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PASSOVER south african The Jewish Report wishes you Chag Sameach V’Kasher jewish report www.sajewishreport.co.za Photographs that change the world

Last week, Jonathan Klein, CEO and founder of Getty Images, and former Davidian who matriculated in 1977, spoke to a capacity audience at King David Linksfield, about photographs that changed the world. Klein, who currently lives in New York, founded Getty Images in 1995 in partnership with Mark Getty. Today it yields some $2,8 billion annually, and employs over 140 000 photographers on a freelance basis internationally. It was the first company in the world to licence images on-line. He spoke of how photography has been democratised by camera phones, low-priced digital cameras and social media. “Images do not change the world. People do. Since the advent of photography, images have moved people to take action to change the world. The intimacy of a single photograph can resonate across the world. Across generations. Across cultural barriers. This school is where it all started,” he added, referring to King David. “It was here that values of philanthropy and competitiveness were instilled in me.” (PHOTOGRAPH BY ILAN OSSENDRYVER)

Jewish community Yom SAKS: Looking at the Johnny There will proposes changes to HaShoah: Jewish contribution Clegg, be no Info Bill in Parly April 19 before 1994 SA’s only Jewish SAJBD’s submission on the Protection of The memory of Swedish With the advent of democracy in SA in ‘Jewish Report State Information Bill presented by Steven diplomat Raoul Wallen- 1994, it is good to have introspection Zulu’, Gruzd, in which the Board makes a case berg, who would have into the contribution made by Jewish next week. for a “public interest defence”, cited sever- releases a celebrated his centenary “capitalists” like Sol Kerzner and Due to Yomtov on the last two days of al judgments from the European Court of this year, will permeate Jewish ”far-left ideologues”, like new CD, Pesach and public holidays during the Human Rights supporting a public interest Yom Hashoah events Michael Harmel. week, there will be no issue next week. Our defence. It urged for such a defence to be ‘Human’ around the country. next issue will appear on April 20. included in the SA legislation. 4 3 6 12 2 SA JEWISH REPORT Judaism 06 - 20 April 2012 Shabbat Times Pesach - the festival of education

In the Torah this festival is called Chag parents. HaMatzot; the Sages refer to it as Chag If they observe their parents also practis- HaPesach. However, by virtue of its makeup, ing these and other mitzvoth, then the it deserves another name: Chag HaChinuch, a Pesach Dvar Torah Haggadah will fall on receptive ears. If, howev- festival which promotes Jewish education. Dvar Torah from Rabbi er, the children are merely told what is expect- The Peel Commission of 1936 was a Danny Sackstein ed of them and how they should behave, with- British Royal Commission of Inquiry set out Sunny Road Shul out a similar performance by their elders, to propose changes to the British Mandate for such contradictions will only have a negative Palestine. One of the people interviewed was nation and that we need to come home! effect. David Ben-Gurion. Pesach instils in our children this aware- Children are very perceptive. They are Ben-Gurion turned to the British mem- ness of our beginnings as a people. When we very fast to detect hypocrisy. If the parents bers of the commission and asked if the aver- know where we come from, we have clarity emphasise how important it is to tell the age British child knew about the founders of and perspective of our purpose and function truth and be honest, then suddenly the phone their nation. He asked the Americans how as a people. The seder should instil in our chil- rings and the parent tells the child to say “I’m many children in the US could relay the dren this essential knowledge in a warm, lov- not here”. momentous voyage more than 300 years ago ing way. The child learns that it is fine to lie when of the Mayflower that landed at Plymouth Furthermore, if we pay attention to par- it suits you. If they are told by their parents Rock. Who was their leader? How many peo- ticular words of the Haggadah, we see a deep and teachers of the importance of Shabbat ple? What day was it? What did they eat? educational blueprint of how to guide our and kashrut and other mitzvoth, yet these He concluded that any Jewish child can children. role models don’t take seriously the practise of tell you 3 300 years ago the Jewish people The Haggadah says: “For the sake of this - these fundamentals. The children will very were led out of Egypt to Israel by Moshe their we can only conduct the seder if matzah and quickly work out what is really important. leader, and there were over 600 000 males maror are placed in front of you.” Pesach is the time to instil our children April 6/ 14 Nissan Erev Pesach over the age of 20. It was a Thursday morning This requirement conveys that to fulfil the with loads of Jewish identity and pride, and Candle-lighting and they ate matzah. purpose of saying the Haggadah and instruct- it’s the time to show them that we truly value 17:43 Johannesburg Ben-Gurion ended his presentation by ing our children successfully, they must see being Jewish and observing G-d’s command- 18:10 Cape Town emphasising this unique quality of the Jewish the matzah and maror “in front of you” - their ments. 17:29 Durban 17:48 Bloemfontein 17:48 Port Elizabeth 17:39 East London Rabbi Goldstein, Yaakov April 7/ 15 Nissan Pesach - Candle-lighting 18:31 Johannesburg Shwekey team up in video 19:06 Cape Town 18:17 Durban A collaboration between Chief Rabbi Warren He implores us to 18:37 Bloemfontein Goldstein and Jewish singer Yaakov Shwekey respond accordingly and 18:38 Port Elizabeth has taken the Jewish world by storm. The proj- to fulfil our role in the 18:29 East London ect, a first of its kind, is testimony to the mirac- divine destiny. “Judaism ulous existence of the Jewish people. is not just about detach- April 8/ 16 Nissan In the parlance of the modern world, the ed intellectualism and 2nd Day Pesach - Yomtov ends video is available on YouTube and the Chief the video... creates a cul- 18:30 Johannesburg Rabbi’s website, and is an example of how dig- mination of inspiration, 19:05 Cape Town ital platforms can convey eternal truths with music and strong visual 18:16 Durban compelling emotion. imagery to evoke an emotional and spiritual as possible.” 18:36 Bloemfontein Set against the backdrop of Shwekey’s response.” The video can be found on 18:36 Port Elizabeth moving version of the famous song from the It’s directed and edited by Wayne Kopping. http://www.chiefrabbi.co.za/vehisheamda/ 18:28 East London Haggadah, “Vehi Sheamda”, Rabbi Goldstein He says “the video really puts Rabbi Goldstein and on YouTube: ‘Vehi Sheamda’ - Chief recounts the tale of Jewish eternity, a journey out there, allowing him the platform to say the Rabbi’s Pesach Message featuring Yaakov April 12/ 20 Nissan from the exodus from Egypt to nuclear Iran. things that need to be said, to as many people Shwekey. - SHIRA DRUION Erev Yomtov - Candle-lighting 17:37 Johannesburg 18:08 Cape Town 17:22 Durban Kashrut Alert 17:42 Bloemfontein PRODUCTS WHICH ARE KOSHER FOR PESACH 17:40 Port Elizabeth 17:32 East London Cape Aqua Mineral Water - strawberry, lemon/lime the formulae, must be kept separate and washed sepa- food technologist as well as by a qualified rabbi, the - is kosher for Pesach when bearing a Passover rately (such as in the bathroom). kashrut department advises. April 13/ 21 Nissan sticker, according to an announcement by the A series of Aspen Pharmaceuticals Infacare baby Some products certified for Pesach exhibit the normal 7th Day Pesach - Candle-lighting kashrut department of the Union of Orthodox products carry a milchic, parev or Mahedrin hechsher. all-year round label which may list Chametz of Kitniyot as 17:36 Johannesburg Synagogues. All baby formulae and cereals are kosher certified only if an ingredient. Since the cost of reprinting labels is exorbi- 18:07 Cape Town All Cerebos Salt with an expiry date from November produced in South Africa. For more details, visit the tant and the kashrut department wants to keep costs to 17:21 Durban 29, 2014 till March 15, 2015, is kosher for Pesach, kashrut department’s website. the minimum to benefit the final consumer, the department 17:41 Bloemfontein even without the Passover sticker. The same applies to the following Nestle products: does not insist on reprinting labels specifically for Pesach. 17:39 Port Elizabeth Frozen Tenderchick chickens with the expiry date Nestum Maize Cereal, Nestum Rice Cereal and all Nan • The UOS offices will be closed on Friday April 6, as 17:30 East London April 11, 2012, are kosher for Pesach, even without any formulae, except for Nan HA (not kosher). it is a public holiday. Please send your Mechirat April 14 / 22 Nissan Pesach label/sticker. Lancewood White Cheese is kosher for Pesach and Chametz form to our office before 16:00 on Thursday Yomtov ends The following baby cereals and formulae are free of Chalav Yisrael ONLY when bearing the Passover sticker. April 5. If this is not possible, there will be support staff 18:24 Johannesburg any chametz but do contain Kitniyot. Pick n Pay tuna with the Beth Din logo is kosher for at our offices until 09:00 Friday April 6 (which is the time 18:58 Cape Town The following rules apply: Pesach and Bishul Yisrael, even without the words of the sale of the chametz). 18:10 Durban 1. They may be used for babies for Pesach. (See the “Kosher for Passover” and “Bishul Yisrael” on the label. Mechirat Chametz forms can be downloaded from 18:29 Bloemfontein Pesach Guide, page 20) for details regarding the use of All products produced and packaged for Pesach were the UOS website or sell your chametz online from: 18:29 Port Elizabeth bottles and teats. produced under constant supervision and all ingredients http://www.uos.co.za/kashrut/ 18:20 East London 2. All bottles, teats and other utensils used in making were declared beforehand and checked by a qualified pesachSaleChametz.asp.

