"is^n A J O U R N A L F O R O L I M F R O M SOUTHERN TELFED AFRICA Vol. VI. No. 1 — January-February. 1980 C H A I R M A N ' S R E P O R T the meetings at Governmental and Institutional level by Hertzel Katz which are attended by representatives of the ex ecutive and staff. It is rewarding to see the excel During the last year — my first in office — a lent relations between the staff and key personnel number of new committees were set up to aug in the Aliyah and Klitah Departments of the Gov ment those already existing, bringing the total ernment and Jewish Agency. Suffice it to say that number to twenty. These include the Accountants we have met with the Minister of Agriculture, the Committee, chaired by Howard Glazer with a Minister of Absorption and Housing and with a cross-section of experienced and new accountants number of Directors-General of Government De as committee members; the Businessmen's Com partments, including the Treasury. mittee, with prominent businessman Robert Her- skovitz in the chair; a committee for Singles, under Furthermore, we maintain close contact with the the convenership of Nicky Capelouto. a newcomer J e w i s h A g e n c y. O f t e n , i n a s s o c i a t i o n w i t h o t h e r to Israel, supported by both former Southern Afri immigrant organisations, we have appeared in vari cans and Israelis; and, newest committee to be ous Government offices and. at present, we are established, that of HItyashvut. chaired by Meir working with the Association of Americans and Jaffe. of Kibbutz Tzorah, which has got off to an Canadians in Israel, the British and Australian Zion excellent start with representatives from kibbutzim ist Federation and the Hitachdut Olei Britannia and moshavim with a 8. African interest, attending. to establish a project at Beit Shemesh, near Jeru Congratulations to the members of the 1980 salem. Medical Committee headed by rotating Co-Chair M O R E N E W I D E A S : A s e n i o r m e m b e r o f s t a f f man Drs. Charles Malkin. Hymie Pogrund and Aaron initiated a Yom lyun (referred to on page 6 of this Pollack. edition) whose success went beyond our most It might sound paradoxical — it probably is — optimistic expectations. A 4-day Seminar in Jeru but the committees are convened and attended by salem (see page 6) under the auspices of the busy people who nonetheless find the time to Misrad Haklitah, was stated by all the participants contribute to our work in the spirit of complete to have been a fantastic happening. Another staff voluntarism. But, on the other hand, we find that member started a Golden Age Club and. as you attendance at functions planned for olim in general are probably aware, there have been visits to and even for specific groups, is painfully poor. Karmiel and Beersheva organised for tourists under This contradiction consistently poses the ques the auspices of Tour Va'Aleh and Bank Discount tion as to what activities are really worthwhile and ourselves. organising. "KEREN TELFED"; Probably only the careful "NEW IDEAS"; In the last edition of TELFED reader will remember the words "Keren Telfed", readers were invited to contribute their thinking but it is my very sincere hope that, in the near under the heading of "New Ideas". Many replies future, every former Southern African will be aware were received — interestingly enough, the majority of the objects of this most important Fund and from new olim — and the thoughts expressed have will have contributed to it. "Keren Telfed" has now been examined by the Klitah Committee and are been approved by the Executive and is in the pro to be analysed by the Executive. Our thanks to cess of registration as an Ottoman Society. It is those who took the trouble to reply. our own self-help fund and we are confident that MAZAL TOV: To Mrs. Sylvia Frysh, who is ap it. with your support, will enable us to help those pointed on to the Israel Executive; to Issy Isaco- who are in need of additional financial assistance. witz and Shaul Bar Levav. re-elected chairmen of NORTH AND SOUTH: Quietly battling their way Netanya and Haifa respectively: Geoff Israel, chair man, Ramat Hasharon; Bernard Levinsohn, chairman, through the normal (and abnormal?) difficulties at the northern