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Israel’s Olympic Israeli President Shimon Peres, seated second from right, with his country’s Olympic delegation for the London Games, July 9. The Games start on July 27 hopes rest on them and end on Sunday, August 12. Thirty eight Israeli athletes will compete in 18 events. (NOAM MOSKOWITZ/FLASH90/JTA) SEE PAGE 4 GOLDSTUCK: Meet the Ruth Gruber says: “Europe’s Brian Joff e is new Ambassador Segev- MTI strongly queries car of the future Jews still chasing an elusive president of ORT SA Steinberg presents rationale and motivation “The car of the future won’t have wings, collective identity” Joffe, ranked highly by Forbes on its list of credentials to Mswati 111 behind Davies’ and it won’t be able to do your thinking for Today it is clear that the optimistic ideal of the 20 most powerful businesspeople in ‘relabelling’ proposal you. But it will be voice-controlled, have a pan-European Jewish identity remains Africa, founded Bidvest in 1988 and built high-speed wireless broadband serving an elusive and the political goal of European the group into one of the continent’s larg- Rob Davies’ unilateral action runs counter on-board WiFi hotspot. It may even have Jewry as a strong third pillar has yet to ma- est conglomerates. to the spirit of SA’s Constitution, lending it- Back to the Future-style lifting doors.” terialise. Yet, rejuvenated efforts are under self instead to the “groupthink” pervasive way to tackle the challenge. during the time of apartheid. 11 6 2 3, 6 4 2 SA JEWISH REPORT News 13 - 20 July 2012 Shabbat Times July13/16 Tammuz July 14/ 17 Tammuz What would you do?

Parshat Pinchas Someone forwarded me a short video clip on the Internet, which depicts a scene set up to determine the reaction of bystanders when witnessing a prejudicial confrontation. Th e clip 17:15 18:07 Johannesburg 17:37 18:31 Cape Town is titled: “What would you do?” 16:56 17:49 Durban 17:16 18:09 Bloemfontein Two young adults wearing T-shirts with untouched by instances of moral degenera- 17:08 18:03 Port Elizabeth Hebrew writing and identifying them as PARSHAT PINCHAS tion? Is not society at large fi lled with a bar- representatives of a nearby Jewish centre, rage of infl uences that are off ensive to the 17:01 17:55 East London. Rabbi Pini Hecht enter a local bakery and request permission basic moral and ethical fi bre of our Jewish to put up a sign advertising a job fair that Claremont Wynberg He- values? Community Briefs will take place at the Jewish centre. Th e re- brew Congregation How do we respond to the incessant de- sponse from the clerk behind the counter mands of today’s media which by their na- BRIAN JOFFE IS NEW PRESIDENT OF is a fl at refusal followed by a tirade of anti- ture call for the breakdown in basic levels of ORT SA Semitic remarks. praise and blessing received by Pinchas, the physical modesty? Do we not all encounter One of South Africa’s most successful business- Th e show then chronicles the diff erent grandson of Aaron the High Priest, for his individuals with questionable moral val- men, Brian Joffe, has taken on the presidency responses of the other customers as the courageous act of standing up to the moral ues? of ORT SA. skit is repeated a number of times through- corruption taking place in the Jewish camp. Pinchas was a great man, He saw the Joffe, ranked highly by Forbes on its list out the day. While many remain indiff er- Many had succumbed to the enticement need of the hour and responded. And To- of the 20 most powerful businesspeople in Afri- ent or shy away, the encouraging thing is of the Moabite women and where others rah testifies that the unequivocal quality ca, founded Bidvest in 1988 and built the group that each time there are some who leave chose tolerance, Pinchas stood up for the of his morality saved the entire nation. into one of the continent’s largest conglomer- in protest, others even take a stand, and in law and the Divine values that he had been In our times of such moral relativism we ates. defence of these young Jews voice their dis- taught. too are called on to make a choice be- Last year, ORT SA launched its first dain for the biased behaviour they’ve just Most of us are not witness to overt tween moral tolerance or vigilance and formal fundraising campaign in 17 years with witnessed. prejudice or unabashed immorality as in the courage to take stand and make a the aim of raising R5,5 million in addition Our parsha this week opens with the the examples above. However, are we really difference. to its existing operational income streams and so build on its education and training pro- grammes. ORT SA receives a further boost with the ad- dition of management consultant Darryl Weisz as chairman.- MARCELLE RAVID

Rabbi David MARGOLIAS AND SHALPID BID YAD Masinter of AHARON FAREWELL Chabad and After six years, Sonia Margolias and Laureen Daniel Schechter Shalpid (pictured) have resigned from their from One Time duties as fundraisers, project/event co- Shoe Shine, with ordinators and PR managers for Yad Aharon & one of a hundred Michael. new young The past six years have been filled with so business owners. many initiatives, events and projects that have inspired both them and the community to reach out and help those in need. They commented in a media statement that their goals would not have been possible without input from the com- munity. Some 100 underprivileged kids now business owners Yad Aharon & Michael plays a vital role in the community and its primary focus is to feed Recently, close to 100 underprivileged open accounts for every young man, each Chabad’s Rabbi David Masinter, direc- those Jewish families who are in need. teenagers from homes and orphanages with a small amount of start-up money. tor of Miracle Drive, who explained to across Johannesburg, were given a once A motivational talk was given to the the young men that as long as one has a in a lifetime opportunity to start up and gathering by Standard Bank representa- dream, one can make it a reality as long manage their own shoe shining business, tive, Thomas Malada, who also told his as one works hard, stays focused and has under the banner of One Time Shoe personal story of how he has managed to integrity. Shine, a Chabad Miracle Drive job crea- turn his life into a success story, emerg- He concluded by saying: “If the only tion initiative. ing from a poverty-stricken background. job you can find is polishing shoes, take In a media release Chabad says that In addition, the young men were it because you don’t know whose shoes in addition, Standard Bank has agreed to given words of encouragement from you are polishing.” News in Brief PROBE INTO SAFED RABBI’S COMMENTS DROPPED JERUSALEM - Israel’s attorney general has closed a the prosecutor’s offi ce said there was not enough have become ideology. Such as the agricultural thefts, criminal investigation on suspicion of incitement to evidence that Eliyahu had made the comments at- which have become part of Arab ideology.” Also: “A racism against the chief rabbi of Safed. tributed to him. The statements were not recorded, Jew should not run away from an Arab. A Jew should The probe of Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, who signed and it is believed that what Eliyahu said and what chase away Arabs,” and “Expelling Arabs from Jewish a religious ruling against renting apartments to non- was attributed to him, was somewhat different. neighbourhoods is part of the strategy.” Jews, stemmed from anti-Arab comments he alleged- Some reporters admitted that they might have Eliyahu signed a rabbinic letter in October 2010 ly made last year during media interviews. Numerous tweaked the content, Ynet reported, citing the at- calling on Jews not to rent or sell apartments to non- complaints were lodged with the attorney general’s torney general’s statement. Jews. It is believed that the letter, which was signed by offi ce over the comments. Eliyahu reportedly said that “Arab culture is very 50 rabbis, was directed against Arab college students The investigation was closed last Sunday after cruel” and “Arabs have different codes and norms that in Safed. (JTA)

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Ties between Israel and Swaziland were strengthened last week when Ambassador Dov Segev-Steinberg presented his credentials to King Mswati III at his offi cial palace. Th e ambassador was accompanied by Rab- bi Moshe Silberhaft, spiritual leader to the African Jewish Congress. Also attending the formal cer- emony, which at the King’s request continued well beyond the time allo- cated, were the Swazi prime minister and foreign minister and Geoff Rama- kgadi, a local businessman who for many years has helped co-ordinate Israeli Ambassador Dov Segev-Steinberg, Swaziland’s King Mswati 111 in his the aff airs of the country’s small Jew- traditional dress and Rabbi Moshe Silberhaft, spiritual leader to the African ish community. Jewish Congress. Israel maintained an embassy in Swaziland until 1999. Today, Israel’s added by the presence of a praise of Israel. Th e latter included a sister envoy to South Africa is also accred- singer, who rendered an enthusias- of the king whose husband, a priest, ited to Swaziland and Lesotho. tic endorsement of every comment twice a year takes groups of pilgrims Mswati lauded Israel’s upliftment relating to Israel’s friendship with on religious tours to Israel. ventures in his country over the years, and contribution to Swaziland. Jews in Swaziland, who include including in the agricultural fi eld and During his visit, Ambassador Se- a number of Israelis, are involved in running eye clinics. He was happy gev-Steinberg and Rabbi Silberhaft in various industries, including to accept an invitation to pay a formal addressed a communal meeting at- meat and candle-making. Rabbi visit to Israel in the future. tended by some 40 people, roughly Silberhaft inspected the two Jew- Th e foreign minister shared his evenly divided between Jewish com- ish cemeteries and also visited the memories of studying at the Galilee munity, including many Israeli busi- private school Ramakgadi has es- College. A touch of local culture was ness people, and Christian friends tablished. Cycalive now a massive outreach initiative

SUZANNE BELLING since 2010, with offi cial recognition and commitment for the common PHOTO: FILE from the Nelson Mandela Founda- good of a positive future in South tion. Africa. Grade 11 learners from Torah Acad- Th is year the launch and depar- • To raise funds for much needed emy Boys’ High School, and Pace ture of Cycalive will take place on educational projects. College and Moletsane High, Sowe- August 5 at 09:00 in the grounds of • To highlight the importance of to, are joining forces yet again for Torah Academy in Orchards, Johan- road safety. Cycalive, the annual relay race from nesburg. Th e cyclists will return on • To encourage leadership and a spir- Johannesburg to Durban. August 12. it of adventure, personal challenge Th e three schools are part of About 50 learners have been and self-confi dence. the Cycalive initiative, which has selected to cycle to promote the fol- Th is year the Cycalive partici- expanded to a massive outreach ini- lowing goals: pants met for Mandela Day to vol- tiative in the last two years since its • To build bridges and form bonds unteer together for the prescribed founding 15 years ago. between young South Africans and 67 minutes. Th ey are collecting Cycalive itself has been part of their respective communities. clothes and toys to be distributed to the Mandela Day events calendar • To inspire ubuntu – optimism - the needy through Afrika Tikkun. 4 SA JEWISH REPORT News 13 - 20 July 2012 Israel’s Olympians head to London, remembering Munich ’72 Israelis and their Summer Olympics athletes are eyeing the upcoming London Games with excitement and disappointment.

