FEBRUARY 1975A B A R 5 7 3 5

—ss XEIjFEDedi to r i a lA s p i r a t i o n sMany are the aspirations we have for this newpublication. Primarily we seek to strengthen thebonds between South Africans living in Israel andt h e I s r a e l o f fi c e o f t h e S o u t h A f r i c a n Z i o n i s tFederation, thereby harnessing more goodwilland effort in the campaign to absorb new olimmore speedily and successfully.

T E L F E D I s a m e d i u m f o r c o m m u n i c a t i o n . C o mmunication leads to understanding and understanding and activity will inevitably promote kli-t a h .

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It is an interesting (but academic) questionwhether the oft heard complaint that you cannottell an Israeli how to do anything is more truethan of any other nationality. Here, however, wehave Israelis wanting to tell other Israelis of theirexperience with the simple and commendable objective of improving the vehicles and means ofintegration. One would like to think that theauthorities would go out of their way to seekguidance. There is ample proof of their not yethaving reached perfection.

Perhaps they will be ready to listen and act whenthere's nothing more to say.

Those who wi l l not l is ten . . .There can be absolutely no doubt as to the dedication of the leadership and senior personnel ofall those official bodies involved in aliyah andklitah. Nor can there be any doubt as to theirknowledge or perspicacity.

It is, therefore, all the more upsetting that thesepowers not only fail to initiate useful constantcontact with the various immigrant organizationsthat live the practical day to day problems ofthe o l im, before and af ter the i r ar r iva l in Israe l ,but also fail to execute resolutions calling onthem to set up a consultative Roof Organisationof such bodies. Such a resolution was adoptedin Jerusalem some months ago, but to our regretand frustration, it remains, in the protocol successfully ignored by those who were called upont o e x e c u t e i t .

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Published by the Israel office of the South African Zionist FederationP. O . B . 11 5 5 6 Te l - Av i vEditorial Board: H. Katz, M. Miodownik, L. FrankPublication Committee: H, Katz, S. Liebgott, H, Blumberg,

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LUNCHEON CLUBOur Luncheon club will recommence its monthly meetings on February 27th at Hotel Sinai, Trumpeldor St., Tel-Aviv, at 1 00 p m Theguest speaker is Mr. Shiomo Lahat, Mayor of Tel-Aviv. His subject Is:

Tel-Aviv, Today and Tomorrow".A Buffet lunch will be served - price IL15.00. Please phone yourreservation to: the S.A. Zionist Federation.

F O C U SThis is the first in a new series of profiles focusing attention on men and women who havecome on Aliyah to Israel, some of them veryrecently, some of them even before the foundat i o n o f t h e S t a t e .

It is intended to be a column not so much forreminiscences, as for confirmation that SouthAfrican Jews of all ages, and from varied backgrounds have succeeded in their integration inIsrael, in good times and in difficult times, inthe cities and on the land, with a little bit of tuckand with a good deal of courage, perseverancea n d d e t e r m i n a t i o n .

Paradoxically, our first "personal profile" is concerned more with a whole family than with anysingle individual member of that family.

The head of the family is certainly Mrs. AnnieKaplan, who immigrated to Israel (from Kroon-stad) two days before the start of the War of Independence.

She came here to join her oldest son, MichaelKaplan. In 1936, Michael, a lawyer, came to thiscountry with his wife Katie (nee Fluxman). Shehoped to study musicology in the Yishuv, butat that time was unable to realize her ambition.Instead, she became Academic Secretary at theHaifa Technlon, and her husband joined the Palestine Electric Corporation, as Legal Adviser. Hebecame Secretary of the Israel Electric Corporation in due course, and Katie is now Secretary tothe World Society of Soroptemists. Michael andKatie have three married daughters in Israel, fivegrandsons and one granddaughter.

In 1946, Doris Kaplan, now Mrs. Doris Lankin,a trained lawyer, and known throughout Israeland overseas for her regular legal reports in the'Jerusalem Post', came to Palestine and was active in Etzel. Her book, "I Was A Terrorist", tellsher story. Eliahu Lankin, her husband was alsoin Etzel, and was a member of the first Knesset.She has one daughter.

