Ed itorial Telfed was a busy year for South African Zionist Federation (Israel) 3 Editorial Telfed. It began the 19 Schwartz Street, Ra‘anana 43212 year proclaiming its Tel.:(09)790-7800; Fax: (09)744-6112 ‘Telfed on the Move’ mission and while Going Places [email protected]; www.telfed.org.il some comically enquired “Where’s it 4 Focus on Telfed 2012moving to?” it soon became evident www.facebook.com/telfed as the year wore on that Telfed was going places. Telfed’s Year in Perspective 12 Book Nook Regarding ‘outreach’, more Regional Committees were es- on th e Move Division was established to its shoulders.” In pursuance of this pur- tablished across the country af- coordinate volunteers through- pose, Telfed held a Gala Fundraiser in firming a Southern African out the country. This all au- October at the Dan Acadia in Herzliya, presence throughout the land. gurs well for the future. and now looks to the rest of the com- Contents At present there are 24 Telfed munity to join in the campaign, “After Regional Committees, some in PRAS - Telfed’s flagship pro- all,” says Chairman Dave Bloom, “Keren regions they never were before, such as ject that provides a study bursary in re- Telfed is a fund of the community, by in Zichron Yaakov, Yad Binyamin, Ariel turn for community service - celebrated Nuptials 14 its 10th anniversary with the best news. the community, for the community.” 4 and in the Arava. We understand that locals in these areas have been com- The programme is expanding, offering Finally, there was a week in November menting about “unusual smells” ema- 120 PRAS scholarships for the 2013 that ended with a lot less anxiety than Keren Telfed 16 nating from “crazy looking fat sausag- academic year, bringing more young it began. When it came to Shabbat on th es.” Those are usually the first signs. people into the mindset of Telfed’s vi- the 24 , families across the country were Long before native Israelis work it out, sion of providing study opportunities relieved their soldiers did not have to Cover Story 18 their boisterous kids might be passing an together with instilling the value of enter Gaza and residents in the south oval ball instead of kicking a round one. “giving back to society.” were spared further rocket attacks. All throughout that week, Telfed staff and While it was a long sweltering sum- Literally setting its sights ‘high’, volunteers were calling Southern Africans mer for all, for some, their minds were Telfed’s prime residential property in Religion 24 ‘under fire’ to enquire if they required 30 transported back to lazy less intense Ra’anana is expanding upwards by any assistance. summers from a bygone age spent on adding two extra floors – currently under construction – which will pro- With our Cover Story on Southern Religion 27 a majestic stretch of white sands pep- pered with colourful beach boxes. The vide a further eight apartments for Africans active in environmentalism, ‘Jews of Muizenberg’ exhibition organ- Southern Africans immigrants . When ‘Cleaning up our Act’, we look for- ized by Telfed together with Beth Protea new Olim arrive, Telfed is ready to wel- ward to 2013 with our society increas- 28 People and Pioneer International Ltd. was a come them offering a basket of servic- ingly environmentally-friendly, at peace, huge success affirming Telfed’s role in es from the moment they touch down prosperous and with Telfed stronger bringing major cultural events to the at Ben Gurion Airport. than ever equipped to service its grow- 36 In Memoriam 22 Southern African community in Israel. There is an old Jewish proverb that ing community. Paying tribute to its volunteers, Telfed says: “I ask not for a lighter burden, but David Kaplan, Editor bestowed recognition at a special cer- for broader shoulders.” This gels with Telfed’s philosophy in welcoming the 40 Classifieds Editor and Chief Correspondent: David E. Kaplan emony in August held at the IDC, increasing work load but requiring the Telfed applauds its volunteers for Design and Layout: Becky Rowe Herzliya where Annette Milliner– community’s support in “broadening 2012 - Telfed Yakir Award recipient Annette Media Committee: Dave Bloom (Chair), Sharon Bernstein, Giladi received the Telfed Yakir Award Milliner-Giladi (centre) with Telfed staff (l-r): 41 Noticeboard Gershon Gan, Neil Schwartz, Maurice Ostroff, Linda Barron, for a lifetime of volun- Batel Shina, Karin Ben Ari, Jodi Reichenberg, Barbara Meltz-Kahn, Dorron Klein, Rolene Marks, tary service to Telfed and Pinhas Melchior, Helayne David Kaplan, Becky Rowe other causes in Israel. Shedletzsky, Nava Lapid, Proofreading: Sharon Bernstein, Marvyn Hatchuel, Linda Barron, Dalit Boutboul, Another 18 members Sidney Shapiro, Sharon The cover photos show Southern Africans involved in voluntary activities Jack and Rae Galloon, Paul Bernstein, Freda Lanesman, Leon Moss of the SA community in Israel. In lower right corner - Telfed Chairman Leo Kowarsky meets with Bernstein, Dalit Boutboul, Advertising: David Kaplan (09)7672404, (050)7432361, [email protected] received recognition. PM David Ben Gurion. Dorron Kline, Chairman Dave Magazine Production, Subscriptions and Accounts: Early this year, a spe- Bloom. Dalit Boutboul (09)790-7819; [email protected] cial Telfed Volunteer

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he buzz and excitement was almost like a reunion of long- lost friends in the packed banquet Good Times: T Telfed Gala Chairman of hall at the Dan Accadia Herzliya Telfed’s Fundraising for Telfed’s spectacular Keren Telfed A Katzumi. Katz family enjoying Committee Joel 30th Anniversary Gala Dinner in Klotnick mid-October. The illuminating star double celebration of Hertzel’s 80th and the of the evening was Bank of Israel milestone anniversary Stanley Fischer Governor, , who en- of Keren Telfed started thralled some 200 former Southern by Hertzel 30 years Africans and other guests with an earlier. l-r: Katz entertaining review of his long jour- family: Ilan, Hertzel, ney home from Southern Rhodesia Lola, Barry (who was to Israel. MC for the evening), So nu, any hot tips? While the Sharon. Governor of the Bank of Israel did For a few dollars more....Guest provide insights on the global and local of a personal nature, as to how he Speaker Governor of the Bank of Israel who approach Stanley while he is out economies, he also provided insights met his first loveRhoda (née Keet) - Stanley Fischer. jogging on weekends, asking “What’s at Habonim in Bulawayo - and with the dollar?”Ducking potholes his second love, Israel while on perfect Hebrew. He puts it down to a and avoiding economic icebergs, this the Machon Hahoref leadership period on Kibbutz Ma’agan Michael governor is “fast on his feet,” as one programme in the early sixties. before commencing studies at the guest observed. He also shed light on another6 London School of Economics “and Another guest of honour was MK puzzler of how a new oleh - al- I guess I never forgot it.” Zeev Bielski who was assured the suc- beit an ultra smart one - started It was an evening none of the guests cess of at least convincing one South ‘Day 1’ on the job speaking a will forget either! African to come and live in Israel dur- ing his shlichut to South Africa in the “Gooeiaand” (Good Evening), As for any direct ‘hot tips’, this re- 1980s. He married one, and his life honored guest and former shaliah to spectful Southern African audience South Africa, MK Ze’ev Bielski showing Telfed Toughies. Allan Feinblum, has been charmed ever since – mayor were not about to be any more suc- off his Afrikaans. Member of the Telfed Directorate with All Smiles: After months of pressure, of Ra’anana, Executive Chairman of cessful than the pedestrian ‘nudniks’ Dave Bloom, Chairman of Telfed. Telfed Gala Event Organizer, Dalit the Jewish Agency, a member of the Boutboul enjoying the evening. continued on page 6 5 For Your Travel Focus on Telfed Requirements, Wherever, Whenever... Knesset, and the pinnacle - an hon- fort of lay leaders, staff, orary life member of the Southern volunteers and sponsors Call Hilary Kaplan: African community in Israel. producing a most enjoya- 12 Kikar Haatzmaut, Netanya; Tel: 09-8607000, Fax 09-8620719 09-7672404 The audience was entertained by ble evening and at the same 050-5372522 time providing the funds an unusual ensemble of street mu- [email protected] sicians - mainly olim from the for- required to give the much WINTER SPECIALS mer Soviet Union. Two young re- needed support for our Check our REDUCED FARES FOR WINTER NOW AVAILABLE: community,” said Telfed website: cipients of Keren Telfed’s funding for travel before 28th Feb 2013 spoke poignantly of their appre- Director, Sidney Shapiro. www.shakedtours.co.il ciation for the support they had The ultimate message of or contact: JOHANNESBURG: From: $999 received. the evening was not only NIEL BOBROV NEW YORK: From: $700 It was an evening of fun, entertain- to toast the past, but to in- at Shaked Tours BANGKOK: From: $1050 ment, good food, speeches, mov- spire participation in the future. • 09-8607001 CYPRUS: From: $299 ies and, just as important, an un- and Vice president of Machon Lev, Prices on selected flights including all taxes stinting support for the charitable and members of Ilan’s family. [email protected] work of Keren Telfed. Said Telfed Telfed Empowers Future ++ EARLY BOOKING DISCOUNTS ON ALL CRUISES Following a presentation by Telfed Chairman Dave Bloom: “Everyone +++BLACK FOREST PACKAGES - in fully furnished apartments from 100 Euro per day Generations on its wide range of projects and ac- was performing a mitzvah by iden- In keeping with its mission of en- tivities, Harris addressed the gather- tifying with Keren Telfed which, riching Israeli society, Telfed, rep- ing on the Goldberg family - whose tiful spiked heels in South Africa.” joined by his mother-in-law, Fonda over the last 30 years, has provid- resented by its Treasurer Harris ‘Goldberg Family Foundation’ Dubb who is Telfed’ Eilat’s Regional ed absorption services to 8,000 Today, along Eilat’s splendid wa- Green and its regional Jerusalem sponsored the scholarships - on Chairperson, and six years ago his Southern African Olim, 9,000 uni- terfront replete with the finest hotels Chairman, Roy Scher, presented their inspiring and enriching his- mother Tilly Ephron. versity bursaries and financial assis- Hilton - each competing architecturally Telfed Scholarships to ten young tory in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and Megan Friedberg tance to 4,000 needy family units.” Highlights. to outdo each other - stands the from Cape Town Ethiopians studying at Machon Lev support of causes in Israel. Hedley majestic Hilton, Queen of Sheba, is the Hotel’s Front Desk Manager, The brainchild ofHertzel Katz at this year’s bursary award ceremony. Roy revealed how moved he was Ephron where Telfed Magazine recently a position she has held now for two who believed at the time that it was The ceremony, in memory of Ilan when he heard the President of and Megan came across two Southern Africans years. A degree in Hotel Management not sufficient to depend on gener- Riez (z’l), was held at the Mevasseret Machon Lev speak “of that special Friedberg holding top positions. from Cape Town, followed by a six ous donors from abroad, “we, the Tzion Absorption Centre. It was at- period in modern Jewish history Hedley Ephron month Ulpan at Kibbutz Ma’agan SA community in Israel, needed to is tended by Knesset Members Shlomo when he and his family were ‘new’ Michael, Megan has taken to Eilat set an example and create our own the Hotel’s Food & Mula and Leah Shemtov, President in the country – only four months life,” basically learning Hebrew on fund,” - a fund “of the community, Beverage Director, – when the first group of Ethiopians the job. I like a small town where by the community, for the communi- previously holding this under ‘Operation Solomon’ ar- everything is so accessible. My broth- ty.” The results of this three-decade Africans to live in same position at the rived and moved into the very same er, unlike me, prefers Tel Aviv.” Far journey, “have been beyond all ex- Eilat wrote in 1959, Dan Eilat. He made Merkaz Klitah where the ceremony removed from the primitive and pi- pectations,” expressed Joel Klotnik, “The beach is shock- Aliyah in 1987, as was being held.” He immediately oneering landscape described by Pat Chairman of Telfed’s Fundraising ing, much worse than part of