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A Literary Smorgasbord for Cape Town the Sold-Out Debut Jewish Literary Festival Unable to Hear Every Session on the Programme VOLUME 33 No 6 JULY 2016 www.cjc.org.za A literary smorgasbord for Cape Town The sold-out debut Jewish Literary Festival unable to hear every session on the programme. took place under a winter’s sun on the Gardens A generous sponsorship from Exclusive Books Community Centre Campus, on Sunday 22 May. meant a well-stocked pop-up book shop materialised on campus for the day, providing a useful complement eld in association with the Jacob Gitlin Library, with to the sessions in which presenters referred to must- Hthe Cape Jewish Chronicle as its media partner, have reads. An independent book shop carried those the event formed part of the Jewish community’s 175th books unavailable through the retailer, making for a anniversary celebrations. It was the first of its kind in comprehensive selection to ably satisfy the local Jewish South Africa, although its creation was inspired by literary appetite. The Shine Literacy project, which aims similar Jewish literary events held regularly around the to build a nation of readers, along with BookDash, world such as the London Jewish Book Week. creators of open licence children’s books, added to the Co-founders Joanne Jowell, Viv Anstey and Cindy diverse offering on the piazza. Moritz, supported by treasurer Gary Anstey, spent over Every presenter had something valuable to add to the a year planning the day which turned out to be brimful of programme owing to careful and deliberate planning by interesting, engaging and often entertaining sessions. the programming team, which included Caryn Gootkin The format of the day comprised seven different and Janet Kriseman along with the three co-founders. sessions every hour in seven time slots, making for a Diverse interest and opinion contributed to a balanced whopping 49 sessions in all. schedule on the day, which deliberately had no religious Visitors were spoilt for choice and amid the glowing or political agenda. This day was a celebration of Jewish praise for the day the most common regret was being literary culture. Peta Feldman, Kim Feldman and Jill Schulman enjoying a continued on page 5 break between sessions. Justine Joseph Adam Mendelsohn Jenny Perkel Tony Leon Deborah Posel Rabbi Sam Thurgood Herzlia elects new school committee Temple Israel heats up for Lag B’Omer Temple Israel shul members pose with their Lag B’Omer fire crowns, which bore a striking resemblance to the flames of their bonfire. continued on page 28 United Herzlia Schools voted in their new committee at their AGM on 25 May. Back: Jos Horwitz, Geoff Cohen, Ari Zelezniak, Mike Ford and Frankie Cohen. Middle: David Ginsberg, Daniel Kurgan, Natalie Barnett, Warren Look out for the Rosh Hashanah greetings form and Kilborn, Warren Kaimowitz, Mark Todes, Samuel Seeff and Anton Krupenia. Front: Tammy Bortz, Stuart the CSO's medical information form in this edition. Diamond, Glenda Kruss van der Heever, Martine Vogelman, Marc Falconer and Janine Fleischmann. 2 Cape Jewish Chronicle July 2016 CONTENTS VOLUMEVOLUME 3333 NoNo 56 JUNEJULY 20162016 In every issue In this issue Page 3 Lindy with a why Page 5 Jewish Literary Festival Page 4 Community Noticeboard Page 6 Gardens Shul Gala Dinner Shabbat times Page 20 Limmud presenters 2016 Melton Page 19 Mensch Network Subscription notice Page 30 Oranjia Page 8-10 Cape Jewish Board of Deputies Page 36-37 Phyllis Jowell School Page 12-15 South African Zionist Federation Page 39 Kaplan Centre Page 16 Israel Centre Page 40 Recipes from around the world Telfed Page 18 Union of Orthodox Synagogues Page 21 ORT JET Page 22 Family Announcements Glendale South African Jewish Museum Page 23-25 Cape Jewish Seniors Page 26-27 Jewish Community Services Page 28 Temple Israel Page 30 Union of Jewish Women 43 Jewish Care Cape Coffeetime Page 31-34 Herzlia Page 35 Community Security Organisation (CSO) Page 38 Jacob Gitlin Library Page 39 Union of Jewish Women Page 40 BZA WIZO Page 42-43 Simcha Snaps Page 44-45 Chronic Ads Page 46 Using my Nudel Page 47 Sports 33 30 37 PLEASE NOTE The Cape Jewish Chronicle’s CSO emergency number for security CJC EDITORIAL BOARD Chairman: Lester Hoffman. 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FINANCIAL You should always obtain independent expert advice prior to making any financial investment, commercial or other decisions. Do not enter into any transactions of the above nature, based partly or wholly on the content of any advertisements or articles published in the Cape Jewish Chronicle. Cape Jewish Chronicle July 2016 3 Lindy with a why Why your life needs a soundtrack At dawn I drove into a rain-soaked city, presence of mind to in an unfamiliar car while a flute played hear ominous strings Clair De Lune. It felt entirely other. Like when swimming something out of a movie. I almost had in murky water, or to remind myself that it was a rainy walking through a dark forest alone we Tuesday, I was driving my husband’s would know something bad was about to car, and classical music is what to go down. expect when you turn on Fine Music We could listen to the soundtracks of Radio. And yet, my usual morning our lives and know in advance whether commute turned into something quite we were about to do something brave or magical. Music transformed it. amusing or stupid. We could ensure that the next track usic has been proven to be beneficial would be something soothing when we Min so many facets of life. It can were feeling stressed or frightened. positively affect our bodies by reducing Music also allows us to be our ‘other’ heart rate, blood pressure and cortisol selves. I know that certain music makes levels, perhaps even boosting immune me feel like another me. A younger me, function. or the me that took a different path in life. Music can temporarily unlock memories Music can be the passport to all the of patients with Alzheimer’s disease, possible paths that were once open to us. easing what can otherwise be a frightening It can be a window for us to watch worlds degenerative loss of recall. An Israeli that are now in the past. It can paint study found that playing classical music memories so vividly that you would swear quietly in neonatal intensive care units they were real. supported the weight gain of premature Our choice of music can also tell people infants by slowing their rate of energy about us, our characters, if you will. expenditure — babies exposed over two The music on the car radio this morning days to 30 minutes of music slowed their would have told the audience watching metabolisms which helped to accelerate the movie of my life that I was thoughtful, their growth. perhaps affected by the wet weather, the Research also suggests that people smears of light reflecting off the tar would with dyslexia, or reading difficulties often have pointed to a small, independent film also have issues with auditory processing — it would also quite possibly involve and have poor timing. They have difficulty Jake Gyllenhaal with a beard. filtering out background noise and tuning What is the soundtrack to your life? in to what they want to hear. Intensive Think of your ‘fight song’ — the song you music instruction can develop those hear in your head when you need a boost, Don’t let winter get you skills, and along with them, some skills or your ‘everything is going to be alright’ associated with reading. song. Or your go-to tune you hum while Music can provide us with insight as well. you go about your business. All this music Imagine if our lives had a soundtrack — makes up the soundtrack of your life, creating little pockets of art in our day to DOWN that would give us an edge. If we had the day lives. You can now pay your R270 subscription with Snapscan rjHD_Q3Z ALAN GOLDBERG & ASSOCIATES, COMMERCIAL, LITIGATION & MARITIME ATTORNEYS Alan Goldberg is an attorney of the High Court of South Africa and has been a practising lawyer for more than twenty years.
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