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Download Issue 1 what’S InSIde.... dR SAGIe | The OLd COuRTROOM | jewISh hISTORICAL SOCIeTY CeLebratinG ISRAeL’S 70Th | whAT’S On | And MORe Whats june 2018 • SIVAn / TAMMuZ 5778 • ISSue 286 Community Spotlight Marathon Man 2 by Yael Breuer 3 Brighton and Hove Hebrew congregation’s treasurer, Ivan funds and awareness for Tusk, a charity that works to stop Lyons, is not only busy running through financial records. The the killing of elephants in Africa as well as helping to alleviate 51-year-old Managing Director of Investment Solutions Wealth poverty in rural African communities. “Everyone loves an Management Ltd, has also been running a succession of elephant and this is a cause that both my wife Nina and I feel marathons and is currently on a quest to run 100 marathons passionate about”, he said. in 100 weeks. Ivan has already completed nearly 60 of those, among which a recent one in his home town Once he had completed a hundred marathons, Ivan became of Brighton. a member of the One Hundred Club, which is reserved for a select few. Fewer than 30 people Ivan started running in 1996, after being in the UK have so far reached this number of persuaded to do so by a friend, and has not marathons and he is the proud owner of the stopped since. At the time of writing he has Club’s vest. “Most things in life you can buy, and completed 158 marathons with a fastest if you can’t afford to buy them, you may be able personal record of 3 hours 29 minutes, to purchase them with a credit card or arrange which he did on his 40th birthday in Boston, something in order to obtain them. But this vest is USA. only available to those who earned it through hard work and determination. It is impossible to obtain “Reaching a sub 3:30 score I decided to set it otherwise.” myself a new challenge, which was to run a marathon race every month for ten years. Ivan and his wife Nina are third generation The last one of those - which was also my Brightonians and are both members of Brighton hundredth race and the most special one I and Hove Hebrew Congregation, as is their have run - was in Jerusalem a year ago. The son, Daniel. He happily admits that most of new challenge of one marathon per week for his friends and family think that he is a bit of a hundred weeks followed.” a “meshuggener” but he has no plans to stop running. In fact, he has recently added another Ivan has raised thousands for various aspect to his running career - Ivan is now also ‘running’ to be charitable causes over the years, and is currently raising elected as a councillor in Hove in the May 2019 elections. Cover: The patio garden of the American Colony EDITORIAL BOARD Doris Levinson, Stephanie Megitt, Michael Rich, Hotel in Jerusalem by Brian Megitt. A place of peace David Seidel, Bernard Swithern and tranquillity just off the Nablus road. TECHNICAL ADVISOR Brian Megitt SJN brings local news, events, articles, reviews, ADMINISTRATOR Hazel Coppins announcements, people, congregations, communities, contacts and more. Delivered at Administrative Assistant Ivor Sorokin the start of each month, SJN is run entirely by COMMUNAL DIARY [email protected] volunteers for reporting, editing and circulating COVER IMAGE Brian Megitt each edition. It has become the cornerstone of the Jewish community across the region. 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ISSUE 286 | JUNE 2018 Sussex Jewish News Contents PO Box 2178 • Hove BN3 3SZ Telephone: 07906 955 404 2 [email protected] or [email protected] 3 FEATURES 1 AMERICAN COLONY HOTEL, JERUSALEM Photo by Brian Megitt 2 MARATHON MAN Where is Ivan Lyons running next? 7 ISRAEL’S 70TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION The event at Ralli Hall 8 DOCTOR SAGIE Remembering life on the South Coast REGULARS 4 SUSSEX AND THE CITY Your news, views and stories from across the county 10 CULTURE Jewish Historical Society and The Old Courtroom 16 WHAT’S ON – JUNE Regular and special events in your community YOUR COMMUNITY 12 BRIGHTON & HOVE REFORM SYNAGOGUE 13 BRIGHTON & HOVE HEBREW Congregation 14 HOVE HEBREW Congregation 15 BRIGHTON & HOVE PROGRESSIVE SYNAGOGUE Important message HOSPITAL CHAPLAINCY VISITS If you are in hospital or know anyone being admitted into hospital, please get in touch with info@ sussexjewishrepresentativecouncil.org or telephone 07789 491279 so that a Jewish chaplain can be contacted to visit. Full page (A4 size) £170 Sussex Jewish News (‘SJN’), its Editor and Editorial Board: Half page (A5 