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SUPPORT THE MAGAZINE THAT SUPPORTS YOU 6( YOUR COMMUNITY Contents 2005 I N T H E M A I L 2 The year began with a new Telfed Execu tive and Chairman, Itz Kalmanowitz. It also P E O P L E 6 marked the launch of a new and exciting COVER STORY 14 housing project for Southern Africans in Modi 'in, where there is a growing commu feature 18 nity of some 65 families. (See Cover Story) N O T I C E B O A R D 2 0 The year also celebrates the 30'^ anniversary of TELFED MAGAZINE and for our next FOCUS ON TELFED 21 issue we invite you to send messages of N E W A R R I V A L S 3 0 support for a publication that has stoutly served the community in bringing news & BETH PROTEA 31 views of interest to our Southern African B O O K N O O K 3 2 community. (See inside cover opposite). A R T S C E N E 3 6 We have had a bumper crop of visiting groups from (See Focus on N U P T I A L S 3 8 Telfed), and despite talk of a lack of interest KEREN TELFED 40 in aliyah amongst the secular community, some ten graduates of Habonim Dror are I N M E M O R I A M 4 6 making that most decisive step this year. C L A S S I F I E D S 4 7 2005 also marks the 75'*' year of Habonim Southern Africa, which will celebrate this event on the 30* June on Yisrael Production (See Notice Board page), joined by young Editor: David Kaplan sters from the Movement currently in Israel Design and Layout: Becky Rowe on programmes.

Correspondents: David Kaplan, While there is much talk in the news Fonda Dubb (Eilat), Haim Miller (Modi'in) about 'disengagement', Telfed's phi Editorial Committee Chairman: losophy in relationship to its community David Bloom is one of engagement. We look forward Editorial Committee: Sharon Bernstein, - with your support - to strengthening this Debbie Chitiz, Janine Gelley, Hilary Kaplan, partnership. Sidney Shapiro, Michelle Wolff Cover: David Kaplan, Becky Rowe David E. Kaplan illustrations: David Kaplan Editor Advertising: Lena Nulman South African Zionist Federation (Israel) Proofreading: Sharon Bernstein, Marvyn 19 Schwartz Street, Ra'anana 43212 Hatchuel, Ralph Lanesman, Harriet Levin, tel.: (09)744-6110, fax: (09)744-6112 Leon Moss, Sidney Shapiro, Marcelle Weiss [email protected]; www.telfed.org.il Extra or back copies of Telfed Magazine are available at NIS 15 per magazine. Please Note: The date on the right comer of your mailing label Contact Lena at (09)744-6110. indicates the date of your last payment for Telfed Magazine. If no date appears, we have not yet received payment from you. Views and comments expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the South African Zionist Federation (Israel) or of the Editorial Board. SAZF (Israel) is not responsible for articles and advertisements which appear herein.

__ . N The Ma Max Bineth with Egyptian President Mohammed Naguib, HOW IRONIC 0ft Dear Editor, struggle against raci- Thank you for ism, the club was active in the wonderful fea the All African Convention ture you did on my and opposed the 1936 racist late parents, entitled "Native Bills" of the Hert- "Our Man in Cairo." zog-Smuts government. [Ed. The stoiy of Jane Bineth. former South At the Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies African married to an Israeli spy stationed at UCT, a photo exhibition of " in the in Egypt] Since the article appeared in the October issue, I found this picture of Egyp struggle for human rights and democracy in SA" included a photo of him amongst a group tian President, General Mohammed Naguib, oflike-minded young people in the 1930s, all honouring my father, Max, for his contribution to the rehabilitation of Egyptian soldiers who Yiddish-speakers with socialist ideals. His had lost limbs in the 1948 war. As part of his friends in the photo include Gershen Gins berg, Dora and Ray Alexander, who would cover, he was a businessman representing a later become leader of the 'Food & Canning company manufacturing prostheses for the Workers' Union,' Chaim Klein and Lazer Egyptian army. Fearing execution, he com Bach, who returned to his "mother Russia," mitted suicide in an Egyptian cell following his conviction on spy charges. only to be executed for criticizing the Com munist Party. The picture was taken in 1933 Michelle BIneth-Dagan, at the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. EARLY DAYS IN THE STRUGGLE Standing at the left Dear Editor, in the middle row is 1 have followed with interest my dad and the little girl, whose hand he Telfed Magazine's recent features on * is holding is I. the involvement of Jews in the cause for social justice in South Africa. Anne Bloch Most of the articles have covered nee Averbuch) the period from the 1950s onwards. I Ashkelon would like to revisit an earlier period when my late dad Noach Averbuch Noach Averbuch was an activist. (rt) building a school for boys A radical in his young adult days, in Tel Aviv in the he helped found in the early 1930s early 1920s. the Lenin Club. Stressing the democratic

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EDUCATION AND day of every fortnight in the Supreme Court observing court procedure, "we are ready." THE LAW The crux of their petition is that students A young former South African's at the private schools are being discriminated against vis-a-vis their counterparts at the quest for social equality universities. "We have to pay considerably The right to an education is more for the same standard of considered a basic right in education." Why? "Because any democracy. What about universities in Israel receive a 'good' education? Are state subsidies while the • private institutions are the cards stacked in our democratic society such excluded," that some students are destined for a explains Gilad. " O f c o u r s e superior education gearing them for the fast track, whiie others are left to ascend they argue that this policy is to ladders missing rungs? maintain aca Former South African Gllad Tuffias has demic standards teamed up with fellow S'^year law student and to have a at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya say in the man (IDC), David Garbi, and taking the ministries agement of the of Education and Finance to the highest court institutions they in the land to address this issue. support. Neither Determined, these guys are in for the long arguments carry haul. "However long the journey takes," much weight says Gilad, who was born in Johannesburg today," main to Lorraine and Ian and made aliyah with t a i n s G i l a d . his family in 1986. What's more, they are "Private institutes, such as the IDC. have running the whole show themselves. When proved to be at the top of their game they first broached the subject with the Dean precisely because of government non of their law faculty, former MK Amnon interference." Rubinstein, he advised: "You're on the "Annual fees at any institution of higher way to becoming lawyers, do it yourselves. learning amount to approximately NIS Excellent experience!" 25,000, but while students at universities Ten months later, having drawn and filed pay roughly NIS 10,000, those at the private the necessary papers and having spent one schools have to fork up the full amount."

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Those who do not meet university entrance criteria and cannot afford private schools lose out. Gearing Up for Battle "Grossly discriminatory," bawls Gilad gearing up to storming the Bastille. And who "My nama id Larry GreenLfo. is manning the Bastille these days? None { am a RL/MGK rant ddtata other than the Minister of Education Limor (irnfeddidnal in Herzfiya Piiuach. Livnat, who "four years ago supported our I mad born andgrm up in Gape Town. case to the hilt and brought it then unsuc !Joined RiJMfiK S yeare ago and cessfully to the Knesset. But four years ago have never looked back. she was in the opposition," sighs Gilad. Such RLlMfiK id a great environment far a Gouth Rfrican are the vagaries of politics! to mork in.

"Instead of punishing the private schools, (iiith the training and eupport that /got in the they should be applauded," says Gilad. company ! became a real eetate profeedienal. "Until the early 1990s universities held a t love mhat I dot" monopoly for higher education, but they were inadequate to meet the demand of all the higher education seekers. Those You too can succeed in RE/MAX, who did not get in either saw their dreams regardless of your background. dashed or if they were fortunate to have Give us a call and find out what wealthy parents, studied overseas. Not opportunities are available In surprisingly many of these students would one of our 62 branches. often not return to Israel after graduating and their talents and expertise were lost to 1-800-211-311 this nation of ours that eagerly promotes aliyah. The emergence during the 1990s www.remax.co.il for career information

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of top private schools changed this situa from a first class education at a private tion dramatically and impacted favourably school, Gilad wants to ensure that it is on the Israeli economy. Today, alumni of accessible to all. • the private institutes hold top positions in commerce, industry, hi-tech, the professions DEAFLYMPICS CONGRESS and government." At the Deaflympics Congress held What are these intrepid law students in Melbourne, Australia during January asking the Supreme Court to rule on? 2005, David Lanesman of Tel Mond was Explains Gilad: "The govemment-appointed committee that determines the allocation I to Deaflympics In Melbourne, has a budget of NIS 5.4 billion. All we are anesman of Tel Mond on left. asking for is an equitable slice of the pie. Include the private institutions! Ideally, we want the allocations to operate on the same principle as army graduates, who receive a specific sum of money that can only be used for education, starting a business or the purchase of a home. "Once students are accepted on academic merit for a particular school, they would receive vouchers from the State for their elected Vice-President of the Deaflympics fees. The big change will be, that the state Committee, a sub-body of the International subsidy no longer goes to the universities Olympic Committee and a counterpart of or private institutes, but to the students the Paralympics. directly." This is a signal honour for Israel and the Gilad argues that this would go a long Israeli Deaf Sports Organization which was way to redress the inequalities in Israeli founded in 1953 by a group of deaf people - immigrants and native-bom Israelis who society. "It will make higher education far more accessible to the neglected components were involved in sports activities, especially in our society."Hard to predict how this for the deaf, both in Europe hitherto, and petition - which has attracted much media in Israel. On immigration to Israel, they attention - will play out. decided to set up an organisation that would enable the members of the deaf community But as Gilad says, "My dream of becom to enjoy and benefit from sporting activities ing a lawyer may not have materialized were it not for the emergence of the private on an equal basis via their common com munication - Israeli Sign Language. schools." Education is not the exclusive prerogative of the elite. Having benefited After making aliyah to Israel in 1980,

