfully good”), Rabbi YY Rubinstein outside of the box. With a strong text base and philosophical, has travelled many countries inspiring thousands with his Kabbalistic emphasis, she is a master in applying eternal sharp wit and even sharper intellect. A familiar figure on both truths to our modern day reality. From founding the 5 Towns National BBC TV and radio, his media work is widely diverse and Kesher Yehudi – an organisation that aims to embrace the thought-provoking. With a talent for combining serious issues secular Israeli community living in the area – to hosting with belly-aching laughter, Rubinstein is a master in bringing a many student groups from around the world, Wein is Jewish perspective to topics that affect everyone and leave them relatable, brilliant and definitely not one to be missed. challishing for more.

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The Rockstar The Learned Leader Peter Himmelman Rabbi Moshe Taragin

When a bona fide rockstar comes to town, you put down the Whether you know him as one of his many devoted students at remote and you buy a ticket. Peter Himmelman, an American Yeshivat Har Etzion in Gush, or as one of his 5 000 subscribers singer/songwriter and film and television composer, has online, you know Rabbi Moshe Taragin is a legend. With smicha, been nominated for an Emmy and a Grammy. Nowadays, a BA in computer science and an MA in English literature under Himmelman’s company Big Muse unlocks the creativity of his belt, Rabbi Taragin’s knowledge is both vast and relevant. corporate behemoths such as McDonald’s, Boeing, Adobe and While his home is with his wife and eight children in Gush Gap, to name a few. This award-winning musician turned Etzion, Rabbi Taragin’s teachings reach far beyond the yeshuv. RABBI MOSHE TARAGIN creativity expert will give you the tools and resilience to He delivers a weekly shiur online and has hundreds of audio unlock professional and personal success. shiurim available, inspiring millions all around the world.

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Meditation Rabbi YY Rubinstein | The guilt trip Rabbi Laibl Wolf | Yes: mindfulness WORKSHOP Rivka Malka Perlman | Transcend

While Jewish guilt has become a cliché, it remains Join Laibl Wolf as he takes you on a spiritual journey From the powerhouse who had a near-death something we all relate to. It is the central theme that will ultimately change your life forever. In experience and went on to inspire millions from to many novels and films, but, most importantly, a world filled with pessimism and distraction at both the digital and physical stage, Rivka Malka plays a role in our everyday lives. Most of us regret every turn, learn how to kick the habit of negative Perlman brings you a 50-minute retreat. Join her our mistakes and our missed opportunities, and thoughts and emotions, and live a positive, fulfilled as she helps you to understand how everything replay them over and over again in our minds. If existence. Through the sacred texts of Kabbalah negative that comes your way is a healing any of this sounds familiar, come and hear as Rabbi coupled with positive psychology, Rabbi Dr Wolf opportunity. Learn how to face these experiences YY Rubinstein explains how the Torah invites us to will teach you how to change your brain to change head-on, find the light and ultimately reach rather use guilt as a positive force. You’ll never feel your mind. transcendence. bad about it if you do... 11:00 11:00 11:00

Creativity Saul Djanogly | Wealth ethics Peter Himmelman | Let me out WORKSHOP Esther Wein | How not no act when your friends are suffering

From the rabbi who earns his very successful living From award-winning musician turned Unfortunately, we all currently know someone who as the owner of a wealth management business, communications expert Peter Himmelman, is suffering, and as their friends, we strive to do and Saul Djanogly discusses the ethics of money and its this workshop will force you to stop listening to say the right thing. But, sometimes we struggle to temptations. Why would G-d create a world where the negative thoughts that hold you back, and know exactly what that is. It has never been more making a profit is so significant? Come find out from achieve the professional and personal success you pertinent than now to look to the Navi, at Iyov’s Djanogly as he breaks down the Jewish, spiritual deserve. Stop procrastinating and start creating, friends, who blamed him for his “punishment” and approach to our finances, and furthermore, teaches communicate more effectively and create more told him to do teshuva. And for this they were called us how to build a healthy relationship with money. fearlessly. Perfect for anyone in a mental rut, Let sinners. In this talk, Esther Wein explores this im- Me Out will give you the means and the confidence portant question: How do we approach someone to harness your fear and take steps to make your who is suffering? goals a reality. As Himmelman says: “Creativity is what happens when we are deeply engaged in the 12:00 things we believe in.” 12:00

