My Success Story on JewishGen

SAFRICA Digest for Saturday, July 29, 2017.

1. JewishGen's Success! Stories

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Subject: JewishGen's Success! Stories
From: Phyllis Kramer
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2017 19:51:06 -0400

We are proud to announce that our editor and webmaster are presenting
three outstanding stories in JewishGen's newly designed Success!
Stories webpage. You can access these accounts from the "About Us"
button on JewishGen's website or by following this link:
http://www.jewishgen.org/jewishgen/testimonials/

**Jerry Touger solves three questions about his family history as the
result of one posting to JewishGen's Belarus SIG.

**Eli Rabinowitz provides a sequel to his story about the tragic death
of his great-uncle by tracking down the details of the driver involved
in the fatal accident.

**Elizabeth Rynecki tells us of the search for the paintings of her
great-grandfather, who perished in the Holocaust.

JewishGen volunteers (Editor – Nancy Siegel and Webmaster – Colin
Mathias Justin) collect and post these stories. A special thank you
goes to Colin for the redesigned Success! Stories website. We hope you
will be inspired by these stories and we encourage you to submit your
own success stories to us at success@lyris.jewishgen.org .

Isn't JewishGen wonderful !!
Phyllis Kramer, NYC & PBG, Florida
VP, Education & Special Projects, JewishGen, Inc.

Sunset In Dunsborough

Dunsborough, Western Australia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dunsborough
Western Australia
Dunsborough is located in Western Australia DunsboroughDunsborough
Coordinates 33°37′0″S 115°6′0″ECoordinates: 33°37′0″S 115°6′0″E
Population 3,371 (2006 Census)[1]
Established 1879
Postcode(s) 6281
Elevation 10 m (33 ft)
Location
245 km (152 mi) South West of Perth
24 km (15 mi) East of Busselton
37 km (23 mi) North of Margaret River
LGA(s) Shire of Busselton
State electorate(s) Vasse
Federal Division(s) Forrest
Dunsborough is a coastal town in the South West of Western Australia, 254 kilometres (158 mi) south of Perth on the shores of Geographe Bay.

Dunsborough is a popular tourist destination for Western Australians; in 1999 it was voted the state’s best tourist destination and in 2013 awarded the Top Tourism Award for Population Under 5,000. During the last decade the town has grown quickly and become quite affluent; consequently cafes and boutique stores have popped up everywhere. The town’s location in Margaret River Wine Region provides easy access to many wineries and breweries. The town is a favoured destination for annual school leavers in WA, the other frequent choice being Rottnest Island.

Sunset In Dunsborough

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Dunsborough, Western Australia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dunsborough
Western Australia
Dunsborough is located in Western Australia DunsboroughDunsborough
Coordinates 33°37′0″S 115°6′0″ECoordinates: 33°37′0″S 115°6′0″E
Population 3,371 (2006 Census)[1]
Established 1879
Postcode(s) 6281
Elevation 10 m (33 ft)
Location
245 km (152 mi) South West of Perth
24 km (15 mi) East of Busselton
37 km (23 mi) North of Margaret River
LGA(s) Shire of Busselton
State electorate(s) Vasse
Federal Division(s) Forrest
Dunsborough is a coastal town in the South West of Western Australia, 254 kilometres (158 mi) south of Perth on the shores of Geographe Bay.

Dunsborough is a popular tourist destination for Western Australians; in 1999 it was voted the state’s best tourist destination and in 2013 awarded the Top Tourism Award for Population Under 5,000. During the last decade the town has grown quickly and become quite affluent; consequently cafes and boutique stores have popped up everywhere. The town’s location in Margaret River Wine Region provides easy access to many wineries and breweries. The town is a favoured destination for annual school leavers in WA, the other frequent choice being Rottnest Island.

Jewish Life in the South African Country Communities

Jews of SA

Hi All
These are the main towns that Elona Steinfeld of SA Friends of Beth Hatefutsoth is currently researching:

SA FRIENDS OF BETH HATEFUTSOTH

MAIN TOWNS FOR VOLUME SIX AND SEVEN

ALBERTON
AMERSFOORT
BALFOUR
BEDFORDVIEW
BENONI
BETHAL
BLOEMHOF
BOKSBURG
BRAKPAN
BREYTEN
CARLETONVILLE
CAROLINA
CHRISTIANA
COLIGNY
DELAREYVILLE
DELMAS
DEVON
EDENVALE
ERMELO
FLORIDA
FOCHVILLE
GERMISTON
GREYLINGSTAD
GROOT MARICO
HARTEBEESFONTEIN
HEIDELBERG
HENDRINA
IRENE
KEMPTON PARK
KINROSS
KLERKSDORP
KOSTER
KRUGERSDORP
LEANDRA (LESLIE)
LEEUDORINGSTAD
LICHTENBURG
MAGALIESBURG
MAKWASSIE
MARAISBURG
MEYERTON
MIDRAND
MORGENZON
NIGEL
OGIES
OLIFANTSFONTEIN
OTTOSDAL
PIET RETIEF
POTCHEFSTROOM
RANDFONTEIN
ROODEPOORT
RUSTENBURG
SANNIESHOF
SCHWEIZER-RENEKE
SPRINGS
STANDERTON
SWARTRUGGENS
TRICHARDT
VANDERBIJLPARK
VENTERSDORP
VEREENIGING
VERWOERDBURG
VOLKSRUST
VOORTREKKERHOOGTE
WAKKERSTROOM
WESTONARIA
WOLMARANSSTAD
ZEERUST

If you have a connection to any of these towns, please comment below or contact me at eli@elirab.com and I’ll send you more details and a questionnaire.

You can also write to Elona at:
museum@beyachad.co.za

Brochure-2s

Brochure-1s

My dad, Cantor Harry Rabinowitz, was born in Volksrust in 1914.  I found this 1911 advert in the Gitlin Library three weeks ago. This job was applied for by my zaida N M Rabinowitz. Hence my dad was born in Volksrust!

IMG_0207 IMG_0208

Finally, we have had great fun in the past few days  on Facebook identifying these people from Woodstock Cape Town in 1949.

Thanks to Abe Gulis for providing the photo.

We wish  Abe and his family a “Long Life” on the passing of his beloved sister, Channa Gulis Eidelman.

If you have an interesting photo to “share”, please email me. There is no point in hoarding them in a shoe box! Let us enjoy our wonderful memories of our Jewish Life!
woodstock-49s

More Of Cape Town

The Old Woodstock Shul

See:  The Cape Town KehilaLink: Woodstock

http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/capetown/Woodstock.html

Muizenberg

Visit: The Muizenberg KehilaLink:

http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/muizenberg

The Gardens

Visit:

http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/capetown/Gardens_Shul.html

Bo Kaap

Bo-Kaap

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bo-Kaap
Bo-Kaap, Cape Town

Bo-Kaap, Cape Town
Coordinates: 33°55′15″S 18°24′55″ECoordinates: 33°55′15″S 18°24′55″E
Country South Africa
Province Western Cape
Municipality City of Cape Town
Established 1978
Postal code (street) 8001
Area code +27 (0)21

The Bo-Kaap is an area of Cape Town, South Africa formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is quintessentially a Township, situated on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city centre and is an historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town. The Nurul Islam Mosque, established in 1844, is located in the area.

Bo-Kaap is traditionally a multicultural area, rich in history and situated on the slopes of Signal Hill. The area is known for its brightly coloured homes and romantic cobble stoned streets.

Bo-Kaap primary colours

Getting Around Jo’burg

A reminder about my talk this Sunday.

Eli Rabinowitz talks on Exploring our Roots: A Contemporary Journey back to the Shtetl
When
Sunday February 15, 2015 from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM SAST
Add to Calendar
Where

HOD Centre
58 Oaklands Road
Orchards
Johannesburg 2192
South Africa
Driving Directions

Eli was born in Cape Town, has lived in Perth since 1986. He is proactive in a wide range of community activities including filming events, genealogical research, writing Kehilalinks websites for JewishGen, and his blog, lectures and presentations on his extensive worldwide Jewish heritage travel and photography. 


Eli brought the Memories of Muizenberg Exhibition to Australia and spoke at both the Sydney and Perth opening events.


Invitation Link: Invitation

Links:

To register or RSVP click on the link below:

Note – due to system generation the price is shown as $ US Dollars but is actually SA Rands
Register Now!
I can’t make it
Download the latest copy of 
Yichus 
the official newsletter of the JGSSA
 
Please note:
  • The cost of attending each event is usually R20 per person for non-members and includes refreshments
  • To join the JGSSA costs R120 per person or R150 per couple per annum and includes free entry to each event.
  • IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE JOHANNESBURG YOU CAN STILL JOIN AND PLANS ARE BEING MADE TO SPREAD TO CAPE TOWN AND DURBAN
If you want to join the JGSSA click here to send an email and we will send you an invoice.
Membership for 2015 is now open and you can send your details in as soon as you like.
You can make payment per EFT for the event and our banking details are:

Jewish Genealogical Society of South Africa

Standard Bank 

Account Number: 007 022 352 
If you have any questions about the event or how to register contact the organisers as per the details below.
Thank you for your attention and response, we look forward to seeing them at the event.
Sincerely,
Hannah Karpes
Jewish Genealogical Society of South Africa

Some images around Jo’burg