Next in the family to immigrate was Julius Kaplan, married to Ida Charney. They came here in1949. He is a Consultant Engineer. Today, theyhave two married children, four grandsons and adaughter who Is a Major in the regular I.D.F.

Two years later, another son came to Israel —today, Prof. Isaac Kaplan is Head of the Department of Plastic Surgery at the Belinson Hospitali n P e t a c h T i k v a h . H e m a r r i e d a J e r u s a l e m i t e ,Masha Weingarten, and has three daughters.

The last member of the Kaplan family to cometo Israel was the youngest, Ruth, who immigratedwith her husband, Allick Greenman, and fouryoung children, in 1956.

Allick, a pharmacist, planned their aliyah a yearearlier, arranged to write the additional examination which then was required in Israel, but to hisgreat disappointment, had to call everything off,nearly at the last moment, when the sale of hispharmacy, on the West Rand, fell through.

The Greenmans were s t i l l de te rm ined to ge t t oIsrael and settle here, so when Mike Ronnen, incharge of Patwa's office in Johannesburg, proposed that they join a Moshav in the centre ofthe country, and that Allick become a farmer,they accepted the challenge.

The Greenmans joined Orot, a moshav close toAshdod, and Allick adapted himself to a completely new way of life. It was, of course, also anew way of life for Ruth, who helped on themeshek and brought up her children away fromcity life, and in a closed society. By 1963, Ruthneeded to do more sedentary work, joined thePublic Relations Department of the WeizmannInstitute of Science, and has been there eversince, commuting some 50 kilometres every day.Orot, which at one time had 17 South Africanfamilies, now has 9 families originating fromSouth Africa. Allick Greenman has been joinedon the meshek by his older son. David, who ismarried. Their daughters are working and theiryoungest son is in the air force.

Asked whether they miss "town life", Ruth answered emphatically, "Absolutely not!" "DoesAllick regret having left his profession?" "Certainly not!"

And now back to Granny Annie - who also hasa brother living in Israel, Mr. Hyman Yoffe, whoworks at the South African Hostel inTac^Eliyahu, and a sister. Miss Leah Yoffe, of TelA v i v .

Annie, to this day active in her communal work,and very much the focal point of her familywhich has ramifica t ions f rom Ha i fa to Jerusa lemto Orot, taking in Savyon and Ramat Gan onroute, has a family of 38 in Israel, including sixchildren, seventeen grandchildren and fourteengreat grandchildren.

Many happy returns to Granny Annie Kaplan,who celebrated her 89th birthday on the 25thJanuary. Ad mesh ve-esrim.

R E V I E WThe late Lewis Sowden emigrated to South Africa from England as a boy and stayed there as a"White South African" until 1966 when, withhis wife Dora, he came on altyah and settled inJerusa lem.

in the literary world of South Africa he had adistinguished career and fought doughtily formany causes, particularly for the non-white underdog. He was a journalist of high repute, anovelist and poet of distinction and a successful playwright. But his contact with the Jewishcommunity was practically non existent althoughhe consistently maintained those values that wedeem to be the essence of Jewish Life.

His last literary work - "The Jaffa Road" -came into being because of an artist friend's sug

gestion that he should write "a number of poemsfrom, about or in Jerusalem so that I can do thedrawings for them". An inscrutable fate decreedthat his friend, Alva, should die before the collaboration was complete though he left a numberof sketches which are now part of the work. Butthe poet was not to see the publication of whathe decided should be a memorial for his friendfor he too died before it was published. Now itserves as a fitting memorial to both.

Most but not all the poems are about Jerusalem;some are about historic personages; others on aspects of life in modern Israel. They must be readand read again to enjoy the spell that the HolyCity had cast upon him during his all-too-shortsojourn in the land of Israel. There is much onewould like to quote from several poems; spaceallows of only one from "The Wall, 1972"

"The wall is not a wall dividing thatfrom this, to keep apart the here and there;the wall's an arch that spans the long agoand now, and binds the present to the past;a highway through the traffic of the yearsto prove that something was, and is, and willcontinue above the debris of themselvesthat men have cast, and now and then a pearl."

