Bøger af David Solly Sandler

The purpose of this book, like the Arc Memory Booklets it brings together, is to record the memories of the children of Arcadia (Arcs) and the history of Arcadia (the Arc). The Arc children of many different ages now live in many countries around the world and have followed many different walks of life. The common thread that binds the Arc children is that they spent some, or even all of their childhood in Arcadia.The book also marks and celebrates the Arc's centenary. Finally, 100 years after its official beginning, old Arcs of at least five of the ten generations who passed through its gates have expressed a little of what the Arc meant to them. I feel privileged to be the recorder of their memories. Arcadia, known as the Arc to all its children, started off as the South African Jewish Orphanage (SAJO). 'Arcadia' was the name of the 26-acre estate bought from Sir Lionel Phillips in 1923 by the South African Jewish community. The name remained when the palatial villa and extensive grounds were transformed into a home to house Jewish children in need of care. Thus Arcadia, 22 Oxford Road, Parktown, Johannesburg was to become the address and home of generations of children. Arcadia SAJO has cared for over three thousand Jewish children over the past 100 years. In 1975 its name was changed to Arcadia Jewish Children's Home. In 2002 the children then in residence, were relocated to Sandringham and the property was sold in 2004.The story actually begins more than 100 years ago. In 1902, the Jewish Ladies' Communal League founded the original Orphanage, which it continued to run in Johannesburg until 1921. In that year the South African Jewish Orphanage (SAJO) was established as a separate and independent Institution and took over all the Orphanage work, property and assets from the League. Two years later, 'Arcadia' was bought and that was where the story of the first 'Old Arcs' really began. Arcadia's centenary is being celebrated in 2006 as May 1906 was the date on which the first home owned and erected by the SAJO was established. Arcadia owes its existence to the tremendous generosity and caring of the South African Jewish community to look after their 'own'; to the captains of industry, to the donors large and small, to those giving gifts in kind or free services, to the Medical Board, Dental Board and Para-Medical Board, who gave their services free, to the Members and Subscribers and Honorary Collectors, and to the many Committee and sub-Committee Members from all over South Africa, who over the years gave so generously of their time and assistance. Every one of these people played an essential part in helping to support the running of the Arc, and mere words cannot properly express the thanks that is due to these legions of honourable people.This book is dedicated to all the supporters of Arcadia mentioned above, to all the carers and to fellow Arc brothers and sisters especially those who bravely opened their inner hearts and shared their more sensitive and private stories.One Old Arc Celia Kramer (Aizakowitz), a granny blessed with ten grandchildren wrote: "Despite the fact that I personally was not particularly happy at Arcadia, after going through the whole history of the founding of the Arc what stands out so clearly, is the tremendous caring and generosity of the Jewish community to look after their "own". Unfortunately I am sure all those good people are long since gone, as I would personally have liked to thank them."This book is dedicated to Doc (Dr Adolf Lichtigfeld) who is the Greatest Man I have known and to his wife, Ma (Renia). Not only was Doc our Rabbi, a philosopher and a learned man who lectured at, and wrote papers for universities around the world but also for 20 years he was our was our friend, guardian and a warm fatherly figure who always sought to bring out the best in each of us through his kindness, wisdom and serenity

This book, Keidan, Our Town In Lithuania, commences with the 500 years of Jewish history and life in Keidan and then focuses on the destruction of Jewish life in 1941 with the arrival of the Germans. It then focuses on the South African Keidaner Sick Benefit and Benevolent Society. The book, is an adaptation of the 50th Anniversary Souvenir Programme of the South African Keidaner Sick Benefit and Benevolent Society. While it includes all the contents of the Souvenir Programme, the order has been rearranged. With the permission of Aryeh Shcherbakov and Andrew Cassel of the Israeli and Keidan Societies several articles, translations and photos from the Keidan Yizkor Book have been included for completeness. A large proportion of the Souvenir Programme, was written in Yiddish and has now been translated into English thanks to Bella Golubchik, Aryeh Shcherbakov and Andrew Cassel.

The book consists of the photographic art of Brian Sanger of images of Fremantle, the port city of Perth in Western Australia.

