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i'lrstly I want to take the opportunity of wishing you and your family a "Chag Sameach" - these last few months have been traumatic and we can only hope that the future will be brighter for all of us.

Actually this Pesach season has not been too busy as many Israelis seem to prefer to stay at home and wait until after the elections or they just spent too much money last year.

The fact that travelling overseas has become so easy and relatively cheap now-a-days means that it is not so easy to tempt you with special deals or cheap flights. Those are so easy to come by. As I've said many times before, one actually needs to be a bit adventurous and to plan going off the "Beaten" track a bit. I just returned from Thailand with a direct EI-Al flight — approximately $ 1.200 lands you in a completely new and exciting world which is really worth a visit. As Eastern Europe is now completely open to Israelis, a few days in Prague. Budapest. Berlin and Sofia, await the real adventurous amongst you.

We are now heading into the shoulder season, the airfares go up on the 15th of June and remain high until the end of September. So please plan accordingly.

.Arthur has been in miluini for a month, so I apologise to those of you who did not receive our unusual "Personal" service.

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Terry Kes.sel CONTENTS T H E C O M M U N I T Y MOURNS I N T H E M A I L ) Israeli nation mourns its sons and daugh PEOPLE 4 Whenthe siren sounds on April 22nd and the ters who have fallen in its defense, we will reflect C O V E R S T O R Y 10 not only on the casualties of past wars, but on the victims for today's peace. We shall mourn not only BUSINESS 1(S those who perished in their battle fatigues, but also SPORT those who were so heinously struck down in their jeans, their T-shirts and their skirts. NUPTIALS >R In our cover story, we interview members of the families of Sylvia Bernstein. Gail Belkin and Tali N O T I C E B O A R D P Gordon who lost their lives as true daughters of TELFED TIDINCS.... U Israel in the battle for peace. It may surprise many of our readers, and yet. perhaps not, that most of RELICION 38 those interviewed, particularly the children, despite B O O K N O O K 40 their devastating personal loss, feel no anger or rage, and believe that however painful and difficult it may G U E S T C O L U M N . . . 4? be, we must continue to pursue the path to peace. 24 hours after the sounding of the siren on Yam KEREN TELFED 45 HaZikaron. we exit the period of mourning and SPECIAL BREED 46 immediately begin to celebrate the nation's 48th year of achievement. Undeterred, with pride, hope CONDOLENCES 50 and determination, the Nation of Israel will jour RECIONAL NEWS.. 5) ney on into its future, a future that will forever be longer than its past. NEW ARRIVALS 54 David Kaplan CLASSIFIED 63 Chairman of the Editorial Committee

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NEW ON THE MAILING LIST l i t t e r e d t h e fl o o r o f Michel-Angelo's studio, Many thanks to you on your thoughtfulness in while a WHITE-SON passing on to me a copy of your latest issue of sheds light in the library Telfed Magazine. of Beit Issy Shapiro!! I would like to take this opportunity to wish Yours, you all the best in your endeavours. Harry Whiteson Sincerely, Shimon Peres Prime Minister and Minister of Defense PLEASANT SURPRISE I w i s h t o c o m m e n t o n t h e a r t i c l e F i n a n c i a l A CHILD'S HOPE Market Review and Outlook for 1996 by Kevin FOR THE FUTURE Arenson in the February 1996 edition of Telfed [p.23]. Your article, "Children of Israel" [February Since Telfed is "A South African Zionist 1996] prompted me to enclose this poem by my Federation Publication," Kevin Arenson's review grandniece from Johannesburg. More strength to of the "World Financial Market Outlook for 1996" Te l f e d a n d t o I s r a e l . should have included at least reference to the very Nena Friedland promising financial situation developing now in South Africa. This is of some interest, especially Yesterday since the establishment of a democratic black A m a n o f w a r . majority government in April 1994, was accom Today, panied with many doomsday predictions forecasting A man of peace. serious economic decline. It is important to note Fighting for justice that this did not happen. Fighting for peace. The establishment of the Unitary Rand {March Bringing new meaning to Israel, 1995) did not cause the expected sharp deprecia To the world. tion of the South African currency. It has remained Tragic. stable and is expected to do so in 1996, since South A funeral unites a country. Africa's economic indicators are currently very Assassinated, favourable. Economic growth for 1995 was well Bringing shame to the Jewish name. over 3 percent and this trend is expected to continue. Sincere condolences. Moreover, the price of gold has risen steadily to Meaningful tributes. Not enough to bring our beloved leader back above the $400 mark. Indeed, things are so good that in 1995 many off-shore investors decided to determined for Israel's peaceful future. Let us follow in his steps. return to the SA financial market, investing over Let us erase our hatred. $7 billion in shares and bonds on the Johannes Let us break bread with brethren and friends. burg Stock Exchange (as compared with only R1.2 Let us look through the eyes of the deceased. billion in 1994.) And see a future for the living. The continuity of South African financial sta bility at a time of deep political change, deserves Kelli Slotar to be mentioned, accredited and even admired. After Johannesburg, 12 years old all, it comes as a real and pleasant surprise to many of us, who, like myself, were virtually programmed to expect the very worst. WE STAND GORREGTED Yours sincerely, Thanks for the picture and write-up of my room Drn Lily Poiliack mate [November 19951, but WHITE-STONES Jerusalem

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CAME FOR t the end of a month-long journey, Yedida and Amora arrived at their new home. The two female rhinos were purchased last July by the Biblical Zoo of Jerusalem at an auction run by the Umfalosi Reserve. Five- year old Shosha-Luza, and two and a half- year old, Tenda, were tenderly transported from truck to train to ship, to truck again. Yehuda Igus, director of the herbivore depart ment at the zoo, tells us that, "until the last minute it wasn't clear that we would be able to move them. Shosha had a difficult time adjusting to her trans port box. She was irritable, ate less and we thought we wouldn't be able to sail. During the few days before we were to set sail, however, she began to relax and to eat heartily. After reassurances from Returning to local experts, we set sail from Durban." normal speed, the The pretty pair, weighing in at three tons each, ship continued northward were loaded onto the to Eilat, where after a short delay due to Succot, Shosha-Luza and Tenda were unloaded and trucked to Jerusalem. Shosha-Luza was renamed Yedida after the 'Friends of the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo,' whose contributions made her purchase possible, and Tenda was renamed Amora, in memory of the rhino. Amor, who had recently passed

away. We hope their absorption in Israel will be speedy Zim ship, Noa, headed for and pleasant. Eilat. For their first trip abroad, the girls were ac companied by a chaperone who joined the regular crew D E M O C R AT I C PA R T Y on board to keep an eye on his two young wards. Nearing the waters off the Horn of Africa, an LEADER SPEAKS TO unexpected menace approached the ship — pirates. The pirate ship began gaining on the Noa, and for TELFED MACAZINE a few long minutes, "we were sure that these latter- A commanding group of Jewish power play day buccaneers would overtake us and come ers were found roaming the halls and corridors aboard," recounted a crew member. The crew mo of the Jerusalem Convention Centre during the bilised instantly and it was full steam ahead. With 4th International Conference of Jewish Min great efforts they managed to pull away from the isters and Members of Parliament. In January pursuing pirates by fleeing seaward. "I'm not quite 1996, under the auspices of the Israel Forum, sure how the pirates would have reacted to the over 60 Jewish parliamentarians from around the unusual cargo, but just as well we didn't get a world gathered to engage in discussion about chance to find out." smiles Yehuda. Jewish issues and Israel-Diaspora relations. South