Michael Dickson | Israel: looking good for 70 (Double session) Rabbi Moshe Taragin | Freedom's follies

At 3 000 years old, but 70 years young, this is a As a modern society, one of the things we are most momentous year for Israel. Dare we even begin to proud of is our democracy and liberty. Yet, have we contemplate where we would be without Israel? No ever really stopped to wonder what the religious stranger to challenge, from security to geopolitical, challenges are of this political and economic we thought Israel had faced it all. But now, Israel freedom? In this thought-provoking and engaging faces a newly intensified threat in the form of talk, the brilliant Rabbi Taragin helps us explore boycotts and defamation. In this eye-opening talk how the values that come with political democracy by Israel’s leading man, Michael Dickson teaches have shaped our attitude towards religion today. us how we can join the modern-day fight for the Jewish State. 13:00 | LUNCH 14:00 14:00 14:00

Rabbi Moshe Taragin | Israel’s conscience Rabbi YY Rubinstein | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Saul Djanogly | If I were a rich man

As a people who have been constantly victimised Easily the most popular series ever written, Harry In a world dictated by the money we make and the throughout our history, we understand the gift and Potter pulled us in and gave us hours of delight things we have, knowing when to be happy with the importance of living in the land of Israel. How- and distraction, as we followed Harry and Ron’s our lot seems almost impossible. In this talk by the ever, one could argue that the universal values we adventures in the wonderful world of muggles hugely successful Wealth Rabbi, Saul Djanogly helps cherish so closely, such as peace, derech eretz and and magic. In this enchanting talk by Rabbi YY us understand how to view what we have as the glass empathy for other people, clash with our sense of Rubinstein, we explore Judaism’s approach to being half full rather than half empty. And by asking entitlement when it comes to Israel. Rabbi Taragin magic and its place in our world today. Bring your the question: “To have, or to be?” Djanogly teaches helps us understand and work through the precar- wands and finally find the answers to this chamber us to first define ourselves as people, rather than the ious balance we face in living as both settlers and of secrets… possessions we own. humanists. 15:00 15:00 15:00

Esther Wein | The soulmate search Rabbi Laibl Wolf | Mindfulness over matter Michael Dickson | Can you tell Israel’s story?

They say that 40 days before a foetus is formed, Laibl Wolf invites you to join him in a mindfulness From Woolworths protests to thousands marching it is announced who its soulmate will be. A meditation session. Discover what it truly means in the street, anti-Israel groups are spreading concept that seems truly out of this world to bring your attention to experiences occurring misinformation about our beloved land, and – yet the Rambam states that marriage is in the present moment. Alongside this spiritual their voices have never been louder. It’s vital, now not in the hands of heaven. So, how can we mentor with over 35 years’ experience, learn how more than ever, that we are able to tell Israel’s better understand this concept of soulmates to utilise mindfulness in order to live smarter and story, in a compelling and informative way… but and the partnership between which soul is paired develop the self-knowledge and wisdom to achieve do we know how to? In this session by Israeli with which body? conscious living and enlightenment. educator, Michael Dickson, we look at who speaks for Israel and how to tell the story of the world’s only Jewish country.

