Hakol Nov-Dec 2018

T he L iberal Synagogue E lstree

Hakol

Nov/Dec 2018 Cheshvan/Kislev/Tevet 5779

See article on page 10/11 Other highlights in this issue

TEACHING THE KT CLASS - page 6 FROM CONCENTRATION TO KITCHENER CAMP - page 12

RABBI’S WORD – NOVEMBER 2018

Rabbi Pete Tobias

Planning For The Future

A

rabbi was passing through a field when he saw a very old man planting an acorn. ‘Why are you planting that acorn?’ asked the rabbi. ‘Surely you do not expect to live long enough to see it grow into an oak tree!’ The old man replied ‘ My ancestors planted trees for me that I might enjoy their fruit and their shade. I am doing likewise for those who will come after me.’

This Talmudic story tells us how important it is that we plan for future generations rather than just for ourselves. It occurred to me when I was taking part in a meeting to discuss the proposed refurbishment of the synagogue, which is being planned to commemorate and celebrate our 50th anniversary year in 2019.

Looking around the table, I realised that few, if any, of the people there (including myself ) were likely to be around to benefit from whatever changes were being proposed. Apart from one notable exception, none of the shul members present was under the age of 60. Of course, it is all well and good that the older generation plants seeds for the younger. Nevertheless, I feel that the people who will be benefiting from the synagogue in 20 or 30 years’ time ought to have some input into whatever we will be offering their children.

One of the co-chair’s themes at his High Holyday appeal was a request for more volunteers to help the synagogue to run. Here is a very specific project that is crying out for participation from synagogue members – especially the younger generation, who are often conspicuously absent from the committees and activities the synagogue tries to run.

Here is a project that urgently needs your input.

What kind of synagogue do you want for your children as they grow older? And what will ensure that their children, your grandchildren, will be attending services and taking part in activities here after the old people planting the seeds are gone?

If you have an opinion about how you would like the synagogue to be, please watch out for future opportunities to be part of the conversation about the future of TLSE. I look forward to hearing from you.

2

TABLE OF CONTENTS Rabbi’s Word Co-Chairs’ Word August Lunch Club Lunch Club Information Teaching the KT Class – Part Three Don’t Let it Happen to You – a warning!

18th November: Mitzvah Day Meets MS Positive Upcoming Events; New Members’ Evening Meet Alan and Rita Gordenfelt My Father: From Concentration to Kitchener Camp September Walk: The River Wallbrook Sukkot at TLSE Simchat Torah Upcoming Walks Care and Welfare, Mazel Tov to TLSE Contact Details

Rabbi Pete Tobias Page Lizzie Rabin; Richard Boulton Page Tina Shaw Page Page Mike Walton Page Page

2 4 4 5 6 7

Page 8 Page 9 Deborah Gabbay Harry Hurst

Page 10 Page 12

Michael Shaw Michelle Davis; Madelaine Sinclair Peter Rabin Nancy Shavick

Page 14 Page 15 Page Page Page Page

16 17 18 19

*Items highlighted yellow are regular features

MAZEL TOV TO : on the occasion of their weddings

Sophie Berlin and Thomas Frost Antonia Gray and Andrew Tovstein becoming Bar Mitzvah

Dominic de Jonge 3

CO-CHAIRS’ WORD

W

Richard Boulton / Lizzie Rabin

ell, what a busy few weeks it has been in the world of TLSE (and the rest of the Jewish community!). As always, Rabbi Pete, along with the support of Shul team (Davina, Deborah and Stacey) together with the numerous volunteers, all helped ensure that this was once again a highly appropriate and successful period.

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur saw members of the community coming together – including our younger congregants contributing to both the services and the music – and of course our amazing young Shofar player, Tia. Despite the weather’s best efforts to dampen Sukkot, we still managed to build a great Sukkah and the evening of Simchat Torah was a joyous and family affair, and in the words of Samuel Pepys, we managed to turn the Shul into the appropriate level of chaos, as well as numerous sugar rushes as the sweets were rapidly consumed. (See photos on the back cover and articles about both festivals on pages 15-17.) However, the overwhelming feedback from those present was that it had gone extremely well, as did the following morning though on a smaller scale.