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David, who had been Honorary Treasurer of Despite a lowered profile due to asthma, Danit, the equivalent organization in South Africa who was bom in South Africa to David and for a number of years, threw in his weight Juliet, excelled in her position working with with the Israeli body, and for the last eight the reservists and was recently awarded the years has been its chairman. IDF's Certificate of Excellence. Israeli teams have participated in all the A Kung-fu fundi, "she doesn't take after international meets, including those of the me," chuckles Dorothy, who is well-renowned European Deaf Sports Organization, with for her culinary expertise."Not so," says son varying degrees of success within the limits and father David of Kochav Yair, "They both of budget constraints. know how to make a difference." ♦ As vice-president, David aims to obtain better recognition towards deaf sports from SHE WAS A BIG HIT governments and national Olympic commit By David Kaplan tees, and to encourage greater participation from countries, especially in Africa. • In the last issue of Telfed Magazine we ran the story of recently deceased Jane Bincth, a former South African who lived in MAKING A the furtive world of espionage whilst married to an Israeli spy stationed in DIFFERENCE Cairo. Her tragic story was set in the Whatever I do. I early 1950's. Last month witnessed want to make a differ the passing of another South African ence," remarked Danit woman who was even more intimately to her grandmother connected to the world of cloak & Dorothy Mandelz- dagger. The lives of both these women weig of Omer before were remarkable for the risks they took going into the army. and the prices they paid. RUSSELL'S Air-Conclitioning For I leating and Cooling CENTRAL and SPLIT air-conditioners and maintenance division for your home and office.

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9 Peo PEE agent Sylvia Raphael the 1972 Olympics. A year later, Like Jane, who her team shot dead Ahmed Bouchiki, a came to Israel in Moroccan waiter in the Norwegian skiing resort of , mistaking him for the 1948 imbued with M ideology from her chief of Black September, the terrorist group Habonim days responsible for the massacre. in Johannesburg, Following the capture of Sylvia and her five Port Elizabeth-bom accomplice Mossad agents, their trial attracted Sylvia Raphael worldwide publicity, severely compromising became a legendary the reputation of Israel's spy agency. Not since hit woman for the Mossad, arriving in Israel the Lavon Affair, where Jane Bineth's husband in the mid-1960's as a volunteer to Kibbutz fell victim and ended his life in a Cairo cell, Ramat Hakovcsh. had Israel's stature in the realm of international

Recruited into the Mossad, she is reputed to espionage reached such an all time low. have been a busy lady pursuing Israel's many Sentenced to five years, she was released enemies. "It is a pity there are not more like after eleven months for health reasons and her," expressed Shmuel Goren, a deputy head deported to Israel. Married to her Norwegian of the Mossad to The Jerusalem Post. Rising lawyer, she was allowed to return to in the ranks to one of the spy agency's most and lived under heavy protection from Pal accomplished field agents, most of Sylvia's estinian terrorists who vowed revenge. After exploits are shrouded in mystery, apart from numerous attempts on her life, the couple the one assignment that went horribly wrong moved to Pretoria. and landed her in a Norwegian prison. No matter how professional, in the furtive Noted for her beauty and cool demeanor, world that Sylvia and Jane lived, mistakes and Sylvia posed as a Canadian freelance writer, lethal consequences were always a possibility. hunting down the Palestinian masterminds Hazards of the 'trade'l Sylvia's botched assassi of the massacre of eleven Israeli athletes at nation would prove a prelude to another mistake,

Thirty-two former pupils of Waverley Girls' High School gathered recently at the Telfed boardroom in Ra'anana for a school reunion. Organised by sisters Glenda Leigh of Ra'anana and Joan Salmon of Manof (nee Gerstle), a pleasant evening recalling the "good old days" was had by all, Anyone who missed out and would like further information can contact Glenda at 09-7743171

10 Peo this time from the other side. In September persists in referring to itself as the "new" 1985, Force 17, a splinter group of the PLO, South Africa. murdered three Israeli tourists on a yacht at the The Italian government saw fit this past coastal resort of Lamaca in Cyprus, claiming January to bestow recognition on the Sidelsky that the victims were Mossad agents, one of family for the role played by Lazer in bucking whom was the prized Sylvia Raphael. They the mores and racist practices of his time and believed they had their revenge. choosing a path that was right and in keeping Not so! Sylvia would live another twenty with his values as a human being and a Jew. years before succumbing to leukemia at the The dividends of that decision are the stuffing age of 67. In accordance with her wishes, her of history. body was brought from South Africa to Israel In 2000, the Italian parliament had voted for burial. "One day, when true peace conies, into law, Dies Memoraie - a Day of Remem they will write books about her, make movies of brance - to coincide with the day of liberation her life and name streets after her," wrote Eitan of Auschwitz. Each year on Dies Memoraie in Haber in Yedioi Aharonot. Haber had been a the presence of the highest representatives of defense correspondent during that period and state, ambassadors and other public figures, was clearly privy to much covert information the Lower House of the Parliament, bestows that hopefully will sometime soon see the light of day. In the light of recent develop ments - "The war is over," said Abu Abbas - could that be sometime soon?

"IN THE SPIRIT OF BROTHERHOOD" In our July 2004 issue of Telfed, we covered the contribution of the late Johan nesburg attorney, Lazer Sidelsky, in the struggle recognition on persons that "represent the spirit against apartheid. of brotherhood between people, cultures and Lazer. whose son Barry lives in Jeru religion," This year the event was dedicated salem, took on a young student from Fort to Nelson Mandela and the Sidelsky family, Hare University as an articled clerk at a time who "epitomise the sentiments behind our when no white law firms were offering jobs celebration" explained Albert Pipemo, a Jewish to black South Africans. That student would member of the Italian parliament. dramatically change the face of his nation. A Both Barry and his brother Colin addressed decade after the first democratic election, a the Italian parliament. Said Barry "One of country still in awe of its peaceful transition, the remarkable features of Nelson Mandela

11 when he rose to power and became the first I chose five "experts" and the project got president of the new South Africa, was his underway. The critical part in making the special compassion, his willingness to forgive quilts was interviewing the families of the the terrible wrongs of the past and to aspire victims and then translating their personalities to build a united and harmonious society for onto the fabrics. the future." Thirteen individual quilts are now com He expressed hope and prayed that plete. It was an incredibly emotional experi "through this ceremony honouring the good ence for the quilters including myself. / too deeds of Nelson Mandela and my father that made one of the quilts. there will be ushered in an era of peace for Former South African Terry Mowszowski, Italy, South Africa, Israel and all the nations a self-taught craftman in this field, made the of the world." three quilts commemorating the Southern Africans killed. Terry who lives in Ra'anana "WHERE HAVE ALL THE explains the symbolism: "Gail's husband, Larry Belkin, wrote a poem about her; he talks FLOWERS GONE?" about two trees with intertwined roots. It was this aspect on which I focused in making the By Marlyn Butchins quilt. I have shown a faded picture of Gail The terrorist attaek at Dizengoff Center between two trees, and looking down on the on the eve of Purim 1996 killed my mother, world. The one tree is flourishing, the other Sylvia Bernstein and sister Gail Belkin, cut off in its growth. Autumn leaves cascade together with eleven other innocent bystanders. around the entwined roots. 1 used autumn All in all there were three Southern African shades because these were the colours Gail victims, my mom and sister from Rhodesia, loved best." and a young student, Tali Gordon, originally from Durban. Some months back 1 came up with Sylvia Bernstein, z" the idea of making a "DizengofT' quilt. Initially I wanted it just to hang on the stage at the annual memorial service so that the attending guests, family and friends would all have a focal point during the moving service. I approached members of my quilt- ers' guild for volunteers to help me with the project and had an overwhelming response.

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Manof, Talmei Yosef, Sde Nitzan, Kochav Yair, Efrat A CITY ON and Tzur Yigal. A member of the South African Zionist THE MOVE Federation in the 1940s, Dr, Henry Sonnabend would later serve as Ashkelon's first mayor. WITH TELFED Some fifty years later, our readers would have ON BOARD received last month, a pamphlet in the post, as well as a flyer in this issue, advertising Telfed's newest housing project in Israel's fastest growing city, Modiin.

