What’s On in SA Jewish Community

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Friday (August 5)

* UZLC hosts David Saks on “175 Years of Jewish Communal Life in SA”. Venue: Our Parents Home. Time: 12:45 – 14:00. Contact: Gloria 072-127-9421 or (011) 485-4851.

Monday (August 8)

* A 6-week Tai Chi class for beginners starts today at 17:00 in the courtyard at Beit Emanuel. Cost R50 per class. Contact: Lali Sher (011) 646-6261 or 082-853-0621.

* UJW’s adult education division hosts Rene Posniak, guide at the Holocaust & Genocide Centre, on “Walk of the Living”. Venue: 1 Oak Street, Houghton. Time: 09:30. Donation: R40. Contact: UJW Office (011) 648-1053.

Wednesday (August 10)

* UJW’s adult education division hosts Dr Lorraine Chaskalson, former lecturer Dept of English, Wits, on “Enjoying Contemporary Poetry”. Venue: 1 Oak Street, Houghton. Time: 09:30. Donation: R40. Contact: UJW Office (011) 648-1053.

* Chev Social Services’ “Enrich 2016” presents “Calm Down, I’ve Got This: Conscious Parenting with Wayne Katz”. Venue: Jewish Life Centre, Strathavon. Cost: R50 (incl light refreshments). Time: 19:45. Booking: Sharon (011) 532-9616 or enrich@jhbchev.co.za

Thursday (August 11)

* RCHCC hosts a “Book Event” –  a conversation between Johnny Copelyn and Jayendra Naidoo on Copelyn’s latest book “Maverick Insider” – a struggle for union independence in a time of national liberation. Venue: Clive M Beck Auditorium. Time: 19:30. Donation: R80 (incl refreshments. Venue: Clive M Beck Auditorium. Booking: Hazel or René (011) 728-8088/8378, a/h (011) 728-8378, e-mail: rchcc@telkomsa.net or rene.s@telkomsa.net

Monday (August 15)

* UJW’s adult education division hosts Robbie Macdonald of the University of Exeter and president of the Johannesburg Hiking Club, on “Sailing a Tall Ship”. Venue: 1 Oak Street, Houghton. Time: 09:30. Donation: R40. Contact: UJW Office (011) 648-1053.

Wednesday (August 17)

* UJW’s adult education division hosts Dr Lorraine Chaskalson, former lecturer Dept of English, Wits, on the second lecture on “Enjoying Contemporary Poetry”. Venue: 1 Oak Street, Houghton. Time: 09:30. Donation: R40. Contact: UJW Office (011) 648-1053.