Introduction

South African Jewry 1967-68 Edition. A Survey of the Jewish Community; Its Contributions to South Africa; Directory of Communal Institutions; and a Who's Who of Leading Personalities 2nd edition, was edited by Leon Feldberg and published by Feldhill Publishing Co, Johannesburg, South Africa in 1968.

It provides an invaluable snapshot – forever frozen in time – of South African Jewry and its immense contribution to South African life in the late 1960s.

This website includes 2,425 biographies and several longer articles. Every word in the biographies and articles is searchable through the search box. This is useful if searching for locations, spouses, type of employment etc. Use the page, label or search box to find the information you are seeking

The longer articles are, to quote from Leon Feldberg’s introduction: “Contributions to South African Jewish historiography. Louis Herrman has written the first comprehensive survey of the role which Jews have played in Medicine in South Africa. Gustav Saron studies some of the forces which went into the moulding of South African Jewry at the turn of the century. Edgar Bernstein presents a broad panorama of our Jewish community as it is today, Jacob Newman extends the picture with a survey of Jewish religious life, and Eugene Duschinsky with a survey of Jewish life in the small towns of the Platteland. Eric Rosenthal calls to notice some interesting Jewish associations with the field of Science in South Africa. Muriel Rathouse depicts one of Johannesburg's notable Jewish pioneers [Hyman Morris]". They can be accessed Here.

This project is in memory of my father, Lionel Harris Hodes, General Secretary of the South African Zionist Federation from 1969 – 1973, for his communal service and contribution to South African Jewry.

NOTE: I have started adding the 1929 Yearbook entries as well. These records will have 1929 Yearbook at the top of each record to distinguish them from the 1967/8 edition records. They can also be found using the label "1929 Yearbook". Where a person appears in both Yearbooks I have put their entries on the same page

Jeremy Hodes (PhD), New South Wales, Australia

December 2025   

Kretzmar, Noel

1929 Yearbook 

KRETZMAR, Noel, Physician and Surgeon, L.R.C.P.E., L.R.C.S.E.. L.R.F.P. and S.G., M.B.. Ch.B., F.R.C.S.E. Educated at Boys' High School, Malmesbury, and Universities of Cape Town, Edinburgh, and Paris. Member, S.A. and and British Medical Associations Edinburgh Alumni Association; Hon. Surgeon, Jewish Benevolent Society, Kimberley. Postal Address: 34 Carrington Road, Kimberley.

Kramer, Robert

1929 Yearbook 

KRAMER, Robert, Merchant and Wool Broker. Born in Courland in 1853, and educated there. Married in 1878 to Jennie Blumberg; has six children. Came to South Africa in 1882. Committee Member of Talmud Torah, and ex-Committee Member of Gardens Synagogue, and Philanthropic Society, Cape Town; one of the Founders of the Talmud Torah; also of the Lodge of Israel. Postal Address: P.O. Box 515, Cape Town.

Kramer, Morris

1929 Yearbook 

KRAMER, Morris, Managing Director, King Tanning Co., Ltd., Kingwilliamstown. Ex-President of Federated Chamber of Industries Africa. South of Born in Sassmacken, Courland, Russia, in 1881. Educated in Sassmacken and London. Arrived in South Africa in 1904. Married in 1916 to Phylis Hope Heyman; has four daughters. President, Kingwilliamstown Hebrew Congregation. Postal Address: Kingwilliamstown.

Kramer, Leopold

1929 Yearbook 

KRAMER, Leopold, Governing Director, Castle Wine and Brandy Co., Ltd., Director of Companies. Born in Courland in 1875. Educated at Odessa. Came to South Africa in 1894. Married in 1903 to Rose Weinberg; has four children. Patron and supporter of all Jewish and non-Jewish causes. Postal Address: P.O. Box 676, Cape Town.

Kozinsky, Abraham

1929 Yearbook 

KOZINSKY, Abraham, Wholesale Tobacconist. Born in Poland in 1892, and educated there. Came to South Africa in 1921. Married in 1924 to Taube Silverfaden; has two children. Member of the Durban New Hebrew Congregation; Member of the Hebrew Order of David, F.C. Hollander Lodge. Postal Address: P.O. Box 1215, Durban; or 71 West Street, Durban.

