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MAZAL TOV to: Ellen and Ian SHERIDAN on the birth of a GRANDSON Betty KLABER on the birth of a GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER Sandra and Michael ZEFFMAN on the birth of a GRANDSON
CONDOLENCES to: Clarice MALACH on the loss of her HUSBAND Karen DODD on the loss of her MOTHER
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As I reflect on the past year, and I look forward to a new year, I want to express my thanks to you. Thank you for welcoming us and making us feel at home during our first year in Kingston. As the festival season approaches, I ask myself, why do we have it? What is the point and goal of our very special festivals? In Judaism, often a Hebrew name or title can reveal the essence of a person or an object. Regarding our query, the Hebrew word for festival is Mo’ed. What is a mo’ed? By understanding this small word, we will better comprehend our own calendar. A Mo’ed is something set aside or designated. Regarding a festival, it is a time set aside and desig- nated to be different from other days. On our festivals, we designate time to spend with the community, ourselves and Hashem. I like to think of a mo’ed as a date. In marriage, a couple needs to take time out of their schedule to make time and space for the other. Even if they spend hours together each day, or they hardly see each other at all, each couple should spend time together doing something different from the norm. This is important even for the oldest of couples. The time out on a date is different. It is a unique oppor- tunity to bond and relate in a different manner. The date itself becomes a tool in fostering and developing the relationship. It is a way to check-in and reflect. Let us view our Jewish festivals in similar light- as a mo’ed. The festivals are unique times dedicat- ed to renewing already existing relationships with the community and G-d. Regarding the upcom- ing festivals, let us enjoy our time together, learn from each other and build this Jewish communi- ty together.
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These hands occurred at teams, dealer South, both vulnerable.
North South S A32 S KJ5 H K872 H AQJ9643 D K5 D Void C K932 C Q106
The bidding proceeded:
SWNE 1H 2D 3D ^ 5D Pass* Pass X Pass 5H+ Pass 6H” end
^ 3D showed a strong heart raise. With a weak hand and heart support, North would bid 3H pre-emptively. * South’s pass was forcing – North’s 3D bid meant that N/S had the majority of the points. + Having left the decision to his partner on what to do over 5D, South appears to be acting illogically by countermanding North’s double. But not so – South was using the “Pass and Pull” convention by passing 5D and then “pulled” his partner’s double. It’s a strong action and a slam try – if South had been weaker, he would have bid 5H direct- ly over 5D. “ North accepted the invitation and bid the slam.
. As South, how would you play 6H on the Ace of Diamond’s lead? There are 10 tricks on top - 2 in S, 7 in H, the K of D; an 11th trick can be set up in Clubs. The bidding tells you that West is favourite to hold the Club Ace.
Declare ruffed the Ace of Diamonds, drew trumps in one round and played a small Club to dummy’s K, which, as expected, held the trick. He then discarded the 10 of Clubs on the Diamond King, played a Club to his now bare Q and West’s Ace and claimed the contract. West, who originally held S Qxx H x D AJxxx C AJxx was “end played”. A Spade would give the 12th trick – as would a Diamond, allowing declarer to ruff in dummy and discard a losing Spade in hand. - a ruffing discard. What’s not quite so easy to see is that a Club would also be fatal for the defence. South would cover the Club with dummy’s 9, which would either win, or East would follow with the Club J, con- verting the 13th Club in dummy to the necessary 12th trick.
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We are now a fairly small committee but, with a dedicated team, we continue to work hard for the Community and our charities. We boost our funds by trying to include everyone in our various activities.
Jill Prager has organised very successful East End Walks and Hazel Green ably leads our regular Israeli dancing sessions – everyone welcome including beginners. Linda Kingsley continues to chair the annual AUSW Quiz team, which came 3rd this year out of about 30 teams. Well done to everyone on that team.
Our main fund raising event in January was our dinner with guest speaker Elkan Levy. This was a hugely successful evening both financially and socially. Thank you to Sarah Naar, who supervised the delicious catering and who continues to organise the baking of our very own delicious cakes for the kiddushim
At our AGM in May we had a fascinating talk by Marcel Ladenheim. Shirley Levey and Sheila Mann were elected as joint chairpersons, and Rosalind Freedman continues as our very efficient minute secretary.
In June we held a gift evening at the home of Yasmin Saunders, which was enjoyed by all. Yasmin, thank you for your hospitality and continued hard work as treasurer!
We provide special kiddushim for the children; we decorate the Succah and we are very grateful to Sharon Sulkin and Elise Wolfson, who arrange the flowers for Shavuot so beautifully. We would also like to thank Bernice Friedman, who is now standing down from the Committee, for her countless years of support and extremely hard work. We welcome Shirley Baitz and Joy Rosenfeld, who joined us earlier this year.
Finally, a thank you to all the Ladies and occasional Gentlemen, (you know who you are!) who are always willing to give us extra help when called upon.
Linda Kingsley
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And one final favourite: A waiter comes over to a table full of Jewish women and asks, "Is anything alright? 9 Page 10 ▼▲ Wizo
We have enjoyed a most successful summer programme which has been well supported by our members and their friends.
Helen Setright’s Book Circle attracted a record number of participants and they all enjoyed discussing Rose Tremain’s “The Road Home” and Linda Grant’s “The Clothes on their Backs” .
In June we visited a delightful Elizabethan country house, set in magnificent gardens, Parham House in West Sussex. We were seeing the flowers in their prime, and the house is full of exquisite tapestries and embroidery. The weather was kind to us and we had a picnic lunch in the grounds.
In July a large audience was entertained by the talk on Marc Chagall by Mitchell Wax. He was a knowledgeable and colourful speaker, who had once met the painter in Paris, and showed slides of paintings and stained glass, explaining their significance. Our thanks once again to Monica and Alex Popper who hosted the delicious lunch.
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Annual General Meeting At Kingston Synagogue
Guest speaker Ruth Sotnick, from WIZO Head Office, who will speak on “WIZO today- planning for tomorrow”.
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Page 12 ▼▲ Chief Rabbi’s Rosh Hashanah Message
At times like the current recession we need more than ever to reflect on the questions Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur pose to us. What do we live for? What are our values and how do we translate them into life? What will we give our children and those who will live on after us? For what do we wish to be remembered? What chapter will we write in the Book of Life?
