VOLUME 34 No 7 AUGUST 2017 www.cjc.org.za Jewish Community raises R240 000 for Theatre production brings victims of #CapeStorm and #KnysnaFire Holocaust history to life More than 2 900 people were left The Cape SAJBD with its affiliates When last did destitute by the storm and 10 000 the SAZF, SAUJS and the UJW, issued you hear of a displaced by one of the most a rallying call to the Jewish community German town destructive fires in recent memory to assist, and to date, we have raised that stages a play in Knysna and over R240 000 recounting the as well as sent Plettenberg lives and deaths truckloads of Bay. The of its most well- donated and known Jewish two natural new household residents in the disasters goods to those brought in need, in the Holocaust? The last photo taken of the whole Cohn, Bucky and Levy the affected affected areas. family together, before the two older Levy siblings left to work in Port Elizabeth. communities The greatest his is town, hosted by its officials and service has been Texactly what to their knees. shown a play about their family’s provided by the has happened in the town of Altenburg, Germany in May 2017, history, but this is exactly what the ith one Plett Shul whose Julie Berman (SAZF), Hazel Levine (UJW) and Josh where sold-out shows depicted Liebrecht brothers did this past of the volunteers, W Hovsha (BOD) with staff from Pick n Pay Gardens Centre the story of the Cohn, Bucky and May. It all started when Altenburg’s key mandates sending off donated goods to Plett the unsung Levy families, who went from official historian, Christian of the Cape heroes, have prosperous business owners to Repkewitz, began looking into the SAJBD being ‘to co-ordinate social worked tirelessly and compassionately murdered refugees in Auschwitz. history of the Jewish family that welfare projects on behalf of the wider to help meet the needs of the Jewish The Cape Town Jewish owned 12 properties in the town, society, particularly in times of national families affected by the fire, as well as community has a direct link to who became refugees and were emergency’, they responded with a the greater community, by setting up a this history, as Cape Town locals killed in the Holocaust, and who community-wide appeal. smaller, more intimate relief centre that Michael and David Liebrecht are had left an impact on the village’s Josh Hovsha, Director of Cape SAJBD has helped minimise the overwhelming the second-generation survivors businesses, arts and culture and said “We were proud to lead the Jewish trauma victims have experienced. The of this family. history. community appeal; who have responded silver lining has genuinely been the Indeed, it is not often that a with overwhelming chesed by offering up outpouring of support and respite to family are invited to a German Continues on page 6 whatever help they could give, including these communities who have suffered monetary donations, household goods significant hardship over the past few and counselling services.” weeks. Riding a wave of success obert Berman has been awarded his Western Province Bodyboarding New film sheds light on a truly Rcolours for the fourth consecutive year. He will be representing Western Province at the South African Bodyboarding Championships in Durban on 30 remarkable man September. Robert was the Western Province Bodyboarding Champion in the It’s been almost 15 years since love, dedication, humility, humour Juniors category in 2016. the death of the much beloved and an unwavering commitment blind chazzan and teacher to Jewish customs, education and Cantor Abraham Immerman z”l, spiritual life. who died in Cape Town on 7 April Will this remarkable man and his legacy withstand the test of time? 2003, aged 96. With this in mind, and to celebrate his life, a unique new film has been nown as ‘Der Blinde Chazzan’ created. Produced by journalist- and ‘The Man with the Computer K filmmaker Lisa Chait it is a beautiful Brain’, due to his remarkable narrative tapestry capturing memory, Cantor Immerman Cantor Immerman’s magic and impacted thousands of lives in and the powerful messages of his life. around Cape Town during over 60 Based on the only known video years of dedicated service. He is interview he ever gave, conducted described as a ‘legend’, ‘an icon’ by Chait herself in the late 1990s, and ‘a truly special man.’ the film is entitled ‘Legacy of Light’. Question is, what do younger In it, Cantor Immerman shares generations today know about stories and insights from his life, Cantor Immerman? How do we interwoven with comment and Rosh Hashana Greetings form inside this issue keep his legacy alive and pass perspective from others. Send Yom Tov wishes to everyone in the community these High Holidays with our on the values that he modeled? Rosh Hashana Greetings service. For R150 you can ensure that every Jewish home in Values such as determination, Continues on page 35 Cape Town receives your wishes for a happy, healthy New Year and a meaningful fast. 2 Cape Jewish Chronicle August 2017 CONTENTS VOLUMEVOLUME 34 33 No No 7 5 AUGUST JUNE 2016 2017

Contributors Featured articles Page 3 Lindy with a why Page 5 Letter to the Editor Page 4 Community Noticeboard A Golden opportunity for Shabbat times Mikyla Subscriptions Page 6 Theatre production brings Page 7 Limmud Holocaust history to life Page 8-9 SA Cape Jewish Board of Deputies Page 10 Yom Tov Greeting Services Page 12 SA Zionist Federation Page 20 The Jedi Tedi story — Raising Page 14 Youth Movements awareness of CRPS Page 15 Mensch Page 34 Jewish families describe Page 16 Israel Centre horror of Garden Route fires Telfed Page 35 Legacy of Light — Cantor Page 17 Temple Israel Immerman Page 18 Union of Orthodox Synagogues Page 39 Thoughts from across the pond Page 20 Family Announcements Page 42-43 Maccabi updates from Israel Page 21-23 Cape Jewish Seniors 38 Page 24 Jewish Community Services Glendale Page 25 Nechama Melton Page 26 Astra Bnoth Zion WIZO Glendale Page 28-30 United Herzlia Schools Page 31 The Herzlia Foundation Page 32 Jacob Gitlin Library 30 Page 33 South African Jewish Museum Page 34 Cape Town Holocaust Centre Page 36 ORT JET Page 37 Union of Jewish Women Giftime Page 38 Simcha Snaps Page 40-41 Chronic Ads Page 42 Using my Nudel Page 43 A view from the bar 14 24

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When you cathartic, helps us bond with each speak to people other, and seems slightly less in larger rings, personal than straight-up gossip. your goal is to release frustration ut there are rules to kvetching, and reload so you Band clinical psychologist Susan can maintain your equilibrium and Silk and arbitrator and mediator Barry continue comforting the people Goldman’s ‘Ring Theory' acts as a closer to the centre. guide to how to kvetch sensitively. Don’t say things like “At least they They discuss this theory in an article had a good life” or “At least you have for the LA Times, and after the this time to say goodbye” Or “At response I received for my column least s/he isn’t in pain anymore” to last month entitled ‘Why you can’t people in smaller circles than yours. look on the bright side of someone Don't say, "You should hear what else’s trauma’, I thought a reference happened to me", and please don’t to it would make a good follow up. On try look on the bright side of a trauma page 5, you can read one response with someone in a ring closer to the to last month’s column. This column, centre than you. Just don’t. But you whilst not a direct response, definitely can do all these things to people in speaks to the same issues. larger circles than yours. Draw a circle. This is the middle The idea is ‘comfort inwards’ and ring. In it, put the name of the person ‘dump outwards’. at the centre of the trauma. This is Most of us intuitively understand the main person experiencing the this theory. The authors of ‘Ring trauma. Theory’ explain that we wouldn’t Now draw a larger circle around comment to a cancer patient about the first. This ring contains the how gaunt she is looking. Almost people closest to the person in the no one would say that looking at her centre. Then draw concentric circles, makes them think of the fragility of repeated until you have created life and their own closeness to death. all the rings you need to include all In other words, we know enough not the people who could be involved in to dump into the centre ring. ‘Ring some way. Prioritise closest family Theory’ merely expands intuition and and friends, with colleagues and makes it more concrete: Don't just acquaintances in the outer rings. avoid dumping into the centre ring, You now have a recipe for kvetching avoid dumping into any ring smaller sensitively. than your own. Remember, you can The person in the centre ring can say whatever you want if you just say anything they want to at any time wait until you're talking to someone to anyone else in any of the circles. in a larger ring than yours. Which This person can moan and be needy, is what makes Twitter commentary they can be angry and defensive. so problematic. There are no rings. This is the one benefit of being in the There is just open space. centre ring. The next time someone ‘overreacts’ Everyone else in the circles can do to something you think is perfectly this too. But only to people in larger within your right to say, try use ‘Ring rings than theirs. When you start Theory’ to establish where they sit in to kvetch to someone in a smaller relation to you in the circles on the ring, you are failing at kvetching topic. sensitively. When you talk to people I have been practising this using closer to the trauma, your goal is to individuals and groups in the centre and found the results illuminating.

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Your July editorial argues for activities can have powerfully privileging feelings over facts, positive outcomes (even as those in certain circumstances. The born of noble urges can bring entire reflex is understandable, even countries to ruin). commendable, but following it in My third and final point has to do with careless moral framing, and it the Zille/Ntuli case — complete gets uncomfortably close to home. with a Holocaust analogy — is For four decades, from the late highly problematic. 1950s, South Africa was the polecat of the world, defined thus in terms of part from the obvious concerns an estimable cause (non racialism) Aaround truth and free speech, led by a somewhat less-estimable Mikyla and fellow cast members rehearse for Sophiatown, running from 2 - 5 August there are three more-nuanced cabal (the over-zealous left). Mikyla Emergui is Ruth Golden a school girl, Charlie the sidekick, objections to this approach. Parallels between the Nats and the in Pinelands High School’s Fafie an ear to the ground, Jakes Firstly, there's the danger that over- Nazis were freely drawn, despite the prioritizing hurt and anger can feed Sophiatown. a reporter at Drum Magazine and fact that white–black power relations Ruth, played by Emergui. into new pathologies. Colonialism internationally mimicked those which he plays Ruth, the Jewish girl Emergui is a matric student at had a terrible impact on African applied within our borders. In 1990 from Yeoville in the hit musical Pinelands High School and has won society, and self esteem, but by though, that all changed — at which S set in the 1950s. The play tells the many awards for filming/editing/ denying it any upside we run a real point the lamentocrats turned their story of the apartheid government's directing and acting. Her passion risk of consolidating a culture of wrathful attention northwards — to Group Areas Act and the forced is editing and has produced many vengeance and entitlement. The another white settler society. To removals to Meadowlands. of her own and her school’s videos, majority of black South Africans have "Apartheid Israel". Sophiatown takes place in a freehold some of which have been shown continued to exhibit extraordinary The average Chronicle reader will home divided by the chalk marks on at opening movie nights for various forbearance and graciousness — recoil at that description, and rightly the floor, this single room structure, functions. but there's been a growing element so, but my point is that part of the and sometimes shabeen, holds the Resonating with Jazz and politics, of sectarian loathing in the public reason such canards take hold is that lives of seven characters that are Sophiatown tells us of the strength utterances of, amongst others, the we are (all) too prone to righteous responsible for the action of the and bravery of everyday heroes FMF and the BLF movements. It's not indignation and to hyperbolic play. Mingus an infamous American who put their bodies on the line for that this emotion is inexplicable, just denunciation. The idea of fighting evil gangster, his cherrie ‘Princess’, Lulu liberation. that it's inimical to the building of a abroad makes our lives less boring tolerant, harmonious and prosperous and more meaningful — and we face society. Praising Colonialism no sanction when we get the moral Opinions expressed in this paper do not necessarily reflect the views of the without provocation is unacceptable; mathematics wrong. To the contrary, Editorial Board or its sponsoring bodies. Letters submitted anonymously will mentioning its practical yields, in the not be printed. However, by agreement, the name may be withheld in the as long as we're on the side of the publication. Letters are published subject to space being available. face of strident calls for violent land weak — or the apparently weak — grabs, is something else entirely. we get extra plaudits, and extra Confusion about the status of land, satisfaction, from ramping up the and of private property in general, is abuse. the basis of a second note of caution. The politics of resentment pervades Colonialism is an ill-defined term, progressive academies, everywhere. covering a wide range of interactions, We who care not only about social over a long period of time — but it's justice but also about freedom, need come to be conflated with white- to push against this phenomenon, dominated capitalism. Capitalism lest it imperils both those ideals. itself is a profoundly flawed model of Identifying the problem, within us and distributive justice — and the source without, is a good place to start. of all manner of environmental, societal and spiritual degradation "A self ordained professor's tongue — but we do need to consider the Too serious to fool; astonishing material advances it Spouted out that liberty has produced. So, while I strongly Is just equality in school. believe in significantly higher taxes Equality I spoke the word on the rich, I worry that if we allow the As if a wedding vow; whites-are-thieving-scum narrative Ah but I was so much older then, to take hold, there’s a substantial I'm younger than that now" danger that we end up like Venezuela (Bob Dylan) or Zimbabwe. It's a hard point to digest, intellectually and emotionally, Glen Heneck but self-serving and exploitative

