V O L U M E I I — N o . 2 APRIL 1976 — NISAN 5736

A J O U R N A L F O R SOUTH AFRICANS AND RHODESIANS IN ISRAEL TELFED

RENTAL HOUSING! T E L F E D ' s N e w E d i t o r ANOTHER SOUTH AFRICAN FIRST! The Executive of the South African Zionist Federation in Israel has appointed Anthony S. We are proud to report that the contracts have Pitch managing editor of TELFED, effective with been signed for the first building project to be t h i s i s s u e . erected in the Rental Housing for New Glim Scheme of the South African Zionist Federation. Rhodesian-born and the son of a former Mayor of Salisbury, Tony has been a journalist for the past The first block of 20 flats is to be erected in 13 years. He was broadcast editor for Pennsylvania Ra'anana, quite close to the Ra'anana City Centre, and Delaware in the Philadelphia Bureau of the it is hoped to start building operations almost Associated Press, a rewrite editor in the London immediately. Bureau of the Associated Press, Chief of Bureau The reconstruction of the South African Hostel in and political reporter in Lusaka, Zambia, for the Givatayim is to be commenced within a few "Zambia News", a general reporter with the months. The present residents will be vacating the "Bulawayo Chronicle", Rhodesia, and a freelance premises by 31st May. reporter for Time Magazine and the South African "Jewish Herald" while living on Kibbutz Maoz Another block of apartments is to be erected on Haim shortly after the Six-Day War. While at the vacant side adjoining the South African Hostel Rhodes University he edited "The Rhodian". in Amishav Street, Givatayim. Since coming on aliyah in 1970, Tony has been an THIS YEARJN ISRAEL! editor and author at a Tel Aviv publishing house. He is the author of the Bazak Guide to Israel, the One of the traditions of Pesach has been that Bazak Guide to Italy and Inside Zambia — And families get together for the Seder, no matter how Out, the latter published by Howard Timmins in far apart they are for the rest of the year. Cape Town.

It is a tradition which has not only been main tained by those of us who live in Israel, but has been strengthened in recent years by the visits of friends and family from South Africa, to celebrate our festival of freedom and to enjoy Let us hope that it will not only be a sentimental Israel at its springtime best. journey for those who are visiting us from abroad, Now is the season when single bedrooms become but that it will be the turning point in their decision to settle with us here, and to translate the expandable, when sleeping bags litter the living- yearning for "I'shana ha ba b' Yerushalayim into room, when tables are extended to accommodate the satisfying realization of aliyah, to any place in guests from all corners of the country and from Israel which they choose, and for whatever overseas, and when even veteran Israelis find an reasons. excuse to travel the length and breadth of the land. They will find eager hosts to help them over the first and even the second and third hurdles, A l l t h i s m a k e s i t f o r m o s t o f u s o u r f a v o u r i t e whether the connections are through family festival, endowed with nostalgic memories of our and friends, or through the S.A. Zionist Federa childhood, enriched by the presence of our near tion. o n e s a n d d e a r o n e s .

Publishftd by tht UrM> office of the Souih Afncsn Zionist Foderaiion, P.O B. 11556 The views and opinions expressed in Tel Aviv. 8lh Floor, Beit Cle), 5 Druysnov Si, Tel. 290131; Jeniselem olfice: 9. Alkslti Sr.. Talbieh, Tel 34822. Haifa office: Room 26. 6. Bank St.. Tel. 621906 this journal are not necessarily the Managing Cdiior Anthony S. Pitch; Publication Committee; H. Katt (ehsirman). opinions of the Publication Committoe Mrs. E. Schwartz. M. Miodowmk. S. Uebgon. L Frank. J. Dushansky. H. Blumberg. or of the Israel Executive Committee. Y. Shamos SOUTH AFRICA IS ONLY PART OF THE WORLD. DISCOVER THE REST WITH GUIDED TOURS. TO GREECE, EUROPE, USA, ENGLAND AND T H E F A R ' E A S T