Kowarsky, Noah

1929 Yearbook 

KOWARSKY, Noah, Produce and General Merchant. Born in Malat, near Vilna, Russia, in 1871. Educated at Vilna. Married in 1895, and has four children. Came to South Africa in 1896. Served on the following Committees: Board of Deputies, Witwatersrand Hebrew Benevolent Association, Shechita Board, and also served as Delegate on first Committee formed by Lord Milner in 1902 for granting permits to emigrants. Postal Address: 21 Empire Road, Parktown Johannesburg.

Kottler, Morris

1929 Yearbook 

KOTTLER, Morris, Wholesale Merchant. Born in Kupeshek, Lithuania, in 1872, and educated there. Married in 1899 to Yetta Haller; has five children. Came to South Africa in 1906. Treasurer, Ophirton Hebrew Congregation, 1912-1917, and Vice-Chairman, Came to South Africa in 1906. Treasurer, Ophirton Talmud Torah; Chairman to Ophirton Hebrew Congregation, 1922-1927; at the time of the War, busied himself with the War Victims' Fund; takes interest in all communal affairs, especially in Hebrew Education; at present engaged in building up a Talmud Torah in Parktown. Postal Address: P.O. Box 3966, Johannesburg.

Kossuth-Sieradzki, Hilda

1929 Yearbook 

KOSSUTH-SIERADZKI, Hilda. Born in Kroonstad
in 1882. Educated in South Africa and Brussels. Married in 1905 to Samuel A. Kossuth-Sieradzki; has four children. Ex-Committee Member of the Old Aged Home, Cape Town; Treasurer of Jewish Board of Guardians, Cape Town; Member of the National Council of Women, Cape Town. Postal Address: Henenfold, Belmont Avenue, Cape Town.

Korbf, Jacques

1929 Yearbook 

KORBF, Jacques, Diamond Manufacturer. Born in Libau in 1881. Educated at Libau and at Königsbeng. Married to Sala Rothmann. Came to South Africa in 1923. Started negotiations with the Union Government for the establishing of diamond cutting industry in South Africa; the agreement has been ratified by both Houses of Parliament on 2nd June, 1928, and the first factory erected in Kimberley on the 3rd August, 1928, under the name of the South African Diamond Cutting Organisation, and in conjunction with Rosenstrauch Bros. Postal Address: P.O. Box 127, Kimberley.

Kope, Godfrey Samuel

1929 Yearbook 

KOPE, Godfrey Samuel, Stockbroker. Assoc. Inst. M.M. (London), B.Sc. (Mining) Cape. Born in Sydney, Australia, in 1887. Arrived in South Africa in 1900. Educated at Marist Bros. College, Johannesburg, and S.A. College, Cape Town. Married in 1920 to Sophia Gould; has two children. Postal Address: P.O. Box 666, Johannesburg.

Landau, Herbert David

1929 Yearbook 

LANDAU, Herbert David, Director of Landau Bros., Ltd., Rhodesia. Born in Bulawayo in 1907. Educated at Cheltenham College, Cheltenham, England. Executive Member, Salisbury Hebrew Congregation; Founder and ex-Chairman, Salisbury Young Judeans' Club. Postal Address: P.O. Box 667, Salisbury.

Landau, Ernest Myer

1929 Yearbook 

LANDAU, Ernest Myer. Medical Practitioner, B. A., M. B., B. Ch., B.A.O., L.M. (Rotunda). Born in Ermelo, Transvaal, in November, 1899. Educated at Transvaal University College, Pretoria, and Trinity College, Dublin. Hobby, all sports. Postal Address: P.O. Box 22, Maquassie.

Kuper, Morris

1929 Yearbook 

KUPER, Morris, Director of Companies. Elder son of late Chaim Kuper. Born in Lithuania in 1875, and educated there. Came to South Africa in 1893. Married in 1896 to Pessa Kuper; has four children. Vice-President, Hebrew Orthodox Congregation: Executive Member, Witwatersrand Federation of Synagogues. Postal Address: 51 Soper Road, Berea. Johannesburg.