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malls, movie houses and Situatedbetween midway Tel Aviv places of entertainment and Jerusalem, as well and recreation are now in as close to Israel's super the process of development hi-way, 'Kv'ish 6\ Modi'in Dimri Towers. in a city that's billed as is centrally located. "Whether s latest housing project, becoming Israel's fourth largest you work in Jerusalem as I did, or Tel Aviv, city by 2015. as my wife does," says Dr. Sam Sehrire, Ask any local resident. "Why Modi'in?" and "Modi'in enjoys a convenient location at far the first reason they usually rattle off is "loca more affordable prices than the big cities." tion". The Mandelzweig's situation is a carbon Former South Africans, Sam and wife Sarah copy of the Sehrire family with husband Leon were part of the first group to buy in Modi'in commuting to work in Jerusalem, while wife some eight years ago. While Sam says that Lorl in the opposite direction to Ramat Can. "for families with young teenagers it may have A former Capetonian, Leon is in the hi-tech been difficult at first" that is now changing as business and the family has lived in Modi'in

14 [OVER S' "ORY. for some seven years. "The location is great Sam, "Wonderful place for walks." not only because of easy accessibility to the And if it is walks one loves, well then, major centres, but because of its climate - less Modi'in is the place. The surrounding area is humid in summer than the Dan region, and a haven for nature-lovers with many historic less cold in winter than Jerusalem." sites of interest such as the Ben Shemen Forest, Leon's observation about the weather with its nature trails for hikers as well as off- - absence of extremes - is somewhat of a road bikers, the Tombs of the Maccabees and metaphor for the atmosphere of the place. the biblical nature reserve at Neot Keduraim. The city itself is replete with parks adhering Geographically central and climatically to the directive that 40% of the city has to be temperate, Modi'in has also come to repre sent a city that is spiritually at the centre. As 'green area'. secular residents of Jerusalem before moving Attracting the young and the professional, to Modi'in, "we felt increasingly marginal Modi'in is expanding rapidly. Current statistics ised. Modi'in on the other hand, offered a have the city's population at 80% below the far more tolerant place where people were forty. "Its population, including free to express their Judaism as they please,"(^ ighbouring Maccabim and says Sam who was a member of Habonim as eiit, has jumped to 65,000. a youngster and spent many years on a kib y 2015, the projected popu butz. Says Leon: "Originally, Modi'in had that lation will be roughly a reputation of a city for Jerusalem's refugees, uarter of a million." says who were fleeing from the Haredim. But Israel Meitav. the sales that was ten years ago and today Modi'in ent forY.H. Dimri, the has evolved into a role-model city of onstruction company co-existence. There is a growing iVvith whom Telfed has religious community with many' egotiated a deal offer- synagogues catering for the ng Southern Africans different streams." i spacious four, five, and ' /Six room apartments as Barking up the /rwell as duplex apart- Right Tree i^'hients and penthouses The English say, "You . at very attractive can always judge a peopl prices. by the way they treat their In keeping with dogs" and by all accounts the ambience of the even the canine residents of ' region's antiquity, Modi'in haven't a bone to pick. the design of Dinirl "My dog is very happy here," laughs " Beverly'Ehr)idf,:, Towers is in the style of

with her husband, Adrian.

15 COVER$ ■ "ORY_ daughter of a Roman aqueduct, and projects a Hilary-Tessa well organized. They powerful presence on the undulating ^SegaVwIth-twoj have come with ."^of her children,! j j .• j hilly landscape. Prospective buyers good education and have until the 31st March to take language skills and advantage of the prices offered, wh ich have integrated very will increase after that date. w e l l . O u r Te l f e d committee is up and Those that sign up will be joining a growing Southern African commu running and ready to welcome new olim" nity numbering some fifty families. A regional committee of Telfed was Following her trip to South Africa where the delegation addressed established last year under the chairmanship of audiences throughout the country, "my name Halm Miller, a Machal veteran of Israel's War has got around, and I even had a call the other of Independence. Enjoying the strong support of the mayor, the committee has been provided day from a South African family in Baltimore office space in the municipal complex for its thinking of making aliyah to Modi'in." committee work. A great fan of the Southern Some six years ago, Hilary-Tessa Segal, African community, Mayor Moshe Spektor while visiting her children in Modi'in, stood wants to emulate the Ra'anana experience, staring one fine day looking out onto the Judean where the immense contribution Southern hills, and thought to herself, "What the hell Africans have made to that city is generally am 1 doing in South Africa? I'm single, have acknowledged. Following his trip to South always wanted to settle in Israel, and why Africa as part of a delegation to promote should 1 rely on my children to live my dreams. Modi'in, the mayor now has a picture of Cape I must live my own. Within six months, I sold Town on his office wall. and packed up and moved into a wonderful Also part of that delegation was Oudt- apartment here overlooking the park." shoom-bom Beverly Ehrllch (nee Cohen) an Having left a "great job in PR with the active member on the local Telfed Regional Kellogg Company", Hilary-Tessa is now committee. "The South Africans here are pretty teaching English to professionals in the busi- with its wonder ful architecture, beautifully land scaped parks, n e w m a l l s a n d movie houses opening up, this place is going places and quickly!" And supporting this vision of ness community. a bustling, futuristic metropolis is "I have my own the revelation car, so one day that Israel's I'm off to Jeru next city to be salem, the next connected by to Tel Aviv and the following train to Ben to Rishon. In between 1 baby-sit Gurion Airport my grandchildren." i s M o d i ' i n . Amitai, Lori, Akiva, Leon and Tehila Mandelsweig , , Making the observation that With a nucleus Modi'in reminds her of Johannesburg's up of eighty Southern African families, Telfed market northem suburb, Sandton of the late six hopes that with its latest "hot off the drawing ties, Hilary-Tessa is convinced that "Modi'in board" housing project, the Southern African is going the same way. It's still on the launch Modi'in community will flourish encouraging pad, like Sandton was in the early days, but future aliyah. •

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17 Muriel Chesler (ctr) Famous last words\ But this time Hussein with friends was away in the States, and terrorists claimed and family, the credit. standing at the flord The little town was bursting at the seams with Coral -15,000 visitors had descended on its 14,000 Island inhabitants. Every hotel was filled to capacity, while hundreds of campers were sleeping on the beaches. People in the streets were being approached by complete strangers asking for accommodation. The night before my departure for Tel Aviv on Monday the 7th April 1969, Pat and I lay awake talking until 2 a.m. At 4 a.m. a terrify ing roar shook our building as the first of two EILAT UNDER FIRE Russian-made Katyusha rockets hit the town. 35 YEARS AGO Fortunately for us, the other fifteen rockets exploded elsewhere, but not for the thirteen Sderot and the moshavim closest to people who were injured in their homes or on Gaza taking the full brunt of rocket attacks their way to the shelters. Among the former in recent years, it is oft remarked that the was a baby in his cot.

safest place in Israel is Eilat. Well, that may F r o m o u r w i n d o w s w e s a w fl a m e s a n d be so, but even Eilat - where there has people going down to the 4-foot slit trench in been a Southern African community since the middle of our street. All the lights in the the 1950's - has not always been immune town were out. Dressing ourselves warmly, we grabbed blankets and torches and trooped from rocket attacks. down to join the neighbours. Muriel Chesler of Beih Protea reports. Back to the Trenches During the Six Day War, Eilat had no air-raid shelters. But then, King Hussein, Women and children were standing two fearful for the existence of his only port abreast in the trench, holding in their arms Aquaba, held fire. The day that I arrived in babies, cats and dogs. The men and boys, Eilat for the Pesach holidays in '69 to spend for whom there was no place, merely stood with my sister Pat Slevin and her family, I around talking. There was no panic; even the noticed that the shelter in the middle of their children were quiet and orderly, while one street was still under construction. "No-one really expects Hussien to interfere with us," laughed Pat.

