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 

Loewenthal, Frederick Kimberley

1929 Yearbook 

LOEWENTHAL, Frederick Kimberley, Barrister, B.A., LL.B. Born in Kimberley in 1876. Educated at University College, London and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. Came to South Africa in 1903. Married in 1907 to Lillian Harris; has three children. Member of Committee of Kimberley Library, and Vice-President of Kimberley Chess Club. Hobby: Bowls and Chess. Postal Address: 40 Synagogue Street, Kimberley.

Lopato, Nehemiah

1929 Yearbook 

LOPATO, Nehemiah, Cantor; First Reader, Yeoville Synagogue. Son of renowned Chazan, Hirsch Lopato, who was also synagogal composer. Born in Shavely, Lithuania. Came to South Africa in 1913. At age of 21, went to famous Chief Cantor Birnbaum, from whom received training in voice production; also educated at Conservatoire in Berlin; in 1913; became Chazan, Pretoria Hebrew Congregation, where recommended by Cantor Sirota. Postal Address: 53 Page Street, Yeoville.

Lourie, Arthur

1929 Yearbook 

LOURIE, Arthur, Advocate, B.A. (Cape and Cantab.), LL.B. (Cantab.) Born in. Johannesburg in 1903. Educated at King Edward VII. School, Johannesburg, U. C. T., and Cambridge. Married in 1926 to Clare Ruth Chase. Choate Memorial Fellow Harvard University, 1925-1926; McMahon Student, St. John's College, Cambridge: Hon. Secretary, Johannesburg Zionist Association. Postal Address: Corporation Buildings, Johannesburg.

Lurie, Benjamin

1929 Yearbook 

LURIE, Benjamin, Managing Director, Lurie Bros. & Co., Ltd. (Prop.), South African Corn Mills, Ltd. Born in Skaudville, Lithuania, 1879, and educated there. Came to South Africa in 1898. Married in 1904 to Celia Bloch. Member of Executive of Hebrew Congregation for many years. Postal Address: Box 778, Durban.

Lurie, Jacob Ber

1929 Yearbook 

LURIE, Jacob Ber, Farmer (known as "The Potato King"). Born in Poneves, Lithuania, in 1878. Educated at Yeshiva. Came to South Africa in 1896. Married Anny Shavell in 1912; has three children. Director of the S.A. Palestine Enterprise Co. (the "Binyan"); Director, Johannesburg Poneves Yeshiva Buildings; Trustee, Bloemfontein Congregation; takes a most active part in, and contributes generously to, all communal and Zionist work. Postal Address: Tweespruit, O.F.S.

Lurie, Leon

1929 Yearbook 

LURIE, Leon, Farmer (Merino Sheep and Wheat Production). Born in Shavli, Lithuania, in 1890. Educated at Riga Real School. Came to South Africa in 1910. Married in 1921 to Eva Dunchin, of Kingwilliamstown; has two children. Commissioner of Oaths and Postal Agent. Postal Address : P.O. Heydon, Middelburg, Cape.

Lurie, Nathan

1929 Yearbook 

LURIE, Nathan, Produce Merchant. Born in Schaulen, Lithuania, in 1885. Educated in Lithuania and South Africa. Came to South Africa in 1903. Ex-President, Port Elizabeth Zionist Society: Committee, Port Elizabeth Hebrew School. Postal Address: P.O. Box 487, Port Elizabeth.

Lurie, Samuel Isaac

1929 Yearbook 

LURIE, Samuel Isaac, Director, Lurie Bros. & Co., Ltd. Born in Skaudville, Lithuania, in 1882, and educated there. Married in 1908 to Dora Mitchell; has four children. Active supporter of Jewish Communal Institutions. Postal Address: 443 Essenwood Road, Durban.