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4 SA JEWISH REPORT News 06 - 20 April 2012 Jewish community proposes changes to Info Bill in Parliament

The SAJBD submission on the Protection of State Information Bill, in which the Board makes a case for a “public interest defence”, cited several judgments from the European Court of Human Rights that support a public interest defence. It urged for such a defence to be included in the SA legislation.

STEVEN GRUZD ly connected to an intention to sub- vert the state, including action On March 29, the SA Jewish Board taken with reckless disregard for of Deputies (SAJBD) was one of 18 consequences, and the submission institutions selected (out of some recommended the removal of negli- 300 who made written submissions) gence as sufficient form of mens rea to present at public hearings of (“a guilty mind”). Parliament’s upper house, the Third, the submission asserted National Council of Provinces, on that the criteria in the Bill remained the controversial Protection of State constitutionally “overbroad”, and cited many Information Bill (POSIB). Constitutional Court judgments where legis- Recognising the need for the South lation that was not clear, accessible, under- African Jewish community to speak out on standable or generally applicable, had been this issue of national importance, the SAJBD struck down. sought legal opinion, and responded to the call for public comment. It called for the further The POSIB seeks to update archaic legis- tightening of the definition lation from 1982 and better regulate the classification, protection and dissemination of ‘national security’. of state information, but its critics charge that it will undermine the constitutional It called for further tightening of the def- rights of journalists, whistleblowers and the inition of “national security”, to prevent the public to access information. classification of information under the guise Amidst the solid wood panelling and of national interest. The presentation noted green leather seats of the Old Assembly that “if legal criteria are bad in law, they can- Chamber, the Board joined the chorus of not be cured or made Constitutional by voices calling for this proposed law to be sub- either creating an offence (eg Clause 47 on stantially revised in the interests of preserv- intentionally classifying information illegal- ing South African democracy. ly), or the possibility of whistleblowing, or permission by the Director of Public The submission emphasised how Prosecutions to prosecute”, as the current Bill tries to do. the Bill has seized the attention Finally, it discussed the inclusion of a “pub- of the Jewish community. lic interest defence”. It noted that other inher- ent defences should be considered, including if The submission (see http://www.jewish- information is classified for ulterior purposes sa.co.za/pg/132) emphasised how this Bill or fraudulently. One would always need to has seized the attention of the Jewish com- prove the value of publication to be of substan- munity, who, as committed citizens, are con- tially greater importance than the national cerned about its implications for democracy security which could be compromised. in South Africa. It stressed strong support The submission cited several important for freedom of expression, the importance of judgments from the well-respected European a free press and the need for strong regulato- Court of Human Rights (ECHR) that support ry rules and institutions. a public interest defence, as well as the need to The submission noted that several issues protect national security against genuine raised in the SAJBD’s previous submission threats. It urged for a public interest defence to the National Assembly in July 2011, had to be included, noting that it is a limited been addressed in the current Bill, including defence, comparable to “necessity” in criminal considerable narrowing of its scope and the law (where no rational alternative existed). criteria for classification, the inclusion of a MPs posed some tough questions and review panel, and some protection for engaged vigorously. Committee Chairman whistleblowers. Nevertheless, the Bill still Raseriti Tau, warmly thanked the Board for risks being struck down by the its active and pragmatic participation in this Constitutional Court. vital national conversation. As the NCOP’s Four main arguments were advanced. recommendations are awaited eagerly, the First, it called for the removal of the mini- South African Jewish community can be mum sentences, which were excessive and proud of its efforts to temper this legislation. out of step with modern jurisprudence. One To paraphrase Moses’ pre-Pesach plea to MP asked why this was the only submission Pharaoh: “Let our people know!” to make this recommendation. The response was that each case should be judged entirely Steven Gruzd, senior researcher and diplomatic on its merits and sentencing should be left to liaison at the South African Jewish Board of the courts’ discretion. Deputies, presented the Board’s submission to Second, security offences are traditional- the NCOP.

News in brief NY POLICE BEEFING UP SECURITY AHEAD OF PASSOVER NEW YORK - The New York Police Department is by community affairs officers and a heightened pres- increasing its security at synagogues and Jewish sites ence of anti-crime”. for Passover. Kelly also said there would be heightened security The NYPD said it was taking precautionary measures and the deployment of heavily armed roving counter- beginning this week in the wake of last month’s attack terrorism units. on a religious school in France, which left three children The NYPD said the extra measures were not due to and a rabbi dead, The Associated Press reported. specific threats or connected to this week’s investiga- Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly reportedly told tion of an online mock movie poster warning that the city’s Jewish leaders that they would be “adding al-Qaida would return to New York City, which has the foot posts, visits by officers to synagogues, outreach largest Jewish population outside of Israel. (JTA) 06 - 20 April 2012 News SA JEWISH REPORT 5