Now the nights are drawing in, the kids are back at school and university/college, and normality returns to TLSE. Sunday mornings are starting well, with Hebrew classes for the young and old and we look ahead towards Chanukah. As Richard said during Yom Kippur – our community really does need you! We are constantly striving to ensure that TLSE remains as the ‘friendly shul at the top of the hill’. We think this really is the best way to describe our community – but we can’t do it without you and your ideas. So please let us know your thoughts and ideas and let’s make this year our best one yet!

AUGUST LUNCH CLUB

A

Tina Shaw

pologies to all those who attended the Lunch Club meeting on 28th August.

After the usual excellent three course meal, members sat chatting and eagerly awaiting the arrival of our guest speaker, Tony Shaw. After efforts to contact him by the (not panicking) organising committee proved fruitless, the mysterious non-show was announced to the waiting audience. A hastily put-together alternative of personal anecdotes from members and Rabbi Pete filled the vacuum, followed by the competitive rendering of Adon Olam to as many tunes as possible. Thanks to all who came to the rescue.

We later received a sincerely apologetic email from Tony Shaw whose car had broken down in Oxford. Attempts will be made to re-book him next year.

Tina Shaw (No relation to the speaker).

4

LUNCH

CLUB

Enjoy a great lunch! Make new friends! Be entertained!

Venue: The Synagogue Time: 1pm TLSE members: £5 Non-Members: £6

Tuesday 27 November

Tuesday 18 December

If you are coming, please contact Ann Tel: 01923 857740 email: ann_7747@hotmail.com 6

5

TEACHING THE KT CLASS

Mike Walton

Mike concludes his story of Leon Greenman, whose life story he uses in his teaching of the KT class.

Part Three: The End of the War and Afterwards

I

n September 1943, Leon was sent to the Monowitz industrial complex within Auschwitz. By January 1945, as the Red Army advanced, the Nazis began moving the slave labourers westwards. Leon and others were force-marched 90km to Gliwice in southern Poland and then, in open cattle trucks in freezing conditions, to Buchenwald, near Weimar. On April 11th 1945, Leon was liberated by the US army. Of the 700 people transported from Westerbork, he was one of only two survivors.

On 25th April 1945 while recuperating in hospital in Paris, Leon met a journalist from the Evening Standard who wrote an article about him which is how his remaining family in England heard about him again. No trace was ever found of either his Dutch family or the non-Jewish friends. When he arrived in London in November 1945, he started to rebuild his life. He became a singer and a tradesman, travelling the country with a suitcase full of bric-a-brac. He never remarried.

From 1946, Leon started to speak about his experiences in the camps. He was an inspirational speaker, and people were moved by his courage and dignity. He spoke at schools, synagogues, trade union and student meetings. He spoke about Jews, the Roma, communists, homosexuals and all the others persecuted and exterminated by the Nazis, and asked people to continue his fight. Sometimes, in schools, the teachers would be nervous that the classes would become restless, as Leon usually talked for more than an hour. Yet, he would hold the attention of even the most difficult pupils. He was awarded the OBE for his services to education in February 1998.

He led many delegations to Auschwitz. He was impatient to ensure we learned as much as possible and wished he could live near the camp, to guide groups around it each day. He marched too, against the British National Party and the National Front. He would tell people that unity and organisation could defeat Nazis, and that extremists had to be confronted wherever they tried to gain a foothold.

66

He could not be persuaded that he should take things easy as he got older. In 1993 he took part in the demonstration to shut down the BNP headquarters in Welling, Kent. As mounted police charged the demonstrators, he had to be lifted over a garden wall for safety. Also in 1993, following the election of a BNP councillor in East London, a death threat arrived - thrown through his living room window, attached to a brick. He had mesh shutters installed in his Ilford house as a protection. In 2003, local fascists sent him a Christmas card telling him he would make a lovely lampshade.

Leon died on 6 March 2008. There is a permanent exhibition of Leon's life at the Jewish Museum in north London. He also contributed to the Imperial War Museum's Holocaust exhibition.