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Rabbi YY Rubinstein | Peter Himmelman | Caught between rock and a hard place Rivka Malka Perlman | Trust in G-d (for women only)

If laughter is the best medicine, then we Jews clear- The life story of Peter Himmelman – Grammy and Stepping into a raging and furious sea – believing ly have connections to the most generous phar- Emmy nominated singer/songwriter and film and without a doubt that it would split – took complete macists around. Many are amazed that, given our television composer. Himmelman was formerly and absolute faith in Hashem. Rivka Malka Perlman history, Jews can still laugh. But we do laugh and al- leader of the successful indie rock band Sussman helps us understand that it is the power of prayer ways have, even through the toughest of times. Join Lawrence, before he left to pursue an extensive solo that creates such a connection with Hashem, and the hilarious Rabbi YY Rubinstein as he explores career. Hear what happens when you juggle family how it can “break through” nature itself to the point why laughing is such an essential part of who we are time, Judaism and a successful rock career. of turning it on its head. We need to relearn how to as a nation, and how to utilise laughter individually get back to that place in our history, where we trust in our everyday lives. in Hashem beyond what we know and understand about nature in order to awaken such undeserving gifts. 42 Cape Jewish Chronicle March 2018

VIEW FROM THE CHAIR collaborating with Israel in order to the hosting of a global summit on that can lead to almost total fight and protect themselves from the topic. recovery. We saw autonomous cyber threats. Education Minister driving car technology map out the and anti-fraud software pioneer Finally, I travelled to Jerusalem landscape around it in real time Naftali Bennett spoke of Israel’s to attend the OurCrowd Global and reduce accidents on the road. unique ability to provide young Investment Summit. Almost We heard about technology that Back from the Future people with real-life challenges 10 000 people from over 90 enables the leasing of vehicles from an early age including countries, 600 venture capital for minutes or hours instead of By Rowan Polovin, problem-solving, perseverance firms, 300 multinationals and car ownership, and electric bikes Chairman, SAZF Cape Council and responsibility, which is a numerous delegations joined me that are available across a city strong factor in Israel’s global in Israel’s capital to witness Israeli for quick and easy transportation. I recently returned from the success. Eli Groner, Director technology that is changing the We experienced an augmented future. In February 2018 I General of the Prime Minister’s world. These include areas as reality device called Edgybees attended three extraordinary office, discussed Prime Minister diverse as FinTech, CyberTech, that adds immediate information hi-tech conferences in Israel in Netanyahu’s travel schedule that, AgriTech, MedTech, Artificial to live video footage used for life- less than a week. Thousands as a result of Israel’s growing Intelligence, Big Data, Analytics, saving acts such as firefighting of investors, venture capital stature in the world, now includes Robotics, Augmented Reality and hurricane relief. We watched firms, multinational companies, most of the countries that objected and Space. We learned how a small 3D printer build a complex entrepreneurs and startups or abstained from the UN vote Boston police used surveillance multidimensional shape in less from around the world flocked that lead to the establishment of technology called Briefcam to find than five minutes that could be alongside me. modern Israel 70 years ago. the Boston Marathon bomber, used as a tool in outer space. We and how police departments were taken into the future. At CyberTech Israel in Tel Aviv, I then attended Chatbot Summit are using this tech to solve thousands of people gathered in Tel Aviv alongside startups and crimes within minutes or hours It is blatantly obvious to those with to learn about Israel’s global entrepreneurs from around the instead of months. We watched eyes wide open that Israel is filling dominance in cybersecurity. world to learn about the revolution autonomous drones flying around the earth with her fruits. It seems Dr Erel Margalit, former MK of artificial intelligence in human- building sites to build 3D models that South Africa’s ruling party and founder of Jerusalem computer interaction. Chatbots of the construction and compare and the confederacy of dunces Venture Partners spoke of how are natural language speaking deviations against the architectural stacked up against the Startup Israel can assist countries to and understanding computers. plans. We witnessed doctors using Nation are destined to be left in the protect themselves from global Humans will soon be interacting tech from Zebra Medical Vision doldrums. The boycott movement cyber threats more dangerous almost exclusively with chatbots to perform revolutionary medical and its allies are utterly irrelevant, than physical warfare, and Dr to buy insurance, book plane diagnostics from afar without ever fighting an evil but unwinnable Eviatar Matania, First Director tickets, learn languages, deal having to physically examine a battle from a different age. Our General of the Israel National with customer service, trade patient in person. We were shown Country, National Government, Cyber Directorate discussed currencies, respond to emails, artificial intelligence software Western Cape Province, and the how countries, companies and do a plethora of yet unknown called BrainQ that develops City of Cape Town better wake up and investors are increasingly tasks. Many Israeli companies personalised treatments for to this reality before it is too late. lead the world in this field, hence individuals with neuro-disorders