World Jewish Daily, international: News in brief www.worldjewishdaily.com “FORMER WHITE HOUSE OBAMA CITES REPORTER AWARDED FOR LUBAVITCHER REBBE IN BEING FRIEND TO PROCLAMATION PALESTINIANS” Lebanese-American reporter Helen Thomas, WASHINGTON - President Barack THE JEWISH WORLD who covered the White House for 50 years Obama underlined the accomplish- before being forced to resign over anti- ments of the late Lubavitcher in seven seconds Semitic comments, was honoured by the rebbe in his proclamation of Palestinian Authority on Sunday. Education and Sharing Day. In Tuesday's proclamation, Obama highlighted the teachings Arutz Sheva, Beit El, West Bank, Israel: The Australian Jewish News, Sydney, of Rabbi Menachem Mendel www.israelnationalnews.com Australia: Schneerson and said that “WELFARE MINISTRY, NGOs www.jewishnews.net.au Schneerson embodied a “humani- CLASH OVER PASSOVER AID” “LESSONS IN RESPECT” tarian spirit”. The topic of aid for needy families on Moriah College is working with the NSW “As a tireless advocate for youth Passover has become a touchy one, with Jewish Board of Deputies to bring its year around the world, he inspired mil- the Welfare Ministry and food charities 7 students together with pupils from a lions to lift the cause of education, trading accusations. Western Suburbs-based Christian school. to practise kindness and generosi- ty, and to aspire toward their high- Jewish Times Asia, Hong Kong: Baltimore Jewish Times, Baltimore, est ideals,” Obama said in the www.jewishtimesasia.org Maryland, USA: proclamation. “His enduring legacy lives on “ISRAEL’S EMBASSY IN THE www.jewishtimes.com in those he touched, and today, PHILIPPINES HELPS FLOOD “WASHINGTON JEWISH we resolve to carry forward his VICTIMS” WEEK BUYS JEWISH TIMES dedication to service and scholar- The recent Typhoon Sendong that affect- PARENT COMPANY” ship.” ed the provinces of Cagayan Owners of the Washington Jewish Week In addition, Obama reiterated the de Oro and Iligan in southern purchased Alter Communications, Inc, importance of pursuing knowledge Philippines, caused serious dis- owners of the Baltimore Jewish Times and and cultivating character that has ruption and loss of life to many Filipino other publications, at a bankruptcy court- enriched American progress. people. sanctioned sale this week. “In a global economy where more than half of new jobs will Jewish Telegraph, Manchester: The Jewish Week, New York: demand higher education or www.jewishtelegraph.com www.thejewishweek.com advanced training, we must do “MP RECEIVES DEATH “QUIT FACEBOOK, everything we can to equip our THREAT AFTER STANDING BROOKLYN YESHIVA GIRLS children with the tools for suc- UP FOR ISRAEL” ORDERED” cess," the president said. Conservative MP for Henley, London, Beis Rivkah High School, a Jewish “Our nation's prosperity grows John Howell says he fears for his life girls' school associated with Chabad with theirs, and by ensuring every after receiving death threats for defend- in Brooklyn, has ordered its 11th-graders child has access to a world-class ing Israel in an exchange with a con- to close their Facebook accounts and pay education, we reach for a brighter stituent. a $100 fine or be expelled. future for all Americans.” (JTA) 6 SA JEWISH REPORT Opinion 06 - 20 April 2012 Jewish Report Editorial Looking at Jewish contribution Pesach already It is hard to believe we are already in April - almost a quarter in the build-up to a new SA of the way through the year. Pesach is here, beginning today - Friday - and as we celebrate with family and friends along with Jews everywhere, we continue looking with concern at a With the advent of democracy in SA in 1994, it is good to have introspection into the world rife with tension and conflict. Here at home, in our strong, coherent community, Pesach contribution made by Jewish “capitalists” like Sol Kerzner and Jewish ”far-left ideo- is observed to a remarkably large extent. A survey of attitudes and practices done by the Kaplan Centre in 2006, showed logues”, like Michael Harmel. In the end it is people like Kerzner who made a real dif- that 95 per cent of SA Jewry attends a Pesach seder, and 90 per cent fast on Yom Kippur. This in a community in which ference to the lives of the long-suffering proletariat, and in the areas that really count 66 per cent defined themselves as “traditional” in their reli- gious observance and 14 per cent as “strictly Orthodox”. - jobs, income, opportunity, infrastructure. For the thwarted dreamers of the hard Progressive Judaism registered seven per cent, while “just Jewish” and “non-practising” registered eight per cent and left, it must have been a very bitter pill to swallow. four per cent respectively. Pesach, aside from being a time of reflection and intro- In the course of conducting research for what became spection, is also for family and communal togetherness. researching Jewish Memories of Mandela, a book brought Relatives who don’t see each other throughout the year, gath- out by the SAJBD and Umoja Foundation last year, I made er together for their seders. the vicarious acquaintance of what was probably the com- But, sadly, this is also a period when the pain of lonely plete spectrum of South African Jews, from very religious to people is felt more acutely than at other times - such as the ultra-secular, from far left Communists to National Party BARBARIC YAWP many people among South African Jewry whose close family supporters and the usual range of professions - doctors, den- David Saks have emigrated to faraway places. tists, accountants, lawyers (lots of those), university academ- With our high Jewish emigration rate over decades - along ics, journalists, politicians and businessman, among others. economic legacy. with many other South Africans who have left the country - a All of those featuring in the book had had some kind of Kerzner duly did what he could to influence Mangope to number of such people will be going through Pesach without connection with Nelson Mandela over the decades. With the accept that change was coming and that there would be no their children, grandchildren and other relatives. Some live in glaring exception of the luckless Percy Yutar, the famously place for independent homelands in the new South Africa. homes for the elderly, others live alone. overzealous state prosecutor in the Rivonia Trial, practically When the book came out, resentment was expressed in For their children to travel from Sydney, New York, all emerged with enhanced reputations because of that con- some quarters over the fact that Jewish businessmen, who London, Tel Aviv and the other places South African Jews nection. That, at least, was the message the book conveyed. had prospered under apartheid and even in some cases co- have gone to, is often prohibitively expensive. Others, particularly those with more pronounced liberal-left operated with the system, were now being allowed to share in To its credit, this community organises communal and leanings, have nevertheless raised a metaphorical eyebrow the credit for South Africa’s transformation. similar seders which people who don’t have family can attend. over certain of the individuals concerned being allowed to In thinking this over, I mulled over the stark contrast The Jewish Report wishes its readers a Pesach Kasher share in the Mandela lustre. between how Jews like Kerzner had experienced apartheid v’Sameach. The latter include certain leading businessmen, whose with how it had been experienced by Jewish activists within Mandela connections date at best to the mid-1980s and the ANC-led liberation movements. First seder for the Falash Mura more commonly to the post-1990 era, following Mandela’s The majority of the latter were committed Communists, Among the many themes in the Pesach tradition is the ingath- release. Their involvement primarily involved coming up lived lives of near penury and frequently endured State-spon- ering of Jewish exiles to Israel. A moving event a week ago at with large sums of money at Mandela’s “request” (no threats sored persecution, including bannings and imprisonment. the Jewish Agency Absorption Centre in Mevaseret Zion or blackmail were involved, but refusal was pretty much One such activist was Michael Harmel. He was one of the reflected this. Some 60 Ethiopian olim - Falash Mura - who never an option) so as to finance a range of upliftment proj- leading intellectual lights of the underground SA Communist recently arrived in Israel, came for a “mock seder” to learn ects in impoverished black areas. Party, and probably its foremost theorist. about Pesach’s religious and cultural traditions. The “festival Sometimes, the involvement of Jewish businessmen in Receiving only the barest remuneration for his efforts, he of freedom” has particular resonance for them. Later, they the Mandela saga had a political slant, however. That was devoted his life to studying and writing on Communist polit- will celebrate their first-ever real seder in Israel. certainly true in the case of Sol Kerzner. When Mandela first ical theory, preparing the ideological groundwork for the They have been learning from the Haggadah with an met with him, it was not to get him to sign a large cheque but workers’ utopia he and fellow Party members sincerely Amharic translation. Many attended the mock seder dressed to assist him in getting Lucas Mangope, president of the believed was destined to replace the apartheid regime. in white, the traditional Ethiopian attire for festive occasions. nominally independent homeland of Bophutatswana, to co- In Harmel’s dedication, self-sacrifice and abiding faith, A guest at the seder was Natan Sharansky, chairman of operate in the process of reincorporating his “country” into there was something akin to the impoverished East European the Jewish Agency for Israel. He described how he had made South Africa proper. Talmudic scholar of der alte heim. Dying in the mid-1970s, he a seder while imprisoned in Siberia by the Communist Dismantling all of the homelands established under the did not live to see the demise of apartheid, but at least was regime, using water instead of wine and bread instead of apartheid system was a non-negotiable part of the ANC’s spared witnessing the wholesale collapse of the international matzah, and reciting as much of the Haggadah as he could post-apartheid vision. One of the more difficult homelands Communist system to which he had devoted his life. from memory. to deal with was Bophutatswana, because it had been rela- The cruel reality is that for all the heroism and self-sacri- The Falash Mura - Ethiopian Jews whose ancestors were tively more of a success than the other bantustans and fice of its adherents, Communism proved in the main to be a forcibly converted to Christianity more than a century ago - Mangope himself believed he could make a go of it. gigantic exercise in futility. Little was destined to become of were officially recognised as part of the Jewish people in 2002 One of the reasons why the homelands experiment was all the solemn party conferences, intensive (and often acri- by Sephardic Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar and granted the right somewhat less disastrous in Bophutatswana’s case, ironical- monious) debates, policy papers, earnest speeches and every- to make aliyah, although they are required to undergo formal ly, was due to Kerzner’s very involvement. It was there that thing else associated with the movement in South Africa. conversion to Judaism upon arrival. Some 6 000 Falash Mura he established his now legendary Sun City hotel empire, tak- Instead, when Mandela was released, it was to the hated have received formal approval to immigrate, approximately ing advantage of the fact that being officially independent of capitalists that he went to provide the wherewithal for build- half having already arrived. Many have waited for years in the South Africa, the normal restrictions on gambling and other ing a new society. Maybe Mandela was merely being diplo- northern Ethiopian town of Gondar in very poor conditions. designated vices did not apply. matic when he answered Kerzner’s question, but that did not In every generation we are commanded to tell the story of At his first meeting with Mandela, Kerzner did not skirt mean that what he said was untrue. Passover as if we ourselves were slaves in Egypt. We are part the issue, asking him what he had first thought when learn- In the end it is people like Sol Kerzner who succeeded in of the story, aiming to be a free people in our land. For the ing about the Sun City project. According to him, Mandela making a real difference to the lives of the long-suffering pro- Falash Mura, the story has a very personal flavour as they replied that he had felt a sense of relief that through it, thou- letariat, and in the areas that really count - jobs, income, participate in their first real Pesach seder in Israel. sands of jobs would be created that in turn would make life opportunity, infrastructure. For the thwarted dreamers of the a little easier once it came to dealing with the post-apartheid hard left, it must have been a very bitter pill to swallow.