It is easy to be lured by the siren song of a consumer society and come to believe that what matters is how much we earn and what we can afford. All around us are promises of happi- ness if we buy this, acquire that. Yet the overwhelming consensus of psychological research is that, beyond the basic minimum we need, there is little correlation between wealth and happiness, between what we own and the way we feel. Even those who have won great sums in a lottery are, on average, no happier a year later than they were before they won. The excitement and delight of material things is very short-lived. All the more so does this apply within the family. I once sat with one of Britain's most suc- cessful businessmen while he told me how unfair it was that his marriage had failed. He had, he said, given his wife everything; yet it was clear that what he had given her were possessions. What he hadn't given her was time. He was so obsessed with work that he failed to under- stand how neglected she felt.
I lose count of the number of parents who have told me a similar story about their children. `I gave them so much,' they say. `How could they be so ungrateful?' But you cannot buy a child's affection. That needs something else altogether: care, attention, recognition, time spent talking together, doing things together, and yes, studying together.
Judaism is an extraordinary set of disciplines for living a meaningful life - and it is meaning, not fame or success, that lies at the heart of happiness. It invites us through the blessings we say every morning to give thanks for simply being alive in a universe full of beauty and wonder. It forces us, one day in seven, to rest and enjoy what we have rather than worry about the things we do not yet have. On Shabbat we renew the love within the family. We celebrate being part of a community - the place where our joys are doubled and our grief halved by being shared with others.
On the festivals we relive our people's history, the most remarkable history of any nation on earth. Through kashrut we sanctify the act of eating. Through mikveh and the laws of family purity we etch our most intimate relationship with the charisma of holiness. Spending time studying the texts of our tradition, we endow with religious significance the life of the mind. In prayer we converse with G-d, aligning ourselves with the moral energy of the universe, becoming part of the four-thousand-year-old symphony of the Jewish soul.
We can lose material possessions, but spiritual possessions - the good we do, the love we inspire - we never lose, and that is why they are the greatest investments we can make. May we, in this coming year, spend more time on the things that matter, the things Judaism teach- es us to value, and may G-d write all of us in the Book of Life. Bebirkat ketivah vechatimah tovah
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I have always said that different people give different things to the community. Some give prayer, some money, some study, some give time & skills, (such as teaching and maintenance). But to me, the most important part of the life of the community is the service. Without this, there would be no point in the rest.
Faced by low & falling attendances at services, the Board decided to ask members at the AGM what they wanted, that would encourage them to come to services, particularly Shabbat serv- ices. Some of the requests were mutually contradictory, such as “More music in the services” and “Shorter services”. Others were frankly impossible, such as “Do away with the mechitza and allow families to sit together”. To show that we had listened, the Honorary Officers decid- ed to try out some of the more promising ideas.
“More music in the services”. As ours is not a very musical community, on one Shabbat during each of the past five months, we engaged a visiting chazan, at some expense to the shul, and some inconvenience to members. Although well-advertised in HaShavua and the Newsletter, there were no new faces, and the turnout was usually so poor that I had to apologise to our visitors.
“Move the mechitza so that ladies can feel more involved in the services.” On Shabbat 18th July, we moved the mechitza forward on the Uxbridge Road side of the shul, as far as the fire exit, so that those ladies who wanted to, could sit nearer the ark, and level with the bima. We were pleased to see that nearly all the 24 seats were taken, and several ladies complained that this was not enough. Among them, were a number of younger women, who are not often seen in shul. They brought with them their husbands and children, so that we had quite a good congregation.
Over the next month, we tried a further three configurations of the mechitza. We think we have found one which satisfies most people.
“More children’s services.” On 11th July, the date of the last advertised service before I write this, there were so few children that the Children’s Service was cancelled.
“Involve the children more.” Again, where are the children?
“Allow more people to take the Shabbat services.” Despite what I wrote in the January Chadashot, we have not been approached by anyone wanting to do this, and have received lit- tle response to invitations.
On a positive note, the Friday Evening Meal in the Synagogue on September 11th has attracted a lot of support.
I know that there are many competing claims on parents’ time nowadays. But to take one’s children to cheder on Sundays, where they learn about the Shabbat services, and then not to bring them to shul to practice what they have learned – what sort of conflict must this create in a child’s mind? What would it take to encourage you and your family to come to shul more often? We are listening…….
Alan Lyons
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In the past, I always thought of holiday in Israel as Natanya, Herzliah, Nahariah or Eilat particu- larly when children were involved, but Tel Aviv --- never. Tel Aviv I felt, was a place to avoid, only to pass through a sweaty, noisy bus station for a felafel and mitz and onwards to a calmer, less frenetic holiday venue. Well, having spent six days in Tel Aviv recently, I can explode that myth, Tel Aviv has a myriad of attractions to tempt the tourist with or without his kinderlech. We stayed at the 3 star Metropolitan Hotel offering 4 star service at a very resonable price, con- veniently situated a stone’s throw from the beach. I expect I could have had a peek at a sliver of the sea if I had perched out of my 14th floor window but I am not that intrepid or stupid. The attractions are many, museums, parks, shopping centres, historical sites, restaurants etc. but it is advisable to consult a current travel guide for comprehensive tourist attractions particularly on this its centenary year. Shopping opportunities are many and exhausting but a must is the Carmel Market off Allenby Street in full swing twice weekly.This huge market seems to go on for ever offering a choice of clothes, touristy gifts and food in clean, civilised atmosphere. I have been to markets in Egypt where the experience was very physical and unpleasant, a cross between a Harrod’s Sale and a rugby match where the street trader makes a desperate grab at the sight of a potential punter. Just off the market there is Sheinkin Street with quality artistic goods, a kind of Carnaby Street with more character and I challenge anyone to emerge from this shopping experience without a bag-full of goodies to bring back to Kingston. For me,the highlight of my stay in Tel Aviv was a meeting with Milly, a Holocaust survivor from Holland who, having spent most of her life in NW11, emigrated to Israel five years ago to be near her daughter and grand-children. She lives in an Oriental bijou des res with mod cons and verandah, heaven after a hot sultry day in spring and summer --- a far cry from Finchley Road. Neveh Tzedek where she lives is the oldest part of T.A., first settled by Jews 120 years ago from Jaffa when the whole area was a deserted sand dune. A personalised tour of the district showed us the attractions we could have missed, like the narrow lanes lined by Ottoman buildings and the Suzanne Dallal Centre for Dance with its gardens and piazza for instance. For Milly there is no nostalgia for Bloom’s Restaurant, the North Circular Road or morning Terry Wogan on Radio 2, because after 60 years in the wilderness, she has finally come home. It’s been a long, long journey. Now that we no longer have three childen to shlepp around, there is no need to wade into the Mediterranean and sand castles are now a distant memory --- baruch Hashem! The walk along the promenade is perhaps not Copa Cabana or Juan les Pins but almost in the same league since it has been pedestrianised with considerable style. As an ageing Holocaust survivor, it gives me considerable pride and pleasure to watch the athletic, long-limbed offsprings of Kishinev, Warsaw, Lodz, etc. playing beach ping-pong with panache and no signs of the negative stereo- types that were attributed to our people by our enemies. I must mention too the endless parade of bikinied sun-kissed Israeli Princesses to gladden the eye. This must be as good a reason as any to visit Tel Aviv, our first Jewish city founded in 1909.
