PUBLIC BALLOT NOMINEES community like myself who Town, Rosh Machaneh, and a may not have been actively madricha for an RSY-Netzer(UK) JUSTIN involved since leaving a Jewish tour to and in 1999 chaired ASHER high school. I believe that the the SAZF Youth Council. She is a community should be inclusive keen volunteer and supporter of for all and this would allow me Souper Troopers, an organisation Justin Asher is an the opportunity to open dialogue that cares for the homeless. She entrepreneur at heart and enjoys for the important discussions attended Launchpad (2018), and giving back and getting involved which divide us while paving the is an advocate for LGBTIQA+ at any opportunity, enforcing his way to maintaining a modern people both in the Jewish and the drive for social impact. and relevant Board for the future broader South African community generation. and in this connection has Justin matriculated from Herzlia given and organised talks and High School and received a BA presentations to numerous Marketing Communications organisations on LGBTIQA+ degree (AAA School of JACQUI advocacy and education, Advertising) and is completing a BENSON including the SAJBD, CJSA, BA LLB (UNISA). the SAUPJ and UCT, and had He has worked in the retail numerous articles published. Jacqui Benson is the sector, advertising agencies and 2nd generation owner of Les Motivation: I am proud to be start-ups. He hosted the SMME Collectables, a specialist shop part of our dynamic and diverse Opportunity Roadshow in Cape in restored brass hardware, Jewish community but believe Town for three years and was a fixtures, antiques and that it is time that the voices of keynote speaker at the NAAMSA collectables. She has been an the marginalised and unaffiliated Automotive Conference at entrepreneur since her school Jews of our community are Kyalami. days, gaining accolades in represented and included as Communal involvement: scholar competitions. Jacqui we navigate the future of our Justin is the chairman of the matriculated from Herzlia High community post Covid. We have Rygersdal Football Club (based (1994), followed by Shnat a lot to offer society as a whole, in Rondebosch) since 2014 and Netzer (Machon) and completed but we can only do that, if we is Junior Chairman of Cape Town a B.Soc Sci (Human Resource bring an awareness of who we Tygerberg Football Association. Management) and a Post- are and where we are now, and He founded the Kimberly Rose Grad Diploma in Enterprise instil a new energy into our Cancer Foundation after losing Management at UCT. She has communal leadership. his sister to cancer. He has been been fulfilling her passion to involved in Jewish leadership make a difference in the world, initiatives like the first edition by training and leading personal development programmes and ANN of Ignite!, the Kesher - The Julia HARRIS Koschitzky Seminar for Keren seminars, coaching hundreds of Hayesod International Young people of all ages and walks of life. Leadership (held in Israel) and Ann Harris is a retired lawyer. attended the Launchpad Retreat. Jacqui has completed 13 Two She came to in 1987 with her late husband Motivation: Joining the Oceans Half-Marathons. Cyril Harris. Cape Board would allow me Communal involvement: the opportunity to represent A member of Netzer (formerly Mrs Harris is a graduate of young Jewish members of the Maginim) Jacqui was Rosh Cape University College London. She qualified as a barrister and such great poverty and need Initiative. She was counsellor, a solicitor and practiced as a in the wider community that I facilitator, trainer and member solicitor in the City of London for would also like to promote Board of the LifeLine Board; she more than twenty years. She was involvement in Afrika Tikkun and facilitates weekend workshops a partner in the firm of Adlers. In similar outreach organisations. at the Healing of the Memories, South Africa she joined the staff established by Father Michael of the Campus Law Clinic at Wits Lapsley, enabling participants to University where she worked for take first steps towards healing 10 years, acting as the Clinic’s BARBARA from traumatized discrimination Director for 3 years. MILLER during and served on their Counselling Working Group; Communal Involvement: she also served on the Executive Mrs Harris was a Founder Board Barbara Miller is a fundraiser Committee of Klipfontein Member of Afrika Tikkun which at Ikamva Labantu and a trustee Multi-Sectoral Action Team, an invests in the development of on the Board of Sakha Isizwe, umbrella networking and support disadvantaged youth from cradle an empowerment and skills body of NGOs. to career and has won many development organisation awards for its work. operating in Delft and Barbara Miller lives with her Blikkiesdorp. partner, Stephen Paul, and Mrs Harris serves as President has two daughters and four of the African Jewish She was educated at Herzlia grandchildren. Congress which helps the School, at the Cape Peninsula small Jewish communities of University of Technology Motivation: A proud South twelve African countries to (teaching), Judaic Studies (UNISA) African Jew