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CANCELLED–due to the fire, this meeting will be rescheduled to a later date–THE JEWS OF SOUTH AFRICA AND THE APARTHEID YEARS–

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Date(s) - January 26, 2025
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Speaker
Ester Shifren

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JGSLA’s next meeting – Live & Zoom link click here

Temple Ramat Zion Synagogue

17655 Devonshire St., Northridge, CA 91325

There is ample free parking in a large parking lot.

 The synagogue will be open at 1:00 P.M. 

 

THE JEWS OF SOUTH AFRICA  AND THE APARTHEID YEARS

Sunday, January 26, 2025
Zoom will start at 1:30 P.M.
Synagogue opens at 1:00 P.M.

 


Program Description:
Ester Benjamin Shifren spent 36 years in South Africa—living for 20 years in a small country town.  An expert on the Jews of South Africa and an eye witness to the early development of Apartheid, she will speak about the Jews of South Africa and the important contributions and roles of Jewish people in the country.

 

Biography:
 Ester Benjamin Shifren is an international speaker, author, artist, and musician.  Ms. Shifren was born in China to a British Jewish family that had flourished in Shanghai for five generations. They were interned for three years by the Japanese during World War II, and in the Communist era were forced to relocate to Hong Kong, and then Israel. She served in the IDF, married, and lived in South Africa for 36 years, and Canada for five years before moving to Los Angeles. Ms. Shifren has spoken extensively about the history of the Jewish community of South Africa and the role Jews played in the anti-Apartheid movement.

 

JGSLA MEMBERS FREE – $5 FOR GUESTS, ALL ARE WELCOME, please share the ZOOM link with folks you know.
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AND for the year to come, here are dates to keep in mind:
Feb. 23, 2025   Jewish LA series –  Joyce Linden, “My Family, Los Angeles Deaf Education and the Founding of a Synagogue for the Deaf.” at Temple Ramat Zion.
March 30, 2025   Jewish LA series – The Jews of Uzbekistan and the Uzbek LA Jewish Connection.
A panel discussion at Temple Ramat Zion.
April 27, 2025     Jewish LA series – Diane Berley,  “The Early Jews of LA, my family starting with Joseph Newark and the Hellman family.” at Temple Ramat Zion.