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•Telfed's new Executive

•Modi'in, Telfed's new housing project •Aliyah •Tiyulim •Visiting Groups from South Africa

•Volunteer Awards

•Forthcoming Events rocus Qn ELFED Compiled by Sharon Bernstein

Newly elected TELFED'S NEW EXECUTIVE Chairman, Itz Kalmanowitz, Chairman with former (SAZF) Kalmanowitz Itz chairman Solly Vice-chairmen Liebgott and immediate past Bloom David (Israel) chairman, Kaplan Hilary Solly Sacks. Milliner Annette Treasurer Solly Sacks presided over a two-year term of Greenstein Ivan office in which he was able to build on his strong Immediate past chairman support and following in South Africa, both as a Sacks Solly former Chairman of the SAZF in SA, as current Director of World Mizrachi and a member of the Executive Members JAFl BOG. The bonds between Zionfed and Telfed Bassin Adele were strengthened and useful contacts with other Berman Neville organizations were established. Blackman Gerald Telfed during this period made progress in various Green Harris fields, including the establishment or re-vitalisation Hallis Joe of regional committees in Jerusalem, Modi'in and Isaacson Maish Eilat. Asuccessflil fundraising campaign was launched Maisels Anthony which is on-going and Isrentco has embarked on a Mensky Michael Stein Itz renovating programme at the Tel Aviv properties. As Solly hands over the reigns of chainnanship to Weiss Marcelle Itz Kalmanowitz, Telfed is secure that the tradition of Wolff Michelle Regional Committee Chairmen service, devotion and commitment will continue. Canard Max (Netanya) itz takes up the position of chairman after having served as treasurer for eight years. He joins an Gelley Janine (Kfar Saba) Kenigsberg Kevin (Hod Hasharon) illustrious list of former chairmen of the SAZF in Kornel Barry (Ra'anana) South Africa who set an example of Zionist leader Miller Halm (Modi'in) ship, by making aliyah with their families: Harry Morris, Lazer Braudo, NIcolal KIrschncr, Israel Board of Governors Dunsky and the two Sollys - Liebgott and Sacks. Alhadeff Nick Since commencing his Zionist career as a member Borsuk Morris of Habonim, Itz has served on many committees and in numerous positions, thus bringing a wealth Charney Leon Frank Leib of experience to his new position. Katz Hertzel (Chairman) Levin Sam ALIYAH UPDATE Welnstein Julius In January 2005, nineteen olim made aliyah from South Africa - sixteen from Johannesburg and

22 Mikael Hannon is three from Cape Town. studying at Ulpan Etzion in Jerusalem. Mikael was sgan hosted fifteen youth Fourteen of the olim are rosh at last year's Habonim movement leaders under age 29. machaneh at Onrus. of Habonim, Betar, This is the highest Mikael and fellow ulpanik, Netzer, SAUJS and Shaun Wasserman, are figure for January in the Bnei Akiva in Janu last four years! tfie youngest members on the steering committee organising the upcoming 75th anniversary of SA ary. Over forty par Habonim on the 30th of June at Kibbutz Yizrael. ticipants in the Israel VISITING GROUPS Encounter Program Telfed has established itself as a must-do spent time at Ahuzat Bayit Retirement Home item on the programmes of all visiting groups and the Kfar Nachman Village for mentally- from SA. Participation on these programmes challenged adults in Ra'anana, courtesy of has been encouraging. 2004 ended on a high Ra'anana municipality. As the bus entered with Reeva Forman's 4'^ Israel Now Tour a the city, Mayor Biclski jumped aboard for resounding success, and 2005 started on an a quick hello. equally exciting note with 290 participants in We have nine young olim at Ulpan Etzion the Israel Encounter programs - most of them in Jerusalem, the largest group we have had from the Jewish Day Schools in Cape Town and at this popular ulpan for a number of years. Johannesbuig. Seen here is former Telfed chair This is an excellent ulpan with a high standard man David Kaplan, of Hebrew that gears reuniting with some participants to work in of his Habonim chan- their professions. All i c h i m i n J e r u s a l e m the participants have on the Israel Encoun university degrees and ter programme, after among them are three having been on young doctors. s h o r t - t e r m s h H c h u t Seventeen young to Habonim camp in S o u t h A f r i c a n s a r e O n r u s i n D e c e m b e r

2004. "Despite the top: South African frequent talk of little ideological students in Jerusalem aliyah amongst the secular youth, it on the Israel Encounter was reassuring on the last night of programme seen here with former Telfed camp, to see ten of the movement's Chairman David Kaplan, graduates come forward, light candles above: David(ctr) 'plows and commit themselves to coming on ahead' with his hanhala. aliyah in the course of the next twelve Included in the photo are months. Some of them have already three other Israelis who arrived," says David. were part of the delegation invited by World Habonim. At the 2005 appears to be a bumper year for par bottom left is Dotan Segal from Kibbutz Tzora. His father ticipants on long-term programmes, and Telfed Benzl was mazkir clali of Habonim SA in the 1960s.

23 ELFECL Pocus Qn "/ participating in the Kibbutz Ulpan Programme headed by Haim Miller. Next on at Maagan Michael. Most have come to the kib the agenda is a special program for students butz following on from the Israel Experience and single olim. and we hope that many of them will eventually Staff liaison: Naomi Helm 09-7446110 ext. 219 make aliyah. To further promote our involvement with MODI'IN the leadership of Zionist Youth Movements The Jewish Agency for Israel sponsored a in SA, Adele Bassin, recently elected to the Modi'in-orienled Aliyah fair in SA in October Telfed Executive, was appointed as chairperson 2004. The delegation included the mayor of of a newly established Committee for Student Modi'in, Moshe Spektor, and Bev Ehrlich, Activities. representative of the local Telfed regional Staff liaison: Naomi Heim 09-7446110 ext. 219 committee. They flew to JHB, CT, PE, East London and Durban, all in the space of 6 days, EMPLOYMENT COUNSELLING SERVICES addressed over 2000 people at public meetings, In-house since June 2004, Telfed's profes met privately with many others, and generally sional and well-coordinated service, assisted charmed everyone while working really hard. some seventy job seekers offering counsel Moshe Spektor returned to Modiin to tell his ling and seeking placements. Fifty percent people "what a naas community there is in SA." of them had made aliyah within the past five Since his return, he has met eleven families and years. More job offers are coming in, but numerous groups consideringto Modi'in, we need our community to help boost Job personally driven them around his city, hosted opportunities for fellow SA's, especially them in his home, his office and at the munici new o//m, who need that extra bit of help pality, "all," he assures us, "just so that 1 can at the entry-level stage. Whatever your field, practice my new accent!" contact us to see whether we have someone On-site at the Modi'in f looking for placement. hiousing ])roject. Staff liaison: Leanne GafTan (Mon. & Wed.) 09- 7446110 ext. 215

ALIYAH PROjEQS The emergence of Modi'in as a major project in Telfed's Aliyah promotion activities was due largely to the Aliyah Projects Committee chaired by Itz Stein, jr bottom-Telfed meets with Modi'in H a r r i s G r e e n h a s t a k e n o v e r t h e municipal leadership: Solly Sacks, chair for 2005 and is supported by Sid Shapiro, Dora Spektor, Modi'in Teddy Saitowitz, Itz Stein, Sid Mayor Moshe Spektor, Bev Ehrlich, Shapiro and Naomi Heim and an Annette Milliner, Alex Weinreb enthusiastic regional committee (deputy mayor) and Haim Miller (Telfed Regional Chairman).

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Three groups of participants from January's committee to galvanise a community that is Israel Encounter programme - about 120 in all likely to grow. Members of the new commit - volunteered their services in Modi'in where they tee unanimously elected Kevin Kcnigsbcrg worked in the English library and at schools. chairman and are excited to get going with lots Staff liaison: Naomi Heim 09-7446110 ext. 219 of new ideas. Kevin believes that "working together, we can certainly make a difference in Hod Hasharon - for our community, Anglos This is the latest project of the Aliyah in general and even the town as a whole. I Department of the Jewish Agency - all encom also believe that we should start on a slow passing and a significant factor in budget but steady footing and build our activities and allocations. The principle lies in matching programme as we go along." We wish Kevin Israeli families with new oUm for the purpose and his committee every success. of ongoing contacts. This is as natural to Telfed Staff liaison: Debbie Chitiz 09-7446110 ext. 205. and the SA community as boerewors and beer on Sundays. However, all such contacts have now to be institutionalized and Telfed is in the process of doing just that. So, if you get a call from someone at the Jewish Agency "verifying contact you had with someone in our office, there's nothing suspicious about it - it's part of the process. No details will be revealed and confidentiality and discretion remain our prerogative at all times." Staff liaison: Debbie Chitiz 09-7446110 ext. 205. At the Kfar Saba A6M: Telfed Vice-Chair Hilary Kaplan, keynote speaker Frank Shapiro and newly elected regional Chair, Janine Gelley. NEW REGIONAL COMMIHEE IN HOD HASHARON Telfed is happy to announce the formation KFAR SABA AGM of the Hod Hasharon Regional Committee, Janine Gelley was recently elected chairper which until recently formed part of Kfar son of the regional committee, taking over from Saba. With over fifty-five families on Telfed's Hilary Kaplan, who has taken up the position database, it was felt they needed their own of vice-chair of Telfed. The well-attended AGM