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‘Global marchers’ and ‘flotilla Chevrah ad: Matzah reference as ‘cardboard’ inappropriate ‘One on One’ makes it a special day for handicapped sailors’ have failed I refer to the Chevrah advertisement, “This Pesach you might see a lot of Jews eat- I refer to an article in the Jewish Report of March 9 and am delighted to note that learners are gear- To the “global marchers” and “flotil- ing cardboard...” in the Jewish Report of March 30. ing up to interact with and assist those with special needs. Kol Ha’kavod to you all. la sailors”: You have failed at yet While one can empathise with the underlying message of the advertisement and As convener of the magical and special day, called “One to One”, in Cape Town for the past 31 another attempt to demonise, dele- at the same time applaud the Chev for the truly wonderful work it does throughout years, for those with an intellectual disability, I am extending an invitation to the group to come and gitimise Israel and your ongoing our community, I have to take issue with the headline. attend “One on One” and to experience what it is to link up with the people and to enjoy a fun fair efforts to bring about the annihila- The reference to “eating cardboard” is not quite in keeping with the essence of replete with games stalls and live entertainment. tion of Israel and genocide of its what eating matzah over the Pesach period represents. This somewhat derogatory One of the vital elements in the success of the day, is the pairing of the handicapped with a vol- people, have failed. reference to “cardboard” has been around for many years, linked with the often unteer “friend” for the day, to share the excitement and care for the guest. More than 3 000 hand- True, you have caused a rush of heard remark: “Pesach wouldn’t be so bad if I didn’t have to eat that cardboard icapped are so feted in a day like no other. adrenaline for some (mostly yours!) stuff.” No other communal initiative involving organisations, schools, student and social groups from but lost yet another battle. Trust Matzah is what Pesach is all about. Some like it, some don’t. But eating it for across the city takes place with the handicapped as the singular focus. The uniting of people, each me, it is only a matter of time eight days in order to remind us of what hardships our ancestors endured thou- with their own agenda, under the banner of providing for those who cannot provide for themselves, before you lose the war. sands of years ago, is a small price to pay. is magical in itself. Here is a suggestion for you: By all means let’s have creativity in advertising, but when I first read the ad I have The event this year takes place on August 19 at the Good Hope Centre in Cape Town and we How about investing your efforts, to be honest, I cringed. Can you imagine a non-Jew reading the ad? It would come would be delighted to share our experience and expertise with the Friendship Circle, who in turn time and resources into building up across as a bit of a mockery of our festival. would be able to sample some very magic of sincere commitment to the less fortunate. people’s lives rather than trying to Those at the Chev who okayed the headline certainly didn’t apply their minds I am contactable on my cell, 082-928-3190, or e-mail: [email protected] destroy a country. when they needed to. Good luck in your endeavours. Gary Selikow, Johanesburg Rod Waner, Johannesburg Albert Glass, Cape Town GOING, GOING... ON AUCTION SA JEWISH REPORT - 06 - 20 April 2012 7 Going, going... On Auction A feature compiled by Manuela Bernstein Contact: (011) 023 8160, Cell: 082-951-3838 or e-mail [email protected]