This volume two is a sequel to The Ochberg Orphans and the horrors from whence they came, published in April 2011, and includes not only additional histories of Ochberg Orphans (initially known as Ukrainian War and Pogrom Orphans) that have come to light since 2011 but also the many events and celebrations that have taken place over the past six years to remember Isaac Ochberg and the good work done by the Isaac Ochberg Heritage Committee in Israel that was established mainly through the efforts of Bennie Penzik, the son of two Ochberg Orphans. This volume commences with an introduction to the Ochberg Orphans by the late Sir Martin Gilbert. It is followed by details of the horrors that faced the Jews in The Pale of Settlement in the 1920s and the help given to them by the Jewish communities around the world The next section of the book is devoted to the three Pinsker Orphanages that are very much part of the Ochberg Orphan story as 44 children were selected from these orphanages to go to South Africa. They were accompanied by Alter Bobrow who had helped establish these orphanages together with his comrades and their story is included in this volume. We also include The Work of the Pinsker Orphan Relief Fund of London by John Cooper, whose grandfather was on the committee of the fund. The fund brought out 19 Pinsker Orphans in 1924 and 34 in 1926 for adoption in London. The book includes histories of Ochberg Orphans newly uncovered and those that were previously published in More Arc Memories in 2008 and for completeness a limited amount of material from the first volume. We now fast forward to the twenty-first century and reveal the events, ceremonies, books and the documentary, to honour Isaac Ochberg since his death in 1937. The main event, no doubt, was the two day ceremony held in Israel in July 2011 culminating in the Dedication of Memorial Site at Ramat Menashe to Isaac Ochberg and the Orphans he saved. We end off by detailing the good work done by The Isaac Ochberg Heritage Committee and an addendum. As with the original volume this edition has three aims: -To record the forgotten history, the horrors suffered by Jews in the 'Pale of Settlement' from 1914 to 1922 and the help given to them by their brethren, the Jewish Communities worldwide. -To provide a legacy for the descendants of each of the Ochberg Orphans; a book which presents the history of the original Ochberg Orphans and preserves the life stories of their descendants. -To raise funds for Arcadia and Oranjia, the two Jewish Orphanages in South Africa, in whose care the Ochberg Orphans were placed. Both of these institutions still exist today and continue to take care of Jewish children in need. All the proceeds from the sale of this book, as with my previous compilations, will be donated to them. I feel honoured to be the compiler of this volume and the catalyst for its creation. I regard these volumes of life stories collected, as the property of the Jewish Community. A special thank you goes to Bennie Penzik and Lionel Slier, both descendants of Ochberg Orphans, who always encouraged, helped and contributed towards the creation of this volume. I also thank all the many people who have helped me collect the life stories, and those who have opened their hearts and shared their, or their parents' stories. I dedicate the book to the Ochberg Orphans and Arcadians who have passed away and to the generosity of the South African Jewish community which has always taken care of its own. In these difficult times in South Africa, I appeal to all ex South Africans to support their needy community left behind. I end with the blessing that Doctor Lichtigfeld (Arcadia's Superintendent from 1952-1971) often bestowed on the congregation at Arcadia. May the Lord bless you and keep you and make his face shine on you and give you peace and happiness and may there be peace in Israel soon. Shalom David Solly Sandler sedsand@iinet.net.au