25 rocus QN 'ELFEa was addressed by British historian, Frank TELFED TIYUL TO THE NORTH Shapiro, who spoke on recent disclosures of Under the auspices of the new Events 'the African connection' with the Shoah. He Committee, a full busload of enthusiastic maintained that Northern Rhodesia offered "tourists" participated in a tiyul to the North, a safe haven that was never exploited to the which took place Changed your address Jews fleeing from Nazi Europe. on 24'^ February. or ghone number? Irma Zaslansky, COMMITTEE FOR VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENT Please let us know! Phone an ex-South Afri Sharon (09)744-6110, Annette Milliner, as part of her portfolio can and professional ext. 201. on Development, has been appointed to lead tour guide, planned a committee to promote and encourage the the route and accompanied the group. Start participation of volunteers in all of Telfed's ing in Ra'anana, and picking up passengers activities. Volunteers are vital to our work and in Tel Mond, the bus continued to the Carmel enable us to carry out the directives of our lay range and Kibbutz Galed, where participants leadership. The committee is planning some walked through forests of flowers. The tour exciting events for volunteers in the coming went on to Bethlehem Haglilit, which is full months, including an education workshop of lovely old houses and history, visited a where volunteers will be Spice Farm, and stopped for a able to learn much more delicious light lunch prepared about Telfed, and a young by former South African, leadership seminar. An David Zetler, at Moshav nette's committee will Tsippori. Before setting off endeavour to strengthen for home, they walked along ties to all our volunteers Nahal Shofet. We hope to have and encourage new people a tiyul every quarter - please to become involved. register with Sharon Bernstein if Stajf /w/5o«, Sharon Bernstein 0" Toni you are interested in participating: 09-7446110 ext. 201. Milliner, Margie Goss, 09-7446110 ext. 201. Marlene Gaffan, Narcele Resnik and MAZEL TOVS lynette Sacks. PESACH CRAR FAIRS • Dave and Gail Bloom on the marriage of The Telfed Home Industries committee has their daughter Liat; arranged Pesach craft fairs in Modi'ln (watch • Sharon and Paul Bernstein on the press for details) and Mazkeret Batya, a beauti marriage of their son Jason; ful yishuv near Rehovot, on Friday 15th April. • Debbie Chitiz on the Bar Mitzvah of her New olim are encouraged to participate. Our son Dovi; thanks to the municipality of Modi'in, Hadassah • Helayne Si Yitschaki Shedletzky on the Zohari and Rene Penn of the Modi'in Telfed Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Brit; Regional Committee, and to Debbie Aharonov • Solly and Ghita Sacks on the marriage of and the Mazkeret Batya municipality for their their elder son Tamir. invaluable help in getting these exciting events

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group will participate alongside local artists and The Telfed website www.telfed.org.il craftsmen in providing the buying public with now features a lovely section on this project. a wonderful assortment of hand-made goods This is the product of the perfect synthesis to choose from. between professionals and volunteers in our Staffliaison:Sharon Bernstein 09-7446110 ext. 201. organization, between olim chadashim and vatikim, and between the financial support DIARY OF EVENTS of the Aliyah Department of the Jewish Hilary Kaplan has been appointed chair Agency and Telfcd's careful application of man of the Events Committee. With her such sponsorship. experienced and dedicated team of volunteers, Dave Bloom has been the guiding force, a full programme is being planned for the year cajoling, advising and coordinating the efforts ahead. On 8'^ March the first Coffee & Chat of the various crafters and entrepeneurs. He Club meeting was held at Beth Protea; hope has coordinated with new immigrant Anthony fully the first of many regular and interesting Ross, banner designer; with vatika Nina get-togethers. Jawitz, designer and artist, responsible for the Telfed and ESRA are working together new logo; with Lee-Ann Herman, our mystery to produce an entertaining quiz evening angel of the websites and has offered advice, "Brain Teaser" in Kfar Saba on T"* May. counselling and encouragement to the crafters There will be a card evening on 20th June whenever approached. Vivian Meyerowitz, a and the piece de resistance - a national vatika in Israel, but new to Telfed, has given get-together - in the centre of the country of her time and professional assistance to on Thursday 22"^" September. You are asked produce a colourful brochure. to make a note of these dates in your diary, This project was launched to encourage and to watch the press and our website and alternative employment options for olim in a newsletters for more in-depth information cooperative infrastructure. This is really just as time goes by. the beginning. Stajf !iaison:ShaTon Bernstein 09-7446110 ext. 201. Ski/f liaison.ShnTon Bernstein 09-7446110 ext. 201.

27 PRAS 2005 TELFED'S FOCUS ALZHEIMER'S This is the 3rd year that Telfed is running A meeting between Telfed's Endowments & Scholarships Committee and the Alzheim this community service project. Positive er's Association of Israel was held in January feedback has been received from the day that 2005. the project started and it is this that motivates us to keep the project running. Sheri Kassel Addressed by caregiver Miriam Weber and has once again been appointed Student by the Executive Director of the Association, Coordinator, and nineteen students from all Yael Goshen, Telfed learnt of the difficulties over the country, were chosen to be part of associated in dealing with cases and the facili this amazing concept. Students tutor new ties and support services available to assist families and caregivers, such as a network o//m, visit the elderly, become big brother / sister / grandchild to the person they visit on service of information and a parliamentary a weekly basis. lobby to promote family rights. There is also Both student and recipient look forward to a 24-hour hotline. the weekly meetings - the student, because A recent innovation has been the develop he knows that he is helping someone, and ment of "Health Activity Kits" for aiding the recipient, because he gets to spend three the patient and caregiver. These kits arc for the purpose of stimulating the five senses of quality hours alone with someone who is there to take care of him, help with whatever his the patient, which is an important part of the or her needs are. The PRAS project will run management of the illness. The organization until mid-July. Telfed is grateful that we have is in the process of producing these kits in students who are able to give of themselves and English and it is in this aspect that Telfed their time in order to help us with this worthy chose to be involved, and will contribute to cause, In exchange, they receive an additional sponsor these kits. For further information Susan Sharon at Telfed bursary to assist them to finance their higher 0^-7446110 ext 204, Yael at (03)578-7660, or education. [email protected]. il Stajf coordiiialor:DQhb\c Chitiz 09-7446110 ext. 205. TELFED VOLUNTEER AWARDS POPE-GERI Telfed's 2004 volunteer of the year award, sponsored by Barney Mark & family went to INSURANCE Sam (Shmuel) PIvoofAshkelon. He declined to be interviewed, shunning publicity, but in the words of one of his many nominators, "He does not volunteer weekly nor daily, but every moment of his waking time," Working with the CAR AND HOUSE INSURANCE old. the young, new immigrants and veterans, - ENGLISH SUMMARY - Sam is involved in a myriad of activities, MEDICAL AND LIFE INSURANCE one of which is helping the sick at Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon, as well as translating countrywide (09)862-4824

28 "/ scientific and medical litera of Ethiopian immigration, ture and assisting students at where he worked with them the school of nursing in their at the caravan camp at Hefets preparation for their final Chaim and his latest project, examinations. A nice anecdote the Alch Association for the about this exceptional volun elderly in Rechovot, where teer: Sam recently discovered Barney Hark and Telfed he is today responsible for an original manuscript of Florence Volunteer of the Year fundraising and marketing. Award Winner, Sam Pivo. Nightingale that was ready to be Sarah Plehn for her tireless Below; thrown out - today it is now sitting work at the Trampiada, helping in a special display cabinet in the Angle lacobs, liana Bank, Les Sheer, Russian olim through ESRA at hospital's library. Gerald Wolman. the Mishan Geriatric Hospital, The other nominees were: the soup kitchen at the Moriah liana Bank, who organized a Shul in Ra'anana and the Senior unique food-project for the needy in Citizens Group for Widows, which the Sharon. She arranges for food to she founded. She was a member of the be collected from restaurants, business Telfed Regional committee where she and functions halls and orchestrates focused on welcoming new olim at the the distribution to over thirty families. Ra'anana Absorption Centre. She makes a difference in the lives of RIvka Schein for her 'personal the families she assists by making sure touch' approach in welcoming new they receive gift parcels on chagim olim in the Jerusalem area. From and celebrations. young students to Senior Citizens Angi Jacobs for her work with the - she was the handbook the olim student organization, Mercaz Brera, at could not read. She visits them, the Hebrew University Law Faculty, keeps in touch, invites them to her empowering adults and children to home for meals and constantly fol effect positive change. Angi has been lows up on their progress. Rivka has instrumental in building up volunteer made the lives of everyone she has organisations, which currently func been involved with so much easier tion with 400 volunteers, rendering and gives them a new perspective of services to thousands of residents of settling down in a new country. the greater Jerusalem area. She also renders personal service amongst Telfed also presented a special the disadvantaged in Jerusalem on a award to Gerald Wolman, who daily basis. generously gives of his time on a Halm (Les) Sheer, a veteran from daily basis to assist Telfed's Finance Department. 1949, has been active in a long career of volunteerism, including Project Renewal, Staff coordinator: the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens, the wave Sharon Bernstein 09-7446110 ext. 201.