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SAZF CAPE COUNCIL Steve Newman z’l. Here children build homes without the need for The Garden of Gethsemane, with life threatening diseases and permits and the paying of transfer Shepherds Fields, Masada, the physical disabilities from Gaza, duty. Our tour guide, Bassim Eid, Dead Sea, The Garden Tomb, West Bank, Israel - of all race, explained the dictatorship that Yad Lakashish, Mt of Olives, religion and colour - are hosted. exists in the Palestinian territories The Kotel, The Temple Institute, These children have often never and how their leadership, in spite The Western Wall Tunnels, Mt Pastors Tour 2018 left home, let alone been to a of receiving international aid in the Herzl Museum, Intelligence and camp enabling them to do things millions, are not empowering the Terrorism Info Centre, Friends of By Julie Berman, they would never have dreamt people to better their lives. Zion Museum, Bridges for Peace Executive Director, SAZF Cape of doing. The camp provides Distribution Centre, Shalom Council parents with a well-deserved At the Knesset in Jerusalem, Yerushalayim Centre (Christian break and builds confidence in the transparency of the Israeli Caucus in the Knesset) and many On Saturday 20 January, 18 these children to accept that they government was demonstrated via more important sites. senior pastors from around are capable of living full lives. means of a website showing the South Africa met for the first whereabouts of politicians at all We listened to talks by: time to embark on a fact-finding Yad Vashem was an extremely times. This way citizens are aware • Khalid Abu Toameh – mission to Israel under the emotional experience, which left whether politicians attend political International journalist with the auspices of the SAZF, Bridges the pastors numb to the core. debates. We met MK Avraham Jerusalem Post explained that For Peace and the SA Friends They realised the original Jewish Negusie, Minister of Emigration the general consensus was that of Israel. When they arrived statement “Never Again” and the and Absorption of the Likud party. most Muslims living under Israeli at Ben Gurion Airport, one of importance of remembering how He explained the challenges democracy would prefer to live the pastors knelt down to kiss an educated world power can involved in absorbing people from under Israeli rule than under the ground as he fulfilled his be misled in justifying the death different backgrounds into Israeli their own Arab dictatorships. lifelong dream. of millions of innocent lives. We life, including Jews from Ethiopia, • Miri Eisen – former colonel need to stand together against China and the general refugee and spokesperson for the IDF The first stop was Neut Kedumim, all genocide, holocaust and situation in Israel. addressed the group about the the Biblical Nature Reserve, where xenophobic attacks world-wide. history of Jewish rights to the the pastors walked the land of the land through our 4000 years of Bible witnessing first-hand the connection to the holy land. trees and fruits. We then travelled • Zohar Raviv – a profound to Rambam Children’s Hospital speaker was well received by where Muslims, Jews, Christians, the group on the topic of the Druze, Bahai, Gazans and even “land being part of the Jews as Syrians are treated alike. It has much as the Jews being part of the largest fortified underground the land”. hospital space which can house The Pastor’s in front of the Chagall paintings at the Knesset • A pastor from Bethlehem (name 5000 patients during times of war withheld due to an ongoing with state of the art technology. security threat) explained how the Christian community in On the second day we sailed Bethlehem has dwindled from the Sea of Galilee where Jesus an 80% majority to an 8% is believed to have walked on minority. In the Muslim territories water and fed the masses. We the Christian population is a then visited Capernaum, which mere 1% and still declining. gave insight into the old Church These statistics are frightening of St Peter. At Ziv Medical Centre, considering that Bethlehem is we learned about injured Syrian the birthplace of Jesus. soldiers that are admitted. With • Danny Ariel – Netafim – gave the help of a translator we were Pastor Aaron Makili with MK Avraham Neguise Pastor William Theys, Pastor Neil Schmidt and at the Knesset Pastor Otto Schmidt braving the Dead Sea with our pastors valuable techniques able to engage with these patients an outside temperature of 5 degrees on how to grow more with less and learn about their life in Syria water and the latest agricultural and treatment in Israel. We heard After a few nights in Bethlehem, Save a Child’s Heart has to date and water technology. of the trauma caused by the Assad we travelled to Judea and saved over 4500 children born regime attacks. Their communities Samaria. The Pastors were with congenital heart diseases After 10 days of intense travel, bring them to the Israeli border bewildered by the deception of from all over Africa, Gaza, Syria, these exhausted pastors left with to receive free treatment from our media when they witnessed Lebanon and Jordan. Patients are more questions than answers. a nation they have been taught the opulence of Rawabi and brought to Israel together with a Solid friendships have been are the “Big Devil” and enemy. some of the wealthy suburbs family member at no cost. SACH formed and a greater love, respect, Their demeanour changes when of Ramallah. We were shocked gives free training to doctors, understanding, appreciation they realise that the very people to see the state of the refugee cardiologists and surgeons from and support for Israel has been they’re taught to hate are helping camps and the disproportionate these developing countries in harvested. them. All patients are brought into state of the camps in comparison order to assist them with the latest Israel and returned in secret, for to South African townships. The technology and medical expertise. We thank our sponsors and fear of persecution by their Syrian impression was that these camps We spent time with the patients Shelley Friedman from the brothers. would be war torn settlements and their families at the children’s George Elkin Charitable Trust with shanty dwellings, sewage home and SAZF Cape Council for their ongoing commitment to Kibbutz Baram hosted the group flowing through the streets and handed over a sizeable donation this programme that strengthens, for lunch and enlightened us squalor. However, we observed from the Cape Town community. educates and cements the ties all about kibbutz life on the fully established brick homes between Jews and Christians Lebanese border. A new item with solar panels on the roofs Other places visited included throughout Southern Africa. on our itinerary was the Jordan where the impoverished could the King of Kings Church, River Village, a camp founded by

