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Telfed HonFocus on TelfedOutstandingIt was a memorable evening of accolades, good music, tasty cuisineand the best of company as some 400 Southern Africans crowdedinto the auditorium at the American School in Even Yehuda. TheMC for the evening was Nicky Capelouto, while the enter tainmentprovided by the renowned Alei Gefen Chorus was introducedby Freda Keet. The occasion was Telfed’s evening to honour itsvolunteers, with special presentations to Her tzel Katz who receivedthe Yakir Award for outstanding ser vice to Telfed and the State ofIsrael, Nick Alhadeff, Itz Kalmanowitz and Annette Milliner-Giladiwho received Telfed’s Special Merit Awards for years of dedicatedcommunity ser vice, Hayley Rabie who received the Blanche IsaacsonAward, Carol Aviv, Bebe Feldman, Freda Haimovitz and Cecil Slomewho received the Harr y and Anita Alter Memorial Awards and LielleRosenfeld who received the Lev Lara’ev Award.Yakir TelfedHertzel KatzSoon after making aliya with his familyin 1969, Adv. Hertzel Katz joinedTelfed and has twice held the office ofChairman and was also the first Chairmanof its Board of Governors. Remindingthe audience of his “Benoni” roots, hecredited his motivation for communityinvolvement to an inspiring word froma senior at the Johannesburg Bar whotold him, “Service precedes remuneration”and “the values I acquired in theBetar movement.”He is credited with starting Telfed magazineand creating the organisation’s selfhelpfund, ‘Keren Telfed’. As ChairmanMaish Isaacson said, “Your fingerprints arefound all over Telfed’s achievements.”While in earlier days he strenuously sup-Telfed’sVolunteerAwardsHertzel Katz4photos by Brian Hendler

ours itsVolunteersYakir Award recipient Her tzel Katz speaking onbehalf of all the recipients.ported the publication of “South Africa’s800” and “70 years of Southern AfricanAliyah - A Story of Achievement” his currentprojects include creating a website -a profile directory of Southern Africansin Israel and moving for public recognitionof the South African philanthropist,the late Isaac Ochberg.Outside of Telfed, Hertzel was instrumentalin the establishment of TheHebrew Order of David and the SA-IsraelChamber of Commerce, and served aschairperson of ESRA.Special Merit AwardsNick AlhadeffWhile serving as President of CAZO,Nick Alhadeff made aliya in 1977 fromRhodesia, the first leader to do so duringtheir term of office. He had also previouslyserved as president of the SephardicCongregation and vice-President of theBoard of Deputies.In 1990 he was elected Chairman ofTelfed, and during his tenure, large fundswere established enabling Telfed to financiallyassist members of the communityin need, as well as to institute a ‘Qualityof Life’ programme to provide childrenwith extra-curricular activities. Nick alsoplayed a significant role in the genesisof Beth Protea. Today he serves on theTelfed Board of Governors. “The recordsshow that Southern Africans have madean impressive contribution to the developmentof the State and my satisfactionis that through my volunteer work atTelfed, I have been privileged to play asmall part in their achievements.”Annette Milliner-GiladiAn iconic leader in women’s Zionismin South Africa before her aliya in 1979,Annette Milliner-Giladi was honouredlast year in Cape Town by the Bnoth Zionfor a lifetime of service to the Jewishpeople in Israel and South Africa.While Annette has held many top positionsin Telfed from chairing the Loans& Assistance, Aliya & Klita and Projectscommittees to being the Federation’sVice Chairperson, she says, “It’s not thepositions I have held that have been soimportant to me but my involvementin so many projects and activities thathave enriched people’s lives. By theirenrichment, I have been enriched.” Onher involvement in the establishmentof Manof and Kochav Yair, she says,“There is nothing more rewarding thanworking to establish a new settlement incontinued on next pageMaishIsaacsonAnnetteMilliner-GiladiNick Alhadeff5

Annette Milliner-Giladicontinued from page 5the middle of nowhere; and then yearslater visiting these places now flourishingwith second and third generationsof the original pioneers.”A tireless worker in raising funds foreducation, Annette’s motto is, “No childwith merit should be denied a scholarship.”She is also active in WIZO andpromoting to young South Africans theIDC, Herzliya and the Negev.Volunteer Awards:continued from page 5Itz KalmanowitzPrior to his aliya in 1983, Itz Kalmanowitzserved as chairman, vice-chair and treasurerof the SAZF in South Africa as wellas being an honorary Treasurer of theUnited Israel Appeal.He served as chairman of a JewishAgency committee that examined theHayleyRabieCecilSlomeItz KalmanowitzJocelynIsaacson

Focus on TelfedTelfed thanks the following sponsors:Padani Jewellers, Meatland, Balmoral Investments, Ralph Insurance,Mercantile Bank, The Alter family, The Isaacson familyprocedure adopted by the Jewish Agencyfor the integration of new olim. Theresult of the committee’s recommendationsled to what became known as‘Direct Absorption’.Following three years of shlichut toCanada, Itz served as treasurer of Telfedfor eight years before serving as Chairmanfrom 2004 to 2006.“Hopefully my efforts over the years havebeen helpful to the community and to individualswho benefited from the decisionswe made, the actions we initiated and theassistance we provided. I certainly havebeen enriched in the process and look forwardto continuing my efforts.”Harry and Anita AlterMemorial AwardCarol AvivBulawayo-born Carol Aviv is President ofthe Karmiel Branch of Hadassah Israel, partof Telfed Regional committee’s welcominggroup for new olim, a worker for Yad Sarahand the Cancer Association, plus the JewishAgency’s Ba’Bayit Beyachad programme.Bebe FeldmanBebe Feldman from Netanya volunteersfor A.A.C.I., the Young IsraelShul and Beit Issie Shapiro. She serveson the Telfed regional committee anddoes voluntary English teaching at alocal school.Freda HaimovitzFreda Haimovitz has worked tirelesslyfor many years at Beit Issie Shapiro, organizingand packing orders for KerenAhava. She has been active at the RaananaBowling Club, catering for their functionsas she has for Telfed.Cecil SlomeSince making aliya in 1978, Cecil Slomehas been active in Beit Issie Shapiro, fundraisingas well as packing orders for theshop, Keren Ahava. He also volunteersfor the H.O.D. in Netanya, and fundraisesfor a school for under-privileged children.He works for the elderly residentsof Maon Nechim. He also assisted ESRAwith their magazine distribution.Blanche Isaacson AwardHayley RabieRecipient of the Blanche IsaacsonAward, Hayley Rabie is active in Tel Aviv’syoung olim community of SouthernAfricans in Tel Aviv. Chairperson ofTelfed’s Regional Committee, she welcomesnew immigrants, keeps in touchwith them and organises social gatherings.Hayley’s group also reaches out toother less fortunate communities.Lev Lara’ev AwardLielle RosenfeldVolunteering for Telfed’s KIDS4FOODClub, 12 year-old Lielle Rosenfeld has initiateda number of projects for collectinggroceries for the needy in Raanana.Incorporating her volunteerism intoher personal life, she requested her BatMitzvah guests to bring groceries to herparty to help people in need. •Focus on Telfed continued on next pageFreda HaimovitzDarrylAlterCarol AvivBebe FeldmanTaking a stroll onRothschild.TiffanySilver and AnneFelix enjoying a snackin Jerusalem.LielleRosenfeld7

