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King David pupils went to the Ububele Children Centre in Kew, Johannesburg, to help young children there to decorate SA on Wednesday united cupcakes in the spirit of Mandela Day. Madiba turned 94 on Wednesday. Geena Cohen (13, left) with her sister Eden, is pictured helping Ishmail Tsotseti and Lebo Schhetsa decorate some cupcakes. In honour of her birthday, Geena gave her in love for its icon, birthday presents to the children at the centre. The overarching objective of Mandela Day is to inspire individuals to take action to help change the world for the better. People were urged to give 67 minutes of their time on Mandela Day - to Madiba, who turned 94 commemorate the 67 years Mandela dedicated in his fi ght for freedom - for the betterment of the lives of the less fortu- nate, or in a worthwhile charitable project. (PHOTOGRAPH: ILAN OSSENDRYVER) SEE PAGE 2 Israeli political Call for ‘Munich SAKS: Déjà vu in Steven Cohen one of 3 SA Denis constellation realigns Minute’ at anti-Israel propaganda Jewish artists for Festival MacShane key- as Kadima quits govt opening campaign d’Avignon note speaker For the second time in just two ceremony of I am aware of no other case at any Cohen’s logic stumped at SAJBD months, the Israeli political London time of a country not just being put legal counsel: what if Gauteng universe has been upended with on trial, but convicted in advance by there are musophobes in Olympics, Conference in the vote to quit Israel’s governing gathers a world tribunal for retaliating against the audience, they asked. coalition by Shaul Mofaz’s Kadima prolonged missile attacks against its Cohen countered: what if September momentum own civilian population. there are homophobes? 4 4, 16 5 Or anti-Semites? 8 3 2 SA JEWISH REPORT News 20 - 27 July 2012 Shabbat Times July 20/ 1 Av July 21/ 2 Av Hide and seek Parshat Matot-Masei Hamish is stone drunk when he stumbles out of a bar in the thick of night and begins to 17:18 18:10 Johannesburg 17:41 18:35 Cape Town circle a light pole looking for his keys. When a concerned passerby asks him where exactly 17:00 17:52 Durban he lost his keys, the fellow points to the end of the block. 17:20 18:12 Bloemfontein 17:13 18:07 Port Elizabeth “Why in heaven’s name are you looking peat some cliché - “it wasn’t meant to be” 17:06 17:59 East London here? Look there!” asks the Good Samari- PARSHAT MATOT or, “ignorance is bliss”? tan. “Because there it’s dark” responds the MASEI But the Talmud declares that anyone Kashrut Alert drunk, “but here by the light pole, here By Dovid Wineberg who does not merit seeing the Temple re- there’s light!” built, it’s as if they themselves destroyed YELLOW CHEESE SHOULD SOON BE Th e Th ree Weeks mourning period for Rabbi of the Green and Sea it! AVAILABLE AGAIN the destruction of both our temples be- Point Hebrew Congregation Th e three weeks are about taking re- The kashrut department of the Union of Orthodox gins in early July, bookended by two fast sponsibility for all those things that could Synagogues says it is aware of the current shortage days: 17th of Tammuz which signifi es the self-satisfaction of our latest mitzvah. and should have been. We mourn for strug- of “Chalav Yisrael” supervised yellow cheese, which beginning of the destruction and the 9th But when the holy Rebbe of Kotzk was gles lost and for the missed opportunities is the result of a change in management and opera- of Av (“Tisha B’Av) representing their cul- once asked where is G-d, he roared in re- that litter our pathway to heaven. And we tions at Dairy World. mination. sponse: “Where is G-d?! Wherever you let commit ourselves to seeing through the The kashrut department says soft cheese and In the fast-day Haftorah, Isaiah im- Him in!” next challenge; to fi nding G-d in the next other dairy products are still being manufactured. plores the Jewish people: “Dirshu Hashem, Indeed, the prophet provides us with battle. “We have had some new applications for yellow seek G-d, where He is to be found; call to an address when he challenges us to “seek Many years ago G-d went into hiding, cheese production and these should be available in Him when He is near.” G-d”, because it is through the seeking and man began to truly search. It is to the the near future.” Th e prophet adjures us to seek G-d - the inner heart-struggle of a Jew - that relentless seeker that Hashem promises where He is found, because often, in our one lets Hashem in. enlightenment and blessing. News in Brief search for Him, we gravitate to the light How often do you allow opportunities “And it will be that before [you] call, I pole. We hope to fi nd Him in the tranquil- to pass you by? Maybe you’re one of those will answer; while [you] speak, I will hear.” PERES AND AMAR: EXPRESS DISSENT ity of shul; we expect to fi nd Him in the who then shrug their shoulders as they re- Amen OVER MILITARY SERVICE WITH LOVE JERUSALEM - Instead of expressing hatred, argu- SA Jewish Report ments over drafting haredi Orthodox men in the staff members Israeli army should be expressed with brotherly with food items the love, Israel’s president and the Sephardic chief newspaper bought rabbi said last Sunday. to distribute to the Shimon Peres and Shlomo Amar met on needy on Wednes- Sunday morning at the president’s residence in day, Mandela Day. Jerusalem to discuss the coming legislation for Pictured are Nicole universal military service. Cook; Sharon Akum; “There is no room for fostering hatred,” Amar Charissa Newman; said, citing the fact that Jews are currently ob- Manuela Bern- serving the Three Weeks, a mourning period be- stein; Bryan Silke; tween the fast of the 17th of Tammuz and the fast Geoff Sifrin; Robyn of the 9th of Av. Peres also called for the end of Sassen; Frankie hatred and extremism, according to reports. Matthysen; and Amar said that the haredi yeshiva students Britt Landsman. believed they were giving their lives in defence of (PHOTOGRAPH BY ILAN the Jewish State through their Torah study. OSSENDRYVER) The rabbi also reportedly said that he be- lieved more haredi youth would be willing to serve in the army over time. (JTA) Warm birthday wishes to Madiba, on his 94th EXTREMIST HAREDI ORTHODOX PROTEST UNIVERSAL OWN CORRESPONDENT ated in the image of G-d.” to come! With fond regards to you and CONSCRIPTION From Bertie and Hilary Lubner: “Since Graca.” JERUSALEM - Thousands of members of a haredi Th e Jewish Report staff joined thousands the day you devoted your life to enhanc- From Eric and Sheila Samson: “Dear Orthodox sect protested Monday evening in Je- of South Africans on Wednesday in cel- ing the dignity and wellbeing of others, Madiba, Heartiest congratulations on rusalem against a planned universal military ser- ebrating the 94th birthday of Nelson Man- you have been considered worldwide to your 94th birthday and may you have vice law. dela by buying groceries which they will be one of the world’s leading icons. The many more years of good health and hap- The members of the extremist Eda Haredit distribute to the homeless in the streets history of the world and South Africa in piness which you so richly deserve – you sect does not recognise secular law. of Johannesburg; community leaders also particular, shall always remember the are still SA’s greatest statesman we have The protest reportedly began with prayer and sent messages of congratulation. name of Nelson Mandela as the standard ever had.” continued with young children marching chained From Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein: bearer of justice and equality for all.” From Mary Kluk: “The SA Jewish to each other carrying signs that said “Save me”. “On President Nelson Mandela’s 94th From Ann Harris: “Dear Madiba, I Board of Deputies joins millions of fellow Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin said earlier birthday, the SA Jewish community ex- am so pleased to have the opportunity South Africans in extending its warmest on Monday that he would extend the Knesset’s tends to our beloved elder statesmen and to join in the Jewish community’s birth- good wishes to former President Nelson current session, and not send lawmakers on precious national hero, best wishes for day greetings to you. In our tradition, we Mandela on the occasion of his 94th summer break, until a conscription law that in- G-d’s continued abundant blessings, and wish our friends ‘May you live to 120 in birthday. The example set by Mr Mande- cludes the haredi Orthodox was drafted. as we say, may he live until 120. Presi- health and happiness’ on their birthdays. la in the course of his legendary life and In February, the Israeli Supreme Court de- dent Mandela’s legendary generosity of Your rabbi and friend, the late Rabbi career, remains a source of inspiration clared that the Tal Law, which allowed haredi spirit, forgiveness and determination in Cyril, used to add ‘to 120 plus VAT’ so not just to South Africa, but the entire Orthodox men to defer service indefinitely, to be the face of terrible adversity serve as an as to give you even longer! And that is world. We are indeed privileged to have unconstitutional, and set August 1 as the dead- inspiration and testimony to the unlim- exactly what we wish for you - in good so towering an icon of liberation, human line for a new law to be passed. (JTA) ited potential of the human spirit cre- health and contentment for many years rights and democracy in our midst.”

