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ISSUE 275 | JUNE 2017 4 Sussex and the City 5 Your News Births Special anniversaries Mazel tov to: Mazel tov to: s .ORINA $UKE ON THE BIRTH OF ANOTHER GRANDDAUGHTER $AISY s #LAIRE AND 3AM "ARSAM ON THEIR %MERALD 7EDDING born to Becky and Alex Doukakis, a sister for Leia. Anniversary s *ANICE 'REENWOOD ON THE BIRTH OF A SECOND GRANDDAUGHTER s 3HIRLEY +ENNETH "ROWN ON THEIR 'OLDEN 7EDDING Olivia Ava, a sister for Arielle. Anniversary. s !NGELA AND 3TEVEN 3AMUELS ON THE BIRTH OF %DIE "ELLE %LKIE s 3HAN $AVID #UDDIS ON THEIR 'OLDEN 7EDDING !NNIVERSARY Zelda bat Menachem) born to Leanne and Martyn Redstone, a sister for Polly Annie. Get Well 7E WISH A REFUAH SHELEIMAH TO !LAN "ASS !LAN 'LYNN )RVYN Special Birthdays Isaacs, Ivor Sorokin and all who are unwell or in hospital. Mazel tov to David Bellman, Kenneth Brown, Neil Fisher, Norman Keever-Woolf, Stephen Rollings and all who have special birthdays this month. Deaths We wish Long Life to Weddings s 2ABBI (ERSHEL 2ADER AND FAMILY ON THE DEATH OF HIS FATHER 2 Mazel tov to Marsha and Laurence Alexander on the wedding Bentzion Rader z’l of their daughter Charlie to Scott. Mazel tov also to grandpar- s 4HE FAMILIES OF 3YLVIA !RGHEBANT ZL -ARTIN "OYASK ZL "RIAN ents Rita and Ronnie Mitchell. Freedman z’l, Nina Taylor z’l and Ray Williams z’l Achievements Stonesettings Mazel tov to Alon Jackson, eldest grandson of June Jackson, The memorial stone in loving memory of Pearl Caplan, wife of on his post-graduate MSc, Masters Degree from IDC universi- the late Sid Lawrence, will take place on Thursday 8 June at TY IN (ERZLIA (E WAS AWARDED AN ! BEING THE HIGHEST 3.00 pm at the Jewish Cemetery Meadowview Brighton. mark ever achieved in Israel. Your views Help please My name is Sandra Cohen, I am a very young at heart, fit and I am moving back to Sussex and am looking for work. I active 58 year old. I have lived in Israel for many years and would love to hear from anyone who may need help. All jobs have worked with many families babysitting and nannying considered, full or part time. Please email me at amongst other things, such as teaching English. [email protected]
Jewish Historical Society of England - Sussex Branch BY 'ODFREY 2 'OULD The high standard of presentation to which we have become The Jewish Historical Society – Sussex Branch recommences its accustomed, was maintained at the last two meetings of our meetings in the autumn at Ralli Hall starting at 7.45 pm prompt. The 2016-17 session. Programme is: On 28 March, Dr Susan Cohen, Honorary Fellow, Parkes On 24 October 2017 our guest speaker will be Dr Barry Kleinberg Institute, University of Southampton, spoke on “Eleanor of London School of Jewish Studies who will speak on “American Rathbone, rescuing the refugees”. Miss Rathbone, brought Jewish History 1790 - 1914”. up in a privileged home, was one of the first women Members On 28 November 2017 our guest speaker will be Dr Nadia Valman, of Parliament. Her concern for the needy and vulnerable led Queen Mary, University of London who will speak on “19th Century her to become highly involved with the National Committee Jewish Literature”. for Rescue from Nazi Terror, whose work saved the lives of hundreds of persecuted Jews. She is remembered by the On 30 January 2018 our guest speakers will be Rabbi Hershel Rader School at Magdiel in Israel, named after her. of Brighton & Hove Hebrew Congregation, and Gordon Franks of the At our final meeting on 25 April, Joseph Citron, a Doctoral Jewish Historical Society, Sussex Branch who will speak on “Israel student at University College, University of London, gave us Samuel”. the benefit of his researches so far into the understanding On 27 February 2018 our guest speaker will be Dr Kim Wuenschmann of Kabbalah. His lecture entitled “Demystifying the Mystic of the University of Sussex who will speak on “The Concentration - Prague in the Seventeenth Century” started with an Camps and Anti-Semitic Terror, 1933-1939”. explanation of Kabbalah and the Zohar and such luminaries AS 2ABBIS -OSHE #ORDOVERO THE @2AMAK AND )SAAC ,URIA On 20 March 2018 our guest speaker will be Maureen Kendler of the THE @!RIZEL AND THEIR WORK IN 4ZFAT 3AFED (E MOVED ON London School of Jewish Studies who will speak on “Israel Zangwill: to the ideas promulgated in seventeenth century Prague by the Jew, the Englishman and the space between”. 2ABBIS *UDAH ,OEW THE @ -AHARAL AND )SAIAH (OROWITZ IN THE On 24 April 2018 our guest speaker will be Mrs Vanessa Freedman of Shelah and other texts. Joseph, well known in our community, University College, University of London who will speak on “Sir Moses displayed a profound knowledge of his subject and great Montefiore - Honoured and Venerable Sir”. enthusiasm in sharing it with us.