4 Africa was represented by Tony Leon from the an incisive orator, spoke on a panel entitled, Democratic Party. Ruth Rabinowitz from the "Yitzhak Rabin's Assassination as a Turning Point Inkatha Freedom Party, and Esme Chait from in Israel's Political Culture." He was joined by the National Party. Raymond Suttner and Gill two Israeli Knesset members. Dr. Naomi Chazan Marcus of the ANC were unable to attend at the (Meretz) and Naomi Blumenthal (Likud), and last minute. Dr. Arik Carmon, Director of the Israel Democ To n y L e o n , racy Institute. the young, "I remain intensely interested in straight-talking the peace process in Israel and the leader of the ten- conference concentrated extensively m e m b e r D e m o on this issue. Israel's peace initia cratic Party caucus tives are being negotiated, in my in the new South view, from a position of strength, not African Parlia weakness. The image of Israel as an ment found the embattled State in need of financial conference most support and assistance is no more illuminating. "This than a memory. In point of fact, for is the third Jewish many reasons. Israel is far stronger Parliamentarians economically and strategically than Conference I have many other countries. Israel's GDP attended since per capita is something in the region 1991. It is a use of US$16,000 while the equivalent ful forum for plug figure in South Africa is US$ 2.600. ging into a vast Tony Leon, leader of ihe ten-inemher Deinoeraik Israel's GNP has doubled in the space t r a c k o f I s r a e l i Parly aniens in the Soiiili African Parliament. of six years, while many other in politics and devel dustrial countries in the first world opments in a short have actually seen a real decline in period of time. In addition, there is a hard core t h e i r G N P. " of Jewish parliamentarians from over 25 coun While Tony explains that "none of us were tries who are now veterans of this forum. It was elected to our respective parliaments as Jews per very good to make their re-acquaintance." Leon. se, or to represent Jewish interests, we cannot r Fine Designs 'Interior Planning by 'Supervision 'Remodeling Txivi Rotstein 'Kitchens & Bathrooms 'ti'oft Furnishings Enhance your home or office wi tK 'Recommendations creative space planning available

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ignore the challenges of the Diaspora as we representatives out of a total of 490 parliamen approach the second century of Zionism. One of tarians. Asked how he sees his party's role in the the best points to emerge from the Conference is future, Tony expounds, "Although we are quite that the proper stance for the Diaspora in its small, the mantle of effective opposition has fallen relationship with Israel is to see Israel as the centre almost entirely on the Democratic Party in the new and the Diaspora as the spokes in the wheel of South African Parliament. It has an effective voice world Judaism; to look to Israel as a place of in policy-making at national and provincial lev spiritual renewal rather than necessarily an ulti els, and at a recently held election for local gov m a t e d e s t i n a t i o n . " ernment, the Democratic Party was one of the only The Democratic Party's predecessor, the Pro parties showing growth. We view this as encour gressive Federal Party was for many years the only aging and we believe that this reflects a move to real parliamentary opposition to apartheid. Today wards the Democratic Party becoming the only however, the party is very small, with only ten credible opposition to the ruling ANC."

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Is antisemitism Aviv University. "With the exception of the 1930s, a major issue 1 do not believe that anti.semitism has ever taken % of concern in root in South African society." Jocelyn Helig, South Africa an a.s.sociate Profes.sor of Religious Studies at Wits today? University came to speak on anti.semitism and her ik "I think not," prognosis for a Jewish future in South Africa, as says Professor part of Tel Aviv University's project on the study Jocelyn Helig. associate Professor of Jocelyn Helig of antisemitism. "Since the Nationalist Govern- Religious Studies at Ww University in on a short visit in ment came to power in 1948, there was very little Israel to deliver a paper at Tel Aviv Israel to deliver expression of "official" antisemitism and I truly University, and, to visit her daughter. a paper at Tel believe that the new South African Government,

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in word and deed, is adamantly opposed to any every two years by the municipality gives de form of racism. Of course the Jewish community served recognition to those individuals who took monitors very closely public figures visiting South part in the building and blossoming of . Africa, such as Louis Farrakhan. Aside from some Levi, who grew up in Pretoria, was the only child sensationalist media coverage, the visit was han of actively Zionist parents (Annie Levi of WIZO). dled well." He came to Palestine in 1947 with the Machon Professor Helig does not believe there is much LeMadricliai Hutz LeAretz as a representative cause for concern, however she concedes that "anti- of HaNoar HaTzioni. On the programme, he met semitism is a very volatile phenomenon. Anti- his wife Hanna, and after shlichut in the U.S., Jewish outbursts, particularly from the Muslim they returned to Israel to found Timorim. community, are disquieting. Every year on Al-Quds Leaving Timorim for Grot, Levi was Day, our university campuses become an arena a farmer for 14 years. for articulations of hatred." Asserting that Jew In 1968, Levi began his involvement in the ish-Gentile relations in South Africa are in some Movement for Conservative Judaism (Masorti ways linked to Israel, Professor Helig explains, Movement) out of the belief that its development "The peace process has been very important for would strengthen Israel and Zionism. In 1970, South African Jews. President Mandela's pres he founded Aidot Shalom Emmanuel, the Con ence and compelling remarks at Rabin's memo servative (Masorti) Centre in Rehovot. The Centre rial service in Johannesburg were possible only offers Jewish studies, prayers, holiday observ because of the peace process. It makes an enor ances, bar mitzvah instruction and absorption mous difference to the security of Jews in South .services. Levi moved with his family to Rehovot Africa." in 1974 in order to be closer to the congrega tion. Although later assuming national positions, Abraham Levi remained active in the Centre. In 1980, he was elected to the position of Presi WELL-DESERVED dent of the Masorti Movement in Israel, and was HONOUR a key player in the establishment of the Masorti youth movement, Noam. With his guidance, the r Masorti movement has expanded to 40 active congregations around the country. In 1986, Levi was the recipient of the Israel Friedlander prize presented by then president Haim Herzog for his & contribution to the founding of the Masorti Move >1 ment in Israel.

50 YEARS AND STILL OOINC STRONd Many former South Africans now living in Israel, "got their first taste of the country while participating in the Machon LeMadrichei Hutz LeAretz - The Institute for Youth Leaders from At a ceremony on the 29ih of February, Abroad," explains Arnie Friedman of Kib Abraham Levi was presented with the title of b u t z Y i z r e e l . Honorary Citizen by the Mayor of Rehovot, Since its inception in 1946. the South Afri Ya'akov Sandler. The awards ceremony, held can youth movements, together with their sister

8 movements worldwide, have sent young lead ment. They spent the first half of the year at the ers on this unique year-long programme in Israel. Machon Institute in Jerusalem studying Hebrew, Many graduates have made aliyah over the years Jewish History and touring the country with and Kibbutz Yizreel has twenty Machon gradu Jewish youth from all over the world. After a ates amongst its members. Many more are to be month of hands-on leadership activities in Beit found on kibbutzim, moshavim, towns and cit Shemesh and Ofakim, the group settled in on i e s a l l o v e r I s r a e l . Kibbutz Yizreel for the remaining half of the In 1995, Kibbutz Yizreel hosted nine partici programme. Each machounik was adopted by a pants of the South African Habonim-Dror move kibbutz family. Arnie concludes, "The group was a particularly success ALL SMILES ful one. On their re turn to South Africa, YOUNC LEADERS they went straight to FROM the Habonim-Dror SOUTH AFRICA Camp at Onrusl as madrichim. Thereaf l-r: ter they will assume back roH'; their leadership posi David Hassan (Biilawya). t i o n s i n t h e m o v e Dcna Heilbroii (JHB). ment enriched by Michael Mendelsolw (JHB) their experiences in middle row: Israel. Kibbutz Camilla Nnrock (Durban). Yi z r e e l i s a l r e a d y Honii Oktin (Cape Town). looking forward to Ariella Arbeier (JHB) welcoming the '96 sealed: Machon group." Caryn Sermon (Cape Town), Ari Boyd (Cape Town)