Mazel Tov Tel Aviv on your centenary! Viva Tel Aviv!
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Although it's more than 60 years since the defeat of the Nazis some people have learnt little from history. Groups like the BNP and other extremists are led by only one agenda...extreme hatred! The Irish statesman Edmund Burke said: "All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing" Eva Schloss lived through unimaginable horrors as a young girl, yet you'll not find a less hateful per- son than her." And Then They Came For Me" is her story...a story of courage that is a reminder to us all of what can happen when irrational hatred is left unchal- lenged. Hope you can join Eva, Zac Goldsmith and myself, Nic Careem, the producer, at the Richmond Theatre on the evening of the 21 September. All profits from the evening will be donated to local causes.
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Parsha To go Service Time Shabbat Ends (PM) (PM) Commences (PM) Nitzavim/Vayelech Sept 11/12 6:30 PM 7:06 8:13 (special dinner) Rosh Hashana See below Ha’azinu Sept 25/26 6:40 6:34 7:39 Yom Kippur See below Sukkot – Simchat See below Torah Bereshit Oct 16/17 5:55 5:47 6:53 Noach Oct 23/24 5:40 5:33 6:40 Lech Lecha Oct 30/31 4:25 4:19 5:27 Vayera Nov 6/7 4:15 4:07 5:16 Chayei Sara Nov 13/14 4:05 3:56 5:07 Toldot Nov 20/21 3:55 3:47 4:59 Vayetze Nov 27/28 3:45 3:40 4:54 Vayishlach Dec 4/5 3:40 3:35 4:50 Vayeshev Dec 11/12 3:40 3:33 4:50 Miketz –Hanuka Dec 18/19 3:40 3:34 4:51 Vayigash Dec 25/26 3:45 3:37 4:55 Vayechi Jan 1 / 2 3:50 3:44 5:01 Shemot Jan 8/9 4:00 3:52 5:09 Va’era – Rosh Jan 15/16 4:10 4:02 5:18 Chodesh Bo Jan 22/23 4:20 4:13 5:28
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21 Page 22 ▼▲ Timetable of High Holyday and Festival Services
ROSH HASHANAH Friday 18 September Afternoon & Evening Services 6.50 pm Shabbat & Yom Tov Candles 6.53 pm
First Day Saturday 19 September Morning Service 8.30 am Afternoon & Evening Services 6.45 pm Shabbat & First Day Yom Tov end 7.56 pm
Second Day Sunday 20 September Morning Service 8.30 am Shofar 10.30 am Mincha 6.00 pm Tashlich at the River 6.30 pm Evening Service 7.50 pm Festival ends 7.54 pm
FAST OF GEDALIA Monday 21 September Fast begins 4.00 am Morning Service 6.45 am Fast ends 7.42 pm
SHABBAT SHUVA Saturday 26 September Morning Service 9.30 am Shabbat ends 7.40 pm
YOM KIPPUR Sunday 27 September Fast & Festival begin 6.32 pm Kol Nidre 6.35 pm
Monday 28 September Morning Service 9.30 am Yizkor 12.45 pm Break 5.30 pm Ne’ila – Concluding Service 6.00 pm Evening Service 7.25 pm Fast & Festival end 7.35 pm SUCCOT Friday 2 October Shabbat & Yom Tov begin 6.20 pm Afternoon & Evening Services 6.25 pm
First Day Saturday 3 October Morning Service 9.30 am Afternoon & Evening Services 6.15 pm Shabbat &Yom Tov end 7.23 pm
Second Day Sunday 4 October Morning Service 9.30 am Afternoon & Evening Services 6.15 pm Yom Tov ends 7.21 pm
Chol Hamoed Monday 5 to Thursday 8 October Morning Service 6.45 am
HOSHANA RABBA Friday 9 October Morning Service 6.30 am
SHEMINI ATSERET Shabbat & Yom Tov begin 6.05 pm Afternoon & Evening Services 6.10 pm
Saturday 10 October Morning Service 9.30 am Yizkor 11.00 am
SIMCHAT TORAH Afternoon & Evening Services, and hakafot 5.50 pm Shabbat & First day of Yom Tov end 7.08 pm
Sunday 11 October Morning Service 9.00 am Afternoon & Evening Services 6.00 pm Yom Tov ends 7.06 pm
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Page 26 ▼▲ New Years Greetings
THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT WISH THE COMMUNITY AND THEIR FAMILIES A HEALTHY AND PEACEFUL NEW YEAR
THE LADIES GUILD WISHES THE COMMUNITY A HEALTHY AND PEACEFUL NEW YEAR AND WELL OVER THE FAST
KINGSTON WIZO SENDS BEST WISHES TO THE COMMUNITY FOR A HAPPY NEW YEAR
AJEX,THE HONORARY OFFICERS OF THIS BRANCH WISH OFFICERS OF THE SYNAGOGUE & ALL CONGREGANTS A HEALTHY AND HAPPY NEW YEAR
THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE AND ALL AT KINGSTON CHEDER SEND BEST WISHES TO THE COMMUNITY FOR A VERY HEALTHY AND HAPPY NEW YEAR
MAZAL TOV TO Chatan Torah Rabbi Michael Rosenfeld Chatan Bereshit Philip Weinberg Junior Chatanim Eddie & Danny deVries Robbe Junior Nashei Chayil Elizabeth and Catherine Elias And all their families
Carol and Gerry ABRAHAMS and family Esther and Peter BRADY and family send wish all members of the community a healthy greetings and best wishes to all their and happy New Year and well over the Fast. friends in the community.