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And so it was, that while working on the One photograph shows him as guest of honour at a Weizmann letters project under the aegis of Mr. rriayoral reception in Benoni while another, cap Meyer W. Weisgal, Chairman of Yad Weizmann, tioned "On Safari", which Mr. Blumberg found Mr. Blumberg conceived and initiated a pictorial among Vera Weizmann's private collection of biography of the man President Truman eulogized snapshots at the Weizmann Archives in Rehovot, for his "remarkable achievements and person shows a relaxed future president, cigarette held ality". between his lips, hands characteristically clasped in It was an enormous undertaking in view of the front and an unfastened jacket minus the dis time factor. But Mr. Blumberg, who was a director tinctive waistcoat, standing next to a group ot of the South African Jewish Times and a member African women. of the executive of the Zionist Federation of Weizmann, obviously impressed by Jewry in South Africa before coming on aliyah in 1969, southern Africa, was to recall later that "the burned the midnight oil so sedulously that only a South African Jews were kindly, hard-working, year elapsed from his first researches until the intelligent people, and what one may term organic book was bound and ready for shipping abroad. Zionists. It was a pleasure to watch and hear those The handsome result is Weizmann: His Life and , Jews." Times, 273 pages, published by the American Israel (Continued on p. 13) Publishing Company (15 Carlebach Street, Tel Aviv), now available in a soft back cover for IL. 48. The hard back edition in Israel is being distributed DANCeBATDORillTJia < f)MPANY ■ Sinn niin"! by Steimatzky's Agency while hard back editions are already being published by Robson Books of 10,000 Subscribers London, St. Martin's Press of New York and have registered for 1976 Ullstein Verlag of Berlin. Mr. Blumberg draws extensively on research H A V E Y O U ? material at Yad Weizmann for his fluid textual 3 different performances commentary and there are many direct quotes from Weizmann's autobiography and the memoirs beginning May 1976 of his wife. Vera. In addition, he has assembled ONLY Subscribers entitled to 50% reduction more than 250 photographs from public and private collections the world over, many of them Subscribers Prices: — now seen for the first time by the general public. One of these is a signed photograph of Mussolini DOUBLE SUBSCRIBER IL. 75 which II Duce gave to Weizmann in 1934 after SINGLE SUBSCRIBER IL40 volunteering help for a Jewish State. Few places still available for 1976 Israelis of South African and Rhodesian origin will be fascinated by a number of photographs and For information and registration references in the text to Southern Africa. It was after the 17th Zionist Congress in Basel in 1931 please contact that Weizmann at last felt free to accept a Bat-Dor Subscription Department, long-standing invitation to visit South Africa. He toured the length and breadth of the country 2nd Floor, 30 Ibn Gvlrol Street, campaigning with Dr. Alexander Goldstein and Tel Aviv — Telephone: 263175 raised some £100,000 for the Keren Hayesod' TV ADVERTISING AROUND THE CORNER?

Jerusalem Post TV critic, Philip Gillon, thinks the "Then, when Israel TV was the only film unit few service commercials now appearing on Israel allowed to go in to the front line, it resulted in an TV may end up as a break into advertising, leading enormous improvement In the news coverage. to better programmes. Since then, the news has continued to be very good as they are thinking in terms of film and not "But there are still some people who are opposed talk shows," he said. to TV advertising as they believe it isn't in keeping with what Moses thought the country should be," Mr. Gillon, who has lived in Israel for the past 25 he added in an often hilarious talk arranged years, and who is a former lawyer, kibbutznik and recently by the North Tel Aviv Area Committee of Town Clerk of Ashkelon, denied that TV newsmen the S.A.2.F. at Beit Millman, Ramat Aviv. are reporting only negative aspects of Israeli life.