The book tells of the history, life and times of the Jews in South Africa. It is the matching volume to OUR LITVAK INHERITANCE published in March 2016 These two volumes tell of the history, life and times of South African Jews originating in Eastern Europe Like most South African Jews, my ancestors emigrated from Lithuania to South Africa between 1880 and 1920. We were the lucky ones escaping the horrors of the Holocaust and most of us have relatives left behind in Lithuania who perished in the Holocaust. For about 100 years we generally prospered and multiplied in South Africa and then in the early 1970s, seeking more secure futures for our families, we commenced immigrating to Israel, the UK, the USA, Canada and Australia and by the year 2000 about 50,000 of the 120,000 South African Jews had emigrated. Like my other books this is a compilation and not a single narrative. It is a gathering of articles, stories and histories that tell us of life and history and Jewish life and history in South Africa from 1880 to 1990. As it is a gathering of articles, stories and histories in some cases we will have two or more different views of the same event. The purpose of this book is to tell the history of South Africa and our Jewish contribution, with its rich Litvak culture, and to share it with our children and grandchildren. Another purpose of the book is to raise funds for Arcadia and Oranjia, formerly the two Jewish Orphanages in South Africa which still exist, and also for the JDC. All the proceeds from the sale of this book/compilation and my previous compilations will be donated to these three institutions which take care of Jewish children in need. As at the end of July 2016 over R1,200,000 had been raised for Arcadia and R60,000 for Oranjia from book sales This 511 paged soft covered book is made up of the following sections 1 The early history of South Africa in the Western and Eastern Cape Province. 2 Kimberley and the discovery of Diamonds (Northern Cape) 3 The Establishment of Natal, The Orange Free State and The Transvaal Boer Republics 4 The discovery of Gold in the Witwatersrand and the founding of Johannesburg 5 The Anglo Boer War 1899-1902 6 Immigration, Yiddish, Zionism and Jewish Culture 7 World War One 8 The Generosity of the S A Jewish Community 9 Landsmanschaften Mutual Aid Societies 10 World War Two 11 Jewish Life in Country Communities (1947 & 1948) 12 Jewish Communities and Personalities 13 Support for Israel during the Israeli War of Independence (1948 & 1949) 14 The Struggle from Apartheid to Multi-racial elections Books sourced include Birth of a Community by Chief Rabbi professor Israel Abrahams, South Africa's 800 - The Story of South African Volunteers in Israel's War of Birth by Henry Katzew, The Fordsburg-Mayfair Hebrew Congregation 1893-1964 by Bernard Sachs, The Jews in South Africa, Edited by Gustav Saron and Louis Hotz, The Nationwide Survey of the South African Jewish Community by Arthur Markowitz, The Pretoria Jewish Community up to 1930 by Mrs Myrtle Todes, Mr Selwyn Zwick, Mrs Naomi Nowosenetz, Dr Rayme Rabinowitz, Mrs Avril Cohen, Mrs Jill Katz (editor), Mrs Mary Kropman and and Mr Ralph Lanesman, The Vision Amazing by Marcia Gitlin, The War Report by J E H Groble and Worlds Apart by Colin Tatz, Peter Arnold and Gillian Heller.

This book is one of a series that publish some of the art of Eli Zagoria (1922-2013). Other publications in the series are - Eli Zagoria's Art - Flowers by Eli Zagoria Eli, when he passed away early in 2013, still made his living from art, doing portraits and painting in his small studio at the back of his house. He estimated that he drew over 15,000 portraits over his lifetime.

This book is one of a series that publish some of the art of Eli Zagoria (1922-2013). Other publications in the series are - Perth and Surrounds - Flowers Eli, when he passed away early in 2013, still made his living from art, doing portraits and painting in his small studio at the back of his house. He estimated that he drew over 15,000 portraits over his lifetime.

This book is one of a series that publish some of the art of Eli Zagoria (1922-2013). Other publications in the series are - Perth and Surrounds - Eli Zagoria's Art Eli, when he passed away early in 2013, still made his living from art, doing portraits and painting in his small studio at the back of his house. He estimated that he drew over 15,000 portraits over his lifetime.

OUR LITVAK INHERITANCE Volume One of Our Litvak and South African Jewish Inheritance The book is of the history, life and times of the Jews in Lithuania. Section one commences with a timeline of Jewish History, leading on to a detailed history of the Jewish settlement of Keidan and of Lithuania. It reports on the migration of the Jews from the east to the west and discusses origins, philosophies and values of South African Litvak Jews. Section two tells of the horrors of WWI and its aftermath through reports in the foreign press and from the American Joint Distribution Committee. It also tells of the displacement of Jews from Lithuania and Latvia in 1915. The third section tells of life in the shtetl through family histories and photographs and also articles and photographs from the Yizkor book of Rakishok and Environs and The Keidan Yizkor book. The forth section tells of the massacre of the Jews in the second half of 1941. It includes the Jäger Report detailing Jews murdered and documents the murder of the Jews in 21 Lithuanian towns The fifth section consists of reports of visits back to Lithuania after Lithuanian independence in 1990. Also included is a history of Latvia, Riga and Libau and visits after independence The sixth section discusses the reasons for immigration, problems encountered along the way and why Lithuanian Jews chose South Africa. Also included are memories of early immigration to South Africa Volume two of this book - South African Jewish History - will be published PG by the end of the year.