BENNETT: To our dear children, grand- Hetty and David BROOKE wish their fam- children and friends wishing you a good ily and friends a happy and healthy New Yom Tov. May every happiness be yours Year and well over the Fast. today and every day. Priscilla and Martin. Anna and Sidney BURNS would like to Margie BLOOM wishes family, friends and wish everyone a happy, healthy and peace- all the community a very happy, peaceful ful New Year. New Year and well over the Fast. Shoshana and Stephen CARSON wish Geoff BRADMAN wishes all his friends a their friends and the community a happy very happy New Year and thanks so many New Year and well over the Fast. for their personal kindness. Millicent CHALLIS wishes everyone in the 26 ▼▲ Page 27 community a healthy and peaceful New Year. Rosalind and Anthony FREEDMAN together with their sons, daughters-in-law Marianne and Gerald COHEN wish and grandchildren wish all the community everyone a happy and healthy New Year. a happy New Year and well over the Fast
Sonya and Stephen COOK, Samantha, Ruth, Ian, Hannah and Joshua FREEDMAN Natalie and their families wish all their wish all the community a very happy, friends and those in the community a healthy and peaceful year. healthy, happy and prosperous New Year and well over the Fast. Leon and Bernice FRIEDMAN together with all their family wish all our friends in Ruth and Anthony COWEN and family the community a happy New Year and wish everyone in the Kingston communi- well over the Fast. ty a happy and healthy New Year. Celia GLUCKSTEIN wishes a healthy and Lilian DAVIS wishes relatives, friends and happy Yomtov and well over the Fast to the congregation a happy, healthy and her family and friends and all the KS&DS peaceful New Year. community.
Alex, Charlotte, Joseph, Danny, Eddie and Perry GOLD wishes all the members of Samuel DE VRIES ROBBE wish everyone a the community a happy, healthy and fulfill- very happy New Year and well over the ing New Year. Fast Miriam and David GOLDMAN send their Karen, Howard, Amy and Sophie DODD best wishes for a happy and peaceful New wish everyone in the community a very Year to all friends in the community. happy and healthy New Year. A peaceful and healthy New Year to all the Stephanie, Peter and Saul EDWARDS wish community. Best wishes from Irving and all their friends in the community a happy Jackie GORDON and family. and healthy New Year and well over the Fast. Pearl and Harvey GORDON wish all members of the community a happy and Miriam FIELD wishes all her relatives and healthy year. all her friends in the community the com- pliments of the season. GOWER - Myrna, Cecil and their family extend warm wishes to all for a peaceful, Christine, Michael and Elliott FREED- healthy New Year. MAN, together with Leah, wish everyone in the community a happy and healthy Colin, Hazel, Samuel and Hannah GREEN New Year. wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year.
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Happy Rosh Hashanah to all our friends LANDO – Jo, Simeon, Josh and Talia wish from the GREEN family: Alegra, David and their family, friends and the community a Daron, together with Sam and Tanya. happy and a healthy New Year and well over the Fast. Val and Jack GREEN and family wish all their friends a happy and healthy New Judith and David LAWSON wish Rabbi Year. Rosenfeld, Joy and Shalva and all the com- munity a happy, healthy and peaceful New Simone and Alex HALFIN together with Year. Matthew and Georgina wish their family and friends a healthy and happy New Year Alan LEAF wishes his family and friends a and well over the Fast. healthy happy New Year.
Valerie and Geoffrey HEARN wish the Shirley, David, Jonathan and Daniel LEE community, family and friends a healthy wish all their friends and members of the and happy New Year. community a healthy and happy New Year . and well over the Fast. Mindi and Ronald ISON wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year. Rachel, Jed, Ben and Alex LEVENTHALL wish Rabbi Michael and family and all their JOSEPH: Jacqui, David and Tony, wish all friends in the community a very happy and family and friends a healthy, happy and healthy New Year and well over the Fast. peaceful New Year. LEVEY- Shirley and Martin, together with Laurence and Linda KINGSLEY wish the Carolyn, Andy, Ruby and Lewis, wish Rabbi Rabbi, Joy and Shalva, the Honorary Michael, Joy and Shalva, all their friends Officers and all their friends in the com- and the whole community a healthy, happy munity a peaceful, healthy and happy New and peaceful New Year. Year and well over the Fast. Tishri 5770 Anita and Ian LICHTENFELD wish their Sending my best wishes to family and family and all their friends in the commu- friends for a very happy and healthy New nity a happy, healthy and peaceful New Year from Betty KLABER Year.
Jan and Arnie KOSKY wish their family, LOVERING: Ruth, Martin, Rachel and friends and the whole community a very Richard wish all their family and friends a happy and healthy New Year and well over healthy and happy New Year and well over the Fast. the Fast.
Best wishes for a happy and healthy New Anne and Alan LYONS wish all members Year to all our friends from Bobbie and of the community a happy and healthy Marcel LADENHEIM and family. New Year.
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Keith and Maureen MANN with Janine, Jeffrey, Adam and Sharon NAKAR wish all Stephen, Clare, Rebecca and Callum wish our friends and the community a happy family, friends and all members of the New Year and well over the Fast. community a very happy New Year. Lesley and Ian PATCHICK and family wish MANN: Sheila and Trevor together with everybody in the community a very happy Stuart, Jacqueline and Paul wish their fam- and healthy New Year. ily and friends a happy, healthy and peace- ful New Year and well over the Fast. Jill, David, Anna, Emily and Rob PRAGER wish everyone a happy and healthy New Diana MAYNE wishes Rabbi Michael Year. Rosenfeld, Joy and Shalva and all KS&DS Members a Shana Tova and well over the Bernard PRYDAL wishes everyone a Fast. healthy and happy New Year.