ISSUE 275 | JUNE 2017 4 Sussex and the City 5 Helping Hands by Jason Lever In spring, as part of the debates Back to supporting our own local community needs, David surrounding the new chairing of the successfully proposed the idea of Helping Hands boxes to Jewish Leadership Council, outgoing and the executive and he has been running it ever since. His role PROSPECTIVE INCOMING CHAIRS 3IR -ICK is to supply the boxes to collectors, take them back full, $AVIS AND *ONATHAN 'OLDSTEIN BOTH TALKED count the coins, receipt them, sort them into the separate about the community needing to review bank bags, bank the proceeds, transfer the money to Helping the fact that we have over 2,000 charity Hands’ bank account and reconcile the donations with the 01273 747722 organisations. They were driving at what Treasurer’s accounts. they see as a lack We have worked out to date that of collaboration and duplication, almost £1,500 has been raised meaning that there is too much by David and the generous band competition for funds. of Helping Hands box collection It’s great that it appears to me donors. in Brighton & Hove, as a relative This is quite a painstaking and a long newcomer, that we may not be job, David explained, because of his perfect but do pretty well here, disability and so he has enlisted the with a lot of cross-communal work help of his friend, Mervyn Eason, driving the activities and ethos of which speeds up everything. David Helping Hands, the Rep Council, is very happy to do anything he Sussex Jewish News, Ralli Hall and can for Helping Hands as, being others featuring in these pages. in a wheelchair and with physical In terms of fund raising, did you limitations restricting what he can know that Helping Hands has and cannot do, volunteers from its very own collection box co- Helping Hands are a godsend with ordinator post, held by David someone taking him shopping, to Schaverien? When talking with David, he did admit that this is doctor’s appointments when needed and of course coming to the self-designated title he uses in connection with promoting the social get-togethers at the bi-monthly Ajex Hall teas. this great fundraising idea he had about four years ago. Currently most box users are volunteers or members of David had been at a lunch for another charity and by each the Helping Hands’ executive and it would be great if more person’s place setting was a cardboard collecting box. Until it people would take part. So, how can you take possession fell to pieces, he would fill it with small change and each time of your very own Helping Hands’ collection box. Simple – the box was full, he emptied it into a bag, took it contents to CONTACT $AVID DIRECTLY ON VIA E MAIL THESHAV a supermarket coin counter and then sent a cheque to the uwclub.net) or through the usual Helping Hands number charity for that amount, with an extra tenner. This was David’s own adaptation of the JNF Blue Boxes he The collection boxes are an important part of supporting the GREW UP WITH WHICH CLAIM TO BE THE WORLDS OLDEST CHARITY activities of Helping Hands, as well as appreciating donations box, introduced at the Fifth Zionist Congress in 1901). Delving from clients and volunteers. We would also love people more, I found that this was the brainchild of Haim Kleinman, to nominate us as their charity of choice for birthdays or A 'ALICIAN BANK CLERK WHO PLACED A BOX IN HIS OFlCE WITH THE anniversaries. Do be on standby too, when we next need to WORDS @NATIONAL FUND STUCK ON IT TELLING HIMSELF @%VERY DAY )LL FUND RAISE FOR A SPECIlC PURPOSE SUCH US A NEW BUS IN RECENT drop in a coin and at the end of the year I’ll have 365’. years) as we’ll really welcome imaginative campaign ideas and marathon or fun runners!