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They saw where their learn English after visiting her two His book explores how the family mother had grown up, and the elder siblings Hans and Ruth, who — which owned a 30-room house, magnificent home and street had gone to Port Elizabeth to live 12 buildings in a town, numerous which had been named in and work. Her twin sister Lore and businesses, who were involved in the honour of the family. her entire family returned to Holland, theatre, had the Iron Cross and were But this was not the end of where they had reputed all over Repkewitz’ work. A passionate made a home after Germany became historian who refuses to leave fleeing Germany. ...the actors were Israeli, victims of the the past buried, he produced Believing they Palestinian and German. Nazis. This story his book and a theatre script, would be safe in the “For me, this was absolutely is a microcosm and the town raised funds for Netherlands, they of the Holocaust, a play to be produced about were all deported wonderful, as it shows and Repkewitz the Jews who had once lived and murdered at the meaning of history,” understood there. With the support of Auschwitz. Lotte says David. If Israelis this. He first the German government, went on to marry in and Palestinians can act contacted the the play became a reality, South Africa, and together in a play about Liebrecht brothers and the actors were Israeli, had her son Peter the Holocaust, perhaps its in 2015, to say Palestinian and German. Rawaray from her he was laying “For me, this was absolutely turned upon neighbours and anti- first marriage. lessons are not lost. Stolpersteine wonderful, as it shows the meaning Semitism meant exclusion from In his book about (‘stumbling of history,” says David. If Israelis and every aspect of daily life. the family’s history, Repkewitz stones’, which are placed as Palestinians can act together in a David describes some of the writes, “It is no exaggeration to claim memorials outside the homes of play about the Holocaust, perhaps scenes, which delved into the family’s that for decades the most influential Jews murdered in the Holocaust) at its lessons are not lost. history: We see the three Cohn and renowned Jewish citizens of the family home in Altenburg. They He explains that at first, the actors sisters in front of their successful Altenburg were members of the Cohn, had never heard of this man who did not get along, but by the end department store, and the births of Bucky and Levy families. Thanks had meticulously researched and of the time together they were like their children are cleverly performed. to their exceptional commitment to recorded their family history, but they brothers. And when the play was The audience then walks through an civic, social and cultural causes, quickly became close friends. finally performed for the family, there empty house, and in each room we was not a dry eye in the audience or see the family’s story in action. on stage, as all the actors, producers For example, we watch Albert Levy and family members shared a opening and closing a locker, and moment of healing together. David as he repeats this motion he talks feels that bringing together actors about being arrested and taken to from a conflict zone was what his Buchenwald, which left him a broken mother would have wanted, as she man. We see Lotte and her twin was always concerned with uplifting sister Lore playing happily, during an others. innocent childhood that was stolen As the family was welcomed to from them. The family’s beloved Altenburg, banners and posters library is beautifully re-created, but advertising the play filled the later there is a harrowing scene of streets, and the show was sold out the Nazis throwing the books into immediately. “The locals got to know a fire. This library was Franziska us and were extremely welcoming. (Bucky) Levy’s greatest joy, and They were taking responsibility she was arrested by the Gestapo for for their history,” says David. At a communicating with famed authors special dinner that he hosted for the like Thomas Mann. family, the mayor of the town asked As the audience walks through for forgiveness from the second the damp, dark house, they can generation. hear actors shouting ‘kill the Jews’ This was no ordinary play — it was and ‘burn the store’ from outside. a “moving play,” where the audience The final scene depicts the family walks with the actors to watch members standing silently, each with scenes performed around the village a pile of clothes in front of them. For of Altenburg. Michael and David’s those murdered by the Nazis, a stone grandfather, Albert Levy, had been rests on their clothes. the Patron of the magnificent local Watching their family history come theatre, and the family’s connection alive was extremely emotional for to the arts is strong. In fact, when the the Liebrecht brothers, and David family was banned from attending describes it as one of the most shows because they were Jewish, amazing experiences of his life. The the musicians and actors would risk play is now travelling to Israel and their lives by performing late at night America, and the brothers would love at the house. to see it performed in South Africa as While the producers of the play had a school play or a theatre production. access to this theatre (which has not They also hope that other towns changed since the war), they chose across Europe will take on such a to rather perform the play ‘on the project, exploring their Holocaust streets’, hitting much closer to home history through the arts. “These are and showing that so much happened stories that need to be told,” they in this very place, where neighbours conclude. Cape Jewish Chronicle August 2017 7

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INSIDE AND OUT Hosting #Ifthar Josh Hovsha, Executive Director of the Cape South African Jewish Board of Deputies The Cape SABJD made Board history Much has been happening at the tirelessly to respond to by hosting Muslims Cape Board in the past weeks and our the needs of those most to an ifthar meal Conference ‘State of Mind; State of desperately in need of marking the end of Nation’ will place on Sunday 6 August. support following storms a day’s fasting at in the Cape and Fires in the Café Riteve on 11 his month, we strengthened our ties with Knysna and the Garden June. Trefugee communities living in South Route. Our head of Africa, during an immensely difficult time communications Liza- he event was with adverse legislation and national policy Jane Saban highlights Tinitiated by threatening to undermine their fundamental this response in her article, Jewish interfaith trailblazer rights. On an ongoing basis we have been Community raises R240,000.00 for victims Mickey Glass, and moved by the stories our new allies share of #CapeStorm and #KnysnaFire. guests were addressed with us. Our deputy director, Gwynne We look forward to taking conversations by Board chairman Robins explains these regulations further in around these projects and so many others Eric Marx, Israeli a special piece ‘Do not ill-treat a stranger, further at our conference where we will Ambassador Arthur for you were strangers in Egypt’, while be unpacking secret ballots, junk status, Lenk, Rabbi Oshy our advocacy and campaign coordinator, #FeesMustFall, Pravin, Julius, the status of Feldman and Mansoor Philadelphia Makwakwa recounts the work our universities, our politics and more. Ahmad Zahid who spoke we have been doing with the Congolese We invite you to join thought-leaders in on the importance of Civil Society, the Scalabrini Centre and dialogue as we navigate our way through the fast. others. today’s challenges in South Africa as they Prayer facilities At the same time, we have been working affect our community. were provided for guests in the sukkah hall, along with dates and fruit juice, traditional treats for breaking the fast. It was a much appreciated opportunity for sharing a meal in friendship and fellowship, where hosts and guests could embrace our Standing #WithRefugees commonalities, rather than our differences. On 20 June World Refugee Day was recognised in different ways across the globe.

t commemorates the strength, courage, Iand perseverance of millions of refugees worldwide. It also raises public awareness of the global refugee crisis. Philadelphia Makwaka, Advocacy and Campaigns co-ordinator at the Cape SAJBD explains “We recognise the plight of refugees and asylum seekers in the Western Cape; World Refugee Day has brought about the opportunity for Town, hosted a ‘World Café’ event on the the Cape SABJD to facilitate workshops for day, with refugees and locals enjoying refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants; interactive language games and celebrating as well as attend fantastic events that brings their diverse backgrounds. The Cape people together around the cause.” SAJBD catered for the event. The Scalabrini Centre, which offers The Department of Home Affairs and development and welfare programmes to UNHCR South Africa spoke of the day as the migrant and local communities of Cape honouring “the courage and resilience of families forced to flee war: violence and persecution”. This day of commemoration helps remind both the Jewish community of the importance of supporting the world refugee crisis. While it is important to have one day a year to highlight the plight, the refugees need our help and support each and every day.”

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By Gwynne Robins Recently William Saunderson- faced prejudice and discrimination. erupted in 2015, it started precisely Mozambicans dominate the fresh Meyer wrote that it was a self- “You know the heart of the stranger because of a company in Durban fruit and vegetable sector while the serving myth that South Africa because you were once a stranger in that employed non-South Africans, taxi trade is under control of local was a caring country. “Truth is the land of Egypt. If you are human, and South Africans attacked the blacks. we’ve probably always been mean so is he,” wrote former UK Chief company.” Job restrictions are not the only Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. A March 2017 report of the Institute handicaps foreigners face. Bribes are and selfish, with racism fuelled Neither the arrival in the Cape of the of Race Relations disproved this often needed to get the all-important antipathies blunting our humanity East European Jews from the 1880s, argument. There is more low-paid papers enabling them to stay here and such humaneness that we nor the influx of people from the work in South Africa than meets the and get a SA ID without which they have retained is mostly hemmed African continent since the fall of the eye. Some of it is being taken up cannot marry or obtain unabridged in between ethnically defined apartheid regime, was welcomed by by foreigners who have no choice birth certificates for their children, borders.” those already settled here. Like the other than to open themselves to a resulting in exclusion from schools. Jews, African refugees are prepared degree of exploitation in the hope of Despite the Scalabrini Centre his can be clearly seen in our to work hard to make better lives for improving their situation in the long winning a court case against the Trelationship to the ‘other’, the their families and are unfairly blamed run. Foreigners enjoy no discernible Department of Home Affairs when it foreigner, the outsider. for taking away jobs from others. educational advantage, but have a closed down the Cape Town office, Prof. Jonathan Crush, head of Faced with these perceptions and radically different attitude toward it has not been reopened and only the SA Migration Programme, with over nine million unemployed work, invariably born of desperation. registers people who arrived before believes South Africans are the South Africans, the Government Although a 2008 survey showed June 2014. All others must go to worst xenophobes on the planet, intends to crackdown on companies that 62% of our unemployed believed Johannesburg, Durban or Messina with a recent survey showing that employing more than 40% foreign there were no jobs available, every few months together with their 30% wanted a total prohibition on labour, fining businesses and foreigners contend that there are wives and families. As a result, there foreigners because “foreigners were jailing owners . (In 1939 MP Eric many opportunities for those willing are almost one million unregistered stealing our jobs”. Louw wanted to limit the number of to start at the bottom or create work foreigners here. This should resonate with the Jews who could own or work in any for themselves. Foreigners start The Torah tells us “When a stranger Jewish community not only out of business.) new business, stimulate the local lives with you in your land, do not our concern for social justice but also Finance Minister Gigaba justifies economy and create jobs. A century mistreat him.” South African Jews, because for centuries we have been this by saying, “Xenophobic violence ago, Jews ran many of country with their communal T-shirt saying, the victims of such xenophobia and, is what we want to prevent. The risk of trading stores — their place was “Been there, done that”, should be at like the more recent refugees who not employing South Africans is that taken by Portuguese and Greek the forefront of supporting efforts to have come here, our community also it endangers the lives of foreigners immigrants. Today, Spaza shops call on the government to respect the arrived fleeing economic problems, and the property of companies. If you are run by Ethiopians or Somalis, rights of refugees to work and provide violence and political instability and look at the (xenophobic) violence that cellphone shops by Pakistanis, a better future for their families.

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View from the Chair Farewell to By Rowan Polovin, Chairman, SAZF Cape Council Ambassador Arthur Lenk Rejecting the real racists The antisemitic allegation that Zionism ought to Zionism is a form of racism has have widespread become a mainstream motif in the support and sympathy South African political discourse. in the South African struggle against historical oppression. his is a result of a systematic And yet it regularly faces vicious enmity Tdisinformation and propaganda from many such movements and campaign within our political, media organisations who are often hijacked in and academic landscape. It stems from pursuit of a divisive anti-Zionist agenda. well-funded and well-placed pressure This agenda often operates under the groups and their halo of not-for-profit, non-governmental useful proxies who or human rights promulgate the cause. when a cause reaches organisations. South Africans should be Rev. Kenneth Meshoe (ACDP), Ambassador Arthur Lenk, Cheryllyn Dudley (ACDP) and When, for instance, out to us and shows it Steve Swart (ACDP) more circumspect Jews at places such promoted the global agendas of shares our values of about joining causes On 13 June, the South African as the University Israel, in policy and public affairs, democratic freedoms, that are ostensibly Zionist Federation (Cape of Cape Town are and in business across southern religious tolerance, about fighting Council), in partnership with the surrounded by a mob Africa. He also promoted Israel disenfranchisement but South African Board of Deputies of angry radicals who rights of minorities, as a brand, as an amazing tourist end up disenfranchising Cape and the United Jewish call them incorrigible spreading knowledge destination, as a business partner the Jewish People. Campaign hosted a farewell for racists for identifying and repairing the world and as a liberal democracy. When a cause starts with Zionism, there the Ambassador, Arthur Lenk. Some of the things that the we live in, we should incorporating anti- is a sense that this Ambassador has done to promote stand with it. Zionist murmurings campaign is paying ric Marx, Chairman of the Israel include bringing Israeli instead of fulfilling its dividends for its ESAJBD welcomed all and musicians to perform at Joy of stated mandate, as we provocateurs. Phillip Krawitz spoke on behalf of Jazz and Oppikoppi in 2015, and too often see in this country, then its Zionism is the struggle for and the Cape Town Community when facilitating the contest for SA’s members ought to consider why they continuation of Jewish freedom and he praised the Ambassador for his best start-up with Microsoft and are being manipulated and treated self-determination in our ancient outstanding achievements during the City of Tel Aviv, which is now for fools. Conversely, when a cause homeland. It is the righteous demand his term. Ambassador Lenk began held annually. reaches out to us and shows it shares for the Jewish State, representing Am his assignment as Ambassador In his address at the farewell, he our values of democratic freedoms, Yisrael the Jewish People, to be treated of Israel to South Africa, Lesotho, said that there are many things religious tolerance, rights of minorities, equally, morally and fairly amongst the Mauritius and Swaziland in early in South Africa which the Israeli spreading knowledge and repairing the nations and peoples of the world. Few August 2013. The Ambassador’s and Jewish community have to world we live in, we should stand with it. nations or peoples have more noble responsibility was to share offer and he believes that South As Jews and as Zionists, we ought to or worthy a cause than the Jews do of Israel’s story, its achievements, Africa should take advantage of emphatically reject the real racists who Zionism, and yet no nation has been aspirations and challenges to Israel’s strengths and widen the reject our own rights to freedom and more persecuted for identifying with its a variety of audiences in South conversation and cooperation self-determination, and embrace those own right to sovereignty. Denying the Africa. between the two countries. Jews this right is antisemitic. who embrace us. During his time in office, he SAFI — A movement like no other

Our Christian Zionist Friends are an inspiration rafters. The messages were powerful and the to us all with their unwavering love and support audience waved flags with pride. for Israel with Jerusalem as the undivided In Wetton, a gathering of over 250 people came capital. together on 15 June under the guidance of Pastor Pat Rolleston of the Desire for All Nations. This event was called ‘Israel in My Head’ where songs AFI began a few years ago with a group of were complimented by the teachings on the State friends who were inspired by a common goal: S of Israel and the ills of the Kiros Document were to stand up for the Holy Land in the face of rising delivered by Chris Eden of Bridges for Peace. anti-Israel rhetoric — both in South Africa and Julie Berman, Executive Director of the SAZF around the world. Cape Council brought greetings from the Jewish On Sunday 28 May an event under Pastor Paul Community. The patrons were so inspired by the Saralina at the Judah Worship Centre in Philippi, teachings of Chris Eden that he was requested to called ‘Rejoice with Jerusalem’ saw an audience return soon to carry on inspiring the congregants of over 600 people come together in song and about the truth and not the fiction that we read in dance to celebrate Yom Yerushalayim. our local media. Rowan Polovin, Chairman SAZF Cape Council brought greetings from the Jewish Community If you are interested in attending any of these and Cantor Ivor Joffe together with the audience functions together with the SAZF, please contact and Pastors singing, almost rose the roof off its Julie on 021 4646 726. Pastor Pat Rolleston from Desire of all Nations Church