a group of 45 thought of ‘Kibbutz Galuyot’ – the Slevin, “Eilat has an internation- Committee, “but the journey has St. James, being all Southern Africans who Ingathering of the Exiles, right out al rather than an Israeli feel about a long way to go as we invite our stone and almost no came over to study the pages of Isaiah, and here was it. Hebrew is just one of many lan- entire Southern African communi- sand.....There is almost Hotel Management “Telfed assisting the future gener- guages you hear - not necessarily ty in Israel to participate.” no nightlife. A cinema at Tadmor, the re- ations of that modern miracle.” • three times a week, usu- nowned hotel school the dominant one. The internation- The event was the highpoint of the ally a cowboy picture ..... A few un- in Herzliya Pituach. “There are only al show ‘WOW’ is drawing in re- recently introduced Telfed ‘On The interesting cafes...and there are very two of us left in Israel from that cord crowds, we have international Move’ process. “This was a perfect Olim Profiles – A Brief few tarred roads. The ground is class, and the other, Tanya, is my sporting events like the Davis Cup, example of a concerted, unified ef- Glimpse international musical events like the Education for All: Telfed Treasurer Harris rough, stony, and uneven, and shoes wife.” The couple went on honey- Green presenting a Telfed scholarship to an Eilat has come a long way since wear down in a couple of weeks. A moon to Eilat, “and we never left. Eilat Jazz Festival and our malls sell Ethiopian student. Roy Scher, chairman of Pat Slevin, one of the first Southern pity I spent money on those beau- We love it here.” Ephron was later continued on page 8 Telfed Jerusalem looks on. 6 7 Focus on Telfed Praising PRAS. (l-r) Students 50 years Matthew Hoffman, Orri of excellence in Israel Ben-Nathan and David Bar-El nterprises td at the opening ceremony of abco E L . all the international brands.” R Telfed’s PRAS program at the A Pat Slevin of today would hardly Mossensohn School in Hod “Why leave your money earning “Project and Property Developtment” have to buy her shoes in Cape Town! Hasharon. low interest on cash deposits, when you can instead receive Advice on sales and purchase of PRAS Pressing Ahead (IDC), attended by over higher returns and capital residential and commercial properties. 150 guests. appreciation by purchasing rental Let us manage your property - apartment, Over eighty students attended apartments/commercial property Dave villa, complete buildings, both residential in November the 10th Opening Telfed Chairman in sought-after areas.” Bloom congratulated all and commercial. We have Ceremony of Telfed’s highly suc- the expertise and years of courages them to visit the Telfed the nominated volunteers “for their Toyota Towers, 65 Yigal Alon St., Tel Aviv A third generation cessful PRAS programme at the POB 20395, Tel Aviv 61203 experience. Mossensohn High School in Hod offices in order to learn about the inspirational work in a wide range of of our family has manifold pre-Aliyah and Klitah ser- activities throughout the country.” Tel: 03-624-1718 taken over Ha’Sharon. Boaz: 054-4819624 vices that the organisation provides. Interspersed with a moving audio- Consultant Boaz Rabin Dave Bloom Fax: 03-624-1798 Jack Rabin (Adv.) (Adv.), CEO and Welcomed by , visual presentation of each volun- Batya Recently fifty chanichim (members) [email protected] (Chairman) General Manager Chairman of Telfed, teer, providing entertainment was Shmukler , Chairman vocalist Maxine Butlion, a South of the Endowments and Movement Ahead. Telfed African Olah, and the group Deja Scholarship Committee, Chairman Dave Bloom welcoming SA Vous, whose lead singer, Natalie, is and by Irena Reuveni from Bnei Akiva 10th graders at Telfed. the daughter of Telfed’s social work- Kindred the Ministry of Absorption, er, Louise Geva. the students were given an Zionists. Telfed’s 2012 introduction to Telfed by Heading the list of nineteen vol- Yakir Award Dorron Kline, Telfed’s unteers who received awards was Annette Milliner-Giladi who re- recipient Annette Deputy Director and to Milliner-Giladi the PRAS programme by ceived the Telfed Yakir Award, Telfed’s highest award for vol- with Telfed Batel Shina, Head of the Governor Leon unteerism. Leon Charney and PRAS programme. from the Bnei Akiva South Africa Charney, who 10th grade Kfar programme including Morris Borsuk, both former One student expressed that he felt also received a their madrichim (counsellors) packed Telfed Chairman received spe- privileged to be receiving the PRAS A Volunteer’s Volunteer. Having spent a lifetime organising special award the Telfed Moadon Le’Oleh where bursary, not only “because it’s helping volunteers is Telfed Award recipient Arnie Friedman (l) seen here with for a lifetime of they were welcomed by Telfed’s volunteerism. to pay off my tuition fees, but also Telfed’s Volunteer Division head, Lina Tarna (centre), and wife Peggie. Chairman, Dave Bloom, followed because it furnishes me the oppor- by Deputy Director, Dorron Kline’s tunity to give back to the Southern cial awards, followed by Arnie Friedman, audio-visual presentation on Telfed, African community - a community Beryl Schmidt, Cherie Albucher, Colin its services and facilities. Changing which has given me so much!” Porter, Ilana Bank, Jill Sadowsky, Jonathan Klompas, Maurice Ostroff, Maya Tal, Mindsets. Telfed For more details about the PRAS Michelle Kibel, Ruth Omsky, Steven Award recipient programme please email Batel People who make a Jill Sadowsky Kruger, Walter Robinson, Yael Bekker Shina on [email protected] Difference (centre) who and Yoana Yehuda. has significantly Telfed’s Voluxnteer Award Ceremony Known fondly as a “volunteerolik”, Annette influenced Meeting with Movements The strength of Telfed lies with its Milliner-Giladi begun volunteering for people’s With its sights set on engaging volunteers who give of their time and Israel at the age of nineteen and shows lit- perceptions and Southern African youth, Telfed reach- talent in the service of their com- tle sign of slowing down. understanding of munity and society. In recognition schizophrenia is es out to all South African youth “Israel is the only place,” she says, “that of their enriching contributions, seen here with movement groups in Israel and en- provides me with oxygen,” and there is no Telfed held its bi-annual Volunteer Mighty Morris. Telfed Volunteer Award recipient, friends and Telfed shortage of crying issues pumping endless Award evening last September at the Morris Borsuk, former Telfed Chairman and member Chairman Dave of the Telfed Board of Governors with his wife Pauline air into Annette’s sails. Recently turned 80, Interdisciplinary Centre in Herzliya Bloom. and his daughter and grandson. 8 continued on page 10 9 This house, 200 m from the Gaito’s Thanks to the RE/MAX Real Estate School, Focus on Telfed residence on Timorim was destroyed at 23.30 on a Sunday night. When the siren went off the parents (Central Africa’s WIZO), criss- I made her big line is “there is so much work managed to get into their secure crossed thousands of miles across to be done.” room where their three small the vast Southern African contan- ant, visiting and working “with hun- NIS Unless it’s before midnight, there children were sleeping and closed 25,870 the door. All were unscathed. dreds of Jewish communities, large is little point calling Annette - un- and small,” scattered from the Cape in one month less on her cell phone - as more than Province to Kenya. likely she is wrapped up with some rived on the last ship bring- You too can sign up! Telfed project “dear to my heart.” ing in illegal immigrants Doreen poetically captures in this from Cyprus together with missive - one of many - her recol- And a top priority to “Annette’s Nadav Blackman (Johannesburg) our community on the phone and the captain of the Exodus. She had lections of Africa’s landscape and its heart” is “educating the youth” and RE/MAX agent, Haifa updating our records,” says Dorron. already been living in Israel when Jewish inhabitants. apart from the many areas of assist- WIZO Haifa had arranged for her 052-277-8188 ing Southern Africans in Israel, she “I often think back nostalgically to to sail on the ‘Atzmaut’ to Cyprus to is endlessly ensuring there are the A Tapestry of the Past my days in Africa - the wide-open accompany the last of the ‘Ma’apilim’ funds to offer scholarships to our Following a recent Telfed meet- spaces stretching far into the distant (illegal immigrants). In her writings www.remax.co.il Southern African youth in Israel. ing in Haifa, Telfed Chairman horizon, the spirit of the wild in the 1-800-211-311 ext. 5 she relates how “I will never forget Dave Bloom, Lina Tarna, Head game reserves, the waves of the open sailing into Haifa. Israel’s new navy of Telfed’s Volunteer Division and ocean crashing against the rocks and during an overnight stopover.” wife Myra, a past Chairman of the Under Fire escorted us into the harbor amid the tumbling up the golden beaches, the Irma Zaslansky, Telfed’s Regional Doreen has made available to Telfed Western Province Zionist Council During the recent war in Gaza, hooting of all the boats in the bay. variety of the Fynbos on the moun- Representative visited one of Haifa’s her voluminous writings which in the and Founding Director of the Cape Telfed got into high gear with What a grand welcome for those who tains with, here and there, a Protea eldest Southern African residents - a months ahead some will be posted onto Town Holocaust Centre. “In the tra- staff and volunteers calling former for years had been harassed and hu- peeping out. renowned artist and Zionist activist, the Telfed website for all to read and dition of another Capetonian Justice Southern Africans residents in the miliated. There were crowds on the Doreen Guinsberg. How well I remembered those lovely enjoy. “This will just be an appetizer,” Joseph Herbstein, a past chairman of embattled south. In the aftermath, decks of boats and on the roofs of “To hear Doreen speak of her small towns and villages, each with a says Telfed Chairman Dave Bloom, Telfed and the ‘father of our many Telfed Deputy Director Dorron sheds. I had a lump in my throat long activity as a tireless Zionist vibrant Jewish community that were as Telfed decides the best way for the Telfed trusts’, Eliot has taken over Kline phoned Moshav Timorim when I saw standing on the deck, worker and of her scattered over the length and breadth community to access Doreen’s treas- the good Judge’s mantel in support- which had been under constant at- first visit to then of the vast sub-continent of Southern ure trove records of the past. ing Telfed fundraising to enable us to tack, and spoke to Hazel Gaito. Palestine in 1933 and Central Africa – communities offer scholarships and other financial “She told me that forty houses were and her late moth- that are today no more. I admired assistances for our Southern African damaged on Timorim, four of them More than Food er who was a del- these women, who although far from community in Israel,” said Telfed’s needing to be rebuilt. Some of these on the Table egate to the 1927 the centre of Jewish life, neverthe- Director Sidney Shapiro. houses belong to former Southern Eliot Osrin, the doyen of the Cape World Zionist less through their activities and de- Telfed honoured Eliot and Myra Africans, but were not amongst the Town Jewish community was host- Congress, is to be votion to the Zionist cause, united by naming the organisation’s office most seriously damaged.” Fearing ed recently by Telfed at a special transported back their small communities preserving in Ra’anana the “Eliot and Myra the future, “She added that the res- lunch honouring him for his untir- to an age of hope Jewish identity. Osrin Administration Center” and idents in the area are worried about ing support for Telfed over many in a world about My regular official visits to the Chairman Dave Bloom presented the planned gas depot that is sched- Entertained & Enthralled. Holding court in her Haifa apartment, years. Accompanying him was his to be changed for- newly declared State enabled me to Eliot with a plaque – a miniature uled to be built nearby. If a rocket is longtime resident Doreen Guinesberg, (centre) a prolific artist and ever,” says Irma. share with them the excitement of a larger plaque which has would hit the depot, the consequenc- chronicler with (l-r) Irma Zaslansky, Dave Bloom, and Lina Tarna. of those historic times and to been designed and is being es do not bear thinking.” Doreen’s prolific art - some of it adorning the walls behind long tables, the WIZO la- stimulate their interest and in- prepared (full story to appear For the most past, “members of our of her Haifa apartment - and copi- dies ready to serve cakes, sandwich- volvement. I wonder if some in the next Telfed Magazine). community endured the daily anxi- ous writings over seventy years reveal es and hot coffee to Israel’s newest of the Machalniks can still re- Eliot replied that he had for ety but were spared injury or serious in paint and prose insights and per- immigrants.” member their return flight in many years been impressed by damage to property,” reported Hazel. ceptions on the history of Zionism 1949 on Universal Airways, set the work Telfed does and “and A positive aside to the phone-around in Israel and Southern Africa. Beating around th e Bush up specifically to ferry them, that it remains my pleasure to was “the personal connecting with For eleven years, from 1948-1959, (which later became El Al), A ‘real-time’ chronicler, Doreen support this fine organisation Doreen, as National Organiser and how we danced the Hora charcoaled on paper a rendition of Honouring the Osrins. Itz Kalmanowitz, in the best way I can.” • of the Women’s Zionist Council on the banks of the lower Nile passing ships in Haifa bay as she ar- Harris Green, Maish Isaacson, Myra and Eliot Osrin, 10 Sidney Shapiro and Dave Bloom. 11 Book Nook