Barbara and Dick MICHAELS wish every- Ivor and Etta RALTON wish a happy and one a happy and healthy New Year. healthy New Year to all our relatives and friends in the community. MOSS - Beverly, Michael and family wish all members of the community a very Helene and Barry RAPAPORT, with Nikki healthy, happy and peaceful New Year and and Paul, wish all their friends and mem- well over the Fast. bers of the community a very healthy and happy New Year. Martin and Frances MOSS, together with Flora MOSS, wish Rabbi Rosenfeld, his Helena, Freddy, Sammy, Ethan and Isaac family and all members of the community REBELLO wish all the community a very a happy and healthy New Year. happy and sweet New Year.
Stanley and Helen MOSS (Setright) wish Ann, Steve, James and Marlowe, and Alex everyone a happy and healthy New Year. RINSLER wish Rabbi Michael, Joy and Shalva and all the members of the congre- Hazel, Michael, Lucy and Jessica MYERS gation a happy and peaceful New Year. wish all their friends in the community a happy New Year and well over the Fast. Lee and Lewis RISNER would like to send greetings to all their family and friends. May NAAR – John, Sarah, Max & Georgia wish you all be inscribed in the book of life for a Rabbi Michael, Joy and Shalva along with healthy, happy and peaceful New Year. all their family and friends in the commu- nity, a sweet and happy New Year and well Rabbi Michael, Joy and Shalva ROSENFELD over the Fast. wish the entire community a sweet year filled with health, happiness ands success. Page 30 ▼▲
Yasmin and Stuart, SAUNDERS together Sarah, Louis and Abigail TEMPLE wish with Deborah, Richard and Benjamin, everyone in the community a happy and Olivia , Joel and Rafael and Daniel, wish healthy New Year and well over the Fast. Rabbi and Mrs Rosenfeld and Shalva and all the community a happy, healthy and Bobby and Philip WEINBERG wish Rabbi peaceful New Year. Michael, Joy and Shalva and all their friends in the community a happy and Jeanne and Harold SHATTOCK wish all of healthy New Year and well over the Fast. their relatives and friends in the commu- nity warm season’s greetings. Wishing Rabbi Michael, Joy and Shalva, our friends and family and all the community a Ellen, Ian, Claire, Daniel and Paulina very happy and healthy New Year. Elise, SHERIDAN wish their friends and the Martin and Paul WOLFSON, Sarah and whole community a very happy, healthy Jeffrey ISAACS. and peaceful New Year. Chag Sameach! Sandra, Michael and Debbie ZEFFMAN, Corinne and Terry SILVERSTONE wish together with Natalie, Mick and Rufus the entire community a healthy, peaceful CARTER wish all their friends and family New Year and well over the Fast. in the community a happy and healthy New Year and well over the Fast. Carolyn and Paul SOCKER wish Rabbi and Mrs Rosenfeld and all the community a very ZOLTIE: Joyce and Jack wish their children happy New Year and well over the Fast. and grandchildren and friends a healthy and happy New Year and well over the Fast. Deborah and Herbert SPENCER wish the entire community a healthy and happy New Year and a stable peace in Israel, fol- lowing their going on Aliyah.
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We are planning a guided trip to Ostrava next year to coincide with the laying of the Stolpersteine (Memorial Stones). The date is not fixed yet but we hope it will be in May or June.
The trip will probably be 5 days/4 nights from Sunday to Thursday. We would have a guide and most probably the active involvement of the Salomonovic family. We will hopefully have Kosher food available. The suggested itinerary is:
Sunday morning: Fly to Prague (from London Heathrow) with an onward connection to Ostrava. Sunday afternoon in Ostrava
Monday and Tuesday in Ostrava. Tuesday evening transfer to Prague, either by air or by rail.
Wednesday and Thursday morning In Prague. Thursday afternoon visit to the Jewish Museum followed by transfer to Prague airport for flight back to Heathrow. Thursday evening fly back to UK.
The estimated cost: £750- 800 per person, including flights, all local transport, 3/4 star hotels in twin or single rooms (small suppl. for a single room) and some meals. Flights from other airports can possibly be arranged.
Please let Monica Popper or me know as soon as possible if you would be interested in joining the trip:
1. How many people would be in your party? 2. Do you require kosher food? 3. Would you be interested in a day excursion to Krakow and Auschwitz from Ostrava, if it can be arranged and if time permits? 4. Would you be interested in a day trip to Theresienstadt from Prague, if it can be arranged? 5. As an alternative, we could arrange a 5 night trip, from Tuesday to Sunday, allowing us to spend Shabbat in Prague. Would you be interested in doing that? There might be an extra cost.
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My particular favourites were Zion Armon Reserve Dry Red 2005, made from grapes grown in the Gallil, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Syrah, and had flavours of blackberry, plum and cassis combined with spices and vanilla, and The Cave 2005 from Binyamina, a full-bodied red made from a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes, which is their first vintage. It was beautifully smooth. I also had the priv- ilege of tasting wines from the Dalton, Domaine du Castel, Yarden and Segal labels, and would find it hard to choose, so my advice is, buy one of each!
Simone Halfin
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Goodnight Vienna by JH Schryer (nom de plume of Helen Fry, a leading historian of World War II, and James Hamilton) is set in war torn Vienna in the 1930’s. This debut novel is fraught with the tensions of passionate love set in the midst of the growing ten- sions of life in Vienna. It was so realistically described I felt I was actually living there. 180,000 Jews live in fear for their future after Hitler has arrived and Katharine Simmons, an undercover SIS agent working at the British Passport Office is distraught when her husband, also an agent, disappears. Who is their secret betrayer and what is the past that haunts her, are two questions that I couldn’t wait to be answered. This book is published by The History Press ISBN 978 07524 4920 3 www.thehistorypress.co.uk
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35 Page 36 ▼▲ The City of David
The City of David has been revealed at last!
For many centuries the town where King David ruled, outside the massive walls of the Old City, was just an area of abandoned old stones, near the Arab village of Silwan.
Now the archaeologists have excavated a complete hillside, on the slopes of the Kidron valley and the site has become the premier tourist attraction in Jerusalem. We encountered dozens of different groups being taken around. The tour with a guide takes three hours, climbing over rough hewn rocks and shiny cobbles -it is not for the faint hearted!
After watching an excellent 3D presentation, one understands how King David cap- tured the city of the Jebusites, using underground passageways hewn in the rock, and then established the new city of Jerusalem, deciding to build the Temple on the high ground to the North.