Chiding Finance Minister Yehoshua Rabinowitz "Israel is going through an orgy of masochism so for "having a great dream to reduce our standard everything is negative," he noted. "But this is not of living". South African-born Mr. Gillon said the the fault of the people holding up the mirror. It's absence of advertising leads to negligent income, the fault of the people seen In the mirror." compelling the authorities to go for cheap pro TV was responsible for what he called a "new type gramming. of political attitude" as, being an extremely "Most Israelis don't mind what they see. They pay intimate medium, people were projected into the so much for the licence that they'll look at living room. "A man like (Minister Without whatever is on," he quipped. Portfolio) Israel Galill can't make it on TV because he looks like a mad scientist," he joked. In a more serious vein he said the Vom Kippur War had a very good effect on Israel TV. Mr. Gillon will be the guest speaker on Thursday, "During the first few days, when Israel was deli 22nd April at 8.30 p.m. at the South African berately lying and suppressing the bad news, Jor Hostel in Givatayim. Residents of Ramat Gan, dan screened the Canal crossing by the Egyptians Givatayim, Kiron, Rimon, Savyon and Petach and the humiliating treatment meted out to Israeli Tikva are especially invited. prisoners. This had a profound effect on Israel. the Pink Panther

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He was an unusual visitor from many points of Master and Teacher, Minister Ngake gently laid the view. For one thing, this Cabinet Minister came stone from Massada on the grave. without any pomp or circumstance, although he was greeted by members of the South African That evening, Mr. Ngake and Mr. Mohlibi had a Republic's mission in Israel. For another, it was a reunion dinner at a restaurant in Herzlyla Pituah, private visit with very strong personal overtones. with Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Goldstein, Dr. and Mrs. Matty Cohen of Ramat Hasharon and Mr. "Smoky" Mr. James Negaki, Minister of Education of the Simon of Herzlyla Pituah, It was wonderful to youngest and the smallest of the South African Bantu Homelands, Southern Sotho, accompanied hear the charismatic Minister of' a burgeoning young nation reminisce with his former friends by the Chief Inspector of Schools, Mr. Frances from Welkom about his earlier days, when as a Mohlibi arrived on a Wednesday evening in March, en route for Jan Smuts after an official visit to the young man educating himself, he worked in the Goldstein Pharmacy and he and his family became United Kingdom as the guests of the British friends of the Goldstein and other Jevi/lsh families Council, and were met at Ben Gurion by repre in the thriving new Free State goldfields town. sentatives of the South African Embassy and by Mr. Dennis Goldstein, of Herzylia Pituah. A week later, the Minister left Israel, full of admiration and respect for what has been done On Thursday, they visited Ort and other technical here, and full of warm friendship for those with schools in Tel Aviv and toured Yafo. On Friday, whom he renewed old contacts, including the they went up to Jerusalem and in the course of a Goldsteins, the Cohens, the Simons and Elliot short stay in the Capital, visited more trade and Lapinski, Manager of the Caesarea Golf and technical schools and toured Massada. Country Club, who was at one time Mr. Ngake's Mr. Ngake brought down a stone from the rocky lawyer in Welkom. fortress, and on Tuesday, after touring Nazareth, "I have seen what can be done when a nation went with Dennis Goldstein to the grave in Haifa cherishes its soul", he told me "and when it of his brother, the late Monty Goldstein, a dedicates itself to a hard but worthwhile pro pharmacist from Welkom who died in Haifa while gramme of education and training." touring there, in 1955. Delivering a brief but H.M.B. moving eulogy to Monty Goldstein as Friend,

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When Mrs. Leah Rabin, the Prime Minister's wife, ground of all our national teams and host all our officially dedicates the first stage of the multi- international matches." million dollar Israel Tennis Center at Ramat Hasharon on April 25th it will crown more than Although primarily for youth, the Center will be four years of work on behalf of the center by open to adults In the mornings and evenings when former South African, Ian Froman. courts may be booked on an hourly basis for a nominal fee. Tennis fans flocking to the site for the first international tournament starting on 17th April Prominent tennis players who've taken out the will find, in addition to the 13 courts, a $1500 life membership are Jimmy Connors, Tom grandstand for more than 1000 people, changing Okker, Dick Savitt, Tony Trabert, Donald Dell and rooms and toilet facilities, a storeroom, shelter, Gladys and Julie Heldman. Arthur Ashe and others kiosk and office. contributed smaller amounts.