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Monday. 3 pm. The Telfed Management Committee was seated in the board room on the fifth floor of the Clal Building. Chairman Mike Fredman asked the committee to rise for a minute of silence in memory of those killed the previous day on bus #18 in Jerusalem. One hour and four minutes later, the order of business was dis rupted by the sound of a massive explosion. Within seconds, sirens were wailing. First up from the table was Sharon Bernstein, dashing to her office, to phone her family and tell them that she tvas alright. Little did she know that her mother-in-law and Paul Bernstein, Sylvia Bernstein Marlyn Bulchins, sister-in-law, had a minute Gail Belkin at Sylvia's seventieth birthday parly. before exited from Gate #5 at Dizengoff Centre — not too far from a 24-year old man who had just stepped on the fourth white stripe of the zebra crossing connecting either side of the shopping mall. Eight hours later, she would receive that dreaded phone call from her brother-in-law at the Abu Kabir mortuary confirming that Sylvia Bernstein and Gail Belkin were the last two bodies to be identified.

friend. I can't imagine my life without her. Gail After theMagazine week of spoke shiva to hudsome ended,membersTelfed of the always used to say how we would both enjoy being ' mourning families. "It is a frightening grannies together." Gail, who made aliyah in 1988 thing to realize that my mother and sister have as a divorcee, was working as a beautician. Marlyn become another statistic." confides Marlyn looks back, pleased that, "I introduced Gail to her Butchins. "Whenever I will hear or read the future husband, Larry. It was really love at first number of people killed by acts of terror, it will sight." Sharon Bernstein. Gail's sister-in-law be hard to grasp that my mom and Gail will be tells us, "During the Gulf War, we lived in the included in that count. Here were two people, so Telfed building in Schwartz Street. Ra'anana. Gail alive, so human and so much a part of my life, and her daughter Beverley lived upstairs. Gail had and in some way they have been reduced to a sta just met Larry Belkin and sometimes used to tistic." drive through to Herzliya in the evenings to visit Marlyn and her sister Gail were very close. "Gail him, taking Beverley with her. One of these was my best friend. So. I feel as if I've really lost occasions was the night that the pieces of a Scud three people; my mother, my sister, and my best missile fell on the Hamashbir parking area and in

10 Akiva Street in Ra'anana. My husband, Paul, and in the few years she had been in Isra ^./Her aliyah I were very angry with Gail for taking unneces stands as a shining example of how a woman sary risks. Her response then, as always, was 'the immigrant in her early seventies could make a full scuds don't scare me when my time's up, it's life for herself in Israel. She immersed herself in up. Nothing I do or don't do will make any volunteer work. About two weeks ago, she told difference.'" Marlyn continues, "Gail was very me that she had become a Friend of the Univer happy. She had a second chance in life, finding sity. I said to her, 'how can you possibly have someone who loved her very much. Her husband time to do anything else?' Her smile said it all. Larry had lo.st his first wife in a car accident and Her life here was very full, busy and happy. always said that every day he had with Gail "We have only been in Israel for nine years, like the last day. He used to phone her up all the and didn't realize we knew so many people. There time to tell her how much he loved her. There was has been such an outpouring of love and affec nothing unfinished between them, and I'm sure tion. There is a responsiveness, a togetherness that that before Gail went to Dizengoff Centre that day, typifies Israel in times of crisis. But I cannot say Larry had called to say he loved her." that I'm not angry. Not only because of my personal "It was so nice hearing from people from all loss—the bombing was also a personal effrontery over the world relating stories about my mother to the Jewish people. These were crimes against as a young girl dating my father. These were the Jewish nation, not just against Gail and Sylvia." wonderful stories, and they were all new to me. Adds Sharon. "We were all touched by Ambas So it was particularly upsetting that none of my sador Ferguson's visit. He sat with us for an hour mother's jewellery was found at the scene," re and a half. He reassured us that something would lates Marlyn tearfully. As difficult as it was, Marlyn be done and the suffering of our family would not decided to go with her cousin, Gillian Sher, to be in vain. The world has now been shaken." Abu Kabir in the vain hope of finding some tangible Marlyn's husband Larry Butchins continues. remnant of her mother's past. Like two sleuths, "This last act of terror sent shock waves around the cousins searched. "I finally found it. My the world. The "Anti-terrorism' conference at mother's engagement ring - intact. She had worn Sharem-el-Sheikh was called almost immediately it for 54 years. She had never taken it off; Having after the Dizengoff atrocity. World leaders have that ring is a great comfort to me." finally said, enough!" Paul Bernstein. Sylvia's son, finds comfort Larry feels no anger or rage, although, "these in the knowledge that his mother had been so happy feelings may yet surface. If I do feel rage, it is against the rogue element, not against the Palestinian peo p l e p e r s e . Something that Gail's husband Larry Belkin. had said and with which I agree is that one has to look at this whole thing in an historical perspective. That might sound cold and lMrr\ Bclkin, Ruthie Relkin, Lauren Gesben. Ariel Belkin. Gail Belkin ^"t. Beverley Geshen

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rational, but you can't look at it in terms of a day same time, we have to continue with life. We should or a year. The Jewish nation has been struggling not be governed by anger and hatred." for over a hundred years to gain recognition and Richard, feeling a need to visit the site of the acceptance. We have reached the point, after wars massacre, went to and various trials and tribulations, where the State Dizengoff Centre with of Israel is, if not loved, at least accepted as a h i s c o u s i n s . " I w a s State. Suicide bombs are the last desperate attempts very upset about the to stop this from hap banners and signs on pening. It is only when the walls, very deroga the opposition becomes tory slogans about incredibly desperate, Peres and the Govern a l m o s t i n i t s d e a t h ment. It's as if the Is throes, that it resorts to raeli public learned s u c h e x t r e m e m e a s u r e s . nothing from Rabin's W e s a w t h i s w i t h t h e assassination. We be kamikaze pilots in the gan taking down some Pacific during World of the signs, and peo War II. These are the ple started .shouting and telling us we had no right last attempts to stop to take them down. We replied that our family total recognition of the was killed here and these signs are disrespectful Sharon Bemsiein Zionist Slate. to their memory." "The behaviour of those peo ple at Dizengoff Centre after the bomb was so dis Walking down the corridor, we enter Craig tasteful," adds Craig. "I admit to feeling anger, Butchins' (16) room. Craig is sitting with his but not hatred. 1 just don't feel the kind of hatred sister. Camilla Butchins (19) and his cousin that we witnes.sed there. All those people want Richard Bernstein (18). Richard begins, "Up is to hate and 'get rid of them [Arabs]'. They don't until about a few days ago, we couldn't really think think logically." about anything else but our grief." Camilla in Asked about all the media coverage and atten tercedes, "It is very hard from a personal point tion the families of view. There are so many stages a person has have been receiv to go through when they lose .someone. Suddenly ing, Craig re you realize how grateful you are that you have sponds. "It is a bit family and people that you love. 1 don't want too much. We've to talk about politics...." Richard interrupts, "But had the BBC, you can't escape the political ramifications. They CNN, some of were killed because of politics." "True," contin the American ues Camilla, "the only way to respond to these c h a n n e l s a n d people who are trying to wear us down is to Javka e v e n a n I t a l i a n go on with life and carry on with the peace proc television crew ess. The country can't just withdraw into itself, interviewed our and it is very scary that that is what some people parents." "It is want to do. We have to show the world that as overwhelming," hard as it is for the 60 or 70 families who have continues Richard, "but some of us in the family lost people in these past few weeks, we just have feel it important to give interviews to let people to show the Hamas that they can't win. They are know how we feel. It is a pity what is happening. doing this to stop peace, not because of the peace. We should come together and not let the terror We will find the perpetrators, we will arrest them ists tear us apart. We want to set an example through and they will be judged and punished. But at the our courage and strength. I firmly believe in the

