Synagogues

Or Sameach

CHABAD

Sephardi

Israel’s Chief Rabbi Shlomo Goren came to South Africa for the sixth national conference of the Federation of Synagogues of South Africa, held in Johannesburg August 16-19 and attended by delegates from all parts of the country. A capacity audience heard his keynote address, which dealt with religious issues affecting Israel and its people and supported the state’s attitude towards peace with the Arab states.

Text: http://www.ajcarchives.org/AJC_DATA/Files/1983_11_SAfrica.pdf

Chief Rabbi Goren also visited Cape Town, where these photos were taken.

The visit of Rabbi Yosef Kahaneman, the Ponevezher Rebbe to Cape Town in the 1950s

Photo of women standing L/R

Unkown, Mrs. Zuker, Mrs Goren, Freda Raphael, Mrs.Gulis, Mrs.Geft, Mrs. Efron, unknown, unknown.

Photo of men standing L/R

Unknown,Cantor Lichterman, Rabbi Zucker, Rabbi Marcus, Rabbi Goren, Adv. Shach, Rabbi Dushinsky, Rabbi Bender, Rev. Gulis, Rev. Efron

Photo of men sitting and standing L/R

Back row:

Rev. Kramer, Unknown, Rev. Efron, Cantor Lichterman, Rev.Gulis, Unknown, Unknown, Mrs Gulis.

Front row:

Rabbi Marcus, Rabbi Bender, unknown, Rabbi Dushinsky, Rabbi Goren, unknown, Mrs Goren- - Standing Mrs. Wolman.

Photo of women sitting and standing L/R

back row:

unknown, Mrs. Zuker, unknown, Freda Raphael, Mrs. Geft, Mrs. Gulis, unknown, Mrs. Shachar, unknown, unknown, unknown

front row:

Mrs. Wolman. Mrs. Goren, Mrs. Efron, unknown.

Photos on this page supplied by Abe Gulis of Kfar Saba, Israel