BEN SALES don. Team members will be participating in a Th is year, the team hopes to add a fourth bronzes - in the 2009 World Championships, TEL AVIV public memorial ceremony on August 6 for the sport to the list. Zinger also would like to see an and in the 2009 and 2012 European Champi- 11 Israelis killed at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Israeli woman stand on the podium for the fi rst onships. Th e athletes are hoping that for the sixth Th e IOC has resisted calls for a minute of si- time since the country’s fi rst-ever medal in ‘92, Schlesinger says she hopes to “go home straight summer Games, at least one of them lence for the victims despite an online petition when judoka Yael Arad took the silver. Nearly in peace” from London. “Like everyone else I will come home with a medal. Yet they are well with nearly 90 000 signatures and the urging half of this year’s delegation is female. want a medal, but I want to enjoy it,” she said. aware that the International Olympics Commit- of the US Senate, as well as Australian, Cana- “Because of the work we did in the past few Typically, the Israeli team has a strong in- tee has again spurned the campaign to have a dian, British and German lawmakers. years, all of our athletes are better,” Zinger said, ternational fl avour. Several of the athletes were moment of silence for their counterparts slain Israeli delegation head Efraim Zinger said noting particularly the gymnastics team as a born in the Soviet Union, and two were born 40 years ago at the Munich Games. the IOC was “obligated” to remember the Mu- potential medal winner. He said he was hopeful and raised in the United States - pole vaulter Th e London Games, which begin July 27, nich 11 as “athletes and Olympians”. for at least one more medal in judo or sailing. Jillian Schwartz and 400-metre sprinter Don- will have 38 Israeli Olympians participating in Other than the day after the murders, the Leading the gymnastics eff orts will be ald Sanford. Schwartz connected with Israel 18 events. Th eir top medal hopefuls are in judo, IOC has never held a formal moment of silence gymnast Alex Shatilov, who fi nished eighth in after competing here in 2009, while Sanford, sailing and gymnastics. Th is year’s delegation for the slain Israelis. IOC offi cials have partici- the last Olympics in the fl oor exercise and won who is not Jewish, married an Israeli and lives features two bronze medalists - windsurfer Sha- pated in Jewish community events surround- the silver at the 2011 world championships. part of the year on her family’s kibbutz. Both har Tzuberi, from Beijing in 2008, and judoka ing various Olympic Games since the tragedy. Also last year, the six-member women’s rhyth- are now Israeli citizens. Ariel Ze’evi, from Athens in 2004. Th e London Games also mark the 60th mic gymnastics team took bronze in the world For his part, Sanford seems to have settled “I’m very calm, but there’s still time” before year since Israel’s fi rst Olympic appearance, in championships. All of the rhythmic team’s in well with his new Israeli family. the Olympics, said Ze’evi, who at 35 is the team’s Helsinki, Finland. It took another 40 years for members are under 22. “Her ima, her abba and her savta live 400 oldest member. “We don’t prepare for failure.” an Israeli to win a medal, but since 1992 the Another hope for Israel’s fi rst female medal- metres from where we live,” said Sanford, us- Th e Israeli squad, which is scheduled to ar- delegation has taken home at least one medal, ist in 20 years comes in what may be Israel’s best ing the Hebrew words for his wife’s mother, rive at the Olympics complex on July 10, also including three each in judo and windsurfi ng, Olympic sport - judo. Alice Schlesinger, 24, did father and grandmother. “We see them every is preparing for some sombre moments in Lon- and one in kayaking. not medal in Beijing but has since won three day.” (JTA)

MTI strongly queries rationale and motivation ture for relabelling the products, and conse- quently attempts disingenuously to “create new facts on the ground” which ignore and nullify currently recognised international behind Davies’ ‘relabelling’ proposal agreements between Israel and the Arabs. MTI points out that in addition to the Media Team Israel (MTI) of the SA Zionist troversial issue. try in which products are produced. Suffi ce move being beyond the scope of consumer Federation has made a formal submission MTI in a strongly-worded submission to say a sample research into the labelling protection, it also falls into the stable of to Minister of Trade and Industry Rob does not hesitate to call the notice discrimi- matter has shown that there are numerous those who have no compunction in publi- Davies’ draft notice that all goods ema- natory against Israel and Israeli goods. It examples of products found in SA stores, cising their eff orts to delegitimise Israel’s nating from the “Occupied Palestinian also contends that this runs counter to the and in most instances it is impossible to right to safe and secure borders, borders Territories” (OPT) Judea and Samaria, spirit of the SA Constitution. ascertain country of origin in which these which have never included the armistice must be labelled as made in the “OPT”. MTI ascertained that currently there is products are produced. lines of 1948. Davies had invited comments on this con- no consistency with reference to the coun- Products in major retail outlets are According to MTI that by focusing on either not labelled at all and refer only and encouraging the promotion of this il- to the company that packages the prod- legal position, the SA government seems to uct, refer only to the name of the com- assume that it can force Israel to cede land pany that imports that product, or is only that historically belongs to the Jewish peo- vaguely labelled, for example as “made in ple. By refusing to meet and consult with the EU”. all concerned parties to this action, Davies Th e minister has admitted that his deci- aligned himself and the SA government sion to label Israeli products developed as a with an organisation that is openly anti-Is- result of Open Shuhada Street’s discussions rael. Hence the fairly safe assertion by MTI with him. OSS is an NGO with a clear anti- that this notice stems from a discrimina- Israel bias and is an ardent proponent of the tory viewpoint. BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) South Africa has open trade relations movement. While MTI acknowledged that with Israel. MTI questioned Davies on the Davies is quite entitled to be persuaded by fact that before issuing a notice that has whomever he pleases, the fact that he con- strong negative implications for a trade sulted with only one side, and chose to use partner, the honest broker would consult as his point of reference one vehemently the partner and attempt to reach a compro- anti-Israel voice, and refused opportuni- mise situation. Had Davies not wished to ties to hear the other side, is seen by MTI as meet with his counterparts in the govern- both discriminatory and completely preju- ment of Israel, he had ample opportunity to diced. Th is has been cited as such in MTI’s meet with representatives of the SA Jewish submission to DTI. community who would have explained the MTI pointed out that there are 200 ar- history of the situation as well as the enor- eas of dispute/confl ict in the world and mous problems faced by Israel in terms of some of SA’s trading partners like India security. and China are in dispute or occupation of Th is unilateral action runs counter to 22 and 28 areas respectively. Consequently, the spirit of SA’s democratic and sophisti- MTI said it assumed that in the interests of cated Constitution, lending itself instead to the fair play, the Minister would be request- the “groupthink” that was pervasive during ing labelling from those areas of contention the time of apartheid. as well. Th e facilitation of the drafting of such MTI also raises the issue of Jewish legislation without appropriate consul- rights and that the move to promulgate a tation of, and with all relevant parties is law against the State of Israel on land that is tantamount to serious partisanship; and disputed and of Jewish origin is extremely challenges the democratic framework of discriminatory. Th e Minister chose to use the values for which South Africans fought Israel’s 1948 borders as his point of depar- valiantly for so long and so hard.

Products made in Israel. 13 - 20 July 2012 News SA JEWISH REPORT 5

Arutz Sheva, West Bank: www.israelnationalnews.com “Iran producing deadly anti-tank ‘Kor- net’ missile” Iran is copy-catting the deadly Russian Kornet anti-tank missile that Hezbollah used against Th e Jewish World Israeli soldiers in the Second Lebanon War and which Hamas used to kill a student on a school in seven seconds bus last year

ABC news: The Australian Jewish News, Sydney: www.abcnews.go.com www.jewishnews.net.au “Ernest Borgnine, star of McHale’s “Parents step in to save Yeshiva Col- Navy’, dead at 95” lege” Jewish actor Ernest Borgnine, who began his ca- Unless Rabbi Pinchus Feldman can raise more than reer playing the heavy, but won an Oscar for gentle $20 million, Yeshiva in Bondi could collapse. That comedy and may be best known for his starring role was the message from Yeshiva’s spiritual leader as the lovable, skipper in the TV series “McHale’s when he recently approached a major communal Navy,” has died of renal failure. He was 95. philanthropist for desperately-needed funds.

World Jewish Daily, international: Haaretz, Tel Aviv: www.worldjewishdaily.com www.haaretz.com “Olmert not guilty” “Just don’t call her ‘Monsieur le Rab- The Jerusalem District Court has exonerated for- bin’” mer Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of the majority of As one of two women rabbis in France, Delphine the corruption charges brought against him and Horvilleur is trying to expose the country’s Jews to which prompted his impeachment in 2008. a more liberal line of Judaism.

Yeshiva World News: The Palestine Free Voice, West Bank: www.theyeshivaworld.com www.thepalestinefreevoice.com “HaRav Yitzchok Sheiner: Prepare to “Legal expert: If Israel isn’t occupying go to prison” West Bank, it must give up land held HaGaon HaRav Yitzchok Sheiner Shlita, Rosh Yeshi- by IDF” va Kaminitz and a member of the Moetzas Gedolei Prof David Kretzmer, an expert on international Torah, speaks out against what the rav calls “The law, commented on the fi ndings of Judge Levy’s Shas HaShmad”. “They want to eliminate Torah committee, appointed to investigate the legality of and we must be prepared to go to prison”. building outposts in the West Bank.

Nathan Englander takes short story prize

CORK - Jewish-American author Nathan Englander has won the 2012 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award. The award, for his short story collection “What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank”, garnered Englander a $30 000 prize. The collection of stories won out over collections by Israeli writer Etgar Keret, as well as Sarah Hall and Kevin Barry. The prize is funded by the city of Cork in Ireland. Englander teamed up this year with Jewish-American author Jonathan Safran Foer to publish the “New American Haggadah”, a more modern take on the traditional Passover Haggadah. (JTA) 6 SA JEWISH REPORT Opinion 13 - 20 July 2012

jewishsouth african report Europe’s Jews are still chasing an Th e power of elusive collective identity ‘voetsoolvlak’