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P A R T O N E

by Sam M. Levin

T h e m o v e o v e r t o t h e F e d e r a t i o n ' s n e w o f fi c e smay be an opportune moment to recall the improvised beginnings over 27 years ago. The Israel

^ office began before the Federation had any intentions to set up one. In the second half of 1948there were between 700 and 800 MAHAL menand women — mostly specialists — serving withvarious units. A group of South Africans in TelAviv who were prominent in business life, mainlyc e n t r e d a r o u n d t h e A f r i c a - P a l e s t i n e I n v e s t m e n tGroup of Companies, felt the need to act as foster parents to these volunteers and to give thema home where they could receive their mail, storetheir surplus baggage and find occupation andamusement during their spells of leave. The lateJoseph Hanower, a member of the Board ofGovernors of the J .N.F. and former Head of theJ.N.F. in South Africa, took the lead and together with the late Jack Geri (Managing Director of A.P.I.), Lazar Braudo (a former Chairmanof the Federation and of the Anglo-PalestineBank) and Abraham Levy (Director of the BinyanInsurance Company), set up a committee forth is purpose. Another member o f the Commit tee,Adv. E l i K i rschner, was at that t ime at tached toHeadquarters Staff and he very kindly volunteered the use of his legal chambers at 13 AhadHa'am Street. A girl working for the A.P.I, nominated her s is ter Ruth to come in fo r two hoursIn the morning and two hours in the afternoon

^ and the office was opened. A store-room was acquired in the same building and the late Mr. A.Rosenberg, former Principal of the Jewish Free

^ School in Johannesburg, who had come to his oldpupil Louis Pincus (also a foundation committeemember) to ask for some occupation whichwould while away his free time, was put in chargeof the stores and also the distribution of cigare t t e s d o n a t e d f r o m S o u t h A f r i c a a n d fl o w n i nduty free. Ruth used to hand out pocket moneyto the boys and became exceedingly popular asa result.

Meanwhile, the Federation in Johannesburg wassuddenly made aware of the fact that it had a defacto representation in Tel Aviv and decided touse it for purposes other than Mahal, such asvisiting speakers, klitah work, etc. Mike Udwin,a former Secretary to the Executive Council under Nicolai Kirschner, had come to Israel two

months earlier as Administrative Secretary to aMedical Volunteers Unit headed by Col. LionelMeltzer and had been temporarily attached tomilitary Mahal Headquarters. With the consentof the army, he was pulled out of that job and sobecame the first Secretary of the Israel Committee of the Federat ion.

Early in 1949, Eli Kirschner terminated his special military assignment and served notice on theFederation that he would like to re-occupy hislaw office. Alec Rubens, then Manager of thePalestine Cold Storage in Petah Tikvah Road,came to the rescue and offered several rooms(not quite frozen, but almost) in his premisesand the office moved over. It became clear thatthis was simply a temporary solution — especiallyas it was bad for morale for so many South African ex-soldiers trying to adjust to civilian life tosee all that tremendous quantity of frozen foodIntended for export or for sale to tourists a-gainst foreign currency at a time when Israeliresidents were rationed to half a kilo of chickenper fortnight, or less.

At that time, Zvi Infeld, General Secretary ofthe Federation, paid a visit to Israel and lookedup his old friend Norman Lourie, founder ofHabonim in South Africa. Norman at that stagehad a flat in 109 Hayarkon Street and was onvery good terms with the landlords. These flatsstood on pillars and the ground level was completely bare. The owners had a permit from theTel Aviv Building Authorities to enclose theground floor and eventually agreed to partitionthe area according to our design provided wesigned a lease requiring the payment of key-money in the sum of IL.2,000.—, and a similarsum as annual rent. In the summer of 1949, thealterations were completed (with the exceptionof the Club Room) and we were able to movein. A year later the Club Room was ready andmade available to the public, equipped with "bar"and cafeteria facilities. The Federation spent 13good years in the new offices until it was decided that they should move In to a buildingowned by the Keren Hayesod and shared by theAmericans, British, and Dutch. But that is another story.

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Message fromthe Chairman

G U E S T E D I T O R I A L

by MAX MIODOWNIK

I am pleased to have been given the privilege ofwriting the Guest Editorial for our new publicat i o n .