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DAVID SAKS alia organising legal support for local trade un- ionist leaders like Moses Mayekiso. In 1984, he Rising levels of anti-Semitism the world over, co-authored Power! Black Workers, their Unions whether in its traditional form or under the and the Struggle for Freedom in SA. guise of political anti-Zionism, is by no means Today, the political and academic Left is solely a Jewish concern. Since the turn of the widely accused of being at best in denial and century in particular, a growing number of po- at worst actively complicit regarding the rise of litical leaders and civil libertarians from the anti-Semitism. By contrast MacShane, notwith- greater global community have become involved standing his leftwing background, has emerged in the campaign to confront the menace. as among the most active and eloquent oppo- Among other initiatives, there is now an nents of that age-old scourge. Inter-Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Anti- He regularly raises the issue in the House of Semitism (IPCCA), comprising mainly non- Commons and in 2006 chaired the UK all-party Jewish parliamentarians from across the globe Parliamentary Inquiry into Anti-Semitism. He that meets on an annual basis to share informa- was among the founders of the IPCCA. tion and strategise for the future. Further afi eld, he has lectured on the topic One of those who have been especially at British, French, American and Canadian uni- active in the fi eld, is Dr Denis MacShane, MP, versities and works with British and European former Minister for Europe in Tony Blair’s Jewish groups, focusing especially on the need Labour administration and a leading expert to educate children on the Holocaust. on global and European aff airs in the House MacShane is the author of Globalising Ha- of Commons. tred: the New Anti-Semitism, which appeared MacShane will shortly be visiting South Af- in 2008. He is also a noted analyst on European rica under the auspices of the SAJBD and will political aff airs, with his articles having ap- be the keynote speaker at the Board’s Gauteng peared in such well-known international publi- Council conference on September 2. cations as Newsweek, the Guardian, Wall Street Prior to his entering Parliament in 1994, Journal, le Monde, El Pais and Die Welt. MacShane was involved in the Anti-Apartheid Th e SAJBD Gauteng Council conference will Movement, particularly through his work on be- take place on Sunday morning, September 2, half of the independent black trade union move- at Investec, Sandton. To register or for further ment (specifi cally with Cosatu) in South Africa. information, contact Jenni on (011) 645-2521 / He made regular trips to the country, inter [email protected]. Religious leaders express views on e-tolling SHIRA DRUION Th e meeting criticised the lack of adequate consultation during this whole e-tolling saga. E-tolling is the controversial buzzword across Th is was acknowledged by the government del- the country, since the outrage over the South Af- egation who recognised this by creating a new rican Roads Agency Limited (Sanral’s) e-tolling platform of open discussion to thrash the issue proposal for Gauteng freeways. It is a catalyst out. that continues to spark heated debate among Motlanthe spearheaded the meeting with South Africans from across the spectrum. a clear agenda to create dialogue and exchange Government has landed itself in a pickle, ideas, allowing invitees to share their insights having misjudged the almost unanimous oppo- and listen to their views on the topic from the sition to the e-toll proposal – with even alliance perspective of their respective communities and partner, Cosatu, coming out strongly on the side of society as a whole. of the protesters. Gordhan presented the reasons for the Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein recently at- government’s mandate for e-tolling, explain- tended a high profi le meeting alongside several ing that the tax would be used as mainte- of the country’s leaders, to put forward his views nance for the roads and infrastructure in the on the matter. Th e meeting was requested by the country. He also mentioned that there was deputy president and chairman of the ministe- already a budget defi cit in the country’s main rial e-tolling committee, Kgalema Motlanthe. budget, related to the world’s economic im- Motlanthe invited an elite panel of repre- plosion in 2008 and that e-tolling would help sentatives from the country’s religious leaders paying back this debt. and governmental experts. Th e participants In an Interview with the Jewish Report, the included the likes of Minister of Finance Pravin Chief Rabbi said he had stressed in the meet- Gordhan, Deputy Minister of Finance Nhlan- ing the importance of taking into account that hla Musa Nene, Deputy Minister of Transport many people are facing fi nancial pressures and Sindisiwe Lydia Chikunga, and Sanral’s CEO, hardships in their personal lives, and many busi- Nazir Ali. ness are also struggling. 4 SA JEWISH REPORT Opinion 20 - 27 July 2012