Focus on TelfedIt is my pleasure toprovide you with asummary of the numerousevents and far-reachingachievements during the pastthree years:Brand NewTelfed, going strong for sixtyyears, felt its image should reflectthe times. The result is a colourful newbranding, reflecting a vibrant immigrantorganization strongly committed toZionism and the State of Israel.AbsorptionOver the last three years Telfed, in cooperationwith the Israel Centre and theJewish Agency, assisted in the absorptionof over 860 South African olim. I personallymet those who arrived on group flights.Following ceremonies at the Kotel, Telfed’sprofessional staff, together with our RegionalCommittee volunteers, met with the olimand maintains regular contact.Telfed Absorption counsellors attendedfive Aliya Fairs in South Africa, assisting theIsrael Centre with the processing of olim. Incooperation with the Ministry of Absorptionand the Jewish Agency, Telfed initiated ‘directcommunity absorption’ programmesfor Southern African olim in Modiin, Haifaand Ariel. For the past two years, a TelfedAbsorption apartment has been made availableto new olim in Modi‘in, during theirfirst month in the city. Telfed’s expertise inimmigrant absorption led to a partnership8Chairman’sReportOn arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, Telfed chairmanwelcoming the Gillman family – Jonathan, Andrea &daughters Montana and Georgia,with the Mirage Foundation assisting withthe absorption of Iranian olim.Regional CommitteesIn the past three years, Telfed has experiencedan unprecedented growth ofactive Regional Committees - growingfrom four to 18. These committees areentrusted with the important task ofgreeting the olim at their first addressin Israel, maintaining regular contactduring their first year, and organizingsocial and cultural gatherings in theirregions.EmploymentWith the current rise in unemployment,the Telfed employmentcounsellor,in cooperation withan employment psychologist,assists bothnew and veteran olimwith job hunting andCV preparation.ScholarshipsDespite the difficult economic climate,Telfed has succeeded in raising the necessaryfunds to provide over 400 annual scholarshipsto students attending institutes ofhigher education. In addition, some60 students received an additionalscholarship through Telfed’s PRASprogramme, by offering 80 hours ofcommunity service.Social ServicesEmploying a full time Englishspeakingsocial worker, Telfedhas significantly raised the levelof its social services. Our Loansand Assistance Committee helpsover 160 Southern African Olimin financial need.The Lev La’Raev food project initiatedby Telfed in conjunction with theRa’anana municipality, educates andinvolves school children in respondingto those in need. With their help, largeamounts of dry goods are collected anddistributed.FundraisingThe Telfed Fundraising Committee wasestablished to meet the ever-increasingdemands for financial assistance Thismammoth task of raising 2.6 million shekelsannually ensures that we do not turnaway a single Southern African in need. Iurge you to please consider Keren Telfedwhen making donations. (All donations toKeren Telfed are tax deductible.)Joffe-JankelowitzInsurance ServicesSpecializing in all branches of InsuranceElementary:Car, House, Business & TravelPrivate Health:Health Insurance & Frail Care (Siudi)Life:Life Insurance, Pension Funds, Kupot Gemel & Keren HishtalmutMark: mark@egoz-insu.co.il; Harold: harold@egoz-insu.co.ilTel: 03-9292791/3/4 Fax: 03-9292733

Building ProjectsThe partnership between Telfed and Y.HDimri in Modiin resulted in the sale ofover 120 significantly discounted apartmentsto Southern Africans in Modiin.This influx has greatly strengthened ourcommunity in the city.Telfed recently partnered with NeotChen in Hadera, offering favorable conditionsand attractive prices to SouthernAfricans purchasing apartments in thisnew, prestigious project in Hadera.ISRENTCO, Telfed’s housing company,last year successfully completed therenovation of the South African hostelbuilding in Givatayim and will soon beadding eight new apartments to theTelfed building in Ra’anana.Shlichim TrainingWith over 20 Jewish Agency Shlichimin South Africa, a comprehensive programmewas put in place to ensure pre-Shlichut training by Telfed. All aspectsof the complicated South African visarequirements are also facilitated by theTelfed office.Support of researchThe Ruppin Institute, in cooperationwith Telfed, initiated a thorough study ofThanks to REMAX Real Estate School,I earnedNIS 46,542in one monthYou can sign up too!Eitan HalfonRE/MAX Agent, NetanyaAged 34, SingleSouth African immigration to Israel. Over900 participants were interviewed. Surveyresults will soon be published.New LeadershipPotential lay leaders, together with veteranvolunteers and staff, were invited toa seminar run by professional advisors.Future Telfed policies were discussed andnew volunteers were recruited. A “Manualof Procedures”, which details the preciserunning of each department in Telfed, wasauthored by a professional advisor.Magazine and WebsiteAs you can see, Telfed magazine hasbeen upgraded to a larger format and fullcolour, keeping 5000 families up to dateon the Southern African community inIsrael. Our website and online newsletterssent to over 3000 subscribers, arebecoming increasingly popular, evidencedby the number of ‘hits’ from visitors allover the world.Volunteer AwardsOver 200 volunteers are at the heart ofour organisation and deserve special acknowledgementfor their untiring effortsand involvement. This year a prestigious“Yakir Telfed” and “Special Merits Awards”were added to the annual “Telfed VolunteerAwards”, paying special tribute to volunteersfor their outstanding service over manyyears. The Alei Gefen Chorus entertainedthe 400 strong crowd with their beautifulmusical renditions.I would like to congratulate Dorron Klein,Director of Project Development, who hasbeen appointed to the position of DeputyDirector of Telfed.It has been a privilege to preside asChairman of Telfed during the past threeyears. What I have briefly covered here isonly a taste of the immenseachievements accomplished.I would liketo thank all who havecontributed to Telfed’sdedicated staff, led byour indomitable director,Sidney Shapiro, myVice Chairman, DaveBloom, for his boundlesssupport and behind thescenes activities and ourTreasurer Harris Greenwho has done a ‘sterling’job in safeguarding ourassets.Lastly, I pay tributeand express my deepestthanks to our volunteers,the backbone ofTelfed. Kol Hakovod tothem all.Telfed’s potential is considerable.Thank you forthe trust placed in me insteering this esteemedinstitution and I am trulyexcited about the futurechallenges that lieahead.Maish IsaacsonChairmancontinued on next pagewww.remax.co.il 1-800-211-311 ext. 5

REGIONALTelfedROUNDUPBeitShemeshKfar SabaA Telfed-organised trip during Chanukahin which 40 teenagers spent several hourschatting with and giving out sweets topatients in the oncology, surger y andchildren’s wards at Hadassah Hospital. EinKerem.Volunteers staffing booths duringCancer Week.Gush EtzionTelfed Booth on Volunteer Organisation Day.HodHasharonNetanyaThe Telfed Hod Hasharon Regional Committeehosted the South African students on theNa’aleh programme for a Seder Tu BeShvat.Naáleh is a 3-year programme for high schoolstudents from abroad. Paul Roberts (above)hosted the evening.A large South African community enjoying aTelfed communal braai.RishonLeZionRishon RegionalChair Ber ylSchmidt wasecstatic at thelarge turnoutfor the Bingoevening.Hirsh Goodman addressing Netanya AGM on thesituation in the Middle East. Ruth Omsky tookover from Cecil Shevil as Regional Chairman.Ariel10Chanukah par ty organised by Telfed’snewest Regional Committee.