I have long felt that too many people are underthe impress ion that the work of the SouthAfrican Zionist Federation in Israel is a "TopSecret". I hope that through TELFED our efforts will be made known to every ex-SouthAfrican living in Israel and that as a result ofthis knowledge and the increasing involvementof more and more people in our work, we shallsuccessfully meet the challenges facing us today.We are fortunate in having a very dedicated staffwho have worked for many years under verycramped conditions. Now, thanks to help fropnthe South African Zionist Federation and theJewish Agency, we have managed to procurelarger, better and more central office accommodation which should go a long way in helpingus give better service to all.

Thanks to the hard work of my predecessors andespecially to the immediate past Chairman, JudgeJoseph Herbstein, the solid foundation which Ihave found has made the task of broadening ourbase much easier.

I would like to tell you something about ourwork, framework and aspirations. We have 12sub-committees - Klita, Finance, Housing, Education, Medical, Shiichim. Hostel, Volunteers,Bursaries, Employment, Luncheon Club and Publications. The people who serve on these committees, all on a voluntary basis, spend time andenergy in practical work and in thinking aboutthe problems we face and trying to find solutions.Let me give you a short description of the workcovered by these sub-committees.

Klita: The basic function undertaken by the Federation covers the promotion of Aliyah, andKlita - the absorption of olim from SouthernAfrica into the fabric of life in Israel.

Finance: We have not got a tremendous amounto f fi n a n c e b e h i n d u s a s h a v e o t h e r s i m i l a r o rganisations in Israel and yet we must find waysand means of helping new olim who need helpin purchasing a dewlling or meeting special situations. We also have many ex-South Africans whohave lived here for some time and who suddenlyfind themselves in a position where they requirefinancial help; we have to find ways of means ofassisting them as well. We have recently encountered a new problem. Some of the kibbutzimw h e r e S o u t h A F r i c a n s h a v e s e t t l e d a r e i n d i f fic u l t i e s a n d n e e d fi n a n c i a l a i d . N o w t h i s i s n o tan easy task and we are constantly searching fornew avenues to help as many people as possible.

Housing: One of the major problems in settlingin Israel is housing and a special committee wasset up to try and solve this problem. This subcommittee is working on a scheme to providerental housing because we feel that — especiallyfor olim from South Africa — rental housingwould be one of the answers. This sub-committeehas gone far in trying to solve a very difficultp rob lem wi th the ac t ive he lp o f the SouthAfrican Zionist Federation and the Jewish Agency. A lot more will be heard of their work int h e n e a r f u t u r e .

E d u c a t i o n : T h e E d u c a t i o n s u b - c o m m i t t e e d e a l swith a variety of matters. It helps the Boards ofJewish Education in South Africa with the ul-panim by finding the right venues for them. Hospitality is arranged when required and generallythe ulpanists are looked after whilst in Israel.The committee also administers a programme forthe encouragement of South African students atlocal Universities — not an easy task.

M e d i c a l : O u r M e d i c a l s u b - c o m m i t t e e d e a l s w i t hdoctors who want to come and settle in Israel,problems of the medical profession encounteredby doctors and dentists and also volunteer doctors who want to help Israel in time of need.

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Shi i ch im : Th i s sub -commi t t ee seeks t o find , i nterview and select shiichim for the variety ofassignments for which they are needed in SouthAfrica and Rhodesia — such as Aiiyah, Educat ion , Youth Movements , e tc .

Hostel: This committee is responsible for ourHostel in Tel Aviv. It looks after the building andattends to the requirements of the residents —mostly new olim.

Volunteers: We have a cont inuous flow of volunteers from South Africa working on kibbutzimand this sub-committee cares for them.

Bursaries: Over the years we have accepted theadmin is t ra t ion o f a subs tan t ia l number o f Fundsand Trusts that provide funds for scholarships atHigh School level and for Universities in Israel.

High School level and for Universities in Israel.Judge Herbstein has been particularly active inpromoting the Bursary Fund.

Employment: As the economy of the countrytightens so the work of this sub-committee increases. It works energetically to find jobs forolim and also for vatiklm. I take this opportunity of appealing to readers who know of employment possibilities to inform our office.

L u n c h e o n C l u b : T h i s s u b - c o m m i t t e e , n o w r esuscitated, has already made arrangements withthe Sinai Hotel in Tel Aviv where Major Mr.Lahat will be our first Speaker, in February. TheClub will meet every month.