This book, Jewish Festivals, Festivities and Themes by TOUYZ, displays, celebrates and preserves for posterity a portion of the unique artworks of Louis Touyz. His iconography is a significant novel addition to our Jewish legacy as well an original contribution to the common cultural heritage.Touyz has evolved his own unique vibrant style of painting with acrylics on canvas, using Judaic visual mantras and themes.Not only is Touyz's beautiful artwork commended to the reader but also his insightful commentary on the Jewish themes and his art.

This book is the English translation of The Memorial Section of the Yizkor-Book of Rakishok and Environs which was originally published in Yiddish in 1952 by 1952 by the Rakishker Landmanschaft of Johannesburg, South Africa. The Memorial (in Rememberance) Section has been translated into English by Bella Golubchik.

The book is a collections of the memories of many generations of children who were in the care of THE CAPE JEWISH ORPHANAGE which was established in 1911 in Cape Town South Africa. The memories are though the eyes of the children. The institution later adopted the name Oranjia and today is know as Oranjia Jewish Child and Youth Centre and still takes care of Jewish children in need in Cape Town. About the author: DAVID SOLLY SANDLER, the compiler of the four books mentioned below. David was born in Johannesburg South Africa in 1952 and all his forebears originated in Lithuania. He spent most of his childhood, 1954-1969, in Arcadia (The South African Jewish Orphanage) from age three until 17, when he finished school. He served in the South African Defence Force and did Articles and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1976. In 1979 he married and has two daughters Sarah and Esther. At the age of 28, in 1981, he left Johannesburg and has lived in Perth, Western Australia, ever since. Since retiring in early 2007 he has compiled the following books. 100 Years of Arc Memories - published 2006 -This Arcadia Centenary book contains the memories of over 120 children of The South African Jewish Orphanage. More Arc Memories - published 2008 - A follow-up of the Centenary book with the memories of more than 100 more children. The Ochberg Orphans and the horrors from whence they came - published 2011 - The rescue in 1921 of 181 Jewish Orphans by Isaac Ochberg, the representative of the South African Jewish Community, from the horrors of the Pale of Settlement. The Pinsker Orphans - published 2013 -The life and times of the children from the three Pinsk Jewish Orphanages in the 1920s.

Photographic art by Brian Sanger of Bush Scenes and Birds of Perth and Surrounds. Perth is the capital city of Western Australia.

This book is one of a series that publish some of the art of Eli Zagoria (1922-2013). Other publications in the series are - Eli Zagoria's Art - Flowers by Eli Zagoria Eli, when he passed away early in 2013, still made his living from art, doing portraits and painting in his small studio at the back of his house. He estimated that he drew over 15,000 portraits over his lifetime.

This book contains all the art of Eli Zagoria (1922-2013) that is in other publications. Other publications in the series are - Eli Zagoria's Art - Flowers by Eli Zagoria Eli, when he passed away early in 2013, still made his living from art, doing portraits and painting in his small studio at the back of his house. He estimated that he drew over 15,000 portraits over his lifetime.

This book is one of a series that publish some of the art of Eli Zagoria (1922-2013). Other publications in the series are - Eli Zagoria's Art - Flowers by Eli Zagoria Eli, when he passed away early in 2013, still made his living from art, doing portraits and painting in his small studio at the back of his house. He estimated that he drew over 15,000 portraits over his lifetime.