Telfedand theCommunityAliyah Update2009 closed with the arrival of seventyolim on a Group Flight from South Africa.They were met by Telfed Chairman MaishIsaacson, the Telfed staff and RegionalCommittee volunteers before attendinga Jewish Agency Absorption Fair. “TheTelfed booth was kept very busy, assistingolim with their many queries,” says DorronKline. Before receiving their Israeli IDcards from Telfed director, Sid Shapiro.the olim attended a welcoming ceremonywith Natan Sharansky, Chairman of theJewish Agency. Aliya from South Africafor 2009 reached 350, up from 337 theprevious year.PRASworthy“We have come a long way since theprogramme was started eight years ago,”says Tzippy Katz, PRASAdministrator. “Our PRASstudents assisting morefamilies and we have alsogone further afield reachingcommunities in Gush Etzion and RamatBeit Shemesh.”Tehila Mazal-Cohen, a former PRASstudent and currently studying medicinein Jerusalem, “is putting her heart andsoul into the job of matching our studentsto those in need.”Aliya Going Through the RoofSince the establishment of the Stateof Israel, Telfed has been involved inthe establishment of successful housingprojects in Ashkelon, Efrat, Kochav Yair,Manof, Tzur Yigal, Modiín, and now inHadera. For a limited time only, “NeotChen”, a renowned contractor has agreedto offer special prices for housing unitsto Southern Africans in Hadera.‘Calcalist’, a leading Israeli financialnewspaper, reports that Hadera has beensingled out by the Israeli government formassive real estate development, includingnew clean industrial areas, hotels and18,000 new housing units.Happy HappeningsTelfed is happy to announce the welldeservedappointment of Dorron Kline asit’s new Deputy Director. Following hissuccessful four years as the Aliya Shaliachand Director of the Israel Center in SouthAfrica, Dorron joined Telfed as Directorof Project Development. (photo below)Mazel Tov to Helayne and YitschakiShedletzky on the engagement of theireldest daughter Liron, and Bat Mitzvahof youngest daughter Talia.Mazel Tov to Nava and Gabi Lapid onthe Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Noa.Mazel Tov to Dorron and CindyKline on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughterAmi.Mazel Tov to Gaby Haimovitz &Simon Nowikow on a well-earned rest.Telfed Chairman Maish Isaacson andAvi Koresh of Re/max Hadera, signinga letter of understanding betweenTelfed and Re/max, offering specialdiscount prices for Southern African.New Telfed PRAS coordinator,Tehila Mazal-CohenTelfed‘s new Deputy DirectorDorron Kline.11

Focus on Telfedafter years of sterling service volunteeringin the Telfed office. “On behalf ofthe Telfed family, we thank them for theirwonderful contribution to our activities,”says Telfed Director Sidney Shapiro.At an 86th birthday party held for Simonat Telfed, he spoke to Telfed Magazineabout volunteering on Machal in 1948.“When the war broke out, my brotherand I joined the Hebrew Legion inJohannesburg. going to Bachar’s Farmfor training on weekends.”Then the day came to leave. “Our planestopped for four days in the Sudan where weslept on a boat berthed on the Nile. Beinga Moslem country, we had to be alert. Ifthey discovered we were Jews on the wayto Israel they would likely have attackedus. At night, we had other concerns - mosquitoes!Not sure which was worse.”After landing at a strip “somewhere inthe north of Israel, we were taken toa training camp.” Simon joined the 72Battalion, 7th brigade where he saw actionin the Northern Galilee, “where some ofour boys were killed.” Simon returnedto South Africa and made aliya with hiswife and three children in 1971.Telfed pays respects toMendel KaplanVice-Chairman Dave Bloom representedTelfed and the Southern African communityat Mendel Kaplan‘s funeral inCape Town last November. Bloom wasone of many who flew in from abroadto pay their respects. “The funeral andeulogies reflected Mendel’s larger thanlife personality.”Whilst in Cape Town, Bloom met withJewish communal leaders. At a meetingof the Western Province Zionist Councilwith the Director of the Jewish Agency,Moshe Vigdor, a wide range of subjectswere discussed including the ramificationsof the Goldstone report, groupaliya-flights, and the threat of legal actionagainst South Africans serving inthe IDF (See Cover Story).Telfed Youth Food ProjectIf you are a teenager and would like tostart your own grocery collection projectto help families in need of groceries, Telfedis running training sessions in Ra’anana.This programme is suitable for studentsin high school as part of their volunteercommunity services. Instructions are givenin simple English. Initiated by Telfed,Lev Lara’ev is a non-profit organizationdedicated to collecting groceries for theneedy. For more information, contact MaxGrunberg at max@maxgrunberg.com, or(054)495-3039.Teaching the HolocaustAs part of the compulsory Holocasutstudy (including Tolerance Education) inSouth African schools since 2008, 22 delegates,including principals, rabbis, teachers,librarians and curators, recently attendeda seminar on teaching the Holocaust.“Yad Vashem was impressed with the calibreof the participants, who plan to returnin two years time for the advanced course,”12Telfed staff, (seatedl-r):Tzippy Katz, MichalMer ten, Nava Lapid,Dorron Kline, (standingl-r): Louise Geva,Helayne Shedletzky,Susan Sharon, PinchasMelchior, SharonBernstein, Sid Shapiro,Lena Nulman, ShalomMenashe.Sterling ServiceRetiring Telfed Volunteers(left) Gaby Haimowitz, (right)SimonNowikow

Do you own South African artworks?We are sourcing paintings by South Africanartists, for private clients, such as:Irma Stern,Gerard Sekoto,Jacob Pierneef,AlexisPreller,Wolf Kibel,Cecil Skotnes, Maud Sumner,Christo Coetzee,Walter Battiss,Sidney Kumalo,PeterClarke & othersInterested in evaluating, selling?Please contact us, for discreet handling andprofessional estimates.Marlene Ferrer- Gebo Gallerymobile: (054)462-6039email: harriferrer@gmail.comsaid Dorron Kline, who organised a meetingof the group with Partnership 2000Beit Shemesh. “There was great enthusiasm,”continued Dorron, “to implementpartnership programmes between schoolsin South Africa and Beit Shemesh.”Visiting groupsAs part of Telfed’s efforts to encourageAliya amongst the youth of South Africa,the leaders of SAUJS (South African Unionof Jewish Students) visiting Israel wererecently hosted recently by Telfed. Theylearned of the manifold services providedby the organisation.Telfed arranged a full weekend programmewhich included a Shabbat at hostfamilies in Ra’anana.Telfed Vice Chairman DaveBloom (left) and (seated left)Jewish Agenc y Director MosheVigdor, meet with Cape TownJewish leadership.Holocaust Educationcourse at YadVaShem.Over 90 students fromSouth African schoolstoured Israel in Januar y.Seen here at the IDC,Herzliya.13

New ArrivalsCAPE TOWNDatnow-Bam, Robert & Deborah,Jessica and JoshuaFish, NathanGuinsberg, TamaraHiuo, CarliNojman, LeeOstria, Diego & ThelmaSchneider, Bernard & TrudieSerwator, StuartShaskolsky, DanielWeiner, RaeJegger, JeanetteChait, Alan & ReneJOHANNESBURGArons, Solomon & RuthBailey, LanceBecker, Clifford & MerleBenjamin, CharlotteChen, SaharCohen, BarryCohen, HilaryCohen, KerranEsakowitz, MichaelFlood, GarithFredman, DanielGoldblatt, BradleyGoldman, BrettGoldstein, MartinGordon, BradleyGreenberg, SeanHerman, Mendel & LeahIllos, Yosef & Cheryl, Ashira,Jabour and JonathanJoffe, RachelKatz, MaryKatz, AdrienneKatz, Lorren, DeanKing, WarrenKotzen, CandiceLazear, MirimLevy, YitchakLewus, Solly & AdaLiebenthal, AmandaLipschitz, David & AshiraMeents, Lester, SylvieOrtlepp, JohannaPortal, TomPorter, SeanScheftz, JonathanSpungin, Solomon & ChaeleeSuskin, EthneSweidan, GarethTanchum, JuneTsabari, YahelRosenberg, WilfWeinstein, Rodney & JeanPokroy, Morris & FannyOzhekh, Shmuel & SaraPuterman, AdirBrooks, DanielWatkin, SheldonTchetchik, RachelCourse for Companions to the ElderlyTelfed has organized 5 courses to date, all of which have proved extremelyinteresting and enjoyable to the participants, and have helped many of themto find satisfying work as companions. If you would like to do the course,please contact Sharon Bernstein (09)7907 801.14NoticeboardTelfed’s ownon-line magazinewww.telfed.org.ilFor topical, up-to-date informationon aliyah, klitah, special projects, thecommunity and much more.Pop in and see for yourself!Enjoy TelfedMagazine?Only NIS 80 for the year. Send acheck to the Telfed office or phoneand pay by credit card.Sharon Bernstein: 09-7907801World Bnei AkivaMachanehIn the north of Israel: July 5 - July 25Specifically aimed at Israelis, olim andparticipants from abroadFor more details visit the Telfed website....EMailAddressesPlease advise Telfed of youremail address in order to receiveTelfed e-newsletters andupdates on community events.info@telfed.org.ilPositions Available•Half-day managerial secretaryat the Telfed office. Essentialrequirements: fluency in Hebrewand English on a mother tonguelevel, high level of computer andorganisational skills. Please emailCV’s to dorron@telfed.org.il•An organisation has approachedTelfed with a request for a halfday social worker. Essentialrequirements: fluency in Hebrewand English on a mother tonguelevel, high level of computerskills and experience in volunteerdevelopment. Please email CV’s tohalfdaysocialworker@gmail.comTelfed’s Employment Serviceis always looking for good jobs for Southern Africanolim, from care-givers and warehouse workersto secretaries, medical personnel and hi-techprofessionals. If you have, or hear of, a job whichmight suit an oleh, please contact Telfed.Call Sharon Bernstein (09)790 7801sharonb@telfed.org.il.With your help, we can help other Southern Africans.Call: (03)512-1222