jewishsouth african report Israeli political constellation realigns

URIEL HEILMAN JERUSALEM

Israel’s Olympics dilemma: For the second time in two months, the Kadima Party Israeli political universe was upended leader Shaul when Shaul Mofaz’s Kadima Party vot- Mofaz speak- stand out or blend in ed to quit Israel’s governing coalition. ing at a news Kadima’s departure, the result of conference It is 40 years since 11 Israeli athletes were murdered by the Black a breakdown in negotiations over re- on Tuesday in September Palestinian group at the Munich Olympics in 1972. forming Israel’s military draft law to Petach Tikvah As the 2012 Games prepare to get underway in London on July include haredi Orthodox Jews, shatters about Kadima’s 27, Munich’s shadow looms over it, especially with concerns the 94-seat super-majority that Israeli reasons for about inadequate British security personnel being trained. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaving the Th e current confl ict-ridden state of the world and Arab coun- controlled in the 120-seat Knesset. Israeli govern- tries’ eff orts to delegitimise Israel’s existence, adds another omi- It also raises questions for the fu- ment coalition. nous tone. And in the past four decades, suicide bombings have ture of Kadima, Israel’s draft and the (PHOTOGRAPH: become such “everyday occurrences”, with martyrdom attached timing of new elections. FLASH 90) to them, that a terror attack is probably even more likely today While the loss of Kadima’s 28 seats than in ’72. Th e fanatics who perpetrate such deeds cannot be still leaves Netanyahu’s coalition with welfare benefi ts. Israel’s military draft. bought off and don’t care about death. the majority it needs to govern, the In the end Kadima quit the govern- What seems certain is that Kadi- Hindsight is an exact science. It is easy, looking back, to see prime minister is now seen as more ment in protest over proposed reforms ma has been weakened by the epi- the fl aws in the German security apparatus in 1972. Israel’s likely to move up Israel’s next elections, that it said did not go far enough. sode. Two months ago, polls showed security experts expressed concern at the housing set-up of which now are scheduled for the au- At a news conference, announcing Kadima stood to lose two-thirds of its athletes and the Germans promised extra precautions. But tumn of next year. Kadima’s decision to leave the govern- its Knesset seats in new elections. it couldn’t prevent what happened, particularly when athletes Netanyahu had been set to dissolve ment, Mofaz said he had rejected Net- Government opponents criticised were climbing over the housing compound walls at will in a spir- the Knesset and call for new elections anyahu’s proposal of deferring national Mofaz when he then decided to it of fun. nine weeks ago when Mofaz stunned service until age 26; Kadima wanted hitch his centrist party to Netanya- Th e West at the time was “innocent”, compared with today. the Israeli political establishment by the draft deferral to end at age 22. hu’s right-wing Likud Party. An atrocity like a massacre at the Olympics was almost unim- bringing Kadima, Israel’s main opposi- “It is with deep regret that I say that “Unfortunately, everything I aginable. Now, after 9/11 in New York, the London and Madrid tion party, into the governing coalition. there is no choice but to decide to leave warned about two months ago and train bombings and others, innocence has been replaced by cyn- Th e move was seen as a gambit by Mo- the government,” Mofaz told a closed- everything I expected to happen, hap- icism - that there are no red lines terrorists will not cross. Nor is faz, who had won Kadima’s leadership door meeting of Kadima on Tuesday, pened,” said Haim Ramon, a Knesset there a guaranteed way to secure against them. Th ere is always a several weeks earlier, to stave off elec- according to the Israeli news site Ynet. member who quit Kadima when Mofaz loophole somewhere. tions in which Kadima was set to lose Th ree of Kadima’s 28 members voted in joined the government. Much support has been given to a call for a minute’s silence signifi cant ground. favour of staying in the coalition. “Netanyahu’s allies are the hare- at this year’s Games to remember the slain Israelis, but it is un- For Netanyahu, the coalition deal “Netanyahu has chosen to side with dim and the settlers. Anyone who likely to happen. Even Alex Gilady, the Israeli member of the was a way both to hobble the oppo- the draft-dodgers,” Mofaz told report- thinks otherwise is deluding him- IOC, opposes it, saying he does not want to give Israel’s enemies sition and give him more leeway in ers after the meeting. “I have reached self. Th is move has brought on Kadi- an excuse to boycott the Games. If this happened, many people formulating a new military draft law. an understanding that the prime min- ma’s demise and Shaul Mofaz is the would point to Israel as the “party-spoiler”. In February, Israel’s Supreme Court ister has not left us a choice and so we one accountable,” Ramon said, ac- In response, Israel’s Sport and Culture Minister Limor struck down the current draft regula- have responded.” cording to Ynet. Livnat, said angrily that the attitude would be diff erent if the tion, called the Tal Law, which excuses In a letter to Mofaz from Netan- If new elections were held today, athletes weren’t Israelis or Jews. haredi Orthodox from universal man- yahu’s offi ce, the prime minister re- Kadima likely would implode, with Th ere are two clear sides among Israel’s supporters: one in- datory military service for Israeli Jews. sponded: “I gave you a proposal that the biggest chunk of its seats going to sists on a minute’s silence as a symbolic token of remembrance, Th e court ordered that a new law be en- would have led to the conscription of Likud (Kadima originally was created saying that if this is not done, it is akin to glossing over an out- acted by August 1 or else all Israeli Jews ultra-Orthodox and Arabs from the age as an off shoot of Likud) and others to rage of huge signifi cance and a betrayal of the Israeli athletes; would be subject to the draft. of 18. I explained to you that the only a new centrist party, Yesh Atid, or to the other doesn’t want Israel to be spotlighted, but to be there Netanyahu’s other coalition part- way to implement this on the ground leftwing parties. as one team among many, a “normal” country participating in ners include haredi Orthodox parties is gradually and without tearing Israeli On Tuesday, Yesh Atid’s chairman, the world’s greatest sporting event. Th e minute’s silence, they that oppose drafting large numbers of society apart, especially at a time when Yair Lapid, called for Netanyahu to de- say, would highlight Israel’s “abnormality” and take it out of the haredi men. the State of Israel is facing many signifi - clare new elections immediately. “brotherhood of nations”. Th e debate over the new draft law cant challenges. I will continue to work “We are ready for elections, and it’s From the perspective of Arab and other Muslim countries, has roiled Israel in recent weeks. Many toward the responsible solution that time to rid Israel of this bad govern- if they remain in the stadium and participate in the minute’s Israelis long have resented what they Israeli society expects.” ment,” Lapid said, according to Ynet. silence, they would implicitly acknowledge that what happened see as the free ride given to haredi Is- With just two weeks to go before For now, analysts are predicting was unacceptable - that Israel was done a gross wrong. Th ey raelis, who are not required to serve in the Tal Law expires, it’s not clear where that Netanyahu will call for new elec- might well choose to walk out instead. If this happens, it will the army but are still eligible for state Kadima’s departure leaves the future of tions in early 2013. (JTA) take the gloss off the Games itself, and the 2012 London Olym- pics will be remembered as the one which fell apart, rather than for its sporting achievements. ACDP and IFP slam Cosatu’s take on Pretoria march (At the time of the Munich massacre only Jordan - among all the Arab nations - spoke out against this atrocity.) ALISON GOLDBERG Craven’s attack came in the wake ests of South Africans. It refl ects the Th e IOC faces a diffi cult decision. Th ey have chosen thus far of the marches to hand memoranda political interest of the ANC which not to have the minute’s silence, but to rather sacrifi ce Israeli Th e African Christian Democratic to Minister of Trade and Industry Rob continues to utilise the state to pay feelings than jeopardise the Games. For the IOC this is a small Party and the Inkatha