Publications: This sub-committee is now startingoff on the bold venture of issuing a properlyprinted publication to achieve the goals set outi n t h i s a r t i c l e .

Over and above all our work, our office in TelAviv is called on to attend to the major task ofdealing personally with all the olim arriving fromSouthern Africa, including meeting them at theairport, arranging their ulpanim and accommodation at Merkazei Klita, helping to solve bureaucratic hold-ups, etc., etc. The staff attend to prospective olim visiting the country. They keep theSouth African office 'au fait' with all changes ofregulations and conditions in Israel. In the Public Relations field the office attends to V.I.P.s,both Jewish and non-Jewish, directed to us bythe South Af r ican Office and ass is ts innumerabletour groups from South Africa. And the list is farfrom complete for the office is daily involved inmany other activities which are too numerousto ment ion here.

So that all this work can be effective, we havefound it necessary to form Regional Committeesin a reas whe re t he re a re concen t ra t i ons o f ex -South Af r icans. There are commit tees in the fo llowing areas: Tel Aviv (four Regional Committees), Haifa, Jerusalem, Beersheva and Netanya.We have also appointed a representative from theK i b b u t z i m a n d a n o t h e r f r o m t h e M o s h a v i m a swell as one from the Development Towns. Wehave now inv i ted the Chai rmen of each of thesec o m m i t t e e s t o s e r v e w i t h u s o n a n E x e c u t i v eCouncil which will meet monthly. This Execut i v e C o u n c i l i n c l u d e s a l l C h a i r m e n o f t h e s u bcommittees plus our Executive.

Our work is more urgent today than ever beforebecause as conditions become increasingly difficult, more effort is needed by a greater numberof people to meet the situation. Please join usin this work which is essentially challenging andreward ing .

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Seated I. to r. - Mr. Israel Dunsky; Mrs. Reeve Stolov; Judge Joseph Herbstein; Mr. Max Miodownik; Mr. LeibFrank; Mrs. Ethel Schwartz; Mr. Zvl Infeld; Mr. Itz Stein.

Standing I. to r. - Mr. Fred Wegler; Mrs. Wegler; Mr. Moshe Keet; Miss Lorraine Wexler; Mrs. Rivka Kikayon;Mrs. Kitty Levin; Miss Myra Katzeff; Mrs. Miriam Leventhal; Mrs. Ina Chomski; Mr. SimonWeinstein; Mrs. Stella Capelluto; Mr. Amnon Becker; Miss Shuta Rublnow; Mrs. Batya Kohn;Mr. Hyman Jo f fe .Not included in photograph: Mr. Gershon Ascutai; Mr. Sidney Shapiro.

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H E R Z L I YA P I T U A C H _MISSING THOSE THICK JUICY STEAKS FROM BACK HOME? NO NEED TO. COME AND TRYOUR SOUTH AFRICAN STYLE GRILL. BRING THE KIDS. WE HAVE SPECIAL CHILDREN'SPORTIONS AND VERY REASONABLE PRICES.

Doofri!a column by Ben Osher

D O O G R IOoogri is a word you will often hear in colloquial

j speech but never find in a Hebrew Dictionary.Actually, it's an Arabic word and its popularityis probably due to the fact that it says In oneword what might otherwise take a few, eg.,"frankly and just between us" and because it hasa nice sound. However that may be I chose thistitle because it is part of the contemporary sceneand so shall this column be. I shall write to please{and no doubt will displease), to stimulate andentertain. But Doogri is not a monologue; I shallalways be pleased to hear your opinions.

F A S T W O R KThe 1974 Tel Aviv Telephone Directory listedthe Fed.'s new phone number and address longbefore the move to their new offices took place.

I Perhaps some official had more faith in the con-' tractors than was justifiable. Doing things toofast is a strange complaint in Israel.

VA N D E R M E R W Ev.d. Merwe is popular in Israel. Although the indigenous population don't have a "South African" sense of humour, they do enjoy old van.Perhaps its because he resembles Haim Shmerel.Did you hear the one where v.d. Merwe waswalking down Eloff Street with an alligator on aleash when a policeman stopped him and toldhim to take the alligator to a zoo. Next day the

: same policeman saw Van with the same alligatori wa lk ing a round the town. " I though t I to ld you^ to take that alligator to the zoo" said the police

man. "Yes, thank you," replied Van, "I did thatyesterday. Today I'm taking him to the rugby."If you have some more van der Merwe stories Iwould be pleased to have them.