Between 1881 and 1914 close on 3 000 000 Jews migrated from Eastern Europe to overseas countries. The vast majority went to North America, while smaller numbers sought refuge elsewhere. The Argentine, South Africa, and Palestine each attracted an almost equal number of Eastern European Jews during the last two decades of the nineteenth century. For Litvak Jews, however, South Africa was second only to North America as a land of destination. This great movement has had a radical effect on the entire course of subsequent Jewish history. It led to a complete redistribution of the world's Jewish population. From a predominantly European community the Jewish people became scattered over all the five continents, with the majority concentrated in America. The effect of this movement on the rise of South African Jewry was no less significant. During three decades [1881-1910] some 40 000 eastern European Jews immigrated to South Africa. They changed South African Jewry from a few weak congregations, whose members were often attached to Judaism by flimsy bonds, into a firmly established community. While many of the newcomers hailed from different parts of Russia, Poland, and even Rumania, the overwhelming majority came from Lithuania and were known as Lithuanian Jews or 'Litvaks'. Here as elsewhere in Jewish lore and historiography, the term Litvak was not necessarily restricted to people hailing from the area independent Lithuanian Republic but also if he belonged to neighbouring territories such as Byelo-Russia or eastern Poland. In point of fact, however, the majority of eastern European immigrants who came to South Africa belonged to the Government of Kovno - Kovno Goubernia - so that in the course of time the South African community was often described as 'a colony of Lithuania' Even after the immigrants became assimilated to their general South African surroundings, they retained certain characteristics of Lithuanian Jewry, such as a love of learning, generosity towards charitable causes, and a deep attachment to Jewish traditions. In the course of time the Lithuanians absorbed by intermarriage those of their predecessors among the English, Dutch, and German elements who had not drifted away from the fold. After a while, too, Litvak Jews assumed the leadership even of those congregations which were founded and maintained by the immigrants of the earlier decades of their descendants. The Jews in South Africa by Gustav Saron and Louis Hotz. Like most South African Jews, my Sandler and Silberman ancestors emigrated from Lithuania and Latvia to South Africa between 1880 and 1920. They were the lucky ones, escaping the horrors of the Holocaust, and like most Jewish Families, had relatives in Lithuania and Latvia who perished in the Holocaust.For about 100 years, we generally prospered and multiplied in South Africa until, in the early 1960s, the evils of Apartheid started to appear. We then began seeking more secure futures for our families by immigrating to Israel, the UK, the USA, Canada and Australia and by the year 2000 about half of South African Jews (about 70,000) had left.The purpose of this book is to gather details of my family's Litvak and South African history for our children and grandchildren.As with my other books, this is a compilation and not a single narrative. It is a gathering of photographs, documents and memories of my grandparents and their ancestors and descendants.

This book tells the story of a forgotten part of Jewish History; a period completely overshadowed by the Holocaust; the horrors of war and pogroms and starvation and disease suffered by Jews in the 'Pale of Settlement' from 1914 to 1922. It details the horrors and the help given to these desperate people by Jewish communities established in the USA, Canada, Palestine and South Africa. The book then focuses on, and follows up on the lives of the 181 Jewish Orphans rescued from the 'Pale of Settlement' in 1921 by Isaac Ochberg, the representative of the South African Jewish community. Half of these Ochberg Orphans, on arrival in South Africa, were placed in the care of the Cape Jewish Orphanage (later known as Oranjia) while the rest were sent to Johannesburg and placed in the care of the South African Jewish Orphanage (later known as Arcadia). While the firsthand accounts of the Ochberg Orphans are included in part one of the book, the secondhand accounts, as recorded by their descendants, are in part two and part three of the book. Part two, Cape Town, South Africa, contains the history of Oranjia and the life stories of the Ochberg Orphans in its care and similarly part three, Johannesburg, South Africa contains the history of Arcadia and the life stories of the Ochberg Orphans in its care. This book a third volume on Arcadia (the Arc). The first volume published in 2006 100 Years of Arc Memories celebrated the centenary of Arcadia and contained the Arc memories of over 120 of its children. The second volume More Arc Memories published in 2008 contains the memories of over 100 further children including a section of 17 chapters on Ochberg's Orphans and it was almost complete when I started to receive, via the Jewish grapevine, the life stories of the Ochberg Orphans and I realised that we needed a third volume to properly record their history. In total we have made contact with the families of over 140 Ochberg Orphans and this book contains the life stories of 130 of the 181 Ochberg Orphans. No doubt more will come to light in the fullness of time. The book has three aims: -To record the forgotten history, the horrors suffered by Jews in the 'Pale of Settlement' from 1914 to 1922 and the help given to them by their brethren, the Jewish Communities worldwide. -To provide a legacy for the descendants of each of the Ochberg Orphans; a book which gives the history of the Ochberg Orphans and preserves the life stories of their Ochberg Orphan relative. -To raise funds for Arcadia and Oranjia, the two Jewish Orphanages in South Africa, in whose care the Ochberg Orphans were placed. Both of these institutions still exist and still take care of Jewish children in need and part of the proceeds from the sale of this book and all the proceeds on the sale of the two previous volumes on Arcadia will be donated to them. Related books also available are - The Pinsker Orphans, telling of the life and times of the children from the three Jewish Orphanages in Pinsk in the 1920s. -This was a Man, the life story of Isaac Ochberg as told by his daughter Bertha I Epstein.