DON’T LET IT HAPPEN TO YOU – a word of warning from one of our congregants I travel to London at least once a month and often more frequently. I always make sure that my wallet is zipped carefully into an inner pocket or into my bag and anything else of value is secure. I usually travel after 09:30 and can get a seat in a train that is busy but not crowded. Sadly, last week I forgot my golden rule and left my wallet in the outside (but still zipped) pocket of my walking trousers. I had to catch the 09:15 from Paddington and caught a rush hour train travelling to Paddington. Imagine my horror when I realised at Paddington that my wallet containing money and bank cards etc was missing! It had been removed from my pocket probably on the very crowded underground train. The transport police were very helpful and I was able to quickly cancel my bank cards. Luckily, I was with another person who had cards etc and I was still able to enjoy my weekend away, but imagine what might have happened with no money, no cards and no return ticket. It would have been a disaster. Then I needed to work out what else had been in my wallet – rail card, bus pass and a several other cards. After a few phone calls and the use of the internet the cards have been re issued and a crime number as I reported the theft ensured no payment for a replacement rail card and bus pass.

I have learnt my lesson the hard way, I will now make doubly sure my wallet is secured in an inside zipped pocket with all zips secure.

As I am so embarrassed by what happened I remain anonymous.

Michael with the winning trophy 7

18TH NOVEMBER: MITZVAH DAY MEETS MS POSITIVE MS Positive - a charity that provides free emotional and practical support to those impacted by multiple sclerosis - will be holding an open introduction and free fitness classes at the Tang Long Chinese Culture Centre on St Alban’s Lane in Golders Green on Sunday 18th November at 10.30am.

Coinciding with Mitzvah Day 2018, the international Jewish day of volunteering, the session will offer a taster of the charity’s free and open to all, weekly pilates and Tai Chi lessons, also at the Tang Long Centre. It will also include an opportunity to meet others affected by MS, our coaches and our inspirational chair, Toni Krok.

MS Positive is not a Jewish charity and its sessions are very much open to all, but we are delighted to enjoy huge support from across the Jewish community and so sharing our programming with Mitzvah Day feels like a perfect fit.

To register for our Mitzvah Day session or for any of our free classes or for more information, photos or interviews please visit mspositive.co.uk or contact Ben Rich 07469159134 (ben@benrich.co.uk)

8

EVENTS IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER OI VA VOI – Monday 3rd December, 7:00pm £14.85 Islington Assembly Hall, Upper St, London N1 2UD Oi Va Voi have long been standard bearers of musical exploration and artistic integrity.

Whilst the sound has developed and the personnel have evolved, the vision has remained the semae. The band mix subtle, dynamic rhythms and western melodic sensibility with the folk music of their Jewish and East Europiean heritage and deliver it live with a trademark energy and dynamism. From their earliest days, Oi Va Voi have managed to resist categorisation while remaining internationally accessible.

Bahla and the JMI Youth Big Band Sunday 16th December – Radlett Reform Synagogue Monday 17th December – JW3, London Two special musical events featuring the JMI Youth Big Band, a new youth ensemble led by Sam Eastmond and dedicated to contemporary music of Jewish origin. The Big Band will be followed by Bahla, an international mix of young and talented musicians creating their own distinctive brand of contemporary cinematic jazz entangled with Jewish folklore.

For more information go to the JMI website: https://www.jmi.org.uk The UK Jewish Film Festival will be taking place from 8th-22nd November. There are some fantastic films available and also some events. There are leaflets available in the foyer of the shul, and you can access the entire programme through their website: ukjewishfilm.org/

NEW MEMBERS’ EVENING TLSE Council invite you to join us on Sunday 25 November from 7.30pm for Cheese, Cake & Wine evening & lots of chat at Penny and Mike Beral 14 Canons Close Radlett Herts WD77ER RSVP Penny@pennyberal.co.uk or text 07979 800616

Who is this for and why?

Anyone who is interested in becoming more involved in the community and getting to know other congregants. But if you have joined TLSE in the past 18 months we would especially love to meet you. It is a chance to meet the Council in an informal atmosphere and learn a bit more about the synagogue.

9

TLSE HIGH MEET ALANHOLYDAY AN D RITAAPPEAL GORDENFELT 5779

A

Deborah Deborah Gabbay Gabbay

lan was born in the East End of London in 1938, the baby of the family, which moved to Hayes in 1940 and remained there for the rest of his childhood.

Rita was born in Ruskin College, Oxford, to where her mother was evacuated at the outbreak of war and where her army father’s brother was a Don. There were hardly any other Jews in either Hayes or Long Buckby, the village where Rita spent her early years, but both had Jewish homes, and Rita attended Avigdor primary school in Stoke Newington when her family moved back to Manor House after the war.