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Art Sceneby David KaplanSculptor Berny Fink at work on Kibbutz Yizreel.Berny shows his work to Pinny Badashand Stef Wertheimer.A SpaceOdysseyin Stone16One can tour the country and comeupon familiar emblematic sculpturesand be unaware that some of theserenowned creative works are by artistswithin our Southern African community.An iconic example is Berny Fink’ssculpture at Yad Vashem.Six massive monumental granite rocks,symbolising the six million Jews murderedin the Shoah, are placed three ontop of each to create a ‘Star of David’.Piercing through the centre of the staris a sword-like stainless steel rod commemoratingJewish resistance. This majesticwork by Berny, selected from 90designs in a competition in 1985 - wasBerny Fink ’smemorialsculpture atYad VaShem.a turning point in the artist’s journey.Berny’s work today can be found acrossthe Israeli landscape from the desert inthe south to the green hills of the north.The contours of his craft find a homewherever positioned.Zoom in on the Cosmos at anexhibition in OmerHis most recent works are currently onexhibit at the Open Museum at the OmerIndustrial Park in the Negev. The exhibition,entitled ‘Cosmic Seeds’, which wasopened by Israeli entrepreneur and industrialistStef Wertheimer in October,will run for a year.The sheer shapes and sizes of Berny’s

work, many spherical, create the feelingof inter-galactic travel. Yet says Berny,“The works I make are not facts aboutspace but my fantasies about it.”His works on exhibit at Omer articulate“how small one is within the great cosmos.Man, being so small, can not grasp theimmensity of the cosmos or the meaningof the vast distances in space.”Wertheimer says of Berny, who has livedon Kibbutz Yizre’el since making aliyain 1962, that “he immigrated to Israelfrom South Africa in order to implementZionism in the spirit of which he was educated.A man of labor, his explorationof themes is both profound and consistent.His exhibition here affords art loversin general and lovers of sculpture inparticular an opportunity to experiencehis most recent works, all addressing asingle theme – the cosmos.”Friend and fellow South African sculptorDavid Fine from Ma’ayan Baruch,went to the same school as Berny inJohannesburg “which we had leave becauseof our opposition to apartheid.”He describes the path leading to Berny’sstudio on the Kibbutz which is studdedwith forty years of Berny’s sculpture.“The sheer diversity and size of most ofthese pieces bear witness to the aboundingenergy and vitality which has become thetrademark of this tough bearded rugbyplayer artist.” The Jezreel valley whichforms the backdrop and background tothe sculptures “is an integral part of thisartist and his work.”It is easy to understand why Berny’sinitial intimacy with stone arose from achance encounter on the kibbutz. Whileworking in the field, his plough struck arock, whose form triggered an urge to“handle” it. He set about carving cavitieson both sides while avoiding breaking orfissuring it. He did so and stone becamehis favourite sculpting material.The writer, while walking through thegreen lawns of Yizre’el, came upon a majestic,stone ‘spherical’ sculpture of an elephant.The name Fink appeared clearly buton closer examination it was not Berny’swork but his son’s Omri. Stone, sphericaland shades of Africa - the artistic sagafrom father to son continues.Who wasNatalie Harziza’s 50 minutedocumentary ‘Lullaby’ hasbeen receiving rave reviews. Itpremiered recently at the TelAviv Cinematheque and hasbeen nominated for Best IsraeliFilm in the emerging categoryat the Israeli DocumentaryForum Awards for 2009. It hasalso been shown on ChannelTwo, a co-sponsor of the documentary.‘Lullaby’ relates thestory of “my two mothers” one of them Jewish South African - herbiological mother - and the other, “Rebecca, my African nanny.”Twenty-five-year oldmy realmother?Natalie says “Rebeccaraised me from the ageof two, until my familymade aliya when Iwas fourteen, elevenyears ago.”The movie probesthe nature of motherhoodin apartheidSouth Africa. Natalie’smother pursued a career,but could only doFilm Director Natalie HarzizaNatalie has a degree in Film and Artsfrom Sapir Academic College, Sderot andis studying for her MA at the HebrewUniversity, Jerusalem. She has taught filmmakingto different groups in SouthernIsrael - from Sderot high school studentsto inmates in the Beer Sheva Prison. Shehas represented Israel at the Clermont-Ferrand shor t film festival in Franceand has par ticipated in numerous filmworkshops in Russia and South Africa.continued on top ofnext page17Makes one Fink! •

Movie poster for Natalie Hazriri’s film, “Lullaby ”.so because Rebecca was there to care forher children while she was at work. Theother side of this coin, “Rebecca had toleave her own four children in the districtof Pietersburg, to come work inthe big city. So instead of caring forher own four children, she cared for thechildren of others.”While the movie “is a personal journey,it has a universal message.” A poignantmoment in the film, which includedold movie snippets of Natalie as achild was when Rebecca “was readingto me the story of King Solomon, whenhe had to decide which of two motherswho came before him, was the truemother of a baby.” They both appearedloving and caring. Only when Solomonsuggested splitting the body of the childin two so they could share in the child,did one of them say “No, let her have it,”clearly indicating to the ‘Wise King’, thatonly a true mother would be prepared tosacrifice her own desires for the interestof her child.‘Lullaby’ has also been screened at filmfestivals in Paris, Milan, at the African FilmFestival in the US and will soon be shown atthe Israeli Film Festival in Cape Town. •Anyone interested in showing Lullabyand listening to a presentation byAll intheFamily18