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BNEI AKIVA HABONIM DROR Bnei Akiva Cape Town mid-year update We Will Rise August is always an has seen the movement incredibly exciting once again rise to new month for Habonim. heights, growing in With the launch of strength and in size. camp: Machaneh17 We are seeing that more and more Jewish Na’aleh — We Will youth are connecting Rise, and our Mini to Habonim and our Machaneh, there is so values, and that more much going on in the youth than in the recent Habo community. The logo for Machaneh17 past are choosing to Na’aleh (8 - 27 December 2017) be a part of something space for our youth to interact and As the year continues Bnei Akiva ast month saw our bigger and meaningful enjoy Shabbat together. If anyone is Cape Town carries on moving full biggest Shorashim in five years outside of their everyday school lives. looking for a chilled and fun place to L steam ahead. return home from their incredible Every single programme we have run daven or knows anyone coming from three-week tour of Israel with Habo. this year has seen higher enrolment out of town, then this is the place to ts only half way through the year The Givon shichvah (Grade 10s) and more engaged participation than be. Iand so much work has been done experienced Israel from top to we have experienced in a long time. Winter camp is also around the but there are still very exciting times bottom. They got a chance to see all This is of course very encouraging corner. We have an amazing program coming up. We thought this would of the sights, interact with every type to all of our madrichim. And it’s a planned for all channichim aged 9-12 be the perfect opportunity to update of Israeli, got to eat all of the delicious very positive sign for our Jewish (Gurim and Ktan Tanim) and aged 13- the community on all of the activities food, and even participated in the community. The fact that more 15 (middle school). Our exciting camp that we have recently undergone start-up marathon. All of the reports Jewish youth are choosing to change program will start on 17 July and end and all of the exciting things we have from the channichim have been the world, identify more strongly with on 20 July. We will be staying at the planned for the next few months. incredible and all of us who couldn’t their Judaism, and trying to connect beautiful Karmel campsite, part of Bnei Akiva Minyan is back. It has go are very jealous. more deeply with Israel, is something the big oak adventures group, just been roughly 30 years since Bnei Our Machaneh this year is fast for us all to celebrate. outside of Franschhoek. Winter Camp Akiva had a functioning youth minyan approaching and all preparations For information on Machaneh 17 has always been a fun getaway in the in Cape Town. Since our minyan are full steam ahead. We chose the Na’aleh, or any of our activities, June/July holidays and this year it is joined the Arthurs Road Hebrew name Na’aleh (We Will Rise) for please email Rosh Machaneh David lining up to be one of our best Winter congregation to form Beit Midrash Machaneh17 as we felt that it best Schwartz on [email protected] . Morasha, we have been struggling to Camps yet. encapsulated Habonim Dror in 2017. At the time of writing this article, our get the minyan going again but were This has certainly been a year that Aleh Ve’Hagsem happy to say now that our minyan hadracha group of 21 Capetonian is functioning and it is building channichim (the most we’ve ever momentum. Every second week Bnei had!!!) has just departed on a life DILLER TEEN FELLOWS PROGRAMME Akiva madrichim and channichim changing experience in the holy land have been getting together on and we’re looking forward to hearing A week in Warsaw Shabbat day to daven. The minyan is their amazing stories. run completely by our madrichim and There are fun times ahead! One of the many incredible channichim and has provided a great Kadima Bnei Akiva things about Diller Teen Nathan Esra Fellows is how much they value educational enrichment SAUJS for all their staff. SAUJS upcoming events In May I was lucky enough to go on a coordinators seminar After the midyear break, SAUJS from Taglit-Birthright address us on to Poland. All 32 coordinators, WC is opening with a Back to Uni campus about the complexities of as well as International staff, party with more details on our a Jewish Democracy in Israel. The met up in Warsaw and spent social media page followed by our details for this can be found on our an unbelievable week together. Formal happening on the 31st. Facebook page. Diller Teen Fellows international attend these events. We visited the One idea that SAUJS WC has Both of these events are sure to staff decided to enrich us coordinators only Jewish school in Warsaw, which been thinking about for some time help our members get over the with very different perspective of really put things into perspective. is starting a leadership programme Poland. They wanted to show us what The school has about 200 students holiday blues and back into the for Jewish students. The purpose of swing of ‘varsity life. the Jewish community in Warsaw from pre-primary school until middle this programme is to inspire Jewish looked like today, which was really school and a mix of Jewish students students to get involved and take up inspiring to see and experience. and non-Jewish students. It was hile we do enjoy our fun and leadership roles in whatever capacity We visited their JCC (Jewish such a special experience to be able games, we also have more W they desire, whether it be a university Community Centre), which was an to be with Jewish educators around happening than just drinking and club or a local Jewish organisation incredibly happy and proud place. the world in a city that holds so socialising. We are running a stall at etc. While this will be a long-term The JCC do incredible things in much history for the Jewish people, One-to-One, a fair for the mentally project, we are looking at starting this Warsaw, in terms of trying to bring and to be able to learn together and challenged, as well as starting soon. the Jewish community back together. experience it together was something our collection drive for the Santa Any interested student can email us They host various event nights, I will never forget. Shoebox Project this month. at [email protected] where they educate people about Lee Lobel In terms of our Zionist activities, we to express interest in getting involved Judaism, both Jews and non-Jews Programme Coordinator are fortunate to have Dr. Zohar Raviv in this project. Jordan Seligman

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67 Jan Smuts Street, Cape Town, 8001 Phone: 0800 0600 78 E-mail: [email protected] 16 Cape Jewish Chronicle August 2017 Shalom, Cape Town Meet Telfed’s new lay Jewish Community leadership Three years ago the family united. This year, Telfed enters its 70th year Jewish Agency sent me For the last of operation. In an era when many together with my family three years I have Aliyah organisations in Israel have to be an emissary in had the privilege, become defunct, Telfed continues the Cape Town Jewish as the head of to expand in serving a growing the Israel Centre, Community. number of South Africans in Israel. to conduct many ‘family t might sound bizarre to ne of the greatest ‘assets’ in visits’. Running some, but as Israelis we ensuring long term stability and I educational O The terrific triumvirate – new Telfed rarely ask ourselves the development is manifested in a group workshops Chairman Batya Shmukler (right) and Vice- meaning of ‘being Jewish’. of talented, altruistic lay-leaders, Chair Robby Hilkowitz (left) are assisted by in schools, However, when we packed who give of their time voluntarily, in talented Treasurer Steven Flax (inset) celebrating and our things and flew to the order to oversee the management of previously as Executive Director of commemorating southern tip of Africa to Telfed. the Stonehage Group. important events, work with this Jewish Following elections at the AGM, Robby made Aliyah from Australia joining the youth community, I needed Hagai and Anne Dagan with their Chairman Maish Isaacson handed in 1993. He also spent a few years in movement some understanding of children Tamar, Yair and Nevo over the baton to Batya Shmukler London, before returning to Israel in camps, speaking what it means to be part after three successful terms of office 2009, with his wife and four children. at shuls, addressing the seniors and of the Jewish People. (2007-2011, 2015-2017). Robby also invests a significant engaging with university students I heard various answers along the Batya, an English teacher and amount of time in philanthropy and being only some examples. way, but the one concept that stood Johannesburg born mother of four is a director of several charitable Now, my term has come to an end, out for me was the Jewish people as made Aliyah 25 years ago, together organisations. and it is time for me to go back to my ‘one big family’. Looking at it in this with her husband Jonathan. She has Voted in as Treasurer is Steven Flax, family. Looking back at this amazing way, I was ‘the cousin from Israel’ been actively involved in Telfed for who has taken over the reins from Zvi time I feel that my family has grown that was coming for a visit. From the nine years, serving on the Absorption Green. Steven has over 20 years of dramatically. perspective of the Jewish Agency, Committee, as Chairman of the commercial and auditing experience. The space is short, so I won’t my mission here was to strengthen Endowments, Scholarships and Formerly a Senior Manager at Ernst mention people by name but I want the family ties. Some people were PRAS Committee and, for the past and Young and CFO of a publicly to thank all my friends, teachers, interested to hear how ‘the family’ is four years, as Vice Chairman. traded company with subsidiaries colleagues, mentors and partners doing. Some wanted to know what Not only is Batya Telfed’s youngest in the UK and Eastern Europe, he along the way. These three years the plans were for the future. Others Chairman ever elected, she is the currently serves as a Partner at were a very strong and meaningful were not so sure about our ‘family first woman to hold such a position in Aron Bakst. A qualified Chartered experience for me and I feel history’ and like in any family (some the organisation’s history. Accountant in both South Africa and privileged to have had them. will claim, even more so in a Jewish Elected as her very able Deputy Israel, Steven made Aliyah from Hopefully, I didn’t fail in my mission one) there are family faribles. People is Robby Hilkowitz, who has been Johannesburg 19 years ago. His vast and had something to contribute to were upset with some of the ‘family’s involved with Telfed voluntarily for knowledge is supplemented with an the family bond. behaviour’ and I needed to explain the past four years and who also entertaining sense of humour, which and mediate. In all of those cases, Shalom, Hagai Dagan originally hails from Johannesburg. livens up many a dreary financial it was important to me to keep the Robby holds a degree in Finance and meeting. Mathematics. Outside of supervising Telfed is pleased and honoured to Telfed’s charitable activities, Robby welcome Batya, Robby and Steven is an investor, specialising in the and congratulates them on their financial services industry and respective appointments. Celebrating 25 years of partnership elfed recently welcomed to Israel who participate in the PRAS Student Trepresentatives of the Doone SA Mentoring and Community Service Charitable Trust: Chair Julian Beare, Programme. fellow Trustee Mary Kluk, as well as Together with the Graham and Jonathan Beare, Mark Beare and Rhona Beck Foundation — Israel Adam Pincus. The visit centred on (R.A.) and the Stanley and Zea Lewis the Foundation’s AGM. Foundation, the Doone Foundation is This year marked the 25th since radically improving the prospects for the founding of the entity, which, youth in Israel, enabling bright young together with Telfed, has supported people to complete their higher educational initiatives in Israel for education and be productive and the last two and a half decades, active members strengthening Israeli providing scholarships to students society.

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Consider This Shabbat Ifthar — breaking down Why does the Kotel matter? barriers