29 JOHANNESBURG Eilim, Mark (mech. technician) and Haydee, nee Scop, (occupational therapist) Moss, Luba Lily (retired) Glickman Marc (systems analyst) and Cindy nee Plen,(occupational therapist), Merle Zarmi of Alfe Manashe, with her mother Beulah and children: Akiva, Naftali and Yehuda. Levinson who recently made aliyah frorri Cape Town. Hendler, Ellana (student) Muller, Anthony Belinsky, Shirley (student) Mamo, Yaacov (retailer) Bick, Howard (lawyer) Tesfahun, Yitzchak (shopkeeper) Shevel, (financial manager) Romano, Doron (transport manager) Tuch, Rivka (nursery school teacher) Saksenberg, Alan (businessman) Baisc, Daniel (computers) Shafir, Keren Batzofin, Brett (doctor) Lubotzky, Benjamin (retired) and Castle, Evan (insurance) Ella nee Traub (retired) Fogel, Tamar Chabas, Ian (clerk) Fricdland, Candice (lawyer) Hurwitz, Ingrid (teacher) and son Ricky Frack, Martin (lawyer) and Friedman, Sharon Morice nee Sulski (secretary) Jaffit, Jade (educational consultant) CAPE TOWN Leibovich, Shai Benjamin, Morris (retired) Nachshon, Naama Harris, Mary Hinda (retired) Schewitz, David (security) Hanan, Mikael (B.A. degree) Shapiro, Haylcy (computers) Levinsohn, Beulah (retired) Shapiro, Joel (doctor) Wasserman, Sean (doctor) Slier, Paula (journalist) Rakin, Woolf (pharmacist) and Taljaard, Elise (secretary) Renee nee Luntz (housewife) Smily, Jamie (architect)

N aked PORT ELIZABETH Kerbel, Liat (journalist) Don't let Winter Ruin Yo u r G a r d e n PRETORIA For maintenance or landscaping Goodson, Shane Trevor (student) all year round call Craig Butchins, The Naked Scrdener, at: BENONI Mobile-054-467-7482 Noik, Howard Brett (educational consultant) [email protected]

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C O > i i M U M I Ty A N D THE ART OF GIVING By Chani Hurwitz Living and working in a community like Beth Protea is a continuous ebb and flow of give and take. As the sands of time move at an alarming rate, chal lenges present themselves in the form of "Oy vey, is KEREN PETHPROTEA PRESENTS .♦ s it possible, winter is on the 7URIM PONANZA" 0 wane, and Purim is on the horizon." featuring Life here is a dynamic continuum of ILAN WEILL m THE MUSCAT QUARTET ^ * thoughts and ideas. The latest fundraising Vewue: MIshkaM Music S- Art Center a • effort by our residents - a bridge morning 19 Hashower Street, Ra^nana. * breakfast held in the middle of January - was Pate; March31,2005, Time; 8pw ' ^ a delicious feather in the caps of our skillful Tickets; Nisi00 - reserved seating [ {* cooks and dedicated organisers. Light Refreshments will be served before the show Bernard Bak and the Beth Protea choir To order tickets, please call the Keren Office at did justice to the wonderful Tu'Bishvat 09-9585496 or Lyn Pach 052-3340802. Seder conducted by Rabbi Jacov Frolich assisted by wife, Keren. With Purim hot on our proverbial heels, the theme and focus this year is "The Shushan Circus comes to town". With rehearsals every week, and with Linda Tomer as our guest artist and director, the circus seems destined to be a rip-roaring event with wonderful songs, dances and some real circus acrobatics. Once again the spirit of BETH PROTEA community clicks into action with H O U / E C O M M I T T E E both the residents and staff giving so unselfishly of themselves. Mazellov to our newly elected residents' committee with Selma 6 ' * 7 " ® Rabinowitz in the chair. "Leader- l.SelmaRabinowitz,chairwoman 2.Heiga Meycrson,vice ship is the quality that trans- chairwoman 3 Hymie Segall, treasurer 4 Nettle Fish, secretary forms good intentions into posi- SSoBiaCohen 6, Monty Solomoh ZMyerEothstoin S.AIick ^ levin 9. Judith lleht 10. Maurice Ostroff, co-opted (former ..... , . ^ „ chairman) 11. Zundeljir. Fish, L. immediate J. > past ^L. chairman individuals into a team.' ^OOK |\|00K reviewed by David Kaplan

THE WONDERING JEW

Prof. Isaac Kaplan prefaces his autobiography with a poem "The Wonder ing Jew" which also serves as the book's title. In the closing lines of his poem he wonders: " if my grandchildren will read what I'm about to record

I wonder if they do, will they be impressed or just bored? " Bored they shoidd not be. A world renowned plastic surgeon and pioneer and promoter of laser surgery, this former resident of Kroonstad in the old Orange Free State, has for many years been in the international spotlight and in 1998 was the recipient of Telfed's prestigious award bestowed upon members of the Southern African community who had reached the pinnacle in their field. With a small population, Kroonstad on the river Vals was quite literally a "one horse town" having derived its name from a horse called Kroon, which is alleged to have drowned in the river. It is fascinating how many Jews, who as children grew up in small Southern African country towns, would as adults, strut the world stage leaving indelible footprints of their remarkable achievements. Isaac reveals incidents in his youth that would shape his adult life. "By the time I was five, I had already been subjected to the unforgettable experience of being beaten regularly ... by a sadistic nurse who was also an epileptic and whose seizures I was obliged to witness since 1 shared a bedroom with her. My fear of epilepsy was the driving force to becoming a doctor if only to acquaint myself with the belief that understanding can counter fear." The evils of Apartheid are well recalled in his boyhood observations. Blacks had to give way to whites when walking on the pavements and were not allowed to sit on the same benches or post their letters in the same post box. It was considered a disgrace to shake hands with an 'African' and they had to address all white people as "Baas" or "Missus" or the children as "Basie" or "Missie". On school discipline, Isaac brings his inimitable style of humour to the subject of corporal punishment. "The principal who was also the Latin master addressed him once before caning him with. "Kaplan will you decline quim? " "Sir " young Kaplan replied, "I never decline quim. I conjugate it". He never saw "the smile on my face when he gave me 'six of the best' as I wa.? bent over looking at the floor."

32 Isaac's war years in North Africa are full of amusing incidents. One gains the impression he survived on an amalgam of bravado and luck. Attached to a signal unit he was required on one occasion to lead a convoy to the 13''' Corps headquarters. He chose a barely visible track ^^that seemed to go in the right direction." Blocked by a single strand of barbed wire posed no deterrent for the intrepid Isaac, who held up the wire and waved the convoy underneath. Wearing his destination he had to repeat the process as he again held a strand of barbed wire for the convoy to complete the last stretch. A British soldier at the 13"' Corp Headquarters .vlio was standing and watching this spectacle with his mouth agape, came up to me afterwards and bellowed "you have just brought a bloody convoy through a bloody minefield." Many of Isaac's exploits, reminiscent of scenes out of a Peter Sellers' or Marx Brothers' Isaac Kaplan movie continued after the war. He relates having attended a function in the presence of the Queen in London for former Commonwealth servicemen "heWondering lew honouring their service during the Second World War. As he had a date that night he decided to leave the function early, not realizing that "one does not leave before the Queen." Having asked the doorman to have his car brought to the front entrance, Isaac descended down the stairs of the residence at Belgrade Square to "a huge crowd that had come to see the Queen. They filled Belgrave Square and the police were holding them back, forming a long lane at the bottom of which, my car was waiting for me. 1 do not know who they thought 1 was, but they cheered and waved flags at me as 1 passed between them until I reached my car and drove off." He speculates with tongue-in-cheek that he is probably the only "Jew besides Disraeli who was ever cheered by the British Public." Always willing to oblige with inventive counsel, Isaac relates an inci dent shortly before immigrating to Israel while on night duty at a hospital in Johannesburg. A nurse woke him at Sam and asked him to come quickly. Clearly an emer- ency, he hurried. "Are you the doctor on duty?" enquired the distressed outpatient. "Yes," I replied, "What can 1 do for you?" "My dog drank par affin, what shall 1 do?" he asked "Stick a wick up his arse and use him as

33 ^OOK |\ 0011 a candle." Reported to the superintendent Isaac was fortunate no action was taken. Twenty years later, a visitor from South Africa remarked, "You must be the one who told somebody what to do with the dog who drank the paraffin." "How do you know?" Isaac asked. Roaring with laughter the guest revealed, "I was the superintendent at the hospital." On another occasion, during an examination of a young man who was complaining of a penile discharge and pain on urinating, the patient expressed his own diagnosis. "You know Doc, I think I might have caught a cold in it." "That may be," replied Isaac, "but we'll treat it for gonorrhoea until it sneezes." Poking a little fun at some of his erstwhile colleagues, Isaac records a visit back to South Africa where he stayed with well-known plastic surgeon Jack Penn "whose arrogance was comparable with what seemed to be the norm among plastic surgeons. I could not resist saying to him on one occasion: "The trouble with you. Jack, is that you are convinced that the Penn is mightier than the Lord." With much of Penn's work at that time being 'nose jobs' on young Jews, Isaac remarked to him that he was performing "Psycho-Semitic Surgery," concluding, "Your patients were cutting off their noses to spite their race." Much of the autobiography comprises the author's thoughts expressed in poetry on medicine, politics, religion, technology, sex, love, terror, Africa, life in Israel and his family. On medical practice in Israel, Isaac with wit reveals some home truths: "To praclice medicine in Israel is quite an undertaking. Because practicallv everyone is a doctor in the making. With every child a Jewish mother And usually a doctor or lanyer as a brother, And when you 're treating conditions that require no Medicine or pills. But merely to allow nature to deal with the ills. To this "masterly inactivity" it is hard to adhere... So why practice medicine under conditions so stressful? Because every Jewish family needs a doctor that's successful And the reason for this, to be precise. Is that they can always have free medical ser\'ice. " Grouping the laser, the computer and the robot as the modem "Holy Trinity", Isaac mminates on his own specialization - Laser surgery - "i'o the lime is fast approaching I have no doubt. When surgeiy will be performed without a surgeon about. " '

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35 ENE by David Kaplan A severed hand appealing for the madness to stop.