olk-rock is the“F best way to describemy music,” says22-year-old MayaIsacowitz of TelAviv, whose first album,‘Safe and Sound’,came out in the latterhalf of 2009. TheCD, which has elevennumbers in Englishand four in Hebrew, is all herown material.Maya praises the “overwhelmingsupport” she receivesfrom her South Africanparents; both inspirational, andfinancial - “it is expensive toproduce an album.” Her fatherPeter, also musically talented,taught Maya to play the guitarMaya Isacowitzper forming her “folkrock”.at the age of fourteen.Peter makes and sellsethnic musical instrumentsin his studio-shop‘Woodsong’ in Rosh Pina.It’s well worth a visit.You’ll find handcrafteddoor harps, didgeridoos(a traditional Aboriginalwind instrument), Celticharps, marimbas and kalimbosfrom Africa. Theyare all handmade by Peterand he plays them all.The Isocawitz household provided a perfectenvironment for daughter Maya togrow up in and nurture her passion inlife - music.In Harmony: Mayawith Dad, PeterIsacowitz, in hisstudio/shop in RoshPinna.Maya, who played in clubs in New York,after completing her service in the IDF,has recently been playing at clubs in TelAviv and Jaffa. “It was really cool, whenmy dad joined me on stage recently andaccompanied me on his harmonica.”Asked how she compared New York audienceswith those in Israel, “The audienceshere are much warmer.”She is hardly alone in expressing that‘special quality’ of Israeli audiences.“Every time I come here, I get so superchargedwith energy,” expressed Mayafollowing her recent performance in TelAviv. “I truly believe that Israel is the energycenter of the world.” Who woulddisagree with that observation? •Listen to tracks on Maya’s album:http://www.myspace.com/mayaisacowitzor click to watch a video of Maya andher cousin Shai playing a song from thealbum: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8GK8lfRppY&feature=related •JustSay“Yebo”Sounds of AfricaIn Israel less than three years andalready cutting his first single, 26-year-old Chanan Rosin made aliya fromJohannesburg in 2007 armed with a degreefrom Wits in Economics and InternationalRelations. “Fascinating stuff, but not exactlymy passion. Music is.” Although heworks in the field of Renewable Energyand Energy Management, “music takesup most of my day.” Seems to be payingoff.Together with four others, “all fromdifferent countries in Africa”, Chananformed a band called Majuda, which inZulu means ‘The Jewish Nation’.He took the name from a successful19continued on next page

Chanan Rosin (far right) with hisband, Majuda-bringing the beat ofAfrica to Hasidic music.continued from page 19album he cut in SouthAfrica with his thenband called, ‘AdamaKadmon’.The other Majuda membersare Hebrew-singer/percussionistEladNe’eman, French-singer/saxophonistRaphaelBarkats, Drummer MeirAssor, bassist Ilan Kenanand Keyboardist DavidAda.Chanan’s story is oneof “a white Jewish boy wrapped onto anAfrican mama’s back on summer afternoons,listening to laughter and songs.” He carrieswith him a taste of the African peopleand culture, while remaining observant andfaithful to Hassidic Judaism.” He sees himself“as a tree in the field” - uprooted and“replanted in its ancestral land.”Working in Jerusalem alongside his fellowband members with “similar storiesand tastes”, Majuda has produced the firstever Afro-Jewish music spectacle in Israel.“We sing in Zulu, Hebrew and French.It’s Jewish music set to an African beat -soul penetrating vocals accompanied byguitars and percussion.”The single which is being released iscalled ‘Yebo’, which in Zulu means, ‘yes’.We want to share the positive experiencesof our African roots in a Jewish way andto Jewish, Israeli audiences.Majuda performs frequently at Beit AviChai in Jerusalem. The group plans to tourSouth Africa in early 2010, Israel in thespring, and the USA in summer. •For more info regarding MAJUDA andtheir activities, contact: Majudamusic@gmail.com or join the facebook group“Majuda”. •20

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HabonimDror Machonparticipantsfrom SouthAfrica atmemorialser vice atKibbutz YizreelWar &RemembranceMaking surethere are no actualblank pages,Telfed is aiming to record the lives of all thoseSouthern African who lost their lives in thedefence of the State of Israel. See below:Each year in October the former chevra of Habonimin Israel congregate at Kibbutz Yizreel at a ceremonydedicated to the memory of Dudi Silbowitzand Niel Fried who lost their lives in the same tankin the 1973 Yom Kippur War. The ceremony is alwaysfollowed by a guest lecture by a former chaver.This year it was Bruce Oppenheimer of Jerusalem,who engaged the gathering in an enriching inter-activedialogue on ‘Memory’, primarily as it relates tothe Shoah. He anchored the discussion following thereading of some of Israel’s most renowned poets.One poem spoke of “the blank page” in life, wherethe past is forgotten or suppressed.One of the most poignant moments for the writer waswhen a cousin from overseas of Dudi Silbowitz (z’l), revealed her ‘blank page’:“Over the years I visit the kibbutz on chagim and I see Dudi’s friends’ children.Absent are always the children he would have had had he lived. As theyears march on, it will be the absent grandchildren.” Tearfully, she lamented,“This is my BlankPage.”Each year in October the former chevra of Habonim gather on KibbutzYizreel:-Back Row: Dov Randel, Chaim Maloon, Shimon Zelas, JohnEliasov, Bruce Oppenheimer, Myrna Maloon, Arnie Friedman, Eli SlusznyFront row: Milton Kaplan, Bennie Segall, Jenny ZelasCommemorative monument toSouthern African fallen near GolaniJunction (sculpture by David Fine ofMa‘ayan Baruch)Shalom to Families of Soldiers Who Have Made the Supreme Sacrifice:Telfed wishes to maintain contact with bereaved families in the Southern African community who havelost a son or daughter while serving in the IDF. At present Telfed knows of 83 such families and isin the process of updating the information, in cooperation with the Israeli Ministry of Defense.We currently have a dossier containing known details of each of the 83 fallen soldiersin Hebrew and we ask you, the families, to let us have additional material in English orHebrew, such as letters from family and friends, photographs, newspaper cuttings etc. tocomplete our records. These records will be maintained in a section of Telfed’s library.A memorial service is planned to be held at the South African fallen soldiers memorialin the JNF forest at the entrance to Kibbutz Lavi. The date has not yet been finalized,but we will attempt to hold it at a time that is convenient for the majority of those whowish to attend.Gidon Katz has volunteered to work on this project together with Telfed and the Ministryof Defense. He will be the contact person with the bereaved families. Please feel free to contact him at: Tel:08- 673-0253; Email: sgkatz@bezeqint.net ; Mail: P O Box 5120 Ashkelon 7815023

PeopleDoctor in the HouseIf anyone needed a doctor on the 9th December at a certainwell-known restaurant in Netanya, they would have had littleproblem. A table of doctors from the WITS Class of ‘49 wouldhave been on hand.They were there celebrating their 60th reunion and in the wordsof Dr. Walter Hatchuel, “my colleagues demonstrated that they allreached the age of dotage and anecdotage,” recounting amusing incidentsat medical school.Attending as a guest wasDr. Alan Nestadt, whoWITS ‘49ReunionsDoctors from WITS Class of ‘49 in Israel.l-r: Rika Hatchuel, Dr Walter Hatchuel, Dr Dov Cohen, Carmel Cohen,Dr Alan Nestadt, Dr. Boz Fehler, Brenda Kaplan, Dr Theo Kaplan, DrLeah Civin, Dr Philip Rosen, Jessie Rosen, Daphne Josmsn, Dr SollyJosman, Dr Uri Milunsky. Seated: Yvette Fehlerqualified two years beforeBoz Fehler, Dov Cohen, Walter Hatchuel, Leah Hyman (nee Civin), SollyJosman, Theo Kaplan, Phil Rosen and Uri Milunsky. If, as Walter says,“We are truly all proud of the heritage passed on to us by the outstandingteachers at WITS,” Israelis can be truly thankful for the monumental contributionSouth African doctors have made to the advancement of medicinein their country.Machon ‘5824We came, we saw, we returnedLast October a group of Southern Hemisphere graduates of the 1958 Lemadrichei ChutzLe’aretz course celebrated the 50th Anniversary since they spent an enriching year inIsrael. Beryl Baleson of Hod Hasharon reports;Represented by Habonim, Bnei Zion, Hashomer Hatzair, Bnei Akiva, Betar and Young Israel,we were the largest group of South African youth movementmadrichim to arrive on the 1958 ‘Machon’ programme.The morning curriculum included Hebrew, the Bible, Zionism, localgeography, sociology of the Jewish people, while in the afternoons,we participated in various “Chugim” such as, arts & crafts,learning to play the “chalil” and choir singing, scouting andIsraeli folk dancing. Our days were full, our minds receptive toall on offer. How we enjoyed every fortnight hiking in variousparts of Israel with the eminent Professor Ze’ev Vilnai. Whatan impression it made visiting Israel’s first kibbutz, ‘DeganiaAleph’, and being addressed by the first “child” born on theKibbutz, who at that time was quite an elderly lady!continued...This picture was taken in February 1958 at the S.A. ZionistFederation Offices, de Villiers Street, Johannesburg, priorto departure for Israel. l-r from back row: row 1 -Marj Rogow,Philip Kaufman, Elmar Oddes; row 2 -??, Ralph Shaskolsky, ErrolHackner; row 3 -Norman Marcus (with jacket) Lazer Choritz,Shalom Zausmer; row 4 -Phyllis Shragger, Annette Goldblatt,Beryl Juter, Doreen Schneider, Pam Koz; row 5 -Jeff Alge ?; row6 -Shirley Hurwitz, Hirsch Sadur, ??, Joe Lucatz (Shaliach)