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peace process and we must continue changed. along that path." "One thing I am very happy As Richard, Camilla and Craig leave about is that both Gail and the room, Jason Bernstein (20) Granny had been very happy walks in and drops onto the bed stretch since they got to Israel. Gail ing his legs. "I was on my base in the found a new husband, and when it happened. It's kind of Granny was making lots of strange. On the Sunday after the sec new friends and involved in ond bombing in Jerusalem, I was kind a l l k i n d s o f v o l u n t e e r w o r k of trying to calm people down. A lot and classes." of the guys in my unit were expecting Just as we are about to the government to respond with a mas leave the Butchins' home, sive onslaught of tanks or something like that. I Larry shows us the copy of a letter he sent to Prime said that that wouldn't be very effective. If any Minister Shimon Peres. thing, there should be some kind of surgical strike against the perpetrators. A general attack against Dear Mr. Peres, the population of the territories would have no On behalf of my wife Marlyn, the daugh positive effect. It would be just out of anger and ter of Sylvia Bernstein and sister of Gail Belkin, not out of any intelligent strategy." and our extendedfamily, I would like to thank "On Monday evening my Mom had called to you personally for your letter expressing your say that my aunt and grandmother were missing own grief at these events. You have had the and she was very worried. They had been at sad duty of having to write so many of these Dizengoff Centre and no one knew where they letters in recent weeks. were. I was working during the night and every We would also like you to know that we stand fully behind you in your efforts to bring hour I heard the news and the names. At about Peace to this region. We believe, with all our two in the morning just when I was about to call hearts, that seeking Peace, against the incred h o m e , m y m o m ible forces of evil and opposition that you face, phoned and said that is the only way that there is any hope for the my aunt and grand future for our dear country. m o t h e r h a d b e e n If at all possible, I would be grateful if you killed. I was in shock, would carry this simple message with you to just kind of went the Anti-Terrorism Conference in Egypt; that blank. I went back to whilst you are fighting evil, you will continue my room to organise to strive for Peace. It would be a fitting tribute my things and they to all who have died. We know that our loved sent a car to drive me ones would have wished for no less. home. With great respect and support for your "If you ask me, my difficult task. s e n t i m e n t s h a v e n ' t Sincerely, changed. I still believe Larry Butchins in the peace process (\h> and I believe that not all the Arabs are re "I've lost a beautiful child, an orchid," relates sponsible for the Hamas. What has annoyed me a tearful Barry Gordon of Durban. Tali was born is that Arafat has not kept his part of the bargain. in South Africa and the Gordons came to Israel Arafat was worried about coming down too hard when she was seven. Barry and his wife were later on the Hamas. He was scared it would turn into divorced and he returned to South Africa while an armed struggle, but now I believe that has the children, Tali and Alon stayed with their mother

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country; the remaining 20% is held by Taste of Israel. Ron, with a degree in psychology, offers some thoughts on the changes in the eating patterns of the Israeli public. "One of the first psychological barriers we had to over Askmost they'llIsraelis replyabout that Burger it is a WesternRanch, import.and come in the early days was a mistrust of ham ' Well they are wrong. Burger Ranch is burgers. The typical street-eater's palate was ac a homegrown enterprise, started by South Afri customed to felafel and salad in a pita. The idea cans in Israel. As it approaches its silver anniver of eating mince meat outside of one's home was sary, South African an anathema." a c c e n t s a r e s t i l l The other custom commonplace Israelis found pe throughout com culiar was paying pany ranks. for something When Ron before taking Lapid. president of possession of it Burger Ranch, left which is the crux K i b b u t z T z o r a h i n of the fast-food 1972 to take a job at industry. "We of the first Burger ten had com Ranch on Ben ments like, 'first Yehuda Street in Tel bring me the Aviv, little did he food, and then imagine that 25 rii pay for it.'" years later, he would They mean business ■ Ron Lapid. Nancy Lipschiiz and Arilnir Lipschitz. Ron and Barry be a major share ' were so confi h o l d e r i n I s r a e l ' s dent in the qual largest fast-food chain. Ron had answered an ad ity of their burgers that they offered a 'money- placed by fellow South African, Barry Scop. back guarantee.' "While I must have used that Today, he and Barry each hold 40% of the com phrase a thousand times in the early years, there pany that has close to 70 branches around the was no occasion where people wanted their money

16 back. It was actually a confidence-builder." replaced him in the Ron's brother, Arthur Lipschitz. joined the bookkeeping depart company ranks only a month after his aliyah in ment. She has been with 1978. Arthur, who now has an interest in eleven us ever since," proudly branches says "personal service is the secret to relates Ron. "As far as our success." After learning the ropes at the Ben I know, my mom is the only person in Ahuzat Yehuda branch, Arthur opened the second branch HaBayit in Ra'anana that still holds a job." Nancy at Kikar Malchei Yisrael (Kikar Rabin). "It was Lipschitz, now in her early 80s, chuckles, hard work in the beginning. We stayed open until "Everytime someone sees me up early, ready to 12:30 at night, and I would ride home by scooter go to work, they say, 'Where are you going so at two or three in the morning. It took four to five early in the morning?' I say, 'to work,' and they years to build up the branch." Burger Ranch was ask, 'What's that?' It keeps me young and active. at the time still in its infancy and like any expansion, "had to proceed with cau tion. The English fast-food hamburger chain. Wimpy, which had been very big before we opened was then in the throes of collapse. Branches had sprung up all over the country, but their standards had deteriorated due to lack of quality con trol and poor administra tion. Probably not unlike what happened to Nargila in the early 90s." Cognisant of Wimpy's failings. Burger Ranch was determined to standardise its quality con trol methods from the outset. Ron and Barry and the work itself is a challenge. I reconcile the travelled to the United States to observe first-hand bank statements of all the branches." the operation of fast-food restaurants there. On Burger Ranch pioneered the franchise system their return, they upgraded the menu, the equip in Israel. In most of the restaurants, the managers ment, and established what they proudly connote, are also branch partners. While the chain's sup the "Burger Ranch System." port office ensures uniformity and is actively in Two Tel Aviv branches up and running. Burger volved in the management of its branches, local Ranch needed a financial infusion in order to expand managers have the freedom to launch promotional and "it was Cecil Cooper and Basil Sacks initiatives and community projects. who were the first people to dip into their pockets Many of the franchise holders are former South to invest when we were still very small. They Africans, who brought in family members as they showed great confidence at a time when it was expanded their holdings, The Lewis Family, not clear what the future would bring," relates Ron. formerly of Durban, have emerged within the Administrative staff in the new company came Burger Ranch group as a formidable clan, having by way of Ron and Arthur's parents who made over the years integrated more and more mem aliyah in 1977. "My Dad took over the running bers of their family into the business. They, together of the books, and when he died in 1984, my mother with Nick Alhadefff. formerly of Harare, have

