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Volume 64 June, July, August 2018 Southend & Westcliff Hebrew Congregation R GREETING ME S 5 M 77 SU 8 This page is kindly sponsored by Jill and Lawrence Collins who wish their children and grandchildren, together with their entire family and their many friends a Happy Summer Cyril and Joseph, care home residents It’s gifts in Wills that keep many people like Cyril and Joseph in touch with their Jewish roots #PeopleOfJewishCare Cyril and Joseph are just two of the many people in our care, who we make sure can always enjoy Friday night dinners, attend shul services, celebrate festivals and remain part of our community. Gifts in people’s Wills mean that every single one of them can always stay in touch with their Jewish roots. We depend on gifts in Wills for £1 in every £4 we need to raise. To find out more about our free Will Writing Service, please call Alison Rubenstein on 020 8922 2833 or email [email protected] Jewish Care Charity Reg No. 802559 2 Contents Organisations Within Page 3 Diary of Events, Organisations within the Community, Page 4 Chairman’s Report, AGM Results The Community Page 6 Social & Personal, Stone Settings AID Society Jeffrey Greenstein 477617 Page 7 Who Will Bear Witness? A.J.E.X. Jeffrey Barcan 343192 Page 8 Editorial, Genealogy Bereavement Support Group Janice Steel 07752 874065 Page 10 Fay Sober, Pop-In, Pepper in Israel Board of Deputies (Southend) Peter Baum [email protected] Page 11 Stamps of Israel Cheder Head Teacher Rebbetzin Chaya Faigie 393535 Page 12 Simchas Community Care Committee Janice Steel 07752 874065 Page 14 Gabbaim Diary, Purim in South Africa, Shul Library Community Security Trust David Ramet 07946 650339 Page 15 Israeli Breakfast Club, Hamentasch Bake, Council of Christians & Jews Stuart Jacobs 432967 Communal Seder Emunah Rochelle Spector 436791 Page 17 Mighty Pen of Chutzpahdick, Dear Editor Essex AJR Karen Diamond 07966 631778 Page 18 S&WHC Cheder Fair Reporting Lewis Herlitz 520759 J.A.C.S. Allan Goldstein 01268 771978 Diary of S&WHC Events J.N.F. Impact Anthony Larholt 348221 Jewish Community Centre Hilary De Martino 334655 June 2018 Jewish Genealogical Society Anne Marcus [email protected] 2nd Kiddush Jack De Metz 80th Birthday Jewish Press (Southend) Geoffrey Pepper [email protected] 9th Kiddush Geoffrey Cohen 70th Birthday Ladies’ Guild Lisa Berg/Sara Vandermolen 07760 141162 16th Kiddush Roy Barnes 70th Birthday MDA (Southend) Simon Belson 07774 778383 17th Father’s Day Tea, Youth Club Meals on Wheels Hilary De Martino 334655 23rd Kiddush Lawrie Millstone 80th Birthday Monday Friendship Club Maurice Symons 351845 30th Cholent Kiddush, Council Shabbat Pop In Centre Janice Steel 07752 874065 July 2018 Southend Security Trust Michael Yaffe 07742 599304 1st Fast of Tammuz Tuesday Nighters Lawrence Collin 353416 14th AID Society Shabbat Youth Club Sarah Miller 07818 412425 17th Cheder End of Term W.I.Z.O. Jackie Kalms [email protected] 22nd Fast of Av 28th Auf Ruf – Joshua Marcon August 2018 11th Kiddush Lisa and Graham Berg Pearl Wedding Anniversary 25th Kiddush Maurice Lesley 83rd Birthday September 2018 9th Erev Rosh Hashanah 10th 1st Day Rosh Hashanah 11th 2nd Day Rosh Hashanah 12th Fast of Gedaliah 15th Kiddush Joy and Eric Harris Golden Wedding Anniversary 18th Kol Nidrei 19th Yom Kippur 23rd Erev Succot 24th 1st Day Succot 25th 2nd Day Succot October 2018 1st Shmini Atzeret 2nd Simchat Torah 6th Auf Ruf – Alex Taylor SYNAGOGUE OFFICE HOURS Normal Hours - Monday to Wednesday 9.00am – 3.00pm Thursday 9.00am – 5.00pm Friday 9.00am – 1.00pm Saturday – CLOSED Sunday 9.00am – 12.00noon Tel: 01702 344900 Fax: 01702 391131 If the office is closed, please leave a message and your call will be returned Email: shuloffi[email protected] Website: www.swhc.org.uk Advertising Waitresses Contact Shul Office – 01702 344900 If you are having a function on the Communications addressed to: Synagogue premises and Editor, Rochelle O’Brart, Community Voice waitresses are required, they MUST be booked through the Copy Deadline for Rosh Hashanah issue: Synagogue Office at all times. No later than 20th July 2018 Under no circumstances are the waitresses to be booked privately unless for a personal All dates and times correct at going to print private function. 