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ticularly with his family, friends, and to Upington. Nor would I be the added to his bewilderment. In a ‘Flying Colours’ “my mother, who in the end, passed one pouring cocktails for the racing hurry, Jonathan had earlier inadvert- with ‘Flying Colors’”, being on an El crowd going down to Durban for a ently slipped on the jacket of one Al crew bus attacked by the Popular weekend at the track. Rather, you Jakobus Van Zyl! After clearing up “Today, air travel has lost some of Law counterpoints, the Front for the Liberation of Palestine could find me cleaning up the puke the confusion, and landing at Port terrorists in 1978 outside the Europa of airsick farmers returning from the Elizabeth, Jonathan and Marion were its mystique. Airports are stress- courts ruled that they would receive the same Hotel in London, and growing up Agricultural Show at Kimberley.” invited by the passenger to his home ful, airlines are cutting back, and travel benefits. Jonathan’s in apartheid South Africa. Jonathan Although not religious, religion was for the Shabbat dinner. flying is hardly a pleasure,” writes case was heard in three provides an insight during the peri- never far away. One late Friday af- “We sang until the early hours of the Jonathan Danilowitz in his newly courts: the District Court od he worked for SAA before mak- ternoon Jonathan was assigned the morning, and it was one of the most in Tel Aviv, the National ing Aliyah. “Although trains and ‘cocktail’ flight to Port Elizabeth, spiritual Shabbat evenings I have ever published autobiography ‘Flying Labour Court in Jerusalem, and buses were strictly separated for the as was his new friend Marion, also experienced. The real Jakobus Van Zyl ployees to work in a “non-smoking Colours’ which prominently covers the Supreme Court in Jerusalem. In two colour groups, it was impos- Jewish. “When she made a sad com- spent the evening in the hotel get- environment.” This was not possi- all three, the judges ruled in favour sible to have separate aircraft, so ment about having to work on “Friday ting sloshed, and the next day he told his 33 years as an airline steward ble in Jonathan’s case as passengers of Jonathan on the basis that the de- South African Airways was allowed Night,” she touched a deep chord in- us that it had been one of the most from SAA to El Al. “True, the planes at the time were smoking during nial of benefits based on gender of to fly a mix of passengers. At check- side of me.” While waiting for take- spiritual evenings he had ever spent. flights. Because other flight attend- are bigger, faster, better, safer, and sexual preference was discriminatory. in, the very rare non-white passen- off, “Marion and I found ourselves To each his own ‘spirits’.” ants were reluctant to reveal their The victory was not only a person- gers were always seated together at sitting at the back of the plane with greener.” While he cannot claim to names in a lawsuit against their al victory, but a victory for minori- the back of the aircraft, and whites nothing to do. She began to hum have contributed to the changes in employer, Jonathan by-passed his ty groups throughout the world and were only seated next to them if softly, and I recognized the sooth- Ta i l E n d ‘regular defendant’ El Al, and took The back of the book stats are amus- the way we fly, “deep down inside I for human rights.” The full impact there were no other available seats. ing lilt of a Shabbat melody. I joined the case directly to the Ministry of ingly ‘revealing’. With 33 years of harbor a chip of pride that I played he felt was “when so many people A white passenger assigned a seat in the chorus, gently harmonizing Transport which thereafter banned flying and 700 Atlantic crossings, who were studying law, social work, next to a non-white would be told her soprano with my tenor, and we a small role in the change the way smoking on all flights in and out of Jonathan cites “the number of litres psychology and business manage- in advance and would have the op- looked at each other in wonder at Israel. It became a major legal issue of coffee/tea poured at 50,000; the the world views gays.” ment told me that my case came up tion of not flying. It happened, too.” the beautiful quiet sounds we were as to whether Israel could impose its number of cute babies coo-eed at in class and was discussed in detail.” Jonathan colourfully describes his making. By the second verse some law on other airlines not being the 2,500, the number of really cute ba- early days as the most junior steward of the passengers near the back had Jonathan has a penchant for property of Israel.” It could, and did. bies coo-eed at 1, and the number of A Case in Point on SAA. “I was assigned the dregs turned around in surprise as we got In 1995, Jonathan Danilowitz made ‘Storming the Bastille’ and made tasty airline meals eaten: 0.” of the airline’s domestic routes. Not bolder and raised our voices slightly.” legal history. After a six year battle of history again. “This time it received As to membership of the Mile-high- on sleek Boeings flying non-stop One male passenger stared at them negotiating and legal wrangling, El less publicity because sex was not in- Th e Write Stuff club? For probably the only time in Jonathan covers all the transforma- between Johannesburg and Cape in total amazement. “Finally, una- Al was finally forced to recognize the volved.” This time, however, the im- his life: “No comment”. tional periods in his life - from being Town, but on the propeller-driven ble to contain himself he got up and legal status of gay partners of its em- pact affected all air travelers. Jewish, a Zionist, fighting for one’s Viscounts bouncing over the hot-air came towards us and asked, “How Flying Colors can be purchased through “www.smash- ployees. Like their Israeli Common Jonathan exploited a provision in rights and the rights of others, com- thermals that rose over the Namib do you know that song?” words.com/books/view/151687” as a digital ebook, or Israel’s labour laws that entitled em- www.amazon.com/Flying-Colors-Jonathan-Danilowitz/ ing to terms with his sexuality, par- Desert as I flew from Swakopmund Looking at Jonathan’s name tag dp/1479159433/” as a printed book. 12 N uptials THINKING OF TRAVELLING?

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Herman, Lorraine Couzin, Libby & Max Strous, Norman Spiro & Yehudit...... Abie Jaffe – 81st birthday Beth Protea Residents, Yechiel Kadishai, Freda Hurwitz, Tuvia Kohl, Eddy & Bess Hoffman, Allan Feinblum, Brenda Alony, Rubinstein & Fleishman families...... Minnie Fleishman – 102nd birthday Dave & Rae Kopping, Berncie Beare Rosenberg, Bennie Penzik 16 17 by David Kaplan Cover Story Field of Dreams. Tanya and Elad Lahav of Kfar Hogla on their organic farm. Embedded in Judaism’s lexicon is the phrase Tikkun olam that Cleaning means “healing and restoring the world.” It suggests humanity’s shared responsibility (with the creator) ‘to heal, repair and trans- form the world.” Considering the environmental and ecologi- cal damage ‘civilization’ has brought to the world, it is long recog- in the USA and Israel, to the organic world. nized that it is time for civil society to repair the damage. In Israel, Today the Lahavs who among a growing cadre of environmental activists are former live on Moshav Hogla Up Southern Africans. Telfed Magazine spoke to a few and we wel- in the Hefer Valley run come to hear from more of you. an organic produce busi- ness ‘Organic Chef’ (www,cheforgani.co.il) where they cultivate or- ‘Seaing the Light ganic fruit, vegetables, Our Act Mich elle tor at the Underwater Observatory brings the subject of corals – physi- herbs and spices on four dunams “Critical in saving our planet from Marine Park fourteen years ago, im- cally and metaphorically – ‘alive’ for and sell from their shop. “We only ecological catastrophe is the educa- mersing herself in a new and free ed- our students. Today we only have sell what is seasonal; what has been tion of future generations,” says one of ucational programme on the ecology 1 1/2 kilometres remaining of coral picked that same day. There is noth- Telfed‘s 2012 Volunteer Award recipi- of the sea for local primary school reef in Eilat, so it’s precious.” ing to compete with freshness – it’s ents Michelle Kibel of Eilat. children. “They learn about the dan- Michelle lectures on “corals, sharks, more nutritional, as well as tastier.” gers of feeding bread to fish and why “I come from a generation that caused turtles and fish. Our program is open Organically grown food means es- it kills them; the danger to the tur- much of the damage to marine life think- to all the primary schools of Eilat. At sentially “not using synthetic ferti- tles and dolphins from plastic bags - ing that everything would always remain present, we have five schools working lizers and pesticides. It’s a lot more they eat them thinking they are jelly- the same. Today, we know that such with us and each working day, a dif- work as one has to keep your crops fish - and also balloons which when thinking is delusional as we witness so ferent class attends the Marine Park.” clean and this means constant weed- released into the air, pop, fall into much of marine life facing extinction.” Michelle smiles reflectively when ing and relying on ‘biological pes- the sea, and are also eaten.” Michelle began as a voluntary educa- she is at the beach and sees chil- ticides’ - predators that feed on the The programme has grown, and dren she has lectured “picking up pests that feed on crops.” today “the 12th graders are part garbage. We are definitely getting of a unique Coral Rehabilitation through to them, and if we can af- continued on next page Sea Saviour. Michelle Kibel educating Project. Every year the Marine Park fect the lives of a few chil- Eilat schoolchildren on the ecology of collects corals broken in the sea by dren in each class, then we Farm Fresh.Picked and on the shelves the same day at A bumper sticker in the Red Sea. divers. The coral is then glued to a are on track in educating the Organic Chef store on Kfar Hogla. Tel Aviv reads: “Ignore base of rock using organic glue that future generations.” supports the coral during its reha- the environment. bilitation. Each coral is numbered It’ll go away.” Sadly, and typed. Then each child is given Returning to her Roots two corals to look after for the peri- Ta n ya so tragically true! Tanya Lahav od of a year. They come to us every , the daugh- Brenda Thankfully there are month to weigh and measure the rate ter of and the late Gerald Blackman enough concerned of growth of the corals, and at the , a past member of the Telfed citizens dedicated to end of the academic year a ceremo- ny is held during which these corals Executive, has together ‘stop the rot’. are transplanted back in the sea. For with her Israeli husband, Elad years afterwards, the children can fol- , switched after years in low the progress of their corals. This the restaurant business both 18 Cover Story Philip Symon is “The Perfectionist” Joffe-Jankelowitz Field Day. 