By Rabbi Greg Alexander

If you are reading this, you probably is forced to keep his care about the Kotel. So do I. It’s a cabinet partners place that I have visited and davened happy. at continuously since my first time in And here’s why it matters to you and Israel when I was 13. And it’s a place me. It’s decisions like these that call into question what Judaism is and who that makes me equally spiritually has the power to decide that. What is moved and passionately angry. kosher, who is a rabbi, who is a Jew – all of these are hugely political decisions ince 1988, every Rosh Chodesh, that have major impacts on individuals. Sthe Women at the Wall make If we leave those decisions to a small their way down to the kotel to pray group of very powerful men, we must and read Torah. Some months it all either assume that we do not care or goes smoothly, some months they are that we trust that those men have our 300 people gathered in a shul special rugs laid out in the centre abused physically and verbally, and best interests at heart. I suggest that of the shul. They then joined the they have even been arrested — for neither is a good or true assumption. on a Friday night — was it Rosh magnificent Kabbalat Shabbat trying to read the Torah. Every year, You see there are many ways to be Hashana? No, it was Ramadan! service with a packed shul singing nearly a thousand different tour groups Jewish, and I am well aware that the and davening together. And then, from all over the world come to the way that I practise my Judaism and ollowing the groundbreaking of course, came the dinner, with egalitarian space at Robinson’s Arch the way I understand Torah is not FShabbat Ifthar (breaking of Jew and Muslim breaking bread to be able to run a service or celebrate the same as those who are currently fast) at Temple Israel Wynberg last and breaking down barriers. a simcha with men and women fighting for the power to decide. In the year, the Progressive shul once Guests from all over the city counted equally. It’s a small wooden best scenario we agree to disagree again reached out to the Muslim and overseas sat together, spoke deck constructed downstairs from the and do what we understand is right in community to break their fast for together and sang together. Dr Taj Kotel plaza, accessed through a small our homes and synagogues. In the Ramadan at the synagogue on in an emotional speech shared how side door away from the bustle of the worst we spend the foreseeable future Shabbat. the Jewish community has been kotel plaza. It’s set in the middle of fighting in the Israeli Supreme Court As the sun set on Friday night, supportive of the Open Mosque an archaeological museum and for and over money allocations. And the the Muslims, lead by Dr Taj Hargay in its development in the face of those seeking peace and tranquillity, saddest and most hopeful fact is that of the Open Mosque, heard the opposition and Rabbi Greg called it’s a much better option than the kotel Judaism has built within a mechanism call to prayer, broke their fast on for everyone there to share the upstairs. That is, if you know it’s there, for dealing with these disagreements, dates and tea and then prayed message of peace with their own if you can find it, and if you have the and one that has been key to its their Maghrib — evening service communities. siddurim, torah and rabbi you need with survival until today. —in the main shul sanctuary on you. You see, the kotel is funded with In the toss-up between whether government funds, staffed full-time by conflict is to be resolved or managed, Orthodox rabbis and maintained at Judaism has generally opted for the Israelis and Palestinians promoting taxpayer expense. The Robinson’s management of conflict. Even in Arch egalitarian prayer space is paid cases where a decision needed to be for by the liberal movements to ensure reconciliation and peace taken, the minority view is often cited On Shabbat B’ha’alotecha his daughter, Rami was introduced that it can function. and respected ad used for precedent Temple Israel hosted two to Parents Circle — Families Forum Ok, so why is this big news and in the future. The Talmud is a perfect not just a small sidebar in the bigger members of a remarkable and became a peace activist. example of this, where contradictory Bassam grew up in Hebron. At picture of our lives? After all if those opinions are taught, explained, rejected grass roots organisation that who use the kotel (Orthodox and not) operates in Israel and Palestine. the age of 17 he was arrested and refuted and then reinstated. The for planning an attack on Israeli year by year don’t number more than winning opinion is not the only opinion. Rami Elhanan, an Israeli let’s say 200 000 people out of a world soldiers and was imprisoned for This is a reflection of our tradition’s Jew, and Bassam Aramin, a seven years. During his time in Jewish population of over 15 million, genius for preserving differing points Palestinian, belong to Parents what is all the fuss about? prison he was severely beaten of view, and thereby managing internal Circle — Families Forum. This You see, it’s not just about the kotel. by a group of Israeli soldiers on a conflict — it is ok to disagree, as long organisation, founded in 1995 by training exercise. On release from It’s about Judaism as a whole in Israel as we do it respectfully. In the battle and around the world. Every few Yitzchak Frankenthal, consists of prison in 2005 Bassam co-founded of p’shara (compromise) over din over 600 Israeli and Palestinian an organisation called Combatants years, and now again, there have been (judgment), it is p’shara that historically initiatives by charedi political parties families who have lost loved ones for Peace and has remained a has won over in most of the great peace activist ever since, even to ban Orthodox conversions not internal conflicts of Jewish history. in the tragic ongoing conflict. officiated by their selected officials, to after his ten-year-old daughter, What the Kotel proposal, mediated Abir, was shot dead by an Israeli ban public transport and restaurants by Natan Scharansky, attempts to ami and Bassam took it in turns opening on Shabbat in Tel Aviv and to Rto tell the large audience their soldier who shot her in the back of make possible is the respect of two the head from a distance. cut funding for non-Orthodox mikvaot major trends in modern Judaism — stories. Rami fought in the Yom in Israel. All religious activities are Kippur War during which he lost The congregants who attended the egalitarian and the separate — were inspired by these two men, by default Orthodox and paid by the and to allow them to sit elegantly and many friends and returned home an State. So the kotel is yet another piece embittered and disillusioned young both of whom have good reason to reverently side by side in one of the hate one another but have chosen to in a complicated puzzle about what the most historical and sensitive religious man who became disinterested Jewish state considers Jewish. This is in politics and society. In 1997 advocate peace. They understand sites in the world. May this come to that the circle of violence has to be made even more complicated by the be by the will of both sides and the his daughter, Smadar, was one fact that any Israeli government needs of five Israelis murdered by two broken for the sake of Israel and recognition that multiple truths are not Palestine, for the sake of the Middle the minority Orthodox parties to survive a problem but a secret for thriving. Palestinian suicide bombers. She and Netanyahu, like his predecessors, was 14 years old. After mourning for East and for the sake of humanity. 18 Cape Jewish Chronicle August 2017 Cape Jewish Chronicle August 2017 19 20 Cape Jewish Chronicle August 2017 Family Announcements Raising awareness of CRPS Jed Kagan has what is known in gave up a DEATH NOTICES THANK YOU — CONDOLENCES medical terms as CRPS, or Complex lot of what Regional Pain Syndrome. Every would be GHITA EPSTEIN NORMA MILNER move Jed made was challenging; considered (born KITAY) having a shower, walking down a normal childhood. We would like to express our a passage, carrying a school bag, Passed away peacefully on 5 sincere thanks and gratitude to Fortunately, having people walk towards him June 2017 in Johannesburg, Rabbi Liebenberg, Claremont/ we were aged Wynberg Hebrew Congregation, too fast or even being too close channeled 89 years. family and friends for their love, to him. Imagine if daily tasks such in the right Jed Kagan caring and unbelievable support as brushing your teeth, sitting, or direction Mourned by sister-in-law on passing of our beloved even lying down all caused you and found the Red Cross Children’s Stella Kitay, nephews mother, grandmother and great excruciating pain? Hospital. Marcel, Barnet and Vernon grandmother, Norma. The hospital put us in touch with Kitay and their families, and She was the matriarch and role here are a lot of triggers for CRPS. other families who had gone through niece Kim Silberman. model of our family and will TIn Jed’s case it was a virus that the same thing, and we can’t stress remain in our hearts forever. lodged in his knee. The virus caused enough how much support these THANK YOU — CONDOLENCES the nerves to get stimulated, which families gave us. We realised that we Jill, Melissa, Graeme, Lianne, led to abnormal impulses along were not alone on this journey. Eli, Nicky, Mia and Jake the nerve paths. The nerves affect The day eventually came for him ESTELLE COHEN Shlomi, Tracy, Devora, Sholom the blood vessels, the skin, bone, to be admitted to the Red Cross and Mushkie nerves and tissue, which means that Children’s Hospital and after a week Beloved mother of the whole body is affected by this of Ketamine infusions Jed was finally Neil, Felicity Kassel, disease. Thus begins the continuous relieved from his excruciating pain. Ghita Sarembock, JULIET RUDITZKY cycle of pain. Red Cross Children’s Hospital was sons- and daughter-in- It is a pain like no one can imagine. outstanding. The fact that all the law, grandmother, great We would like to extend our No one can hug you or touch you doctors and therapists who made up grandmother and wife of the sincere thanks to Rabbi Hecht, because it hurts so much — it is the his team have taken time to worry late Max Cohen, passed Rabbi Wineberg, Rabbi Dansky, highest level of pain measured in about the ten children in Africa who away peacefully on Friday family and friends for their support have suffered from this June 23 2017. Estelle was and comfort during this difficult disease is a miracle. 99 years old, just shy of time on the passing of our Jed came home with no her 100th birthday. She beloved mother and grandmother, pain and had to learn to was a long time member of Juliet. walk again. Wynberg shul and Bnoth We wanted to Zion Association. As her Sharon, Jeff and Dean Cohen pay forward the children and grandchildren Samuel and Adam Casper overwhelming support all live overseas, she was from our community and delighted when we visited. Red Cross Children’s Your kind words of LILO WEBER (Mimma) Hospital and we felt the condolence are of great need to do something to comfort to us. Sophie and Neville Codron, honour them and to show David and Ingrid Weber, our appreciation. grandchildren, Marc, Natalie, Raymond, Jed and Shana Kagan with Sister Angeline Schrikker at the Red Cross Children’s Hospital And so the Jedi Tedi MICHAEL Rael, Aviva, Scott, Ariel, Gina, was born. They are hand SCHNEIDERMANN Yael, Shaun, Shlomo, Elisheva, sewn and made from Rochie, Gidon and Mimma’s medical science. Higher than the socks as Jed longed to wear a pair We would like to express 16 great-grandchildren. pain registered when losing a finger of socks but could not. We decided our sincere thanks to all when not under anesthetic. CRPS to make one Jedi Tedi a day for a family and friends who sent We would like to express our is measured at 45/46 out of 50 on year, and to have them sponsored for condolences and gave sincere thanks to all family and the McGill pain scale. A touch of a doctor’s rooms and therapy rooms. support on the passing of friends who sent condolences and feather on the sore skin feels like a Part of the funds raised are donated our beloved husband, father gave us support on the passing blowtorch. to Red Cross Hospitals Pain Clinic. and grandfather. of our beloved mother Jed went to six doctors before they There was a sale of Jedi Tedis at We are grateful to Rabbi and Mimma, Lilo. diagnosed him, and the doctors at Weizmann Primary School on 17 May Wineberg and a special Red Cross Hospital said Jed had and over 150 Jedi Tedis sold out in thanks to Dr Basil Sacks for Our profound gratitude to Rabbi actually been lucky as he is the half an hour. We have already raised all his support during this Wineberg of Marais Road Shul earliest case they have ever seen. over R13 000 for The Red Cross sad time. and Rabbi Green of Constantia He was bedridden, unable to attend Children’s Hospital Pain Clinic and Shul for their comfort and school or play any sport or play with have now entered our second phase Ada, Eleanor, Raoul, assistance. his friends. He took 32 pills a day, sat of our donation collection cycle — we Beverlee, Shaun and in doctor’s rooms for many hours and cannot stop now. grandchildren. Lilo touched the lives of family and friends…. A woman of valour, To place a family announcement, a Holocaust survivor and an phone Tessa 021 464 6736 (am) inspiration to all who knew her. or email: [email protected]

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3110 KAdimah JC Ad#2 40 x 110mm.indd 1 2013/04/12 7:09 PM Cape Jewish Chronicle August 2017 21 Preparing for the Out and about with members High Holy Days and the year ahead “We too often relegate the aged to a lesser status” — a stance reinforced by Western society’s emphasis on youth and vitality. Harold Kushner, a well-known American Rabbi and author, commenting on Judaism’s divergence with Western values questioned whether when we grow older and as we lose our physical grace, while gaining wisdom, and as our bodies sag and our soul’s ripen — does that represent a net gain or a loss? Louise Sparrow at the South African National Gallery ur autumn years are a time to undertake the inner Ojourney of the ripening of the soul. As our dexterity is lost and we focus on the number of losses which we have suffered over the years — one often fails to shift our focus to the gains. We need to own the gains in whichever form they present themselves. Unacknowledged gains may include the individual’s capacity to develop inner strength, clarity or wisdom which is acquired through the distilling of ordinary experiences. Part of Western culture is an over-emphasis on the exterior. We are judged on the premise that the more we have the more we are, which is so far from the truth. We, as a community, need to move past the superficial exteriors surrounding us and begin to focus on the inner riches and wisdom which we gain through life experiences and reflection on what has been. As a community, we need to honour the stories of those that Sea Point members enjoying a day at Fairview in Paarl have lived before us. We need to engage our elders and ask them to narrate the stories that form part of their cherished memories, unique to each individual and family so that we can enrich our own lives by connecting with the lives of others. We may fail to tap into our histories because painful memories are conjured up, because of time constraints or that the fact that those who have the knowledge no longer have the clarity with which to impart it to us. So often, we leave it too long so we are not given the privilege of tapping into one’s own history-often resulting in a sense of loss and disconnection. Harry Epstein and Mike Kelly at a Pop-In Rabbi Deren and Morris Sacks laying tefilin With Rosh Hashana upon us, let us resolve to take time to talk, and more importantly, to engage with and listen to the tales of our elders and the richness of the lessons learned. Walking is the best exercise ‘Walk Away’ from arguments that lead you to nowhere but anger. ‘Walk Away’ from people who deliberately put you down. ‘Walk Away’ from failures and fears that stifle your dreams. ‘Walk Away’ from any thought that reduces your worth. The more you ‘Walk Away’ from things that poison your soul, the happier your life would be. Give Yourself a Walk towards joy and peace…Don’t try to explain yourself to everyone. ‘If they don’t accept you, shake off the dust,’ so walk away! Don’t explain and don’t try to make them understand. Walk ! At the outing to Chevron. Back: Derren from Chevron. Front: Harry Epstein,Gillian Matitiani, Sam from Chevron, Audrey Chantall, Wendy Johnstone and Jenny Dinsdale Diana Sochen Executive Director SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Hearty mazeltov is extended on the following events: Book early for Special Events : Birth We extend our sincere — Brother All bookings open on the 15th of the month prior to the Ettie Buch best wishes to our Cynthia and Jack event advertised. — Great-grandson members who have not Schneider — Brother, • 4 August — Shabbat Supper in Sea Point — R50 for members Barmitzvah been well Brother-in-law and R170 for non-members. Sarah Daitsh — Grandson Alec Alperstein We extend our • 14 – 16 August — Ot Azey in Sea Point R350 Engagement Charlotte Berson condolences to the • 23 August — Biennial CJSA Seminar at the Fire and Ice Hotel Shirley Elvey Eleanor Farber families of members who R350 — Granddaughter Bennie Katzenberg have passed away • September Twilight Suppers R50 — Theodore Yach speaks on Marriage Maureen Lurie Norma Milner his sea swimming and the 20 years of regeneration investment Sadie Graziani We extend our sincere Margaret Saxey into the CBD • 12 September Sea Point 17h30 — Grandaughter condolences to our A hearty welcome to new • 13 September Claremont 17h30 Birthdays members who have lost members to the CJSA • 14 September Milnerton 18h30 Sam Chiat family members family: Adele Greenblau Cedrick and Eileen Braudo Trevor Bouwer JCC AGM Venue: Albow Centre, 18 October 2017. 17h00 to commence sharp at 17h30 The whole community is invited and Pessie Measroch — Son Jennigay Coetzer welcome. Eunice Movsowitz Gillian Matitiani 22 Cape Jewish Chronicle August 2017 Cape Jewish Seniors Events Calendar SEPTEMBER 2017

Friday 1 Sea Point 9.30 Shopping with Malcolm R20 Milnerton 10.30 Men’s Schmooze Group: City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member Stuart Diamond R10