Freedom Party Davies, to cancel his gazette to label off its political debts, confusing the price to pay. have condemned the “scurrilous” at- products made in the West Bank and national interests of SA with the pri- Th e Olympics has a cherished code of being non-political - an tacks by Cosatu on the SA Zionist Fed- Gaza as products of the Occupied Pal- vate interests of the ANC.” event only to celebrate sporting excellence among nations, an eration and on their own leaders. estinian Territory; not of Israel. Craven maintained that the mar- example of how people can come together despite their diff er- Cosatu national spokesman, Pat- Th e joint memorandum in Pretoria ches were “an abuse of blacks under ences. Would the minute’s silence break this code? rick Craven, has accused the SAZF of signed by ACDP President Rev Ken- religious guise to legitimise apartheid Th e fact is that the Israeli athletes were not put to death in organising the “Africans for Israel” neth Meshoe and IFP President Man- in Israel”. a remote location unconnected to the Olympics; they were mur- marches in Pretoria and Cape Town gosuthu Buthelezi, point out that the Meshoe responded: “Th e ACDP dered right there at the Games themselves. Th e violence was on June 28. Th e marches were in General Notice “has no legal bases in and IFP reject the false allegations at- implanted right onto this sporting bridge between people. Th e fact organised by the ACDP and IFP, our law or in international law to sup- tacking the SAZF with the contempt phrase “lest we forget” is so telling that it cannot be ignored. joined by other groups in Pretoria, port this requirement”, as Buthelezi they deserve.” For the sake of the integrity of the Games, there must be such as the Shembe Church; and in summarised the complaint. He added that Cosatu, which repre- some tribute to the murdered sportsmen, whether in the form Cape Town by Israel Advocacy and “Th e IFP believes this is a provo- sented 16 per cent of the labour force, of a minute’s silence or in another way, even if some participants the International Christian Embassy cation aimed at promoting a con- should not be allowed such a power- in their hearts cannot empathise with the country they came Jerusalem. Th ey in turn asked the sumer boycott. Th e action on the ful position to dictate to government from. 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In recent a series of events taking place some 25 cen- months, a Jewish cinema owner in Cape turies ago, also serves as a prototype of what Town has been coming under sustained has confronted the Jewish people through- pressure by anti-Israel lobbyists for refus- out history. In light of what has actually ing to screen the film. transpired, no-one can dismiss its central For my part, I have not seen it, but premises as mere oriental hyperbole. those who have, tell me that there is no We know that there exists a hatred reference anywhere to Palestinian ter- against Jews that is so lethal as to bring rorism. In other words, such measures as about attempts to destroy them altogether. checkpoints, security barriers, road blocks Similarly, we can see how the attempt by a and the like, are depicted as simply hap- world government in ancient times to pre- pening, without good or indeed any rea- vent Jews from taking up arms on their son. own behalf has clear resonances in our own Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu times. has been at the forefront of those wring- Th e reaction to Israel’s 2008-09 military ing their hands in anguish over how much incursion into Gaza represents to date the the Palestinians are suffering under it all, most ambitious attempt by the interna- and how reminiscent it is of what hap- tional community - or a substantial part of pened to black people under apartheid. it at least - to criminalise Jewish acts of self- Of course, the system of passes, influx defence. control, group areas and a myriad other repressive measures in South Africa were Palestinian terrorism is air- based solely on the race of the people be- brushed out of the record... ing targeted, not because among them were people intent on slaughtering every white person they could get their hands Certainly, I am aware of no other case on. at any time of a country not just being Tutu knows, but chooses to deny this, put on trial, but convicted in advance by as do the countless others who exploit his a world tribunal for retaliating against elevated reputation to justify their own prolonged missile attacks against its own denial of the realities Israelis face. civilian population. On November 10, 1938, the day after Israel, moreover, went to unprecedent- Kristallnacht, senior Nazi leader Julius ed lengths to minimise civilian casualties, Streicher declared that just as “the Jew against an enemy for whom maximising ci- butchered 75 000 Persians” in a single vilian deaths has always been the explicit night, such would have been the fate of the intention, and as statistics showed, were German people had the Jews succeeded in remarkably successful in this. instituting a new Purim festival in Ger- Despite this, it stood accused of com- many. mitting genocide against a helpless, inno- Things today are not as extreme as cent civilian population, a blood libel that that, at least not yet, but in the propagan- has never been withdrawn. da campaigns being conducted by those in- Depicting Israel as an oppressive tent on Israel’s destruction, one recognises apartheid and colonial state is similarly that same brazen inversion of reality. 6 SA JEWISH REPORT Letters 20 - 27 July 2012 Th e Editor, PO Box 84650, Greenside, 2034 email: [email protected] Looking for Choice between moral tolerance and taking a stand to make a diff erence Does anyone have a photo of the shul in Rakishek? Rabbi Pini Hecht writes in his parshah, Pinchas, “What behaving indecently immorally in public. would you do?” in last week’s Jewish Report, that Pin- Pinchas took the law into his own hands, but it must Many Rakishek (Rokiskis, Lithuania) families migrated to chas was a great man. He saw the need of the hour and be stressed that he was a “chashot” (eminent) person, South Africa. Ann Rabinowitz, a well-known Rakishek re- responded... not just a hoi-polloi. searcher for Jewishgen is desperately trying to find a copy of In our times of such moral relativism we too are In contrast with Rabbi Hecht, Rabbi Yossy Goldman the photo of the shul in Rokiskis. called on to make a choice between moral tolerance or (in the latest edition of Jewish Life) recommends infl u- Eli Goldstein wants to know if any of our readers can help. vigilance and the courage to take a stand and make a encing uncommitted people by setting an example for He can be contacted at (011) 883-4843 or on his cell phone, diff erence. others to follow and by befriending them. 082-460-3287. Th e background to this is that Pinchas (grandson of Vigilante action is best left to other fringe groups Aaron and grand-nephew of Moses) stabbed to death such as the Taliban, Hammas, Al-Qaida, etc. an Israelite prince and a Midianite woman who were John Brenner, Cyrildene, Johannesburg Iran’s idiotic rhetoric on Israel is becoming tiresome Ali Larijiani, the spokesman of Iran’s parliament, Having regard to these ideologies, is it unreason- has called for the destruction of the West and of Is- able to expect Israel to be accommodating on the rael. He says that the Muslim world is tired of the Palestinian issue? I think not. abuse and injustices perpetrated by these countries. More so, that Israel has decided to bring in the This idiotic rhetoric is becoming tiresome. The remaining Ethiopian immigrants (some 2 200 Falash whole Arab world is currently in turmoil and mas- Mura) and finds itself short of space. sacres occur on a daily basis in those countries. The ideal portions of land for these people may Furthermore, the Muslim world gave to the be found on the West Bank and Gaza and it is my Western world suicide bombers and continues with suggestion that the Palestinians living there should its onslaught of these heinous crimes against hu- be given an opportunity to leave for countries like manity. Iran, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. Islam considers non-Muslims to be infidels (non- In conclusion, the fact that Iran is producing believers) and their ideology pursues the destruc- deadly anti-tank missiles (Kornet missiles) is hu- tion of all non-Muslims. This is in line with the same morous indeed. Do they really think that Israel is destructive thinking of the Adolf Hitler era. Essen- going to schlep tanks to Iran in the event of a war? tially, it is the same as racism. Nathan Cheiman, Northcliff, Johannesburg