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(054)431-5005, [email protected] ical problems. “After all,” expounds the opportunity to learn more about With small rake in hand, Telfed Clive, “the flow of water and pollu- an organic lifestyle.” Magazine approached 12-year-old tion adhere to the laws of nature not So who are the Lahavs main customers? Danny Cohen busily removing weeds politics - they have no borders.” He basin management and to identify around his family’s 100m plot of or- Judgment Day Spic and “We find the organic preference oversees research projects, workshops the principles and mechanisms that Zinky Span. Zinky ganic fruit and vegetables. A former Telfed increasing mainly with the younger and conferences that focus on trans- both promote and hinder coopera- Agulnik ‘Volunteer of the generation who favour eating health- All smiles, the young lad was clear- boundary water and environmental tion in river basins in Europe and (center), a Year’ award recip- ier,” while “many of our more senior ly enjoying himself. While most kids problems facing Israel, Jordan and the Middle East. judge for the customers are following the advice his age would more than likely be the Palestinian Authority. His spe- ient for her inspir- Council for Clive is involved in the much pub- of their dieticians or are on treat- hanging out with their pals doing cialty is in water resources manage- ing involvement in a Beautiful licized Dead Sea project which means ment and need to avoid feeding tox- whatever kids do at five o’clock in ment and policy. environmental pro- Israel bringing water from the Red Sea to jects, Zinky Agulnik inspecting an ins into their body.” the afternoon, young Danny was Currently, Clive is coordinating the the Dead Sea for two primary pur- is today a judge for army base in And toxins are what we should all togged out in his boots, blissfully TransBasin-Transboundary Water poses – “firstly to stabilise the declin- the ‘Council for a the South.. want to avoid...... immersed. Basin Management Project that ing water and its ecological impact, Beautiful Israel’. Pointing proudly to his bed of cel- brings together researchers from and secondly, allowing us to gener- She visits retirement ceremony is held, attended by the ery, sweet-peas and lavender, he said Europe and the Middle East to study ate hydro-power because of the dif- homes, businesses, factories, hos- Chief of Staff.” “I love working here growing our conflict and cooperation in river The Plot Reveals ference in water levels, and we can pitals, schools and army bases all Da n n y own food particu- She is most impressed with the pro- It was late Tuesday afternoon and then use that electricity for desalina- across Israel where “we judge them larly as we don’t use ject’s progress in Arab villages where there was a vibrant mix of all ages tion, thus creating fresh water, which according to the types of environ- poison.” Danny was “traditionally, communities tend to attired in their dungarees, T-shirts would be distributed to Jordan, which mental practices they have intro- calling it the way focus on the inside of buildings and and ‘Wellies’ (Wellington boots) at is the most water-scarce country in duced and how strictly they are ad- he saw it. Whether neglect the outside environment.” Kfar Saba’s organic farm open to all the region.” hering to them. We check if they he was familiar with Most satisfying says Zinky was “when its residents. Armed with picks and It’s no big surprise the Dead Sea are recycling, how they are separat- the words “insecti- a local school in Tira, north of Kfar shovels, spades and rakes they pro- water levels are declining “at the rate ing and disposing of their waste, and cide”, “herbicide”, continued on next page... jected a nostalgic image of a bye- of a metre a year,” says Clive. Over how they are aesthetical- and “pesticide”, he gone age. The colorful patchwork the last forty years, both Israel and ly improving their prem- had no need to sweet- of their labor stretched to a bat- Jordan have been grabbing from the ises, and we grade them en the truth with SAVE THE DATE! tle-line where it met the advance of Jordan River, the primary source of with stars, and after five corporate parlance. urban development no less vigor- the Dead Sea. years they receive a spe- Tuesday 12th March 2013, 8 p.m. “Poison” is what the ous, as if ready to pounce on their cial flag which they are Telfed Moadon – 19 Schwartz Street, Ra’anana chemical companies “We look at environmental issues land to build more villas and more proud to display.” She THE CLIMATE REALITY PROJECT sell to the farmers regionally. For us the environment is apartment blocks. In the middle of particularly enjoys judg- Brought to you by and as Danny fur- not just something that needs to be this impending clash, The Center ing army bases and has SORREL RITTER ther remarked, “If it’s studied, but is a vehicle for coopera- for Environmental Studies in Kfar been to most across the Cape Town born Climate Leader, not good for bugs, tion, of bringing together Israelis and Saba, which the organic farm is part country. “They treat the certified as one of two people to give Al Gore’s they’re probably not Palestinians. We don’t just talk about these things; we do it in real time.” project seriously and at lecture in Israel on climate change and the urgency too good for us.” Keeping the Dead Sea Alive. Dr. Clive Lipchin, Director of the of reacting to global warming. the end of the year, a 20 Arava Institute’s Center for Transboundary Water Managerment. Step into the world of • Ready for Rugby ? Cover Story • Receive all your Super Rugby, Rugby Championships, Currie Cup & internationals. Transforming a wasteland. sect bats and amphibians. The fifth SATELLITE HDTV • Many more English TV stations by Arab schoolchildren from Tira, element of the project addresses the Tired of losing channels on HOT and YES ? proud of having won the “Council satellite. humane control of Israel’s huge cat for a Beautiful Israel” award for Don’t let CNN, BBC ENTERTAINMENT and other English speaking • Meir Levmore the official Representative the Sharon region. population which is an immense channels vanish. for SHOW TIME. threat to its wildlife. Move to a private satellite dish today with more than 400 TV • Even if you bought your Show Time box The species selected for rehabili- channels in English and more than 100 HD channels. elsewhere you can still call me for service. Three years ago, Shelley and local tation were mainly the victims of Also available , Rugby, cricket, English, soccer and much more activists, inspired by the brainchild urban development and pollution of Dr. Moshe Natan, a zoologist on caused by the agricultural use of pes- Call or email for more information. Meir Levmore: 050-7207010 or [email protected] the Moshav, launched a five-part in- ticides, insecticides and herbicides. itiative to address the evolving re- These same vicitims can act as ‘bi- lationship between Israel’s wildlife ological pesticides’, “devouring the and its ever-growing human popu- pests that plague the farmer’s crops. Large community events have been done,” explains Shelley “is approach Ridding our Rubbish held at over ten communities in local communities to utilize areas of lation. Bolstered by the Emek Hefer It is nature taking care of nature.” With ‘Telfed on the Move’ encour- Emek Hefer where residents build land of one and a half dunams nor- Regional Council’s environmental One species selected for rehabilita- aging the members of the Southern bird boxes for the tiny yergezi bird. mally flooded in winter. We request and agricultural units, the initiative tion is insect bats. “Israelis are gen- African community to engage in Saba, took on a project involving the Each family then hangs the bird box that they deepen it slightly so that it creates an awareness of the impact erally familiar with fruit bats which projects enriching Israeli society, its parents, where they transformed an in their own garden where each ye- would serve as a pond lasting only of human development on the nat- are abundant. There are 31 types of hap-BIN-ing in the environmental ugly, unhygienic wasteland into an rgezi can devour over 600 insects a during the winter.” So popular have ural environment, and through pos- insect bats that are in varying stag- area with most people hardly giv- environmentally friendly and beau- day! Bon Appetit! they become that they attract families itive community projects, restores a es of endangerment. Insect bats are ing thought to their frequent valu- tiful garden. The icing on the cake on outings keen to learn more about balance of coexistence. smaller than fruit bats and their en- able participation. was when they took first prize for On Golden Pond their environment. “We have trained It’s name in Hebrew embodies tire diet is insects. They don’t eat this project in the Sharon region.” Another of the projects in the guides to take Walk anywhere in urban Israel these a double entendre - Makom Tov fruit and don’t make a mess like Initiative is to create ‘Winter Ponds’, visitors, par- days and the most conspicuous util- -A fruit bats. They are endangered be (מקום טוב לחיות) Lihyot/Lehayot “once common features on our coast- ticularly itarian sites are no longer the bright Good Place to Live/A Good Place cause in an attempt to reduce the al strip of which 80% have disap- children red post boxes but large metal con- fruit bat population, who were tainers for cardboard boxes and plas- Walk on the Wild Side giving the farmers a hard time peared in recent years due to on edu- Sh elley sprawling urbanisation,” reveals cational tic bottles. These sites may not be Wild things are happening on during the 1960s and 1970s, sights of beauty but that is their aim. the Ministry of Agriculture Shelley. The Winter Pond is a tours of Moshav Gan Yoshiya. Shelley seasonal habitat, which floods the Winter Their true beauty lies in their mis- Lipp, daughter of former South poisoned the caves where they were ‘hanging out’. The fruit with water in winter and Ponds,” sion: to preserve the long-term health African Marlene Chait (née dries up gradually during says Shelley whose pro- of our planet. Isakoff) recently accepted the bats recovered, the insect bats spring and summer. It sus- ject is vital to restoring On a lighter note, Pulitzer Prize- SPNI’s annual Biodiversity Award (which are beneficial to farm- tains an ecological interac- our natural past. winning American author and na- on behalf of a pioneering and in- ers) were not so lucky.” tion between water, flora What about mosquitoes? tionally syndicated humour column- novative environmental commu- Some of the volunteers for and fauna. Many species “Don’t worry; the drag- ist Dave Barry once wrote, “Not all nity initiative. A few years ago, the bat project go out at night can be found here, such as onflies and the frogs take chemicals are bad. Without chem- not long after she created a Green with detectors and pick up the tree frogs, water fleas, drag- care of them!” icals such as hydrogen and oxygen, Action Group on her moshav, she ultra-sonic frequencies of the onflies, little egrets, as well for example, there would be no was approached by Amnir Paper bats. “Each bat species has a Yigal Ben-Ari of the as other birds, amphibians way to make water, a vital ingredi- Products to “organize paper re- frequency, so we can tell what Israel Nature and Parks and insects. “What we have ent in beer.” cycling doorstep pickup on the Community Living. Shelley peeps into a bird box in her backyard. type of bat is active in what area. Authority recently ex- moshav for a pilot project.” A We intend to present our data pressed the importance Le’chaim! of the Winter Ponds. successful initiative, it paved the way for Animals, i.e., we can flourish to- to farmers and suggest that where Shelley Lipp, representing However, remember where to cor- for more involved projects. gether. Each project in the initiative there are insect bats in their areas, the “Good Place to Live” “They are not just pret- rectly dispose of the can. • deals with a different breed of endan- they consider reducing the insecti- initiative, holds the ty sites but special ecosys- gered wildlife - small insect-eating cides on their crops. This will allow plaque from the Society of tems that can potentially birds, large rodent-eating birds, in- insect bats to recover thus promot- Protection of Nature in Israel. save many of our endan- 22 ing biological insecticides.” gered species.” 