When Israel’s Ambassador to South Africa Dov Segev-Steinberg last week also presented his cre- dentials as Israeli ambassador to King Mswati 111 of Swaziland (see story on page 3), it highlighted the Jewish state’s long involvement in the African continent, and the twists and turns it has taken over the years. It hasn’t always been an easy ride - there have been enduring successes, but also ugly disappointments. Prior to the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Israel - par- ticularly under the premiership of Golda Meir - put a lot of energy into development work in African countries through its Mashav programme with its irrigation schemes, agricultural, medical, educa- tional and other projects with the local people. Then came the 1973 war and the global oil Ionel Schlesinger, president of the Jewish community in Arad, Roma- crisis perpetrated by the Arab oil-producing nia; Evan Lazar, president of the European Council of Jewish Com- countries. Huge pressure was put on African munities; and Ivan Bloch, president of the Jewish community in Lugoj, countries by the Arabs to cut ties with Israel. Romania, at the “meeting of presidents” sponsored by the European Many did so, to the distress of Israelis, among Hungarian sociologist Andras Kovacs, who co-ordinated a 2011 sur- Council of Jewish Communities and the American Jewish Joint Distri- whom the saga left bruised feelings and a sense vey on Jewish identity in fi ve post-communist European countries. bution Committee in Barcelona, in June this year. of betrayal. Gradually, over the years Israel has again become active all over Africa in a myriad STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY integrated communities across the conti- threats - anti-Semitism and anti-Israel activities with governments, businesses and RUTH ELLEN GRUBER nent.” campaigns primarily - that serves as the communities. BUDAPEST Kosmin presented the survey fi nd- basis for pan-European and pan-Diaspora In the big scheme of things, formal relations ing in June at a conference in Barcelona co-operation.” with little Swaziland - whose ruler is very far from Is there such a thing as a European Jewish sponsored by the JDC and the European Against this background, Jewish strat- democratic, and is vehemently criticised for his identity? Can such an identity be created? Council of Jewish Communities, an um- egists and policymakers are attempting to extravagant lifestyle while his people remain des- What clout can European Jewry wield in brella organisation that recently revived chart new courses. perately poor and dying of hunger - is not exactly a global Jewish aff airs? operations in an attempt to kick-start “We are living in a time of multiple and diplomatic coup. Th e king is frequently described Jewish policymakers have debated closer European co-operation. shifting identities,” said Mario Izcovich, as a corrupt despot. Recently Swaziland asked these questions ever since the fall of com- Th e data, said ECJC President Evan director of pan-European programmes at South Africa for a R2,5 billion loan to help its fi - munism in the early 1990s erased east- Lazar, prove the need for his group. the JDC. “It is not a fi xed picture; people nancial crisis, and the Swazis complained when it west borders and opened the way to a “Th e fact that the survey shows that don’t seem to want to belong to anything came with strict conditions about how it was to new Jewish chapter in Europe. Back then, so few community leaders know what is permanently.” be used. some strategists saw fostering a European happening with other European Jewish In fact, there is something of an odour under- Jewish identity as key to the political goal communities validates the purpose and Concept of European Jewry as lying Israel’s relationship with Swaziland. Some of making European Jewry a “third pillar” reason for being of the ECJC,” Lazar, a third pillar of world Jewry re- people ask: “What is there to crow about? Is that - or equal player - alongside Jews in Israel Prague-based lawyer, told JTA. mains a viable political model the best Israel can do?” And, of course, there is the and North America. Th e survey fi ndings in fact refl ect risk that when Mswati departs the scene, Israel Today it is clear that the optimistic how both prospects and conditions have to aim for. might be tainted by the association with him. We ideal of a pan-European Jewish identity changed since the heady post-communist remember well the stench emanating from Israel’s remains elusive and the political goal of days of the 1990s. Still, he told JTA, the concept of Eu- relationship with the apartheid regime and the po- European Jewry as a strong third pillar “Th ere was a lot of optimism at the ropean Jewry as the third pillar of world litical price it still pays for this. has yet to materialise. Yet rejuvenated time, and looking back now it is clear that Jewry remained a viable political model Israel was partly driven by its isolation in the eff orts are under way to tackle the chal- it was not justifi ed,” Baker said. “But un- to aim for. world at the time and its need to fi nd friends lenge. derstanding why is more diffi cult.” “It simply cannot be that political is- wherever it could - South Africa was one of the But what happened to damper the ini- Baker, who helped organise a number sues regarding Jews can be discussed just few countries willing to have an open relation- tial enthusiasm for the idea? of conferences and other initiatives pro- by Israel and the US,” Izcovich said. ship with it. And many Western and other coun- moting European Jewish identity and in- Hampering eff orts, say some strategists tries - including France, the UK, Iran, etc - also had ’French Jews are very French; tegration, said the lack of success was due and researchers, is a growing disconnect in strong connections to the racist regime. Neverthe- UK Jews are very British’ to a combination of factors. Changed real- some countries between mainstream Jew- less, Israel is the one often targeted for criticism ities in the global arena, of course, played ish institutions and the way Jewish lives are in this regard. For one thing, “French Jews are very a major role: among them the collapse of lived. Informal networks and alternative Ultimately, much of the resilience of Israel’s French; UK Jews are very British. It’s a the Middle East peace process, the second initiatives, they said, are increasingly im- connection to Africa lies in the “voetsoolvlak” simple fact,” said Rabbi Andrew Baker, di- intifada, the rise of Islamic extremism portant, particularly for younger Jews. (Afrikaans for “on-the-ground”) nature of its pro- rector of international Jewish aff airs for and spikes in anti-Semitism largely linked “Real identity comes in an informal jects: not coming in as if on a pedestal, but engag- the American Jewish Committee. “East- to growing Arab and Muslim communi- way,” said Mircea Cernov, who heads Ha- ing directly with the locals. Israel, with its seven ern European communities had many ties in Europe. ver, a Budapest-based NGO that teaches million people on a tiny sliver of land with few challenges during these last two decades schoolchildren about Judaism and the natural resources, cannot throw vast amounts in re-establishing Jewish life. But in the Changed realities in the global Jewish people. “Real connections based of money into African projects, as America has process we have also seen how they were arena played a major role, on Jewish identity come outside Jewish sometimes done. Nor can it bring in its own large pulled closer to their respective govern- among them the collapse of institutions, just as real Jewish life is not labour force for its schemes, as China does, leav- ments’ policies and views.” according to the formalisation of Jewish ing the Africans with little to show for it and un- Or, as put by Barry Kosmin, who re- the ME peace process. organisations and institutions.” able to carry on after the Chinese leave – and cre- cently directed a survey of European Jew- Sociologist Andras Kovacs, who has ating dependency. ish leaders for the American Jewish Joint “Most European Jewish communities charted the development of Jewish life in Off ering expertise is a long-term view - “teach- Distribution Committee’s International today face signifi cant security concerns Hungary for decades and co-ordinated a ing a man how to fi sh rather than giving him a fi sh Centre for Community Development: that no one imagined at the time of our survey released in 2011 on Jewish iden- to eat”. Th rough this, even a change of regime or “We have aspirations versus reality.” conferences in the 1990s,” he said. tity in fi ve post-communist European ruler does not easily destroy its eff ects. Th e survey polled 328 “Jewish leaders Th e offi cial report on a 1995 meeting countries, agreed. On many fronts Israel is losing the public re- and opinion formers” in 32 countries, and in Prague - the fi rst major conference on In many places, he told JTA, “new ini- lations war around the world quite dramatically. as far as Europe was concerned, it dem- pan-European Jewish identity issues - de- tiatives come from civic groups, not from Indeed, its increasingly tainted image in many onstrated a dramatic gap between theory clared in fact that it had taken place at a the established Jewish community”. places is seriously worrying. It is obviously vital and practice. time “when Israel is not under threat and Moreover, Kovacs adds: “What peo- for Israel and Jews to do what they can to counter Most respondents “strongly sup- the problems of anti-Semitism no longer ple say about their identity is diff erent this - dare one say it, increasingly anti-Semitic? ported” Jewish solidarity and a European pose an immediate danger.” from European Jewish politics and Jew- - trend. Jewish identity, but only 22 per cent had But, Baker told JTA that internal Jew- ish institutional politics. Regarding Jew- In the long run, one would hope that continu- “direct knowledge” of other Jewish com- ish failures also helped thwart expecta- ish identity, the data show that a sense of ing ground-level involvement in Africa will carry munities in Europe and only 15 per cent tions. For one thing, the AJC offi cial said, European-ness does exist. But it is not so weight and benefi ts - moral and practical - for Is- said they were familiar with “the goals strategists had not realised how “nation- present in the Jewish leadership.” rael which might counter the problematic nature and programmes” of the main European ally connected” European Jewish commu- Th at leaves Europe’s Jewish leaders - of certain high-level political links. Time will tell Jewish organisations. nities were and still are. just like many in America - trying to con- whether this is the case, in Swaziland as well as Finally, more than 70 per cent agreed Ironically, he added: “Today it is the nect their goals to the realities of the peo- elsewhere. that “European Jewry is not composed of need to confront common concerns and ple they seek to unite. (JTA) 13 - 20 July 2012 Opinion SA JEWISH REPORT 7 Black groups show their strong support for Israel

In an unprecedented show of co-operative solidarity, close on 2 000 South Africans marched to the Department of Trade and Industry in Pretoria on June 28, to protest against the decision by the Minister of the Department of Trade and Industry, Rob Davies, to relabel goods coming from Israel as coming from the “Occupied Palestinian Territories”.