PeopleThe Korean martial art form, Taekwondo, is today the world’s most popular martial art in terms ofnumbers of participants. Since 2000 it has been an Olympic sport. 16-year-old Gili Haimovitz, sonof Ron and Stephanie of Ra’anana and the grandson of Bella and the late Mickey Alswang and Fredaand Gaby Haimovitz aspires to represent Israel in the next Olympics. ‘2009 European junior ChampionGold medalist, Gili came second in the junior “Israeli Sportsman of the year 2009”. In March, Gili will beflying to Mexico to compete in the World Championships and trials for the Junior Olympics to be held inSingapore in August. Following in his brother’s footsteps or ‘kicks’, 12 year-old Gadi is the Israeli championin his age category. Not to be outdone,‘Savta’ Freda Haimovitz is too a frontrunnerin her category - she received in January aTelfed Volunteer Award. (See page 4)Gil Goingfor GoldRa’anana Electrical Contractorsfor Electrical InstallationsJACKIE GORK/NACHUM FUCHSLicensed ElectriciansRepairs and MaintenanceTelephone: Jackie 052-3354060Nachum 052-288438Not on Shabbat

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y David KaplanCover StoryA New BattlegroundLAWFARE32“We are damned if we do, damned if we don’t.”There is a feeling that whatever Israel says or doesmakes little difference these days.The attacks in recent times have reached acrescendo, no longer on the battlefield but in themedia, international forums, universities, NGOs- the list goes on and on. Prof. Gerald Steinberg hasarticulated this as a “new kind of warfare - if youcan’t beat us on the battlefield, then you attack ussomewhere else,and when we fightback, you attackthe legitimacyof our response.”Described todayas “Lawfare”, it iswaged via the useof internationallaw to attackan opponentostensibly on‘moral’ grounds,with an objectiveof winning a publicrelations victory.David Benjamin, former legaladvisor to the IDF.Concurrent with the unfolding dramaof the Goldstone Commission andits report, another more personalizeddrama was being played out relatingto members of our community. A groupof South African lawyers, confident thatthe Report paved the way for a legal caseagainst South African citizens who mayhave fought for the IDF during OperationCast Lead, mounted a highly publicizedcampaign to investigate these citizensand prosecute them on South Africansoil for war crimes and crimes againsthumanity. The lawyers, all Muslim, arerepresenting two civic organizations,The Media Review Network and thePalestinian Solidarity Alliance.“This is not a Muslim-Jew thing,” assertsFeroze Boda, the group’s spokesman.He says “we have identified over75 South Africans” and believes “thereis prima facie evidence against all ofthem.” Supporting these prosecutions isSouth African legal heavyweight, JohnDugard, the former UN special rapporteurfor human rights, who is acting aslegal counsel.The only one who has been publiclynamed is David Benjamin who served inthe IDF International Law Departmentand had been up until 2005, LegalAdvisor to the IDF in Gaza. While inSouth Africa in October 2009 - invitedto attend the Limmud conferences inCape Town, Durban and Johannesburg- he was suddenly confronted with the

accusation in the local media of being awar criminal. There were demonstrationsoutside of the venues where he participatedand there was even the concernthat he might be arrested.• In an exclusive interview, East LondonbornLt. Col. (Res.) David Benjamin,Adv spoke to Telfed Magazine:What was your role during? operation Cast Lead?That’s the irony; I was on holiday in CapeTown when the operation was launched.Clifton beach is a continent away fromGaza, but that is where I was when thenews of the conflict broke.?Why are they ‘gunning’ for you?Because they knew I had been alegal advisor to the IDF and so theywent on the headline rather than thefacts. I returned to Israel in January,while the conflict was in progress.What, do you think the Gaza operationwas waiting for me to return tooffer counsel? It’s ludicrous.Although I fully endorse the legal advicethat was given to IDF commandersin Cast Lead, it so happens that I personallyhad no role in this as I was alreadywell into my retirement leave. However,the Israel-bashers would never let themselvesbe confused by the facts!You are the only name they have? released. What about the others?Look, I don’t believe they have a caseagainst anyone. As I said, the legal meritsare not the issue. They are using thelaw as a political tool. It’s an effective,public way to bash Israel. This has lessto do with law and fact and everythingto do with politics.?How far legally do you foreseethey will proceed?Well, a delegation from South Africawent to the International Criminal Court(ICC) and met with the Chief Prosecutorthere who accepted the idea that he hadthe jurisdiction to investigate based onthe ‘dual citizen’ issue. The argumentgoes that if people hold dual citizenship,i.e. Israeli as well as South African, thiscould provide the jurisdiction to investigate.The ICC had not previously addressedthe Israel-Palestinian conflictbecause Israel was not a signatory tothe Rome Statute and the Palestinianterritory is not recognised as a state.[The Rome Statute of the InternationalCriminal Court, which came into force inJuly 2002, provides a permanent internationaltribunal to prosecute and punishindividuals who commit genocide andfor-hire types in a number of conflictsthroughout Africa. To play ‘world policeman’has a price. There have beenlarge numbers of South Africans employedas so-called ‘security personnel’in Iraq, (Ed note: some reports indicatingover 1000 at one time) and then youhave on the other side, for ideologicalor religious motivations, South AfricanMuslims who volunteered to fight forthe Mujahedeen in Iraq, Pakistan, Sudanand Afghanistan.?Are they going to investigate allthese cases?With local crime reaching staggeringlevels, it’s not that SouthAfrican courts are looking for extrawork!Anti-Israel protests in South Africaduring Cast Lead.Surely African countries? would also not welcometheir southern neighbour pokingits nose into their affairs?Absolutely not. They would resentit. Some of the countries north of theLimpopo are the worst transgressorsof human rights and the last thing theywant is for their crimes to be exposed inSouth African courts. Not that I have aproblem with this, but this would hardlyhelp South Africa’s foreign relationsin Africa!?If underlying the attacks is morepolitical than legal, how doesone respond?One needs to point out the potentialramifications for other countries of goingafter Israel. If Israel - a true democracywhich upholds the Rule of Law, hasa highly developed legal system and takeshuman rights seriously – is to be placedin the dock, a precedent would be establishedthat could lead to the politicisedlegal hounding of other democracies facingarmed conflicts and terrorism.serious international crimes.] But withSouth Africa being a signatory, and havingenacted laws to that effect, it could,so the argument goes, arrest and prosecuteindividuals for alleged war crimesand crimes against humanity, which iswhy lawyers like Boda are confidentthey can set up a war crimes court inSouth Africa.?To what extent has South Africaan appetite to pursue this?I do not believe the SA governmentwould want to import the Israeli-Palestinian conflict into its courtrooms.With all the attention and investment itwould require, they don’t need it. Apartfrom provoking tensions between theJewish and Muslim communities, it willhurt their international relations,The legislation in South Africa regardingservice in foreign militaries came inthe wake of the rise of South Africanmercenaries - the ‘Blood Diamond’ gunscontinuedon next page