and southern extremities of this fair Rehovot; Bennie Steingold, chairman, Ra'anana; Ar land are groups of Southern African pioneers whose chie Polliak, chairman, Herzlia. efforts should be recognised and hopefully crown PUBLIC RELATIONS — GETTING TO KNOW ed with success. If ever you find yourself in the TELFED: We would need a lot more space than Manof or Talmei Yosef areas, go and see for your is available to report fully to our readers on ail self what a fantastic job they're doing. HAVE A BURBER AT THE Di^e^cn4uiLut T D . T O U R S « n u V E L ^ 21 Ben Yehuda Street. Tel Aviv IstmI'i Itading oparator to and from South Africa Give us a call for all your travel arrangements. Phone 03-652140 and ask for Susan who is at the service of all our English speaking clients D I E S E N H A U S O F F E R S T H E C H E A P E S T F A R E S TO SOUTH AFRICA $ 8 2 5.0 0 (payable in lirot at applicable exchange rate) On the following S.A.A. 3'Week groups D A T E D A T E D E P A R T U R E R E T U R N 24 March 13 April 31 March 20 April 21 April 11 May Other Groups available at $956.00 DATE DATE DEPARTURE RETURN 27 February 26 March flying El A1 10 March 6 April flying S.A.A. 19 March 17 April flying El A1 26 March 24 April flying El A1 7 April 4 May flying S.A.A. 23 April 22 May flying El A1 F u r t h e r d a t e . s availbale at o u r o f fi c e . B O O K N O W F O R P E S A C H For further details please call Susan — 03-652140 — > 4*1204 >M"n ,a"n B U R S A R I E S A N D All in all the Committee has distributed or al located about one and a quarter million Israeli SCHOLARSHIPS pounds this year. The names of the founders of these various funds The-Bursaries and Scholarships Committee of Tel- appear in the published notice calling for applica fed — Chairman, the Hon. Joseph Herbstein, Vice- tions and so are not repeated here. The Committee, Chairman Mr. Alec Pincus and Messrs. E. Kirson, however, wishes to express its grateful thanks to M. Mandel and S. Finkelstein assisted by Mrs. o n e a n d a l l . A s f a r a s p o s s i b l e t h e h u n d r e d s o f S. Frysh (Secretary) and Mr. P. Paz (Accountant) letters of thanks received from benefitted children — has completed its work for the 1979/1980 aca are sent on to the donors. The Committee desires to emphasise once again demic year. that the monies administered by it are designed At present the Committee is administering some for (a) the assistance of worthy children of ex- fifty educational trust funds and a large annual South Africans who are in genuine need of assis allocation from the Leon and Ben Jacobson Trust. Next year will see the addition of 3 new funds: — tance, and (b) the assistance of poor, needy nnd underprivileged Israeli children in respect of their (aj The Issy Geshen Memorial Fund educational needs in Israel. (b) The Israel Fine Memorial Fund and (c) The Herbstein Emerald Wedding Fund In addition, a very large increase of revenue will SOUTH AFRICAN EXCHANGE accrue from the Samuel and Pauline Sussman Memorial Trust. C O N T R O L — L E G A C I E S In addition to the above funds, the Committee also administers substantial sums accruing from Attention is drawn to the following information: funds based in South Africa and designed for Bequests from South Africa, not exceeding R2,000,, similar purposes. The Committee is also concerned could be remitted to beneficiaries living outside with a number of funds which are not strictly for the Republic of South Africa in Commercial Rands. educational needs, such as funds for the blind, for As from September 24. 1979, this concession has disabled soldiers and for handicapped children. been withdrawn. All bequests from South Africa In the year under consideration, the Committee from Deceased Estates to non-residents must be has granted directly some 75 scholarships for stu transferred in Financial Rands. dents at the Institutes of Higher Learning in Israel, to wit, the various Universities, several Yeshivoth and Schools of Art. Music and Nursing. Indirectly, a large number of young people at technological colleges and schools have been as sisted and fellowships for research have also been granted. Of even wider scope has been the assistance accorded to Israeli school children.