N O N O C O M M E N T C O M M E N TCan you punctuate this heading to make sense ofit? Well, if you put the two middle words intoinverted commas, you will see that it is meaningful. True, it would be contrary to the interestsof television, radio and press reporters if moreMinisters and high officials refused to make comment more often, but the State would benefitgreatly. Why don't they take lessons in makingthat pithy reply...its so simple..."no comment"

T H E J U D G EThat's saying enough to make it clear that I amreferring to Judge Joseph Herbstein. The Judgeand Mrs. Herbstein recently celebrated their 50thgolden anniversary and what a memorable eventit was. Memorable for many reasons but the mostimportant one is the insight one gained into thethe work that this outstanding couple have putinto the Zionist and other commendable causes.The speeches gave glimpses of history. They weretoo short. What greater compliment could thereb e ?

S U R P R I S EIsrael is full of surprises. One of a philosophicalnature was raised with me. A former South African who is a Yoga specialist and who can speakwith authority on the subject of the variousoriental philosophies expressed his surprize anddisappointment that there were so few activeYoga groups in the country. Yoga, he said, has somuch to offer as away of life and its philosophyis so necessary and pertinent to current events.Where are all the believers?

P I C T U R E S Q U E H E B R E WA grand prize of IL.10 will be awarded each weekto the winning entry in this competition. Send inyour entries for picturesque literal translationsfrom English into Hebrew. For an example -" H U L O H A Y A B I S H V I L A G A F R O O R " m e a ning that he was no match for her. Or "TIFTEFPNIMA, NA'AR ZAKEN" which obviously meansdrop in, old boy. (The latter comes from ElliBergman.) I look forward to being inundated.

C L A S S I F I E D A D V E RT S

The Publication Committee has decided to accept classified adverts In this journal. For the feeof IL. 25.— you may announce births, marriages,deaths as well as offer services and advertise itemsfor sale, etc., etc. The next issue of this journalwill appear in mid-April. Please send adverts to:"TELFED", P.O. Box 11556, Tel Aviv.

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T h e S o u t h A f r i c a n Z i o n i s t F e d e r a t i o n i n I s r a e lis exploring every possible avenue to ensure thatS. Africans coming to Israel as ollm, students orin any other category, as well as those S. Africansalready in the country, will be given the fullestassistance and guidance and the most up-to-datei n f o r m a t i o n a v a i l a b l e f o r t h e b e n e fi t o f t h e i reasier integration.

To this end, several Regional Committees havebeen set up in various parts of the country. TheseRegional Committees have been based on thesuccessful experience of the Haifa Social Integration Committee, which has operated admirablyover the past several years and has set a patternf o r t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f c o m m i t t e e s i n o t h e rareas. The following Committees are now operating and it is strongly recommended that S.Africans living in the areas should make themselves acquainted with the Chairman and members of the Committee in their area. People livingin areas where there is no local committee shouldc o n t a c t t h e n e a r e s t o n e o r t h e H e a d O f fi c e i nT e l A v i v .

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The Regional Committees already established andoperating are:HAIFA: Chairman, Mr. Len Cartoon, 22a Denmark St.,.Danya {Phone 726036); JERUSALEM:Chairman, Mr. Sidney Berg, Jewish Agency, Box92 (Phone 39261); BEERSHEVA: Chairman, Dr.Reuven Yagil, 14 Rehov Bar Kochba (Phone 057-73155); NETANYA: Chairman, Mr. Jeff Kruger,2 Rehov Herzl (Phone 053-28656); NORTHTEL AVIV: Chairman, Mr. David Blumberg;SOUTH TEL AVIV: Chairman, Mrs. YochevedHarpaz, 13 Rehov ShimonI, Rehovot (Phone951776); EAST TEL AVIV: Chairman, Mr. LeonCharney, 12 Rehov Keren Hazeitim, Savyon(Phone 225187); CENTRAL TEL AVIV: Chairman, Mr. Bill Sholk, 4/22 Toledano Street, Bavli(Phone 446172); KIBBUTZIM: Mr. John Eliasov,Kibbutz Yizreel, Doar Yizreel:MOSHAVIM: Mr. Joe Miller, Moshav ShadmotDvorah, Doar Na Galil Tachton.