In those days, families belonged to Burial Societies rather than to synagogues, but Alan celebrated becoming Bar-Mitzvah at Ealing United, where his father occasionally attended. Being a girl, and from an Orthodox background, Rita of course, did not have any such ceremony.

The young Alan strumming his guitar

As those of you who read the July/August edition of Hakol know, Alan signed up for five long years in the Air Force for his National Service and went to Christmas Island in the South Pacific for some of that time. Rita meanwhile, left school as soon as she could, impatient to become a working girl. At the time they met, at a dance at the Astoria in Charing Cross Road shortly after Alan came out of the Air Force, Rita was actually working in three jobs at once, at a publisher’s clearing house for a couple of hours early in the mornings, at Pitman’s shorthand offices (although she only ever used two fingers to type!) and at Ladbrokes on Saturday and Sunday – she likes to keep busy! (The Gordenfelts’ dancing skills were much in evidence at the Chanukkah party last December.)

It wasn’t long before they decided to become engaged, much to Alan’s mum’s surprise – when he told her he had met a nice Jewish girl, rather than the delight he was expecting at having achieved this difficult feat in the non-Jewish neighbourhood of Hayes, she told him not to rush, there was plenty of time! But Alan was so taken with Rita, he offered to drive her home, in the car he owned with his sister. She was obliged to sit in the back, having also had to leave the dance in time to get Rita home, while the gallant Alan chauffeured Rita in the front passenger seat!

Engagement

10

Shortly after their marriage in 1963 Alan, who was a van driver at the time, was able as an ex-serviceman, to attend the British Legion Taxi School in Kennington Oval, to become a licensed black cab driver. These days, this course, which leaves successful participants with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the city of London, takes four years to complete.

Even when Alan did it, most people needed 18 months to two years, but after a mere eight months, Alan was in business, and was a self-employed black cab driver, with his own succession of the iconic black cabs, for almost 50 years, until his retirement in 2010.

Rita too worked, mostly as a bookkeeper, with a break when their adopted son Simon was small. Unable to have children of their own due to a childhood illness, Alan and Rita adopted Simon at the age of 18 months. Simon was from a non-Jewish background and although Rita and Alan did everything they could to persuade the United Synagogue to which they Wedding day belonged that they were raising him in a strictly Jewish home, with Rita going to the Mikveh regularly (and even Alan at least once), regular attendance at shul and so on, ultimately they realised that their child would never be accepted and joined Harrow and Wembley Liberal Synagogue, where they remained until their retirement and move from their house in Kenton, to the flat in Bushey Heath where they now live.

At that point, they joined TLSE and have been regular attendees at services, Lunch Club, social events and Alan At Alan’s 80th earlier this year has been on the Council for some four years now.

Ruby Wedding

With son Simon in 1994

Photographing a Princess

Alan spoke in his article in the June/July Hakol about his painting and he has been prolific indeed, with an eclectic style, mostly rendered in acrylic on canvas. However, his failing eyesight has forced him to give up this long-time hobby, much to his dismay. But in his time, Alan has had his work exhibited and even sold, as the extract from the newspaper on the cover testifies. In addition, he has had other hobbies, including learning to play guitar and Alan’s photography. When Princess Diana visited the London Art Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children at their Mad Hatter’s Tea Party in 1989, Alan, hovering outside with his equipment, was the only taxi driver invited inside by security and was able to take several photographs.

Rita meanwhile, kept herself busy until very recently by volunteering at the British Heart Foundation charity shop in Borehamwood. However, a slip of her foot on the accelerator of her car earlier this year that resulted in her first zooming forward, then immediately backward as she overcompensated, mashing the car into a brick wall and destroying both it and the wall (it was a miracle she escaped without serious injury), led Rita to give up driving.

The bus journey proved too onerous and although she is sadly missed at the shop, she is no longer working there.

Both Alan and Rita now rely on taxis and the generosity of other congregants to continue their participation at TLSE, and we hope to see them regularly for many years to come.