BEV GOLDMAN rael by taking to the streets in a public goods produced in Kashmir; and like display of support for Israel. Turkey, which labels as its own, prod- Th e idea for the march was driven by Disciplined and dedicated, the ucts made in Kurdistan or Cyprus. Rev Kenneth Meshoe, leader of the crowd marched with banners and Th e march was hugely success- African Christian Democratic Party posters, with songs and chanting, ful for a number of reasons, not least (ACDP), and enthusiastically sup- from the Art Museum in Pretoria to of which was the excellent public ported by the leadership of the IFP, the offi ces of the DTI. display of support for Israel from the Shembe Church, Impact for Christ What united them, as well as their various communities, and the obvi- Ministries and the Institute for Chris- love for Israel, was their total and un- ous discomfort of a number of pro- tian Leadership Development (ICLD), questioning rejection of the minister’s Palestinian bodies including Cosatu, as well as by representatives of the proposed stance, based on a biased which lambasted the Shembe Church Congolese, Zimbabwean and Nigerian and prejudicial view of the Middle and other Christian groups for their communities in the country and by East confl ict. participation in the event while they the SA Zionist Federation, represent- In addition, their determination simultaneously condemned the SAZF ing the South African Jewish commu- not to allow Israel to be singled out for in the most distasteful and off ensive nity. censure, was evident in that they ques- manner. It was an unprecedented event: a tioned why the same steps are not tak- Th e “Africans for Israel” march will march initiated by notable members en against countries like China, which long be remembered and refl ected on of various black communities, show- labels as its own, products from Tibet; as a measure of the growing support ing their support for and belief in Is- like India, which labels as its own, that Israel has in South Africa. News in Brief HILARY CLINTON MEETS WITH PA’S MAHMOUD ABBAS WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Clin- 10 days’ time, the Associated Press reported. sight of the critical importance” of Israeli-Pales- ton has called her talks with Palestinian Presi- She said the two discussed how to build tinian peace despite upheaval across the Arab dent Mahmoud Abbas productive. on a recent letter exchange between Abbas and world, she said, according to AP. Clinton, who met with Abbas last week Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Clinton and Abbas met in Paris, where the Friday, said she hoped to build momentum for Clinton said the US was committed to a secretary of state was attending a conference another peace push when she visited Israel in two-state peace agreement. “We cannot lose on Syria. (JTA) 8 SA JEWISH REPORT Letters 13 - 20 July 2012 Th e Editor, PO Box 84650, Greenside, 2034 email: [email protected] LET WE AS A COMMUNITY SEE HOW WE CAN MAKE THINGS RIGHT LONGLOST COUSIN TRACED THROUGH READERS OF JEWISH REPORT I wish to take a more centralist approach be- kids to come, will never see a live rhinoceros. Th ank you so much to the Jewish Report for We are so grateful to you and your read- tween Steve Felder and Olga Zabludoff on How about if we forget our cultural roots and printing my request for information on Ro- ers. Your newspaper is well read and loved. the matter of the Baltic regions. the essence of our foundation? salind Fehler, on behalf of my cousin Haid- My best wishes go with you. I attended the same trip that Felder at- Imagine we never get to hear Yiddish ene Vallance in Israel. tended and spent short productive spells in again or taste authentic tzimmis? We heard from Rosalind and other rela- Roni Snitcher both Riga and Vilnius. Immediately you get a My political experience immediately tives, so all is well now. Cape Town sense of an interesting land with an identity showed me that the Jewish community in crisis between being European or Russian. I the Baltics are similar to those previously dis- think the Baltic state has inherited the scraps advantaged by apartheid in the immediate For the record from both regions and is not an area that will post-arena of democracy in 1994. Th e only easily attract tourism, let alone foreign in- diff erence between the two regions is that in PHOTOGRAPH WAS OF JAZZ GUITARIST vestment and trade, without some powerful South Africa the discriminated are the ma- DJANGO REINHARDT intervention. jority and compensation has been more open Th e JDC as Zabludoff mentions, comes and swift while in the Baltics the victims Th e image shown on page 12 in last week’s is- into existence in a country when there is a might not live to see their due pittance and sue, in the story “Scat must nod towards its need. It purposefully distances itself from the because they are in the minority, they face Yiddish midwife” was not of black American limelight and politics and takes a substantive the real threat of natural extinction. bassist Leroy Eliot “Slam” Stewart. It was, in approach to getting the job done and quietly No politician could be openly bold enough fact of pioneering virtuoso Belgian jazz gui- leaving. A person on this exact tour coined it to support the community without aff ecting tarist, Django Reinhardt (1910 - 1953). Th e perfectly when he said the JDC’s mission was their chances of re-election. I think our focus image, courtesy of Wikipedia, shows Slam to get into business in a country to get out of should not be on how Government treats our Stewart. We regret the error. business. families in Lithuania, but rather how we, as Simply put they give communities fi sh- the emancipated generations in the distant News in Briefs ing rods and not the fi sh and try ensure the South give back to our real community and sustainability of that community to a point heritage. IRAN’S PARLIAMENT SPEAKER LARIJANI CALLS FOR END TO WEST, ISRAEL whereby they can move onto their next mis- Th e most admired quality of the Jewish TEHRAN - An Iranian official has said the West Larijani also said the West’s interference in sion. I realised days into the tour that when nation is our ability to look after our own and Israel should disappear. Syria “is merely due to Syrian resistance against you get to hear about the JDC it can only when the Government cannot or will not. So, “Today, the time has come for the disappear- the Zionist regime; the US, therefore, tries to em- mean one of two things: Either your area has while the JDC and some brave members of ance of the West and the Zionist regime (Israel) ploy such notions as reforms to harm the resist- a pool that can assist the JDC through mon- the political sphere try and fi ght for the rights - which are two dark spots in the present era - ance front in this nation,” Press TV reported. ey or support, or you and your community of the Litvaks and custodians of our culture, from the face of the universe,” Ali Larijiani the Iran’s spy chief, meanwhile, is accusing might be in dire threat. we as a nation could do our bit through time speaker of Iran’s parliament, told a news confer- French and German intelligence services of co- Th e tour opened our eyes to the chal- or money. ence in Iran last week Thursday, Iran’s Press TV operating with the CIA to kill Iranian nuclear sci- lenges faced by an emerging community who On July 17, at the Chabad of Strathavon reported. entists, The Associated Press reported. can be characterised by an hourglass, with a at 18:30 come and listen to Solly Kaplinsky “The US and the Zionist regime are the prime Heidar Moslehi said last week Friday that in- generation of senior citizens over the age of from the JDC, and other members that were sources of tyranny and gloom in the current age. telligence services in the region had also taken 70 that make up the original Litvak culture on the inaugural mission to the Baltics, give a The Muslim world is fed up with the injustice and part in the campaign. He did not name other and then a waning middle age generation in report-back and a way forward. abuse by these governments,” he added. countries, according to AP. (JTA) the centre. Let us not look at the ills of Government Some left the region; others changed or sound the death knell of a community in a TEAM APPOINTED TO WRITE NEW MILITARY DRAFT LAW IN ISRAEL their religion; and others were simply not in- critical condition, let us rather look at what JERUSALEM - Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz will proved the recommendations of the Plesner committee. terested. we can do to make it right and honour and be part of the three-member team to write an Israeli law “Neither the army, the economy nor society can Th e positive aspect is that there is a respect the heritage bestowed upon us. on equality in military and national service. continue on the current path,” Netanyahu said last younger generation that has the possibility Mofaz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday at the beginning of the regular weekly Cabinet of rescuing the Litvak culture and keeping it Darren Bergman agreed on the team, which was announced last Sun- meeting. “Therefore, I completely understand the de- alive for generations to come. It amazes me Raedene Estate day. The team will formulate the law on haredi Ortho- mand of those who serve and their families.” that we are concerned that our kids and their Johannesburg dox military service based on recommendations of the The prime minister said he believed that “the de- Plesner committee, which Netanyahu dissolved less cisive majority of Israelis, including many in the ultra- ‘NEVER GIVE UP AND ALWAYS HAVE HOPE AND COURAGE’ than a week ago citing the number of members who Orthodox sector, understand that change must come. Six million Jews perished in the Holocaust, Holocaust. quit. The committee issued its preliminary fi ndings de- “We are citizens of one state and we must all par- but Zina Silbermann was one of G-d’s pre- When Steven Spielberg organised inter- spite the dissolution. ticipate in bearing the burden of service to the state. We cious chosen ones who survived the Shoah in views of Holocaust survivors, Zina’s mes- The committee’s report calls for universal service intend to give positive incentives to those who serve, Antwerp, Belgium. She passed away on June sage in the interview to the world, family and for all Israeli citizens, including mandating the draft of negative incentives to those who evade and to enact 23 and the numbers of those who survived friends was: “Never give up and always have haredi Orthodox men and upgrading the National Ser- genuine enforcement measures in order to ensure that a this unspeakable horror, get smaller and hope and courage.” Th is message should be in- vice programme for the Arab sector. genuine change indeed takes place,” he said. smaller by the years. stilled in the younger generation to learn how It also calls for formulating an effective enforcement The announcement of the vote and the team came Her brother, Henri Rips, together with to get through life. system and incentives for serving. The report calls for in- a day after some 20 000 people demonstrated in Tel Aviv the Azrieli Foundation, published the book Zina’s legacy will live on forever in the dividual fi nancial sanctions against draft evaders, as well calling for a universal draft, including of the haredim and “Fate undecided” which records the hardship hearts of her children, Sharon and Michelle. as sanctions against yeshivas that prevent their students Arab Israelis. Several Israeli politicians and Israeli reserve they endured during the Holocaust era and from entering the draft. offi cers attended the Tel Aviv rally, which demonstrated how they were hidden underground, how Michelle Silbermann Along with Mofaz, the team includes Strategic Af- under the slogan “One people, one draft”. they were in prison and how they escaped the Johannesburg fairs Minister Moshe Yaalon and Kadima Party lawmaker In February, the Israeli Supreme Court declared that Yohanan Plesner, who headed the committee that made the Tal Law, which allowed haredi Orthodox men to defer the recommendations. service indefi nitely, to be unconstitutional, and set Au- COSATU AND IRAN SHOW LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OR EDUCATION Also last Sunday, the Likud Party unanimously ap- gust 1 as the deadline for a new law to be passed. (JTA) Cosatu’s national spokesman, Patrick tianity teaches is contained in the Old Tes- EXCHIEF RABBI OVADIA YOSEF’S CALL SPURS YESHIVAS TO NIX SUMMER BREAKS Craven, reminds me of the last vestiges tament. JERUSALEM - Sephardic yeshivas in Israel report- praying. of Arthur Scargill’s unions in Britain who Craven and Cosatu speak forcibly but edly have answered a call by former Chief Sephard- Last Sunday, a three-member team was ap- had their butts kicked by “Th e Iron Lady”, unreliably, much like the Iranian leader- ic Rabbi Ovadia Yosef to cancel their summer breaks pointed to write a new law following the recommen- Maggie Th atcher. ship does about the destruction of Israel. over a new haredi Orthodox conscription law. dations of the Plesner committee, which include He and his cohorts will do well to think Of course , much of what Cosatu and Iran Yosef said last Saturday night that Torah study universal service for all Israeli citizens, including about the bloodshed perpetrated by their spew out is sentient drivel which exhibits and prayer should continue uninterrupted over mandating the draft of haredi Orthodox men. “brothers and sisters” in Syria, Egypt, Iraq, lack of knowledge or education. the government’s decision to formulate a law that In February, the Israeli Supreme Court had de- and Libya, not to mention Somalia, and would draft haredi Orthodox men into the military clared that the Tal Law, which allowed haredi Ortho- many other African states. Nathan Cheiman or national service, according to reports. He said the dox men to defer service indefi nitely, to be unconsti- Cosatu clearly has little knowledge of Northcliff haredi Orthodox were in a “state of emergency”. tutional and set August 1 as the deadline for a new Christianity, because much of what Chris- Johannesburg He called on the yeshivas to cancel their three- law to be passed. week breaks, known as “bein hazmannin”, or be- Yosef also called on synagogues to add the THE QUESTION IS: HOW TO ENSURE ISRAEL REMAINS A JEWISH STATE tween the times, which usually begin on the fast Avinu Malkenu prayer twice a day. The prayer reads I would like to comment on the article terest. Th at is the way to ensure that Israel of the 9th of Av and last until the beginning of the in part “Our father, our king, tear up the evil sen- titled “Peres is cock-a-hoop about renewed remains Jewish, democratic and attrac- month of Elul, in order to continue studying and tence.” (JTA) peace negotiations” in the Jewish Report tive.” of June 29, relating to President Shimon To the best of my knowledge the words PA’S ABBAS ACCEPTS INVITATION TO VISIT TEHRAN Peres’ address to the Fourth Presidential “Israel remains Jewish” implies that if the TEHRAN - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Ab- Muslim Brotherhood, to visit Tehran for the summit. Iran Conference in Jerusalem. Arabs of Sumeria and Judea (West Bank) bas is to visit Iran at the invitation of President Mahmoud will become head of the Non-Aligned Movement for the In my opinion there are two key state- are included in Israel, then by virtue of Ahmadinejad. next three years during the Tehran summit. ments. Firstly: “In Judaism there is a con- their greater birthrate they will outnum- Abbas was invited to attend the summit of the Non- Meanwhile, President Barack Obama has invited stant debate between diff erent ideas and ber Jews in a few generations. Aligned Movement, to be held in Tehran at the end of Morsi to visit the United States in September, an Egyp- approaches. And when faced with danger Th e ultra-Orthodox may match the August. The invitation was delivered for Ahmadinejad by tian offi cial said last Sunday, according to reports. we are united as one.” Th is is in response to Arabs for birthrate, but that in itself is a Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdolla- “President Obama extended an invitation to Presi- non-Orthodox Jews who complain there is problem, as they don’t include technology hian during a meeting with Abbas in Jordan, according dent Morsi to visit the United States when he attends friction between various factions of Juda- in their education. to reports. the UN General Assembly in September,” Egyptian aide ism. Abbas reportedly accepted the invitation. Yasser Ali said last Sunday after Morsi met US Deputy Th e other clause is: “Th e principle of John Brenner Ahmadinejad reportedly also invited Egypt’s new Secretary of State William Burns in Cairo, Reuters re- two states for two peoples is an Israeli in- Johannesburg president, Mohammed Morsi, who heads the Islamist ported. (JTA) 13 - 20 July 2012 Tapestry SA JEWISH REPORT 9