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to me 'Mashimcha?' Ithoughthe was just being very friendly, so 1 replied, "Beseder, Ma Shlomcha?' Well everybody just hosed them selves in the court gallery." This was Stanley's first inkling that law perhaps, wasn't for him. In any event, he was beginning to feel the urge to start his own business. Meanwhile, Stanley's brother. Michael Lewis, was already in the restaurant business. Michael tells us, "After learning the art of being a dishwasher, shewarma maker, barman and master of Arabic curses, Halleluyah! I even tually graduated to the prestigious task of managing the Safari restaurant in Herzliya Pituach." But Michael was soon itching for more independence at about the same time as, "my hoet was keen to get out of law, and on the lookout for a business." A fortuitous meeting on the Ra'anana bowling green between Michael and Stanley's father and Barry Scop .sowed the seeds of their success. A further meeting was arranged with Barry Scop and Ron Lapid lead Warren Niclwl. assistant manaeer of the Eilat Burger Ranch ing to "our resolve to open a franchise," relates Mike. "The challenge was to find suitable to dale five branches under their belt. Stanley premises — an endeavour which took two years Lewis, silling in their head office in , of street walking, disappointments and near giv tells us how he became involved with Burger Ranch. ing up. The search period was well-spent work "A lawyer by profession, I decided after my ulpan ing in the Ramat HaSharon branch learning the that the best way to learn Hebrew was to jump art of the fast-food business." Stanley .still in the in the deep end and I applied for a job as a pros shadow of his sbloniclw" episode, "preferred ecutor in a Haifa magistrates court. On my first not to work directly with the public. Someone would appearance in court, I stood up and bowed to the ask me for - hardal [mustard], I would sprint back judge as we do in South Africa. The judge said to the kitchen to ask what it meant, someone else

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would ask for a kaisam [toothpick], oy, right back early days, all Burger Ranch business, even at board to the kitchen again. I decided to be strictly a kitchen meetings was conducted in English. Today eve worker, and Michael, unfazed by people's response rything is in Hebrew; the heads of departments to his unique brand of Hebrew, worked up front." are native-bom Israelis who are highly professional, Having found a suitable location in Petach Tikva, whether in advertising, public relations, quality "we opened our first branch, and our Dad, Mom control or finance." Looking for a responsible partner for expansion in the north, they had to look no further than Stanley's brother-in-law, Colin Gluckman. Colin, formerly of Durban, had been running a pharmacy in Haifa at the time and was game to the idea of a career change. Under Colin Gluckman's management, they quickly expanded, opening branches in the two big Krayot shopping centres, Kiryon and Lev HaMifratz. Another South African who has worked his way up through the Burger Ranch ranks is Louis Nicol. formerly of Port Elizabeth. Starting off washing dishes in the Dizengoff Centre branch, Louis today has an interest in two others, one in Eilat and another in . "Running any service business in Eilat is different. The show goes on 364 days a year, no rest, no holiday. You have to be in a business mood when everybody else is in a holiday mood, Eilat is the only place in the world where you can meet someone who you haven't seen since subA. It is great fun, what with jazz and rock festivals, diving competitions and a general light-hearted atmosphere; all this translates into more mouths to feed and that is good for business." Louis today is working in the Afula branch while, "my brother Warren Nichol is assistant manager of the one in Eilat. We are very excited about opening up Umis Nichol celebrating the grand opening of a n e w b r a n c h o n t h e b e a c h f r o n t i n E i l a t a f t e r the Afuhi Burger Ranch. Pesach."

and sister. Racheile [Lewis], came to work with us. Little did we know that when Racheile went with the Burger Ranch delegation to a food fair in London, she would meet her future husband." The South African stories are only part of the Six months after the fair. Racheile was married larger picture of the growth of Burger Ranch and to Leon Peerutin. former Zimbabwean and a the evolution of the restaurant industry in Israel. veteran in the Burger Ranch. "Anyone who looks back five or ten years cannot The Lewises, together with their partner Nick but help notice the radical changes in the Israeli Alhadeff later opened up a branch in Kfar Saba, economy," explains Stanley. "In the wake of this and soon thereafter a second branch in Petach Tikva. economic boom, the hamburger industry is expand Nick, the financial controller and a former chair ing dramatically. More and more people are eating man of the South African Zionist Federation, more and more hamburgers. This is partly due to provides a historical perspective of how, "in the our success and also because the two largest

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The question which arises, how R A N D S A N D S E N S E e v e r , i s w h a t t h e consequences might be of Exchange Con b v P e t e r G o w e r trol being dismantled at a relatively rapid pace. In my view, it then will be im practical to review the entire tax system and move Since the introduc to a world-wide system of taxation in the short, tion of income tax in and perhaps even medium-term. I believe that in South Africa in 1914, this event, the South African Revenue authorities the country has used will try to plug the tax planning opportunities which t h e p r i n c i p l e o f become available to South African individuals and source as the basis for corporates by virtue of their ability to invest abroad taxing income. In through amendments to existing tax laws rather than short, this means that if income has a source, whether an overhaul of the entire system. Consequently, actual or deemed, in South Africa, the income is South African taxpayers will, as Exchange Con taxable regardless of the residency or nationality trol is relaxed, try to ensure that they earn their of the recipient or indeed the place of payment. income from non-South African sources as far as Much has been written in the South African possible so as to generate tax-free income. linancial press during the course of last year in It is almost certain that a consequence of the relation to the investigation by the Katz Commis- abolition or relaxation of Exchange Control will .sion of Enquiry into South Africa's tax system. be a lighter tax regime in South Africa from an From an international perspective, while previous administrative point of view, in an attempt to limit commissions of enquiry into the tax .system had the so-called leakage which is already plaguing the not recommended a change from the source basis, South African Revenue authorities. This will become in view of the fact that Exchange Control regu an even greater problem as taxpayers are able to lations have made these source rules fairly easy move their money in and out of South Africa more to administer, the Katz Commission has suggested freely. In an era where infrastructure and social that a change over to a world-wide system of tax upliftment spending programmes in the country are should be investigated. Indeed the Minister of such a high priority, it is clear that South Africa Finance recently stated in his March budget speech can ill afford further losses to its income tax that the one major issue outstanding on the Com collecting capabilities as a result of Exchange Control mission's agenda is the need for a holistic review relaxations. of the tax system. The Minister has asked for If. on the other hand. South Africa does move recommendations in this regard to form the cen speedily towards amending its tax system and starts trepiece of the Commission's final report to be taxing its nationals on their world-wide income (say submitted in October, 1996. along the lines of the USA), this could obviously It is my view that Exchange Control is more have a significant impact on South African nation likely to be phased out than abolished in one fell als living abroad. The obvious question is how the swoop, with perhaps South African resident indi South African authorities could police such a new viduals and emigrants being the last to feel the ben dispensation. One way could at least initially be efits of any such relief. Indeed the Governor of the via South Africa's system of double taxation Reserve Bank has on numerous occasions said that agreements. The country already has a network of he will relax the Exchange Control regulations, as international double taxation agreements with and when, circumstances permit, which tends to countries such as the UK, Israel and the Nether support this approach. lands to name but a few. and it has recently started

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A S O N E M A N WITH ONE HEART

by Zwi Wainstein

people approached the Red Sea, the an- ——JThe Midrash gels complained tells us thatto G-d, as "Why the Jewish are you saving the Jews and drowning the Egyptians? The Jews worshipped idols in Egypt just like the at Mt. Sinai and there it is written in the Torah, Egyptians did." "And the Jewish people encamped by the moun The Meshech Hochma notes that on a personal tain." The Hebrew word used is in the singular level we find the Torah more exacting with re "vayiduur rather than the plural, '"vayachanu.'^ gard to the mitzvoth between man and G-d, than We ask why? with regard to the mitzvoth between man and man; Rashi explains that "They were like one man yet on a communal level the converse is true. The with one heart. That is why the Torah describes Midrash asks, "why is it that during the time of the encamping in the singular." The unity was a King David when the Jewish people were basi testimony to their worthiness to receive the Torah. cally observant did many people die in battle, yet The lesson is clear. We must learn to under during the time of King Ahab, when the Jewish score our shared attributes and settle our differ people worshipped idols, were they victorious and ences. suffered few losses?" The Midrash answers. "Dur The Mishne in the end of Uktzin writes, "G- ing the reign of King David, there was disharmony d found no better vessel for holding blessings than and distrust amongst the people, while during the peace." The commentators explain this literally: reign of King Ahab, the people were united." Many people merit goodness from G-d, if however Based on this premise, the Meshech Hochma they don't have the container, which is peace, the answers the first question. Although the Jews who goodness spills out and is lost. left Egypt were idolaters, they were united. The Let us hope and pray for this tremendous vessel angels therefore had no warrant for complaint. At of peace. the Red Sea, however, the Jews were divided into Zwi Wainstein. /b/-m£'/Vv of Jolumnesbur^, lour groups, and the angels' complaint was founded — on a personal level the Jews were idolaters and teaches at the Ner Ya 'akov Yeshiva in Jerusalem. on the communal level, they were divided. A few weeks later, the Jewish people arrived