If one had to conduct a comparativestudy of Israel’s conduct in armed conflictwith other Western countries likethe USA and the UK, never mind Russia,Georgia, Sri Lanka, Yemen, Saudi Arabiaand many others, Israel will come outway ahead.We are the only country in the worldwhere the courts closely supervise theLt-Col. (Res.) David Benjamin, Adv. is anInternational Law Consultant and specialist inthe Law of Armed Conflict and Counter-Terrorism.Born in South Africa he immigrated with hisparents to Israel in 1989. His father, Rabbi Myer(Sonny) Benjamin served as the rabbi of TempleIsrael in Wynberg.He holds a Master’s Degree in Law from Tel AvivUniversity (TAU) as well as Bachelors’ degrees inPolitical Studies and Law from the Universityof Cape Town.He retired from full-time active service inFebruary 2009 after 17 years in the IDF MilitaryAdvocate-General’s Corps.A much sought-after speaker, Lt-Col. Benjaminhas lectured extensively and has frequently beencalled upon to brief diplomats, politicians, militaryleaders, journalists, academics, foreign representativesand international organizations onissues of International Law as they pertain toIsrael. Benjamin is married with three childrenand resides in Modi’in.34activities of the military.Practically anybody — anindividual Palestinian or aHuman Rights organisation— can petition our SupremeCourt against any act by themilitary. This is unheard ofelsewhere in the world.?What about the USAor the UK?It is unthinkable for a citizenin Iraq to file a petitionto a court in the UK relatingto some military action.In the USA, it was only recentlythat the Supreme Court began lookingat Guantanamo - until then, no court inthe USA would look at issues of militaryactivity carried on outside the bordersof the country. Israel is the only countrywhose Supreme Court is prepared totake on these issues.You have to know that the accountabilityof our military is probably thehighest in the world, because everycommander knows that his every decisionis potentially reviewable by theSupreme Court.?How does this assertion hold upto Cast Lead?The Goldstone Report is derogatoryabout our internal investigations; “Itdoes not meet international standards,”it says. I agree! The international standardsare lower than ours.?What’s your position on theGoldstone Report?One should be open to hearing testimonyrecording the destruction and suffering.It covered an armed conflict andarmed conflicts are about suffering anddestruction. The Goldstone commissionis right to say it should be investigated,but we knew this already. We are investigatingas this is a requirement of ourown laws and standards.While about half of the nearly 600 pagereport deals with the Gaza operation, thebalance amounts to little more than padding.It’s about the “wider context” and“Israel’s human rights abuses” generally- in short, the Palestinian narrative, onesided,rehashed, cut-and-pasted and contrivedto make Israel look bad. The factthat the report accuses us of systematicallyand deliberately targeting civiliansis outrageous and is not supported by thefacts. The Commission’s methodology ofhearing testimony, viewing damage andthen deducing, based on the professionalismof the IDF, that the damage was theresult of an intentional assault on civiliantargets is not only shoddy reasoning– it is an affront to the truth.?On a personal level, how did you dealwith the media coverage in SouthAfrica? Did you feel in any danger?I was invited to South Africa to talkat the Limmud Conferences in the threemajor cities. My subject was internationallaw and Israel and specifically, Gaza,where I had been the legal advisor tothe IDF until 2005.Inside the lecture halls it was fine - theatmosphere was cordial. The problemwas outside. It all started a week beforeLimmud; I was in Plettenberg Bay andreceived a call from one of the Limmudorganisers, who said, “Don’t panic, butlook at page two of the Sunday Times.”It was a surreal feeling opening the paper,while relaxing on holiday with one’sfamily, to suddenly read about this warcriminal and discovering that it’s youthey are writing about.The last few days in Johannesburg becameugly; there were demonstrationsoutside but I was well looked after bythe local security. On the other hand,I was so warmly received by membersof the Jewish community that this morethan compensated for the unpleasantnesscaused by those out to get me.?Are you planning return visits toSouth Africa?I don’t have any immediate plans to experienceSouth Africa’s arresting beauty!

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36In MemoriamThe Telfedchairman MaishIsaacson, membersof the Executive,the Director andStaff expressheartfeltcondolencesto families whoseloved ones havepassed away inrecent months:Cecil Abrams, JohannesburgMildred Albert, Protea VillageRachel Amdur, Ramat HasharonSheila Been, Protea VillageBobby Beinart, AshkelonGoldie Berg, JohannesburgElkin Brown, NetanyaHannah Cohen, JerusalemRhoda DorfinYona Elkaim NetanyaCyril Fine, Petach TikvaLeib Frank, HerzliyaSolly Friedman, HaifaSolly Greenspan, S.A.Herta Herman, Kibbutz Gal-edDebby Hershberg, Hod HasharonMendel Kaplan, Jerusalem & Cape TownRoslyn JoffeStella Joffe, HerzliyaCecilia Kramer, HerzliyaRan Lapid, Kibbutz TzoraFred Levy, Ramat HasharonHarry Mann, S.A.David Mendel, Ra’ananaCynthia Mendelsohn, NetanyaGus Ostrin Ra’ananaLiebe Rubin, JerusalemAlec Sadowsky, Ra’ananaErnest Samson, U.S.A.Sam Savitz, JohannesburgNaomi SchuckDora Schwabsky, HerzliyaHymie Segal, Beth ProteaJanine Selesnick, HaifaAviva Shatzberg (née Segal), Kibbutz TzoraMorris Shifrin, Herzliya BetRochelle Shufleder, AradHavis Stein, HaifaMaurice Tucker, Ra’ananaMendel KaplanHe was all smiles as he shook hands and hugged his fellowSouthern Africans. The occasion - his last official publicappearance before his passing last November - was theSouthern African group ‘aliya flight event’ at the Kotel organizedby the Jewish Agency and Telfed. Together withNatan Sharansky, Mendel was welcoming each immigrantas they come up and collected their ID documents.He looked truly happy. For this citizen of Israel andresident of Jerusalem, ‘Aliya’ had been at the core ofhis tenure as Chairman of the Jewish Agency (1987-1995) where he oversaw the mass immigration fromthe former Soviet Union and Ethiopia - salvation sagasworthy of biblical comparison. In a span of eightyears, Israel’s population grew by over one fifth andhistory may one day record that this was the emblematicperiod when Israel was transformed into a state,“whose future” in the words of Abba Eban, “will belonger than its past.”Mendel was known to think quickly and find solutionsin tight situations. The rescue of Ethiopian Jewryrested precisely on this quality. While Israeli planeswere circling the skies of Addis Ababa in May 1991and some 15000 Jews were circling the Israeli embassywaiting to be bussed to the airport, rebel forces wereclosing in on the besieged capital. Time was runningout and a massacre of Jews was a catastrophe waitingto happen. The plan began to unravel when the newHead of State, Lt. General Kidan would not allow theJews to leave until an agreed sum of $35 million hadbeen paid into a private account. “We had a standoff,”Mendel explained in a previous interview withthe writer. “We were reluctant to release the moneybefore our people were airborne.”Mendel, who was in France at the time, came up witha brainwave. He instructed his negotiator, Uri Lubrani,to suggest making payment at the closing time of theFederal Reserve Bank in New York: “because of the timedifference, half our people would be on the way to Israel.”Kidan agreed and within 36 hours, 14310 Jews, includingeight babies born along the way were airlifted to Israelin 37 planes.Mendel’s fascination with Ethiopian Jewry never wanedand each year, his family foundation awards scholarships toEthiopian students - as well as Druse students - to studyat universities in Israel.When an old local church in St James sent condolencesto the Kaplan family, it emerged that Mendel had been its