23 Re l igio n TRUTHS DESIRED BY G-D : An Excursion Into The Weekly Haftarah. By Dr. Meir Tamari. Gefen Publishing House; Jerusalem / New York, 2011 No Kidding lections; Geonim; classical scholars of the Middle Dr. Meir Tamari’s most recent book, TRUTHS DESIRED BY G-D, has Ages (e.g. Rashi; Ibn Ezra; Radak; Maimonides; been my constant - and, I might add - most welcome weekly Ramban; Ralbag; Rosh; Abarnabel; Seforno); R his young- Yonatan Eibschitz; Gaon of Vilna; Chatam Sofer; companion these past many months as I followed the Shabbat ster’s smart. reviewer’s understanding of, and Chayei Adam; R Samson Raphael Hirsch; Malbim; “ChavalT (pity) and Yom Tov Torah Readings, and their accompanying Haftarot appreciation for, the individual Chassidic Masters (e.g. Simcha Bunem of Peshicha; Zeida was not selections from the Nevi’im (Prophets). prophet’s words in each Haftarah Menachem Mendel of Kotsk; Levi Yitzchak of alive today, he selection were immensely enhanced! Berditchev; Shmuel of Sochatchov; Menachem would be so Each week, after I read the haftarah, Mendel of Lubavitch; Admor of Sadigora; Admor proud,” said Review by Rabbi Mark Levin. I picked up Truths Desired by G-d, of Belz); and, more recent Rabbinic scholars (e.g. Bati Tsalmon and read Tamari’s parallel “excur- R E. E. Dessler; R Avraham HaKohen Kook; R of Petach Tikwa. sion”, and found amazing insights Shlomo Zevin; R Ovadiah Yosef). In numerous Her 12 year- and much background information, essays, Tamari taps into his own resources and un- old son, Yishai, all presented in clear, lucid and eas- derstanding as an economist, and illustrates how had again come ily-readable language. prevailing economic circumstances have influenced first - second Truths Desired While Tamari has a PhD in spiritual development (See pages 20, 48, 54 and 175). year running - Economics, and his lifetime vocation As an economist, Tamari has authored numerous in the national was as an Economist and University books and articles, many grappling with the eth- Tanach quiz of ape Town born Tamari’s stated Tamari focuses on a limited se- Professor of Economics, his avoca- ical issues in man’s appetitive pursuit of wealth as Love of Torah. Yishai Tsalmon, the Ariel Youth purpose is “to popularize Nevi’im lection of Prophetic Texts, namely, tion remains clearly with the study refracted through Jewish legal and moral literature. prizewinner of the national Tanach Movement held Cas a subject for consistent and wide- the Haftarot, which are the most and teaching of Torah! His love and TRUTHS DESIRED BY G-D is a welcome addi- quiz of the Ariel Youth Movement. at the Menachem spread Jewish study”. He contends well-known and found in virtual- passion are all too evident. A sem- tion to the increasing works in English for read- Begin Heritage that given the critical “religious im- ly every Chumash text available in inal figure in the field of ‘Jewish ers motivated to deepen their knowledge and un- Center in Jerusalem. portance and spiritual lessons” of the any Bet Knesset. business ethics’ and a former Senior derstanding of classical Jewish texts - in this case, The secret to his success, Bati says, “is a Prophetic books of our TaNackh, In each and every essay (“excur- Economist at the Bank of Israel, selections from the Prophets in the Jewish Bible as love of Torah, lot’s of learning and a fantas- it is of immense importance to re- sion”), on each and every Haftarah Tamari was a pioneer in presenting represented by the Haftarot. It is an engrossing com- tic memory,” all qualities of Yishai’s great- store the serious study of Nevi’im of the annual Torah-Reading cycle, university courses, writing scholarly panion to the weekly Haftarot, one which you can grandfather, Issy Kacev (z’l) of Ra’anana to a more central place in the con- Tamari presents to the reader “the works, and establishing study cen- fruitfully re-visit year in and year out! who attended the Telse Yeshiva until the age sciousness and study-agenda of the historical, geographical, political, tre’s in this fascinating and illumi- *** of sixteen, when his family left Plunyan in Jewish people as a whole. His point and social contexts within which nating field. Originally from Johannesburg, Mark Levin received Lithuania for South Africa. is particularly valid in light of the the events occur and within which Each and every page reflects Tamari’s Semicha (Rabbinic Ordination) from the Rabbi Isaac Issy came from that ‘old school’ when comparative neglect of serious study the personalities (the prophets) play vast scholarship and command of Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS), affiliated Jewish communities - whether in Plunyan Nevi’im Torah of in favour of (Five their roles”. He elucidates the major sources, all presented in highly with Yeshiva University, New York, at which he also or Pretoria - revolved around the syna- Talmud Books of Moses) and study - themes of each haftarah, explores readable and easily understood lan- earned BA and Master’s degrees in English Literature gogue as did his pursuits outside of busi- Dati-Leumi although in circles this its connection to that week’s Torah- guage. Through these pages, shed- and Jewish Education. After briefly serving as Rabbi ness. “Novels, music, art and sport are all has somewhat changed, thanks to reading (i.e. why those particular pro- ding light on the teachings of the in Durban North, he returned to the USA, serv- very well,” he once told this writer, “but it Michlelet the pioneering efforts of phetic verses were selected for that prophets, marches the entire panthe- ing as Rabbi in Memphis, Tennessee for 23 years, does not excite me in the same way as delv- Yeshivat Har Herzog, attached to particular Torah-portion), and on of Jewish scholarship and in- where he earned two additional Masters Degrees ing into the Torah. You can spend a life- Etzion in Alon Shvut, and subse- often, its rele- spirational spiritual in Counseling and History. He thereafter served time exploring its messages and mysteries quently embraced by ever-increas- vance for our leaders (from the for six years as Director of Rabbinic Services and and still feel you have only left the station.” ing numbers of Michlalot, Rabbanim, own times. earliest to most re- Placement in the Division of Communal Services Clearly this love of Torah was passed onto teachers and students. In this, the cent): the Mishnah; of Yeshiva University. He is currently a resident to Yishai and the real ‘prize’ is knowing that author has ad- Talmud (Bavli and of Bet Shemesh and a “proud father of four mar- somewhere, “Zeida is smiling. mirably suc- Yerushalmi); var- ried children, and an even prouder saba of twelve ceeded! This ious Midrash col- grandchildren.” • 24 continued on next page MANDELA’S BOSS The Sidelsky-Nelson Mandela Connection

“To former Boss Laz, Compliments and best wishes to a man who trained me to serve Re l igio n our country. I will ever remain No Kidding... cont from last page indebted to you and Godie. ‘Safta’ Sonia, relates that when so you can read it to me.” grandson. Mandela 14.1.95” ‘Mandela‘s Boss’ is the story Yishai was 10 “he mentioned to Issy “No need to fetch Zeida, I know While Issy will not be at Yishai’s that he already knew his Bar Mitzvah it off by heart.” Bar Mitzvah next year, Yishai says “he Haforah, to which Issy replied, “Very Issy was stunned and beamed will not have missed it – he heard well; I’m going to fetch the Tanach for days how proud he was of his me say it before everyone else.” •

outh Africa’s famed travelling rabbi, Moshe N ew Arrivals Melman, Gregory Silberhaft, has been doing a fair amount of trave- Ossendryver, Talya of Lazer Sidelsky, a prominent Riveting ling around Israel addressing Southern African audienc- S Rohland, Tyron South African Jewish lawyer, es on his new book, “The Traveling Rabbi”, in which who believed in the abilities of Schneider, Erin, Lara, Amy, Josh, Zack he relates riveting accounts of his work with the Jewish a young black law clerk, Nelson Sery, Roy communities in sub-Saharan Africa. Mandela. Rabbi Sher, Joshua His ‘Road Show’ book launches were organized by Sidelsky‘s sons, Barry and Colin, Telfed’s Steele, Ian, Maayan, Ariel, Noa, Gavriel, Nava Gush Etzion, Har Hebron, Jerusalem, Ma’ale Ehud and Laura Illos document the relationship Adumim, Netanya and Ra’anana regional commit- between these two men with tees, and the evenings included an SABC produced Cape Town illuminating stories, events, movie of the rabbi’s work, Varkel, David, Doreen articles, newspaper cuttings Book Launch. followed by personal an- Johannesburg Emergui, Eyal and photographs involving The author ecdotes related by Moshe Bloom, Steven Friedmann, Laura the Sidelsky family and Nelson Rabbi Mosh who enthralled his audi- Blumenthal, Sella Lazarus, Nathan Mandela. Siberhaft, with ences with stories of the folk he has met from Borowitz, Saul, Heid, Racheli, Joshua, Zak, Sara Telfed Vice- Pearce, Mark, Antoinette, Meira, Matthew, Chairman Maish the sole Jew living in a tiny African village, to Caplan, Anthony Rod, Antonie, Andi, Avi, Meira, Rachel To order the book Isaacson at the African heads of state, and the Queen of England Glick, Gavin, Sharni, Kayla, Ayelet, Shai, Elad contact Barry Sidelsky: [email protected] or Shivtei Yisrael at Buckingham Palace. Goldblatt, Nechama Shul, which 02-6519995 “Rabbi Silberhaft has inspired us with his work. Gordon, Shalva Durba n co-sponsored Goldstein, Daniel 054-5308804 His dedication to every Jew, no matter how far the launch with Henik, Sylvia, Sandra Price NIS 60 / NIS 75 (inc, postage) Telfed. away and isolated, is a source of encouragement Illos, Ehud, Laura, Sarina, Carmella, Michael to our voluntary work in Telfed. We can certain- Levitt, Brigitte, ly learn from his example how to care for each Lines, Sharron and every new Oleh in our regions,” said Roy Scher, the Jerusalem Regional Committee representative. • 26 Yael Krinkin 27 By David E. Kaplan People in June conference, but next nor the Egyptian commissioners shied away from hav- Ja ka r ta to the delegate from ing photos taken with “the Israelis”, although Les choos- Stamping Out Ignorance Iran. “We all got on es not to publish them “lest it might be construed that When Les Glassman, a kippa-wearing dentist from great,” and as it turned I was using them for hasbarah purposes.” Jerusalem and his wife, Lucy, touched down in June in out, the only cold- Much of the talk at the time was the upcoming 2012 Jakarta, they could be excused for having the ‘heebie- ness was between European Football Championships. Israel had not qual- jeebies’. They were entering the most populous Muslim the Pakistani and the ified but the subject nevertheless proved a ‘real win’. country on earth - over 250 million – and which has no Indian commissioners “When I revealed that an Arab, Walid Badier was the formal diplomatic relations with Israel; and to crown it so I brought the two captain of Hapoel Tel Aviv and played in Israel’s nation- all, on their stopover in Singapore, a senior representa- of them together for al team, they could not believe it. Their news in Arabic tive in the Israeli Diplomatic service “strongly advised a photograph with is so one-sided and nothing positive filters through and me at shul not to wear a kippa in Indonesia.” If that me in the middle. It this revelation on a subject that generally interested eve- Inspirational Family: Blessed with the talent “to move was not enough to send shivers down the spine, anoth- broke the ice.” It only People to ryone - football - really made them rethink that there was mountains” are Rocky and Vera Muravitz and their daughter er Israeli congregant proffered a real gem: “Be careful, goes to show that stamp-collectors, like the People another side to Israel that they were unaware of. If an Simone Farbstein at the Tikvot gala dinner in Jerusalem. Diplomacy. you don’t want to end up like Ron Arad.” stamps they covet, can cross not only phys- Arab Muslim, was cap- Les Glassman ical borders but imaginary boundaries. taining a team of Israeli Les was travelling to Indonesia