Jewish Journal, Los Angeles: www.jewishjournal.com “Netanyahu pushes draft bill, without Kadima” Despite the withdrawal on Tuesday of centrist party Kadima Th e Jewish World from Israel’s coalition government following its rejection of a compromise universal draft bill, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to seek Knesset approval of the legisla- in seven seconds tion.

The New York Jewish Week, New York: Israel News, Israel: www.thejewishweek.com www.ynetnews.com “Surge of poor in NY suburbs poses challenge” “MK Plesner: We’ve exposed Netanyahu’s true face” A survey among Orthodox and Russian-speaking Jews in the NY suburbs of Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester, has shown a “PM always favours haredim even at the price of mortgaging surge in poverty in terms of how hard they’ve been hit by the our national interest and joint future,” Kadima member of Knes- recession. set tells Ynet

The Guardian, London: The Jewish Chronicle, London: www.guardian.co.uk www.thejc.com “Israeli man’s self-immolation triggers further “Edinburgh Festival: no change on Israelis de- protests against cost of living” spite boycott campaign” A crowd of around 2 000 activists demonstrated in Tel Aviv on The organisers of the Edinburgh International Festival have said Sunday in solidarity with Moshe Silman (58), who is in a critical they will not bow to pressure after pro-Palestinian campaigners condition after setting himself alight on Saturday, in a desperate called for an invitation to Israeli Batsheva Dance Company to act of protest at the high cost of living in Israel. be withdrawn.

Jerusalem Post, Jerusalem: European Jewish Press, Western Europe: www.jpost.com www.ejpress.com “Yechimovich to PM: End the political circus, “German ambassador tells Knesset: ‘My call elections” abilities are limited’ on Cologne circumcision ruling” Labour leader says the government has reached all-time re- cord of political opportunism, everything Netanyahu does is for Germany’s envoy to Israel Andreas Michaelis pledged to his own political survival; asserts November 27 is best date for “consider possible consequences” of the controversial elections. ruling against circumcision in Cologne’s district court. 20 - 27 July 2012 Community Columns SA JEWISH REPORT 7

A column of the SA Jewish Board of Deputies Nahum Goldmann Fellowship Our former president, Marlene Bethlehem and near the main Burgher Memorial on the Pla- two staff members, David Jacobson and Steven trand, just outside Ladysmith. It will be formal- Gruzd, recently attended the Nahum Goldmann ly unveiled on Monday, August 6, at 11:00, and Fellowship (NGF) programme in Poland. Th e followed by a function at Platrand Lodge. programme is one of the fl agship projects of the A number of Board representatives, in- Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, of cluding myself, Rabbi Moshe Silberhaft and which Marlene is a vice-president. Associate Director David Saks, will be partici- It was the second such programme that pating. We would be delighted if other mem- David participated in. In the interim period, he bers of our community can be with us for and SAJBD Cape Council Vice-Chairman Rael what promises to be a memorable occasion. Kaimowitz (himself a two-time Nahum Gold- mann Fellow) have organised two successful Beware of overreacting mini-Nahum Goldmann seminars for former Members of our community are justifi ably up- fellows and other young Jewish leaders in Cape set when confronted with the public display of Town. Nazi symbols, particularly swastikas. When this NGF grooms future Jewish leadership entails actually propagating the Nazi ideology through bringing together young representa- (rather than in an educational context, such as tives of Jewish communities throughout the Above Board in a museum), the Board will always take steps world for an intensive period of education and Mary Kluk to counteract it. discussion about their Jewish heritage. It is a National Chairman However, misunderstandings can occur. very powerful bonding experience and an enor- Th e swastika is in fact a very ancient symbol, mously enriching one. Today, many past Fellows and prior to its misappropriation by the Na- hold senior leadership positions within our community. zis, its meaning was essentially benign. It is an important symbol within the Hindu faith (unlike the Nazi version, it Jewish Boer memorial is decorated with dots and displayed upright rather than Th e Board is partnering with the Ladysmith Siege Museum at an angle). Trust in erecting a memorial to Jews who died serving on Recently, we had to diff use a potentially unpleasant sit- the side of the Boers during the Anglo-Boer War. uation when a Hindu woman was (inexcusably) abused and Th ree years ago, we collaborated with the Trust in com- threatened by a Jewish colleague for displaying the sign. I memorating the 110th anniversary of the action at Sur- would like to urge our community to learn the diff erences prise Hill, during which Harry Spanier was the fi rst Jewish between the two symbols and not to overreact when con- Boer to be killed in action. A plaque to Spanier, in Afrikaans fronted by the Hindu version. While some may be uneasy and Hebrew, was unveiled on that occasion. about something so reminiscent of the Nazi scourge, we Th is new monument records the names of all Jews who need to respect the right of others to identify with their died in the service of the Boer republics. It is being erected culture and recognise when nothing malicious is intended. 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Tickets are ganisers of the Faire, collecting has captured R200 per person. a global audience as people come to value preserving our carbon footprint by recycling, For more information contact (011) 482-3266 A décor corner showing how to mix preserving and re-using quality collectables. or e-mail: [email protected] antiques with contemporary pieces. “While exceptional art and antiques will For a preview visit www.naada.co.za 8 SA JEWISH REPORT Tapestry 20 - 27 July 2012 Some good reads Cohen one of 3 SA Jewish