Work on constructing phase two will get underway During the dedication ceremonies, an exhibition after the dedication ceremony, bringing the total match will be played between 91-year-old Arthur cost of the project to $2.5 million. The second Assenheim of Haifa and a 9-year-old girl. phase includes a center court stadium with seating for 6000 spectators, dormitory facilities for 120 ARCHERY children, a tennis library (Jewish tennis Hall of Fame), a sauna, gymnasium, pro shop, offices of the Israel Lawn Tennis Association and the Israel Howard Lipschltz has won the Israel Archery Tennis Center, six more courts and hopefully, two Association's annual indoor championships for the squash courts. fifth time since coming on aliyah in 1968 from Johannesburg. He also set a new Israel record Ian Froman, who came on aliyah in 1964 after when scoring 536 points out of a possible 600. captaining Wits and Combined Universities and Lipschitz, 33, and a member of the Ramat Gan reaching the third round of Wimbledon in 1955, Archery Club, won his latest title when shooting captained and coached the Israel team for many 60 arrows from 18 metres at a target only 40 ' years dental before practice giving to devoteit up and himself taking full-timeleave from to thehis centimetres in diameter. Tennis Center, of which he is now Executive Director. He told TELFED that he first started fund-raising during a visit to South Africa in 1972, when some $20,000 was raised. Prominent among the donors were Ronnie Zlattner, who pledged money for a court in his late father's name; the Katzen family, for a court in memory of former South African junior champion Dr. Neville Katzen, and life ZUMMY REEF OF JO'BURG memberships for Dan Perkins & Co., Benny Wainstein, Helmut Hirsch and Ronnie First. takes pleasure in letting you know of After the Yom Kippur War a number of American the opening of his UJA leaders gave added backing and more than SI million was raised in the past 18 months. The AUTOMOBILE Municipality of Ramat Hasharon donated the 28 dunam plot and ground was broken in September REPAIR SHOP last year. in the industrial area of Bat Yam The Center is one of the most modern and beautiful in the world. Opened 1st April "It's unique in that it 1s a free public tennis center for children," says Ian Froman. "They will be coached at no cost and will be provided with 16. REHOV HAPLADA, BAT YAM racquets and balls. It will also be the training (we're still waiting for our phone) REFLECTIONS BY A SOLDIER'S MOTHER

Rain had fallen in a steady downpour all that day. a few thousand people — families and friends of Luckily, it stopped before the ceremony began but the soldiers. They came, these Israeli citizens, from parts of the parade ground were under water and all parts of the country, from all walks of life and groups of soldiers sploshed in the muddy patches while watching the proceedings, they were chat as they busily dumped and tamped down wheel ting, laughing, standing around and eating. It was barrow loads of sand. There was a sweet smell of like a family outing and, for many, not the first wet earth and damp leaves. such outing. The field was surrounded by darkening trees Then the marching soldiers, smartly keeping time beneath whose branches stood row upon row of with the beat of the military band, formed pup tents vanishing into the woods behind them themselves into sections and stood to attention until there was nothing to distinguish pup tent while each commander was presented with a from tree. A backdrop of sodden flags hung limply certificate. The "Pikud Hanahal" spoke to the until a brisk breeze flipped them up into lively parade sincerely and briefly and the ceremony blue and white furls. ended on time. Suddenly, the pup tents seemed to come alive, It was an unforgettable experience to have been their angular lines melting into figures and on to with those thousands of people, as one of a large the field came .the khaki-clad plugot — girls and family. We'd never met before and would probably boys alternating — until some 1500 soldiers were never meet again. Yet there was a thought-bond proudly marching around the perimeter of the between us all — how good it will be to have the parade ground. soldiers home again for a few days of well-deserved and hard-earned leave, after three months of The ceremony started without fanfare, pomp or intensive basic training and before they are splendour of the kind usually associated with assigned to their units. military parades, in the presence of a gathering of

