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Herzlia Student Council Leads the Way Cotler Visits Cape Town Community We are proud of the service we have provided to Trustees and Owners of Bodies Corporate and Homeowners Associations over 15 years. If we don’t already manage your apartment block or complex, we would like to. CONTACT Mike Morey TEL (021) 426 4440 FAX (021) 426 0777 EMAIL [email protected] VOLUME 29 No 3 APRIL 2012 5772 www.cjc.org.za Pesach edition Herzlia Student Council leads the way Cotler visits Cape Town community 16082_Earspace for Jewish Chronicle FA.indd 1 2011/08/19 10:40 AM A Herzlia Student Professor Irwin Cotler visited Representative Council Cape Town in February, Forum was held at Herzlia engaging with many facets of High School on 2 March, the community and delivering and was attended by over powerful and important 90 pupils from schools all addresses on a wide range of over Cape Town. issues. he purpose of the forum was rom the UJC Top Donors Tfor different SRCs to share, Fevent to Herzlia School; Cotler discuss and communicate offered his insights on Israel, the about the challenges that Iranian issue, Diaspora Jewry and Raymond Ackerman, Prof. Irwin Cotler and Philip schools face today. It was much more. The community was Krawitz at the Top Donors event. also an opportunity for young Elisheva Sacks (Head Student) and Eshed Cohen (a Deputy privileged to engage with such a leaders to discuss how they Head Student) seen with Nicola Frick from Shikaya. high-calibre leader and expert on See pages 10, 11, 13 and 16 to read more about see the country moving given questions for discussion. Debates international and human rights law. Professor Cotler’s visit. forward and how they could contribute included talking about school leadership; towards a better South Africa. problems in South African schools; how Suzanne Ackerman-Berman addressed to solve challenges; and how the various Partnerships for peace the pupils on how young people can SRCs could work together. make a difference. She emphasised the The forum concluded with the signing The community was privileged to host importance of leadership and how one of a Social Responsibility Contract, where Benjamin Pogrund and Bassem Eid, who needs a solid foundation when taking on the pupils declared their commitment gave a series of talks on peace in the responsibilities and challenges. to their roles and their responsibility to Middle East to the Jewish and broader Shikaya, a non-profit civil society address problems in their schools and Cape Town community in February. organisation, recognises the crucial role communities. A Facebook group was also that teachers can play in strengthening created, so that all the councillors could he two esteemed human rights South Africa’s democracy. In their address, continue the discussion and plan future Tactivists, from Israel and the Palestinian they explained that Shikaya supports the meetings. Territories, provided powerful perspectives personal and professional development of on possibilities for peace. Their addresses teachers to in turn help young people be Elisheva Sacks, Eshed Cohen, also gave an opportunity for open debate inspired and supported. Benji Lewis and Joshua Buchalter with a wide range of audiences. While they The pupils formed groups and were (SRC executive) both warned that peace prospects are less positive than before; their commitment to working together, transparent discussion YAD Campaign launched in style and respect for each other’s narratives Bassem Eid and Benjamin Pogrund. demonstrated that peace between the two Read more on pages 6 and 16 The annual YAD launch peoples is still possible. took place at the magnificent Grand Beach venue on 5 March, where community members Chabad Miracle Drive: Shining bright! enjoyed a spirited Chabad’s annual Miracle Drive celebration and an was a ‘Night of Stars’ as guests opportunity to contribute enjoyed a glittering gala to this crucial campaign. evening of entertainment and outreach. midst a beautiful setting, Aexciting entertainment and or the 20th year running in Cape fantastic food, the important FTown, the Miracle Drive hosted message of YAD’s work was a wonderful event for 400 guests. It strongly conveyed. Those who concluded a six month campaign pledged were given Hawaiian of support and partnership necklaces, and the colourful with Chabad Cape Town; and crowd showed that everyone highlighted the commitment, offered their whole-hearted activities and work of Chabad and support to the activities of the Enjoying an awesome night out with YAD! the community. Eddy Oblowitz, Elresia Myburgh and David Robbins organisation. See more on page 26 See page 33 for more enjoying the Miracle Drive’s ‘Night of the Stars’. Inside this issue Ant Katz on Pesach and All the Purim pics! Exclusive interviews with ‘14 under 40’ ‘Where are