Kuper, Israel

1929 Yearbook 

KUPER, Israel, Solicitor, J.P. (I. Kuper & Co., Estate Agents, etc.). Born in Kovno, Russia, in 1883. Educated at Boys' High School, Oudtshoorn, Cape Province. Married in 1906 to Cecilia Gordon: has five sons. Member of various Jewish Societies: Mayor of Benoni in 1918; ex-Member of Provincial Council, Benoni; Benoni, Chairman of Public Works, etc., etc., etc.; ex-Executive S.A. Member, Zionist Federation. Postal Address: P.O. Box 5541, Johannesburg.

Kruger, Sam

1929 Yearbook

 

KRUGER, Sam, Boot Manufacturer. Born in Warsaw in 1879, and educated there. Came to South Africa in 1895. Married in 1916 to Deborah Cohen, of Cape Town; has three children. One of the most generous supporters of all Jewish causes; founded one of the first boot factories in South Africa, employing 50 Europeans Postal Address: Craighall, Johannesburg.

Kroomer, Hessel

1929 Yearbook

KROOMER, Hessel, Produce Merchant. Born in Kreitzburg, Latvia, in 1880. Educated at Jacobstadt. Came to South Africa in 1897. Married in 1905 to Hannah Falkenstein; has six children. Member of the Johannesburg Town Council; 2 years Chairman of the Public Health Committee; 2 years member of the Johannesburg Hospital Board; 2 years on General Purposes Committee; 2 years on Parks and Estates Committee; 2 years on Works Committee; 1 year on Water Committee; 1 year on Native Affairs Committee; 5 years Chairman Denver, Cleveland, Malvern Ratepayers' Association; 3 years Chairman of the South African Party, Jeppe Division; Commissioner of Oaths since June, 1921; Chairman for 5 years, Jeppe and Eastern Districts Talmud Torah; ex-Vice-Chairman Ferreira Talmud Torah; Hon. Treasurer of the Chevra Kadisha, 1915 to 1924; Member of the Executive, S.A. Jewish Board of Deputies for 4 years; Life Hon. Treasurer for the Knesses Israel Congregation; one of the Founders and President of the Kurland-Riga and Lifland Society: Member of Johannesburg Zionist Association. Postal Address: P.O. Box 5046; or 476 Main Street, Belgravia, Johannesburg.

Krikler, Herman Aaron

1929 Yearbook 

KRIKLER, Herman Aaron, Merchant. Born in Telschi, Lithuania, in 1896. Educated in Lithuania and Johannesburg. Came to South Africa in 1911. Married in 1925 to Rosie Harris; has one child. Treasurer, Salisbury Hebrew Congregation. Postal Address: P.O. Box 647, Salisbury.

Kretzmer, Nathan

 1929 Yearbook

KRETZMER, Nathan, Solicitor. Born in Johannesburg in 1905, and educated there. Postal Address: P.O. Box 4935, Johannesburg.

Levey, Leonard Thomas

1929 Yearbook 

LEVEY, Leonard Thomas, Consulting Optician, F. S. M. C. F.I.O.O., London. Born in Johannesburg in 1898. Educated at Marist Bros. College, Johannesburg. Married in 1923 to Frances Robinson; has two children. Represents Optical Profession in the Rotary Club of Durban; Member of the Durban Hebrew Congregation. Postal Address: 350 West Street, Durban.

Leonard, Lionel

1929 Yearbook 

LEONARD, Lionel, Manager. Born in London in 1881. Educated at Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales. Came to South Africa in 1896. Married in 1904 to Annett Julia Lee, only daughter of Isidore Lee (one of the Founders of the Durban Hebrew Congregation); has two children. Member, Hebrew Congregation and Durban Jewish Benevolent Society. Postal Address: 38 Claribel Road, Durban.

Leon, Louis

1929 Yearbook 

LEON, Louis, Director, B. M. Cotton & Co., Ltd. Born in Vilna. Came to South Africa in 1891. Postal Address: Box 155, Port Elizabeth.