Monday 4 Tuesday 5 Wednesday 6 Thursday 7 Friday 8 Sea Point 10.00 Talking Point with Marcia R10 Sea Point 10.00 A informative morning with CSO R10 Sea Point 9.30 Craft morning with Yvette and Jeannette R15 Sea Point 10.00 Yiddish mit Veronica R10 Sea Point 9.30 Shopping with Malcolm 11.30 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R20 2.00 Mosaic classes with Yvette R30 1.45 Bridge and Kalooki R10 11.30 Quiz R10 R20 2.00 Bridge classes with Harold R10 2.00 Yoga with Leina Sank R10 Milnerton 10.00 Art class with Karen Cohen R25 2.00 Bridge and Kalooki R10 2.00 Reminiscing with Hazel R10 Milnerton 9.15 Outing to Afrogem gallery for video and tour (please note there 10.00 Knitting morning. Bring your own knitting R10 Milnerton 9,30 Kalooki R10 Milnerton 10.00 Movie morning: Enjoy the movie Denial based on the acclaimed are steps) R30 Tea for own account 2.00 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R20 S/Suburbs 10.30 Movie Morning: Old Dogs with John Travolta and Robin book ‘History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier’ R10 1.00 Kalooki set tables R10 S/Suburbs 10.15 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R10 Williams R10 2.00 Musical Appreciation with Doreen Kantor R10 1.45 Line dancing with Hannah Seinik. 10.00 Bnoth Meeting 1.00 Bridge and Kalooki R10 S/Suburbs 9.30 Ageless Grace R10 S/Suburbs 9.30 Social Bridge New members welcome R10 12.30 Tales in the Talmud. Shiur with Rabbi Greg in conjunction with 10.00 Outing to the Heart Museum at Groote Schuur Hospital R95 Tea 10.00 Kalooki R10 U3A. All welcome for own account 2.00 Knitting Group. All welcome R10 West Coast 11.30 Pop In: Dance and entertainment with the Jubilee Dancers R10 10.00 Scrabble R10 2.00 Yiddish mit Rita R10 Sunday 10 Monday 11 Tuesday 12 Wednesday 13 Thursday 14 Friday 15 2.00 Milnerton Sea Point 10.00 Talking Point with Marcia R10 Sea Point 11.30 Pop In: A morning with Janine Rogers of the Gitlin Library R10 Sea Point 9.30 Outing to Afrogem gallery for video and tour (please note there Sea Point 10.00 Yiddish mit Veronica R10 Sea Point 9.30 Shopping with Malcolm Movie and Tea R25 Movie 11.30 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R20 1.30 Art classes with Helen R20 are steps) R30 Tea for own account 11.30 Exercises with Mariamne R10 R20 to be announced 2.00 Bridge classes with Harold R10 2.00 Yoga with Leina R10 12.00 UJW Rosh Hashana Lunch Booking Essential R50 12.00 Friendship Rosh Hashana Lunch at the Union of Jewish Women 2.00 Bridge R10 Milnerton 10.00 A informative morning with CSO R10 1.45 Bridge and Kalooki R10 2.00 Bridge and Kalooki R10 2.00 Reminiscing with Hazel R10 1.00 Kalooki set tables R10 Milnerton 9.30 Kalooki R10 5.30 Twilight Supper: Music and inspiration with Aron Halevi R50 Milnerton 10.00 Bnoth Zion 1.45 Line dancing with Hannah Seinik. 10.00 Art classes with Karen Cohen R25 Booking Essential 12.15 Milnerton Committee Meeting S/Suburbs 9.30 Social Bridge New members welcome R10 10.00 Knitting morning. Bring your own knitting R10 Milnerton 9.30 Kalooki R10 S/Suburbs 9.15 Outing to the 2017 Underwater Photographer of the Year 10.00 Kalooki R10 2.00 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R20 18.30 Twilight Supper: Rowan Polovin R50 Exhibition at the Chavonnes Battery Museum, Clock Tower, 2.00 Knitting Group. All welcome R10 S/Suburbs 10.00 Men’s Schmooze Group: City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee S/Suburbs 10.30 Pop In: Dance and entertainment with the Jubilee Dancers R10 Waterfront. Tea for own account R45 Muizenberg 10.30 Pop In morning with radio presenter Nancy Richards R10 Member Stuart Diamond R10 West Coast 10.30 Pop In: Enjoy the movie Denial. Based on the acclaimed book 9.30 Ageless Grace R10 West Coast 9.30 Outing to the Tea Bag Factory R30 Tea for own account 10.15 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R10 ‘History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier’ R10 Monday 18 Tuesday 19 Wednesday 20 Thursday 21 Friday 22 Sea Point 10.00 Birthday Pop in: Chris Eden R10 Sea Point 9.15 Outing to the Tea Bag Factory R20 Tea for own account. Sea Point 10.00 Talking Point with Roni R10 1.30 Art classes with Helen R20 Milnerton 10.00 Art classes with Karen Cohen R25 11.30 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R20 2.00 Yoga classes R10 10.00 Knitting morning. Bring your own knitting R10 2.00 Bridge R10 Milnerton 9.15 Outing to Hotel Verde, the only ‘green’ hotel in Africa R30 Tea S/Suburbs 10.15 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R10 2.00 Beginners Bridge with Harold R10 for own account Rosh Hashana: Office Closed Rosh Hashana: Office Closed 2.00 Reminiscing with Hazel R10 1.00 Kalooki R10 Milnerton 10.00 Celebrate with a special tea to welcome Rosh Hashana R25 1.45 Line dancing with Hannah Seinik. S/Suburbs 9.30 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R10 S/Suburbs 9.30 ocial Bridge New members welcome R10 9.30 Outing: Join Milnerton members as they celebrate with a Rosh 10.00 Kalooki R10 Hashana tea R45 2.00 Knitting Group. All welcome R10 Monday 25 Tuesday 26 Wednesday 27 Thursday 28 Friday 29 Sea Point 10.00 Pop in: A reality TV morning with Hymie Liebman R10 Sea Point 9.30 Outing to the 2017 Underwater Photographer of the year Sea Point 10.00 Yiddish mit Veronica R10 Sea Point 9.30 Shopping with Malcolm 1.30 Art classes with Helen R20 exhibition at the Chavonnes Battery Museum, Clock Tower, Waterfront. 11.30 Exercises with Mariamre R10 R20 2.00 Yoga classes R10 Tea for own account R45 1.45 Bridge and Kalooki R10 10.30 Men’s Schmooze Milnerton Bingo and socialising morning with Noah Home. Milnerton members 1.45 Bridge and Kalooki R10 Muizenberg 9.30 Kalooki R10 Group: City of Cape Town Public Holiday – office Closed to host residents at Milnerton R10 Milnerton 10.00 Art classes with Karen Cohen R25 S/Suburbs 10.30 Pop In: An informative morning with Dr Craige Dietrichs – R10 Mayoral Committee Member 1.00 Kalooki R10 10.00 Knitting morning. Bring your own knitting R10 West Coast 10.00 Art with Sharon Lopis R35 Stuart Diamond R10 1.45 Line dancing with Hannah Seinik. 2.00 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R20 S/Suburbs 9.30 ocial Bridge New members welcome R10 S/Suburbs 10.15 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R10 Erev Yom Kippur 10.00 Kalooki R10 2.00 Knitting Group. All welcome R10 West Coast 9.15 Outing to the 2017 Underwater Photographer of the year exhibition at the Chavonnes Battery Museum, Clock Tower, Waterfront. Tea for own account R45

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Friday 1 Sea Point 9.30 Shopping with Malcolm R20 Milnerton 10.30 Men’s Schmooze Group: City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member Stuart Diamond R10

Monday 4 Tuesday 5 Wednesday 6 Thursday 7 Friday 8 Sea Point 10.00 Talking Point with Marcia R10 Sea Point 10.00 A informative morning with CSO R10 Sea Point 9.30 Craft morning with Yvette and Jeannette R15 Sea Point 10.00 Yiddish mit Veronica R10 Sea Point 9.30 Shopping with Malcolm 11.30 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R20 2.00 Mosaic classes with Yvette R30 1.45 Bridge and Kalooki R10 11.30 Quiz R10 R20 2.00 Bridge classes with Harold R10 2.00 Yoga with Leina Sank R10 Milnerton 10.00 Art class with Karen Cohen R25 2.00 Bridge and Kalooki R10 2.00 Reminiscing with Hazel R10 Milnerton 9.15 Outing to Afrogem gallery for video and tour (please note there 10.00 Knitting morning. Bring your own knitting R10 Milnerton 9,30 Kalooki R10 Milnerton 10.00 Movie morning: Enjoy the movie Denial based on the acclaimed are steps) R30 Tea for own account 2.00 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R20 S/Suburbs 10.30 Movie Morning: Old Dogs with John Travolta and Robin book ‘History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier’ R10 1.00 Kalooki set tables R10 S/Suburbs 10.15 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R10 Williams R10 2.00 Musical Appreciation with Doreen Kantor R10 1.45 Line dancing with Hannah Seinik. 10.00 Bnoth Meeting 1.00 Bridge and Kalooki R10 S/Suburbs 9.30 Ageless Grace R10 S/Suburbs 9.30 Social Bridge New members welcome R10 12.30 Tales in the Talmud. Shiur with Rabbi Greg in conjunction with 10.00 Outing to the Heart Museum at Groote Schuur Hospital R95 Tea 10.00 Kalooki R10 U3A. All welcome for own account 2.00 Knitting Group. All welcome R10 West Coast 11.30 Pop In: Dance and entertainment with the Jubilee Dancers R10 10.00 Scrabble R10 2.00 Yiddish mit Rita R10 Sunday 10 Monday 11 Tuesday 12 Wednesday 13 Thursday 14 Friday 15 2.00 Milnerton Sea Point 10.00 Talking Point with Marcia R10 Sea Point 11.30 Pop In: A morning with Janine Rogers of the Gitlin Library R10 Sea Point 9.30 Outing to Afrogem gallery for video and tour (please note there Sea Point 10.00 Yiddish mit Veronica R10 Sea Point 9.30 Shopping with Malcolm Movie and Tea R25 Movie 11.30 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R20 1.30 Art classes with Helen R20 are steps) R30 Tea for own account 11.30 Exercises with Mariamne R10 R20 to be announced 2.00 Bridge classes with Harold R10 2.00 Yoga with Leina R10 12.00 UJW Rosh Hashana Lunch Booking Essential R50 12.00 Friendship Rosh Hashana Lunch at the Union of Jewish Women 2.00 Bridge R10 Milnerton 10.00 A informative morning with CSO R10 1.45 Bridge and Kalooki R10 2.00 Bridge and Kalooki R10 2.00 Reminiscing with Hazel R10 1.00 Kalooki set tables R10 Milnerton 9.30 Kalooki R10 5.30 Twilight Supper: Music and inspiration with Aron Halevi R50 Milnerton 10.00 Bnoth Zion 1.45 Line dancing with Hannah Seinik. 10.00 Art classes with Karen Cohen R25 Booking Essential 12.15 Milnerton Committee Meeting S/Suburbs 9.30 Social Bridge New members welcome R10 10.00 Knitting morning. Bring your own knitting R10 Milnerton 9.30 Kalooki R10 S/Suburbs 9.15 Outing to the 2017 Underwater Photographer of the Year 10.00 Kalooki R10 2.00 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R20 18.30 Twilight Supper: Rowan Polovin R50 Exhibition at the Chavonnes Battery Museum, Clock Tower, 2.00 Knitting Group. All welcome R10 S/Suburbs 10.00 Men’s Schmooze Group: City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee S/Suburbs 10.30 Pop In: Dance and entertainment with the Jubilee Dancers R10 Waterfront. Tea for own account R45 Muizenberg 10.30 Pop In morning with radio presenter Nancy Richards R10 Member Stuart Diamond R10 West Coast 10.30 Pop In: Enjoy the movie Denial. Based on the acclaimed book 9.30 Ageless Grace R10 West Coast 9.30 Outing to the Tea Bag Factory R30 Tea for own account 10.15 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R10 ‘History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier’ R10 Monday 18 Tuesday 19 Wednesday 20 Thursday 21 Friday 22 Sea Point 10.00 Birthday Pop in: Chris Eden R10 Sea Point 9.15 Outing to the Tea Bag Factory R20 Tea for own account. Sea Point 10.00 Talking Point with Roni R10 1.30 Art classes with Helen R20 Milnerton 10.00 Art classes with Karen Cohen R25 11.30 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R20 2.00 Yoga classes R10 10.00 Knitting morning. Bring your own knitting R10 2.00 Bridge R10 Milnerton 9.15 Outing to Hotel Verde, the only ‘green’ hotel in Africa R30 Tea S/Suburbs 10.15 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R10 2.00 Beginners Bridge with Harold R10 for own account Rosh Hashana: Office Closed Rosh Hashana: Office Closed 2.00 Reminiscing with Hazel R10 1.00 Kalooki R10 Milnerton 10.00 Celebrate with a special tea to welcome Rosh Hashana R25 1.45 Line dancing with Hannah Seinik. S/Suburbs 9.30 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R10 S/Suburbs 9.30 ocial Bridge New members welcome R10 9.30 Outing: Join Milnerton members as they celebrate with a Rosh 10.00 Kalooki R10 Hashana tea R45 2.00 Knitting Group. All welcome R10 Monday 25 Tuesday 26 Wednesday 27 Thursday 28 Friday 29 Sea Point 10.00 Pop in: A reality TV morning with Hymie Liebman R10 Sea Point 9.30 Outing to the 2017 Underwater Photographer of the year Sea Point 10.00 Yiddish mit Veronica R10 Sea Point 9.30 Shopping with Malcolm 1.30 Art classes with Helen R20 exhibition at the Chavonnes Battery Museum, Clock Tower, Waterfront. 11.30 Exercises with Mariamre R10 R20 2.00 Yoga classes R10 Tea for own account R45 1.45 Bridge and Kalooki R10 10.30 Men’s Schmooze Milnerton Bingo and socialising morning with Noah Home. Milnerton members 1.45 Bridge and Kalooki R10 Muizenberg 9.30 Kalooki R10 Group: City of Cape Town Public Holiday – office Closed to host residents at Milnerton R10 Milnerton 10.00 Art classes with Karen Cohen R25 S/Suburbs 10.30 Pop In: An informative morning with Dr Craige Dietrichs – R10 Mayoral Committee Member 1.00 Kalooki R10 10.00 Knitting morning. Bring your own knitting R10 West Coast 10.00 Art with Sharon Lopis R35 Stuart Diamond R10 1.45 Line dancing with Hannah Seinik. 2.00 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R20 S/Suburbs 9.30 ocial Bridge New members welcome R10 S/Suburbs 10.15 Ageless Grace with Yvonne R10 Erev Yom Kippur 10.00 Kalooki R10 2.00 Knitting Group. All welcome R10 West Coast 9.15 Outing to the 2017 Underwater Photographer of the year exhibition at the Chavonnes Battery Museum, Clock Tower, Waterfront. Tea for own account R45