11

MY FATHER - FROM CONCENTRATION TO KITCHENER CAMP

by Harry Hurst

Working at the camp

I

n the November/December 2017 edition of Hakol, I wrote an article about a trip I made to Germany last year and my visit to the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, where my father was incarcerated, for eight weeks, until he was released on 9th January 1939. The conditions of his release were that he, and others like him, left Germany. Until they had somewhere to go, they were to report to a police station every week, but were at constant risk of re-imprisonment and almost certain death.

Under an agreement with Germany, the British government granted these people temporary residence visas; they would then be required to ‘transit’ on elsewhere. This is how, or rather why, my father arrived at the Kitchener Camp from Berlin via Ostend and Dover on 7th June 1939. To obtain a place, he had to show that he was able to move to another country where he was able to find work. I believe that his brother, in America, had supplied this guarantee.

Kitchener barracks

The Kitchener Camp was a disused WW1 camp in Sandwich, Kent, which the Central Fund for British Jewry had acquired with the help of Jewish philanthropists. They appointed two brothers, Jonas and Phineas May, who had run summer camps for the Jewish Lads Brigade, to run the camp. Between the beginning of January 1939 and the outbreak of WW2 on 3rd September 1939, just under 4,000 Jewish men had arrived. The camp needed a great deal of work to make it habitable and all the refugees assisted in repairing, painting, gardening, cooking etc. My mother was able to get out of Germany using the system of ‘domestic service visas’ and worked nearby in Sandwich.

In December 1939, after the outbreak of war, the Kitchener men were encouraged to join the Pioneer Corps and a large majority, including my father, enlisted. When France fell in May/June 1940 it was thought too risky to keep a group of Germanspeaking refugees (or ‘enemy aliens’) so close to the English Channel. Subsequently the Kitchener, as a refugee and a Pioneer Corps training camp, was closed down.

Most of the men remained in the British Army. Those who had not enlisted, about 600, were sent to internment camps, mainly on the Isle of Man. My father was in the Pioneer Corps until 1944. Although both my parents were given the opportunity to go to the USA in 1948, they decided instead to become British subjects, and the rest, as they say, is history!

12

Sandwich itself is a picturesque little town on the River Stour, being one of the Cinque Ports, it is well worth a visit. It has a 16th century Guildhall with a panelled courtroom, many original medieval buildings, including several listed public houses, and gates in the old town walls. What a difference it must have been from the horrors of Nazi Europe. The local population was about 3,000, yet they greeted the refugees with kindness and compassion. Thank you Sandwich!

Working at the camp

Relaxing in the camp: Harry’s father on the right

Kitchener plaque

Harry's father is the one holding the jugs

13

T.L.S.E. SHABBAT WALK ON 8TH SEPTEMBER The River Wallbrook

T

he Wallbrook is the shortest of the London Rivers flowing into the Thames. There are two sources, one at the Angel Islington, following the City Road, and one in Shoreditch, following Old Street, with both meeting at the Old Street and City Road roundabout.

The Shabbat walking group started at the Angel Islington, an area famous in the past for fine instrument and watch manufacture. Heading along the City Road, the walk encountered the site of the New River where it was truncated in 1946, to end at Clissold Park in North London. The narrow park areas mark where it flowed, forming popular green spaces.

Soon the next landmark, came in sight, the Eagle Pub of nursery rhyme fame, with a friendly police warning about mobile phone theft. Passing Moorefield’s Eye Hospital, the walk headed towards the Wesleyan Methodist Church and the Bunhill Fields Cemetery, dating from 1665 – 1854. There are said to be 123,000 bodies interred there (Wikipedia) including Daniel Defoe, John Bunyan and William Blake. The route continues through Finsbury Circus on to London Wall and the Bank of England.

After a brief refreshment stop, the walk headed to the Thames, passing Wallbrook Wharf, Vintners Hall and crossing the Millennium Bridge to end at Blackfriars and the train home.

Look out for the next adventure perhaps in March 2019.

For those interested, the books used to plan the walk were: • The Lost Rivers of London by Nicholas Burton and Stephen Myers (excellent maps) • London’s Hidden Rivers by David Fathers (good explanations) Both available from any bookshop to order.

14

Michael Shaw

SUKKOT AT TLSE

Michelle Davis and Madelaine Sinclair

O

n the extremely damp morning of Sunday 23rd September, we arrived to help the Religion School children build the sukkah in readiness for the festival of Sukkot that evening. Although it was pouring with rain, we were joined by many volunteers, carrying armfuls of a variety of fresh fruit and branches which would decorate the inside of our sukkah perfectly.