There are iron mesh staircases and walkways suspended over the excavated palace and the houses on the slopes of the hillside, and one looks across the valley to the Mount of Olives.
The most dramatic part of the tour is the walk through the narrow underground passages to discover the source of the Gihon Spring, and look down the deep shaft, found by the 19th century English archaeologist, Charles Warren. There are in fact two tunnels which are open to the public, and one can walk up to one’s waist in water through one of them, or stay dry in the other.
Water was the key reason why the City of David was built in this area, and by means of extraordinary feats of engineering, the water was brought underground through Hezikiah’s Tunnel, cut through the rock, into the city, protected from external attack. One emerges from the darkness of the tunnels to the site of the Pool of Siloam. Only part of this is now visible, but it is still surrounded by tiers of stone steps.
There have been discoveries of ancient seals and pottery which predate King David’s city, and only days before we visited the site there were pictures in the press of a hoard of over 600 gold coins found by a volunteer digger. The excavations are ongoing and one of the thrills of this visit was that one felt part of an exciting voyage of discovery. We shall have to visit again soon!
Anne Lyons Rabbi Alexander D. Goode / Hero of World War II ▼▲ Page 37
On February 3rd 1943, the S.S. Dorchester, carrying 900 American servicemen headed for combat, was working its way through the icy churning waters off Greenland when it was struck by a U-boat torpedo It was forced to leave the convoy and it didn’t take long before a second torpedo scored a direct hit killing 100 men in the hold of the ship. Throughout the ship there was confusion, terror and chaos as men scrambled about to get their life jackets and in many cases to get dressed. Trying to calm the men were four chaplains: Rabbi Alexander D. Goode; John P Washington, a Roman Catholic priest, George L Fox, a Methodist minister; and Clark P Poling, a minister of the Reformed Church in America. The extra life jackets were handed out but there were still many servicemen without them. Standing in front of the four chaplains were four men without life jackets. They were cold and afraid. The four chaplains took off their jackets and gave them to these men. The ship was quickly sliding into the sea. Many lifeboats were filled with men in the water and others were being launched. The four chaplains went about the deck helping the men get into lifeboats and comforting those that were terrified. Finally, all the lifeboats were on the waters filled with the remaining troops. The last sight that these survivors saw of the “Dorchester” was the four chaplains cling- ing to each other on the slanting deck as it slowly went into the sea. Their arms were linked together with their heads bowed as they prayed to their God: “Shma Yisroel Hashem Elokenu Hashem Echod…….” Our Father….which art in heaven…..Hallowed be Thy name…Thy Kingdom come….Thy will be done..” Benjamin Epstein, a survivor of New York, recalls that fateful night. He personally knew each of the chaplains and he will never forget watching them go down with the ship. Of the 900 men aboard, only 229 were saved. Rabbi Goode was the son of a rabbi in Washington D.C. He won many medals for ten- nis, swimming and track while going through Eastern High School in Washington D.C. While he was studying to be a rabbi he was an active participant in the National Guard. Goode married a high school classmate and they had four children. He wasn’t content in only healing men’s souls, he felt he had to also heal their bodies. When he got his first synagogue, he travelled to Johns Hopkins University, 45 miles away to become a medical doctor. On February 13th 1951, President Harry S. Truman dedicated the Chapel of the Four Chaplains on the corner of Broad and Berks Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This interfaith chapel is a memorial for these four chaplains who gave their lives to save others. There are three altars, Jewish, Catholic and Protestant. Above the entrance burns an eternal light which calls all men to the unity these four chaplains heroically demonstrated. Rabbi Goode was one of 309 rabbis to be commissioned in WWII He was one of many to give his life. Millicent Challis
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Hello.... I am Gerald Myers STILL a member of K.S.& D. Synagogue Trust and now in Cornwall. A few may perhaps remember me...I still remember many of you. Coming to Truro, I was faced with living in a Reform synagogue community.... But nevertheless STILL are we very much aware of our Jewish identity. We have a service each second Shabbat (in the annexe of our local Baptist church), and are now very conscious of trying to establish premises for a shul of our own. We have been loaned a Torah by the Exeter synagogue, and please Hashem we may one day possess our very own. We have a small Cheder group, and are so proud and conscious of our Jewish heritage.
Yesterday was a most special day with our community. We held the first Barmitzvah in Cornwall for over 100 years. NOT to a 13 year old boy...but to a man of over 50. Gerry Jevon, my dear friend became barmitzvah.
Three years ago he walked into one of our shabbat services. As he entered I approached him, and he told me that he had held no particular religion, and had "sampled" a few, without gaining satisfaction. He told me that his father had been anti-Semitic, and that one of his {Gerry's}reasons for at that time being curious, was to discover just why his father had not given Jews any thought.
Gerry very soon became a popular and regular Shabbat visitor. His next step was to begin to study Hebrew, and Torah learning. And then several journeys to London and interviews with rabbis and learned men. He passed all tests, and then had a visit to a mohel...... And then came his barmitzvah, yesterday. He was extremely well supported by his immediate family, some of whom did readings during the service. I was myself so honoured that he chose me to take an active part during the service. Radio Cornwall broadcast Gerry reading his portion of the Torah, and giving an account of the Priestly blessings.
We have community functions, and at times travel by coach to join in services with our Exeter friends. With no rabbi in Cornwall the services are conducted very ably by some of our more learned members, amongst them Harvey Kurzfield our Chairman. We have our monthly magazine "Kol Kehillat Kernow" not yet as established as Hadashot {which I remember coming to life when Rabbi Eddie Jackson was the minister}...But one day the magazine will grow, as will come to pass ,the return of a synagogue in Cornwall .
Just thought you would like know.
Best wishes to all at K.S.District Synagogue.
Gerry Myers
39 Page 40 ▼▲ Riverside Club
On alternate weeks guests at the Riverside Club look forward to excellent entertainment. Relaxing after a luscious lunch, they can then listen to, maybe, a lively sing-song session (and dance if they so wish). They might hear from talented local speakers or musicians. Recent talks have varied from a ‘locum’ lawyer to hearing about Disraeli’s wife, a day in the life of a J.P. and travails of a ballet choreographer. A Punch and Judy man showed how he made wonderful puppets from ‘rubbish’ which anyone else would dis- card. Regular groups are old favourites, and never fail to amuse and entertain. Do you know of anyone who could fill this bill? Please let us know. Pearl Gordon
The Story of a Cheque
When I returned from Florida in January, I checked up on those members whose fees were out- standing. One member I called told me she had definitely sent her cheque in October and her daughter had posted it for her. I said we hadn't received it and could she please put a stop on it and send me another one which she duly did.