as a commissioner and presenting Exotic Ambience. exhibitor to the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie “Most Indonesians had never met an Israeli a special Les’s wife Lucy being Jews, then all negative All in the 2012 World Stamp Championship, Exhibition and before let alone someone wearing a yarmul- collection of warmly welcomed at news about Israel war- Fa m il y Conference. ke, and while there were so many partici- Israeli stamps as the conference. ranted closer scrutiny!” Philanthropy with an all-star cast pants wearing ethnic headwear, we all looked Not knowing what to expect, Les, during the flight a gift from the If the core of Telfed’s mission is “to encourage Southern beyond the apparel to the people beneath.” Stamp of Approval from Singapore to Jakarta, replaced his kippa with a Israeli Philatelic Africans in Israel to participate and contribute to Israeli Association cap, and despite having been invited as Israel’s official While Les returned to society,” we need look no further as an exemplar than So what did you talk about? to a senior Israel proud in having the Muravitz family. representative, the Glasmans entered on their South conference “That’s the thing, when one connects on a received a gold medal Earlier this year, Vera Muravitz, an Executive Director African passports. If they needed any further proof that official. Indonesia was tough on those who snub its laws, there personal level, barriers are broken. We dis- for his Mozambique at Bar Ilan University and Chairman of the International were constant warnings that possession of illegal drugs cussed everything. With the upcoming pres- stamps dating back to Friends at Bar Ilan University was honoured “for her tire- carried the death penalty. A “yarmulke” found tucked idential elections in Egypt, I chatted with the Egyptian the 1870s, he feels he less efforts in raising the profile and advancing Jewish away in a pocket, should hardly set-off alarms “but one commissioner about Israeli and Egyptian politics, made left a ‘stamp’ on this education, science, and heritage at Bar-Ilan University.” never knows.” easier since I had visited Egypt. I spoke about a road in momentous event be- A star fundraiser, Vera adheres to her motto, “If you Alexandria that I visited where there was a synagogue yond his collection. “The championship was original- After passing through passport control, Les thought, want to raise a million dollars, you must look like a mil- and a mosque and how Jews and Muslims in this area ly initiated with the aim of fostering friendship and “My whole life I have worn a kippa, I am not going to lion dollars.” Looking at both Vera and Bar Ilan - it’s got on so well together. It was the same with the Turkish co-operation amongst philatelists worldwide. “ This he stop now,” and so he proudly put it back on. a workable formula. “There is nothing Vera has wanted commissioner when I related my wonderful experienc- believes was achieved as he “made amazing friendships to achieve that she hasn’t, and the big winner has been Security was tight. “We were soon all aware that it es in Istanbul.” with representatives of countries that are generally not Bar-Ilan University,” said Dr. Merav Galili, Director was the 10th anniversary of the Bali bombings, when And while Israeli and on good relations with Israel. We remain in con- of Global Resource Development Operations at Bar- an Islamist terrorist group took the lives of 202 peo- Iranian leaders were tact through email.” Ilan University. ple, mostly foreign tourists. Here we were, with repre- daily threatening each After handing out to all the officials envelopes sentatives from over 60 countries, and me, from Israel, A plaque dedicated to Vera by Australian businessman other with war, “all the prepared by the Israel Philatelic Federation, identified with a name tag of the ‘Little Satan’ – Israel.” and philanthropist Joseph Frölich West, was unveiled in Iranian commissioner’s nothing gave him more joy then to hand over the Joseph and Helen Frölich West Chemistry Library Les need not have worried. daughter, a vegetarian, what was left, to a group of excited, smiling and Research Wing, affectionately referred to at Bar- Of Borders & Boundaries wanted to know, was Indonesian school children. “The joy on their Ilan as “The West Wing”. how I was managing to faces is something I will never forget.” Included in the inscription to Vera is “Many women Les would soon come face-to-face with his Pakistani, keep kosher in Jakarta.” With the Israeli flag routinely set ablaze at dem- have done worthily, but you surpass them all.” (‘A Woman Egyptian and Turkish counterparts, and in what could Neither the Iranian onstrations throughout the world, “Here were of Valor’ Proverbs 31) have been something out of a movie script, he would Muslim kids happily snapping up these Israeli continued on next page... find himself seated not only at the same table at the Smiling Muslim schoolchildren first-day covers.” at the exhibition were happy Maybe it takes a stamp collector to help stamp to add Israeli stamps to their out prejudice? • 28 personal collections. 29 People

A Sporting Chance “by getting them out of their homes and getting them The onto the track, field, gymnasium, swimming pool, moun- C en tu r io n s Only a few months later in September, TIKVOT - If as they say, Israel is for the young at heart, tain, sky or sea,” says Rocky who immigrated to Israel founded by her husband Rocky and fellow former South these three feisty former Southern Africans prove from Durban with his family in 1977. That was the African Vic Essakow - hosted a gala dinner in Jerusalem, it. Telfed salutes their longevity and wishes them same year he led the march with Rabbi Selwyn Franklin where they honoured their donors and volunteers, and many more enriching years with their belov- down Durban’s West Street against the 1976 UN reso- the thousands of war wounded and terror-injured who ed families. lution “Zionism is racism.” through TIKVOT, have sought rehabilitation through Amongst the many TIKVOT participants present at the Unflappable gala dinner organized by its “dynamo director” Simone Yehudit Rabinowitz (nee Danielli ) celebrat- Farber - Rocky and Vera’s daughter - were Matan Berman, ed her 100th birthday this year with a luncheon who lost a leg during Operation Cast Lead in Gaza, and for her family and friends on Tu B’Av . In at- Ageless: Arthur Wolf relaxes in his favorite chair. Shira Mervis who was wounded at Mike’s Place Tel Aviv tendance were her three sons, seven of her eight in the terror attack in 2003. A participant in TIKVOT’s grandchildren and all seven great- grandchildren. sailing programme, Shira reveals that while she cannot Plenty to smile Arthur came on aliyahh with his later wife Born in Rehovot the same year as the sinking of Analore from East London in 1996 after running control nature – “not the wind, the waves or swells,” about: Yehudit the Titanic in 1912, this ‘fine lady’ however has his own clothing firm for fifty years. she can however control her yacht. “That is entirely up Rabinowitz with kept on sailing in style. to me. It’s the same in life. I cannot change my injuries grandson, Gidon. Looking at Arthur sitting in his favourite chair but I can change how I deal with them.” The youngest smiling and chatting, one has no doubts when of nine children, he says, “I don’t feel my age.” An emotional highpoint of the evening was when a whose parents So how has aliyah been? “It been wonderful, message was read from TIKVOT water and snow skier were amongst particularly surrounded by one’s children and Noam Gershony who was out the country at the time. the first settlers grandchildren.” He did not hesitate to recount On July the 20th 2006, Noam, an IDF helicopter pilot, of Rehovot, she his most anxious moment in life. It was when the Wheelchair Rocker. crashed leaving him critically wounded and destined for married South Gestapo came “to arrest my dad at our home in sport. As we sat around tables, en- Simone Farbstein, a wheelchair. Today he can walk using a device that fits African Michael Frankfurt. It was 1936 and I’m not sure if they joying excellent cuisine and wine, Director of TIKVOT his leg, but still requires a wheelchair for tennis. It was Rabinowitz were looking for him because he was Jewish or the music began. It had an excit- and organizer of the from his chair that this brave Israeli led to Hatikva being in1940, and due to some activities he might have been involved ing, pulsating beat that brought gala event with her heard by the entire world when he took gold in tennis at moved to daughters Shaked and in, but my mother said he was not at home. He this writer to his feet and whose the London 2012 Paralympics. “Our vision, says Rocky, Worcester in the Ela and wheelchair hid out in the toilet and they never found him.” jaw then suddenly dropped when “is to enable our wounded warriors and challenged ath- Boland where she rockstar, Ron Weinreich letes to participate in competitive sports utilizing the he saw that the lead singer was not with Assaf Halevi, a raised three sons. Arthur left Germany, settled in East London standing on his! dedicated volunteer. most advanced technologies of prosthetic care.” By so In 1968 she re- and brought his parents out. This fiery 25 year-old rock star, doing “they are already winning” and they “will inspire turned to Rehovot, her place of birth. What’s the magic for such good health at your age? others similarly who two years previously had reached the ‘top 7’ in Kochav “Everybody asks me the same thing. I eat an- challenged, to live While she has many culinary recipes, her recipe Nolad (Star is Born) was singing from a wheel chair. ything and everything.” Could be the genes. their lives without for life says her son Dunni - also of Rechovot - “is As a Merkava Mk. 4 Tank Commander during the Arthur’s sister who is eighteen months his jun- limitations.” taking life as it comes without flapping too much.” Second Lebanon War in 2006, Ron Weinreich was se- ior, “only stopped playing golf two years ago be- verely injured, suffering a spinal cord injury. Despite hav- ‘Drove’ his kids crazy cause she fell and broke her hip. Otherwise she ing gone through tough rehabilitation, he is completing The youngster in this group is Arthur Wolf of is fine.” Again, we don’t doubt! his B.A. in Business Management and formed a “start- Kfar Saba who tuned 99 in November and who up” unlike any other – a Rock band called “SIREN.” HaTikva at the told Telfed Magazine that the only major disa- Courting Roger With a zest for life and an attitude reminiscent of some Olympics: TIKVOT greement he has had with his “kids” is that “for Minnie Fleishman of Ra’anana, who turned of the greatest Rock legends, this wheelchair rocker be- participant and Israeli no rational reason they put a stop to me driving 102 in November, could be the oldest Southern lieves he can impact on millions of people all around gold medalist Noam last year. I’m fine. How many seniors, if any, have African in Israel. She arrived at this fine age, says the world. “I believe I come across differently to politi- Gershony (centre) accidents compared to young folk. You tell me!” her son Martin by “always being content.... except cians and professional orators.” No kidding! at the London I couldn’t. when Roger Federer losses to Nadal, Djokovic or Since TIKVOT was founded during the second intifa- Paraolympic Games. da, it has helped over 3,000 casualties restore their lives 31 People Memories & War & Remembrance Centurions, Merriment “Plenty of Machal Exhibition at Beit Hatfutsot cont from page 31 The Birth of laughter and a Nation: To Roger’s oldest fan: Minnie no shortage of the new intake Fleishman proudly holding up a whiskey,” says about the old signed photograph of her idol, Richard Shavei intake, Smoky Roger Federer. Tzion of this Simon relates past summer’s to members of ‘Class of 1972’ “Garin Machal” Yeshiva College (young men from reunion which abroad who are he organised. volunteering to There were serve in the IDF in former class- a Machal-Nachal mates from Johannesburg and New York, and a local Now framework) the who rushed back from Cyprus on his yacht so as not to Above inspiring story miss the Shabbat weekend reunion at Efrat. “Like school, (from left:) of the immense life is still plain sailing,” he mused. A treat for all was the Front Row: Avi contribution of presence of Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Avraham Tanzer who will Sulski, Jacki the volunteers be marking fifty years of service to the school next year. Glassman, Richard from abroad who Activities included a Divrei Torah, participation in Shabbat Shavei Tzion, Alan came to fight services which included a spontaneous rendition by the Demby, Barry Kay in Israel’s War of Murray. Oy veh - then it’s like old class choir and a quiz testing memories of events in 2nd Row: Russel Independence. the end of the world.” While their matric year. Rosen, Rabbi her hearing is supposedly not Rabbi Tanzer as well as Rabbi Nachum Romm - anoth- Romm, Rabbi as good as it used to be, “It’s er former teacher now living in Jerusalem - both expressed Tanzer, Rabbi Ron Only now, the current theatre of battle is not “On “When we really wanted to start showing our muscle, fine when Federer is playing how this class left an indelible impression on the school Hendler, Phillip the Ground, in the Air and at Sea” – the name of the we attacked Damascus. We flew in a DC-3 Dakota air- and she is the first to coun- which in 1972 was in its formative years with only 200 pu- Gryngaus exhibition - but in the ‘court’ of world opinion. Today’s craft and we loaded her with sixteen 80-kilogram bombs, ter a suspect line call – only pils. They noted with pride that so many former students 3rd Row: Ivan “Battleplan” involves documenting and securing the boxes of incendiaries and crates of empty bottles, which if it went against Roger. If it “live in Israel contributing in a wide range of fields, from Rendel, Moshe truth, so that the history of the War of Independence is created a terrifying noise when they fell to the ground. went against any of his oppo- dentistry to farming, education and music, business and Lapidot not subverted by revisionists and purveyors of falsehood. The planes didn’t have bomb racks in the early days, nents, her hearing again seems computers, thereby fulfilling the mission of the school.” • Also attended: Spearheading this campaign is Smoky Simon, Chairman so we had a category of ‘bomb-chucker’, young Israelis to play up!” Asher Kaplan. of World Machal. Once a fighter plane navigator, Smoky who carried the bombs on their laps and pitched them When Federer “heard about is still ‘navigating’; this time securing a flight path to- when we were over the target.” my Mom and that she might wards educating the young and the old, Israelis and for- The exhibit features handmade models of the planes be one of his oldest fans, he ...and Th en Class of ‘72. eigners on the existential contributions to the 1948 war flown, fascinating black-and-white photographs from sent her a photo of himself with by the 4500 volunteers from abroad who put their fu- the war, drawings and paintings of ‘Machalniks’ by cel- the wording: “To Minnie, All tures on hold, and risked their lives to fight for a na- ebrated Israeli artists such as Nachum Gutman, Ludwig the best, Roger.” tion in the making. Blum, Ardyn Halter and Sol Baskin, as well as a short When I told Martin about The year’s highlight in this ‘campaign’ was the long- documentary capturing the atmosphere of a young na- this dashing fellow Arthur awaited opening of the World Machal exhibition at Tel tion at war. Wolf turning 100 next year, his Aviv’s Beit Hatfutsot on the 31st of May. For the writer, the most poignant moment at the ex- reply was “Cradle snatching. Smoky, who gave the keynote address at the launch, hibit was seeing a war veteran huddled over a glass ex- He’s too young for my Mom!” followed by a host of other illustrious speakers, served hibit addressing a captive audience, some of whom were as the IAF’s Chief of Air Operations and flew 24 mis- many years his junior. A former American, he was an- sions in 1948. His logbook, which is on display in the exhibit, contains details of raids on enemy cities. 32 33 Sport Updates Sport Updates Sport Updates Sport Updates Sport Updates Sport Updates Sport Updates Sport Updates Sport Updates Sport Updates Sport Updates People Springboks Cecil’s terminal intentions were aimed the War of Independence to continue at his opponent’s bowls not their bow- his studies in medicine, and following Go Figu r e More From 1967-1970 he played for Wits There are more jumping around els. Nevertheless, this Springbok’s ‘hit his aliyah in 1970, he emerged as one University where he studied account- list’ was long and impressive. of the founders of the Israel Bridge In the last Telfed Magazine (July 2012), ancy. During this period, his erstwhile Federation. this writer really got it wrong with the South Africa’s loss was Israel’s gain club, Balfour Park - now ‘Neville-less’ article: ‘And Then There Were Three’. So and within three years of his arrival, - was demoted to the Second League, far it’s already jumped to six, and who he was pipped at ‘The Jerusalem Post’ From Mascot but that all changed when the now knows, there may be more. The magazine when it chose Shachar Perkis ahead of CPA returned in 1971. Balfour Park had hardly been out 24 hours when calls Bransky as their ‘Sportsman of the Year’. to ‘Main Man’ was promoted and Neville was appoint- Neville Berman of Ra’anana showed started coming in that there were more It was surmised at the time being that ed Springbok captain - one of the very early signs of Springbok potential. For Springboks living in Israel apart from - bowls did not enjoy the same follow- few Second League players ever to play starters he looked the part! From the Wilf Rosenberg (rugby), Teddy Kaplan ing as tennis although Cecil’s achieve- for the Springboks in the same year. (weightlifting) and Aubrey Kaplan (water ments were far more internationally age of five he would accompany his fa- Neville played in for- polo). impressive. He had finished sixth in ther on Sunday morn- ty-three consecutive the singles of the Men’s World Bowls ings to hockey matches All ears. A captivated audience at the Mahal exhibition listening to an The three to add - so far - are: Cecil international hockey Championships and was runner-up in a tiny team shirt made American 1948 war veteran recount stories of the War of Independence. Bransky (bowls), Hymie (Haim) Josman test matches for South in the Worlds Indoor Championships “by my Mom”, clutch- (bridge), and Neville Berman (hockey). Africa over a period of which in no small way contributed to ing a cut-down hockey imatedly explaining how he was part of a group of en- ten years, captaining the rise in popularity of the game in stick. “I became the gineers that waited for planes to be smuggled in, “be- nineteen. He scored Bowled Over Israel. Many titles and medals, both team mascot.” fore we got stuck in converting them for immediate When Cecil was about to make aliyah in thirteen international local and international would follow That was until the age action.” This intimate engagement between a war vet- 1980, an article in The Zionist Record re- goals, including goals over the ensuing years - the magazine of 13 when at a match in eran and his wide-eyed audience reflected the job on ferred to him against the Olympic ‘World Bowls’ once described him as Roodeport, his father’s hand and the educational road ahead. as “One of Champions Germany, “one of the world’s most distinguished team was one man short, Stanley Medicks the all-time against the Olympic As Londoner expressed, “This ex- bowlers of recent years” - and in 1998, and as in times of his- greats of Silver medalists hibition is only the beginning.” Incidentally, once in he was one of the illustrious recipients tory, children have been South African Young & Dashing. In the late Australia, and against the thick of battle, Stanley went running to offer sup- of the Telfed Sporting Awards held at called onto the battle- bowls,” and sixties and seventies when a young Spain, the Olympic port when he heard his name being called, only to then the Ra’anana Bowling Club. field, Neville took to the “one of the Neville was dashing all over the Bronze Medalists. In hear, “No, not you Medicks, we need an real medic!” field, much to his moth- finest all- hockey field. 1973 he was awarded Following Medicks to the podium was Brigadier- er’s displeasure when she round players the prestigious ‘State General Eli Shermeister, the IDF’s chief education of- Mind On His Gam e found out later. “How could you let in the world The sport of bridge might not be Presidents Award For Sport’, the coun- ficer, who assured all that the “Machal story will now him play with the big men,” she be- today. The physical, but it’s tough, particular- try’s highest sporting award. be included in the training courses for officers, com- rated. “He could have been injured.” sport in this ly at the top. And one who ascended manders, and regular soldiers in the Air Force, Ground Well, the only A three-time winner of the South country will the cerebral heights Forces and Navy. injuries were the African Maccabi Sportsman of the be that much of South African Cool Customer. Cecil Bransky, bruised egos of year award, Neville was also awarded In co-operation with World Machal, the IDF will poorer next bridge before mak- “one of the all time greats” always the other team the Jewish Sporting Legend Award for prepare material for these courses, and the IDF web- appeared at ease on the green. year when ing aliyah, was Dr. th as the thirteen- the 20 century. site will include a link to the World Machal website: Springbok Hymie Josman. A year-old daz- In 1981 he made aliyah and repre- www.machal.org.il Cecil Bransky moves to Israel.” Springbok, Hymie zled all, scoring sented Israel in hockey at the following In his early nineties, there is no slowing down for represented South He must have cut quite a character on a vital goal in Maccabi Games. Thereafter he switched Smoky who frequently gives “pep talks” to groups of Africa at the the green. One sports writer lamenting the process. sports. “Good with any ball,” as his ad- volunteers from abroad. “It’s wonderful that we’re able his departure wrote that “to watch him Bridge Olympics Josh of the Greenfelt. Springbok bridge player Neville contin- mirers were oft to say, Neville turned to maintain the spirit and the tradition of Machal.” in action is like seeing a scene from an in Deauville, France Dr. Hymie Josman seen here in 1948 in Tel Aviv in 1968. “We did not ued to play, and to squash and was twice the Israeli na- In the last few years there has been a yearly intake Al Capone movie. With his hat tipped with the wreck of the Altelena behind. do particularly well the following year tional squash champion, and repre- of 300 new ‘Machalniks’. It isn’t all about history; the forward resting just above the eyebrows, but we did not come last, that’s for at the age of fourteen, he joined Balfour sented Israel in two Maccabi Games. spirit of Machal and his ever-present cigarette pointing lives on. • Park, starting in the E team. He soon This accountant’s on the ball!