deals with auctions. The Consumer Protection Act allocates a specific Why’s, how’s and when’s of auctioneering section to auctions. The section specifically provides that the sale of A few questions: The “why question”: For instance, Court would normally auction the Nowadays the deposit is normally an auction is complete when the Why would one take an immovable either the executor of a deceased properties concerned. Where the required to be effected via EFT. auctioneer announces its comple- property to auction? How would one estate, the liquidator of the company, properties are being sold as part of a Before bidding, a purchaser tion by the “fall of the hammer”. take it to auction? Where would the or the bank’s attorneys who fore- deceased estate or where a liquidator is should ensure, that if a bond is Until that announcement, any auction be held? What happens at an closed, would need to sell the proper- charged with selling the properties, a required, he qualifies for the offer may be retracted. auction? ties as soon as possible. private auctioneering company would amount of the required bond. The Act further provides that The party charged to sell, being the normally be approached to auction the Potential bidders will register the Minister of Trade and Industry Contemplate the following executor, liquidator or attorney, could properties. and receive a bidder’s number prior may prescribe requirements to be scenarios: try to sell the properties via private The auctioneering company would to the auction. If a purchaser’s bid complied with by auctioneers in A man dies at age 85 bequeathing that treaty, meaning by procuring pur- usually advertise the properties succeeds, the “conditions of sale” respect of the conduct of an auc- all of his properties be sold and the chasers and entering into a private sale through several means and an auction are presented to him for signature tion. proceeds paid to his heirs. with the purchasers to sell the proper- would then be held either on site at the and the deposit paid. • Contact Alan Levy on his e-mail: A middle-aged couple in debt are ties. Such party may, however, normal- properties or at the auctioneer’s prem- There is no specific Act that [email protected] not able to meet their monthly repay- ly not be located in close proximity to ises. The auctioneer who sells the ments on their home. The bank fore- the properties concerned, may not be property must be a registered estate closes on the properties. The couple familiar with property prices in such agent and possess a valid Fidelity Fund have the High Court enter judgment area, may not have relevant contacts Certificate. against them for payment of the arrear and resources to procure purchasers Purchasers should inspect the instalments and for an order that the and may not wish to become engaged properties before the auction. Many property be sold to realise the out- in the “ups and downs” of attempting auctioneers hold inspection days. standing amounts. to sell the properties. When buying properties via an A property company is served with These properties can quite simply auction, one cannot buy subject to an application for its liquidation by the be sold by way of an auction which conditions such as that the purchaser municipality, to whom it is indebted, would normally take place in proximi- would be able to obtain a mortgage for hundreds of thousands of rands, in ty to where the properties are situated. bond (like you normally could when respect of outstanding rates and taxes The “how and where question”. In buying a property on the open mar- and consumption charges. certain circumstances, especially ket). In addition, a deposit of normally In all of these cases, the properties where an auction takes place following between 10 to 15 per cent, needs to be can be sold by way of auction. upon a court order, the sheriff of the paid after the bid is accepted.

Alan Levy is an attorney at Alan Levy Attorneys who specialise in property law, specifically landlord/tenant law, evictions, rental recoupment, auctions of immovable properties and taking properties to auctions on behalf of creditors - www.alattorneys.co.za. Welcome to the household clearance experts Being a specialist household goods auctioneer, Bryanston Auctioneers are typically contacted when people are moving, down-sizing, emigrating, or have a deceased estate that needs clearing. We have, however, positioned our- are sold within the week they are col- takes place on the last Wednesday selves as household clearance experts, lected. Full inventory lists and sales evening of the month. All our auc- as very few companies have the ability statements are made available to the tions are well attended by both dealers to remove everything from a home seller. Reserves can be put on certain and private buyers, ensuring that within a short period of time and items to protect the seller. market-related prices are achieved. realise full value for the goods. We hold weekly general and • For more information, contact We offer free evaluations either monthly antiques, art and collectable Jan Stekhoven on 083-417-8231 or on-site or via e-mail. We can collect auctions. The antiques and collecta- (011) 463-4666, or e-mail goods within 24 hours. Most items bles sale is limited to 250 lots and [email protected] GOING, GOING... ON AUCTION 8 SA JEWISH REPORT - 06 - 20 April 2012 Heritage Watch is a contribution by Consolidated Auction Group History buffs, artefact aficionados and discerning collectors now have an online facility dedicated to the promotion and preservation of South Africa’s heritage. A news site, Heritage Watch, is to be launched on Freedom Day.

Consolidated Auction Group, is the “We were asked to help with cre- broad accent. We found it very you can see how the town’s printing the site - www.heritagewatch.co.za - asset services and sales company ating awareness around artefacts touching that someone like him works were affected by the Boer has a click-through function called behind the initiative. needed for a special Heritage Day could endear himself to the suffer- siege at the beginning of the war. “What’s it Worth”. “We couldn’t pick a more auspi- broadcast. The response was over- ing a Boer woman experienced more Reports in the papers itself “Here we endeavour to give col- cious day to launch this exciting whelming. Apart from obvious than a century ago. It showed how recount vividly what it was like liv- lectors and owners the best market- venture,” said Chico da Silva, relics such as rifles and rusted bayo- the stories behind artefacts could ing in Mafeking at the time. related value for their prized posses- Consolidated’s CEO. nets from the Great South African unify us.” Experts estimated that the bun- sions.” “To date this has been our most War (Anglo-Boer War) we also Interestingly the Scot picked up dle could sell for as much as £5 000 Da Silva added that a prominent exciting corporate social investment attracted people with unusual sto- the Bible for a paltry R50 at a flea in the UK, substantially more than war museum has already indicated project. Launching its online com- ries behind even more unusual market in Irene a few years ago. He the R5 000 its owner thought it to that it will endorse Heritage Watch. ponent emphasises our dedication items.” only discovered the letters in the be worth. “We’re passionate about our to making it as inclusive as possible Da Silva recalls that an item of back of the Bible when he got home. “It’s these kind of stories that past,” stresses Da Silva, “and we’re - a news site to celebrate and watch particular interest was a Dutch fam- The panel pointed out that the are of particular interest,” remarks looking forward to having the sup- over the heritage of all South ily Bible showed to a panel of histo- letters made an invaluable contribu- Da Silva, “items that infuse our port of people who share this pas- Africans.” rians and artefact experts. tion to the Bible’s value estimated to understanding of history with a sion.” According to Da Silva, the idea “It contained letters from a con- be around R3 000. sense of pathos and tenderness for Heritage Watch is administered for the site was born out of research centration camp and its heartfelt In another instance a woman the trials and tribulations of our by Consolidated’s publicist, Eugene Consolidated conducted on behalf message evoked a lot of empathy presented a bounded bundle of ancestors.” Goddard. Interested people can of a leading current affairs pro- and emotion, particularly from its papers from the Mafeking Mail. In Because artefact awareness is a phone him on 082-564-7051 or e- gramme. owner, a Scotsman with a very the decaying quality of the paper central component of the project, mail: [email protected] GOING, GOING... ON AUCTION SA JEWISH REPORT - 06 - 20 April 2012 9 For decorative and fine arts, Stephan Welz & Co is the name

Stephan Welz & Company (Pty) Ltd provides a wide range of services across a full spectrum of decorative and fine arts. Our areas of specialisation include South African masters and contemporary art, silver, jewellery, watches, clocks, furniture, carpets, ceramics, books, maps, stamps, gold coins and collectable cars.