On 5 June 2009 I received a letter from New Zealand. I opened the letter and found the fol- lowing message "This was sent to us in error by Royal Mail when they forwarded our mail from the UK, so am just sending it to you." It was the missing cheque.
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40 Joke Four Jewish brothers
Four Jewish brothers left home for college and became successful doctors and lawyers, and prospered. Some years later, they chatted after having dinner together. They discussed the gifts that they were going to give to their elderly mother, who lived in another city. The first said, "I'm having a big house built for Mama." The second said, "I'm having a hundred thou- sand dollar theater built in the house." The third said, "I'm having my Mercedes dealer deliver her an SL600 with a chauffeur." The fourth said, "Listen to this. You know how Mama loves the Torah and you know how she can't read anymore because she can't see very well. Well, I met this Rabbi who told me about a parrot that can recite the entire Torah. It took ten rabbis 12 years to teach him. I had to pledge to contribute $100,000 a year for ten years to the temple, but it was worth it. Mama just has to name the chapter and verse and the parrot will recite it." The other brothers were impressed. Later, Mama sent out her thank you notes. She wrote. "Dear Milton, the house you built is so huge. I live in only one room, but have to clean the whole house. Thanks anyway." "Dear Menachim, you gave me an expensive theater with Dolby sound that can hold 50 people, but all my friends are dead, I've lost my hearing and I'm nearly blind. I'll never use it. But thank you for the gesture just the same." "Dear Marvin, I am too old to travel. I stay home, I have my groceries delivered, so I never use the Mercedes... and the driver you hired is a Nazi. But the thought was good. Thanks." "Dearest Melvin, you were the only son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift.
THINGS I DIDN'T LEARN IN HEBREW SCHOOL
The High Holidays have absolutely nothing to do with marijuana.
Where there's smoke, there may be salmon.
No meal is complete without leftovers.
A shmata is a dress that your husband's ex is wearing.
One mitzvah can change the world; two will just make you tired.
After the destruction of the Second temple, God created Nordstroms.
Anything worth saying is worth repeating a thousand times.
Never take a front row seat at a Bris.
Next year in Jerusalem The year after that, how about a nice cruise?
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Why not help us make the New Year sweet – for everyone? Candice Woolfson, Project Chesed’s Director, explains how you can make a meaningful contri- bution to community life. Sadly, Rosh Hashanah is not always a happy occasion for everyone. With latest membership fig- ures showing close to 11,500 people aged 70 or over, the United Synagogue is significantly developing its welfare provision, known as ‘US Community Cares’, through its Project Chesed division. Today, over 40 United Synagogue communities have Community Care groups, reaching out to people who are isolated and perhaps lonely, people who are in hospital and others needing practical or emotional support. Many of these individuals will be visited before Rosh Hashanah and thanks to generous Project Chesed donors, they’ll also receive a honey cake. Each Community Care group decides the level of support they provide based on the require- ments of their membership and the resource they have available to them. Every group has just one aim in mind: to support members in times of need, demonstrating the ethos of being caring communities. Project Chesed gives help, advice and support as and when needed to all our Care Co-ordi- nators and also provides specialist training courses throughout the year for co-ordinators and their volunteers. Can you help? The number of people needing the support of our Care groups is rising year on year. We now find ourselves with a real and present need for more volunteers to help meet that demand. Whether you have half an hour a month or an hour a week to spare, your local group needs you. The volunteering options are varied ranging from home and hospital visiting, to help for new Mums. Whatever your age and interest, and however much spare time you have, your Care group can find something for you. It’s a hugely rewarding way to give something back to your community. Without this help, a vast number of United Synagogue members would find life extremely difficult, and, in some circum- stances, impossible. So please do get in touch with your co-ordinator and get involved. Or if you don’t know who he/she is then call your shul administrator who can link you to them. Alternatively, you can call me and I can put you in touch! Help make this year a happy year for others. Help to make a difference to people in your com- munity. Shana Tova. Candice Woolfson Project Chesed 020 8343 5688 [email protected] Project Chesed is a joint initiative of the United Synagogue and the London School of Jewish Studies. Project Chesed is generously supported by the Dr Benjamin Angel Foundation and a private donor. Page 44 ▼▲ Cheder Prizegiving
The Cheder Prize Day was on July 12. It was well attended, and it was a huge success. Prizes were awarded to children for their hard work and dedication in Jewish studies. Head Mistress of the Cheder, Gill Varon, delivered a fantastic presentation with photos of different events and functions throughout the year. The Cheder also honoured Mrs. Chana Moore on the occasion of her 40th year teaching at the Cheder. Anthony Cowen presented her with a beautifully framed illustration of the text Eishet Chayil (a women of valour). The Cheder also expressed thanks to all of the teachers.
A highlight of the day was a performance by the Cheder children. They sang several Israeli songs. The children put a lot of time and energy into their performance, and it was superb! Prize Day concluded with Falafel and other Israeli foods.
The Cheder Committee did a great job in organising the event. We also express thanks to all those who contributed to funding the prizes for the children. Thank you!
Rabbi Michael
44 Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) ▼▲ Page 45
Eric Hoffer born of Jewish parents, who never practised his religion was first a long shoreman who became an American philosopher and latterly an author and newspaper correspondent winning a Presidential Medal of Freedom.
In 1968 he wrote in the LA Times an amazing column. From this I have taken a few excerpts which I think are as pertinent today as they were 40 years ago.
Israel’s Peculiar Position by Eric Hoffer (26/05/68)
“The Jews are a peculiar people: things permitted to other nations are forbidden to the Jews.
Other nations drive out thousands, even millions of people and there is no refugee problem. Russia, Poland and Czechoslovakia did it, as did Turkey and Algeria and nobody made a fuss. In the case of Israel, the Palestinians fled of their own volition and every one says Israel must take them all back.