Most of the Regional Committees have alreadyconstituted a full and active working committeeand many have already held their first meetingto map out and plan their future activities. Anyone interested in joining a Regional Committeeshould write to the chairman of the respectivec o m m i t t e e .

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Mr. Julius Welnstein, Chairman of the SouthAfrican Zionist Federation, was in Israel in January to attend the meeting of the Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency. He also took timeout to meet the newly-formed Israel ExecutiveCounc i l .

During his presence in Israel, a meeting was heldby him and representatives of the Israel Executive together with Mr. PInchas Sapir, Chairmanof the Jewish Agency. Mr. Sapir gave an undertaking to the Federation to go ahead with itsRental Housing Scheme.

E N G L I S H T H E AT R E I N R E H O V O T

The English Theatre of Rehovot, the only English language theatre In Israel, is a non-profitcommunity theatre designed to present year-round productions of professional quality. Thistheatre assists the Ministry of Education in thepreparation of the upper grades for Bagrut inEnglish, provides the opportunity for olim andvatakim talents to demonstrate their art and offers good theatre to tourists. The theatre needsm o r e s u p p o r t e r s a s s u b s c r i b e r s o r m e m b e r s .Those subscribing IL 100 wilt receive 2 free tickets; IL 50 — one free ticket and IL 10 — membership fee for 1974/75. Please apply to theEnglish Theatre of Rehovot, P.O.B. 1258, Rehovot.

V O L U N T E E R S F R O M S O U T H A F R I C A

The call for volunteers for the Kibbutz WorkingScheme this year for obvious reasons brought asmaller response than at the end of 1973. Thegroups were allocated to Kibbutz Kfar Hanassi,Kibbutz Beeri, Kibbutz Yizreel, Kibbutz Matzu-ba. Kibbutz Ein Hanatsiv and Moshav Nordia.The number of requests from kibbutzim for S.African volunteers far exceeded the number towhich the volunteers were available.

MA IMOUNA ANNUAL FEST IVAL

The North African Maimouna Annual Festival istaking place on Thursday, April 3, 1975. in theValley of the Cross, Jerusalem, from 9.00 a.m.to 10 p.m. This Festival is being held under thepatronage of Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin. Pro

ceeds will go towards assistance of North Africanolim for Education and for social needs. S. Africans are cordially invited to attend as a group.

S . A . T R A D E C O N S U L F O R I S R A E L

Mr. A.S. Hoppenstein, the first Trade Consul tob e a t t a c h e d t o t h e S o u t h A f r i c a n C o n s u l a t e -General in Tel Aviv, arrived to take up his postat the end of January. Mr. Hoppenstein, whohails from Benoni, practised at the JohannesburgBar prior to his appointment. His wife and familywill join him in July. We wish him success.

VOLUNTEERS WANTED FORK I R Y A T S H M O N A H

There is an urgent need for Civic Guard volunteers at Kiryat Shmonah. The call comes fromAtuf <Res.) Eliyahu Ben-Hur, who left his homein Zahala some months ago to live in KiryatShmonah where he is attached to the Mayor'soffice as aide for security matters and industrialdevelopment. His call is to come to KiryatShmonah for a period of one week for guardduty together with the local citizenry. Transport,lodging and meals will be provided. Please contact Aluf (Res.) Ben Hur at the Mayor's Office(Telephone 067-41964) or at his home (067-40751) or the Israel War Veteran League, PhoneTel Aviv 261517 on Mond. and Wed. morningsfrom 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and on Sundays, Tuesdays,and Thursdays between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.

K L I T A H C O N F E R E N C E

A full-day "Yom lyun", arranged by the KlitahCommittee of the Israel Executive took place onThursday, February 11 at the South AfricanHostel with a very representative participation ofall Organisations, Merkazel Klitah, etc. The themeof the Conference was "Integration of Singles".