who is a deep, retain their links with world and achieved a Diploma in considered thinker, my interest Jewry, give them a viable and Counselling (UNISA). in serving on the Jewish Board vibrant Jewish spiritual lives and of Deputies is to bring Jewish co-ordinate the fight against She has had a successful career and other voices of diversity Antisemitism. She is the Vice in community development work, into the room, as a woman, as a Chairperson of the Small Jewish beginning as founding Executive social activist and as a pursuer Communities Association, made Director of the Cape Town office of human rights. My roots as a up of country communities of Afrika Tikkun for 12 years, descendant of German Jewish formerly under the National followed by a 10-year tenure as refugees has given me a deep Board. Mrs. Harris is a Trustee senior manager at Etafeni Day compassion for the victims of the Cape Town Holocaust and Care Centre Trust, Nyanga. of racism, balanced by my Genocide Foundation and Chair of recognition of a need for social the Chief Rabbi Harris Memorial Communal involvement: action. I want to encourage Foundation. Barbara was a counsellor at those Jews on the edge of the Nechama; a founding member community to join in the mission She has 2 sons, 6 grandchildren of the Egalitarian Minyan; a of the Board, to build new and 2 great grand children long-time member of a Rosh bridges where none exist and Chodesh Group and a member Motivation: Now that I am strengthen existing ones. I would of the Jewish LGBTIQA and their living in Cape Town, I would like to inculcate the skills and Allies group. She served on the like to use the knowledge and experience I have gained from Programming Committee and experiences I have gained to the Jewish and non-Jewish non- was co-chair of Limmud and benefit our Jewish community profit sector to build the capacity currently serves on the Va’ad both here and in our small of Board and its lay leadership. Poel of the Jewish Democratic country communities. There is partner/donor to Miracle Drive, was the founder of the DAWN Women in Leadership category RAYMOND NATHAN- of the SA Jewish Achievers TREVES JONES Award, and has been the SCHKOLNE judge of many Leadership and business categories. She is the was the Dawn Nathan-Jones is a Executive Director and major Raymond Schkolne Chief Human Resources Officer social entrepreneur, business shareholder in Over the Rainbow, for Sanlam Investments Group coach and professional speaker. a social enterprise company, for eighteen years, after nine specialising in providing training, Dawn attended the Durban years at Old Mutual including mentoring and investment Girls High School. She studied Head of Remuneration & opportunities to small business Business Administration and Benefits. completed her EDP at Wits and entrepreneurs. She is also Business School and GIBS involved in social enterprise During five and a half years business school respectively. projects that are based in rural in Israel, he led the “Galilee communities, that focus on Lavender” factory and Kibbutz She was one of the early education and teaching the Tuval’s Public Services having pioneers of the Imperial Car youth the mindset and skills of been Human Resources & Rental company, known more entrepreneurship. Organisation Study Practitioner recently as Europcar, co-founding at Eskom for four years prior to She has a son at Herzlia. the car rental businesses Aliyah. Imperial, Europcar, Tempest and Motivation: I am passionate Raymond matriculated at other car rental and tourism and dedicated to the South Theodor Herzl School in Port brands and businesses in the African Jewish community and as Elizabeth before studying at Group and becoming its CEO. a new comer to Cape Town I feel UCT and UNISA: (B. Bus. Sc. She has served as president, I can use my business wisdom, (Hons); Datametrics Diploma; SA Vehicle Rental and Leasing leadership insights, wide network BSc. (Information Systems & Association and was a member and entrepreneurial experience to Operations Research). He was a of the Tourism Business Council add value and make a difference Springbok Scout and served as and the ASATA board and is on to the Board. I am not afraid to a Commissioned Officer in the the Board of One SA with Mmusi challenge the status quo and South African Navy, and in Tzahal Maimane. In 2016 she was the use my persuasive skills to bring (Israel Defence Force). only female Shark in the M-Net people together. I believe in reality show, Shark Tank South the spirit of harmony and co- Africa. Communal involvement: operation when engaging with In 2019 he co-chaired Cape Dawn was the recipient of the stakeholders, be it the board, Town Limmud and fundraised Woman of the World Award, an donors, government, non- to restore the desecrated initiative of Chabad, Rebbetzin profit organisations, political Wellington Jewish Cemetery. In Rochel Goldman; the Transnet parties, business, interfaith 2018 he was a founding member Boss of the Year Award and the organisations, or the community. of the Jewish Democratic Nedbank Business Woman of the Being able to listen and holding Initiative (South Africa). From Year Finalist in 2006 and 2008. dialogues are the essence of 2004 to 2009 he was a member bringing about change and of the Western Province Zionist Communal involvement: finding common grounds to build Council. He has been a sustained Dawn is an ORT Jet mentor on. Throughout my career I have participator since 2007 in the and has been guest speaker embraced most situations with United Jewish Campaign’s donor at many Jewish organisations humility and respect and I believe Tele-Campaign to help raise in Johannesburg and, since this will continue to hold me in funds to support our community her move to Cape Town three good stead in the future. and is a committee member years ago, to local organisations of the Hermanus Hebrew including WIZO- Bnoth Zion Congregation. He was also Association. She was a major Treasurer (1979) and Rosh (1980) of Habonim Cape Town. He is married to Sheryl with Communal involvement: Cosmology at University of Cape two “Sabra” children and two Michelle is a long-standing Town and work as a Quantitative grandchildren Limmud volunteer. She helped Analyst at a Derivative Trading organise Limmud UK events for Firm. Our Cape Jewish Motivation: several years and trained Limmud Community faces complex In 2000, following his passion volunteers across Europe for challenges. To thrive, it requires for academia, Ariel relocated to Limmud International. She was on competent, values-based the USA where he completed his the organising committee of two leadership that enhances a PhD in Physics from University independent minyanim in London, culture of respect, transparency of Texas, returning to South the Golders Green partnership and inclusiveness. Every part of Africa in 2006 where he became minyan and Grassroots Jews, our diverse community should immersed in the digital world, which organises community run experience being represented by becoming Head of Business services for over 500 participants our leadership bodies. Confidence Intelligence and later MD of a over Rosh Hashana and Yom in leadership is vital in order Digital Advertising company. Kippur. In Cape Town she has to manage crises effectively, joined the team organising the Communal involvement: to safeguard the Community’s monthly Egalitarian minyan and is While at UCT, Ariel was actively rights, wellbeing and continuity on the programming committee involved with SAUJS. Ariel has and to contribute meaningfully for Limmud Cape Town. been involved with ORT JET over to South African society. I believe the last 5 years using his skills to that my specific professional She is a graduate of the UK’s help emerging businesses. Ariel expertise, life experience and Adam Science Foundation is a member of the 2020 Eliot track record equips me to make Leadership Programme. Osrin Leadership Initiative cohort, a fresh and distinctive leadership and a member of the Muizenberg Motivation: Having recently contribution. Hebrew Congregation. relocated back to Cape Town, I would like to bring my Ariel is married and has three communal experience to bear children. MICHELLE for a Jewish community I feel Motivation: Having been STEIN deeply passionate about. For the Cape Town Jewish community part of the Cape Town Jewish to survive and thrive, we need Community for the past 30 years, younger and diverse voices on the I have actively participated and Michelle Stein is Head Board and people with a broad benefited from many community of Philanthropy at the Zeitz range of experience. I would love activities and institutions. Museum of Contemporary Art to use my skills in a meaningful For quite some time, I have Africa at the V&A Waterfront. way to ensure younger people in wanted to give back more to the community and apply my Michelle matriculated from the community feel invested in our community’s success. knowledge of strategy and Herzlia and gained an MA from analysis to help our community the University of Cape Town thrive. I feel this is especially important in how our community After moving to the UK, she manages to negotiate the post- worked in fundraising for over ARIEL Covid realities that face us. ten years for charities spanning faith, international development, SUMERUK arts and heritage. These included the British Museum and Commonwealth Secretariat Ariel Sumeruk is the owner where she worked with some and CEO of a Digital Advertising of the biggest philanthropic and Analytics agency. families in the UK. She is also a fundraising consultant and Ariel grew up in Israel, moving has trained fundraisers in to South Africa when he was 14, the UK, Europe, Australia and attending High School in East South Africa. London followed by a MA in All individual members who are registered on the communal database will be eligible to vote for a maximum of three (3) nominees in the digital public ballot election, which will run from 27 July 2020 to 18 August 2020. The five (5) nominees who receive the majority of this vote will be announced on 21 August 2020, and will serve for two (2) years (2020-2022) as members of the Cape SA Jewish Board of Deputies.

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