TELFED DECEMBER2000 VOL.26 NO.4 A SOUTH AFRICAN ZIONIST FEDERATION (ISRAEL) PUBLICATION PEOPLE: •Paul and May Arieli change the face of Haifa •New Israeli ambassador to South Africa •West End Director in Israel •The two Sollys FEATURES PUZZLINO •Professor AsherSusser TIME? and educator Avraham Infeld SPECIAL PUTTING BREED Hydrologist THE PIECES Professor Leslie Shanan TOC ETH E R BUSINESS: Ganei Sharonim, an option. TELFED: Election Results, website update... NUPTIALS, ARRIVALS, AND MORE to tfieCongratuCations newCy efectecf T'e^e({!Executive Committee 'MemSers Telfed's focus for the coming year will be: ^ reaching out to our community throughout Israel • ■■ ^ improving service to our olim ^ researching the needs of our aged ^ establishing a professional network ^ national social and cultural activities acknowledging the contributions our community made and makes to Israel ^ Magazine, website and email to Janine ^eCCey keep our community informed on issues of interest orchestrating aliyah promotion projects in South Africa ^ representing the interests of our • ' ■ community on issues such as the proposed changes to tax legislation ^ quality of life projects such as the environment, road safety, reducing violence ^ organising tiyulim Qtz Stein In addition, Telfed's traditional scope of activity encompasses: ^managing a rental housing scheme ^ administering many funds for loans, scholarships, mortgages, financial assistances and grants Micfieffe M/oCff CONTENTS THE POWER OF ONE INTHEMAIL 1 YOUmanyknow soiifganiolthe feeling andwhen in lessyou've politehad circles,too P E O P L E 6 your most natural reaction would be to belch. SPECIAL BREED 14 Today, there is that feeling amongst many Israelis to the ho-Imm upcoming election with its all-star F E A T U R E 1 8 cast of 'the usual .su.specis.' Well, Americans had N O T I C E B O A R D 2 4 that feeling before their elections and look what happened - the most entertaining long-running N E W A R R I V A L S 2 6 electoral .soap opera in history. The big lesson: B U S I N E S S B R I E F 2 8 every vote counts which translates into - your v i e w s m a t t e r. KEREN TELFED 30 Like a 1920.S Packard, it may be difficult to FEATURE crank up enthusiasm, as who knows how much mileage we are likely to clock up with our next NUPTIALS PM before we round the corner and hit a refer TELFEDTIDINCS endum or skid into another election. As a 'guide to the perplexed,' we have in this CONDOLENCES. issue two illuminating pieces - Avraham Infeld CLASSIFIED on ihe fate of the Jewish People and Professor Asher Susser on the fate of the Jewish Slate. 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If no date appears, we have not yet received payment from you. 1 JNTHEMAIL MAZZE MIRACLES each one's successful AGM. The Dear Editor, speakers at both meetings were It was with great interest that I read your book inspired choices: Avraham A review about Riteve in your Rosh Hashana edi Infeld gave a warm and witty lecture tion. I was particularly excited about the so-called on educating Diaspora youth and why it is a good " B e i l i s A f f a i r. " thing to have come on aliya and be living in Is Some 45 years ago, my late father told me a rael. Prof. Asher Susser presented a wise and story about the above. On pe sobering lecture on the current situation and rusing Riteve - A Jewish Shtetl that there is no need for undue paranoia. in Lithuania [available fromTelfed], I went home from both meetings feel I was amazed to find the story ing, for a while at least, that things were of an "unforgettable Erev actually quite beseder\ One more accolade Pesach in Riteve." on pages while I'm about it. Bravo to Dave Bloom 131-133. for the really great Telfed website and to Debbie Cbitiz for the e-mail newsletter. It According to the author, The wedding of Leib Rabbi Aharon Ben-Zion Yitzchak Mazze (Louis is obvious how much time and effort goes Shurim, a miracle was brought Maze), 'miracle into producing the.se on-line publications and about by a local Jew. who was worker' from the Beilis I'm really impressed! indeed my late father Leib Affair in Riteve. Linda Barron. Kfar Saba Yitzchak Mazze (Louis Maze). RS. "Fanning looks easy when your plow I thank Telfed for making this book avail is a pencil and you're a thousand miles from a able and my sincere thanks to the Kaplan- cornfield." - Dwight D. Eisenhower Kushlick Foundation, the authors and printers for the nuchas afforded my family and me. SCRUBBING OURSELVES Morris Maze. Ra'anana INTO OBLIVION A JOB WELL DONE Dear Editor, Congratulations to Roz Gelcer on the award Dear Editor. that occasioned the article. 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This ineffi cent recipient of the Israel Prize, he reminisced ciency translates into increased and unnecessary on his academic career which led him from Wits (therefore, avoidable) pollution of water sources.