Founded in 1968, Stephan Welz & Co (Pty) In recent years, extraordinary prices where it sold for R840 000. grammes, events and initiatives. As part of Ltd is one of South Africa’s long-established have been achieved on auction for South Several other convincing recent sales: an ongoing collaboration, both corporate auction houses, with salesrooms in Cape African artworks. Many people may not be Irma Stern’s Young Arab achieved a whop- and private clients continue to benefit from Town and Johannesburg. Six annual auc- aware of the current values, investment ping R9 800 000, Pieter Wenning’s Plaas, the guidance of our art and collection advi- tions of decorative and fine arts offer a sub- potential and significance of art in their Wellington, R1 120 000 and Maud sory services. Other services include house- stantial selection of beautiful, rare and homes or collections. Sumner’s Still Life with a Bowl, Fruit and hold content and private treaty sales. unique items for purchase. Last year, Stephan Welz & Co’s special- Flowers in a Vase, R1 344 000, entrenched In addition to rewriting auction house ists discovered a rare and significant Alexis Stephan Welz & Co’s position as a leading • For further information, please contact: records for unset diamonds, Cape furniture Preller self-portrait. Originally held in the South African auction house while reflected Johannesburg and Cape silver, Stephan Welz & Co has artist’s collection, the 1940 painting was new market confidence. [email protected] facilitated the sale of significant historic purchased by the then-owner in the 1990s In addition to six core decorative & fine (011) 880-3125 artworks and established several local and for R9 000. art auctions, two postage stamp, postal his- world record prices for South African Taken aback by the history of the paint- tory and gold coin auctions are held in Cape Town artists, including William Kentridge, ing as well as the appreciation in value Johannesburg annually. [email protected] Ephraim Ngatane, Fred Page, J H Pierneef, indicated by our specialists, the owner Stephan Welz & Co (Pty) Ltd supports (021) 794-6461 Gerard Sekoto, Cecil Skotnes and Irma chose to place the work on our the South African art market through a Stern. Johannesburg auction in August last year, number of supplementary educational pro- www.stephanwelzandco.co.za GOING, GOING... ON AUCTION 10 SA JEWISH REPORT - 06 - 20 April 2012 SAIA Code of Conduct protects both buyers and sellers The South It was established to provide a set of standards which only for the purpose for which they are intended; and its members would adhere to in order to promote the at all times be ready to account for those monies to any African ethical and professional practice of auctioneering as a person entitled to such accounting. profession. “Every member is required to have a detailed Institute of Members of the organisation vary from large cor- knowledge of and to abide by any legislation, statutory porates to smaller businesses. No matter the size of the enactments, regulations and any other binding sources Auctioneers company, by becoming a member of SAIA, auctioneer- of authority...” ing houses display their commitment to offering a pro- The Code stresses that any purchaser or seller who (SAIA) is a fessional service to both sellers and buyers. believes a member of the auctioneering services has voluntary body SAIA members are compelled to meet legal require- acted “unethically” or “improper”, is entitled to lay a ments by belonging to the Estate Agency Affairs Board complaint before the Institute. that represents if they sell property. They also contribute towards a The Code stresses that “it is the duty of every mem- Fidelity Fund that offers financial protection for the ber of the Institute to the best of his knowledge and the auctioneer- public who are involved in selling or buying movable belief and with the exercise of reasonable care and goods at auction. without negligence, to protect users against: fraud; ing industry in “Good fences good neighbours make” is a well- misrepresentations; unethical practices in connection known saying. The “good fences” don’t mean you dis- with the sale, disposal or liquidation of any movable or South Africa. trust your neighbour; it simply means that “good- immovable property”. neighbourliness” is structured and all ambiguity On commissions to be paid, it says: “A member removed. It entails “dos” and “don’ts”. shall at all times ensure that the seller is informed of SAIA has an all-encompassing Code of Conduct the rate of the seller's commission, the buyer's commis- which spells out in detail what is expected from its sion and all other expenses to be levied in respect of members – and obviously, what’s not. To agree to the the auction.” terms and to adhere to its rules, lend credence to its The Code stresses: “Every member has a general membership. It is a document protecting both auction duty... to protect the public's interest, in terms of this house and clients and again shows how important it is duty.” to deal with a body willing to put its professional repu- The Code comes out explicitly against misrepresen- tation on the line. tation in advertising – the bane of many an auction- Looking at the Code of Conduct, it is imperative attendee. It stresses that no member of the Institute that anyone attending an auction or entrusting an item shall “wilfully or negligently mislead or misrepresent in to be sold, deal with an accredited auctioneer who is a regard to any matter pertaining to property to be sold member of the Institute and adheres to its Code of at an auction in respect of which he has a mandate to Conduct. sell such property; use any harmful or misleading mar- The Code of Conduct kicks off by stating: “A mem- keting technique or method to influence any user to ber may be held responsible for a breach of, or failure confer upon him a mandate to conduct an auction in to, comply with this code...” respect of that user's movable or immovable property.” It adds: “A member may not, under the guise or Members of the Institute are also obliged to take through the medium of a partnership, company, close “all reasonable and necessary steps” to prevent the corporation or any other entity, do anything or allow manipulation of an auction, inter alia by bidders who anything to be done which he or she would not be per- are “planted” with a view to manipulating the price of a mitted to do as an individual in terms of this Code of particular item obtained at an auction and in circum- Conduct.” stances where the “planted” bidder is not a genuine A key word is “integrity”. “Every member is obliged prospective purchaser. to conduct his or her affairs in the auctioneering pro- “Similarly, members are obliged to take all reason- fession with integrity.” It says: “All members are able and necessary steps to prevent what is known as obliged to practise in a manner which is fair, honest ‘ghost bidding’, that is, accepting a bid from a purchas- and free of conflicts of interest, prejudice and bias.” er who is not physically present at the auction. Because money is at stake, the Code says: “A mem- “Members are obliged to ensure that they do not ber entrusted with monies belonging to others (by collude with buyers in any manner whatsoever and, if a example sellers or liquidators) in the course of his or member is aware of any collusion between any buyers, her professional work should keep such monies sepa- the member is obliged to inform the seller of that rate from personal or firm money; use such monies knowledge.” For integrity and expertise, Rand Realty is the name