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Are you excited for the holidays because Netzer sure is!

By Jason Bourne

During the holidays, Netzer Madrichim will be learning even more about the ins and outs of being a madrich/a during a Hadracha Seminar run for them by our amazing mazkirut body.

More importantly, Netzer Cape Town will be hosting its first Mini Machaneh of the year! The channichim get a little taste and experience of what they can expect at the end of the year in our Summer Machaneh. Machaneh Kol Haneshama

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Tu Bishvat

By Michal Ilan, Community Shlicha, The Israel Centre

Tu Bishvat is celebrated on the 15th day of the month of Shevat. The holiday celebrates the New Year of the Trees but in modern

Israel it has become a holiday Weizmann Primary Grade 1’s posing as trees. for ecological awareness. The two main activities which take place in Israel to celebrate Tu Bishvat are the planting of trees and the eating of fruit.

In Cape Town, the Israeli mishlachat, together with Madrichim from the youth movements, ran Tu Bishvat activities in the three Herzlia Constantia Primary. Highlands Primary Grade 6’s learning through a Weizmann Primary Grade 3’s with the shlichim Primary schools, namely quiz about Tu B’Shvat. and the Bnei Akiva and Habonim madrichim. Constantia, Highlands and Weizmann. Pupils learnt about fresh fruit, etc. They played fun Tu plant trees right now. Instead the spirit of Tu Bishvat, Cape the significance of the holiday Bishvat related games and had a they discussed useful tips to help Town will hopefully receive some and heard about why people in discussion about the water crisis each other remember to save desperately needed rain soon. Israel eat dried fruit as opposed to in Cape Town and why we can’t water and how best to do so. In

www.sazfcape.co.za Find us SA Zionist Federation - Cape Council @SazfC 46 Cape Jewish Chronicle March 2018 SIMCHA SNAPS It’s never too late to celebrate! Photographs and text by Jenny Altschuler Just after her 82nd birthday, Jill 2nd Barmitzvah at the age of 83, the possibilities within the ‘halacha’, that Jill confirmed her commitments Lazard, long-time Sea Point GP, reconfirming his connection and answered Jill with an excited grin. to Judaism and Hashem in the same Gardens Shul community member, devotion to Judaism, and not so for “Well then...” he exclaimed, “Why not shul as her grandfather Lazarus mother of four and grandmother a woman?” you?” Tyfield had, in 1895. of eight, challenged her Rabbi. Jill had never had a batmitzvah at The parasha or chapter of Together with her family and friends, the age of 12 as most Jewish girls do Beshalach reveals many miracles Jill celebrated her batmitzvah for the now to mark their rite of passing into experienced by the Jewish people, first time, at the age of 82 in the old hy...” she asked, “does womanhood. She remembers that it and brings up gratitude mirroring Gardens Synagogue, SA Jewish Judaism contain such a “W was not a custom back then in the Jill’s own sentiments about her own Museum, Hatfield Street, Gardens, seemingly unfair and chauvinistic late 1940s. Rabbi Oshy Feldman, life. It was with this in mind that on with a dvar torah and her own tradition of celebrating a man’s known for his excellent knowledge of Friday erev Shabbat, 26 January talented rhyming couplets.