Lurie, Solomon

1929 Yearbook 

LURIE, Solomon, Merchant. Born in Shadowo, in 1884, and educated there. Came to South Africa in 1901. Married in 1910 to Tilly Lurner; has four children. Member of National Fund Club since 1903; Founder of Shadowo Society; Member of Executive, Federation of Synagogues of the Witwatersrand; Member of Committee, Jeppestown Hebrew Congregation since 1914; President of same 1918 to 1928; Ardent Communal Worker and strong Zionist supporter; Committee Member of Jeppe Talmud Torah since inception. Postal Address: P.O. Box 3593, Johannesburg.

Machanik, Solomon

1929 Yearbook

MACHANIK, Solomon, Grain Merchant. Born in Russia in 1885. Educated in Russia. Came to South Africa in 1910.  Married in 1922. Supporter of all Jewish causes. Postal Address: P.O. Box 803, Cape Town.

Magid, Hyman Lionel

1929 Yearbook 

MAGID, Hyman Lionel, Attorney, Notary Public and Conveyancer. Born in 1898. Educated at Durban High School and Natal University College. Married in 1927 to Rose Alper. Hon. Secretary, Durban New Hebrew Congregation; Member of Council of Control, Durban Jewish Institute; Vice-President, Durban Jewish Circle. Postal Address: P.O. Box 2021, Durban.

Marcus, Samuel David

1929 Yearbook 

MARCUS, Samuel David, Dental Surgeon, L.D.S. R.C.S. (England). Born in Stellenbosch in 1904. Educated at Boys' High School, Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch University, and at Guy's Hospital, London. Postal Address: Station Road, Claremont.

Marcus, John

1929 Yearbook 

MARCUS, John, Govt. Auctioneer and Sworn Govt. Appraiser: Auctioneer to Imperial and Union Governments. Born in London in 1863, and educated there. Came to South Africa in 1879. Married in 1895 to Rose Kantorowich; has three children. Joined the Colonial Forces in Kaffir Wars of 1879. Postal Address: P.O. Box 1366, Cape Town.

Marcow, Lewis

1929 Yearbook 

MARCOW, Lewis David, General Dealer, New Brighton Trading Station, near Port Elizabeth. Born in Bessagola, Russia, in 1894. Arrived in South Africa in 1900. Educated at Port Elizabeth High School. Married in 1924 to Bertha Baiewsky; has one daughter. Postal Address: New Brighton, near Port Elizabeth.

Manschein, Isaac Leib

1929 Yearbook 

MANSCHEIN, Isaac Leib, Rabbi and Minister, Boksburg North Hebrew Congregation. Born in Jerusalem in 1895. Educated at Yeshibath "Etz Chaim" Jerusalem. Married in 1911 to Chaie Blume Heisler; has three daughters. Came to South Africa in 1922. Marriage Officer; Executive Member, Boksburg Zionist Society: Committee Member, Hebrew Order of David, Sir Rufus Isaacs Lodge No. 6, Boksburg North. Postal Address: 14 Third Street, Boksburg North.

Mann, David

1929 Yearbook 

MANN, David, Principal, Hebrew High School, Johannesburg, M.A. (Lond.), T.2 (Cape); Associate of Jews' College, London. Born in Shavli, Lithuania. Educated at Boys' High School, Oudtshoorn Jews' College and University College, London. Came to South Africa in 1890. Married in 1916 to Ethel Sanders. Postal Address: 36 Saratoga Avenue, Johannesburg.

Mande, Max

1929 Yearbook 

MANDE, Max, General Merchant. Born in Warsaw in 1868. Educated in Poland. Came to South Africa in 1894. Married in 1908 to Dora Rosenthal: has five children. Ex-Committee Member, Salisbury Hebrew Congregation; Supporter of all Jewish causes. Postal Address: P.O. Box 31, Salisbury.

Manasewitz, Jacob Elias

1929 Yearbook 

MANASEWITZ, Jacob Elias, Solicitor and Notary. Born in Shavlan, Lithuania, in 1889. Came to South Africa in 1905. Educated at South African College School, Cape Town. Married Annie Feinberg; has three children. Chairman of Witbank Zionist Society; Solicitor to the Standard Bank; Town Councillor, Witbank Municipality. Postal Address: P.O. Box 124, Witbank.