All sixteenpainted oils, during in bright, the height vivid colours of the wereperiod when suicide bombers, rather than tourists, were invading the streets of Jerusalem. The visuals of their terror trade were our daily fare from a media grappling with an unnatural explosion of death and destruction, "This exhibition was my way of handling the intifada; to express what we were going through," explains Maureen, who had last been interviewed by this writer when she had been invited amongst Jerusalem's top artists to each paint one of many colourful papier- mache lions dotted around the city. DENUNCIATION Also painted during the intifada, An exhibition born out of the intifada albeit at an earlier This past December saw a stage, that project however promoted hope and life to Jerusa profoundly provocative exhibition lem's residents who would gingerly leave by Internationally renowned South the safe haven of their homes, to playfully African born artist Maureen Fain at interact with the feline street art. the Jerusalem Gallery Theatre. A far ay from this exhibition! Many of these paintings depict angels looking down from heaven at the madness, totally aghast at the senseless chaos. They look upon earth as a wasteland - reminiscent of T.S. Eliot's poetic masterpiece, The Waste Land - a repository for the dead, rather than a progenitor of life. It is the /j///7/7y rather than the fertility that they see, and recoil in horror. "What's more," points out the artist, "they have no message to bring. Usually angels are bearers of good tidings - not these. They have no hope to bring." Contrasting with the angels in heaven, are

36 the paintings depicting disembodied hands on earth. "1 felt that hands would encapsulate the horror more so than faces," says Maureen. "Some of the hands are turned up, as if even in death, they despairingly plead for the insanity to stop. I feel a whole generation has been maimed, both physically and mentally. Families arc fractured and scarred forever by cruel loss and we observe funerals too numerous to bear. Our youth knows death far too intimately. You cannot 'unkmw' death or loss. My children have lost friends, while my husband was only 50 metres away from two suicide bombs last March." So when Maureen started painting this series, it was about knowing death as an unwelcome but intimate companion. The pamphlet at the exhibition "Denuncia tion", quotes a line from T.S. Eliot's poem Gerontion: such knowledge, what foigiveness.'" The artist engages the viewer with the rhetorical question - "How can we forgive or be forgiven for having allowed this to happen?"

All the works were painted on boards textured with finely ground Jerusalem stone, giving them a grainy, fresco quality. "Engrained in the painting is the very rock, the essence of what the fight is all about." Land is at the root of the madness and it is the land that is being reduced to a wasteland. The angels appear neutral in this conflict. They apportion no blame, "nor control or influence our earthly depravity," but surely 'denounce'm&n's behaviour in reducing the Holy Land into a 'Waste Land'. • UPTIALi

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39 Simmie &. Hettie Matz; Joe GrossmantStl O"" birthday Ernest & Elizabeth Schnelder-Kuper; Barney &. Beulah Sacks; Leon & Freda Samak Michael & Naomi Heim Harry Hurwitz on his 80"' birthday Mike & Loraine Solomon Howard Glazer on his 70"' birthday Mike & Loraine Solomon Natie Tobias on his birthday Hilton & Marie Tapnack Sally Field on her birthday Yoel & Pixie Tamari; Max Geffen on his 80"' birthday Tamar Meyer; Arye & Batsheva Fuchs; Louis & Isobel Hare; Abe & Leah Eisenberg Itz & Maij Kalmanowitz Dr Gabriel Sivan David & Hilary Kaplan Mervyn Smith on receiving the Lexus Lifetime Achievement Award David & Hilary Kaplan Frank & Charlene Stupel - Shana Tova & thanks Len & Sandra Saitowitz Reuven & Ros Mowszowski - Shana Tova Nathan & Terry Mowszowski-Shana Tova Harold & Hilary Starkowitz - Shana Tova Molly Krug - Shana Tova Selwyn & Minnie Nohr • Shana Tova Morrie Sacks Reuven & Ros Mowszowski - Shana Tova Harold & Hilary Starkowitz Family & friends - best wishes for New Year Joe & Jose Grossman Barney & Beulah Sacks on the marriage of their grandson Hertzel & Lola Katz Olga Bergman on her TO"" birthday Natie & Denise Tobias Shirley Kcssel on her special birthday Fonda Dubb Jacky & Michael Fisher on their anniversary Gaby & Freda Haimovitz In lieu of New Year gifts for their grandchildren Maish & Phyllis Cork Barbara Greenberg on her birthday Len & Sandra Saitowitz Family & friends - best wishes for the New Year Len & Sandra Saitowitz Michael & Lynette Sacks on their silver anniversary Dion & Jodi Carreira & family; Rose Jankelowitz; Joel & Dina Esparo & family; Arron & Andi Saitowitz Gerald & Rene Kleinman Jeanne Fine on her 92"" birthday

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Michael & Maty Albert Bully & Flora Wade on his 90"* birthday & their 25'^ anniversary Louis & Zena Zinn Barney Gilbert on his 89"* birthday Eyal Zonenfeld Hertzel Katz - in appreciation Yedidiah & Sylvain Brachfeid Howard Glazer on his 70"^ birthday Lennie & Selma Cartoon Harry Shaer on his 70"' birthday Ida & Monty Rabie Myra Rabie on her 70"^ birthday Joan & Eddy Salmon Jim & Frances Silverman on their 60"'' anniversary Martin & Phyllis Sacks June Medalie on her special birthday Michael & Gillian Rappoport Bully & Flora Wade - his 90"* and their 25"' Paul & May Arieli; Felicia Cohen on her special birthday Hymie & Mickey Greenblatt; Monty & Myra Zion; Frank & Hazel Goldstein Tiana Horwitz on her special birthday Danny & Janine Gelley David & Gail Bloom on the engagement of Liat Danny & Janine Gelley Itz Stein - get well wishes Max Canard Jesse Swerdlow on his second bar mitzvah Rochelle Shorkend Michael Solomon - in appreciation N i t s a M a n o r H o w a r d G l a z e r o n h i s 7 0 " " b i r t h d a y Bemice Pillemer Max Canard on his 80'^ birthday Raphael & Jackie Schwartz; Lilian Chazen Ralph & Bella Fielding; Chinky Whiteman Teddy & Marsha Edelstein; Maish & Jocelyn Isaacson Bemice Pillemer Jesse Swerdlow on his second Barmitzvah Isy & Judy Cohen Jesse Swerdlow - second Barmitzvah Ralph & Bella Fielding Joyce Miller on her new great-grandson Molly Krug Len Saitowitz on his 60"" birthday C a n n e l L e i b o w i t z L e n S a i t o w i t z - 6 0 ' ' ' b i r t h d a y ^ ^ Ida & Monty Rabie Myra Rabie on her 70'''birthday ^ Israel Lawn Bowls Assoc Lola Katz in appreciation ^ David & Hilary Kaplan Issy Kacev ~ get well wishes ■ Hilton & Marie Tapnack Kurt Field on his birthday Hilton & Marie Tapnack Jennifer Field on her birthday ZelHck geodzul Max Canard Gerald Ralph on his birthday celebrated his 80tb birthday.