Arts in Brief

SUPERSTAR YAACOV SHWEKEY BACK POPArt changes IN SA FOR CONCERTS Last year, international Jewish music superstar, Yaakov Shwekey took the community by storm, in theatre with its a one-night-only concert organised by Sydenham Shul. Tickets were snapped up so quickly that Rab- bi Yossy Goldman quickly organised a second show. Shwekey’s back: on August 14 and 15 at Teatro, magic on stage Montecasino, and August 16 at the CTICC, Cape Town. His second concert in SA features a 22-piece orchestra, with co-ordination and keyboard by Bry- an Schimmel, and conducted by Yochi Briskman, While a soft drink advert is being Shwekey’s New York director, and a programme fi lmed outside, Orly Shapiro (26) and which features work from Shwekey’s latest album, Cry No More. Call Sydenham Shul: (011) 640-5021 Hayleigh Evans (27) sit in Th e Chalk- or Ingrid Seeff 083-377-1111. board, in the Johannesburg CBD, PIANIST ISHAY SHAER HEADLINES SEVERAL SA PERFORMANCES where the words “Pizza, Craft, Beer This month, celebrated Israeli pianist Ishay Shaer (29) headlines several performances nationally. De- and Bagels” describes what’s on off er. buting as a child, Shaer has won numerous interna- tional music competitions, including the Clairmont ROBYN SASSEN Prize and the International Beethoven Competition Actor James in Bonn. Shoki Mokgapa (27), their former AFDA Cairns, a part Shaer is supported in South Africa by Tararam, Film School classmate, makes it “the power of the improv the SA-Israel Cultural Foundation. His SA tour of- of three!” they laugh: “We’re like contem- programme. fers 19th century piano “miniatures”, including porary Charlie’s Angels.” PHOTOGRAPH Chopin’s famous etudes and Beethoven’s baga- Last year, Shapiro, Evans and Mokgapa COURTESY telles. started POPArt (People of Performing Arts www.popart- Shaer performs at VRYfees, Bloemfontein today, Centre), an 80-seater theatre. “Frustration centre.co.za July 13 and tomorrow, July 14: (051) 404-7907; got us started!” Shapiro, who moonlights the Helderberg Music Society, Somerset West on as a Chai FM newsreader, explained. POP- Propertuity: the area launched as the Ma- tual Th eatre on the Square, in September. July 15: (021) 855-4417; The Greenside, in Johan- Art neighbours Th e Bioscope, in Main- boneng Precinct in 2010.” Shapiro adds: “Plays like Woza Albert nesburg on July 18: (011) 880-5720; and Olde ‘n StreetLife, an eight-storey building in POPArt grew in the wake of the Ac- have their place; we need something new. New Recitals, Westcliff, July 21: 083-414-0041. Main, Maritzburg and Fox Streets, which tors’ Centre, at Braamfontein’s then We’ll do whatever it takes.” Th ey speak also houses 12 Decades hotel. In the 1970s Civic Th eatre. “We’re not funded. We’re of DIY too: how they’ve rigged lights and URBAN ARTS PLATFORM WINS THE this building was a sporting warehouse. answerable to no one. Our mandate is to “eggboxed” for sound-proofi ng. CARING AWARD 2012 “Now, it’s an indie precinct,” Shapiro change theatre: our shows are an hour or Claudine Ullman and Lara Lipschitz The Urban Arts Platform, founded by Leigh Nudel- adds. “We don’t want it to be commercial; less. We’ve abolished intervals”, says Sha- performed a double bill, last July for POP- man, Wayne Sussman and Gina Cooperman, in we’re creating little brands.” piro. Art’s debut. Th e space was basic; the pro- 2010 has won the Caring Award 2012, from the “In 2009, Arts on Main launched,” says A case in point is Sunday Morning, a ductions’ heart and skill ran circles around Johannesburg Development Agency-hosted Halala Evans. “It debuted with a project featur- play by Nick Warren and Jenine Collocott, “basic”. Evans, who lives in the vicinity, Joburg Awards. Said Nudelman: “This award is mo- ing words printed on the urban space. Th e debuting last August. It showcases the best adds. “POPArt’s earned a make-over. We’ve tivation for us to achieve our ultimate goal: to foster word Maboneng, meaning ‘space of light’ of a new generation of theatre-makers. It been gritting our teeth, saving and praying and engender a thriving arts community in Johan- in Sotho was on the roof. And it stuck, be- wowed the Grahamstown National Arts for this. Refurbished, the new space will nesburg. coming the brainchild of developer Jona- Festival, opens next week at Cape Town’s have professional sound-proofi ng and a “In its fifth year, the Halala Joburg Awards cel- than Liebmann, the 29-year-old MD of Kalk Bay Th eatre and at Sandton’s Old Mu- double entrance.” ebrates people, projects and places striving to im- As well as seasons, the last week of each prove inner-city quality of life. Other prizewinners month POPArt hosts regular events: Th e included Wayne and Renney Plit, who won the Stan The “Charlie’s Angels” of last Wednesday is open stage, like open Nkosi Award for Believing in Joburg.” Visit urba- contemporary city theatre, mic, but more. “It’s pot luck for the audi- nartsplatform.blogspot.com. Orly Shapiro; Shoki Mokgapa; ence too,” grins Evans. and Hayleigh Evans. Th e last Th ursday is a singer/song- MICHAEL LEVY RECEIVES THE TOP (PHOTOGRAPH SUPPLIED) writer showcase. “Magic happens on this SAMRO AWARD stage,” says Shapiro. Last month, Johannesburg-born Michael Levy re- Th e last Friday is “Causing a Scene”, a ceived the Builders’ award from the SA Music Rights night of improvisation. “You should bring Organisation, in celebration of its 50 years of exist- extra underwear, it’s pants-wettingly fun- ence and in honour of Levy’s accomplishments with ny,” they warn. It includes top class per- regard to giving a fledgling Samro relevance and formers like Toni Morkel, James Cairns life. Boasting a career of over 35 years in music and Claudine Ullman. copyright for serious music, Levy retired in 2008 Th e last Saturday features shows by the and worked in various capacities for the SABC. As ilk of Shirley Kirchmann, Phillippa Yaa De the founder of the SA Music Guild Composers So- Villiers and Myesha Jenkins. ciety in 1986, among his many achievements, he “We don’t like ‘buzz words’; if we did, was named “2008 Man of the Year, South Africa” by ‘inclusivity’ would be fi rst,” says Evans. “We the American Biographical Institute for his services embrace what’s there. Th ere is no shortage to music. of talent.” www.mabonengprecinct.com 10 SA JEWISH REPORT Community Columns 13 - 20 July 2012

A column of the SA Jewish Board of Deputies A column of UJW Power of women – 80 years Board joins Cohesion on and still going strong Summit in Kliptown Many organisations in the coun- orphaned children, are provided try do good work in the com- monthly with fruit, vegetables and Last week saw the holding of a two- honest dialogue. At a time where munity and are praised for their mealie meal. day National Social Cohesion Sum- we are seeing a growing racial po- social responsibilities. As the na- We support the day night care mit in Kliptown, Johannesburg. It larisation at all levels of our soci- tional president of the Union of centres for the mentally and physi- is indicative of how important the ety, we need to fi nd ways to rein- Jewish Women of South Africa, I cally handicapped in Soshanguve and government considered this to be vigorate that whole process. Much would like to describe the kind of provide provisions to some destitute that among those participating were encouraging progress was made at infl uence a small group of Jewish children at a public school. President Jacob Zuma and various the Social Cohesion Summit, and women have been able to exert members of his Cabinet, in addition we are very happy that the Board on the development of communi- Cape Town branch to opposition party leaders. was able to be a part of it. ties in our country in the past 80 Four child centres for children with Th e Jewish community was Th e concept of social cohesion years. Th e way to fi nd the truth disabilities are provided with equip- represented by our national direc- has obvious resonance for South Af- is to hear what people are saying ment. Counselling sessions are held tor, Wendy Kahn. In the course rican Jewry. We, too, need to contin- and the eff ects of their actions can at Pollsmoor Women’s Prison. Visi- of delivering her opening prayer ually look to foster an over-arching then be evaluated. Well, we have tors from the townships and elderly message, she stressed the historic sense of unity that transcends our been evaluated and this is what guests are entertained at the Friend- importance of Kliptown, where diff erences, be these geographical or they say. At the UJW Cape Town ship Club at Stonehaven, our Cape the famous Freedom Charter was ideological. Diversity itself need not branch’s AGM 2012, the keynote Margot Segal Town branch centre, and support is endorsed at the Congress of the be a source of weakness - indeed, the speaker said we were the “Mother National President given to the Kangaroo Baby Unit at People 57 years ago. Above Board opposite is the case - but at the same of Organisations”. Tygerberg Hospital. We also publish Kliptown, she said, was “a place Mary Kluk time we must always remember to A letter recently published a St Luke Hospice Calendar. of hope and vision, a celebration National Chairman emphasise the things that unite us from a resident in the Port Elizabeth press, of diversity combined with a com- as a community. praised the small group of dedicated UJW Durban mon commitment to the ideals of One of the opportunities for women who reached out to a poor rural com- We pack Pesach and Rosh Hashanah parcels freedom, justice and peace”. It was therefore a Jews to come together has always been during munity in Jeff rey’s Bay, helping with some basic and supply two schools with cleaning materi- fi tting venue for this modern-day gathering of holiday time. During the July and December necessities. Th is is the strength of our organisa- als and a day-care centre with food parcels. South Africans of diverse backgrounds, cultures holidays, Jewish communities in the tradi- tion. We are able to step in and assist in a cri- We support a crisis centre in Pinetown and and beliefs to share their visions for a better so- tional holiday venues, particularly in the coastal sis. We have just recently donated blankets and a crèche with 80 orphans, and supplied a water ciety. centres, have always enjoyed a welcome boost clothes to the residents of Alexandra township tank as they had no running water. Cynics may dismiss the Summit as just through the infl ux of Jewish holidaymakers in northeast Johannesburg, who lost all their another talk shop, but they are wrong. In a from Gauteng and elsewhere. possessions in a fi re. Port Elizabeth country so ethnically and culturally diverse as In Durban, we are currently enjoying having Our branches in Cape Town, Durban, East We assists an orphanage with daily require- ours and that has historically been so divided, all these visitors with us, particularly in the Um- London, all do similar work and through our ments; assists Care Haven Psychiatric Home; we need to continually strive to build on what hlanga area. combined eff orts we reach beyond our boarders distribute food to a retirement village; and unites us. Part of that process has to be creating Today, this part of Durban is developing in assisting the Parasitology Laboratory at the subsidise the annual Chanukah service and meaningful forums in which we can talk to one into a vibrant centre of Jewish activity, with a Hebrew University with their malaria research, give chocolates on Shabbat to children. another; it is above all the lack of such commu- growing day school, kollel, mikveh and com- which is having far-reaching results. We also nication that fosters suspicion and resentment munity centre and with a new shul soon to be support Operation Jonathan in Israel, which East London. between people, and if not addressed this can opened. On behalf of all of us in the host centres helps in the rehabilitation of wounded soldiers. Supports the Hospice and Deaf Centre with easily escalate into hatred and fear. around the country, I wish all our visitors a safe weekly visits. We provide food for abandoned South Africans were able to achieve the journey home and look forward to welcoming Johannesburg branch babies, abused children, and Aids orphans and transition to nonracial democracy through you again in future. Panic buttons have been donated to some of support the oncology unit at the General Hos- our Kosher Mobile Meal recipients who have no pital, as well as supporting Reach For a Dream. family to call on in times of crisis. Kosher Mo- bile Meals provides cooked meals to 165 elderly Oudtshoorn and infi rm members of our community. We provide kosher meals for anyone visiting, Th ree Rape Crisis Clinics in Alexandra town- who require kosher food. ship and three crèches are supported, and the UJW runs two daily soup kitchens. Th is year’s Th is is just a small selection of projects new projects include a sewing and a baking undertaken by the volunteers of the UJW. In school as part of a self-empowerment project most provinces the UJW is available and al- for unemployed women in Alex, and an after- ways on hand to give assistance to the Jewish care centre for primary school children. community and other organisations. Most days are special days for the Union of Pretoria Jewish Women because we don’t wait to just Th e Ebenezer House of Hope that caters for give our 67 minutes on Mandela Day… every A column of the Chevrah Kadisha Abilities and care of the disabled Selwyn Segal is a happy, can-do kind residents are equally well or inde- of place. Each resident has a unique pendent. Unfortunately, more than personality and often very specifi c 50 per cent require intensive care. likes and dislikes. Most have favour- Due to their varying levels of cogni- ite activities, preferred friendships tive and physical functioning, they and best-loved staff members, who need assistance from staff to carry know just how to make them smile. out basic activities of daily living Th eir warmth and individuality such as bathing, toileting, dressing shines through, challenges notwith- and eating. standing. Twenty-three are in wheel- A huge variety of activities and chairs, six are visually impaired, creative pursuits is on off er and nine have restricted mobility or are among the residents are talented frail, and 25 present with behav- artists, sports enthusiasts, gifted ioural diffi culties. In addition, our singers, energetic dancers and one residents are ageing. Th irty-two of who is passionate about recycling. them are now over 60. Many of you will know about David, With round-the-clock care, our and Tammy, and Josh, and Brent… staff -to-resident ratio needs to be Chev staff and management Partners in high, on average 1:3 during the day work really hard to develop and en- Chesed shift and 1:5 at night. One doesn’t courage these residents, providing Michael Sieff need to be a rocket scientist (I’m personal recognition and lots of op- Group CEO not!) to realise the cost implica- portunity to enrich their lives and tions. give them a sense of pride and accomplish- With most of our special residents unable ment. to pay for their care, I thank you, on their be- Th e culture here is one of positive encour- half, for your contributions. agement - focusing strongly on what they can May our partnership continue to thrive! accomplish, rather than on what they can’t. Please feel free to communicate with me on But it would be foolish to pretend that all [email protected] 13 - 20 July 2012 Technology SA JEWISH REPORT 11