Leftin, Louis

1929 Yearbook 

LEFTIN, Louis, Managing Director, New Clare Smelting Works, Ltd., 204 Eloff Street Extension. Born in Russia in 1876, and educated there. Came to South African in 1894. Married in 1904 to Paula Rabinowitz: has four children. Postal Address: P.O. Box 2482, Johannesburg.

Lediker, Myer

1929 Yearbook 

LEDIKER, Myer, Pharmaceutical Chemist, M.P.S. Born in Kovno, Russia, in 1879. Educated in Russia. Came to South Africa in 1898. Married in 1916 to Phyllis Davidson has one daughter. Postal Address: P.O. Box 173, Standerton.

Lazarus, Philip Hector

1929 Yearbook 

LAZARUS, Philip Hector, Founder of Lazarus Native Labour Organisation, and Director of Companies; Major (six Medals). Born in London in 1875, Came to South Africa in 1877. Educated in South Africa. Married in 1904, and has five children. Chairman, Wanderers Rugby Section: Chairman, Troyeville Tennis Club; 7 years, Transvaal Rugby Union, 8 years, Council Referees' Society; 4 years, Natal Referees* Society: 3 years, Vice-President, Natal Rugby Union; Chairman, Isipingo Country Club. Postal Address: P.O. Box 1812, Durban.

Lazarus, Esrael

1929 Yearbook 

LAZARUS, Esrael, Agriculturist, Bombardie and Cologne Estates. Born in Kovno, Russia, in 1878, and educated there. Came to South Africa in 1896. Married in 1910 to Ida Milwidsky. Postal Address: 54 Houghton Drive, Johannesburg.

Lax, Julius

1929 Yearbook 

LAX, Julius, Attorney and Notary. Born in Oudtshoorn in 1887. Educated at Oudtshoorn and Cape Town. Married in 1917 to Daisy Vogl; has two children. Committee, Port Elizabeth Jewish Benevolent Society. Postal Address: P.O. Box 100, Port Elizabeth.

Lasovsky, Isaac

1929 Yearbook 

LASOVSKY, Isaac, Merchant. Born in Retowo, Lithuania, in 1889, and educated there. Married in 1923 to Elizabeth Harris; has one child. Vice-President, Salisbury Hebrew Congregation. Postal Address: P.O. Box 470, Salisbury.

Landon, Harry Max

1929 Yearbook 

LANDON, Harry Max, Wholesale Merchant. Managing Director of H. M. Landon & Co., Ltd., Cape Town. Born in London. Came to South Africa in 1900. Married Marie Isaacs in 1914: has four children. Past Vice-President of the S.A. Unionist Party; supporter of all Jewish causes. Postal Address: P.O. Box 773, Cape Town.

Landau, Louis (Eliezer)

1929 Yearbook 

LANDAU, Louis (Eliezer), Shipping Merchant. Born in Manchester, England, in 1881, and educated there. Came to South Africa in 1897. Married in 1906 to Lilly Smollen; has one son. Town Councillor, Salisbury, Rhodesia, 1902; Town Councillor, Bulawayo, 1922-1927; President of Bulawayo Hebrew Congregation for a number of years; noted Communal Worker in all directions: strong Zionist supporter: Chairman of the United Talmud Torahs; Member, Liquor Licensing Court: Member of Committee, Public Library; Member of the Government Advisory Board Committee: Lieutenant to Volunteers, 1914-1919. Postal Address: P.O. Box 5683, Johannesburg.

Levy, Ise

1929 Yearbook 

LEVY, Ise, Incorporated Accountant, F.S.A.A. (London), A.C.I.A. (Australia). Born in Melbourne in 1872. Educated at Carlton Grammar School, Melbourne. Came to South Africa in 1902. Married in 1907 to Beatrice White. Hon. Auditor to Cape Jewish Orphanage, Cape Jewish Aged Home, Cape Jewish Board of Guardians. Postal Address: 106 Adderley Street, Cape Town.

Levy, Hayman

1929 Yearbook 

LEVY, Hayman, Solicitor. Born in Wynberg, Cape, in 1904. Educated at Aliwal North High School and University of Cape Town. Postal Address: c/o Hayman, Levy & Gurland, Solicitors, Simonstown.

