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 (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.