Four novels explore very diff erent individuals artists for Festival d’Avignon

and situations, all rebounding from the conse- ROBYN SASSEN was forced to wear were se- tume of cod-piece, corset and creted in its well-written, inci- Magen David, Cohen tosses quences of taking extreme risks. This month, three Jewish sively illustrated pages. Cohen explicit clips of found filmed South Africans headlined found the writer’s family, to pornography at the audience, the world’s oldest and argu- ask permission to use the di- exacerbating their unease: Shakespeare’s Mistress by Karen of fascism in ably most important arts fes- ary in a work. they sit tightly on stone steps, Harper (Random House Struik, war-torn Eu- tival. William Kentridge, Ste- They refused, threatening under the sound of thousands R115) rope. Highly ven Cohen and Robyn Orlin to sue Cohen if he publicised of tourist footsteps. The work recommended. were among the 38 invited their father’s name, in con- is premised on the horror of Historical re- The Light Be- artists for the 66th Festival nection with this diary. He hiding in a tiny space and the cords show tween Oceans d’Avignon, France. had escaped the death camps, loadedness of audience inter- that a man by ML Sted- While Orlin choreographed married a non-Jewish woman, action. named Wil- man (Random new age songstress Camille started life again; he’d died at The set is dominated by liam Shake- House Struik, in a piece entitled Ilo veyou, 84 in 1981. Legal to-ing and a maze of plastic tubing; an- speare was R215) and Kentridge brought Refuse fro-ing eventually resulted in other tube runs behind the wed to one the Hour, with composition Cohen gaining permission to seated audience, both series Anne What- First World by Philip Miller and choreog- work with the diary, but with of tubes contain live rats, eley, a girl War veteran Tom Sherbourne raphy by Dada Masilo, a ver- restrictions. choreographed by Hollywood- from Temple has returned to Australia and sion of which debuted in Jo- Title Withheld opened in celebrated animal trainer Guy Grafton just now lives a peaceful, if alien- hannesburg last year, Cohen’s the dank space beneath the Demazure and bearing tiny upriver from ated existence as a lighthouse Title Withheld (For Legal and Palace of the Popes, Avignon’s battery-lit Magen Davids. Stratford-upon-Avon, mere days keeper on a remote island Ethical Reasons) opened new main tourist attraction last On paper, this seems fan- before his marriage to Anne with his wife Izzy. They would vistas. week. A space foreign to polite tastic, if not illegal: Indeed, Hathaway, a union which was be fully content with their situa- It surpassed critical risks performance, it supported Co- Cohen’s logic stumped legal neither judicious nor happy. tion except for one tragic factor: France-based Cohen has taken hen’s focus on the obscenity of counsel: what if there are mu- Drawing on fact, research, their inability to conceive a thus far. In 1989, he emerged discrimination, impeccably. sophobes in the audience, they conjecture and wishful think- child. So when a boat washes on the art scene, flagrantly Consistently meticulous asked. Cohen countered: what ing, Harper explores the enig- ashore one morning containing ignoring the niceties of eu- about how he presents his feet, if there are homophobes? Or matic, often contradictory life the corpse of a man, as well as phemism. White, homosexual, in this work Cohen wears pro- anti-Semites? and loves of the Bard - known to a live, crying infant, the Sher- Jewish and South African, he arch machines, designed to It’s unlikely that Title With- be a closet Catholic and a man of bournes embark on an abrupt relentlessly pushed his audi- strengthen ballerinas’ arches, held, easily surpassing the restless temperament. departure from the moral ence toward immense, impor- which force him to spend the reach of defining moments in While the book is written framework they have always tant discomfort, in ruthlessly piece’s 55 minute duration performance art and difficult badly and lacks the authority followed – with devastating con- engaging his own identity. en pointe. Each machine has to stomach as anti-war narra- and gravitas of a serious biogra- sequences. In 2002, in a European an iPad attached to its base: tives like Günter Grass’ “The phy, it nevertheless raises fasci- A subtle, nuanced and ad- bric-à-brac shop, Cohen found screening the diary being Tin Drum” (1959), will per- nating theories which have just mirably structured novel which a Holocaust diary, begun in paged through. It’s beneath form locally. It travels to Nor- enough substance to be credible. probes the gap between need June 1939; ending suddenly, Cohen’s feet, visible only mo- way in October; Bordeaux and and stricture. a couple of years later. Yellow mentarily. Lille in November. Visit www. Half Blood stars the young Jewish writer Wearing his traditional cos- latitudescontemporaines.com Blues by Esi The Book of Edugyan War by James (Serpent’s Whyle (Ja- In this scene from the work, Cohen sits on the fl oor, against a projection of the word “Juif” as it appeared in Tail, price on cana, R155) the French Jewish star, designed in a way to mock Hebrew script. The iPad “soles” of his pro-arch “shoes” request) are exposed. PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY LE MONDE An unforget- Shortly after table journey the Nazis oc- into the re- cupied France ality of the in 1940, caba- Eastern Cape ret star Hieronymus Falk - a black frontier wars, German national - was arrested in and the often a café and never heard of again. misguided motives of the men Fifty years later his bandmate Sid, fighting them. Whyle’s writing who was the only witness of that is not easily accessible and his day, returns to Berlin to unearth characters are as grim as they Falk’s origins and, hopefully, shed are gruesome, but the novel’s new light on what became of him. semi-Biblical undertone, its his- A brilliantly realised novel torical authenticity and its unre- of tyranny, racism, betrayal and mitting truth reward the effort how truth can mean diff erent of persevering. things to diff erent individuals, A welcome exploration of con- even when they act in good faith. fl icts which have long been over- Th e work evokes the gaslit, grimy shadowed by this country’s better demi-monde of Paris, and the even documented wars, and a valuable murkier, and more perilous, echo addition to South Africana.

News in Brief GADDAFI’S MOTHER WAS US WON’T FORCE MORSIBIBI MEETING, CLINTON REPORT: MAARIV GOING AMERICANS KIDNAPPED IN THE JEWISH, HIS PROTOCOL CHIEF SAYS ONLINE ONLY, WITH FRIDAY SINAI SAYS EXCEPTION CAIRO - Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and Israeli Prime JERUSALEM - Two American tourists and JERUSALEM - Muammar Gaddafi ’s moth- Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should meet, US Secretary of JERUSALEM - The Hebrew daily newspa- their Egyptian guide were kidnapped in the er was Jewish, the late Libyan leader’s State Hillary Clinton said, but the Obama administration will not per Maariv will move to only publish in Sinai Desert last week Friday, according to chief of protocol told an Arabic newspaper. force the issue. digital form except on Fridays, an Israeli Egyptian military and police officials. Nuri al-Samara told the daily Al-Hayat “It is up to the two nations and the president and the prime business daily is reporting. The Bedouin kidnappers are demand- that Gaddafi ’s mother was Jewish, the minister to make their own scheduling plans,” Clinton said last The newspaper will appear online ing the release of a jailed tribesman, ac- Israeli daily Maariv reported on its NRG Saturday during a news conference in Cairo with Egyptian Foreign during the week and print an expanded cording to news reports. news website. At 18 she married a Muslim Minister Mohamed Amr. “We have done nothing. That’s not our role; Friday edition, Globes reported on Mon- The tourists and guide were tak- man and converted, according to reports. that would not be appropriate.” day, citing unnamed sources. The busi- en when the kidnappers stopped their Last year, a 76-year-old Jewish resi- In answer to a reporter’s question about the peace treaty signed ness daily did not give a date for the tourist bus, according to The Associated dent of the Israeli city Netanya told Maariv more than 30 years ago between Israel and Egypt, Amr said during change. Press. that Gaddafi was her cousin. the news conference: “Egypt continues to respect all treaties signed Globes also reported that Maariv is Robberies and kidnappings in the Sinai “My grandmother converted to Islam as long as the other party to the treaty respects the treaty itself.” putting its printing house up for sale and have increased since the ouster of Egyp- but never forgot her roots,” Gita Boaron He added that Morsi on Saturday “reiterated that Egypt’s un- that its Friday edition will be printed by tian President Hosni Mubarak last year. told Maariv. “She would come to visit derstanding of peace is that it should be comprehensive, exactly another newspaper’s printing house. A US Embassy spokesman said the us, give my mother money and say ‘give as stipulated in the treaty itself,” including Israel’s return to pre- Maariv, which has a right-of-cen- embassy was looking into the kidnap- to the synagogue, donate to the Jews’.” June 4, 1967 borders and a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its tre bent, has slashed its staff in recent ping and did not provide additional details. (JTA) capital.(JTA) months. (JTA) (JTA) Build, Buy or Renovate SA JEWISH REPORT - 20 - 27 July 2012 9 Build, Buy or Renovate