The children were very excited when they were let loose with apple corers, scissors and string. They energetically made holes in bananas, apples, oranges, pears and even quinces. After a fortifying biscuit break, they summoned up the energy to hang the fruit from the roof of the sukkah with long pieces of string which was great fun!

It was wet!

The pièce de résistance was a huge pineapple which we tied from the beam in the centre of the sukkah which made a beautiful and much envied pineapple chandelier!

The exterior of the synagogue

That evening, under the full moon that signified that Sukkot had arrived, during the kiddush in the beautiful sukkah that we had created, everyone had the opportunity to shake the lulav and etrog to encourage the rain to help next year’s crops to grow. In view of the morning’s weather, this seemed ironic – we had all got soaked! Although as you will see from the photos, some of us were suitably attired in wellies and cagoules!

Attaching the pineapple chandelier

Article continues overleaf

Our daughters were in great form during the singing of yad v’yad – when they heard it being sung by the congregation during the service they burst back in to the sanctuary to perform the actions our children always make during this song.

15

We think our sukkah should have a spectacular centre piece every year – we loved our pineapple but maybe you can think of something even better for next year?!

Full Moon

Not sure we need to pray for more rain!

Lisa and Madelaine with fruit ready to hang

SIMCHAT TORAH

S

imchat Torah is always a joyous occasion to 1959 Engagement mark the annual completion of our reading of the Torah and the commencement of the new cycle. It’s customary for the synagogue to choose two people to carry out the honours of Chatan Torah to read the last few verses of Devorim (Deuteronomy) and Chatan Berishit to read, as the name implies, the first verses of Berishit (Genesis). This year my son Adam and I were honoured to fulfil these roles.

Peter Rabin

Reading the last part of Deuteronomy

It’s very much a family occasion with special sections in the service to amaze and delight the children and on Sunday evening, 30th September, more than 60 people of all ages gathered at TLSE. In addition to the reading and singing of prayers, we were all given a flag to wave. Rabbi Pete asked everyone to listen out for the word “baruch” (blessed) or the English word “praise” or any words with that root. Each time we heard it, we waved our flags vigorously (no injuries were sustained during the conducting of this service).

This kept everyone on their toes but the highlight for the youngsters was still to come when all the scrolls were taken out of the ark and undressed of their bells, pointers and shields which were given to the children to carry. We paraded the scrolls around the shul with everyone up and following, singing and waving flags, in a giant conga line.

16

Adam and Peter on the bimah with Rabbi Pete

We made seven circuits and each time we passed the ark, there was a very large bowl of sweets from which the children (and any sweet-toothed adult) was allowed to take one. I suspect several diets went to the wind that evening.

1959 Engagement

We then sat around the edge of the shul and helped Rabbi Pete to unwind one of the bigger scrolls around the room. He gave a running commentary on the major events in our history as he reached them. With people all round the shul holding the scroll it was a most impressive sight. Adam and I read the relevant final and beginning verses after which Rabbi Pete had to re-roll the torah for it to be dressed and replaced with the others in the ark.

With the service completed we shared a delightful Kiddush. The whole evening created a very warm and enjoyable family atmosphere and on behalf of ourselves, our family and the congregation, I’d like to thank Rabbi Pete for all his work in making it a memorable evening.

And next morning, we did it all again. (Oy, those calories!)

Flag waving

UPCOMING WALKS Dylan Caplan, James Caplan, Joshua Caplan, Joshua Cartine, Ariella Davis, Date: Saturday 24th November Led by: Nancy Shavick Daisy Grant, Jessica Davis, Dominic De Jonge, Emily Garland, Harry Golding, Time: 1:45pm for 2:00pm Noah Kramer, Harley Morgan, Maxwell Natha, Emilie Setyon, Lexi Smullen, Belle Swarc, Charley Swarc, Imogen Wainstein Meet: At the Battle Axes, Butterfly Lane, Elstree WD6 3AD for a ramble through the surrounding countryside. Everyone is invited back to Nancy’s house for a cup of tea after the walk.