And these are also social cars: Th e signifi cance of the Ford Meet the car of the future not only can you get local news options, however, is that the from social networks about your technology is not only available location, but you can stream mu- in premium vehicles. And that sic from a club that you’re pass- means it could fi nd its way to a The car of the future won’t have wings, but it will have some of ing, into your car. Why? Because car ahead of you in the traffi c in you can. the near future. Th e Focus still that James Bond appeal, as Mercedes and Ford demonstrated at the More usefully, says Zetsche, needs a bit of connecting and vehicles approaching intersec- plugging in of accessories to turn Consumer Electronic Show recently. tions will be virtually superim- it into a Wi-Fi hotspot, but the posed on the windshield to help technology will probably become May I apologise in advance? Like nication, a smart car can be more avoid danger. More commonly, seamless in future models. many years in advance? than just a means of transporta- network information will be Other automakers were not I am sorry to have to inform tion. Precisely at the interfaces used to fi nd parking spots. shy in showing off their cars of you that the car of the future won’t GOLDSTUCK ON between communication and mo- He points out that secure In- the future, either. Hyundai dis- have wings, and it won’t be able to GADGETS bility, vast potential for innovation ternet access in the car is already played in-car TV screens; Audi do your thinking for you. Well, not Arthur Goldstuck lies dormant, and we intend to tap off ered by Mercedes-Benz today showed off Google Earth and all of it. it.” in numerous models. Th e multi- Wi-Fi hotspots in several mod- But it will be voice-controlled, So while there are no wings, media system COMAND Online els; Chrysler unveiled Uconnect, have high-speed wireless broad- It joined the head of Mercedes- there is a technology called DICE, off ers Mercedes-Benz Apps, like a system that includes voice- band serving an on-board WiFi hot- Benz Cars, Dr Dieter Zetsche, on for Dynamic and Intuitive Control Google Local Search and Google controlled navigation and voice spot, allow you to download apps, stage for his keynote address, both Experience. Street View, as well as Facebook. commands. And that is even and provide in-car TV and stream- to wow the audience and help him It turns the entire windshield Not to be outdone, Alan Mu- before the array of new, hi-tech ing video. It may even have Back-to- make a point. into a head-up display, while the lally, president and CEO of Ford audio solutions now being built the-Future-style lifting doors. “Here at CES in Las Vegas there dashboard becomes a display band. Motor Company, was on hand to into the cars. Th ese were a few of the inno- are some people who view the auto- Both of these “interfaces” display unveil the new Ford Focus Elec- None of these managed to vations breathlessly announced at mobile as an accessory to consumer digital information about the ve- tric and the Ford Explorer Hy- upstage Ford and Mercedes, but the Consumer Electronics Show electronics,” he said. “Conversely, hicle surroundings, points of inter- brid. they all sent one clear signal: the (CES) in Las Vegas earlier this year. at the auto show in Detroit there est, friends, pedestrians and other Th e Focus features similar car can no longer be separated While the Ford Focus Electric was are many people who view consum- vehicles - pretty much what your technology to that off ered by from consumer technology. the offi cial car of the show, the er electronics as mere trimmings eyes did for you before. Th e use- Merc, but uses diff erent names: Mercedes F125! concept car stole for the car. ful thing is that you don’t have to Ford SYNC, MyFord Touch driv- • Arthur Goldstuck is editor-in- the show with its DeLorean-style “Both views miss the point: as take your eyes off the road, and can er connect technology, Intel- chief of Gadget and heads up World lifting doors and James Bond ap- much as a smartphone can be far control the information provided ligent Access with Push Button Wide Worx. Follow him on Twitter peal. more than just a tool for commu- through gestures. Start, and Active Park Assist. on @art2gee.

News in Brief GERMANY AGREES TO $300 MILLION MORE IN RESTITUTION NEW YORK - Germany has agreed to provide restitution payments to Most of the money will come from the Hardship Fund, which an additional 80 000 Jews in what Claims Conference offi cials are grants one-time payouts of 2 556 euro - approximately $3 150 - to describing as a historic breakthrough. Jews who fl ed the Nazis as they swept eastward through Europe. The agreement, which was reached on Monday in negotiations Until now, those payments were not available to Jews in Ukraine, between German offi cials and Claims Conference representatives, Russia and other non-European Union countries in Eastern Europe. is likely to result in additional payments of approximately $300 mil- Applications for the fund will be available starting November 1. lion. Most of the money will go to Nazi victims in the former Soviet In many of those countries, the lump sum could amount to four Union who have never before qualifi ed for pensions or payments years of regular pension payments, according to Schneider. from German restitution money. In Monday’s negotiations, Germany also agreed to equalise the “This is the last group of people who have never received any monthly pensions it sends to survivors around the world, correct- compensation,” Greg Schneider, the executive vice president of the ing what until now had been a disparity that saw survivors living in Claims Conference, told JTA in a telephone interview from Washing- Western countries receiving more than those in Eastern countries. ton, where the negotiations took place. All survivors will now receive the equivalent of approximately $370 “For people who suffered during the time of the Shoah, rec- per month. ognition from Germany is vital. To be able to do that at this stage, Germany also agreed to relax the eligibility rules for those who 60 years after the fi rst restitution agreement, for 80 000 people, is receive restitution payments for being forced into hiding during the tremendous,” he said. Nazi era. Until now, only those who went into hiding for at least 12 “For a survivor now in their old age to fi nally get acknowledg- months were eligible; now the eligibility threshold will be six months. ment from Germany is critically important.” (JTA)

30 MONTHS FOR DUMPING PALESTINIAN PRISONER JERUSALEM - Two Israeli police offi cers convicted of leaving a Palestin- from a hospital into the custody of the offi cers, who left him after discover- ian car thief to die, have been sentenced to 30 months in prison. ing that there was no room for him at an Israel Prison Service’s medical Assaf Yekutieli and Baruch Peretz were convicted in May by the Jeru- facility. He was found dead two days later; the causes were exposure and salem Magistrate’s Court of being responsible for the death of Abu Jariban dehydration. when they dumped him on the side of the road two weeks after he was The court said the sentence was more severe than those given in seriously injured in a car accident while driving a stolen vehicle. Jariban, of similar cases because of the offi cers’ appalling behaviour. the Gaza Strip, was in Israel illegally when he was injured. Attorneys for Yekutieli and Peretz said they would appeal the ruling. Jariban’s condition seemingly had stabilised and he was released (JTA) 12 SA JEWISH REPORT News 13 - 20 July 2012 Some golden rules JFLA can help Jews who to slow down the are in a fi nancial bind

Th e Jewish Free Loan Associa- a simple and basic concept. ity, but retains his dignity, as he ageing process tion has money available to loan The Association was never de- will be repaying the loan over, to Jews who fi nd themselves in a signed to act as a charity. It was approximately three and a half temporary fi nancial bind. formed specifically to provide years. “Th e only requirement is In a media release the Asso- financial help to Jewry in Jo- that the borrower must provide A well-known refl exologist, passionate about ciation gave insight into the long hannesburg who were in need sureties, as we cannot aff ord to road it had travelled since its in- of financial assistance by way have a bad debt.” helping his patients maintain good health and ception in 1891. of an interest free loan, bear- In the early days the Asso- slowing down the ageing process, gave his Second It was born fi ve years after ing in mind that in those days ciation actually helped Jewish the founding of the City of Jo- Johannesburg was, after all a entrepreneurs, who could hardly Innings audience good news: It can be done – but hannesburg, making it the sec- mining camp. speak English, to establish their ond oldest Jewish organisation “We were providing loans to businesses. it takes hard work and self-discipline. in Johannesburg. Jewish immigrants in need of “Our funds have been consid- Still known as the “Gemil- temporary fi nancial assistance, erably advanced by these same lus Chesed” which literally to enable them to fi nd their feet borrowers donating money to us LIONEL SLIER translates as “an act of loving- in a strange new country. many years after repaying their kindness”, the Association is “We stress: we are not a char- loans, in appreciation of the as- “I have always been fascinated by also known as the “Gemach” ity organisation.” sistance originally given to them the human body’s ability to heal which is an acronym of Gemil- Th e process is absolutely to establish their businesses.” itself,” Arthur John Rosen told the lus Chesed. confi dential, which means the • Contact: 1st Floor, Bey- meeting. He spoke on “Ways to “An interest free loan is borrower has not asked for char- achad, tel 087-350-3592. Slow Down the Ageing Process” Rosen practises therapeutic refl exology, cranial sacral therapy and quantum touch healing, all of which are what is called “whole person therapies” - all non-inva- sive and drug free, so there are no hidden side eff ects. “I am fascinated by refl exol- ogy. Th en what are the causes of not being well? Maintaining good health in my patients is a life-long business and I am opposed to the injustices caused by the food and drug industries.” Rosen said we had to focus on our health and that required some eff ort as there was no magic for- Eat a healthy, balanced diet mula but there were, however, four of fresh fruit and vegetables, but ways to slow down ageing. leave citrus alone as they create Th ese were: a) refl exology; b) acidity. Integrated schools for learners laws of nature that cannot be bro- Rosen told of the Chinese say- ken – exercise, nutrition, breath- ing that breakfast is golden; lunch ing correctly and enough sleep and is silver and dinner is poison. He with or without autism rest; c) correct medication; and d) found it astounding that so many our attitude. people miss breakfast. Th en again, ABIGAIL LEICHMAN other Israeli municipalities as well be very fl exible. Th e regular and “Refl exology is the glue that he suggested that we should eat JERUSALEM as Eastern Europe, South America, special ed teachers have to think holds the other three together. Th e fi ve times a day: breakfast, a mid- China and the US. of activities that allow both popu- benefi ts are working towards the morning snack, lunch, mid after- Th ere’s nothing else quite like Je- Zvi Shamir, uncle of an autistic lations to participate, and behind normalisation of the functions of noon so that we are not starving at rusalem’s Yad Hamoreh, where niece and father of three normal that is a belief that this is worth the body - our focus keeps us co- dinnertime and we should never, children with severe to moderate daughters who have all attended fi ghting for.” ordinated and the body in good he emphasised, eat late at night. autism are integrated into a main- Yad Hamoreh, explains that the Shamir says that his girls shape. “Exercise is really good for you. stream public school. fi rst-through-sixth-grade school learned respect and tolerance not “But we do have choices. For in- Find out for yourself what is good Visit Yad Hamoreh elementary was a parent-led initiative. only for kids with autism, but also stance our breathing is absolutely for you, even just walking around school on a Friday morning and “It was based on a system de- for people with a range of diff er- important. Eighty per cent of the the garden. Th e way we walk is also you’ll hear Shabbat songs, smell veloped by a kindergarten nearby ences. Th e school includes religious energy we use is from our breath- very important.” pizza and challah rolls baking in that merged regular and autistic and secular, Jewish and Arab pu- ing while the other 20 per cent is Rosen gave some tips: “You the oven, and see autistic children children,” Shamir tells Israel21c. pils along with a multi-ethnic staff from our nutrition. But for many must involve the senses. Medita- enjoying both activities with “regu- Judging by the enthusiasm of of administrators, teachers, thera- our nutrition is poor. tion and a period of silence for 10 lar” peers. his second-grader, Lia, the experi- pists and community and National “We take too many antibiotics, minutes a day. Be mindful of your- “Th is school has been incred- ment is a success. Goldstein’s son Service volunteers. drink too much coff ee, many of us self. Breathing is extremely impor- ible,” says Alana Goldstein, whose cannot verbalise quite as well, yet “It’s monumental that kids abuse alcohol. We drink too little tant. We begin life with our fi rst autistic fourth-grader recently won his mom can tell he’s happy. who leave this school have a value water when we should drink six to breath and leave it with its last. second place at a peer-judged “A Th e Education Ministry han- system, a social understanding, eight glasses per day. After all, 70 “We can’t live without air and Star is Born” talent show. dles placement for the autistic chil- that is not an innate expectation,” per cent of our body is fl uid. also deep breathing helps us to “Th ese are low-functioning dren at Yad Hamoreh. Narodowski tells Israel21c. “Most of us do too little exer- cope with panic attacks and stress. kids with behaviours that are not You might not think parents “At fi rst they may be a bit wary cise and the result of all this is that Sleep is also important and we easy to deal with. And the regu- would want their children exposed of this kid who’s wiggling his fi n- we started experiencing disorders, should have seven hours every lar children actually grow up with to the sometimes scary screech- gers and making weird noises. pain, obesity and diseases. Half of night. Food supplements are also them. Th ey learn to see the autis- ing and head-banging behaviours Th en suddenly they realise: ‘I want the people die from preventable very important. tic children as part of their soci- severely autistic children may dis- to go on stage and hold his hand.’ diseases.” “But there are enemies,” Rosen ety.” play. But Goren’s behaviour-modi- When you grow day by day with Rosen enlarged on the fi ve ways warned. “Smoking, pollution, ra- Yad Hamoreh (“Teacher’s fi cation approach appears to work someone for six years, you learn to slow down ageing: a) Refl exol- diation, chemicals in food and the Hand”) is a one-of-a-kind Jeru- wonders. to see very clearly what a person is ogy. Th e benefi ts of refl exology are way we fry food. Good foods are salem public elementary school. “Having regular children made of.” that it is gentle and therapeutic. It cabbage, spinach, broccoli, fi sh, Founded in 1998, today it inte- around makes the autistic children Shamir explains that the social helps neck and back pain; relieves nuts (almonds, Brazil, cashew) grates 187 normal fi rst-through more aware,” says Goldstein. “Th e modelling provided at Yad Ham- the after-eff ects of an operation – green tea, olive oil, Omega 3 and a sixth-graders with 49 severely to regular children also gain because oreh leads to remarkable achieve- it’s like a motorcar service. glass of red wine. Vitamin C every moderately autistic peers. they have so many unusual things ments for the special kids. b) Th e laws of nature that can- night and zinc every day are excel- Mostly separated for academ- going on here. Th e facilities are “When (autistic children) learn not be broken – good nutrition lent supplements. ics, the kids do everything else to- like what you’d expect in a private with regular children, they have to means eating food that feeds our “Finally, a good attitude makes gether, from eating to swimming. school.” adopt the modes of behaviour of bodies and also detoxifi es. Buy your health positive; helps you to Regular kids even join in therapy It’s not magic, stresses Su the regular society,” Shamir says. food that you can recognise; read make better decisions; makes you sessions involving games, sports, Narodowski, an educational in- “Based upon research at the He- what the ingredients are. About feel happier and smile and laugh a music and animal care. structor who works with special ed brew University, we have the ba- obesity, studies have shown that lot. Because hers is a model school teachers, pupils and parents at Yad sis for our assumption that these South Africa is the third worst in “Remember also that no one with no exact counterpart any- Hamoreh. children reach much, much higher the world in terms of obesity and size fi ts all and age is not only a where, Principal Ana Goren of- “It doesn’t work easily or with- levels of participation in society.” with associated heart problems. number, it is also how you feel.” ten hosts visiting educators from out hiccups. Our teachers have to (Israel21c) 13 - 20 July 2012 Youth - [email protected] SA JEWISH REPORT 13