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Geffen Publishing 1995 by Lotte Eisenberg

reviewed by Sam Levin

ties in the social life of Eretz Israel, OneJ whoof the hasmost been ancolourful integralpersonali part of this country's vacillating fortunes for more than 60 years, is now enjoying a well-deserved YELLOW retirement in Beth Protea. Lotte Eisenberg, who has hosted royalty, statesmen and poli ticians, has marked the culmination of her pub STOCKING lic role by publishing her autobiography. It is a fascinating story. Born to a well-established German-Jew ish family with a Russian background, she de personnel, including a South African military cor veloped a di.scerning taste for the finer facets of respondent, Norman Lourie, who subsequently took elegant living and an instinctive sense of busi over the hotel. At the request of the API she doubled ness administration. Fluent in German. French and as manageress of the newly-acquired Daphna Hotel English, she enjoyed the best of Continental in Tiberias, and for a long time used the same staff education. With the advent of Hitler in 1933, she at Shavei Zion in the summer and in Tiberias which decided to accompany friends to Palestine. She was a winter re.sort. The API then took over the travelled by boat to Jaffa, sharing a cabin with Tiberias Hot Springs and Lotte managed the the two young daughters of the well-known catering for its gue.st establishment. For musical Schlossberg family. They were named Aviva and entertainment she ferried across the lake artists Leah, and subsequently became the wives respec attending the musical festivals at Ein Gev. tively of two famous Generals, Avraham Joffe and Early in 1946, the API established the Galei Yitzchak Rabin. (Lotte is a close friend of Leah Kinneret Hotel and Lotte became its manager. She Rabin to this day.) gathered the best staff she could, including two Mr. Schlossberg started the first hotel in Tel waiters from the (then extremely treif) King David Aviv (The Palatin, corner of Achad Ha-am and Hotel. On their first Friday evening dinner, the Nachlat Binyamin St.) Through him she found waiters appeared in the dining room in their shirt work in the JNF under Ussishkin and later at a sleeves. When she demanded an explanation, they small hotel in Haifa which she agreed to run without pointed to a prominent sign: "No Smoking on the any experience. She conceived the idea of per Sabbath." (In the vernacular "smoking' meant a suading kibbutzim to open Guest Houses and dinner jacket.) eventually became linked to a South African Lotte with a taste for the artistic, insisted on developer (Africa-Palestine Investments). On their the best furniture and decor, and provided gour behalf she managed the Dolphin House Hotel at met meals earning the Galei Kinneret its deserved Shavei Zion, entertaining army and other official reputation as a superb hotel. It was officially in-

40 augurated in December 1947 and became embroiled Corporation as part of Ben Gurion's office, Lotte immediately in the War of Liberation, being in received the Eliezer Kaplan Productivity Prize. the direct line of fire. Guests cancelled reserva Her subsequent activities included the open tions and the empty hotel was guarded on all sides ing of the Rimon Inn Hotel in Tsfat, and the running by members of the staff acting as members of the of the Neptune Hotel in Eilat for the API where Haganah. Lotte received a medal for her daring she made generous use of the local "hippie" popu exploits under the noses of the British authori l a t i o n f o r s t a ff . ties. As a precaution, she wrapped up bullets in Failing eyesight obliged Lotte to withdraw from a yellow sock and at one stage handed the sock her management work, and after vain attempts — for safekeeping to the future Chief of Staff, Yitzhak both here and abroad to treat her eyes, she chose Rabin. Fortunately, the hotel emerged unscathed to retire. In Beth Protea she struck up warm and renewed operations in mid-1948. Amongst friendships with most of the residents, amongst it's earliest post-war guests were U.N. observers whom are a few of her neighbours from the time and David Ben-Gurion and his wife Paula. While she lived in Savyon. cease-fire terms were being negotiated, Lotte was The book is full of intriguing anecdotes. The conscripted by Ben Gurion's military secretary to one 1 like the most refers to the period following type the draft terms of the agreements in English the Pope's sojourn when the whole of Tiberias - all under an oath of .secrecy. was still experiencing the euphoria of that event. All the cream of Israeli society began vacationing Lotte had received a telegram ordering a special at the Galei Kinneret. For many years, Israel's first lunch for 33 Cardinals. She began a flurry of Minister of Justice, the esteemed Pinhas Rosen activity; it was to be on a Friday and as Catholics used to conduct the Pesach Seder service. Her could not eat meat on that day, she stocked up unrivalled reputation for excellence brought a suc with an ample supply of St. Peter's fish. The news cession of world-famous personalities, including spread among the Christian Arabs of the Lower Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, Konrad Adenauer. Galilee and again the streets were lined with ex Pierre Mende.s-France, the various Presidents of cited spectators. In due course the bus arrived — Israel, Danny Kaye, Marc Chagall and the Pope. and those aboard were members and camp fol All of them spoke warmly of her hospitality and lowers of none other than the St. Louis Cardinal cuisine. Baseball Teaml When Teddy Kollek headed the Israel Touri.st This book should be on everyone's shelf!

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In a community numbering close to 100,000 A Jews, just 250 or so make aliyah in a typical year— this has been the rate for CLASSIC most of the past two decades. By 1993, as the ZIONIST end of minority-rule became imminent and TEASE d e m o c r a t i c e l e c t i o n s were planned for 1994, EXPLANATIONS AND ending decades of apart heid, the white commu RATIONALISATIONS ABOUND nity—and the Jews FOR THE LOW NUMBERS OF among them—began to SOUTH AFRICAN OLIM get nervous. The Jew ish Agency's Depart ment of Immigration and Absorption and the South African Zionist Fed by Jay Shofet eration in Israel geared up for what was generally agreed to be a certain increase in aliyah. The array of Agency emissaries in South Africa success story: take a tightly affiliated and was beefed up, absorption projects got underway, Ithas I proudlyall the identifiedingredients Jewishof a community,classic Zionist with funds were found to devote to the issue. As the low intermarriage rates and strong Jewish and 1994 elections approached—with the spectre of Zionist communal organisations; a community with violence and chaos hovering in the air—^the De close ties to Israel— most people have visited, partment set up a situation room to monitor South and many have relatives here; a community where African affairs. Contingency plans were drawn up most Jewish youth receive a solid day-school to assist in the immigration and absorption of 1000, education, including years of Hebrew language 5000, even 10,000 or more of a community thought study. Then, add a rapidly deteriorating social and to be on the verge of great, if not massive aliyah. economic climate: crime is rampant, and the future But the elections and the subsequent majority looks bleak, prompting emigration rates among rule proceeded with surprising order, and the Jews middle-class professionals to soar. Here we have stayed put. In 1994, at a time when emigration a Jewish community where aliyah rates are high to Australia began to snowball, less than 700 Jews and rising, right? made aliyah. The following year, 1995, saw a drop Well, no. South African Jewry is proving to in the number of olim to less than 300, leaving be not a classic fulfilment of the Zionist idea, but aliyah professionals scratching their heads. At this a classic example of Zionist disappointment. As moment of historic crossroads for the South African the socio-economic conditions worsen, the com Jewish community, it's apparently busines.s-a.s- munity is emigrating from South Af usual for South African Zionism. rica at increasingly high rates—sev Explanations and rationalisations for the eral thousand Jews have left in the phenomenon abound. There is no doubt last two years. But in a list of their that Australia is an easier preferred destinations, Israel takes place to ease into than a back seat—way back—to the Israel —the thousands of Jews immigrat culture and ing to Australia, Canada, language, New Zealand, the U.S., of course and elsewhere. are simi-