size) £100 • are not allied to any synagogue or group and the views expressed by writers are not necessarily those of SJN; Quarter page (A6 size) £65 • accept advertisements in good faith but do not endorse any products 1/9 page (credit card size) £40 or services and do not accept liability for any aspect of any advertisements; and Personal Announcements in a box (up to 6 lines): £25 • welcome readers’ contributions but reserve the right to edit, cut, decline Announcements up to 3 lines £10 or submit the content to others for comment. To ensure that we receive your submissions by email, please send them ONLY to sjneditor@sussexjewishnews. Flyers: Price on application com, otherwise we cannot guarantee their consideration for publication. To Local Jewish charities will not be charged, subject to assist the Editorial Board, submissions should be in Word format using Times New Roman font, size 12. Receipt of submissions may not be acknowledged, editorial decision. unless specifically requested. As the Editorial Board is made up entirely of GUIDELINES ADVERTISING ADVERTISING IN SJN BOOK NOW! 07906 955 404 volunteers, any response may be subject to delay. ISSUE 286 | JUNE 2018 4 Sussex and the City 5 Your News Special Birthdays Get Well Mazel tov to to Rosemary Abrahams, Barbara Blume, Philine We wish a refuah sheleimah to all who are unwell or in Harris, Adrienne Harwood, Barbara Molog, Halo Willby and all hospital at the present time. who have special birthdays this month. Deaths Achievements We wish long life to: Congratulations to Fiona Sharpe and to Darren Abrahams • Martyn and Trevor Cooperman on the death of their who reached the semi-finals stage of the WIZO 100 beloved mother, Sadie Cooperman z’l, who passed away Competition awards. They were both nominated for their in Israel work in the community for Inspiring Women (Fiona) and • Stella Joory and family on the death of her brother Sami Commitment to Darvey z’l Social Enterprise (Darren). • Barbara Isaacs, children Robert, Elena, Angela on the death of Irvyn Isaacs, z’l, a beloved husband, father and grandfather. Stonesetting • The memorial stone in loving memory of Mr and Mrs Fiona Sharpe at Angelman z’l will be consecrated on Sunday 3 June at 2.00 the WIZO reception pm at the Jewish cemetery, Meadowview, Brighton for the semi- • The memorial stone in loving memory of Simon Gold z’l finalists with El Al representatives, will be consecrated on Sunday 24 June at 3.00 pm at the who were one of the Jewish cemetery, Meadowview, Brighton event’s sponsors The recent events which Sharon and I were able to attend, Your Views Yom Ha’Atzmaut and Lag B’Omer, brought us together with so many with whom we had worked and socialised for so Historical Society – Advance Notice many years before health issues forced us to relocate. In 2016 Middle Street Synagogue was only 141 years old. Now for the same reason we have returned to Sussex and 2016 was, of course, the 250th anniversary of the first Jew have received such a warm welcome from the Community recorded as having lived in Brighton. both at Ralli Hall, the Shuls and privately. Your readers might also be interested to know that on 30 Thanks especially to Roger for sticking to his guns and for his April 2019, Lyn Julius, whose book on the Jews in the Arab outstanding contribution. lands was so ably reviewed by Rabbi Andrea, will be speaking on that very subject to the Sussex Branch of the Jewish Thanks for the Yom Ha’Atzmaut team and to Rabbi Pesach, Historical Society. Ronnie and Wendy and the Tongdean Team for such an enjoyable evening. Yours sincerely, Now we are working with Nick and Annette for Sussex Godfrey R Gould Jewish Outreach and as we grow, we fully intend to join in Former Guide at Middle Street Synagogue and support as many of the Brighton and Hove activities as Co-editor of “Brighton Jewry 250”, the only authoritative possible and perhaps some of our own activities will appeal history of this local Jewish community. to our Brighton and Hove Community. All good wishes, Memories evoked Sharon & Gerry Crest The article written by Angela Davis brought back many memories of the early days of the Ralli Hall. Seret Israeli Film Festival Having become very involved with the Security of the Jewish We express our admiration and thanks to the management Community, it had become almost a full-time job and I and security personnel who sensitively handled and evicted was very kindly given an office to work from at Ralli Hall.
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