41 Ian & Ruth Froman Olga Bergman Harry & Hazel Orlin Allan Nestadt on his 80"* birthday Riva Sandler Keren Telfed Scop & Goldberg families Rose Scop on her 90'*' birthday 'Freda 9incus on her Cyril & Lola Skikne Rose Scop on her 90''' birthday 8Sth birthday. Sheila Samson Center for Enlightenment Lola Katz in appreciation David & Marian Samuel Keren Telfed on the marriage of their daughter Joanne Debby Hershberg Nat & Ruth Lee on their birthdays Debby Hershberg Zellick Sendzul on his 80"" birthday Ricky & Diane Klein & family; Phyllis Sachar; Vic & Helen Hirsch; Elma Arzee and family; Brian & Rosalie Benson; Louis & Isobel Hare Danny & Janine Gelley Ronnie & Estelle Sender on their new grandchild Danny & Janine Gelley David Marcus - get well wishes Itzik & Merr Scher Chana Stein on her 70"' birthday Itzik & Merr Scher Wilfred & Chana Stein on their golden anniversary Jack & Mavis Wolff Joyce Brown on her birthday and new great-grandchild Avraham & Channa Eidelman Dov & Carmel Cohen on their golden anniversary Avraham & Channa Eidelman Wally & Esther Katz on the bar mitzvah of their grandchild Hilton & Gila Damelin Monty & Marlene Sacho on their anniversary Sheila Swiel and family Alec & Rita Chadowitz on their anniversary Simmie & Hettie Matz Max Canard on his great-grandchild Simmie & Hettie Matz Joyce Miller on her great-grandchild Hymie & Mickey Goldblatt Bemie Hirshowitz - in appreciation Orkie Chesed Geta Sacks on her 80"' birthday Solly Harris Jack Ziv-el on his SO"" birthday Barry & Marcelle Komel Jack Ziv-el - SO'" birthday HIHF Boz & Yvette Fehler Leslie Serebro on his birthday ©ana Tolkln . . ,-11 celebrates becoming Archie & Blanche Isaacson Mark Cohen on his 70 birthday . a v e t e r i n a r i a n . Maish & Jocelyn Isaacson Mark Cohen - 70*'' birthday Telfed Neville and Sheila Berkley in appreciation for donating a fridge Michael & Julie Mensky Keren Telfed Max Canard & Joyce Miller Jos & Yvonne Bortz on their golden anniversary Naomi Fredman Abel Levitt on his 70'" birthday

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Naomi Fredman Zelma Epstein on her grandson's bar mitzvah Hertzel & Lola Katz Henry & Ruth Shakenovsky - 52"'' anniversary Ronny & Ruth Kaufman Leon & Avris LcbofT on their golden wedding anniversary Oded & Gili Kaufman on the birth of Li-Ad Shlomi & Hila Leibovvitz on the birth of Rowan Jack & Ruth Trappier Morris & Hazel Franco on their golden anniversary Naomi Fisher Morris & Hazel Franco - golden anniversary Sheila Swiel Riva Morris on her 80''' birthday Cecil & Pat Breiter Geta Sacks on her 80"' birthday Ivan & Shirley Kantor Geta Sacks - 80"' birthday Cecil & Pat Breiter Rita Hirschowitz on her special birthday Ivan & Shirley Kantor Rita Hirschowitz - special birthday Hymie & Chaya Josman Lauren Bcnatar & Arthur Gillis on their wedding Debbie Chitiz & family Matan Alter on his Barmitzvah Ike & Natalie Gilinsky Leslie Serebro on his 80th birthday Max & Nola Moss on their 36"" anniversary Keren Moss on graduating as a specialist physician Jona & Orii Cummings on the birth of a daughter Michael & Susan Gilinsky on their 30'" anniversary Dani Gilinsky on graduating B.Sc Cum Laude David & Hilary Kaplan Itz Kalmanowitz on being elected Chairman of Telfed Leslie & liana Horwitz; Dana Tolkin on graduating as a veterinarian Frank & Hazel Goldstein; Alan & Rosemary Silbert; Martin & Michelle Wolff & family Freda Raphael Phyllis Sachar on her 85"" birthday Ellen Price Jos & Yvonne Bortz on their golden anniversary Sidney & Evelyn Levine Samuel & Flora Wade on their special anniversary George & Mavis Wiik Philip Singer on his 80'" birthday David & Tali Grossberg Keren Tclfcd Aubrey Shlugman Gladys Shlugman on her 80"' birthday Sidney & Michele Shapiro; Freda Pincus on her 85'" birthday Freda Raphael; Phyllis Sachar; Raphael Melmed & Janine Stone Freda Beinart Sid & Eve Silver on their 60"' anniversary Shlomo & Pessia Golan & family Frank Fabian on his 70"' birthday

43 EREN ELFEU

Alan & Janice Shrier Keren Telfed - in appreciation Fay Sendzul Phillip Zabow - in appreciation Zellick & Fay Sendzul Elma Arzee on her special birthday Mannie & Rayla Shimoni; Itz Kalmanovvitz on his 70'" birthday Cyril & Dora Berkman; Lily Berkman; Meyer Planer; Sidney & Michele Shapiro; Monty & Celia Kramer; Shraga & Sybil Jacobs Solly Harris Yehuda & Adele Tamir on their golden anniversary Tuesday Bridge Group Keren Telfed Nesta Lessem Phillip Zabow - in appreciation Annette Milliner & Baruch Giladi Reg Donner on his second Bar Mitzvah Monica Liepmann; Sue Donner; Sandor, Evan & Jessica Donner; Karen Donner; Lynda Lotz & family Danny & Janine Gelley Itz Kalmanowitz on becoming chairman of Telfed Sam & Harriet Levin Phyllis Sachar on her 85th birthday Maish &. Jocelyn Isaacson & family.. Archie & Blanche Isaacson on their 60'" anniversary Hadassah & Seymour Fisher Elaine Fisher - in appreciation Hadassah & Seymour Fisher Cheryl Shalom - in honour of her transplant Becky Marock Adelaine Tumbull on her 70'" birthday Becky Marock Wolfie Kangisser on his 70'" birthday Becky Marock Mark Cohen on his 70'" birthday

KEREN ALIZA FUND Marvyn Hatchuel & LilyRose Michalowsky Max Geffen on his 80'" birthday David & Hilary Kaplan Geoffrey Israel - get well wishes B e x K r o s e r R o n n i e B e a r o n h i s 8 0 ' " b i r t h d a y Marvyn Hatchuel & LilyRose Michalowsky Ronnie Bear - 80'" birthday

FOOD PARCELS FOR SOLDIERS/THE NEEDY I s o b e l & L o u i s H a r e M a x G e f f e n - 8 0 ' " b i r t h d a y Denise Azriel Keren Telfed Fonda Dubb Eddie Lipman on his special birthday Fonda Dubb Rose Fisher on her 89'" birthday Victor & Daphne Tordjman Jack Omsky on his 80'" birthday

44 K:rei ELFEEL

Mona Bear, Sybil Seltzer, Hanalore Wolf Keren Telfed - food parcels Nesta Lessetn, Ruth Kawalsky, Ethne Tolkin Nat & Ruth Lee Zellick Sendzul on his 80''' birthday

IN MEMORIAM Avraham & Channa Eidclman Solly Harris & family-in loving memory of Anita Belie Freedman 3 paintings in loving memory of her husband Morris Rana Eschur In loving memory of her aunt Aida

VICTIMS OF TERROR FUND Gilbert & Valerie Herbert Samuel Nudelman & Lisa Raff - marriage

MEYER PINCUS BAR-EL SCHOURSHIP FUND Freda Pincus & family Rita Brodie on her 80"' birthday Doreen Miodownik; Beryl Amihood Freda Pincus on her 85"' birthday Louis & Zena Zinn; George & Irit Berold; Leonid & Jennifer Rubin; Muriel Chesler; Naomi Waybume; Leon Barel

TELFED SPECIAL FUND

David & Lyn Bach Barry & Marcelle Komel Bernard & Ros Bak Sally Levy Phillip & Estelle Chasen Martin & Toby Lewak Gloria Dunsky Edith & Basil Lotzof Rana Eschur David & Alice Marks Howard & Yehudit Glazer Simon & Shirley Meyerowitz Philip & Wendy Goldstein Raymond & Barbara Sher Marvyn Hatchucl Steven & liana Slom Paul Hirschson & Jeanne Harrison Harold & Hilary Starkowitz Nathan & Shirley Kansky Meyer & Rina Wisnovitz Barry Katz Philip Zuckerman Judah & Golda Kaye Machal Book Committee Merle Koplow

Note: Donations are acknowledged in this column as soon as possible after ivceipt thereof.

45 N VlEMORIAK

The chairma?! Itz Kalmanowitz, members of the Executive, the Director and Staff of Telfed express heartfelt condolences to families whose loved ones have passed away in recent months:

Abraham Lees, Herzlia Meyer Hodes, New York Anita Harris, Tel Mond Pauline Rimer, Tel Mond Bernard Grober, Jerusalem Rhona Kaplan, Herzlia Bessie Savitz, Hod Hasharon Rose Furman, Johannesburg Chaim Shur, Kibbutz Shoval Sara Braun, Raanana

Chiskiyahu Ross, Bnei Brak Shlomo Winnikow, Tel Aviv Eliahu Dror, Kibbutz Barkai Solly Hare, Raanana Harry Klein, Herzlia Sonia Sandler, Johannesburg HeniaJocum, Yad Eliahu Sylvia Schur, Haifa Jonathan Sandier, Raanana Don Levinrad, Israel Lily Teper, Ramat Gan Nancy Kaserson, Israel Marsha Weitzman, Moshav Julius Kopelowitz, Rehovot Max LochofF, Netanya Michael Kruss, Ashkelon

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