TEENAGER, YOUTH AND STUDENTT A L E N T

Talented singers, guitarists and other instrumentalists who would like to participate in the PurimFestival together with Israeli groups on a voluntary basis are asked to phone Yonatan (03) 419-715 late afternoons.

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D I N N E R H i l t o n a n d f a m i l y J o h a i m e s b u r gDORN M a r i o n Cape TownE D E L S T E I N M a r s h a a n d f a m i l y J o h a n n e s b u r gE D E L S T E I N T h e o d o r J o h a n n e s b u r gEGDALE E i t a n J o h a n n e s b u r gETHERTON P r i s c i l l a J o h a n n e s b u r gFACTOR L y n e t t e J o h a n n e s b u r gF A I G A G a r y J o h a n n e s b u r gPALKSON D i a n n e P r e t o r i a

F L E I S H M A N Fanny Cape TownF R E E D Aubrey and family S a l i s b u r yFRENCH D i a n e S a l i s b u r yFRUMER C h a r l e s Cape TownGAMSU E s t a J o h a n n e s b u r gG L A Z E R A l l a n H u g h J o h a n n e s b u r gG O O M A N G o l d a P o r t E l i z a b e t h

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S E I D L E S t a n l e y a n d f a m i l y Cape TownS B M A R I A E l i e Kasai, ZaireS U E R B r i a n a n d f a m i l y J o h a n n e s b u r gS I L B E R M A N G e o r g e a n d f a m i l y D u r b a nS I L V E R D o r o t h e a Bu lawayoS I M O N K a r e n J o h a n n e s b u r gS U L S K I G a i l S p r i n g sT R A P P L E R M e r v y n BulawayoT O B I A S M a l c o l m Cape TownW E I N R E B Daniel and family Cape TownWULFSOHN Abrey and family Cape Town

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L A N G J o a n Cape TownLANS J e n n i f e r C a p e To w nLAN3E Meyer KrugersdorpL A H N E R R e n e l l e P o r t E l i s a b e t h

LAPPING M a r c u s Addo, CapelEMCKSKY leaad and fami ly Cape TownL E N S O N A i r o n JohannesburgLEON A i r i e n e e JohannesburgLEVIN B r c n d a J o h a n n e s b u r gLEVIN Hyman Cape TownLEVIN Issy and fami l y Cape TownLEVIN J a c k a n d f a m i l y C a p e To w nLEVIN S h a r o n J o h a n n e s b u r gL E V Y Sidney and fami ly JohannesburgL I P S C H I T Z SydneyL l S O i S a m u e l Cape TownL O B B L T r e v o r S a l i s b u r yHANDEL Salomon and family JohannesburgMAZUR D a r r y l K ruge rsdo rpMEYER A a r o n P o r t E l i s a b e t h

MEYERS M i l t o n S a l i s b u r yMILLER Arno ld and fami ly Cape TownMILWIDSKY Betsy JohaimesburgHUSKAT S h e l l e y JohaimesburgMYERS A a r o n a n d f a m i l y Cape TownMYERS D e b r a Cape TownHTl iTKR M i c h a e l F r a n k P o r t E l i s a b e t hNEWMAN Rabbi and fami ly Cape TownORELOHi ra M i c h a e l J o h a n n e s b u r gPANOVKA Nelaon and fami ly Spr ingsP A R A D I S E J e n n i f e r JohannesburgPELS L e s l i e JohannesburgP O L I N O V S K Y B e r y l Cape TownQUAIL Ta u b e Cape TownR A I Z E Theodore and family S a l i s b u r yR E f fi V Penelope JohaimesburgHOOTENBERG N e i l JohannesburgROSEN D i a n e Cape TownROSEN Seyioour and family JohannesburgROSENBERG Saul and fami ly J o h a n n e s b u r gROSENBERG Robert and fami ly JohannesburgRUIWICK R o l a n d l a a n d o , T v l .SAIROW Gary and family JohannesburgSAIiHJN J o n a t h a n C o w i e s H i l l , N a t a lSAUNieRS D a v i d JohannesburgSCHWEITZER H e a t h e r J o h a n n e s b u r gS E G A L I rma and fami ly JohannesburgSEGAL K e n n e t h JohannesburgSEGAL Nathan and fami ly JohannesburgSEGALL B e r t h a DURBAN

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