Mobile number on the day: 07872 98372 Date: Saturday 15th December Time: 1:45pm for 2:00pm

Led by: Nancy Shavick

Meet: At the Boulevard Shopping Centre in Borehamwood for a circular walk to Aldenham and back. Everyone is invited back to Nancy’s house for a cup of tea after the walk.

Mobile on the day: 07872 98372 17

17

CONDOLENCES TO: Our thoughts are with the Cook family, Timothy, and daughters Hannah and Sarah on the sudden loss of Lori.

We are also sorry to announce that Simon Fisher has passed away and send condolences to Malka, Wayne, Melvyn and Adrian

ALL ABOARD CHARITY SHOPS - Making unwanted goods do good All Aboard’s stock is made up entirely of donated goods from the public. All profit raised from sales, benefits a wide range of people and causes. All Aboard always need good quality items to sell, particularly clothing, shoes, jewellery, books, toys, bric-a-brac, linen and household items.Drop your unwanted items at one of All Aboard’s stores or arrange for goods to be picked up between Sunday and Friday.All Aboard welcomes volunteers of all ages and actively participates in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme and many other employment work placement schemes.

To find out more about All Aboard contact them on their website at www.allaboardshops.com or 020 8381 1717 or collections@allaboardshops.com

GET WELL SOON: Rita Gordenfelt, who has broken her wrist – we wish her a speedy recovery

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO: Dylan Caplan, James Caplan, Joshua Caplan, Joshua Cartine, Ariella Davis, Jessica Davis, Dominic De Jonge, Emily Garland, Harry Golding, Daisy Grant, Noah Kramer, Harley Morgan, Maxwell Natha, Emilie Setyon, Lexi Smullen, Belle Swarc, Charley Swarc, Imogen Wainstein

MAZEL TOV TO : David and Michelle Moses on the birth of their daughter Jasmine Kate and Leo Wainstein on the birth of their son Ronnie Nancy and Lawrence Shavick on the birth of their great granddaughter Honey

CARE & WELFARE COMMITTEE

18

A-B

BARBARA

020 8953 1369

J-M

ESTELLE

020 8954 9569

C-D

SHIRLEY

020 8953 0416

N-Q

PETER

020 8953 1369

E-F

AVRIL

020 8421 9355

R-S

RITA

020 8953 4439

G-I

CAROL

020 8950 1862

T-Z

JUDY

01582 468100

GENERAL INFORMATION T L S E

Elstree High Street, Elstree, Hertfordshire WD6 3EY Phone: 020 8953 8889 Email: office@tlse.org.uk www.tlse.org.uk Edited by Deborah Gabbay

Please note: Deborah is generally in the office on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00am – 4:00pm.

Would all those involved in arranging functions, services or meetings please contact the office on 020 8953 8889 or office@tlse.org.uk so that they can be scheduled in the Synagogue diary. This ensures that any physical set-ups in the Synagogue are arranged and that meetings do not conflict.

Whilst every effort is made to ensure that details printed in Hakol are correct, no responsibility can be accepted for information misprinted or incorrectly given to the Editor. Please let the Editor know of any errors or corrections. The Editor reserves the right to edit material submitted for publication.

The deadline for submissions to the next edition of Hakol is Friday 7th December but submissions will be accepted at any time and early submission is appreciated.

COUNCIL MEMBERS’ CONTACT LIST CO-CHAIRMAN Lizzie Rabin 07974 229607 lizzie.rabin2702@gmail.com

CO-CHAIRMAN Richard Boulton 07801 921218 rboulton@gmail.com

HONORARY TREASURER Harvey Adams 07760 666002 frinton43@outlook.com

HONORARY PRESIDENT Penny Beral Monique Blake 07979 800616 020 8953 4251 penny@pennyberal.co.uk monique.david@ntlworld.com Jacqueline Bernard 07885 176417 goonergirly@live.co.uk

Alan Gordenfelt 020 8950 6048 ritalan@hotmail.co.uk

Peter Rabin 020 8958 7783 peterrabin@talktalk.net

Michael Reibscheid michael@reibscheid.co.uk 07710 178603

Jo Jones 07958 300247 joanne.jones2304@gmail.com David Swarc 07767 788596 davidswarc@aol.com

In cases of bereavement, please contact our Burial Officer, Peter Merton on 020 8953 1369 Designed & Printed by

DESIGN

PRINT

WEB

020 8449 6688 www.brunswickpress.co.uk 19