­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ from his mouth towards the target at the sure, and we sure enjoyed ourselves.” rose through the ranks and at 17, was other end of the green, he looks the part Hymie, who volunteered for Machal playing First League. of the cool, calculated killer.” However, in 1948, returned to South Africa after 35 Telfed chairman Dave Bloom, members of the Directorate, In Memoriam Executive Council and all staff express heartfelt condolences All tributes by David Kaplan Technion Professor Peretz Lavie, to award scholarships to thousands to families whose loved ones (listed below) have passed and Paul’s niece, Jeanne Katz. of university students, as well as as- away in recent months: sisting schoolchildren who enjoyed “His father, M.H., as he was af- extracurricular activities through fectingly known,” continued Walter, their Quality of Life Fund.” Harris, a’ “was not ‘ leader in the communi- who remembers Paul’s father as a - when he lamented: “These days I Adi Schilling (Herzlia) the’ Paul Arieli ty but ‘ leader, and the father’s child growing up in Cape Town as have to go in for repairs all the time Babette Kaplan (Ramat Hasharon) It was the late values in true Jewish tradition were an iconic personality embodying the - to change parts so I can keep on Barbara Aderem-Klep (USA) nineties, and the passed onto the son.” values of communal responsibility, going.” Only Norman could colour Tel Hashomer’s cardiology depart- Bracha Cahn (Pardessiya) Haifa Zoo was Pointing to the seat in the syna- is today proud “of how those val- crying out for gogue where Paul used to sit, Haifa ues passed on through the son has ment as a motor garage! Brian Stern (Haifa) help. The fences Mayor Yona Yahav, praised Paul for permeated the nature and scope of His cavalier attitude to his condi- Buddy Efroiken (Herzlia) were rusty, the his modesty. “He may have sat un- Telfed’s activities and are embodied tion was comically characterized in Cecil Slevin (Eilat) pipes were leak- pretentiously in that seat, but in in Telfed’s vision.” his invaluable role as an inspiration- Chaim Zahavi (Timorim) ing and the cages truth, he sat at the very hub of de- Telfed Director Sidney Shapiro al source to Telfed Magazine. Over were antiquated. cision making when it came to the the last few years, after providing an Craig Ayliffe (Nes Ziona) speaks for the entire Telfed family However, no major issues confronting this city. when he says, “We will miss Paul; article, interview, letter or photo, Derek Moss (Ramat Gan) hope of salvation He was a true son of Haifa, who to- he was always there when we need- he always asked, “When’s the mag- Dora Lochoff (Herzlia) was on the hori- gether with his late wife - and they ed him, and we will remember him azine coming out?” and I would ask, Edie Rosengarten (Herzlia) zon until Paul were a partnership in every sense of with great affection.” “Why?” and he would bellow with and May Arieli the word - contributed so much this laughter as he replied, “Because I Gerald Ralph (Netanya) On behalf of Telfed’s Chairman, Paul Arieli, z”l (z’l) took it upon city’s enrichment.” want to be around to read it.” the Executive Council, Staff, the Isaac Kaplan (Savyon) themselves to under- Another conspicuous example of Trustees of the M.H.Goldschmidt And he always was....until this Leo Taylor (Ra’anana) write the massive renovations of the that “enrichment” is Haifa’s pictur- Foundation, all recipients and ben- issue! zoo. “It was a crying shame,” said Leonard Oddes (Kfar Saba) esque promenade, which changed eficiaries over many years, heart- At his funeral, past and present staff Paul in 2000 to Telfed Magazine, the face of the Carmel, and built felt condolences are ex- members of Telfed Mark Peled (Kfar Saba) ‘that a zoo visited by so many chil- with funds donated by Paul and pressed to Paul’s sister, - where Norman Maurice Shlomowitz (Herzlia) dren was so neglected.” May in memory of their son Louis Renee Samson, and to for 15 years was the Miriam Gitlin (Herzlia) Wherever there was a “cry out for Ariel Goldschmidt, who was tragi- his nieces and nephews. • property manager of Morris Katz (Haifa) help” - be it in his city, his com- cally killed in a car accident. But it ISRENTCO – re- was not only the residents of Haifa Naomi Wayburne (Herzlia) munity or his country - Paul Arieli, galed us with stories. who made aliyah in 1950 from and tourists to the city who bene- Norman Spiro Narda Korakin Norman Spiro (Ramat Hasharon) Cape Town and who passed away fited from their generosity. Norman Conquests will always remem- Paul Arieli (Haifa) in October, rose to the challenge. Students of Southern African her- There are those that record ber Norman’s “big en- Perla Chweidan (Netanya) itage living in Israel benefit annu- history and there are others gaging smile, his vi- Rahel Morgenstern (Tel Aviv) “He was an illustrious son of ally by way of scholarships and as- that passionately participate brant demeanor, his sistances provided by the M.H. Ralph Lanesman (Ra’anana) an illustrious father,” said Walter in history. Norman Spiro sense of humor and Goldschmidt Foundation, created in Norman Spiro, z”l Robinson at a special memorial (z’l) did both. how much he would Rene Tobias (S.A.) the name of his father and adminis- ceremony in Haifa, where he re- Norman had a zest for life, even laugh when I would call Rose Jankelow (Ra’anana) lated Paul’s immense contribu- tered by Telfed through its Board of him “incorrigible”.” Trustees. Telfed’s Treasurer, Harris when he joked “my body is pack- Rose Scop (Tel Mond) tion - both financial and expertise Sharon Bernstein recalled her job Green, who sits on the Board of ing in.” One of his favourite lines Rosie Israelstam (Tel Yitschak) – to Beth Protea, Israel’s Southern was, “Let tomorrow come, for I have interview with Norman in 1987. African retirement village. Other Trustees, says that “The generosity Ruth Newman (S. Africa) lived today.” A week before his pass- speakers included Telfed Treasurer of Paul and May has been invaluable Sakkie Katzenellenbogen to Telfed’s work in the community. ing, he likened his body to a car Harris Green, the mayor of Haifa - something he knew a lot about Vivian Waks (Herzlia) Yona Yahav, the President of the They devoted their lives to educa- continued on next page... tion - both formal and informal – from an earlier era in South Africa Yehuda Meir Wald (Bet Shemesh) which enabled Telfed over the years, 36 37 In Memoriam sionate was he about bowls, some- is reflected in his footage. During thing Saddam Hussein failed to 2012, Norman showed and spoke could have been describing Norman. Star of David. The name ‘Fabio’ was A smoker, Norman was relieved to Issy Lotz understand, and hence hastened to audiences of his movies, was in- At Norman’s funeral covered and the see that Sharon was a kindred spir- A past Chairman of the Netanya Norman’s support for his downfall, terviewed twice on Channel 10, and his family played his Hebrew name it – “My previous secretary did not Regional Committee and member of Norman, in his final days, “com- today his historic footage is housed favorite song by Louis ‘Ha’Mored’ approve”, he grumbled as he quick- the Telfed Executive, Issy is remem- manded” all around him to let him at Beit Hatfusot – the Museum of Armstrong – “What a (the rebel) ly dispensed with Sharon’s CV and bered as a dedicated and passion- know the latest scores on the greens the Jewish People in Tel Aviv. Wonderful World.” It is displayed.” grunted, “Fine, you’ve got the job. ate volunteer who was active in so around the country. He had his pri- a wonderful world, and ‘Ralph of the Now go speak to Sidney Shapiro Norman’s association with Telfed many enriching projects of a com- orities right! Despite ailing, Norman all the more so because Rebel’ would who will handle the nitty gritty.” goes back to those early days when, mittee that at the time, served as a displayed more concern for Israel’s Norman graced it. • go on to serve On the way out of Norman’s office “I collected from the Fed, cartons role model to the other Telfed re- bowlers and still found the energy in the Radar she was asked, “Oh, by the way, of Pinhead cigarettes sent from gional committees. From helping the to comment on their performances. Branch of 505 can you type?” South Africa for the ‘boys’. They Russian and Ethiopian immigrants - Both Sharon and Susan loved were the cheapest on the market Ralph Lanesman Squadron dur- Seeing Red on notably their “Second Hand Shop” it when in South Africa and tasted horri- While Ralph made ing the War of the Green - to welcoming the many Southern Norman ble. Nevertheless, they were appre- Aliyah with his wife Independence. Susan Sharon African olim, the writer recalls ad- phoned ciated as our monthly ‘earnings’ in Freda in 1980, his first Following dressing an AGM in Netanya dur- recalls the First Telfed, “as the army barely covered the cost trip to Israel was less his retirement Gulf War when Ralph Lanesman, z”l ing Issy Lotz time saying: “If a for- he always of a local packet of Nelson ciga- comfortable. It was as as Financial eign species from outer space was she accompa- breathed rettes.” Although this did not dis- a Machal volunteer on Controller for to suddenly descend on Israel, it nied Norman humour suade Norman from packing up a cargo vessel, the ‘SS Fabio’ from Corex Ltd, over a half century “in the Fed car” couldn’t be more fortunate than to into any smoking, the pilchards in tomato Naples to Haifa in September 1948. later, Ralph volunteered for Telfed be welcomed by the Netanya Telfed to a school in conversa- sauce also sent, did. “I abstained “It took me a long time to get over in the accounts department where Petah Tikva that Regional tion.” If ever since.” the stench of the ship and the feeling his expertise was invaluable. That Issy, (top left), on a had been badly Committee.” Sporty Norman. Called ‘Saba Glida’ , this photo he was kept Norman was born in Cape Town of oppression caused by the mass of same accountant’s dedication to de- Telfed tiyul. hit by a Scud and of Norman for an ice-cream commercial conveys waiting on the and grew up in Durbanville, a vil- people lying over, around and under tail made him one of Telfed where Telfed was his energy and Joie de vivre. line, he would lage with 10 Jewish families. A grad- me when I slept. It could easi- Magazine’s superlative proof- to make a dona- usually open uate of both Heder and the Bnei ly have been mistaken for a snoek readers, researching everything tion. On the way, with: “Nice to hear you guys are still Zion movement, he grew up playing boat from Cape Town.” Build not from punctuation to the prose. news came through on the radio around, I was wondering!” “every bloody sport,” including ten- more to accommodate fifty, “We His contribution was no less that a Scud had struck the Ramat All will miss Norman not “being nis, badminton, rugby, cricket and had on board 292. You could not invaluable in providing factu- Gan Bowling Club. “Quickly, turn around” but he has left a legacy, yachting. Not bowls. While at uni- have put a razor blade between us. al accounts and information in around, we have to stop on the way some of it pictorially enshrined in versity, he boxed because it was the If you slept on your back, you had Henry Katzew’s Telfed publi- and see what the destruction is.” I his personal movies. only sport that did not have compe- to stay on your back.” cation, ‘South Africa’s 800 tried to dissuade him, but he would – The story of South African When Norman volunteered to fight titions on Shabbat. He later became Ralph’s positive outlook to Israel not hear of it.” They arrived at the Volunteers in Israel’s War of in Israel‘s War of Independence as the university boxing champion. was apparent even on this precarious club and saw that the Scud had land- Birth.’ ed in the middle of a green, totally part of MACHAL, he was armed not In 2010, Norman, duly assisted hunk built in the 1880s. “Despite Ralph hardly ever missed a ruining it. Clearly Saddam Hussein only with a rifle but his 8 mm cam- by his partner Yehudit Rozenblat everything – hardships, seasickness, Telfed function, his smiling face al- had now gone too far: “Does that era. The footage he shot from that launched his website dedicated to and bad weather – the morale was Issy Lotz, z”l ways bringing joy to his colleagues, madman not hold anything sacred?” era captured the atmosphere of the record the history of bowls in Israel good. At night we would clam- fellow volunteers and friends. He he bellowed. time - of a young nation being pas- from its beginning in 1953. The site ber up to the forecastle and sing sionately forged by young people. is filled with photographs, statistics, in Hebrew, English, Yiddish and will be sorely missed. Such warmth that typified Netanya’s Affectionately known as the Abba‘ Norman, serving in the 7th Brigade biographies and even minutes from Afrikaans. On the ninth day we Telfed expresses heartfelt condo- SA community and its Telfed com- (father) of Israeli bowls’, Norman Amoured Unit was in the thick of club meetings in the early 1950s. were up earlier than usual, ready to lences to wife Freda, children and mittee was personified in Issy who emerged as Israel’s pre-eminent re- it. But it was not so much the hard- “Fantastic – what a great piece of drop anchor in Haifa.” When the grandchildren. • will be fondly remembered. • porter on the sport - first for The ship of battle but the joy and ex- work,” commented David Rhys- Carmel mountain range came into Jerusalem Post and thereafter until pectation of a nation’s birth that Jones, a leading broadcaster in the sight on the tenth day, “Down came his passing, with Haaretz. So pas- UK on the website guestbook. He the Italian flag to be replaced by the 39 For Your Travel Classifieds POPE-GERI Requirements, Wherever, Whenever... 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