In the ideal world, the ideal auction would be “perfect Ask the auctioneer all pertinent questions regard- competition”, that is all goods brought to the market- ing the property and all other goods, the conditions place would be sold and the price would be deter- of sale and the relevant statutory and all other legali- mined by the interaction of supply and demand, says ties applicable. Colin Sidelsky of Rand Realty. The firm backing the auctioneer, should conduct Auctions of property, of chattels should ideally be their business with probity. without reserve and sold on the fall of the hammer. For both seller and buyer, the sale is transacted with Why the auction route: alacrity, efficiency and transparency. - It is the acceptable modern trend currently utilised The seller should appoint an auctioneer who is internationally. experienced, knowledgeable and reputable. Any sales- - It achieves best results effectively, efficiently and men or auctioneer, is successful not only because of quickly. his or her flair and charisma, but mainly because the - Sales are unconditional. purchaser believes and has faith in him or her. - It creates competition between bidders and thus The buyer should be conversant in the methodol- achieves market value and above. ogy of the auction, he should research the product and ensure that proper due diligence is taken before • For more information, contact Colin Sidelsy on the sale. (011) 277-1818. AA Auctions – your hands-on, personal company May I take this opportunity to introduce myself and my varied allied goods. company. I’m Barry Prins and I have been in auctioneer- Please do not hesitate to contact us for a no-obliga- ing for 32 years. I founded AA Auctions in January tion consultation and hope to be of assistance and offer 1990, today a well-established, reputable company. you prompt service in the near future. AA Auctions is a hands-on, personal auctioneering We conduct auctions every Saturday at 10:00 at our company with a showroom located in Strijdom Park, showroom at 8 Naaf Street, Strijdom Park, Randburg; Randburg. The company comprises myself, my colleague goods to be auctioned can be viewed on Fridays between Surrie and a number of very competent staff members 12:00 and 17:00, or alternatively from 08:30 prior to the who have been with the company for many years. sale. We would like to offer you our service as auctioneers Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of in the removal and disposal of movable and saleable high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and assets or alternatively, an outright purchase of your skilful execution; it represents the wise choice of many goods. alternatives. I have vast knowledge and experience in the dispos- • Tel: (011) 793-4668/4478, fax: (011) 792-5991, al of antiques and collectable furniture and general e-mail us at: [email protected] or visit our web- household furniture and furnishings, appliances and site: www.aaauctions.co.za 06 - 20 April 2012 SA JEWISH REPORT 11 Justice Seriti clarifies terms of arms deal probe ALISON GOLDBERG which will cost them around R70bn by 2018.” Feinstein, the former senior ranking ANC Alarm bells rang on February 21 when member of Parliament’s Standing Committee Commission of Inquiry into the arms deal on Public Accounts (Scopa), was forced to chairman, Justice Willie Seriti, said President resign in August 2001 by Mbeki and Cabinet Jacob Zuma would be given sole discretion to members because of his Scopa-led investiga- release its reports. tion into the arms deal. It followed the Auditor Seriti added in an interview that there General’s scathing report on it. were precedents when courts ordered the After Feinstein was removed from Scopa, president to make other reports public. The the JIT comprising the Auditor General; the notion of giving sole discretion to a president Scorpions; the National Prosecuting Author- against whom 783 counts of fraud, racketeer- ity; and the Public Protector (Scopa and the ing and corruption were levelled while deputy Heath Special Investigating Unit were exclud- president, then dropped 10 days before being ed), were told by Mbeki who and what they elected president, drew public outrage. could and could not investigate, “so it was a Justice Seriti clarified the statement to deeply flawed attempt to investigate”. read “that the president may be given sole dis- The editing of the report by the presiden- cretion to release the reports, but that depends cy before it was submitted to Parliament on circumstances. There are precedents when altered for instance “where there had been courts ordered the president to release other very mild criticism of (the late) Defence inquiry reports. This is the legal position.” Minister Joe Modise’s decision to exclude cost Does that mean the commission would as a procurement criteria - on the single have to go to court to ensure the release of the biggest contract ever entered into by an SA reports if the president refused to do so? “This government” for his “visionary approach”. would have to be dealt with at the time.” The Seriti had no comment on previous inves- notion of the president not doing so was tigations. He affirmed the commission’s “com- “speculative at this point”, he pointed out. mitment to conduct the inquiry in an open Andrew Feinstein, author of After the and transparent manner as possible” as well as Party and The Shadow World: Inside the to its mandate as contained in its terms of ref- Global Arms Trade, who has written twice to erence and Regulations (proclaimed by the commission, said: “Who decides on what President Jacob Zuma on February 8). happens to the reports? This is also crucial Questions posed as to the type of evidence given the presidency under Thabo Mbeki sub- to be presented and how it would be treated stantively edited the report of the Joint were contained in the Regulations and the Investigating Team, which tried to investigate Commissions Act of 1947, Seriti pointed out. the deal under political constraints before the The Regulations and the Act make no ref- report was submitted to Parliament. erence to whether evidence presented to the “A secretive, limited process will simply chairman is classified or classifiable under ensure that questions about the arms deal are existing law or proposed law, or whether such not laid to rest. What SA tax payers deserve is laws do or can act retrospectively. It is simply a public, transparent enquiry into the deal evidence. 12 SA JEWISH REPORT Tapestry 06 - 20 April 2012 Johnny Clegg in two PETER FELDMAN They will be different, he says, because he will be featuring songs from his new album, “Human”, and there will be new Johannesburg concerts choreography and musical arrange- ments. In an interview the celebrated artist The incomparable Johnny Clegg (pictured) continues his explained how he has managed to sus- tain the passion and creativity. musical journey with two concerts at the Lyric Theatre, “I am a communicator,” he says, “and in every show I enjoy sharing new infor- Gold Reef City, on April 13 and 14. mation and ideas with my audience. “The world is changing as is South Africa, and many of the songs I wrote in previous years still have much to offer in the climate of transformation and change. “There is also something special when songs one has written many years ago are being appreciated by new gener- ations of young South Africans. That alone is enough to inspire performance.” Talking about “Human”, Clegg says the album was recorded in Brussels and produced by a good friend and inspira- tional musician, Nicols Fizman. “It is a live band playing all the new songs and is very organic. The songs range widely across much musical terri- tory including Rai music, afro-Cuban, gypsy, Celtic, Zulu, Bhaca, rock and folk music.”

Feldman on Film

Curtis LaForche (Michael Shannon) confronts the tor- nado, with his deaf six-year-old daugh- ter, Hannah (Tova Stewart). (PHOTO- GRAPH COURTESY WWW.EATSLEEPLIVE- FILM.COM)

VIEWERS ARE IMMERSED IN ing every frame and gesture. Nichols brings this THE NIGHTMARE ANXIETIES scenario home with enormous power, eliciting heartfelt performances from his small cast. The Take Shelter is a depressingly creepy film. only disappointment is in the ending. Writer-director Jeff Nichols immerses viewers in the nightmare anxieties of its lead charac- AMERICAN PIE REUNION AN ter, Curtis LaForche (a brilliant Michael UNEXPECTED FUN RUN Shannon), who has frighteningly real dreams about climate change. American Pie was a cult teen sex comedy that Driven by fear, he builds an underground got it right. A decade later the same group of shelter for his wife, Samantha (Jessica actors, but with a new director and script Chastain), and daughter, Hannah, a six-year- writer, have assembled in East Great Falls, old deaf girl. Michigan in an effort to get it right again. Take Shelter is a strikingly original concept American Pie Reunion is the high school whose haunting theme is given a terrifying new reunion to end all reunions and it’s an unex- twist, with the mood of creeping dread pervad- pected fun run. It’s crude as anything, but echoes the same bold sentiments that set the benchmark in 1999 with director Chris Weitz at the helm. Hayden Schlossberg directs a cast that fea- tures Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Seann William Scott, Chris Klein and Eugene Levy.

THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL WONDERFULLY ENTERTAINING

An elite group of British stars, which includes Maggie Smith, Judi Dench and Tom Wilkinson, have been assembled for John Madden’s enchanting production, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Ol Parker’s script, adapted from Deborah Moggach’s novel, is superbly written, with a number of small, but intriguing sub-plots that keep one perpetually engaged – even with its odd contrivance. It’s a good-natured comedy about British retirees who decide to “outsource” their retire- ment to less expensive and seemingly exotic India. Enticed by advertisements for the newly restored Marigold Hotel and bolstered with visions of a life of leisure, they arrive in Jaipur to find the palace a shell of its former self. The film looks at how the various individ- uals, all saddled with their own problems, are forced to come to grips with their new envi- ronment. Wonderfully entertaining! 13 SA JEWISH REPORT Youth - [email protected] 06 - 20 April 2012 KDL tots get creative for Pesach STORY AND PHOTOGRAPH represent each item that one uses BY MELANIE DICK for the seder. Wishing everyone in our community a Chag Pesach The children at King David Sameach. Linksfield grade R, got creative and Pictured are: Back: Tanna Lyons; made stunning Pesach seder plates Zachary Behr; Gabriella Landau; and using polystyrene trays. They Kirsten Aron. Front: Ethan Ferreira; placed pictures into cookie cups to Jasmine Berman; and Jamie Class.