Levy, David

1929 Yearbook 

LEVY, David, Merchant. Born in Dorbiany, Lith-ania. in 1878. Educated at Tels and Vilna Yeshivoth. Came to South Africa in 1903. Married in 1908 to Rebecca Goldberg; has three children. Executive Member, Krugersdorp Chamber of Commerce; Chairman of the Local Talmud Torah: Executive Member, United Hebrew Institutions, Krugersdorp, and Vice-Chairman, Zionist Society: Freemason, Libertas Lodge, 74. Postal Address: P.O. Box 112, Krugersdorp.

Levy, Cecil Alexander

1929 Yearbook 

LEVY, Cecil Alexander, Turf Accountant. Born in London in 1872. Educated at Stroud, Gloucester. Married in 1895 to Rose Rackovsky; has two sons and one daughter. Arrived in South Africa in 1902. Treasurer, Durban New Hebrew Congregation; Founder of the Durban New Hebrew Congregation, and Secretary first 7 years; Member of all Jewish Institutions, Durban. Postal Address: 29 Henwood Road, Durban.

Levy, Barney

1929 Yearbook 

LEVY, Barney, Turf Accountant. Born in London in 1893, and educated there. Came to South Africa in 1907. Married in 1925 to Isobel Jacobs; has one son. Bookmaker Member, Durban Natal Tattersalls; Member of the Durban Hebrew Congregation; Member of Durban Jewish Circle; Member of Jewish Benevolent Society. Member of the F.C. Hollander Lodge, Hebrew Order of David. Postal Address: 290 Manning Road, Durban.

Levy, Abraham

1929 Yearbook 

LEVY, Abraham, of A. Levy & Co., Merchant Tailors and Outfitters. Born in London in 1884, and educated there. Came to South Africa in 1892. Married to Jessie Goldstein; has three children. Ex-Sergt.-Major S.A.S.A., East Africa. Postal Address : P.O. Box 3430, Johannesburg.

Levitt, Jack Abraham

1929 Yearbook 

LEVITT, Jack Abraham, Medical Practitioner, M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O., Β.Α., Μ.Ο.Η. Middelburg (Transvaal). Born in Petrusville in 1899. Educated at S.A.C., Cape Town, University of Dublin. Married in 1924 to Bessie Klein. Postal Address: Middelburg, Transvaal.

Levitt, Harry Louis

1929 Yearbook 

LEVITT, Harry Louis, Chartered Accountant (S.A.), F.L.S.A., F.A.A. Born in 1888. Educated at Belfast, Ireland. Came to South Africa in 1910. Married in 1914 to Emily Strassburg; has three children. Joint Transvaal Manager of Licenses and General Insurance Co., Ltd.; Secretary, Poneves Yeshiva (Prop.), Ltd., Plungian Benevolent Society: ex-Secretary of Hebrew Congregation, Belfast, Ireland. Postal Address: P.O. Box 2621, Johannesburg.

Levinsohn, Leonard

1929 Yearbook 

LEVINSOHN, Leonard, Chemist and Druggist, M.P.S. Born in New York in 1896. Came to South Africa in 1900. Educated at Boys' High School, Kimberley. Supporter of all Jewish and non-Jewish causes. Postal Address: P.O. Box 8, Beaconsfield, Kimberley.

Levin, Mane

1929 Yearbook 

LEVIN, Mane, Merchant. Born in Vilna, Russia, in 1885, and educated there. Came to South Africa in 1903. Married in 1920 to Annie Zidel; has two daughters. Member, Durban New Hebrew Congregation: Member of the Hebrew Order of David, F.C. Hollander Lodge, etc. Postal Address: 102 Overport Drive, Durban.

Levin, Ber

1929 Yearbook 

LEVIN, Ber, Wholesale Draper, 118 Main Street, Port Elizabeth. Born in Lithuania in 1873, and educated there. Came to South Africa in 1906. Treasurer, Port Elizabeth Zionist Society: Committee, Port Elizabeth Hebrew School. Postal Address: P.O. Box 243, Port Elizabeth.

Levi, Isaac

1929 Yearbook 

LEVI, Isaac, Solicitor. Born in Ceres in 1898. Educated at University of Cape Town. Actively connected with Rugby in Transvaal; Captain of West Rand team in 1920. Postal Address: P.O. Box 21, Salt River.