they now?’ the Promised Land Zapiro and professionals working in Nik Rabinowitz the community Page 6 Pages 20 and 22 Page 38 Pages 40-41 Page 42 2 NEWS & VIEWS Cape Jewish Chronicle April 2012 COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD Yom Ha’atzmaut JACOB GITLIN LIBRARY GS Wednesday 25 April DOCUMENTARY SCREENIN at Weizmann Primary ‘Swimming in Auschwitz: See page 19 Survival Stories of Six Women’ Wednesday 18 April, 8 pm ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ YOM HASHOAH Monday 23 April, 8 pm. VEHAGEVURA (HOLOCAUST AND Albow Centre, 88 Hatfield St For more details see page 43. HEROISM DA Y) urdayT h 19 April at 12:45 pm The following organisations are Pinelands Jewish affiliated to Jewish Care Cape Cemetery No 2 Cape Jewish Seniors Association • Glendale • Highlands House Keynote Spe • Jewish Community Services aker: • Nechama • Oranjia • ASTRA Marlene Silbert Centre (Jewish Sheltered Founding Education Director, Employment and Rosecourt CT Holocaust Centre Group Homes) Former National Education www.jewishcare.org.za Director, SA Holocaust Foundation UNI ON OF JEWISH WOMEN Branch Events APRIL AED programme 4 David Davidson African gardens in the Far East 11 Jocelin Kagan Antarctica — Heroes and Ice 18 Prof Solly Marks A Ramble through the Bramble — a short trip from the mouth to the nether regions 25 Jeanette Traverso TBA Shabbat and Yom Tov Times Date Portion Candle lighting Ends 6 April 14 Nisan Erev 1st Day Pesach 6.10 7 April 15 Nisan 2nd Day Pesach 7.06 7.05 12 April 20 Nisan Erev 7th day Pesach 6.08 13 April 21 Nisan 8th Day Pesach 6.07 6.58 20 April 28 Nisan Shemini 5.59 6.50 27 April 5 Iyar Tazria/Metzora 5.51 6.42 N.B. 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CSO emergency number 24 hours for medical and security 086 18 000 18 emergencies UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED FOOD AND CATERING SERVICES ADVERTISED IN THIS PUBLICATION ARE NOT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE CAPE BETH DIN Cape Jewish Chronicle April 2012 NEWS & VIEWS 3 TaliVision The long walk of leadership While Pesach tells the story of what opportunities and roles that are available happened to the Jewish people for young leaders today (see pages 40-41). millennia ago; the festival has as much The recent YAD launch (pg.26) is relevance today as it has always had. evidence that young people are invested in the welfare, present and future of the Cape ndeed, this is a key aspect of the Seder: Town Jewish community; and that they will IThat we tell the story in the Haggadah as continue to learn, lead and contribute, so if we were the slaves taken out of Egypt. that it can grow from strength to strength. It is in this context that we can apply the An important aspect of leadership is to lessons of Pesach to our own lives today. constructively critique and comment on The most important figure in the story of society, even if it is the difficult thing to the Exodus is Moses, one of the greatest do. The Cape Town Jewish community is Jewish leaders. It is for this reason that in privileged to have many such individuals this issue of the Chronicle we have focused in our ranks, who are not afraid of debate, on the theme of leadership, and how it discussion and challenging the status applies to our community today. quo. Jonathan Shapiro (Zapiro) and Nik Rael Kaimowitz begins the discussion Rabinowitz are two such commentators, on page 4, where he examines the who cut to the core of South Africa’s complexities of leadership and how challenges, all while making us laugh and each of us can follow Moshe’s example. think through satire and comedy. Read our At the same time, making the choice to exclusive interviews with them on page 38. follow a certain path, plan or person is In our discussion with Zapiro, he speaks equally important: “Following others and about his collection of Nelson Mandela supporting their lead can make a big cartoons, which were recently exhibited at difference to the right cause,” says Rael. the SA Jewish Museum. At a time when we Examples of such leadership were clear contemplate the leadership and sacrifices at the recent Schusterman Foundation’s that Moses offered to the Jewish people, South African Young Jewish Innovators it is important to remember the qualities Gathering, which brought together 50 we deserve from our leaders, which are so young Jewish people who have dedicated embodied in Madiba. As we remember the their lives to improving South Africa. Guest long walk through the desert, it is clear that speakers included Helen Lieberman, who leading a community may be difficult, but poignantly and powerfully spoke of her in the end we will reach a Promised Land. experiences. “I do what I do because I am On behalf of the Cape Jewish Chronicle a Jew, and this is what Jews do,” she said.
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