and Jewish Life
Robberg Nature Reserve – Cape Nature
Source: www.capenature.co.za/reserves/robberg-nature-reserve
March 2019
Source: www.capenature.co.za/reserves/robberg-nature-reserve
My previous visits to Plettenberg Bay were in 1964, 1971, 1976/7, 2002 and 2008
https://www.tsogosun.com/beacon-island-resort
Cape Town
http://www.gitlinlibrary.co.za/ActiveConnect/default.html
Here are some posts of my recent visit to South Africa in March 2019
The fog coming in!
On the Sea Point Beachfront
From Tachlis, Michele Gogoski & Elona Steinfeld, Beyachad, Johannesburg:
Eli, who is the founder of the We Are Here Foundation, gave an inspirational presentation about the importance of educating Jewish youth about the Holocaust and the Jewish partisans during the World War II. The talk was accompanied by video footage of the youth of various communities across the globe, who have been taught and are being taught to sing the famous Partisans Song – Zog Nit Keyn Mol (Shir HaPartizanim).
His message is loud and clear: WE MUST NEVER FORGET!
For more information please visit the website
WE ARE HERE! An Education Program That Inspires Upstanders
From Stan Smookler on the Good Shabbas Newsletter
I attended a Lecture by Eli Rabinowitz @ Beyachad last week, and it was a VERY interesting discussion, the Subject being “ Zog Nit Keynmol’ ( Never say never again), the Partisan’s song…. see https://wah.foundation/ …. I never realized that such a project would have soooo many opinions and ‘Machlokes’ …. The project is to revive the Partisan song that was written by Hirsch Glik in the concentration camps…… The project involves getting schools to start learning the song and of course understanding the meaning…. Eli has teamed up with various Schools, especially in Russia, Poland, Souff Effrikka etc, and World Ort have given him huge assistance, with ORT schools around the World joining in the programme….. The question is ; Should the Song be sung/learnt in any other language than Yiddish, as this is what it was started as…???? Methinks, yes, as it will get lost if not promoted.
At the meeting were a few knowledgeable people in Yiddisher circles, and Saul Issroff ( Absoluuuuut BOFF on Lithuania) from London (Ex PE ‘Amolikke Yoren’), Eli Goldstein who is very involved in the teaching of Yiddish in Joburg, Ishvara Dhyan, who takes walking tours of Joburg, and covers many of the old Yiddisher places, Rabbi Moshe Silberhaft (The Travelling Rabbi) ,Darryl Frankel (King David) Marc Latilla who runs a website Johannesburg 1912, which has a lot of info on many suburbs (in detail) and Joburg City … , https://johannesburg1912.wordpress.com/ where you can find in depth info on Joburg/suburbs….. Tali Nates from the Holocaust Museum also came, and Eli did a show with Howard Feldman on Chai FM 91.7 .. Pictures; http://www.stantgsm.com/category/pictures/4
ChaiFM – my interview by Howard Feldman
ChaiFM
With some of the educators who attended my presentation.
Also caught up with:
Wednesday 6 March 2019
https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/stellenbosch/Home.html
https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/stellenbosch/Shabbat.html
Translated the Partisans’ Song into Afrikaans & presented her project on the Jewish wedding ceremony to her ed last year.
Who We Are
Moet nooit sêdaar wag net dood vir jou nie,
alhoewel loodswaar hemele die blou lug mag versteek,
want die uur waarna ons gehunker het, is naby;
die aarde sal bewe onder ons tree – ons is hier!
Van die land van palmbome, tot die vêrre land van sneeu,
sal ons kom met ons pyniging en geween,
en oral waar ons bloed in die aarde ingesyfer het,
sal ons dapperheid, ons krag, uitbloei!
Ons sal die môreson hê om ons dag te laat gloei,
en al ons gisters sal verdwyn saam met ons vyande.
En indien dit nog lank is voor die son weer verskyn,
laat hierdie lied soos ‘n sein voortklink deur die jare.
Hierdie lied is geskryf in bloed, nie lood nie.
Dit is nie ‘n lied wat somervoëls oorhoofs sing nie.
Dit was ‘n volk ter midde van brandende versperrings,
wat die lied van ons gesing het met pistole en grenate.
Moet nooit sêdaar wag net dood vir jou nie,
alhoewel loodswaar hemele die blou lug mag versteek,
want die uur waarna ons gehunker het, is naby;
die aarde sal bewe onder ons tree – ons is hier!
Using resources from Eli Rabinowitz
Comments by students
Daniella-Comments-1
This is the third online collaboration on the Jewish Partisans between Herzlia School in Cape Town and World ORT schools in the FSU.
Herzlia School Vocal Ensemble sings Zog Nit Keyn Mol, 15 March 2019
Source: youtu.be/wjHPwDsffQk
For more information please visit the website
WE ARE HERE! An Education Program That Inspires Upstanders
50 years since we matriculated in 1969, classmates Dimitri Coutras, Ian Stein and I met last Thursday, 7 March 2019, at Sea Point High School (Sea Point Boys’ High in our time).
We started our tour at 11:30am and met the principal, Ms L Lebreton, librarian, Sharnette Gordon and Marlene Botha
Straight to the principal, L Le Breton’s office.