This displacement was called an atrocity greater than Nazism by Arnold Toynbee. When nations go to war and are victorious they dictate the peace terms, but not Israel. They are made to sue for peace. When nations are defeated, they survive and recover. If Israel should be defeated they would be wiped out and nobody would lift a finger to assist
No commitment by any government is worth the paper it is written upon. When peo- ple in other wars are killed, there is an outrage, but when Hitler murdered Jews, nobody said anything.
The Jews are alone in this world. If Israel survives it will be entirely due to their own efforts. The West need Israel more than Israel needs the West. One only has to look back to `1967, if the Arabs with Russian help had defeated Israel, Israel would have ceased to exist.
I have a premonition, that will not leave me; as it goes with Israel so will it go with us. If Israel should perish, the Holocaust will be upon us all!”
When I read this column I was amazed at the foresight, now 40 years later, nothing has changed. What most people forget is that the Mufti of Jerusalem broadcasting from Berlin, exhorted the Arabs to flee in 1948, since when the refugees have suffered because their own kind have refused to support them
Geoffrey Bradman
45 Page 46 ▼▲ The Jewish Lads’ & Girls’ Brigade
2008/9 has been a fantastic time for the JLGB. The JLGB has been going through some exciting changes to help better meet the needs and support local Jewish communities. Announced on YouTube in May, the JLGB has changed its national structure and is now divided into 8 regions across the UK.
JLGB’s new South London and The South region covers Bromley, Kingston, Sutton, Croydon as well as Brighton and Bournemouth. JLGB welcome new mem- bers to come along and visit and see what is on offer to them. Seniors are aged 11 – 18 and Juniors 8 – 11.
For young people who are not familiar with JLGB, we know that they will be pleasant- ly surprised to learn what activities and events they can get involved in throughout the year. Such events include Senior Summer and Winter Camps, Junior Spring Camps, weekends away, communal events, to name just a few.
We are delighted so many young people have been joining their local JLGB groups, but of course, more young members means the need for more adult leaders. We would like to hear from interested adults who would like to become a JLGB volunteer leader and share their skills to help shape the leaders of the future.
All in all it’s a hugely exciting time to get involved with the JLGB as the countdown begins to 2010 when the JLGB will be celebrating its 115th Anniversary.
For more information about JLGB, visit www.jlgb.org, email [email protected] or telephone 020 8989 8990.
We look forward to hearing from you
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SUNDAY: Morning Service 8.00 am. Monthly breakfast after Service 8.30 am during Hebrew Classes terms Hebrew Classes at Hollyfield School 9.30am - 12.30pm. Contact Gill Varon 020 8546 8271 Youth Activities some Sunday evenings Contact Marion Rodin
TUESDAY: Day Centre 10.30 am - 3.25 pm at the Synagogue (Alternate Tuesday’s)
Bridge Club (2nd and 4th) 8.00pm prompt at the Synagogue For further information telephone Allen Lever on 01932 344275
WEDNESDAY: Rabbi’s Educational Programme
THURSDAY: Morning Service 7.00 am
FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat Service (See Shabbat Timetable)
SHABBAT: Morning Service 9.30 am Reading of the Law 10.00 am, Sermon 11.00 am Adon Olam & Kiddush 12 noon
In addition to the above, other social, cultural and educational activities take place fort- nightly or monthly - these activities are always announced in the Synagogue on the pre- vious Shabbat, provided that they have been booked in the official Synagogue Diary. Events can then be given publicity in the NEWSLETTER and CHADASHOT in addition to announcement in Synagogue.
PLEASE NOTE: To avoid the clashing of functions and meetings and to obtain the maximum support for all communal events, Secretaries of Committees and Groups are advised before confirming a date to first clear the date in the SYNAGOGUE DIARY to ensure that the date has not been previously booked for another communal event and that the function booked will receive the maximum publicity. THE SYNAGOGUE DIARY is kept by Carol Abrahams: Tel: 020 8224 2073 email: [email protected] until 1st December
47 Page 48 ▼▲ Who’s Who
HONORARY OFFICERS U.S. COUNCIL Anthony Cowen Chairman Simone Halfin 020 8398 5776 020-8942 9417 Gerald Cohen 020 8549 6837 [email protected] Marianne Cohen Vice Chairman BOARD OF DEPUTIES 020-8549 6837 Sydney Assor 020 8546 8545 [email protected] U.J.I.A. WARDENS Ronald Ison 01932 221060 Alan Lyons 020-8399 1452 [email protected] LEAGUE OF JEWISH WOMEN Louis Temple 020 8942 1469 Coombe & District Group [email protected] Denise Lux Perry Gold Financial Rep. 01372 386322 Co-Chairman 020-8398 9111 Julia Emmanuel [email protected] 01932 221239 HON. VICE PRESIDENTS Bobbie Ladenheim Welfare Diana Mayne 020 8399 7451 Philip Weinberg 020-8549 9951 BRIDGE CLUB LADIES GUILD (A.U.S. W.) Allen Lever 01932 344275 Shirley Levey Chairman Rosalind Freedman Minutes Secretary RIVERSIDE CLUB 020 8399 8683 Carol Lando Chairman Flora Moss Hon. President Pamela Kare-Silver Secretary Renee Estrin Hon. Vice-President 020 8390 8676 THE CARE GROUP EDUCATION COMMITTEE Jackie Gordon 020 8399 0926 Lesley Samuels 01372 463453 Michael Moss 020 8546 4911 WIZO MEMBERSHIP Jackie Gordon 020 8399 0926 Linda Kingsley 020 8949 7676 Andrea Samuels 01372 463453 HOUSE COMMITTEE William Varon 020 8546 8271 AJEX Wimbledon, Kingston & Sutton Branch BENEVOLENT SOCIETY Edward Newton Chairman Bernice Friedman Chairman 01932 865559 020 8399 3100 Susan Abrahams Secretary HAPHTORAH BOOKINGS 020 8715 3349 Michael Freedman 020 8398 8729 JACS NEWSLETTER Edward Newton 01932 865559 Sharon Sulkin 020 8398 7791 Ralph Simons Secretary [email protected] 020 8224 1772 CHEDER SECURITY Gill Varon 020 8546 8271 Neil Cheyette 020 8241 1844 YOUTH INFORMATION THE ISRAEL FORUM Marion Rodin 020 8643 5696 Roslynde Lewis Chairman 07770 756 474
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