Lifestyle/Community
What’s On in SA Jewish Community
As always, there is lots going on for the Jewish communities around the country. Contact local leadership for additional activities
SA JEWISH REPORT STAFF
Friday (May 29)
* Shalom Masorti Seniors Club welcomes anyone who would like to make new friends and have some light-hearted fun on the last Friday of each month. Tea will be served and there will be a selection of board games, cards, including bridge. Time: 14:30. Contact: Esther, (011) 485-5619.
* UZLC hosts David Saks from the Jewish Board of Deputies on “South African Jewry and World War 2”. Venue: Our Parents Home. Time: 12:45 – 14:00. Contact: Gloria, (011) 485-4851 or 072-127-9421.
Sunday (May 31)
* RCHCC in partnership with JH&GC hosts a presentation by Professor Henry Green of the University of Miami (Florida) on “Charlie Hebdo and the New Face of Anti-Semitism”. Venue: Clive M Beck Auditorium. Time: 19:30. Donation: R80 (incl refreshments). Booking: Hazel or René (011) 728–8088/8378, a/h (011) 728–8378 or www.greatpark.co.za
* JWBS hosts “The Sonia Bernstein Book Fair/Mini Market/Milk Deli”. Venue: Jabula Recreation Centre, Sandringham. Time: From 08:30 to 12:30. Information: (011) 485-5232.
* Jewish Genealogical Society of SA hosts Harold Nackan on “My 40-Year Voyage of Discovery of the Ancestry of the Nakan/Nackan Family Tree” Venue: HOD. Time: 19:00 Cost: R20 (incl tea & refreshments). RSVP: Hannah (011) 485-2188.
Monday (June 1)
* UJW adult education division hosts Prof David Zeffertt, emeritus professor of law, Wits, on “Compromise” Venue: 1 Oak Street, Houghton. Time: 09:30. Donation: R35. Contact: UJW Office (011) 648-1053.
Tuesday (June 2)
* UJW adult education division hosts Estelle Sher, musicologist and JPO lecturer, on “A Programme of Music and Discussion Based on the Current JPO Programme”. Venue: Home of Stella Beder: 104 Pembury Lodge, 1 Kernick Avenue, Melrose North. Time: 10:00. Donation: R35. Contact: UJW office (011) 648-1053.
Wednesday (June 3)
* Emunah Movement is holding a morning of “Laughter, Song and Snacks”. Venue: Glenhazel Shul Hall. Time: 09:30 for 10:00. Donation: R150. All proceeds to Achusat Sara Children’s Home, Bnei Brak, Israel. Contact: Ethne 083-400-5312..
* UJW adult education division hosts Dr Lorraine Chaskalson, former lecturer in the Dept of English at Wits on “Contemporary Poetry and its Relevance to Our Own Lives”. Venue: 1 Oak Street, Houghton. Time: 09:30. Donation: R35. Contact: UJW office (011) 648-1053.
Thursday (June 4)
* WIZO every Thursday hosts a “Lunch & Learn” shiur with Rabbi Michael Katz. Venue: Beyachad. Time: 13:00. Information: WIZO office, (011) 645-2515.