Jill lights the 10th candle for her late husband and parents

Jill surrounded by her children and grandchildren

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ongratulations to Rondebosch Ethan was previously a pupil at CBoys High Grade 11 pupil Ethan Herzlia Constantia and was at the Nates who scored 157* against Middle School for Grade 7 before Paarl Boys High School 2nds on the moving to RBHS. He has been Cricket A Field at Rondebosch on 20 playing cricket since the age of 8. January. Cape Jewish Chronicle March 2018 51 Using my Nudel Netanyahu heads to Munich to attend An imperfect storm international security conference By Craig Nudelman (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS via JNS) The past two years have been expenditure in the Prime Minister Benjamin challenging for the residents of national Department Netanyahu took off the Western Cape. The drought has of Water Sanitation, for Germany on 16 wreaked havoc across the province “erroneous water February to attend the and its aftershocks be felt for many allocations to agriculture and a 2018 Munich Security failure to acknowledge or respond years to come. Conference. Netanyahu to provincial and municipal calls for will be the first Israeli help obstructed timely interventions.” s I write this, Day Zero has been prime minister to take Some say this is due to the city and set for mid-June. If something part in the conference A province being led by the DA and the miraculous does not occur, we will in the 55 years since its ANC obstructing any sort of solution, face something unknown to any major which one has to hope isn’t true. And inception. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis speaks at the Munich city in the world. Security Conference in Munich in February 2017 credit: now the ANC and its government are And we have been told that if we U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley finally speaking about how they may hile Israel has work together we can get through this intervene (which may be a bad thing Wtraditionally placed Guterres, European Commission and ‘Defeat Day Zero.’ If we consume due to the terrible mismanagement little importance on these types President Jean-Claude Juncker, less than 50 litres a day, we can stave of the department by Nomvulo of international events, officials in EU foreign policy chief Federica off that dreaded ‘D’ word. We can Mokonyane et al). Jerusalem have come to realise that Mogherini, NATO Secretary General wait for the aquifers and desalination However, the major issue for me events such as the Munich Security Jens Stoltenberg, British Prime plants to come online and assist with was the political machinations within Conference provide an important Minister Theresa May and Austrian the grid. But this disaster has had a the DA-led City of Cape Town. While stage for Israel to voice its positions. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz are also parallel issue running next to it, which the rest of the Cape Town population Hundreds of world leaders attend the set to participate. has enhanced the problem. This is, of was trying their utmost to come to event each year, and Israeli ministers Netanyahu will participate in a course, the political issues which we terms with this most difficult of crises, and other senior officials have as a discussion on the Middle East to be face on the municipal, provincial and the DA’s blue wave became a tsunami result delivered speeches at Munich held Sunday morning. After a short national level. of uncertainty and chaos. Mayor Security Conferences in recent recess, he will be followed by Iranian However, before we begin with the Patricia de Lille is now out of power years. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad political situation, let’s look at the when it comes to the handling of the A number of prominent U.S. officials Zarif. The indirect exchange between timeline of events that led to this. crisis, with Deputy Mayor Ian Neilson are set to attend take part in the the two figures will undoubtedly After good rains in 2013 and 2014, now at the coalface. Mmusi Maimane, conference, including U.S. Defense serve as one of the highlights of 2015 saw a dry winter due to the El the leader of the DA, said (on 12 Secretary James Mattis, National the conference, given the military Niño weather pattern, as well as our February) that the De Lille saga has Security Adviser H.R. McMaster confrontation between Israel and old friend, climate change. From gone on for too long. I understand and CIA Director Mike Pompeo. Iran on the Syria-Israel border over 70.1% in 2014, our dam levels went the complexities of politics and that U.N. Secretary General António the weekend. down to 50.1% in 2015. Some minor a party which touts itself as one of restrictions were put in place during accountable governance has the those years, but it was only in the prerogative to do this, but it comes at beginning of 2017 that we entered an extremely inopportune time. With into Level 3 water restrictions. And a motion of no confidence coming up, it then took another 6 months to go one which would strip de Lille and her to Level 4b, and eventually Level 5 in Mayoral Committee of their powers, it October, restricting us to 87 litres a gives the citizens of the Mother City day. Now, en route to Day Zero, we very little comfort in their time of need. are restricted to 50 litres a day. It is also very difficult to negotiate how But at the same time as these issues the DA’s leader, Mmusi Maimane, has were coming to the fore, political now become the spokesperson for manoeuvers had been in motion. the Cape Town water crisis, finely Now we begin the blame game. The crossing the lines between party first is the national government. In an and government (something which interview with the Huffington Post, they have criticised the ANC of doing Anthony Turton, a professor at the many times). University of the Free State, states The situation is depressing. I do not that our newly formed democracy know where my Point of Distribution in 1994 was one of the causes. The will be for my potential 100 litres of Constitution separated government water per day. I can’t predict how the into three tiers, national, provincial city’s citizens will react when we do and local, so that none could interfere reach Day Zero (BH we won’t). But I with the other. He explains, "(t)his know that there is this shadow hanging resulted in a culture of impunity over all of us (and unfortunately for and a systemic failure from many now it isn’t a rain cloud). We need municipalities to pay their water bills. strong leadership to guide us through The commission of inquiry into water the stormy waters of the drought and — which decades ago predicted provide clarity where we need it. exactly what is happening today — So, until then, use your water was also discarded.” wisely. If it’s yellow, let it mellow. David Olivier from the Global Change Use hand-sanitisers instead of soap Institute at Wits University, explains when washing your hands. Do all the that the two DA-led governments other suggested things. But most (municipal and provincial) have gone of all, be kind and empathetic to all above and beyond the call of duty. Capetonians’ needs — we all need However, he says, the system failed water. It’s our basic human right — at a national level. Olivier explains don’t be the one to deny someone’s that the bureaucracy of national right to life-giving water. government has failed the Cape and Let’s ‘Defeat Day Zero’ together! its current water crisis. Their wasteful 52 Cape Jewish Chronicle March 2018

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