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ADRIENNE HERSCH versus moving on to better things, ask your- sions quickly if challenges arise. Of course, ADRIENNE HERSCH PROPERTIES self what matters. If you’re happy and set- you could delay those decisions, but this tled in your area, renovating will allow you impacts the outcome and timing of comple- For the very lucky few, the answer is glaring- to stay there. Costs will certainly be easier to tion. ly obvious. But when your home becomes manage and you may even be able to remain You’ll obviously source the best provid- too small, your neighbourhood a little seedy in your home while you remodel. ers you can aff ord, but as great as your ar- and your maintenance a little too regular, Like everything worth doing in life, do it chitect, builder, plumber, electrician and it’s time to make one of three decisions that properly. Work with the best people you can landscaper may be, problems do come up every homeowner has encountered at least aff ord and ask lots of questions. and ultimately, everyone will look to you for once: To build, to buy or to renovate? If you’re the kind of person who walks the fi nal say. Th ere are no easy answers. I have some into someone’s home and thinks: “If I had If you embrace the process and collabo- advice, but fi rst and foremost: Don’t listen to built this house, I would have put that wall rate with your contractors, you’ll learn a lot other people’s horror stories about building, there… moved this over there and why about this fascinating industry and with buying or renovating. You’ll be running for would they build the atrium here?” you patience and perseverance, build your ideal the hills before you have all the information. should probably look into building your home. Listen to the experts who know what next home. If the property business were compared they’re talking about. And make no mistake Aside from the obvious (cost!), there are to extreme sports, buying a home would be - this is exciting stuff . If you have the oppor- two things to keep in mind about building like hiking down a mountain, while building under pressure, but if it’s the home you re- tunity to refresh your existing space, build a home, namely time and timing. Building a new home would be more like base jump- ally want, move quickly if the seller agrees. the home of your dreams or fi nd that it al- always takes time (usually more than you ing off it. I hope my guidelines have given you a ready exists and you can aff ord it, it can be think) plus the timing of moving out of your Building seems far riskier than buying. little bit to think about, hopefully a few fac- an enormously satisfying experience. current home and into your new one will of- But not so fast. Most houses will need some tors you haven’t considered before. It is the When it comes to refurbishing, don’t ten not be perfectly aligned. additional work. Knowing when to walk classic, homeowner’s trifold conundrum - make the mistake of thinking renovation Remember to budget for the extra, un- away from a bidding battle is a tough part of buy, build or renovate? is automatically the cheapest option. If the foreseen costs of both the build itself (in- the process and you don’t want to feel bul- Sometimes the decision is obvious. fundamental layout of your home no longer evitable, with modifi cations and repairs an lied into stretching yourself beyond what Sometimes budget, timing and location accommodates your current needs, it might unshakeable reality of house building) and you can aff ord. make the decision for us. Either way, it is be time to move on. And if you’ve already temporary accommodation while you wait. Buying is also a waiting game. You could a wonderful thing to be able to improve or found the perfect home while you’re consid- Building is not for everyone. You need end up being on the house-hunting circuit enhance your existing living space or begin ering a renovation, a move may be written low blood pressure, the patience of Job and way longer than you want to be. My advice an adventure creating a new one. No mat- in the stars. great problem-solving skills. is simple. Take your time but don’t confuse ter what you choose, have fun. Remember, When considering staying and fi xing up You need to be available to make deci- yourself with too many options. Don’t buy these are nice decisions to make.

• Contact details: Tel: (011) 728-7013; e-mail: [email protected] and website: www.ah-properties.co.za Build, Buy or Renovate SA JEWISH REPORT - 20 - 27 July 2012 13 Your valuables safe in IBV’s care SANS 10400 is going to have a PreciousP assets are particularly vulnerable to loss or theft when moving house or doing alterations. massive impact A sound precaution would be to store them in a safe environment until needed. on how we build

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As my teenage daughter pointed out, standing in our family room with its fl oor-to-ceiling glass win- dow: “ Th is house is cold! It has too much glass!” “Well yes... but isn’t it beauti- ful?” Although I confess the thought of running for the hills or BARRYB BILEWITZ his idea for securing people’s treasures, from bank manager told me it was only a matter of going subsistence farming did ap- listening to someone’s frustrations in a bank time before I would be forced to close.” peal a while back, we are getting EnsconcedE beneath the Da Vinci Hotel in Man- queue. As wealthy clients began raving about the ourselves together as a profession delad Square in Sandton, lies an impregnable “A well-to-do customer was complaining service and facilities off ered by his super vault, and starting to wonder why we fortress,f safeguarding millions of rands worth loudly about the bank being unable to off er her his new business became lucrative. Last year didn’t design this way all along. ofo treasure. a safety deposit box. Th e attendant said the he opened the second vault at Mandela Square. Th e only problem is the cost Th is is not a dungeon-like tomb with gold waiting list was several years and the more I Th is time there was no shortage of clients, of all this. I do question whether coins spilling out of old wooden chests; on the thought about it, the more I became convinced many referred by banks. these new regulations ignore the contrary, here there is a sense of light spacious- that this was a genuine opportunity.” IBV’s client base now exceeds 5 000 and cli- fact that in summer I can open ness. Th e elegant décor in the waiting area and In May 2005, International Bank Vaults ents pay between R185 and R600 (size depend- my massive sliding glass window private booths, rivals that of the 5-star hotel on (IBV) opened at the Gateway Shopping Centre ant) a month for access to a safety deposit box to let the air fl ow through the top of it. in Umhlanga. in his vaults. house, or that in winter, when Th e understated luxury and state-of-the-art “I quickly became an expert in vault design, IBV has partnered with international insur- the sun is lower, it comes stream- security, which includes fi ngerprint scanning, safe doors, bullet-proof glass, the latest elec- ance brokers AON to off er insurance coverage ing in. And yes, at night, for three dual-key safety boxes and a half-ton steel door tronic security systems, not to mention the for clients’ valuables at very competitive rates. months of the year, I should in- at the entrance, reminds one of a Swiss bank. sourcing and training of trustworthy, reliable IBV also off ers clients the facility to buy and vest in heavy curtains and tell my Actress Charlize Th eron got her break into personnel.” store gold coins – which has proved so popu- teenager to put on an extra jersey. the fi lm business - making a transition as suc- But IBV’s real challenges began after it lar that many now refer to IBV jokingly as the • Lara Hood of Hood Napier Ar- cessful model - by loudly voicing her frustra- opened its armoured doors for business. “gold bank”. chitects, is a professional archi- tions in a bank queue. “We had to convince the public and the mar- Sewnarain is also planning to open a vault tect registered with Th e South Ashok Sewnarain, already a successful fi - ket that we were a fi t custodian for billions of in London, the fi rst of a franchise he plans to African Council for the Architec- nancier, hotelier and property developer, got rands worth of valuables. More than one senior roll out at upmarket malls around the world. tural Profession. www.hoodnapi- erarchitects .com. To contact IBV, tel (011) 783-6101 (Sandton) and the (031) 566-3984 (Umhlanga). 14 SA JEWISH REPORT Youth - [email protected] 20 - 27 July 2012 All about ins and outs Madiba gets a ‘Happy Birthday’ and ups and downs... from KDVP Primary kids STORY AND PHOTOGRAPH STACY FLEISHMAN of fl ying. PHOTOGRAPH: ORA STRAUSS BY JOY COMAROFF Th e learners tried on his cap and rummaged through Captain Peter Clark, a pilot from his bag, much to their delight. King David Victory Park Primary the South African Airways, re- Th anks to Darryl Beira for or- pupils recognised Mandela Day on cently spoke to the grade one ganising this visit. Pictured Wednesday – Madiba’s 94th birthday - learners at King David Victory with Captain Clark, are Joshua by singing Happy Birthday to Madiba Park Primary School, about the Beira; Talia Sharp; and Daniel in the school hall. ins and outs and ups and downs Sundelson. Nelson Mandela International Day, also known as Mandela Day, is held on July 18 each year. Th e day commemorates Mandela’s achieve- ments in working towards confl ict resolution, democracy, human rights, peace, and reconciliation. Th e grade three pupils of King Da- vid Victory Park, made 67 sandwiches which were donated to Sekolo Sa Ber- oko in Blairgowrie. Pictured proudly displaying their sandwiches, are back: Noah Judin; Samuel Class; Amber Michel; and Amira Benguri-Karstaedt. Front: Jayden Arenson; David Kirsch; and Danica De Aguiar. Oodles of holiday fun for KDLPPS kids

STORY AND PHOTOGRAPH held at King David Linksfield Pre- and more. BY MELANIE DICK Primary School in Johannesburg. They thoroughly enjoyed The children played games, the experience and had lots of Children from various Jewish did creative activities, science fun The programme was run by pre-primary schools came togeth- experiments (as seen in the pic- teachers Melanie Dick and Lianne er at a holiday school programme ture), baking, movement rings Shuan.