42 lar, and many South Africans have family mem tive, too foreign, too dry, too hot. bers there. It's hard for South Africans to make For every Jew leaving South Africa much money selling their homes, it's hard for them for destinations other than Israel, you to get cash out of South Africa, and the value of can get a different reason for doing the rand on the international market has plummeted. so. It's too hard to make a living in Israel and it's Realistically Israel doesn't expect too hard to duplicate the standard of living, in all the Jewish emigrants to make cluding the spacious living quarters they've grown aliyah. But is Israel not attractive accustomed to in South Africa. enough for most? Within the total Australia aggressively pursues immigrants with number of Jewish emigrants who professions, and unlike Israel, doesn't have to worry leave South Africa, currently only about a backlash against the Australian ex-patriot some 10% - 20% move to Israel. community in South Africa, as Israel would be In a recent blurring of the ideo concerned about the backlash logical call for aliyah, the Chief against the Jews. Israel is Rabbi of South Africa, Cyril Harris, actually too expensive, too primi- ' published an emotional plea for "the Jews to stay and give South Africa a chance." In general, the religious establishment in South Africa — including the illustrious day-school system, and the pulpit rabbis who address large con gregations each Shabbat —has been silent at best as the community ignores en masse the Jewish commandment of aliyah.

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But Israel has a right nesburg is a bit more charita to expect more from ble: 'Israel's image in South South African Jewry. African eyes is mired in the Given that they are 1970s," he reports. "The strongly identified and possibilities presented by value Jewish commu contemporary Israel have nity and a Jewish life not penetrated the commu style: given that they nity." are concerned about Perhaps they just don't maintaining Jewish mEwant to see the possibilities. continuity and con Perhaps it is inevitable that cerned that their chil- -A the South Africans, like dren don't intermarry: V countless generations of and given Israel's eco Jews previously, would find - t h e n nomic boom and the high themselves leaving their homeland standard of living available only to exchange one Diaspora for here—their behaviour is peculiar to say the least. another. "Next year in Jerusalem," they recite To even seasoned aliyah professionals, the lack diligently, and indeed Jerusalem— modern, proud, of true Zionist motivation in such a supposedly and wealthy— beckons. But for these Jews, the Zionist community is surprising and not a little pastures of Sydney and Toronto are greener still. frustrating. Israeli author A.B. Yehoshua may have the Many observers believe that the community answer. He has written that for the Jews, living refuses to see Israel as it really is— a vibrant, suc in the Diaspora has always been a "neurotic cessful, ultra-modern. Jewish nation-state, forg solution" for Jewish continuity. We have been ing ahead with peace and with building a creative taught that for two thousand years of Jewish his tory, there was no Jewish immigration to Eretz For every Jew leaving South Israel because conditions here were inhospitable Africa for destinations other than and it was physically hard for Jews to get here. Israel, you can get a different But, points out Yehoshua, the same prevailing con ditions didn't prevent the Jews from settling in reason for doing so, large numbers, at one time or another, in every Jewish society. Our economy is the envy of the other surrounding country in the Mediterranean West: our standard of living is high and rising. basin—from Morocco and Algeria, through Tu Instead. South Africans nurture an image of Is nisia, Libya, and Egypt, through Syria, Turkey and rael stuck in the past — an embattled, embittered Greece, and from Italy and France to Spain and pariah nation of camels and oranges. The Zionist Portugal. Yet something has historically prevented establishment in South Africa, for its part, does the Jews from entering Eretz Yisrael. He calls it little to counteract this distortion: when the Zi a neurosis. Uri Gordon, head of the Aliyah onist Federation moved into new offices two years Department, has said that "not making aliyah is ago, they chose to decorate the premises with the in the Jewish genes." venerable but hardly contemporary series of posters Well, whatever it is, the South African Jews from the old Zionist documentary film, "Pillar of are Just the latest in a long line of Jewish com Fire." munities that, when the going gets tough, sub.sti- A current leader of the South African Union tiite one Diaspora for another. G'day mate. of Jewish students, fresh from an Israel experi Jay Shofet. who made aliyah from the U.S. in ence trip that opened his eyes to the real Israel, 1986, /.y Director of the English-speaking Desk accuses the Zionist Federation of 'marketing a 3000 ofTnuat Aliyah, a division of the Jewish Agency year-old country." The aliyah shaliach in Johan- Immigration and Ah.wrption Department.

44 I^EREN TELFED Donors Honorees

Mr. and Mrs. J. Swerdlow Mr. Issy Lotz on his 75th birthday Mr. and Mrs. D. Shein Mr. Issy Lotz on his 75th birthday Mr. and Mrs. T. Michelson Mr. Issy Lotz on his 75th birthday Mr. and Mrs. D, Rappaport Mr. Issy Lotz on his 75th birthday Mrs. Ada Klass Mr. Issy Lotz on his 75th birthday Mr. and Mrs. M. Lochoff Mr. Issy Lotz on his 75th birthday Mr. and Mrs. M. Urdang Mr. Issy Lotz on his 75th birthday Mrs. Alfie Wise Mr. Issy Lotz on his 75th birthday Mrs. F. Drus Mr. Issy Lotz on his 75th birthday Mr. and Mrs. H. Sirotta Mr. Issy Lotz on his 75th birthday Mrs. R. Fridman Mr. Issy Lotz on his 75th birthday Mr. and Mrs. L. Hare Mr. Issy Lotz on his 75th birthday Mr. A. Price Mr. Issy Lotz on his 75th birthday Dr. M. Simon Mr. Issy Lotz on his 75th birthday Mr. and Mrs. S. Gorfil Mr. Issy Lotz on his 75th birthday M r . a n d M r s . J . F e r r e r Mr. Issy Lotz on his 75th birthday Mr. and Mrs. S. Latinsky Mr. Issy Lotz on his 75th birthday Mr. and Mrs. 0. Behr; Orkie and Louis Chesed on their 47th wedding anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Behr; Orkie Chesed on her 70th birthday Mr. and Mrs. D. Rappaport; Rebecca & Tony Michelson on their 50th wedding anniversary Mr. and Mrs. M. Lochoff; Rebecca & Tony Michelson on their 50th wedding anniversary Dr. and Mrs. P. Zabow Mr. and Mrs. D. Joffee on their marriage Mr. and Mrs. D. Kaplan Dr. Gessie Boruk on his 70th birthday Mr. and Mrs. C. Chitiz Mr. Nicky Capelouto on his 40th birthday Mrs. A. Milliner Dr. and Mrs. J. Milliner on their golden wedding anniversary M i s s J . M i l l i n e r Dr. and Mrs. J. Milliner on their golden wedding anniversary Mr. and Mrs. B. Milliner and family Dr. and Mrs. J. Milliner on their golden wedding anniversary SAZF (Israel) P.R. CommiUee Mr. Steven Langman on his engagement Mrs. A. Milliner and Mr. B. Giladi Mrs. Bella Joel-Cohen on her birthday Dr. and Mrs. Avraham Eidelman Simie and Hannah Weinstein on becoming great-grandparents SAZF (Israel) Executive Committee and Staff Simie and Hannah Weinstein on becoming great-grandparents Mr. S. Kaplan Mr. Sam Levin on his 8()th birthday Mr. and Mrs. S. Shapiro Mr. Morris Borsuk on his 70th birthday Mrs. A. Milliner and Mr. B. Giladi Mr. Morris. Borsuk on his 70th birthday Mrs. A. Milliner and Mr. B. Giladi Mrs. Phyllis Sacher on her birthday Mr. and Mrs. H. Katz Mr. Len Israelstam on his 6()th birthday Mrs. F. Drus and Family Dr. and Mrs. A. Miller on their 3()th wedding anniversary Mrs. J. Dunsky Mr. Sam Levin on his 80th birthday Mr. and Mrs. N. Schcr Mr. & Mrs. J. Nochomowitz on their golden wedding anniversary Mr. and Mrs. H. Shakenowsky Mr. Len Israelstam on his 60th birthday Mrs. S. Bernstein Mr, & Mrs. David Kaplan - in appreciation Mr. and Mrs. M. Zettler Mr. Dave Meyerowitz on his 80th birthday Mr. and Mrs. W. Stein Dr. Barney Kaplan - in appreciation Dr. Z. Dwolatzsky Mr. Sam Levin on his 8()th birthday Mr. and Mrs. G. Behr Mr. and Mrs. Louis Chesed on their wedding anniversary Dr. L. Serebro Mr. Sam Levin on his 80th birthday