Manaschewitz, Herman

1929 Yearbook 

MANASCHEWITZ, Herman, Land Surveyor. Born in Savel in 1881. Educated at South African College, Cape Town. Married in 1906 to Dora Gordon; has three children. Chairman, Pietersburg Zionist Society. Postal Address: P.O. Box 129, Pietersburg. 

Maister, Joe levy

1929 Yearbook 

MAISTER, Joe Levy, Provision Merchant. Born in Russia in 1880, and educated there. Came to South Africa in 1893. Married in 1905 to Mary Jacobson; has five children. On Committee of Dorshei Zion Society for two years; supporter of all Jewish causes. Postal Address: P.O. Box 537, Cape Town.

Maresky, Jacob

1929 Yearbook 

Jacob MARESKY, (Alter), Teacher by Profession, now occupied in Mining, chiefly copper and silver, in South-West Africa. The first Jew who identified himself in Base Metal Mining in that country. Well known in the mining circles there. Born in Lukha, near Mir, in 1890. Educated at Mir, Yeshivah College. Came to South Africa in April, 1908. Married in 1913 to Dora Chessen; has four children. Hon. Secretary of the G.W. Ezrath Zion Association, Kimberley; Examiner, Hebrew Classes, Kimberley; Committee Member, Baronial Street Synagogue; J.N.F. Commissioner in Kimberley and District. Postal Address: P.O. Box 204, Kimberley.

Markiles, Maurice

1929 Yearbook 

MARKILES, Maurice, Medical Practitioner, M.R.C.S. (England), L.R.C.P. (London). Born at Oudtshoorn, Cape Colony, in 1899. Educated at Marist Bros. College, Johannesburg, Witwatersrand University, and Guy's Hospital London. Married Jane Klatzky, of Johannesburg. Medical Officer, Schoongezicht Collieries, Bombardie, Cologne Estates, and Zondagsfontein Estates. Postal Address: Cor. Botha Avenue and Allenby Street, Witbank.

Marks, Herman

1929 Yearbook 

MARKS, Herman, Farmer, Land Owner. Married in 1925 to Susie Goodman; has one daughter. Hobby: Travelling and motoring. Keenly interested in, and supporter of, all Jewish causes. Postal Address: 53/55 St. George's Street, Cape Town.

Marks, Hyman Solomon

1929 Yearbook 

MARKS, Hyman Solomon, Attorney. Born in Manchester in 1895. Came to South Africa in 1902. Educated at Jeppe High School, Johannesburg, T.U.C., Pretoria. Married in 1925 to Sarah Rebecca Jacobson; has one daughter. Secretary, Zionist Society, Witbank. Postal Address: P.O. Box 22, Jeppe, Johannesburg.

Marks, Lewis Arthur

1929 Yearbook

MARKS, Lewis Arthur, Chemist and Ophthalmic Optician, M.P.S., F.S.M.C., F.I.O. (London). Born in Johannesburg in 1904. Educated at St. John's College, London College of Pharmacy, Refraction Hospital, School of Optics. Chairman of Students' Association, London College. Postal Address: P.O. Box 7496, Johannesburg

Marks, Moses

1929 Yearbook 

MARKS, Moses, Solicitor. Born in Poneves, Lithuania, in 1882. Came to South Africa in 1897. Educated at Stellenbosch. Married in 1905 to Minna Gluckman; has two children. Postal Address: P.O. Box 4918, Johannesburg.

Marock, Charles Solomon

1929 Yearbook 

MAROCK, Charles Solomon, Secretary, M. Kaplan & Co., Ltd., Wholesale Merchants. Born in Warsaw in 1881. Educated at Jews' Free School, London. Came to South Africa in 1903. Married in 1906 to Millicent Kaplan; has six children. Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, Port Elizabeth Hebrew School; ex-Hon. Secretary, Port Elizabeth Jewish Benevolent Society; takes prominent part in Masonic matters; three times W.M. of. Lodge Maccabean, 1000, S.C., and for many years Secretary of the Lodge; also Secretary of Lodge Fidelity, No. 132, G.E.N. Postal Address: P.O. Box 149, Port Elizabeth.

