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83-Years-Young Ex-Mayoress Di Berrill Celebr VOLUME 36 No 5 June 2019 www.cjc.org.za Benjamin Pogrund honoured with Martin Margolius: 83-years-young the prestigious Order of Ikhamanga Journalist Benjamin Pogrund receives the Order of Ikhamanga in silver from President Cyril Ramaphosa. (photo courtesy GCIS Government of South Africa) Not all 83-year-olds would choose to go paragliding off Signal Every year since 2003, the South African President bestows the Hill for their birthday celebration. Martin Margolius, however, is National Orders upon individuals who “have played a momentous not your average 83-year-old. role towards building a free and peaceful democratic South Africa hen you get to my age, people just think ‘well, this is it. You know, and improving the lives of South Africans in various ways”. “Wyou must start taking it easy.’ But that’s not for me. I want to get back into things. I’m young at heart, so I decided [paragliding] will be the he Order of Ikhamanga is one of the six Orders (the highest and most way I’ll start.” Tprestigious awards granted in South Africa), and is bestowed upon those “who have excelled in the field of arts, culture, literature, music, journalism Martin originally wanted to paraglide three years ago, on his 80th birthday, and sport”. In April this year, the Order of Ikhamanga was presented to eight but was stalled by a knee injury and subsequent knee replacement. He did people, including South African born journalism legend and anti-apartheid not let that hold him back though, and finally achieved his goal in April this activist, Benjamin Pogrund. year, just a few weeks after his 83rd birthday. See page 29 for more Continues on page 22 Ex-Mayoress Di Berrill celebrates her 100th birthday Di Berrill, singer, actress, then but the day I went to buy my travelled extensively, picking up businesswoman, plane ticket, war broke out and new designs and fabrics. She philanthropist and a nobody travelled then.” This did recounts, “I travelled the world by previous mayoress of Cape not stop Di from becoming a local myself, which was very scary to Town, celebrated her 100th singer and actress under her begin with. I was still young.” She stage name, Dianna Lazar. She was also featured in the Cape birthday in May. acted in many stage productions, Argus as one of its winners of i’s full and fascinating life in often for charity, and had a radio ‘Businesswomen of the Week’. DSouth Africa began when programme titled Dianna Lazar She says, “To keep yourself she and her family moved to Presents on which she sang happy, I would advise that you Paarl from Russia in 1924. At the in Yiddish, English, Afrikaans, not sit there like a queen. I was time, Di was six and spoke only German and Russian. always involved with the staff. Russian. Then they’re part of the picture.” After enjoying a stage career for After studying singing at the UCT many years, Di began designing It was after retiring that Di was College of Music, Di dreamed of clothes and, together with her approached to become the going to Hollywood “I was going husband Issey, started Riviera mayoress of Cape Town. to be an actress, so I was going Fashions, which became one of to move to Hollywood… I was the bigger clothing companies in ready to get on a plane right South Africa. During this time, Di Continues on page 27 www.facebook.com/capejewishchronicle www.twitter.com/CapeChronicle https://www.instagram.com/capejewishchronicle www.cjc.org.za 2 Cape Jewish Chronicle June 2019 CONTENTS VOLUME 33 No 5 JUNE 2016 VOLUME 36 No 5 JUNE 2019 Contributors Featured articles Page 3 Lindy with a why Page 8 Richard Saevitzon explores name changing Page 4 Annual voluntary subscription notice Page 22 Paragliding octogenarian (continued from page 1) Community noticeboard Rambam Trust reaches major milestone Shabbat times Page 27 Changemaker of the Month — Glenn Stein Follow us on social media Martine Kawalsky wins CATA Page 6 South African Jewish Museum Di Berril turns 100 (continued from page 1) Page 8 Ort SA Cape Page 29 Benjamin Pogrund honoured in South Africa Page 9-11 Cape SA Board of Deputies (continued from page 1) Page 12-17 South African Zionist Federation Page 35 Ben Cohen on Poland and Yair Lapid Page 18 Union of Orthodox Synagogues Page 41 Book review: Antisemitism Here and Now Page 20 Temple Israel Page 45 Josh Abrams to perform in Covent Garden Page 21 Limmud Graff Lesedi La Rona showcased in Cape Town Page 23-25 Cape Jewish Seniors Association Page 26 CT Holocaust and Genocide Centre Maiyan Karidi’s cross-cultural harmony Page 28 Bnoth Zion WIZO Page 30 Union of Jewish Women Glendale Winter warmer campaign Page 31 Chabad on Campus 10 13 Page 32 Cape Town Torah High Mensch Page 33 Telfed Page 34 Jewish Community Services Page 36-37 United Herzlia Schools Page 38 Anton Katz on the law in space Page 39 The Herzlia Foundation Page 40 Jacob Gitlin Library Page 42-43 Simcha Snaps Page 44 Chronic Ads Page 46 Craig Nudelman on South Africa after the elections Page 47 Sport 37 PLEASE NOTE The Cape Jewish CSO emergency number for CJC EDITORIAL BOARD Chronicle’s banking details: Chairman: Lester Hoffman. 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Cape Jewish Chronicle Samson Centre 87 Hatfield Str Gardens 8001 PO Box 4176 Cape Town 8000 phone 021 464 6736 email [email protected] Editor Lindy Diamond Cape Jewish Chronicle June 2019 3 Lindy with a why Why I choose see everything as a miracle By Lindy Diamond, Editor Cape Jewish Chronicle Cape Town is the most Muslim man who, in conversation beautiful city in the world. once remarked how much he respects Judaism because it brings here are cities that have left me in Gd into every aspect of day-to-day Tawe of their religious significance, life, not just at prayer times, or in holy those that inspire me with their spaces. history, those that are fun and full of sights to see and experiences to Gd is acknowledged when we eat, have. But Cape Town? Come on, when we show gratitude (Baruch best ever. How often do you really Hashem!) and even when we think about that? experience something for the first time. His words made me relook I remember, in my childhood, my at how much I was practicing his Mom would snap me out of whatever observation in my everyday life and daydream I was dreaming to say, I conciously tweaked where I could. “Look, B, look!” and drag me back into present time to acknowledge And thirdly, and perhaps a bit darkly, some lovely thing that was happening history has shown us time and time in front of us. again that bad things can, and do, happen, sometimes very suddenly. I remember being exasperated by this most of the time. Yes, the sunset is I want to make sure that if everything lovely. Yes, that’s a pretty flower, now I love and enjoy is gone tomorrow I please let me go back into my head! had appreciated it all as fiercely and Forward 30 years, and I do exactly with as much energy as I could have. the same thing to my daughters. With no regrets. I live in the foothills of one of the I try to look at items in my home New Seven Wonders of Nature (how with fresh eyes, to truly see them, does that even happen?) and every hold them and enjoy them. I try to morning the drive to school offers acknowledge Table Mountain each us a breathtaking view of Table day as if it is the last time I will ever Mountain in all her glory.
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