SAJBD Pretoria honours stalwarts

DIANE WOLFSON

Sivea Stein, a former Union of Jewish Women chair, was presented with a Community Service Award in recognition and appreciation of her outstanding contribution. Her work, in association with  the Union of Jewish Women, Pretoria, was in uplifting and supporting the poor and vulnerable of the broader Pretoria community in the true spirit of tikkun olam.

The second award went to Mervyn Horwitz, former chairman of the IUA/UCF Pretoria, in recognition of and appreciation for a lifetime of loyal service to the community and Israel, through his organisational and fundraising work.

Guest speaker Chaya Singer, gave an overview of her work on behalf of the Board of Deputies at the parliamentary office in Cape Town, which had the large crowd enthralled with her numerous anecdotes.