Examining poisonous Perfect record for KDL Junior honey: Miss Pepper under-9 netball teams (Alexandra STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY TAMAR GOLDIN Snyman); Ginger- Th e KDL under-9 netball teams had a fantastic and memorable net- bread Man ball season. Th e under-9 A team started their season taking the gold (Ziya De- medal at the Inter-Jewish Sports Festival and continued their win- var); Herr ning streak by being undefeated in all of their 12 matches, scoring von Cuckoo 143 goals and only conceding 10 goals the entire season. (Gavin Th e under-9 B team proved that they were a team to be reckoned Gomes); with by winning all of their eight matches, scoring 84 goals and only the Old conceding fi ve during the whole netball season. Bag (Noni It’s a very impressive feat for girls of such a young age and with Mkhonto) so much talent to look forward to for the netball season next year! and Mr Th ank you to all the girls for their continued dedication, teamwork Salt (Sean and enthusiasm to netball. McGrath) Sugary refl ection on what friendship is

The under-9 winning netball team at the Inter-Jewish Sports Festival: Show: Th e Gingerbread Man 2, Th is play’s in the style redolent of the spark of life it needs at precisely Jenna Allison; Amber Touyz; Hanna-Abby Sass; Tali Froelich; Liora Chert- People’s Th eatre, Braamfontein this theatre, involving high speed the right point. kow; Farra Rabinowitz; Maar Zehavi; and Savanna Upiter. (011) 403-1563 chases, songs and dances and of Noni Mkhonto, who we too Until: August 5 course the borrowing of the Village have watched blossom in this thea- People’s well known song “Celebra- tre, reprises the role of the Old Bag The under-9 A net- REVIEWED BY ROBYN SASSEN tion!” for the fi nale. with an appropriately tart mix of ball team at their last PHOTOGRAPH BY JACQUI With a generally competent self-hatred and gentility. Hers is the match: Back: Jenna Al- WHITE grown-up cast, there are three al- message relayed with the strong- lison; Portia Mfenyana ternative child performers as the est impact on the young audiences (coach); Tali Froelich; It’s midnight (even though the clock gingerbread man: Karabo Oberem, of this brightly coloured, though Mackenzi Marx; Portia says something diff erent); quiet Ziya Devar and Jo-jo Joff e. It’s a slightly frayed work: and it’s an Ar- Masimini (coach); and reigns, even in the audience, and the role that requires not a lot of script istotlean message: love yourself. Hanna-Abby Sass. kitchen dresser appurtenances come but oodles of character and a child Premised around a fairly sugary Front: Amber Touyz; to life, starting with the Swiss cuck- as cute as a biscuit. refl ection on what friendship is, the Savanna Upiter; and oo (Gavin Gomes) in the clock, with But the real star of this show is work plays interestingly with scale Liora Chertkow. the discovery that he has laryngitis. 16-year-old Alexandra Snyman who and mercy; some youngsters who Th ere follows pandemonium on shares the role of Miss Pepper with see this show might never want to this beautifully staged dresser, fea- her younger sister Isabella. It’s diffi - eat food with faces again, let along The under-9 B net- turing the condiments, a biscuit, a cult to believe that this performer is throw away broken things; it’s one ball team at their last potentially poisonous old tea bag a teenager, she lends her character of the risks you must take in bring- match: Back: Portia and a mouse, in fi tting celebration a sense of authority, rationality and ing your tots to see this play; you Mfenyana (coach); Jade of this theatre’s 20th birthday. charm that gives many a vignette won’t be disappointed. Copans; Dani Zalan- sky; Tali Atie; Kayla Feinberg; and Portia Herzlia Sarah Bloch tots visit Jewish Museum Masimini (coach). Front: Kelsey Bernitz; Lexi Story-time at the Jewish Davies; and Zisi Stein. Museum.

STORY AND PHOTOIGRAPH BY “Bobba little lies”. Th ey exchanged the contribution of Jews to South TRACY KLASS stories about their own bobbas and Africa. zaidas. After experiencing shtetl life As part of their holiday programme From there they moved onto the children went through to the a group of older (4 - 7 years) chil- the shtetl where they sat in the succah hall for a wonderful interac- dren from Sarah Bloch were taken “classroom” and saw for themselves tive show by Debbie Doo, children’s to the Jewish Museum on Monday, life without electricity, television or entertainer. Th ey played games, July 2. What a wonderful experi- running water. sang songs, hunted for treasure and ence! Aside from the children from had a great time overall. Karen Lazar, principal of Sarah Sarah Bloch, Good Hope Radio “It is very important to expose Bloch, asked the children what a did a live outside broadcast to the children to galleries and museums museum was, and the answer: “A wider Cape Town community. Ni- at as young an age as possible, even museum is where they keep the di- gel Pierce hosted the show and pre-schoolers can learn history,” nosaurs.” Well, they were almost interviewed a number of celebri- said Lazar. right; it is where old things are kept. ties including Amanda Bloch and “Children need diff erent learn- When they arrived, the excited Rabbi Asher Deren and spoke to ing experiences and we are grateful children were seated on cushions Jane Raphaely about her new book, to Gavin Morris of the Jewish Mu- in the fi rst gallery where they were “Jane Raphaely Unedited”. seum for inviting our group and for read a delightful story by Dorothy Th e museum provides a won- providing this interesting and age- Kowen, who also wrote the books derful insight into Jewish life and appropriate programme for us.” 14 SA JEWISH REPORT News 13 - 20 July 2012