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A S P E C I A L BREED

HER COURAGE, DEDICATION AND PERSEVERANCE TYPIFIED THE SPIRIT OP THOSE EARLY PIONEERS WHO BUILT THIS COUNTRY AND PAVED THE WAY FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW

the Old City. "It was only three weeks before that we had been transferred from Gush Etzion. I felt demoralized and ached to be active again in the strug

Rica on her mission lo North America in 1948 gle." meeting with Zionist leaders. The Jewish inhabitants of the Old City were holding out due to the courageous efforts of comrades on the outside, smuggling in fresh supplies of provisions and arms. boy.s and girls darted down narrow al- Although the British were restricting entry of Jews ShellsI leyswere skirtingfalling everywhere. snipers as theyYoung passed into the Old City. Rica contrived a valid address messages and ammunition to Jewish fighters. On for herself within the walls and was allowed in. the cobbled streets within the ancient stone walls, "I had worked as a madricha in the Old City, and the battle for the Old City of Jerusalem was rag I also wanted to fight alongside my boyfriend, ing. Amongst the dauntless young soldiers defend Emmanuel, who was a Haganah officer there. He ing the 2000 Jews isolated within the w a l l s w a s a 2 2 - year old from the Belgian Congo, Rica (Meidav) M e n a s h e . " Yo u n e v e r k n e w your enemy's po s i t i o n — b e h i n d a wall, on the next rooftop, leaning o v e r a n a r r o w w i n d o w s i l l , " r e c o u n t s R i c a w h o w a s s t a t i o n e d i n the Haganah headquarters in Rica putting a wreath on the grave of Franklin D. Roosevelt in Arlington Cemeter}'. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt is standing sixth from the left.

46 was the spirit of the Old City; trying to build up LeMadrichei Hutz LeAretz. My parents were against a resistance there, giving lectures in the evenings, this venture, but I insisted, and by 1946 I was on keeping up morale." the boat to Palestine, the SS Slofidin, a ship of As a 15-year old living in Elizabethville in the the P &0 Line which had been converted to a troop Katanga Province of the Belgian Congo, Rica had carrier. Julie Slonim, a friend to this day, recalls not even heard about Palestine. Her parents had Rica as being "the life and soul of the group, forever emigrated from the Island of Rhodes in the 1920s, singing spirited French songs. But not a day passed and as did many daughters of white settlers at the without her bemoaning not being born a boy, time, she attended a Catholic school run by nuns. because most of all she wanted to fight for Pa Malaria was rampant in the Congo, and "every lestine." year our parents took us to Muizenberg to enjoy After her year of leadership training, Rica was the healthy air of the Cape." It was there that Rica determined to stay in Palestine and enrolled in the had her first encounter with Zionism as she "met Hebrew University. "At the time the riots broke up with youngsters from the Habonim youth out in November of 1947,1 was living in Rehavia movement. In the Congo, the Scouts were off and attending the university on Mt. Scopus. When bounds to Jews, so fired up from my contact with they began shelling the campus, students and the South Africans, I established Habonim in professors would evacuate the campus together. Elizabethville. We would scurry down dusty paths on the way "As a principled madricha, I, of course, couldn't to the relative safety of town." These repeated stay in the Congo after my schooling. I was going barrages fuelled within Rica a rage she could no to Palestine. 1 heard about a group being formed longer contain. "1 confided my feelings to a friend, by the Zionist Federation in South Africa for and soon I was invited to a secret meeting where training madrichim in Palestine - HaMachon I took an oath of allegiance to the Haganah. It

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47 For all your printing requirements fEATURE Invitations • Business • Personal Contact Shervl was exciting and I felt proud. At secret meetings we learned how to use and conceal firearms, being ever on guard against unexpected searches by British patrols." Shmj^A OfwUeA Rica joined a group of students from the Sci ence and Humanities Faculties who were des 09-7745657 patched to Gush Elzion as reinforcements and trainees. "We huddled together in the back of Invitations for all Occasions trucks hiding under big coats with the provisions o'nV OI09 fii'3 and arms we were bringing to the besieged Etzion Also general printing Bloc. Wary of an Arab ambush or a British roadblock, the trucks sped through Bethlehem and sides, the 250 of us abandoned the transport lorries, up the mountain road. Relieved, we arrived with and began to fight. The fighting went on all day out incident." Rica's group spent three months and all night. Haganah headquarters begged us to training in the mountain settlement. "Our settle hold out, promising that help was on the way. After ment was terribly isolated, and in dire need of 30 hours of fighting, a British unit arrived to escort supplies. We were anxiously waiting for the the defenders of Etzion back to Jerusalem and to supplies to arrive when we heard the tragic news disarm them. "I assume the reason the British came that the 35 students who were on their way with to our rescue was that a massacre of 'students' provisions were killed in a grisly ambush. It was could have raised an outcry. They took our weapons decided then that we should be relieved and replaced in full view of the cheering Arabs. Those of us with experienced soldiers." that could, dumped our guns into a nearby well At the end of March, a convoy of 35 trucks, so as not to let them fall into enemy hands, and four armoured cars and 12 armour-plated buses just as well we did, because later we saw our set out to break the siege of the Etzion Bloc. The confiscated weapons being handed over to the trucks arrived safely, unloaded, and Rica joined Arabs." them on their way back to Jerusalem. "On our return Sitting in the back of a British truck on the way to Jerusalem, we were attacked by 3000 Arabs at back to Jerusalem. Rica and her friends reflected Nebi Daniel, near Bethlehem. Assailed from all on the tragic loss of 14 of their comrades includ-

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49 Condolences The Chairman, Executive members and staff of the S.A.Z.F. (Israel) offer sincere sympathies to the bereaved families of:

the late Gail Belkin (Herzliya) the late Judah Lewin (Bavli) the late Sylvia Bernstein (Hod HaSharon) the late Essie Narunsky (Ra'anana) the late Anne Cohen (Kfar Shmariyahu) the late Ari Polatinsky (Ra'anana) the late Helen Feinblum (Ra'anana) ^ the late Doron Sadowsky (Ramat HaSharon) the late Tali Gordon (Givatayim) ^ ^the late Celia Vingrin (Kibbutz Nachshon) the late Lenny Kavalsky (Ra'anana) Blessed Be Their Memory

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