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With compliments With Compliments The Henry Van Embden Kalman, Esther and Family Foundation Michael Maisel Trust 24 Cape Jewish Chronicle August 2017 JCS@WORK Are you living with a family member with a mental illness? Our residents would love to have you join in our annual When mental illness hits, it can hit that is most heart breaking to learn Second Night Rosh Hashana dinner at Glendale Home and understand. Letting go is tough hard. It hits the person who has it on Thursday 20 September. The service starts at 7pm, and it hits the family equally hard even when the adult child is well and — though in different ways. thriving. followed by a delicious dinner with all the favourite 2. Ask your loved one to humour you traditional foods prepared in our kitchen. ne of the most common questions and go to see a doctor/social worker Owe at Jewish Community together. When family members ask Services get asked is ‘How can I help me how to help their loved one, the Please note: booking closes Friday 8 September. my loved one when they don’t think issue has usually been going on for Please contact Charmian: 021 712 0270 they need help to begin with?’ quite some time. And in that time Regardless of the reason, as a entrenched power struggles have email: [email protected] family member or friend, it can feel developed and mistrust on both sides powerless. But there are steps you has been established. can take. Here are a few to help you 3. Rebuild trust and rapport. Your help your loved one move forward on adult child, sibling or parent may the journey to recovery and wellness. continue to get angry when you 1. Remember that the journey to suggest anything. The trick is for you SAVE THE DATE! accept there is a problem to deal to NOT get angry back. This is easier with is theirs alone. Although you said than done. But the goal is to can prepare the ground; by having have them be willing to see someone discussions and listening, by setting for a general check-up. clear boundaries and by offering 4. Evaluate whether you are really the information when appropriate. For best person to talk to your loved one anyone who’s been in this position, right now. Be honest, if conversations you’re aware it takes more than end with tempers flying, another RACE DAY one conversation. It takes many. person who has his/her best interests It’s about voicing your concern with at heart and can communicate more compassion. While at the same easily is a better option. time it’s about setting boundaries for your own well-being, recognizing If any of the above resonates with you are not responsible for their you and you need assistance, health and happiness. If you are a please contact Rhita Russon on [email protected] 021 465 4200 parent of an adult child, this is one 021 462 5520 or [email protected] A marvelous museum visit and a very creative art class It’s shaping up to be a busy The cold winter weather might and fun-filled winter for the be keeping everyone indoors, Glendale residents but that doesn’t mean we’re not having fun! Inspired by the recent ur Glendale residents Cape storm, our OT Nicole held Ocouldn’t wait for their visit to an art class where our residents the Iziko South African Museum got the chance to really express and, when the day finally came, themselves creatively. Not only it proved even more exciting than did everyone love the chance to they could have imagined! It was show off their art skills, but this a totally new experience for some kind of activity also offers a great and a great opportunity for more way to expose our residents social integration as everyone to new things. Best of all was enjoyed the chance to explore seeing how proud everyone was and see things that they’ve never of the art they had created and seen before. The giant shark jaw how excited they were to ‘display’ was an especially huge hit, as their creations in and around the were the whale sounds — and home. even when the noises stopped, Be sure to like our Glendale Dale and Ari were luckily on page on Facebook for more hand to recreate them for us! updates and info. Glendale residents outside the Iziko Natural History Museum

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April 25, 20175:09 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered By Ari Shapiro

Two years ago, life was good for Sheryl Sandberg. The Facebook senior executive and mother of two had a best-selling book (Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead) and she and her husband, Dave Goldberg, decided to take a vacation. But on that vacation, Goldberg collapsed at the gym from heart failure and died. He was 47 years old. Sandberg went through a period of darkness after her husband's death. She turned to professionals and friends for help getting through it, and now she's written a book with one of those professionals, psychologist Adam Grant. It's called Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience and Finding Joy. Sandberg spoke to NPR about finding her way back to normal and the best way to be there for someone who’s going through a hard time.

Interview Highlights On how the people around her reacted to her loss when Dave is gone? And what I realized is that it's not just overcoming the My interactions before — I would drop my kids off at school and, you know, grief and it's not just overcoming the isolation; it's giving ourselves permission the parents and I would all wave to each other; show up at work and everyone to feel happy. would chit chat. A lot of that just stopped and people kind of looked at me like My brother-in-law, Dave's only sibling, did this for me in such a beautiful way. I was a ghost. And I think they were so afraid of saying the wrong thing that He called me one day and he was crying, I could hear it in his voice. And he they hardly said anything at all. said, "All Dave ever wanted was for you and your children to be happy. Don't And it's not just death which does this, it's really all forms of adversity. You take that away from him in death." And it still was hard to let myself laugh, want to silence a room? Get diagnosed with cancer. You know, have someone to let myself find joy, but I realized I had to work at it. I had to give myself in your family go to prison. Lose a job. Sexual assault. These things are permission. And I knew I needed to do it because everyone said if I didn't find uncomfortable, and because they're uncomfortable people are often afraid a way to be happy my kids could never be happy. ... of saying the wrong thing and often say nothing at all, and then we have this One of the suggestions Adam made to me is write down three moments of huge elephant in a room following us around. And one of the reasons I wrote joy before you go to bed. And it's the New Year's resolution I've kept by far the book and am launching OptionB.org is that the problem with that is that the longest. ... The thing about happiness is I think sometimes we're waiting we then don't help each other when we most need that help, and I think that's for the big stuff to be happy. ... But happiness isn't always the big things. when we can most come together. Happiness is actually the little things, the little moments that make up our day. On the best way to be there someone who's going through a hard time And in the face of Dave's death, the big thing was not getting better, and it's I used to say, when someone was going through something hard, "Is there still not better. So if I wait for that to get better to feel any happiness I'm never anything I can do?" And I meant it, I meant it kindly. But the problem is ... that gonna feel it. kind of shifts the burden to the person you're offering the help to to figure out what they need. And when I was on the other side of that question, I didn't Radio producer Selena Simmons-Duffin, radio editor Jeffrey Katz and digital know how to answer it. Is there anything you can do? Well, can you make producer Nicole Cohen contributed to this story. Father's Day go away so I don't have to live through it every year? No. © 2017 National Public Radio, Inc. NPR news report titled ‘Just Show Up’: Rather than offer to do something, it's often better to do anything. Just do Sheryl Sandberg On How To Help Someone Who’s Grieving” by Ari Shapiro something specific. My wonderful friends ... tragically lost a son and they was originally published on npr.org on April 25, 2017, and is used with the spent many months in a hospital before that. And one of his friends texted him permission of NPR. Any unauthorized duplication is strictly prohibited. and said, "What do you not want on a burger?" Not, "Do you want dinner?" Another friend texted and said, "I'm in the lobby of your hospital for an hour for a hug whether you come down or not." Just show up. Now, there's no one way to grieve and not everyone will want the same thing. So the best approach is really ask people. Say, "I know you're going through something terrible. I'm coming over with dinner tonight. Is that OK?" On how to build resilience The most important thing you can do to build resilience is find gratitude. And it's completely counter intuitive, right? I lost my husband and I would have thought that what you want to do in that situation is try to come up with any positive thought you can. But one day [Option B co-author Adam Grant] said to me, "You should think about how things could be worse." And I looked at him like he was crazy. I'm like, "Worse? Well? Are you kidding?" And he said, "Dave could have had that same cardiac arrhythmia driving your children." Right? I mean sock it to the gut. Never occurred to me I could have lost all three. And the second you say that, you're "I'm good. My kids are alive." On how losing her husband made her rethink some of the things she wrote about in 2013's Lean In I think in some ways I didn't get it. When I wrote Lean In, I certainly thought about single mothers and single parents, and I wrote about that in the book. But I also titled a whole chapter "Make Your Partner a Real Partner." And it wasn't until I lost Dave that I really understood how hard that could be for someone who didn't have one, the same way Father's Day is so hard for us now. ... And I posted this last Mother's Day and said I don't think I understood this deeply enough. And I really believe we need to do better. ... Resilience is needed by everyone and hardship is not evenly distributed. People who are living with disadvantage and living in poverty face more to overcome and have fewer resources with which to overcome and we need to change both of those. On giving herself permission to be happy after her husband died About four months after Dave died, I went to a friend's child's bar mitzvah and I got on the dance floor with an old high school friend and danced to a song I love. And then a minute in, I just started crying. A lot. On the dance floor. He had to kind of take me outside. And I didn't really know what was wrong, and then I realized I felt OK. For one minute. I danced and felt happy for a minute, and then immediately the guilt just flooded into my body. How can I feel OK 26 Cape Jewish Chronicle August 2017 From Cape Town to the Ukraine

To trace their family roots, brothers Barry and Robert Slavin recently travelled to Zaporozhye, Ukraine, the birthplace of their late father, Nachum ben Dov Behr Halevi Slavin.

o honour his beloved memory Tin a lasting and meaningful way they commissioned a beautiful Bimah Cover for the Chabad Synagogue in Zaporozhye. The rich velvet Bimah Cover, with beautiful embroidery and Hebrew dedication, was made by Astra Centre. Bimah Cover: Embroidery detail with dedication Rabbi Nachum Chaim Ehrentreu, Barry Slavin, Director of Zaporozhye Archives, and Robert Slavin view the birth, brit milah and death records of Slavin family members.

Robert Slavin, Rabbi Nachum Chaim Ehrentreu and Barry Slavin on the bimah Rebbetzin Nechama Dina Ehrentreu and lady congregants admiring the Bimah cover