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JACK MILNER man, have signed an “Early Day Motion” port of a commemoration moment. fencing coach Andrei Spitzer, has so far calling for a minute’s silence to mark the “If the IOC persists in its stubborn disre- failed to sway the International Olympic Th e governments of Germany, Australia, the 40th anniversary of the Munich massacre gard of the anti-Jewish atrocity committed Committee, which has repeatedly refused to US Senate and Canada, as well as at least 50 to be observed. at the 1972 Olympics, then I hope Britain agree to a minute’s silence forming part of British MPs, led by Conservative Bob Black- Now a former Labour minister has writ- can organise its own ceremony to say again the opening ceremony. ten to British Prime Minister David Cameron, ‘Never Again’ to Jew-killing in the name of Lord Coe met members of staff at City calling on him to back the remembrance of the any ideology or cause.” Hall for a “tea break” session, to thank them 11 Israeli athletes murdered in Munich. Last week Th ursday Lord Coe, chair- for their work on the London Games. He Denis MacShane, Labour MP for Rother- man of the London Organising Committee, was quizzed on plans for a memorial. ham and Europe minister under Tony Blair, agreed to hold a “personal” memorial to the Two separate memorial events are said David Cameron should follow the ex- dead athletes during the opening ceremony. planned this summer for the Munich ath- ample set at Euro 2012 in Poland, during He told staff at the capital’s City Hall that letes. One is organised by the Israeli Em- which the England team visited Auschwitz he would mark the anniversary during a bassy, Israeli Olympic Committee and the “in the spirit of ‘Never Again’”. “personal moment”. It is not clear how he Jewish community in London on August Th e Jewish Chronicle reports that Mac- intends to do this. 6 and the other, organised by the Zionist Shane urged Cameron to push the IOC to A campaign led by Jewish leaders world- Federation a month later, will mark the an- change its stance on an offi cial commemo- wide and Ankie Spitzer, widow of murdered niversary of the massacre. rative silence or agree to “some moment of commemoration”, which the IOC has so far refused to support. “Th e IOC will come up with the usual line about not mixing sport and politics,” Final Maccabi bowls call he wrote. “But at the recent Euro 2012 com- petition, the players and stadiums showed JACK MILNER fusion as to the cut-off date, but we have signs ‘No to Racism’ and the English and extended it to July 31,” explained Mervyn other football teams visited Auschwitz. Maccabi South Africa is making a fi nal call Tankelowitz. “However, this is a fi nal “If the IOC treats the memory of the to all lawn bowlers, male or female, who deadline and there will be no further ex- dead Jewish Olympians with indiff erence wish to compete in next year’s Maccabi tensions.” It appears the call for a Munich Minute at this than shame on them,” he said. “But I am Games, to put their names forward. • Th ose interested can contact Mervyn year’s London Olympics has driven Lord Coe to sure most MPs would welcome some state- “We understand there was some con- on 083-456-8088. tears. ment from the British Government in sup- Battle of the cricketing giants SIMON APFEL ers, putting to the sword Australia (twice), India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, on their way Th e Wimbledon curtain-raiser is over, the to the number one ranking. forthcoming Olympics a mere sideshow. England’s bowling stables are currently On July 19, the world’s number-one and packed full of fi llies. Th eir batsmen are in- number-two-ranked test cricket nations satiable run machines with the technical start to slug it out for fi rst place, as fans resources to feed their appetite. Th ey also everywhere rub their hands with glee for have home advantage. Although some may the most eagerly anticipated sporting event argue that, given the make-up of their side, since the 1993 Bakers u9-Mini cricket fi nal they’d enjoy even greater home advantage between KEPS and HA Jack Primary, where in South Africa - where they could at least a certain SR Apfel hit the winning runs, stay with their parents. top-scored with eight not out, and was ad- As for the respective captains, Strauss judged man of the match, while his parents and Smith have more in common than wept with pride on the sidelines. their nationalities. With their square jaws Th en again expectations are often and lead-from-the-front bravado, neither not met. For an illustration, look no fur- would be out of place calling the shots on ther than our own team’s performances a mediaeval battlefi eld. Smith himself will at World Cups since 1996. Nevertheless, soon be starring in 277 - a sequel to 300, the form book suggests this is going to be and featuring a ball-by-ball recreation of an absolute cracker. Th e spoils have been his marathon innings at Edgbaston. shared in three of eight utterly transfi xing South Africa’s fi rst-choice bowling at- series, with SA claiming three series wins, tack is superior even to England’s, earning and England two. favourable comparisons with the fearsome Memories of classic duels abound: West Indies pace quartet of the ‘80s. Th e Allan Donald’s onslaught against Mike batting line-up is almost as formidable: Atherton and the infuriating Jack Rus- with, the unswayable Amla oozes silk; AB sell at Th e Wanderers in ’95; White Light- de Villiers’ hand-eye co-ordination alone is ning again battering a similarly unyielding enough to ensure he becomes one of the all- Atherton at Old Traff ord in ‘98; a young time greats; and Jacques Kallis is the face Graeme Smith plundering two enormous and body of Sanex soap. double centuries off the inexperienced but Th e loss of keeper Boucher may indeed unfl agging Anderson, Flintoff and Harmi- be a blow, and one unlikely to be allayed by son in 2003; Steyn fl inging down one un- the inclusion of Th ami Tsolekile. On the playable delivery after the next as Colling- other hand, if AB dons the keeping gloves, wood played and missed for four-and-a-half it could make up for South Africa’s unchar- hours in Cape Town. acteristically wonky lower order, where So, how do SA and England measure up England undoubtedly have the edge. at the moment? Enthrallingly, we are look- In short, things are balanced beauti- ing at possibly the best teams either side fully as we head towards the fi rst test at Th e has fi elded for decades. Oval. To paraphrase the great Andy Zaltzman, there have been more false dawns in Eng- Note: For those wondering about the Jewish land cricket than there have been through content of this article, AB de Viller’s mom the window of an insomniac who lives next does a spinning class with Shoshana Cohen, to a lighthouse. However, since 2009, the who runs the kosher deli at the Norwood Th ree Lions have become a team of enforc- Pick n Pay.