News in Brief

OLMERT EXONERATED ON CORRUPTION CHARGES THAT PROMPTED HIS RESIGNATION JERUSALEM - Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been exonerated on corruption charges which prompted his resignation from offi ce four years ago. The Jerusalem District Court last week Wednesday acquitted Olmert on charges of fraud, breach of trust, tax evasion and falsifying corporate records in what became known as the Talansky and Rishon Tours affairs. He was found guilty on a lesser charge of breach of trust in the Investment Centre case. On trial for the last two years, Olmert was accused of allegedly paying for family vacations by double billing Jewish organisations through the Rishon Tours travel agency; allegedly accepting envelopes full of cash from American busi- nessman Morris Talansky; and allegedly granting personal favours to attorney Uri Messer when he served as trade minister in the Investment Centre case. The charges were fi led after he became prime minister in 2006, but covered his time as mayor of Jerusalem and later as a government minister Olmert, who pleaded not guilty on all charges, is the fi rst former Israeli prime minister to stand trial. He offi cially resigned as prime minister in September 2008 after police investigators recommended that he be indicted. Olmert is expected to appeal the breach of trust conviction, which would Step aside Gutenberg, Israel’s about carry a prison sentence and make him the fi rst Israeli prime minister to go behind bars. In a statement made after the executive summary of the decision was read to revolutionise printing again Olmert said: “After over four years this case has fi nally come to its end. Four years ago, the media was riddled with reports of ‘cash envelopes’ and illicit money. Well, today the court found that there was no such thing. ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN fi cient and eco-friendly process, Na- phy comes in. “This was not corruption, there were no cash-fi lled envelopes, there was no REHOVOT nographic machines print on any off - He expressed great pride that it bribery, there was no illicit use of funds,” he added. the-shelf material - from coated and was born in Israel. Olmert thanked the court for “maintaining the dignity of the proceedings. I For Benny Landa, it wasn’t enough uncoated paper to recycled cardboard; “We are a blue-and-white com- feel the need to quote a man I admire, former Prime Minister Menachem Begin, that his Indigo digital commercial from newsprint to plastic packaging pany,” he said of the Rehovot-based who once said: ‘There are judges in Jerusalem’.” printers revolutionised the indus- fi lm - without pre-treatment or post- Landa Corporation, which includes Olmert’s former bureau chief, Shula Zaken, was convicted on two counts of try - making it possible to digitally drying. Th ey can print books, maga- Landa Digital Printing; Landa Labs fraudulently obtaining benefi ts and fraud, and breach of trust, in the Rishon Tours print everything from photo albums zines, direct mail, labels, folding car- for R&D; Landa Ventures for invest- case. to wine-bottle labels - after Indigo’s tons and fl exible packaging for food, ing in promising nanotechnology Political leaders and leaders in the legal sphere have called for the resigna- 2002 acquisition by Hewlett-Packard. pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and more. advances; and Landa Fund, a philan- tion of State Prosecutor Moshe Lador in light of the decisions, some saying he An American transplant to Is- Th e machines have a smaller foot- thropy dedicated to providing higher changed the course of Israel’s political history. rael, Landa (“the Steve Jobs of the print than other digital presses, and education opportunities to under- Olmert likely will again see the inside of a courtroom. In January, he was printing world”) just unveiled his can print in up to eight colours. User- privileged Israeli youth. indicted on bribery charges in one of Israel’s largest corruption scandals. The in- latest game-changer: a trademarked friendly touch-screens indicate how “Any investor, any company can dictment accuses Olmert of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes Nanographic (www.landanano.com) much ink is left, how much time re- during the construction of the Holyland apartment project in Jerusalem when he line of sheet-fed and web presses for mains to the job, and many other de- Th is invention brought was mayor of Jerusalem and then trade minister. commercial, packaging and publish- tails at a glance. A single operator can the printing industry Seventeen other people were also indicted in the case, including Zaken and ing markets. manage up to four presses at a time. former Jerusalem mayor Uri Lupolianski. (JTA) Th e six printers use Israeli-devel- “Nanography is a truly ground- into the computer age. oped NanoInk to print on any kind of breaking development,” Landa said. ISRAEL WILL BRING IN REMAINING ETHIOPIAN IMMI material at high speed and low cost. “For the fi rst time, commercial print- build buildings, buy equipment and GRANTS “We wanted to help the planet ers don’t have to choose between the put people in the buildings,” he told JERUSALEM - Israel’s government has agreed to expedite the arrival of the fi nal reduce its energy use, and we spent versatility and short-run economics Israel21c. “Th e secret to Indigo and Ethiopian immigrants waiting to come to Israel. the past 10 years working on that,” of digital printing and the low cost- Landa’s success is one thing absolute- Under the plan approved last Sunday by the Cabinet, some 2 200 Falash Landa told Israeli reporters during a per-page and high productivity of off - ly unique to Israel: Israelis.” Mura - Ethiopians whose ancestors converted from Judaism to Christianity - will teleconference from Drupa 2012 in set printing. Now they can have both.” Great inventions, he added, need be brought to Israel by March 2014. Germany, in May. Th is is the largest Landa left Drupa with three stra- more than great scientists behind The Ethiopians are waiting in a refugee camp in the Gondar province before printing equipment exhibition in the tegic partnerships in hand - with them. “Our people are fantastic pro- coming to Israel. Some have been waiting for 10 years. world. Tokyo-based Komori and with Ger- fessionally, but anybody in the world The Israeli government in October 2010 reportedly had agreed to bring in 200 many-based Manroland Sheetfeed can fi nd PhDs. Israelis wholly buy Falash Mura each month for a year, and then the remaining of those eligible until It is a breakthrough that and Heidelberg. Th ese are among the into what they’re doing. Th ey are the last 4 500 approved for immigration were in Israel by March 2014. But the enables our presses to biggest manufacturers of printing totally, absolutely committed to put- government had cut the number it was bringing per month in recent months due presses in the world. ting the company and the country on to dwindling available space in absorption centres. achieve amazing results. Landa founded Indigo in 1977 the map. Under last Sunday’s decision, an absorption centre will be opened in Sep- and introduced the world’s fi rst digi- “Nobody does this for personal tember at Ibim, a student village in southern Israel located near Sderot, at a cost “On the way, we found nanotech- tal colour printing press 16 years later. career reasons. It’s in every Israe- of more than $4 million. The funding will come in part from the Jewish Agency nology. It is a true breakthrough that Th is invention brought the li’s blood that life has to do not just for Israel. enables our presses to achieve amaz- 560-year-old printing industry into with yourself but with Zionism “We must act to bring all of the Falash Mura to Israel and close the immi- ing results.” the computer age and is still going and a higher purpose. When they gration camp in Gondar as soon as possible,” said Harel Locker, the director- By off ering a whole new way to strong. leave the army to go into business, general of the Prime Minister’s Offi ce, who will monitor the arrival of the im- apply ink, Israel is now positioned At the Drupa press conference, they bring that same indefi nable migrants. (JTA) to usurp Germany as the king of the Landa sounded confi dent that Na- fervor. multibillion-dollar digital printing in- nography will make just as big a “It’s the magic that made Indigo HITLER COMES TO DEFENCE OF HIS JEWISH COMMANDER dustry, he added. It was in Germany splash. “Landa Nanographic printing successful and it’s the magic that will BONN - Adolf Hitler ordered that the Jewish commander of his army unit during that Johannes Gutenberg invented presses are intended not to replace make us successful. I couldn’t have the Second World War, not be persecuted or deported, a German-Jewish publica- the printing press around 1450. off set printing, but to complement done this anywhere else.” tion reported. Landa NanoInk comprises pig- it,” he explained. Landa employs more than 200 Susanne Mauss, editor of the Jewish Voice from Germany, found an August ment particles a fraction of the size “For the foreseeable future, off - people directly and also uses a lot of 1940 note of the Gestapo ordering that Ernst Hess, a former judge, not be perse- of a human hair. Powerful absorbers set printing will continue to be the outside contractors. cuted or deported following an order from the Reich Chancellery. The letter was of light, these tiny particles deliver preferred method for producing run “Israel is a digital printing power- written by Heinrich Himmler, head of the Nazis’ feared secret police. high-quality images that are unusu- lengths of tens of thousands or hun- house,” he said. “I feel so much pride “Hess had the luck of being personally ‘pardoned’ by the mass killer Hitler, ally resistant to abrasion, according dreds of thousands, but the market is that after 560 years, we’ll be bringing whose offi cials fulfi lled his order with the same effi ciency they executed their to Landa. demanding shorter and shorter run this crown from Germany to Israel in master’s mass murder decisions,” Mauss wrote. “Hess’ exemption only lasted Using a water-based, energy-ef- lengths - and that’s where Nanogra- two or three years.” (Israel21c) until 1942, when at the Wannsee Conference the murder of the European Jews was codifi ed. Community Briefs “Hess survived thanks to his ‘mixed marriage’ with his gentile wife. His sister was murdered by the Nazis, as were millions of others.” GROWING BEARDS FOR A VERY GOOD Mauss interviewed Hess’ 86-year-old daughter, Ursula, who lives in Germany. CAUSE The letter was found in offi cial archives containing fi les that the Gestapo kept The TAC (Tobias and Cigler) Initiative, a non-profi t or- on Jewish lawyers and judges. Mauss said its authenticity was corroborated by ganisation, established by Matthew Cigler and Darren other documents, including one owned by Ursula Hess. Tobias last October, is a platform on which projects not Hess had been a highly decorated soldier during the First World War, but by limited to a specifi c organisation or cause, are run in- 1936 had lost his job as a judge and been assaulted by Nazi soldiers. In June of dependently or on behalf of existing charities. They’re that year Hess wrote to Hitler and asked that he and his daughter be exempt from half-way through a nine-week “Grizzly Bear Challenge”, the anti-Jewish laws, citing that he had been brought up Protestant and served growing beards for a good cause: proceeds will go to his country. the Children’s Haemotology Oncology Clinics. Some of “For us, it is a kind of spiritual death to now be branded as Jews and exposed the drives they’ve participated in so far have supported to general contempt,” he wrote. Yad Aharon, Alexandra township’s Thuthuzela orphan- The family moved to Italy but was forced to return in 1939. Hess later was age and Parktown’s Teddy Bear Clinic. Find them on deported to Milbertshofen, a Nazi labour camp for Jews near Munich. facebook: The T.A.C Initiative, e-mail: the.tac.initiative@ Matthew Cigler (with a small beard) among staff and children In 1946, Hess became an executive with the Reichsbahn national railways. gmail.com or call: 083-431-2772. at Thuthuzela Orphanage. (PHOTOGRAPH SUPPLIED) He died in Frankfurt in 1983 at the age of 93. (JTA) 13 - 20 July 2012 Classifi eds SA JEWISH REPORT 15 TO BOOK YOUR CLASSIFIED NOTICE OR ADVERT CONTACT: What’s On Tel (011) 023-8160, Fax 086-634-7935, email: jrclassifi [email protected] NOTE: Deadline for all entries is 12:00 on the Friday prior to publication. HOW TO PLACE A CLASSIFIED ADVERT: 1. Only adverts sent via email to jrclassifi [email protected] will be accepted. 2. You will be advised on Today, Friday (July 13) need to know practical and legal information. cost & payment details. 3. Payment is prior to the advert appearing. 4. 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Once again the South African Jewish community have come out in full force to pledge support for Hospice Race Day at Turff ontein Racecourse, to take place on Sunday August 5.

JACK MILNER dium. 4-Two tickets to next year’s US Th e race day has become a popular Open tennis tournament in New annual event and organiser Ivan York. Zartz could not heap enough praise 5-a trip for two to Sabi Sabi’s lux- on the support of the community. ury Earth Lodge. “Th is event is getting bigger and big- All the prizes include two air tick- ger and it is thanks to the Jewish ets to the venue as well as hotel ac- community. commodation in London, New York “We have fi ve major prizes that and Dubai. have been thrown into the raffl e for Anybody who witnessed last Sun- next year and all of them have been day’s Wimbledon fi nal between Roger donated by Jewish supporters, four Federer and Andy Murray would have of them anonymously,” said Zartz. sensed the atmosphere on Centre Th e aim of the race day is to collect Court. Attending an event like that is around R1 million for Hospice. a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Th e prizes this year are truly “I would like to make special men- outstanding and there will be 180 tion of Sol Kerzer, who has support- drawn at the racecourse. While some ed us whole heartedly from day one,” of them include meals at top restau- said Zartz. “I also would like to thank rants or weekends away at a top ho- the other donors who have helped tel, the fi ve big prizes are: us come up with such outstanding 1-Five days and four nights at the prizes.” Atlantis Hotel in Dubai, which takes Tickets for the raffl e go on sale in Dubai World Cup night, the richest from today at a cost of R550 each. racing event in the world. People interested can contact Kaz on 2-Two tickets to next year’s Wim- (011) 483-2741. bledon fi nal in London. Th e race day takes place a week 3-Two tickets to any Arsenal after Tisha B’Av and kosher food will Anton Marcus brings home Jay Peg in the Dubai Duty Free on Dubai World Cup night, one of the prizes on offer at match played at the Emirates Sta- be available. this year’s Hospice Charity Race Day at Turffontein on Sunday, August 5. (PHOTOGRAPH: ANDREW WATKINS) Israel’s IOC member slammed over ‘Munich minute’ JACK MILNER lympic teams attended the traditional memorial service at the Munich mas- A row has broken out in Israel over the sacre memorial in Tel Aviv. Both Efraim decision by the International Olympic Zinger, the secretary general and Zvi Committee (IOC) not to hold a minute’s Varshaviak, chairman of the Israel silence on the 40th anniversary of the Olympic Committee, noted that this was 1972 Munich Olympic massacre at this a milestone year not only because it was year’s London Olympics which kick off the 40th anniversary of the Munich mas- on Friday, July 27 and end on Sunday, sacre, but also because it was the 60th August 12. anniversary of Israel’s initial participa- The problem in Israel is that their tion in the Olympics and the 20th anni- lone IOC member, Alex Gilady, support- versary of Israel’s first Olympic medals. ed the motion not to hold a minute’s Since Barcelona they emphasised, as silence for the 11 Israeli athletes killed did Livnat, Israel has come home with at by Palestinian terrorists at the Munich least one medal from each of the Olym- Olympics. pic Games. Sport and Culture Minister Limor Israel’s first Olympic medal - a silver - Livnat said that in a private conversa- was won by judoka Yael Arad in Barcelona tion Gilady had told her that the time in 1992 and Oren Smadja won a bronze in was not yet opportune to call for a min- the men’s judo competitions a day later. ute’s silence. In 1996, windsurfer Gal Fridman won a An angry Livnat said that 40 years bronze medal in Atlanta before also tak- was more than enough time, and won- ing a gold medal in Athens in 2004. dered if the decision would have been Michael Kolganov in 2000 won a different had the athletes not been Is- bronze medal in the 1500m kayaking raelis or Jews. contest in Sydney, and judo champion Speaking at a reception hosted by Arik Ze’evi came home from Athens with President Shimon Peres at his official a bronze medal in 2004. Windsurfer residence for Israel’s Olympic and Para- Shahar Zubari won a bronze in Beijing. lympic delegations, and attended by the Quoting from Israeli satirist Ephraim families of the murdered athletes plus Kishon, Livnat laughed as she repeated medallists from previous Olympics and his contention that Israel has no desire British Ambassador Matthew Gould, to win the Olympics because it goes Livnat noted that several countries had against the grain of Jewish modesty. taken up Israel’s cause, but Gilady and She urged the athletes to forget about the IOC refused, she said. Jewish modesty and to do their best to Gilady’s excuse had been that he run faster and aim higher. didn’t want to give Israel’s enemies any Peres, who was fairly confident that opportunity to boycott the Games, the Israel would win more medals this time Jerusalem Post reported. than in the past, also looked forward Livnat did not buy this. “Alex Gilady, to the day when Israel would host the you still have a chance to right a wrong,” Olympic Games. she declared. “You have to dream of big things and Earlier the Israeli Olympic and Para- then to accomplish them,” he said.