The light of Israel: The story of the Paarl Jewish community (Charles Press)

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The light of Israel: The story of the Paarl Jewish community

Charles Press
ISBN 10: 0620175982  ISBN 13: 9780620175982
Jubilee Press, 1993

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 7
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 8
CHAPTER IO9
Early notables; the first minyanim; Albert Hertz and Moses Lurie agitate for a congregation; the official establishment of the Paarl Hebrew Congregation in 1893; the first min-utes; first burial ground; the case of the two little orphans; the Anglo-Boer War; a grand concert.
CHAPTER II 27
Laying of the foundation-stone of the new synagogue; description of ceremonies; a mem- orable bazaar; first census of Paarl Jews; official opening of new synagogue; public protest at Russian atrocities.
CHAPTER III 42
State of community at time of Union in 1910; geographical origin of Paarl's Jews; found- ing of Ladies' Society; some Jewish occupations in 1915; employment of Rev Hillel Strelitz; the Great War; address to General Smuts; foundation of Talmud Torah; the Jewish wagon-makers of Paarl; how non-Jewish Paarlites viewed their fellow Jewish citi- zens in the 1920s.
CHAPTER IV 61
Synagogue destroyed by fire in 1926; rebuilding of synagogue proceeded with apace; Mayoral Service; developments at the Talmud Torah; distinguished visitors from over- seas; Immigration; appeals by German Jewry for help; Jewish dramatic and musical life at Paarl; the "Greyshirt" threat.
CHAPTER V 80
Second World War - many members join up; congregation celebrates its fiftieth anniver- sary; the president of the congregation leaves to go on military service; national day of mourning - Jewish businesses close; special services to mark Invasion, VE and VJ days; foundation of Jewish Guild; oldest Jewish woman; Royal Visit; Dr Levine arrives; estab- lishment of State of Israel; shops and shopkeepers.
CHAPTER VI 100
Occupations of local Jews; Jewish farmers; visits of Chief Rabbi of British Empire, Israeli Foreign Minister and Menachem Begin; discord in the community; a Jewish Mayor of Paarl; Dr Levine leaves; the Jewish-owned hotels of Paarl.
CHAPTER VII 116
Special "Republican" service; Rabbi Cohen; the Six-Day War; earthquake damage; "no funerals on Sundays"; Rabbi Levy arrives; first communal seder; eightieth anniversary celebrations; Yom Kippur War.

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