Levey, Woolf Leonard

1929 Yearbook 

LEVEY, Woolf Leonard, Proprietor, Palmerston Hotel, Port Elizabeth. Born in London in 1869, and educated there. Came to South Africa in 1894. Postal Address: P.O. Box 211, Port Elizabeth.

Lezard, Herbert Lewis

1929 Yearbook 

LEZARD, Herbert Lewis, M.B.E., A.R.S.M., Justice of the Peace, Managing Director, Orient Carpet Co. of S.A., Partner Lezard & Co. Born in London in 1874. Educated at Private School, London, and Royal School of Mines. Came to South Africa in 1892. Married in 1925 to Antonia Craig Frankland; has two children. Mayor, Salisbury, Rhodesia, 1913-1914, 1915-1916; Councillor, Johannesburg Municipality at date; ex-Treasurer, Salisbury Hebrew Congregation. Postal Address: Orient Carpet Co., Cor. Eloff and Market Streets, Johannesburg.

Lezard, Hector Ernest Solomon

1929 Yearbook 

LEZARD, Hector Ernest Solomon, Managing Director, Reuben Beningfield & Son, Ltd., Auctioneers. Born in London in 1876. Educated at London and Kimberley. Came to South Africa in 1888. Married in 1906 to Violet Mabel Lee; has two daughters. Postal Address: P.O. Box 456, Durban.

Lezard, Ernest

1929 Yearbook

LEZARD, Ernest, Auctioneer, Sworn Appraiser, Johannesburg; Partner, Lezard & Co., Pretoria and Johannesburg: Director Orient Carpet Co. of South Africa, M.S.A.I.V. Born in London in January, 1873. Educated at St. Edmunds College and Cowper Street Schools. Has two sons. Came to South Africa in 1889. Interested in art, music, etc. Postal Address: P.O. Box 2756, Johannesburg.

Lewsen, Isidore Harry

1929 Yearbook 

LEWSEN, Isidore Harry, Merchant. Born in Russia in 1867, and educated there. Married in 1904 to Rosa Schmahman; has two sons and one daughter. Committee Member Helping Hand and Burial Society; ex-Committee Member of Witwatersrand Old Hebrew Congregation: ex. Vice-President of Hebrew High Schools; ex-Member of Council, United Hebrew Congregation. Postal Address: 33 St. Patrick's Road, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg.

Lewis, Henry Godfrey

1929 Yearbook 

LEWIS, Henry Godfrey, Advocate, B.Α., LL.B., K.С. (Cape and Cantab.). Born in Cape Town in 1880. Educated at South African College, Cape Town, and at St. John's College, Cambridge. Married in 1910 to Miss R. Cohen, Cape Town; has four children. Postal Address: Granta, West Hill, Grahamstown.

Lewis, Harry Asher

1929 Yearbook 

LEWIS, Harry Asher, Dental Surgeon, L.D.S., R.C.S. (England). Born in Germiston in 1906. Educated at Marist Brothers College, Uitenhage. House Surgeon to Royal Dental Hospital, 1928; received Certificate of Honour in Dental Surgery and Anaesthetics in 1927; Certificate of Honour in Dental Diseases in children, 1928. Postal Address: Modder Road, Brakpan.

Lewis, Marcus

1929 Yearbook 

LEWIS, Marcus, Solicitor, Notary Public and Conveyancer. Born in Durban in 1892. Educated at Johannesburg College and Durban High School. Married in 1923 to Ada, daughter of the late Joseph Block; has two children. Commissioner of Oaths: Member of Committee, Durban Hebrew Congregation; one of the Founders of the Durban Jewish Circle. Postal Address: P.O. Box 1123, Durban.

Lewin, Michael Solomon

1929 Yearbook 

LEWIN, Michael Solomon, Dental Surgeon, L.D.S., R.C.S. (England). Born in Johannesburg in 1898. Educated at Wynberg High School. Hon. Dental Surgeon to St. George's Orphanage, Cape Town; ex-Secretary of Gardens Rugby Football Club, Cape Town. Postal Address : 23 St. George's Street, Cape Town.