Ralli Hall Lunch and Social Club by Jacqueline Tichauer Unfortunately, I am starting on a very sad note, as one of enjoy visiting it as there is also a farm and a very nice gift our wonderful volunteers, Sylvia Arghebant, passed away on shop. Wednesday 3rd May. She was a very special lady and we all We are planning to go away to Eastbourne for 3 nights in July. have very fond memories of her. She will be sadly missed by I cannot believe this will be our 9th visit. We always have a all at the Lunch and Social Club. great time. We would like to say a huge thank you to the ladies who If you want some company and are looking for a good three play bridge during the week and have generously donated course kosher meal, please join us at the Lunch Club. We in excess of £11,000 in the last 11 years. We appreciate this would love to see you there. very much and the money is put to very good use for the If you are interested in any of the above, please contact running of the Lunch Club. Jacquie on 01273 739999. By the time this is published we will have been to Rushfield 'ARDEN #ENTRE FOR LUNCH AND CREAM TEA /UR MEMBERS REALLY
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doctor with a private general practice in Chatham. Their first date was Nina Taylor z’l on New Year’s Eve 1949. They married on 14 June 1950 and settled down in Chatham. Their only daughter, Sue, was born eighteen 9 March 1925 – 4 May 2017 months later. by Sue Taylor Nina and Ralph worked together in the practice. Nina specialised in family planning and was a part-time medical officer for Marks Nina Taylor was born in and Spencer. When Ralph’s illness forced them to sell the practice, Romford on 9 March 1925, the Nina and Ralph travelled widely to assess people for war pensions, second daughter of Rachel and disability payments and insurance claims. Nina sat as a magistrate for Zuskind Marron. Her father, an many years. avid socialist born in Latvia, wanted to call her Lenina. Her In the early 1980s, Nina finally persuaded Ralph to move to Brighton, mother, born in Poland but first to a house in Roman Road and later to Braemore Court. Here less avid, vetoed the name they were able to enjoy the large Jewish community that had been and suggested Helen. Her lacking in Chatham. Nina’s only regret was that they hadn’t moved father objected, “why stifle a earlier. Nina was Chairman of JACS for some years and also enjoyed cockney?” so Ellen Miriam was attending the Lunch & Social Club at Ralli Hall. She gave readily to agreed for the birth certificate numerous charities and also donated an ambulance to Magen David but Nina was what she was Adom in Israel. always called. Ralph died in 2003 aged 88. Tired of living on her own and Life wasn’t easy for the family. increasingly in need of help, Nina moved to Nightingale House Zus suffered a complication in in November 2013 where she enjoyed an active social life, the 1918 flu epidemic which enthusiastically taking part in many activities. She became left him an invalid. Nina’s elder increasingly frail, living with Alzheimer’s disease. After a very short sister Doris suffered from final illness, she died peacefully, aged 92, on 4 May 2017 in St. rheumatoid arthritis. As her 'EORGES (OSPITAL husband was unable to work, From Shirley Jaffe, Chairperson of JACS Rachel provided for her family, I know that all long-standing members of JACS, as well as many sometimes having to pretend that Zus was her widowed brother and others in our community, will be sad to hear of the death of our her children her nieces. previous Chairperson, Dr. Nina Taylor. Nina was Chair for many years The family lived in Essex and London. Nina attended Stepney Jewish and only gave up when her health was failing and she moved to and Laura Place Schools. During the war she was evacuated to the Nightingale House in Battersea to be near her daughter. west country and the family moved to Bristol. Nina did well at school, She sometimes talked about her early days as a medical student, her gaining a scholarship to study medicine at Bristol University. She pioneering days setting up a practice in Kent and her life in the small never forgot the help given to her by the local council before the Jewish community in Chatham. system of grants was introduced. We missed her a lot when she left, and send our sincere condolences Nina graduated in 1949 and decided that it was time to marry. She was introduced by friends to Ralph Taylor, ten years older and a to her family.
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