3 Chairman’s S&WHC Board of Management Report Chairman: Mr Michael Nelkin I thank all of you who attended Vice Chairman: Mr Michael Franks the AGM and voting for the Hon Secretary: Mr Rodney Stone new Board of Management on Sunday 13th May 2018. Because Committee: Mr Roy Barnes of the large attendance, voting was Mrs Yael Bebb extended until 10:40am, which Mr Tony Dix showed how much our members Lord David Gold feel for S&WHC and that we are not a ‘dying’ Mrs Rita Roth community. We want to go forward to being the together with the following who have a further Community we once were and respected throughout the year in office:- UK. Hon Treasurer: Mr Ronald Shinegold The new Board of Management have fresh and exciting Committee: Mr Kevin Leigh ideas for the future of S&WHC. We hope gradually to Mrs Marilyn Salt implement them and, as promised, any big issues that Mrs Janice Steel might arise (and I am sure there will be several) will be advised to the Community so that they can have their Wardens: Mr Geoffrey Pepper say. Mr Stanley Robinson On your behalf, I would like to welcome the new Board Co-opted: Mr Alan Cohen of Management and hope that we can all work well Mr Aron Engel together as every one of you have only our future at Thank you all once again for your support and enjoy heart. I know, with your experience in different fields, the a wonderful Summer and look forward to greeting you Community will go from strength to strength. all to our Cholent Kiddush on Shabbat 30th June, to The future of the Talmud Torah building is of great welcome the new Executive and Board of Management. importance, as is the Youth of our Community, who are Michael E Nelkin our future. The seniors of our Community need to be Chairman of S&WHC catered for through different social activities and I hope this will be achieved. Deadline Due to the high number of votes cast, there were Date!! recounts and the Auditor said to the previous Your articles! Chairman that even after this she would have another So that the recount at her office together with her staff the next day, magazine can be proofed and even though an announcement was made. circulated on time, please would all our read- I therefore have have much pleasure in declaring the ers pay attention to the deadline vote:- date which is printed on page 3. Thank you E. 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[email protected] www.bedinimemorials.co.uk 4 Our simcha team is waiting to talk to you 020 8505 2725 / 07910 285115 www.tobylevy.com [email protected] Glatt Kosher under the supervision of the Sephardi Beth Din 5 Announcements Condolences – Our deepest sympathy to: Steven, Adam and Oliver Linden on the loss of a wife and mother, Births – We wish Mazel Tov to: Sally Linden Geoffrey Pepper, together with Jennifer, on the birth of a Sophie Zetter on the loss of her sister, Betty Decker granddaughter The family of the late Joan Bryer Laraine and Roy Barnes on the birth of a grandson Sherry and Gary Jacobs and Suzanne Wood on the loss of a husband Rachel and Shlomo Fink on the birth of a son and father, Roy Jacobs Rachelle Rubin and Mark Rubin on the birth of a grandson Sharon Ordever on the loss of her grandfather, Hyman Breger Anne and Anthony Green on the birth of a granddaughter and Joan The family of the late Ruth Leigh Green on the birth of a great granddaughter Pamela and Melvyn Diskin on the birth of a granddaughter Stone Settings at Stock Road Bar Mitzvah – We wish Mazel Tov to: June Rochelle and Colin Samuel on the Barmitzvah of their grandson, 17th 11.00am Renee Wallrock Chaim Moshe Music, son of Naomi and Shimon and brother to Brocha, Elya and Nechama Music (Manchester) 24th 2.45pm Jack Burns Engagement – We wish Mazel Tov to: July Natalie and Simon Belson on the engagement of their daughter, 15th 3.00pm Marilyn and Leonard P. Belson Rebecca to Danny Latner, son of Shelley and Gary Latner 29th 2.30pm Renee Levine Wedding – We wish Mazel Tov to: August Joanne and Stephen Marcon on the marriage of their son, Joshua, to Madeleine Burns, daughter of Nicola and Gary Burns and to 26th 2.45pm Evelyn Walters grandmother, Lois Pelz Natalie and Simon Belson on the marriage of their daughter September Hannah to Lance Ormsky, son of Michelle. Mazel Tov too to 2nd 9.30am Nita Conway (Waltham Abbey) grandpa, Meyer Manushewitz Late mother of Susan Aarons Stacey Lichtenfeld on the marriage of her son, Robert Goldstein, to Emma Sherling. Mazel Tov too, to grandparents, Milly and Michael 2.30pm June Brick Nelkin 16th 11.00am Lily Marks Milly and Michael Nelkin on the marriage of their daughter, Sharon, Late mother of Rita Roth to Ralph Last 2.30pm Barbara Rayleigh Birthdays – Many Happy Returns to: October Sonia Helper 95 years 7th 2.00pm Roy Jacobs Henry Harris 90 years Helena Graham 90 years 14th 2.00pm Lily Bloch Jeffrey Phillips 90 years 2.45pm Sadie Freedman Cyril Black 85 years 21st 2.00pm Myra Solomons Zena Keizer 85 years 2.30pm Sally Linden Maurice Lesley 83 years Maurice Jacques 83 years 28th 2.30pm Gertie Denenberg Lawrie Millstone 80 years Beverley Miller 80 years Hazel Ward 80 years Editor’s Note May I respectfully remind you the CV We wish Mazel Tov to: Anniversaries – cannot announce births, engagements Irene and Jack Burston Platinum 70 years or marriages which are not halachically Norma and Anthony Silverstein Diamond 60 years acceptable to the Orthodox Community.