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NETANYA Chairman Jeff Kruger writes that the main purpose Raanana, with a view to forming a Regional of his committee is the absorption of new Committee, under the auspices of the South immigrants from South Africa and attending to all African Zionist Federation, together with the their needs. participation of the Hitachdut Olei Britannia. "We are also striving to build a centre where The following persons were present at the mee immigrants may meet socially with Israelis. Here ting: David Blumberg (in the Chair), Barney Mark, we are interested in the development of our Taube & Abe Bik, Tilla & Sam Judes, Lily & Sonny religious congregation and organizing a sports and Fineberg, Judith & Jack Myers, Rose & Aaron social centre for young people," he adds in the Myers, Joyce & Sam Marine, and Esther & Barney most recent issue of the Netanya News Letter. Harris. In the same edition, Dorothy Isacowitz notes that All present accepted the idea enthusiastically and there are 11 immigrant families from South Africa an initial committee was formed from the follow enrolled for the current new term at Ulpan Ben ing; Abe Bik (Chairman), Rose Myers (Secretary), Yehuda. Tilla Judes, Jack Myers (H.O. Britannia), Joyce Marine (Kfar Saba). "Prior to their arrival our volunteers prepared their homes, making beds and placing in each apartment NORTH TEL AVIV a welcome poster and card — artistically done by The North Tel Aviv branch will need to reorganize children of our committee members. Minimal food for a variety of reasons into which one need not go requirements were placed in fridges and cupboards and as much as possible done to make the first now. It is hoped that a meeting will be held in the home in Israel as warm and inviting as possible," near future and that a really active committee will she continues. take office. Meantime, contact has been made and maintained with new arrivals at Beit Millman and BEERSHEVA Beit Brodetsky.

The local committee has been making contact with By courtesy of the manager at Beit Millman the the newcomers and offering assistance whenever monthly functions organized in conjunction with possible. Fortunately, all the new people have the H.O.B. have taken place at the hostel. found suitable employment and housing, so, from Philip Gillon was guest speaker in March and spoke that point of view, their settling-in has been all the pleasantly on Television and Broadcasting. At the more easy. conclusion of the talk, Barney Mark raised almost The last Committee Meeting was attended by all IL. 60 for Guatamala's earthquake victims by the newcomers and also by Pamela Friedland. It offering a slab of South African chocolate in an proved to be a most pleasant evening, thanks to American Auction. This was an excellent effort the hospitality of Miriam and Kenny Preissand to and in line with all his other efforts for this branch all those who attended. It was generally felt that and forOlim generally. opportunities afforded to new immigrants in Beer-Sheva were superb and that all potential HAIFA settlers would be more than welcome to turn to us A very enjoyable Purim Party waslield at the Club for advice and guidance. 120, Haifa, on March 24th. Visits have been made to the students studying at The Haifa Committee's Annual Yom Ha'atzmaut W.U.J.S. in Arad and also to the South African Picnic will take place on the 5th May, 1976, at the families in the glass-house moshav at Sde Nitzan. same venue as last year - the Haifa National Park. There are now twelve families on the moshav and The area will be well signposted and a full they have all settled in extremely well. They all programme of entertainment will be provided for seem to be thriving on the fresh air, physical effort the children. South African and Rhodesian olim in and peace and quiet of this Negev settlement. the Haifa area look forward once again to meeting There still appear to be opportunities for those their friends from all over the country, at what has interested. turned out to be the South African equivalent of the Maimona festivities. RAANANA/KFAR SABA The Committee's Annual General Meeting will A Meeting was organized by Barney Mark, with take place on the 3rd June, 1976, at 8.00 p.m. The David Blumberg in the Chair, at the home of venue and other details will be published at a later Aaron & Rose Myers, Rehov Hagdud Haivri 12/5, date. u'Nan nona N E W A R R I VA L S : 1st December 1975 — 2 9 t h F e b r u a r y 1 9 7 6

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