TA holds its 20th Yeshiva College Pesach wine sale OWN grade Rs have a CORRESPONDENT PHOTOGRAPH fun seder SUPPLIED OWN CORRESPONDENT This year saw the celebra- PHOTOGRAPH SUPPLIED tion of Torah Academy’s 20th annual Pesach The grade Rs at Yeshiva College enjoyed fundraising wine sale an exciting morning preparing for their held at KosherWorld in Pesach seder. We sold and burnt our Glenhazel, as a service to chametz and then the children had a spe- the community. cial seder with their guests, Inky and The wines were avail- Inket. A great deal was learnt and so much able at reduced prices and fun was had all. the fundraiser also aimed Pictured are Aaron Zulberg with Inky; to enable one-stop Adir Sasto; Adam Isaacson; and Liron Pesach shopping at the Steiner, of Torah Academy and Nathan with Inket. same venue. Pam Yachad, deputy principal Pictured are Bernice of TA Primary School. 14 SA JEWISH REPORT Community Columns 06 - 20 April 2012

A column of the SA Jewish Board of Deputies The SAJBD and the Protection of State Information Bill

Last week, public hearings into humility and sensitivity, was the Protection of State extremely well received. He Information Bill (POSIB) took really did us proud on the occa- place under the auspices of the sion, in which he shared a plat- National Council of Provinces form with such prestigious in Parliament. The SAJBD was organisations and personali- one of only 18 organisations ties as Advocate George Bizos, from 300 that were selected to the Helen Suzman Foundation make an oral submission, in and Cosatu. addition to the written submis- I warmly commend him for sion already made. Steven this, as I do Advocate Kobus Gruzd, the Board’s Diplomatic van Rooyen, whom we and Media Liaison, made the engaged to prepare the submis- submission on our behalf. sion. We have been involved in The approach of the Board civil society’s input into the Above Board in this matter has been to POSIB since July 2011, when Mary Kluk express our strong support for we joined with various other National Chairman the principle of freedom of organisations in making a sub- expression while also noting mission on it to Parliament. the necessary limits of such freedom. Some may ask why the SAJBD has Freedom, in other words, is a basic human involved itself in a matter that is not of specif- right, but it is something that needs to be ic concern to the Jewish community, but is exercised responsibly. rather of broader national import. This lesson was impressed upon us at the The answer to that is that while the very dawn of our history as a nation, a time we Board’s primary focus is indeed on matters of are gearing up to celebrate as I write. Pesach specifically Jewish concern, such as combating marked our physical liberation, our emergence anti-Semitism, we do also act as the communi- from bondage to sovereign nationhood. ty’s representative voice on broader issues of It was followed shortly afterwards by principle when the situation calls for it. Shavuot, our acceptance of the Torah as the Our decision to make input into the eternal “Constitution” of the Jewish nation. POSIB is based on our commitment to leading From here we learn that achieving freedom is the Jewish community in helping safeguard only a necessary first step towards establish- democracy in South Africa, which would ing a just, compassionate, orderly and respon- include the right to be kept reasonably sible society whose citizens have both rights informed about what the government of the and responsibilities and in which every indi- day is doing. vidual has a constructive part to play. Steve has headed up the POSIB initiative In closing, I wish the entire Jewish com- on behalf of the Board from the outset, inter munity a Chag Pesach Kasher v’Samayach. alia representing us on the Right to Know May this, the quintessential celebration of Campaign (R2K) and making a submission on Jewish freedom, inspire us both as proud, our behalf to the Press Freedom Commission committed Jews caring for one another and as public hearings. responsible South African citizens dedicated His presentation in Parliament, made with to doing whatever we can to upholding the much erudition and aplomb, combined with values of our democratic society.

Listen to Jewish Board Talk every Tuesday evening on 101.9 Chai FM with Steven Gruzd from 20:00 – 21:00. This week, Steve chats about Iran to Mike Whine, Government and International Affairs Director of the Community Security Trust in the UK, and to Marlene Bethlehem about Jewish com- munal leadership, past and present. Also streaming on www.chaifm.com.

A column of the Chevrah Kadisha Feeling the crunch We really are feeling the crunch essential quality of the serv- and this time it’s not just about ices we together provide, I the matzah. ask that you consider, for In the current global finan- just a moment, a Jewish cial climate, the Chev is facing Johannesburg without this tremendous challenges such as: unique organisation. Think • inflationary increases in basic about those among us who costs - food, electricity, health- cannot afford food, shelter care and transportation. or healthcare - even burial. • greater demand on our welfare Look around. There are services. no homeless or hungry Jews • a substantial reduction in gov- in this city. Everyone, thank ernment funding. G-d, is provided for due to I don’t think there’s a single our sacred partnership. family in this city that has not As many of you know, been touched, in some way, by the Chev runs on an annual the chesed of the Chev. But budget of close to R200 mil- here’s the thing - the Chev’s lion. More than two thirds chesed, is YOUR chesed too. Partners in of that figure is provided by You are our partners and the donations from generous work we do is carried out for, Chesed donors both locally and and on behalf of, our communi- Michael Sieff internationally. And that’s ty. In a partnership, each has dif- Group CEO the way it must continue to ferent responsibilities that con- be if we hope to confine our tribute to the success of the whole. “crunch” to matzah! At the Chev we are trained, experienced I assure you of our best intentions and and well-positioned to care for those in actions at all times and wish you all a kosher need. But that’s only half the story. The and joyous Pesach. other is that we cannot do the job without May our partnership continue to thrive! your support. Please feel free to communicate with me If you are ever in any doubt as to the on [email protected] 06 - 20 April 2012 Classifieds SA JEWISH REPORT 15

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Four rugby players from King David High They were then cut down to a group of 50 School Victory Park, have been selected to rep- for a second round of trials before the last six resent the Gauteng Lions squad at three were eliminated, which gave them the oppor- important schools rugby festivals around tunity to create two teams, one for each festi- Johannesburg. val. The idea was to create two balanced sides, Tyron Sussman, Adam Dison and Bradley one for each festival. King David Victory Park director of sport, Darren Jordaan, with the four players selected Suttner were picked to play at either the St “I was just hoping to make the reserves,” to play in the Gauteng Lions teams at various rugby festivals, Jake Glass; Tyron Sussman; John’s or King Edward School festivals, while said Dison. “To make the team as starting cen- Adam Dison; and Bradley Suttner. (PHOTOGRAPH: YAEL GORDON) Jake Glass will be involved in the under-16 tre was a huge surprise.” festival at Linden Hoërskool. 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Dison and Suttner will be off to play at St think we have a strong team but it’s going to rugby players are concerned, I do not think Sussman, who had already been a member John’s, while Sussman, who plays eighthman, be tough. I think the team from Egypt might that any player from this school has ever rep- of the Blue Bulls rugby set-up last year, Dison will be in action at the Kes Festival. be our main opposition.” resented a Lions team. In the case of Tevia, it and Suttner, were among a group of players Glass and his under-16 squad will be given Sapire could be in more cordial company is always fantastic when a player from the from schools not participating in the two fes- the opportunity to play against a Craven Week next year as he is hoping to go off to the school is selected to represent South Africa.”

Maccabi soccer trials coming up Maccabi cricket aims for further success National trials for the Men’s Open (u-35), including fitness and conditioning coach Since the introduction of cricket at the which attracted a record 48 triallists from Masters (35+) and Grand Masters (45+) will trainings, dietician assessments, pilates and Maccabi Games in 1973, South Africa has 11 schools, it is anticipated that a large take place on Friday April 27 and Sunday boxing classes, alongside the tactical train- featured prominently by winning six gold number of quality players will compete for April 29 at 09:00 at Balfour Alexandra ings and regular friendly matches. medals, one silver and two bronze medals a place in the senior cricket squad. Football Club. From these trials a training If you wish to be included in the trials, in nine Senior Maccabiah cricket tourna- Those interested should pre-register by squad will be selected. send your details to [email protected], ments. e-mailing an abridged CV of their cricket The squad will participate in regular or contact Ryan on 083-703-4463 for more The trials, on Sunday April 22 at 08:30, achievements to Matt Rosen: mat- training sessions and training camps, which information. will serve as the national trials for players [email protected], Myron Michel: will include players from all provinces. A final Interested players can also register on throughout the country. [email protected] or Wayne Myers at wmy- squad will be selected in November, which the Maccabi website www.maccabi.co.za to After the impressive Maccabi Gauteng [email protected] (Cape Town). The cost per will start a more rigid training routine, be included in regular updates. Junior (under-18) cricket trials recently, player is R100, payable at the trials.

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