A walk around the quad and corridors, and outdoors
The school hall
The library
Six years ago I met with Phillip Levy and Rodney Goldberg in Sydney. Here is that post:
http://elirab.me/sea-point-boys-reunion-another-place-another-time-2/
The School Website:
50 years since we matriculated in 1969, classmates Dimitri Coutras, Ian Stein and I met last Thursday, 7 March 2019, at Sea Point High School (Sea Point Boys’ High in our time).
We started our tour at 11:30am and met the principal, Ms L Lebreton, librarian, Sharnette Gordon and Marlene Botha
Straight to the principal, L Le Breton’s office.
A walk around the quad and corridors, and outdoors
The school hall
The library
Six years ago I met with Phillip Levy and Rodney Goldberg in Sydney. Here is that post:
http://elirab.me/sea-point-boys-reunion-another-place-another-time-2/
The School Website:
In the South African Country Communities
compiled by David Solly Sandler
If your parents and grandparents lived in or nearby one of the towns mentioned below before 1980 you can read about the Jewish history of the town and there is a good chance they will be mentioned in the relevant volumes of Jewish Life in the South African Country Communities
Volume 1 Northern Transvaal
Barberton, Belfast, Brits, Bronkhorstspruit, Cullinan, Duiwelskloof, Dullstroom, Graskop, Gravelotte,
Groblersdal, Hammanskraal, Hazyview, Hoedspruit, Komatipoort, Louis Trichardt, Lydenburg, Machadodorp, Marble Hall, Messina, Middelburg, Naboomspruit, Nelspruit, Nylstroom, Phalaborwa, Pietersburg, Pilgrim’s Rest, Potgietersrus, Roedtan, Sabie, Settlers, Soekmekaar, Thabazimbi, Tzaneen, Warmbaths, Waterval-Boven, White River and Witbank
Volume 2 Western Cape and Karoo
Barkly West, Beaufort West, Brandvlei, Britstown, Calvinia, Carnarvon, Ceres, Clanwilliam, Colesberg, Darling, De Aar, Douglas, Franschoek, Fraserburg, Garies, Gouda, Griquatown, Hanover, Hopefield, Hopetown, Jan Kempdorp, Kenhardt, Klawer, Kuruman, Laingsburg, Lambert’s Bay, Loeriesfontein, Mafikeng, Malmesbury, Middelburg, Modderrivier, Mooreesburg, Niewoudtville, Noupoort, Paarl, Petrusville, Philipstown, Piketberg, Port Nolloth, Porterville, Prieska, Prince Albert, Prince Alfred Hamlet, Richmond, Riebeek-Kasteel, Rietfontein, Somerset West, Springbok, Stellenbosch, Strand, Strydenburg, Sutherland, Taung, Touwsriver, Tulbach, Upington, Van Wyksvlei, Vanrhynsdorp, Victoria West, Vosburg, Vredenburg, Vredendal, Vryburg, Warrenton, Wellington, Williston, Wolseley and Worcester
Volume 3 Southern and Eastern Cape
Aberdeen, Adelaide, Albertinia, Alexandria, Alice, Alicedale, Aliwal North, Barkly East, Bedford, Bonnievale, Bredasdorp, Burgersdorp, Butterworth, Caledon, Calitzdorp, Cathcart, Cookhouse, Cradock, Dordrecht, Elliot, Fort Beaufort, George, Graaff-Reinet, Grabouw, Grahamstown, Hankey, Heidelberg, Hermanus, Hofmeyr, Humansdorp, Indwe, Jamestown, Jansenville, Joubertina, Kareedouw, King William’s Town, Kirkwood, Knysna, Kokstad, Komga, Ladismith, Lady Grey, Maclear, Molteno, Montagu, Mossel Bay, Murraysburg, Napier, Nieu-Bethesda, Pearston, Peddie, Plettenberg Bay, Port Alfred. Queenstown, Riversdale, Robertson, Somerset East, Sterkstroom, Steynsburg, Steytlerville, Stutterheim, Swellendam, Tarkastad, Uitenhage, Umtata, Uniondale, Venterstad, Villiersdorp, Willowmore and Wolwefontein
Volume 4 Free State and Natal
Amanzimtoti, Dannhauser, Dundee, Empangeni, Ladysmith, Margate, Newcastle, Paulpietersburg, Pietermaritzburg, Pinetown, Umhlanga Rocks, Utrecht and Vryheid
Volume 5 Southern Transvaal and Witwatersrand
Bethlehem, Bethulie, Boshof, Bothaville, Brandfort, Bultfontein, Clocolan, Dealesville, Dewetsdorp, Edenburg, Excelsior, Fauresmith, Ficksburg, Fouriesburg, Frankfort, Harrismith, Heilbron, Hennenman, Hoopstad, Jacobsdal, Jagersfontein, Kestell, Koffiefontein, Koppies, Kroonstad, Ladybrand, Lindley, Odendaalsrus, Parys, Paul Roux, Petrus Steyn, Petrusburg, Philippolis, Reddersburg, Reitz, Rouxville, Sasolburg-Coalbrook, Senekal, Smithfield, Springfontein, Steynsrus, Thaba Nchu, Theunissen, Tierpoort, Trompsburg, Tweespruit, Ventersburg and Viljoensdrif.
Five volumes have been published and I understand two more volumes are almost complete.
The names of many of the Jewish residents of each town is listed and if your parents or their parents came from a town in the areas published you can learn more about Jewish life and people in that dorp.
This is an ideal gift or book/s for your coffee table
The best person to contact for your book and for more information is Elona Steinfeld
Elona email <museum@beyachad.co.za>
