'The Watchman' First Edition

Reference No:
C DJC/1/20/1/2/88
Dates:
6 Feb 1959
Description:

Reference made to the following:

Rabbi has accepted a call of the members of the Green and Sea Point Hebrew Congregation of Capetown to the position of Rabbi-Minister to the Congreagtion; hopes to continue publishing The Watchman until the end of April, request for it to continue after this and for the current financila deficit to be cleared before he leaves; information about the late spring festival of Pesach and the need to provide hospitality to out of students during Passover; the Week Ahead - 11th birthday of B'nai B'rith Youth Organisation; WIZO Luncheon speaker Miss A. Shinerog, the last Headmistress of the pre-war Jewish Day School, reserve places through Hon. Secretaries Mrs. A. Sadofsky or Mrs. S.R. Sheffrin; The Week Gone By - Barmitzvah of Master Paul Sheffrin mentioning Mr. H. M. Bentley (President of the Congregation), Rev. Graham Christie (Rural Dean of Hull and President of Hull Literary Club), Mr. H. R. Roach (Headmaster of Hymers College), information about Jewish pupils and Saturday classes at Hymers; Talk by Mrs. Marjorie Wilson on operatic music to Women's B'nai B'rith function raising money for the Home and Hospital for Jewish Incurables, also mentioned Mrs. S. Winroope (President), Mrs. Carl Rosen, Mrs. L. Science (Lady Mayoress); money raised by coffee morning in aid of Norwood Home by Hull Jewish Orphan Aid Society; Here and There - 11 plus now to be taken during school week so Jewish students will now have parity; stage removed and rear room adapted at Lewenstein Memorial Hall (Hall presented to the Western Synagogue by Mr. J. Lewenstein); inspection of Cheder in one month by Mr. Harold Levy (Central Council's Inspector); thanks to Mrs. S. Bennett, Graybine Bros., Mrs. S. gates for donations to The Watchman; comments from the Rabbi about 'year of release' and the timing of his call to South Africa; clarification on pencilled notes in the Sepher and whether it can then be used again; wedding anniversaries of Mr. & Mrs. Carl Rosen, Mr. & Mrs. Isaac Marks, Mr. & Mrs. Archie Kersh; birthdays of Frances Anne Finestein (7), Derek Eisner (10), Sharon Hannah Gordon (8), Richard Martin Charnah (10), Marliyn Jaffe (12), Lisa Rosenberg (3); death of father of Mrs. D. Segal of 3 Thorgill Grove, Hull in Haifa, Israel; correction to sympathy note last week Mrs. E. Sideman not Mrs. C. Sideman.

Advertisements:

B'nai B'rith Girls Dance, Arlington Barfitting Co. of 59/60 Selby Street, Arthur A. Dixon (Prams) 15 Savile Street, The Clothing House, Hessle Road, Poly Travel of 92 Paragon Street, Brown's the tailors of 10 Anlaby Road, Auto Services Hull Ltd., Edward & Shaw, Princes Supply Co. [Hull] Ltd. (Wholesale stationers) of 1 Kingston Square, Hull, Segal & Sons of Chapel Street, Marcus Bishop (American Men's Wear) of 22 South Street, 267 Hessle Road, Rose's for Quality (Groceries, flowers, fruit, vegetables) of 213 Beverley Rd, Hull, 192 First Lane, Hessle, Gersteins (Man's shop) of 1 Anlaby Road, Direct Decorations Ltd. of 154-156 Holderness Rd., 401 Hessle Rd., 126 Beverley Rd., East Riding for Furniture of 63-67 Anlaby Road, H. Goldstone & Son Ltd. of 16-18 Anlaby Road, Rymer Thompson Ltd. (House and Office Furnishers) of Carr Lane - Paragon Street , Levitt's of 63 Carr Lane, Northern Clothing (Ladies rainwear), Hull Jewish Institute (drinks of all kinds supplied all the year), Robinson's of Festival House.

Format:
Archive Item
Extent:
1 piece
Access Conditions:
Access will be granted to any accredited reader
Repository:
Hull City Archives
Collection:
Records of the Hull Jewish Community