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Genealogy and Religion

Rabbi uses Genealogy in his Shabbat Drosha.   Originally posted on 3 December 2012 Rabbi Liebenberg of the Claremont Synagogue, Cape Town, South Africa, has used our Rabinowitz family genealogy and specifically my grandfather, as the theme of his Claremont Wynberg Good Shabbos Drosha. My grandfather, Rev Nachum Mendel Rabinowitz, was born in Orla, near Bialystok in Poland in 1887. Orla was part…

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The 65th Yahrzeit of Isocher Zeldin

Socher’s passport. He was born in Dvinsk (today Daugavpils)  Latvia He passed away in Cape Town on Guy Fawkes Day – 5 November 1958 He re-established himself and his family  in Cape Town South Africa On Muizenberg Beach  Socher’s descendants around the world   Socher and Chasa Zeldin and their six daughters  left Riga for South Africa between 1927 to 1937. Two sons were left behind. Moisey…

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Harry's 21st Yahrzeit

Tonight, 10 Heshvan 5784, 24 October 2023,  is the 21st yahrzeit of my dad, Cantor Hirsh Zvi (Harry) Rabinowitz Harry sings Yismach Moshe https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BSEMCE7duS_e2vcjZEP-TQP-2sDU2K8t/view?usp=sharing Harry’s abridged ancestral family tree (extends to over 20 generations) Harry was born in Volksrust, Transvaal,  South Africa on 28 September 1914. Volksrust –…

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Kalgoorlie

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London IAJGS Conference 2023

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Edinburgh - Day 2

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Glasgow - Edinburgh

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Glasgow Scotland

27 July 2023 Meeting Susan Hodgins, Dorrith Sim’s daughter. We walk up the road to the Garnethill Synagogue. Meeting Harvey Kaplan, Director of the Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre   Meeting Deborah Haase, educator Lunch with Steven Anson of Gathering The Voices Walk to down to the city \   Buying a ticket for travel to Edinburgh Meeting David Sim   Back to the Easy Hotel    

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Israel - Glasgow

26 July 2023 Kiryat Malachi – goodbye to Sorrel for now! On the way to Ben Gurion   Farewell to Eytan BA to London then Glasgow First time in Scotland  

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Israel Day 3- 5

21 – 23 July 2023 On the road to Ra’anana Niece Kim, Lance and the boys 22 July 2023 Judd, Troy & Kyle Jaye, Justin, Alon, Jordan & Edden Ros & Selwyn David & Batya  23 July 2023 On the bus to Tel Aviv with Kim Tel Aviv Visit Sorrel with Eytan & Kim On the way to Herzliya   Herzliya Pituach Phillip & Rochelle Levy in Ra’anana  

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Israel Day 2

20 July 2023 Visiting Sorrel near Kiryat Malachi Back to Tel Aviv Jaffa Tayelet       Jaffa Evan

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Israel Day 1

Riga to Tel Aviv 19 July 2023 Overnight flight and sleepy! Arrival!     Lev Tel Aviv – 19 July 2023 Nephew Eytan & Niece Nicci         Kiryat Malachi Retirement home    My sister Sorrel Neve Tsedek           Charles Clore Beach Carmel Market Beit Shtraus Area Lev Tel Aviv Neve Tsedek Florentin  

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Five Hours in Riga

18 July 2023 Breakfast at Hotel Conti in Vilnius Change in flight schedule means I can spend five hours in Riga, on my way to Tel Aviv      Bus from airport to Old Town – Vecriga A walk around Riga – a map of the area The building my grandfather, Socher Zeldin, lived in a hundred years ago.              Stayed here a few times  Walking the Old Town                 Back to the…

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Kedainiai 15 July

Brekkie at the Hotel Conti On the road to Kedainiai Arrival at Laima’s house in Kedainiai   The Old Town   Meeting Phil and Aldona at the Cucumber Festival Back in the Old Town at the synagogue   Walking in the Old Town At Laima’s Atzalynas School Back at the Festival At the Cemetery

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Franceska Jordan AM to visit Perth

Franceska Jordan AM to visit Perth

Author Franceska Jordan AM              Under The Boab  Tree A stirring tale about hope and love across two continents – Africa and Australia. About tenacity and courage in the face of adversity. Under the Boab Tree  is a stirring memoir that traverses Africa and Australia. A memoir of Isabella Jordan by her daughter Franceska Jordan and their journeys through the difficulties of loss and…

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Franceska Jordan AM

JHGSWA, WIZO WA & NCJWA present author Franceska Jordan AM    Under The Boab  Tree A stirring tale about hope and love across two continents – Africa and Australia. About tenacity and courage in the face of adversity. Where: Perth Hebrew Congregation When:  5 February 2023 at 3pm Franceska Jordan AM has worked in Australia and internationally in the welfare, health, and academic fields as a…

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