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After fleeing in A unique history of the Hebrew language from anguish, he found himself in a predominantly African American biblical times to its reinvention as a national town in rural Alabama where he met Rosie, the single mother modern language. Gilnert, a renowned linguist, of a young son. Their friendship, along with the rekindling of explores the way Hebrew has been used in his love of music, inspired Jacob to find courage after tragedy Jewish life and how Jews and Christians have through the restorative power of human connection. invested it with a symbolic power beyond normal CONVICTION by JULIA DAHL. Another thriller featuring language. While Herzl thought German should journalist Rebekah Roberts. She sees a handwritten message be the language of Israel, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, from a convict named DeShawn Perkins who insists he was Hayim Nahman Bialik and their colleagues wrongfully convicted for the brutal murder of a Crown Heights devoted themselves to the remaking of the family in 1992. Rebekah notices that one of the main detectives Hebrew language. A richly, detailed book which was Saul Katz, the boyfriend of her long-estranged mother. has been meticulously researched. However, witnesses are missing and people’s memories have faded and no-one wants to talk about this violent time when Black/Jewish relations were strained. Dahl examines the OPTION B by SHERYL SANDBERG AND ADAM GRANT. power of community, loyalty and denial. Written by Sanderg, Facebook’s chief commanding officer and NINE LOVE LETTERS by GERALD JACOBS. The novel Grant, Wharton’s top professor. 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MUSICAL INTEREST GHOST VARIATIONS by JESSICA DUCHEN. This thriller is MOZART: THE MAN REVEALED by JOHN SUCHET. A written by Duchen , a pianist and musical scholar. In London wonderful biography transporting you to a time of musical during the 1930’s. Jelly d’Aranyi, a Hungarian Jewish violinist soirees in eighteenth century Europe. Suchet covers the life of participates in an Ouija board sitting and receives a message Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from his birth in Salzburg in 1756 supposedly from the spirit of Robert Schumann who entreats to his early days as a child prodigy and finally his untimely her to find his unknown violin concerto in D minor. Jelly demise in 1791. Written with warmth and wit, he reveals embarks on a complex quest to find the piece amidst the rise in fine detail the man behind the genius examining all the of the Nazis in Germany where the manuscript is held. With myths and misunderstandings which surrounded him. Using her career sliding out of control, Jelly realises that saving the an assortment of delightful illustrations and documents, he concerto will lead to her own redemption. highlights this best-loved musical composer’s fascinating life. DISPLACED by STEPHAN ABARBANELL. An intelligent debut JEWS AND JAZZ: Improvising Ethnicity by CHARLES thriller beginning in British-occupied Palestine in 1946. Elderly HERSCH. This book explores the meaning of Jewish writer Elias Lind is not convinced that his scientist brother involvement in the world of American jazz. Hersch illustrates Raphael died in a concentration camp. Too frail to search how jazz was used as an art form from the 1920s to the current himself he persuades a contact in the Jewish resistance to help era. He discusses how the black-Jewish alliance was a fraught him. Lilya Wasserfall, a member of the Hagganah is ordered to relationship. He focuses on the way prominent musicians like do this. 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My response trauma counsellor and psychologist completed this evacuation when a was, “don’t bother to send a vehicle, herself, she comments that the fireball from a tree landed on the roof The communities of Knysna and the house isn’t there anymore.” effects of losing one’s house are of the shed, destroying all of their Plettenberg Bay were particularly The family were taken in by friends, more overwhelming than she ever belongings and Erez’s business’ affected. and the next day Ariella and Clive imagined. Picking through the machinery. As they fled to safety, Erez said the fire was like “the cutting he fires were so rapid and of a cake” — it just kept taking more Tunexpected, that just before and more. their farm was razed to the ground, Since the fire, Erez has been Ariella and Clive Kaplan were at the helping others to begin rebuilding local KwikSpar getting a few things. their homes. “In Judaism we say that “Looking back, it was a ridiculous nothing is for the good, nothing is for thing to do under the circumstances,” the bad, we just need to learn from it exclaims Ariella. “We were not and move on,” he says. The couple thinking clearly at all. The whole time have been assisted by a number of at the KwikSpar, I kept saying to Clive crowd-funding campaigns in South that we needed to head home.” Africa and Israel, and an Israeli friend They returned to their farm on the came to South Africa for two weeks outskirts of Plettenberg Bay, which just to be with them and help. included a family home, guesthouse Tanya and Derek Kushner live on and cottage, and were immediately Thesen Islands in Knysna — one evacuated. As Ariella’s mother, The remains of Ariella Kaplan's great-grandmother's Singer sewing machine. of the few safe havens when the their children, staff, pets and a few fires broke out, explains Tanya. Like possessions were packed into three returned to their property. “What we rubble, she says her son will build other island residents, the Kushners vehicles, they “tore out of there, only found was a blackened waste land. a sculpture of the remains. In an opened their home to evacuees. to be told that the road was closed on Our house had been obliterated. The uncanny coincidence, her mother’s They also faced suffocating smoke, both sides and we were directed to only remaining area was my mother’s Pesach things all survived. These power failures and limited water, turn into an open farm field. flatlet. Her kitchen had been melted, were literally the only items left intact. and after a few days decided to “We sat and watched in horror as the bedroom blackened, but less Erez and Louisa Shneor from evacuate because the smoke was the flames got higher and higher. than a meter away, her dining room Plettenberg Bay also lost their too overpowering. Each time the smoke turned black, table was unscathed and on it stood home and farm to the fires. Erez we knew another house was taken. a Siddur and Kiddush cup which she describes how they had initially felt continues on page 36 Cape Jewish Chronicle August 2017 35 Continues from page 1 New film sheds light on a truly remarkable man antor Immerman’s story reads Shelly Furman explains in the film, in his 80s today and still remembers calendar, or Clike a movie. Born blind, he “Everyone at the Worcester School his portion. the face of lost both of his parents by the time for the Blind, as well as his family, Cantor Immerman, so instantly the countless he was five and was brought up by thought he was nuts. They thought recognizable, always dressed people whose his step-parents in Zastron, a small he was too ambitious, but it was what immaculately in his dark suit and lives and town in the Orange Free State. he wanted to do and nothing was black hat, with his white walking stick, stories he Despite challenges and setbacks, going to stop him!” remembered everyone by name and took such an he was determined from an early Despite his blindness Abe could tell you in an instant what your interest in and age to become a cantor and teach memorized the entire Torah, barmitzvah portion was, no matter remembered Yiddishkeit to children when he including the trop, and the synagogue how many years had passed since without finished his schooling. His cousin, services off by heart by the time he your big day. He was famous for missing a was a young man. He went on to telling you in an instant what day of beat. Former lead services in many congregations the week you were born on. All you pupils and community members around the country settling in had to do was to supply the date. would flock to him wherever he went Oudtshoorn and then in Cape He led services with confidence simply to say hello, and those who Town and teaching hundreds, if not and taught with determination and knew him understand why. thousands, of barmitzvah boys and patience, yet never once had he Cantor Immerman z’’l brought light school pupils. His first barmitzvah seen the letters or words on a Torah into our lives. He saw what was pupil in Cape Town, Solly Alpert, is scroll, never once a prayer book, a shining from us and reflected it right back to us. He led us. He loved us. 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LEXUS CAPE TOWN CITY Cnr Christiaan Barnard Street and Nelson Mandela Blvd, Foreshore, Cape Town 087 350 6378 www.lexusunitrans.co.za 36 Cape Jewish Chronicle August 2017 continues from page 34 Jewish families describe horror of Garden Route fires n a series of Whatsapp messages, burning to the ground. In a Facebook reach out to others less fortunate.” he said that Israel donated R25 000 ITanya described the scene to post that has since gone viral, He adds that the overwhelming worth of food and produce to the family as it unfolded: “Clouds of Bailey wrote: “I’m more interested response to his Facebook post has firemen and other first responders, smoke everywhere... I can’t breathe. in how beautiful this photo is of my been deeply humbling: “It reveals a which he presented to Knysna Mayor So many people have lost their Plett house on fire than sad. I’ll do a huge desire among South Africans to Eleanore Bouw-Spies. “Israelis know, homes. Virtually the whole of Knysna painting of it. Please — your support, reach out to each other. We are at a too well, emergency situations and is decimated. It has been declared sympathy and sorrow must be place in our broken country when the disasters. We remember assistance a disaster zone... it’s a total war focused on the hundreds of people invisible walls of division are falling. that Israel received from friends zone. I cannot believe the goodwill with no insurance, who have lost For every degree of darkness and around the world during the awful of the people – everyone is helping, everything. Let us unite in times like hate there are equal degrees of love Mount Carmel fires in 2010,” said the giving and sharing. So many people Ambassador. we know have lost everything... The Board of Deputies’ Liza-Jane the townships are also so severely Saban said that “Our community has affected. We now do not have water... been overwhelming in their support. trying to buy water, chaos. It’s an We have received R240 000 cash apocalypse.” donations so far.” The Board also sent Johannesburg couple Taryn a truckload of donated household Kahn and Graham Ziegler were goods from a collection drive that in Plettenberg Bay on holiday to was arranged in conjunction with celebrate Taryn’s birthday. Ziegler the Union of Jewish Women and SA awoke in the night and saw that the Zionist Federation. Pick n Pay kindly fire was 200m away. The couple donated the truck and transportation dashed to their rental car with of the goods up to the Plett Shul. minimal possessions, and tried to Saban adds that Stacey Aronson drive away on the main Robberg from the Plett Shul has worked road, which was engulfed in flames. tirelessly to sort donations from Cape They eventually abandoned their Town and Joburg; and arranged a rental car and ran to the beach. At Sophia Kaplan (age 6) shows her family fleeing a wall of fire more intimate, personal collection the highway they were picked up and these, something we South Africans and light. This disaster is a trigger to space for families who have taken to a place of safety, which was are so good at, and pick ourselves this — a blessing in disguise.” thanked her for making it a dignified later evacuated. That evening they up by our boot straps and re-build As the days and weeks have experience. Counsellors also went returned to their holiday home, which broken hearts, homes and lives passed, the families are slowly to assist with trauma counselling for had been surrounded by fire but together.” coming to terms with their losses, local school children who otherwise miraculously not damaged and they Speaking from London, Bailey said and dealing with the trauma. A wouldn’t have the resources to afford returned to Johannesburg the next that the first calls to assist were from drawing by Sophia Kaplan (age 6), a psychologist. “Resident Jewish day. They feel lucky to be alive. Jewish friends. “As a Jew, my late shows the family fleeing a wall of fire. families with whom we have worked Jewish artist Beezy Bailey was sent grandfather Dr Harry Epstein instilled Dr Merle Friedman has put together are in the process of assessing a haunting photo of his holiday home in me the unquestionable duty to a proposal with the remains of Former Reserve their properties; Bank Governor According to the Knysna and trying to get Gill Marcus, who Plett Herald (29 June), 50% a semblance of facilitating business growth & currently heads the of those whose houses were order back into financial sustainability Knysna Initiative destroyed are uninsured. their lives,” says for Learning and There is a concern that some Saban. Teaching (KILT), residents who were insured According to calling for a the Knysna Plett trauma centre to will decide not to rebuild Herald (29 June), Grow your business. be established in but will take their insurance 50% of those Knysna. payouts and leave Knysna. whose houses Get a mentor. “Cognizant of the were destroyed are massive challenge uninsured. There facing Knysna, contact has been is a concern that some residents made with colleagues in Australia who were insured will decide not to The mentorship programme provides who are world renowned experts in rebuild but will take their insurance the field of trauma and fire disasters,” payouts and leave Knysna. The guidance and on-going support to explains Dr Friedman. “The council is considering incentives to start-ups and small business owners. Australians have developed excellent prevent this, and is also discussing skills to deal with bush fires and are how it could ensure that houses willing to come to Knysna to share are built in a more sustainable way. Mentorship programme their experience and expertise, and There is also a concern that as a introduction workshop train professionals and volunteers. result of the fires, many families with Date “In order to do this work, there is lower incomes have lost jobs like Facilitated by the Wednesday a requirement for facilities. Working gardening or domestic work. 16 August 2017 ORT JET Team together with a variety of stakeholders The paper also reports that Knysna and in keeping with the municipality has more than enough donations of Venue ORT JET’s introduction of Knysna’s objectives, there is an clothing and does not need more. ORT JET workshop informs imperative to ensure that trauma What it needs now is financial Training Centre entrepreneurs on how the counseling is available to those in donations, building materials, tinned mentorship programme works. need, as quickly and sustainably as food, toiletries and ‘white goods’ such possible.” as toasters, kettles and microwaves. Jewish day schools, organisations, Time Helping you be the best Community members, civil society, businesses and communities have shuls, companies and individuals 09h00 - 12h00 version of yourself come out in full force to assist those have all rallied to contribute to all who had lost everything. victims of the fire, and they are too RSVP Israel’s Ambassador Arthur Lenk numerous to mention here. The real [email protected] www.ortjetcapetown.org.za visited Knysna in the days after the test will be in the months and years fire. 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There are many recognition among thousands, if contempt, because Jews are Even though Trotsky — who was peoples around the world with whom regarded as bearers of racial and fond of good cognac and hunting we share common links and mutual not millions, of people who would social ‘privilege.’ If someone is — would have had very little in experiences of persecution: Roma otherwise never have heard of accused of ‘anti-Semitism,’ the logic common with the safe spaces and gypsies in Eastern Europe, Kurds you. proceeds, it’s because that person trigger warnings of intersectionality, and Yazidis in Iraq and Syria, and has dared to criticise expressions of his observation would probably pretty much every religious minority ad a group of Jewish women Jewish privilege — for example, by resonate with the more thoughtful — from Christians to Baha’is — that Hwaving gay pride rainbow flags visibly identifying with a state built of its advocates. Arguments, this lives under some form of Islamic rule. embossed with the Star of David upon the cardinal sin of ‘Zionism.’ strongly materialist view holds, are The advantages of this kind not been ejected from a recent In my view, arguing with someone simply reflections of the political of advocacy should be obvious. LGBT parade in Chicago, I doubt who sees the world through the forces advancing them; hence, an Jews, who often feel alone in these the ‘Chicago Dyke Collective’ would prism of intersectionality is a waste activist who is committed to the contexts, will realise that they are have made headlines. of time, because intersectionality is liberation of ‘Palestine’ will not hear not. The largely ignored struggles All the condemnation this group a device to prevent authentic debate in a counter-argument from a Zionist around the world against genocide of fanatics justifiably received was from occurring the first place. Here’s merely an argument, but rather a and tyranny — all those examples we internalised in the only way that a good example: During a meeting dishonest rationalisation of ‘Zionism’ invoke when we talk about ‘double makes sense to them: by lashing out at Dartmouth College in May, and ‘racism’ that is paid for by the standards’ — will start getting once again at Zionism as a form of Palestinian-American BDS activist ‘apartheid regime’ in ‘occupied the attention they deserve. This ‘racism,’ and by justifying a nasty Linda Sarsour refused to answer a Palestine.’ combined force can begin the task of instance of racist exclusion as an question about her stance on female How, then, to respond to this freeze speaking truth to the growing power act of ‘resistance’ — in much the genital mutilation, on the grounds on thought? One answer is to ignore of intersectionality in our schools and same way that racial segregation that the questioner was a “young it, or to at least put it in perspective universities. was trumpeted in the Old South as a white man” whose perspective was by recognising that certain things Practically speaking, I can think of defense of ‘civilised’ values. by definition offensive to her. — like booting Jewish women out one great organisation — UN Watch Inevitably, the scandal of anti- This sort of dumbed-down of a parade — infuriate us precisely — that already works along these Semitism on display at the totalitarianism isn’t amenable to because they are not the norm. lines. Theirs is an example worth LGBT parade in Chicago has reasoned exchange. But there’s Another response is to take on the studying, because this problem is not generated a slew of articles about a more important point: For the whole edifice of intersectionality by going away. ‘intersectionality’ — the idea that intersectionality folks, argument is highlighting the almost violent way all forms of social oppression are beside the point. that it shuts down independent, Ben Cohen writes a weekly column linked, but with the caveat that what Leon Trotsky, the Communist leader critical thinking, and by challenging for JNS.org on Jewish affairs and counts as ‘oppression’ can only exiled from the Soviet Union by Josef its academic and media advocates Middle Eastern politics. His writings be determined by those who are Stalin, was once asked why he had to speak in propositions, not have been published in Commentary, ‘oppressed.’ been defeated in their epic political declarations. the New York Post, Haaretz, The Therein lies the trick. Among the struggle, when Stalin was clearly A third approach — and the one Wall Street Journal and many other evangelists of intersectionality — Trotsky’s intellectual inferior. Trotsky I find most intriguing — is the publications. whose tone, to my mind, has more in Is UNESCO’s denial of Israel’s ties to Jewish heritage sites irrelevant? By Sean Savage for JNS.org For most countries, the United heritage site. ‘diplomatic victories,’” Danon said. part of a larger strategy of employing Nations body UNESCO is a relatively These latest resolutions dovetail Palestinian strategy and implications legal discourse in the political battle innocuous organisation, dedicated with previous anti-Israel measures While the UNESCO votes may not to delegitimise Israel. to preserving some of humanity’s passed by UNESCO in May and late provide any practical concerns for “The strategy is aptly called lawfare, most important cultural treasures last year. At the same time, the Jewish Israel, they do carry several negative which has nothing to do with proper state has seen steadfast support legal matters and proceedings,” as well as promoting scientific implications, according to Michal from the new Trump administration, Hatuel-Radoshitzky, a research Frisch told JNS.org, explaining that and educational collaborations and is strengthening economic ties the Palestinian goal “is to engrain in between nations. fellow for Israel’s Institute for National with emerging powers in Asia and Security Studies. the world community the idea that Africa. As such, do the most recent “First, they serve to weaken the major sites of Judaism is in the ut for Israel, UNESCO has anti-Israel UNESCO resolutions UNESCO’s credibility and mandate ‘occupied Palestinian territories,’ a become the latest venue for B even matter? to perform its mission, and further term which never appeared in the key attempts by its detractors, namely the Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. erode the U.N.’s very negative documents concerning the Israeli- Palestinians and their supporters, to Danny Danon told JNS.org that image among Israelis,” Hatuel- Arab-Palestinian conflict.” deny fundamental aspects of Jewish UNESCO’s attempt to sever ties Radoshitzky told JNS.org. “Second, By combining this strategy with heritage. between Israel and Hebron have they serve to cultivate the common the UNESCO resolutions, Frisch During the UNESCO World Heritage no practical implications for Israel, Israeli perception that the world explained, the Palestinians achieve Committee’s 41st annual meeting saying the latest resolutions are is against us, further fueling fear, the goal of “appearing as a state that last week in Krakow, Poland, the U.N. “shameful and offensive” and and strengthening hardliners is opposed by a foreign occupation body approved a resolution denying eliminate “UNESCO’s last remaining opposed to any compromises that has nothing spiritually to do with Israel’s sovereignty in Jerusalem’s shed of credibility.” which will ultimately be needed to the area — in other words, a colonial Old City — which includes the “The Palestinians understand that reach an Israeli-Palestinian peace entity that will disappear as the other Temple Mount, Judaism’s holiest site their chances to pass anti-Israel agreement.” foreign colonial powers disappeared — as well as a resolution declaring resolutions in more significant According to Hillel Frisch, an expert in the past.” Hebron’s Cave of the Patriarchs, international bodies has diminished on Palestinian and Islamic politics at where the biblical Jewish matriarchs over the past few months, so they the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic and patriarchs are believed to be seek out declaratory anti-Israel Studies, the UNESCO resolutions are buried, as an endangered Palestinian measures and meaningless so-called coninues on page 41 40 Cape Jewish Chronicle August 2017 HOLIDAY APARTMENTS SYDNEY CHRONIC ADS Eastern Suburbs. 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I mean, with immense perseverance and grit of belonging or of sharing a sense the participants for being selected for here I was, relatively new to this went on to become the SA Paralympic of personal relatedness’. Are you such an outstanding achievement. community and people were already Gold Medalist and three times considered to be part of the ‘traditional’ Ronen Cohen, Chairman of shouting their congratulations in the Maccabi Gold Medalist in swimming. community? Do you find yourself Maccabi Cape Town wished all the streets! But I think it demonstrates In 2009 Shireen had the honour of at home and comfortable within the participants the best of luck for their the nature of the Cape Town Jewish being a flagbearer at the Maccabi confines of the Orthodox and Zionist games and congratulated them and community, and the South African Games. Shireen has been involved Jew? One can further unpack those their coaches for their unwavering Jewish community to a larger extent. in the training of our swimming team terms. What is Orthodoxy in South dedication and commitment to all the My entire working career has been for this year’s games. The evenings Africa today? Is it driving to Shul practices and preparation. in the Jewish community. Besides for proceedings were completed with a on Friday night, having a Shabbas Cliff Garrun, National Chairman the one time I stepped out to work prayer and words of wisdom by Rabbi dinner with the family and then complimented Ronen and all his in a mostly Jewish-owned start-up, Wineberg. going to the rugby at Newlands on committee and coaches for the it’s been quite a communally driven We in Cape Town will watch our the Saturday evening after watching outstanding work they do on an ride. From ChaiFM up in Jo’burg to participants, on live streaming in some soccer on TV? And who is a ongoing basis in keeping the Maccabi the Cape Board of Deputies, and the opening procession at Teddy Zionist? Can I believe in a two-state flag flying high, whether or not it is now my current teaching career at Stadium, with keen interest. We wish solution, and prefer the ideological a year of the games. Maccabi will Herzlia, as well as the various shul everyone B’hatzlach Raba and know tenets of Labour rather than Likud? always remain a force to be reckoned choirs I’ve sung in, the community that they will do us proud, but more Can I bad-mouth Prime Minister with. Cliff also introduced Jonathan has been my employer. But the term important than anything else that Netanyahu’s policies on settlements Kaplan, South Africa’s former ‘the community’ is so vague, with so they will enjoy themselves and be and still be a good Zionist? Does that International Rugby Union referee many different aspects within it. What negate my membership within the good sportsmen. does ‘the community’ mean today? tribe? It is such a loaded term in our David McMillan and David Chavis ‘community’. say that there are four elements that Now let’s go to the second element make up a community. The first one — influence: ‘the feeling of belonging is membership, which is ‘the feeling or of sharing a sense of personal of belonging or of sharing a sense of relatedness.’ McMillan and Chavis personal relatedness’. Then there is see this as a contradictory term. influence, ‘a sense of mattering, of One the one hand, one must assert making a difference to a group and of one’s influence on one’s group. One the group mattering to its members’. the other hand, ‘cohesiveness is Reinforcement is the third, ‘an contingent on a group’s ability to integration and fulfilment of needs. influence its members’. They ask the This is the feeling that members’ question, “Is it a bad thing for a group needs will be met by the resources to exert influence on its members received through their membership to attain conformity?”. To answer in the group.’ The last element is YES! to that, we can turn to the ‘shared emotional connection, the ANC. We can categorically state that commitment and belief that members through conforming to the will of the have shared and will share history, top echelons of the ruling party, its common places, time together, and members have allowed Jacob Zuma similar experiences.’ to loot South Africa’s coffers for his Let’s talk about the last one first. and his cronies (and the Guptas) Girls u18 soccer team We really have a shared history personal benefits. But, conformity and memory. Our (mostly) Litvak can lead to revolutionary concepts background, with a dollop of British and ideas. influence here and there, has I think that this community is an created who we are today, and I amazing body to be a part of. It is believe that there is a commitment caring, loving and generous. It is a to continue to share our history, time community filled with people who and experiences together as the embody menschlikheid, people who ‘community’. shout ‘Mazeltov’ on the street after Let’s then go to the third element, hearing about someone’s simcha. that of ‘reinforcement’. With so many It has its flaws and we can always organisations ensuring that those question what kind of community we who identify with the community’s are. However, I hope that through needs will be met, this certainly isn’t our differences and questions we a problem. With Jewish Community can dictate what kind of community Services, Astra, and Staffwise, we would like to be, and think about bursaries from the Cape Board and our collective future. A community financial assistance from Herzlia, in which I can proudly raise my among many others, our community daughter. is definitely supportive. This doesn’t even touch on those who get jobs through community networking. We Craig Nudelman is a teacher, a father and can look at many businesses today a Jewish observer Boys u16 futsal team Cape Jewish Chronicle August 2017 43 Sport A view from the bar Highlights from the first week Freedom of religion and the of the 20th Maccabiah constitution By Leigh Rodgers, Maccabi SA communications manager By Anton Katz The 20th Maccabiah kicked off officially on Tuesday 4 July and When humans form societies it is Constitutional Court Team South Africa started strong, excited and enthusiastic. healthy, and indeed necessary, for accepted that ‘it is Here are some highlights from our first week. some agreement to exist between the true that to single individual members how to regulate out a member of a religious community for and accommodate the different belief disadvantageous treatment would, on the Rugby 7s competition face of it, constitute unfair discrimination systems that may exist. The first team sport of the Maccabiah Games to reach completion against that community. The contrary, was the Rugby 7s tournament, which saw Team South Africa place on however, does not hold. To grant respect ithout such regulation not only can the medals table before the opening ceremony as our junior and open to sincerely held religious views of a chaos and destruction result, but teams took bronze and gold medals respectively. W community and make an exception from also feelings can develop of oppression Not only did this win send spirits sky-high for the rugby teams, it a general law to accommodate them, and a sense that a particular belief infused the entire 300-person delegation with optimism, energy and would not be unfair to anyone else who or religion is being marginalised and a fighting spirit! did not hold those views.’ accorded a Cinderella status. In a Unlike the US First amendment section society like South Africa, which consists 15(1) does not mandate strict separation of many and varied different religious of church and state as it contains no communities the question of how to equivalent to the US ‘Establishment respect and accommodate these groups Clause.’ So another type of issue arises: needed to be considered at the creation alignment by the state with a particular of constitutional democracy in the early religion. A classic example is the adoption 1990s. For example should there be of public holidays on particular religious absolute freedom of religion, even holidays. In South Africa Christmas is a if that means people could possess public holiday, but Yom Kippur is not. Is slaves, mutilate animals during worship, this a violation of section 15(1)’s promise Team South Africa and Team Israel pose for a poto as gold and silver medal winners discriminate against women or gays and of the right to freedom of religion? lesbians or torture all those who deemed Team South Africa’s first silver medal In a case involving a challenge to a non-believers? On the other hand, if The first silver restriction on the sale of alcohol on broader society sets minimum standards medal Team South Sundays the Constitutional Court ruled of behaviour for all persons irrespective Africa claimed was that the Sunday restriction did not of their religious beliefs how far may that awarded to Moshe violate the right to freedom of religion encroachment go? If the larger community Duek, a Masters only because Sundays had taken on dictates that no torture — even if required golf delegate who a secular character, and because by some religion — can occur that may came second in genuine non-religious objectives — be reasonable, but if the society rules the Nett of the specifically, curbing alcohol consumption that there can be no discrimination at all Grand Masters — underpinned the prohibition. But the on the basis of gender will that be ok? Tournament with a Court stated ‘explicit endorsement of Section 15 (1) of the Constitution deals score of 219 after one religion over others would not be with the right to freedom of religion, belief three rounds. permitted in our constitutional order.’ For Moshe Duek on the second place podium and opinion. It states: ‘Everyone has the the state, which includes all departments, right to freedom of conscience, religion, all provinces, all municipalities and Three gold medals for Team South Africa cyclist thought belief and opinion.’ What section parastatals such as SAA, Eskom, the An exciting morning saw three of Team 15(1) protects is the right to choose, SABC, to align with a particular religion, South Africa’s five cyclists — Issy observe, and express one’s religion, in the absence of a neutral justification, Zimmerman, Jody Zulberg and Jared beliefs or opinions, free from direct or impermissibly coerces adherents of other Poulton each win a gold medal in their indirect coercion. Compulsion of religious faiths, as well as non-believers. respective age group’s time trials. observance, for example through forced In the coming years issues are likely Although the time trial competition synagogue or church attendance would to arise concerning the protection of the is an individual event, the Maccabi fall foul of the Constitution and be invalid. right to freedom of religion and belief. In SA cyclists are a close-knit team who Interesting situations arise when a law the coming months a challenge in the have trained with and been inspired or governmental policy, which may Western Cape High Court by the Women’s by each other, making these victories appear neutral from a religious Legal Centre focuses on the status of a real collective win. Issy Zimmerman perspective, is perceived by some Muslim marriages in relation to rights of is the most experienced rider in the religious communities to restrict or women not to be unfairly discriminated group where Maccabiot are concerned prohibit their right to freedom of a religious against. The issues are wide ranging and and has attended the games since or other group or individual. Criminalising many different parties and amici curiae 2009 when he won a gold medal for the use of cannabis or regulating uniforms will be participating in the arguments. the time trial. Not winning the medal in Team South Africa cyclists: Josh or conduct at government schools are Cesman, Jody Zulberg, Jared Courts are best placed to make the most 2013 gave him greater determination Poulton, Ryan Horwitz and Issy obvious examples. The courts in these appropriate orders if detailed evidence to make a comeback this year and Zimmerman contexts have developed the doctrine and arguments are submitted. he’s done just that, winning gold in of reasonable accommodation. This Without the required factual and legal the Veteran Men’s division and managing to overtake many of the requires, for example, schools and the detail danger exists that courts may competitors who beat him in 2013. The youngest cyclist to win the criminal justice system to accommodate make orders and rulings with far-reaching gold is Jared Poulton who won the Elite division. While this is his first and exempt sincerely held religious consequences for many individuals Maccabiah, winning this event has been his goal since he won the beliefs and practices. The Constitutional and communities, without proper Gauteng U23 Time Trial last year. As the Israeli Cycling Academy, Court ruled that a school learner may be consideration. This needs to be avoided who have a profession and highly competitive team, were riding in allowed to wear, as part of her cultural if at all possible. this event, Jared says his result was unexpected and he is thrilled (Hindi) heritage a nose stud, even if it Vigilance as to the issues affecting to have performed so well. The gold medal in the Veteran Women’s violates the school uniform code. But the religious communities is paramount. division came from Jody Zulberg, a powerhouse who has played a outright ban on corporal punishment is an huge role in the management and cohesion of this team. She has acceptable restriction on the practice of Anton Katz SC is a practicing advocate at never participated in a Maccabiah before, and while she has been to Christian doctrine. the Cape Bar and has been a member of the various other World Champs and Ironman competitions, she says this In making these decisions the United Nations Human Rights Council Working supersedes anything she’s ever seen or experienced. Group on Mercenaries since 2011. 44 Cape Jewish Chronicle August 2017 Seeff is honoured that over the past half a century hundreds of thousands of people have trusted us with their stories. Start yourIn next the chapter past with year, one of we’ve our 1200 helped start over property100 expertsnew nationwide.Cape Town stories every single month...Let us help write yours

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