Mendel Kaplan, z’’llargest contributor. Thiscame as little surprise.Championing causes closeto his heart never deflectedthis universal man’s attentionto the personal needsof others.Mendel’s trajectory from businessmanto philanthropist and to world Jewishleader was impressive. As a philanthropisthe was guided by an anecdote, related at thefuneral by his son David, concerning one ofthe European Rothschilds who was askedhow much he was worth. “Seventeen milliondollars,” was the reply. “Surely more,”the fellow persisted.“You asked my worth and this is the sum Ihave donated to charities. I am worth whatI give away, not what I retain.”This anecdote was Mendel’s Magna Cartaas he set about revolutionizing fundraisingstrategies first in his native South Africa andthen globally. The impact was enormous.From holding most of the key leadershippositions in the South African Jewish community,Mendel’s rapid trajectory took himall the way to top positions in the globalJewish world. The Commonwealth’s ChiefRabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks said of Mendel,“I saw him steer organizations and resolvetensions with wit and humour, subtle diplomacyand an overreaching sense of direction.I valued his advice more than that ofany other lay leader I know. He was a livingtextbook on how to manage an otherwiseunmanageable people.”Over the years Mendel enjoyed a close relationshipwith Telfed. When in the early1990’s he could be seen cutting the ribboninaugurating a project between JAFI, KibbutzTzora and Telfed - offering the final twoyears of schooling to students from SouthAfrica who came without parents - it encapsulatedhis passion for education.Recognising that Jewish education wascritical to Jewish survival, one of his manyinvestments in this regard was his establishmentof the Isaac and Jessie Kaplan Centrefor Jewish Studies and Research at UCT.Each year he sponsored scholarships in SouthAfrica to the children of his employees andin Israel, to Drusim and Ethiopians. He studiedthe Mishna and financed its translationinto English.Despite the demands of running a crosscontinentsteel enterprise, he read widely,studied deeply and wrote nine books.Recording the journey of his family fromLithuania to South Africa in his book ‘FromShtetl to Steelmaking’, Mendel never forgoesthe values of his roots and so writes a secondbook, ‘From Steelmaking to Shtetl’, wherehe revisits the past and explores the beautyof our collective Litvak heritage. Imbuedwith his discoveries, he establishes the Isaac& Jessie Kaplan Jewish Museum in CapeTown. Replicating shtetl life with life-sizestructures of homes, cobbled streets, classroomsand synagogues, Mendel reproducedto the last detail, the well that stands todayoutside a once-owned family farmstead nearRiteva. The museum, its façade appearingas Jerusalem stone, is an inter-active learningcentre recording the enriching legacyof the South African Jews who came fromEastern Europe and their contributions toSouth Africa in business, art and culture,academia, community life, sport, Zionismand the struggle against apartheid.In Israel, his family foundation sponsoredthe Old Yishuv Court Museum in the OldCity, recording Jewish life there in the 19thcentury and the spectacular City of Daviddig opposite the Dung gate. “The remnantshere embody the unique and eternal tie betweenJerusalem and the Jewish people, a tiewhich has no parallel in the history of nations,”he expressed on a family tour thereon his 70th birthday, three years ago.The Jewish world was shocked at Mendel’ssudden passing. Why so soon?, people questioned.Rabbi Tanzer gave the answer atMendel’s funeral. “Mendel was taken tooyoung, but look what he packed into his 73years. Few could have done or achieved whathe did if they had lived to be 200.”Mendel like a revered biblical character livedto an age measured by his deeds rather thanthe number of years he dwelled among theliving. Telfed expresses heartfelt condolencesto his wife Jill, and his children Sharon,David, Oren, Romi and families.Leib FrankMendel addressing newSouth African olim at theWestern Wall.David KaplanTelfed’s second Director Leib Frankpassed away in January at age 91. Histenure (1962-1978) covered an eventfulperiod for Telfed.There was the increasedimmigration from South Africa following‘Sharpeville’; the Six Day War, whenTelfed representatives traveled the countryvisiting the many Southern Africansvolunteering on kibbutzim; and the YomKippur War, which tragically cost thelives of 17 young Southern Africans.It was also a farsighted era when fundsraised in South Africa were used to createscholarships enabling Telfed til thisday to award some 400 scholarships eachyear. Aliya peaked the year before Leibleft office at 1400 olim in 1977.continued on next page37

Leib was among the founding membersof the Hashomer Hadati (the forerunner ofBnei Akiva) in South Africa. In 1940 hevolunteered for the South African army andlost his right leg fighting in the Battle ofEl Alamein. (See full story on Leib’s war exploitsin Telfed January 2003) He never complainedabout his disability; indeed only his closestfamily was aware of it.In 1949 Leib was appointed Director ofthe Rhodesian Zionist Federation and in1961, he made aliya with his wife Luffy andfour children. The following year he tookover from Sam Levin as Telfed Director.Leib’s life was one of devotion to Zionismand the Southern African community inIsrael. Thousands of South Africans whomade Aliyah during the 1960’s and 70’sbenefitted from his professionalism andcaring manner.Telfed expresses heartfelt condolences toGillam and Mavis Keinan-Frank, Lironneand Ofer Bar-Sadeh, Barbara Grancell-Frank and grandchildren.38In MemoriamLeib Frank z’’lFormer Telfed Director Leib Frank meeting withthen Prime Minister David Ben Gurion.Solly FriedmanIf Telfed’s raison d’être is helping ourfellow Southern Africans, then Solly wasa branch of Telfed before there was aTelfed. Prior to its establishment in 1948,who was to help Southern African olimother than fellow compatriots who precededthem? One such person in Haifa wasSolly who arrived in 1934 after graduatingin law at UCT and built up one ofthe most prestigious legal practices inIsrael, with clients such as Solel Bonehand Zim shipping lines. His firm enjoyedan international reputation in maritimelaw. For Southern Africans needing advice,Solly was one who knew the ropes.“He was my lawyer,” says 93 year-oldDoreen Guinsberg, who recalls servingwith Solly on the Haifa Telfed Committeefollowing her aliya in 1959.In an interview with the writer someyears ago, Solly spoke of some of hisearly maritime cases involving theBritish Mandate Authority impoundingships accused of transporting ‘illegalimmigrants’.Solly was proud of “never missing aday of work”, despite the turbulence ofthe Arab Revolt (1936-1939). “I used todart between the bullets in the street toget to my office.” One of that “SpecialBreed” of early pioneers Solly will bewell remembered and missed.Telfed expresses heartfelt condolencesto children Ariela Friedman, Rena Feigin,Benny Friedman and their families.Cynthia MendelsohnA member of the Central Executive of theBulawayo Zionist Society, Cynthia becamePresident of the Women’s Zionist Councilof Central Africa. Over the years shewas a tireless organizer and fundraiser forWIZO as well as Carmel School, whereshe served on the PTA and Board of Governors.A fervent Zionist, Cynthia in 1979, togetherwith her late husband Jessel anddaughter Suzanne, came on aliya and set-tled in Netanya. In addition to workingas a full time pharmacist at both Laniadoand Pardesiya Hospitals, Cynthia wasChairlady of Friends of Maon Lenachimfor many years and involved herself infundraising, catering for Ladies’ Day andthe Maon pharmacy. She also immersedherself in teaching English voluntarilyto Russian immigrants.Telfed expresses heartfelt condolencesto Cynthia’s family [A full tribute byCarmie Arenson on the Telfed website. www.telfed.org.il]Fred LevyTelfed mourns the passing of one ofits early Financial Administrators, FredLevy, who served during the stirring daysof Israel’s early years.In 1961, Fred accompanied TelfedChairman Israel Dunsky and DirectorSam Levin on a visit to the ‘old man’ onkibbutz Sde Boker. The purpose of thevisit was to persuade Ben-Gurion to visitSouth Africa. Knowing B-G’s distaste forpomp, the ‘Telfed troika’ carefully dressedin chalutz attire and so was surprised tobe greeted by the former Prime Ministerin a dark lounge suit and tie.“At Paula’s insistence,” all three immediatelysuspected. Following on from thisFredLevyz’’lCynthiaMendelsohn(nee Goodman)z’’l

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