Marone, Norman Francis

1929 Yearbook 

MARONE, Norman Francis, Diamond Merchant, Kimberley. Born in Birmingham, 1881. Educated at University College School, London. Came to South Africa in 1904. Married in 1915 to Lily Sagar; has two children. Interested in all Jewish causes as well as sport. Postal Address: 38 Carrington Road, Kimberley.

Martinson, Abraham

1929 Yearbook 

MARTINSON, Abraham, Dental Surgeon, L.D.S. R.C.S.I. (Dublin). Born in Limerick, Ireland, in 1899. Educated at Villiers High School, Limerick, College of Surgeons, Dublin. Came to South Africa in 1920. Married in 1927 to Polly Miller, of Benoni. Ex-Hon. Secretary, Port Elizabeth Zionist Society. Postal Ad-dress: Standard Bank Chambers, Modder Road, Brakpan.

Matheson, S

1929 Yearbook 

MATHESON, S., Manager, Ackermans, Ltd., Port Elizabeth. Born in Riga. Came to South Africa in 1904. Postal Address: Port Elizabeth. "Kismet," Mill Park Road,

Matthews, Eliezer Hillel

1929 Yearbook 

Eliezer MATTHEWS, Hillel, Minister, Krugersdorp Hebrew Congregation. Born in Shadovo, Lithuania in 1878. Educated at Yeshiva, Vilna, and Government School there. Came to South Africa in 1910. Married in 1910 to Sheba Mikhalisky: has five children. Ex Member, Kroonstad School Board; Member of all Jewish Institutions in Krugersdorp. Postal Address: 67 Human Street, Krugersdorp. Died July, 1929.

Matz, Benjamin Ralph

1929 Yearbook 

MATZ, Benjamin Ralph, Solicitor. Born in Plumstead, Cape Town in 1903. Educated at Wynberg High School and Cape Town University. Married Lilian Newman in 1928. Postal Address: Main Road, Wynberg.

Michelson, Woolf

1929 Yearbook 

Woolf, MICHELSON, Estate, Financial Agent. Born in Talsen, Latvia, in 1877. Educated in Russia. Came to South Africa in 1898, to Boksburg in 1908. Married in 1905, to Betty Michelson: has four children. Ex-President, Boksburg North Hebrew Congregation; Executive Member, Boksburg Zionist Society; Active Worker in Jewish Local Communal Work. Postal Address: P.O. Box 14, Boksburg North.

Meyer, Henry

1929 Yearbook 

MEYER, Henry, Proprietor, Palmerston Hotel, Port Elizabeth. Born in Hamburg in 1878, and educated there. Came to South Africa in 1905. Married in 1909 to Hilda Symons; has six sons. Ex-Member, Hobhouse Town Council (Deputy Mayor); ex-Member of Queenstown Burial Board; ex-Chairman, Queenstown Hebrew Congregation. Postal Address: P.O. Box 211, Port Elizabeth.

Mendelssohn, Clara

1929 Yearbook 

MENDELSSOHN, Clara, Medical Practitioner, M.R.C.S. (England), L.R.C.P. (London). Born in Berlin in March 1888. Came to South Africa in 1892. Educated in Johannesburg, Berlin and London. Ex-Medical Adviser, Juvenile Court, Johannesburg; Hon. Medical Officer, South Africa Jewish Orphanage; Hon. Medical Officer, Girl Guides; Hon, Surgeon V.A.D., Johannesburg Detachment No. 31, Kensington. Postal Address: P.O. Box 246, Johannesburg.

Mendelsohn, Simon Lawrence

1929 Yearbook 

MENDELSOHN, Simon Lawrence, Director of B. Mendelsohn, Ltd., Millers, Boksburg. Born in Boksburg in 1897. Educated at Marist Bros. College, Johannesburg. Married in 1922 to Sophia Zeif; has two children. W.M., Boksburg Lodge, 2480, E.C.; Vice-President, Boksburg Chamber of Commerce; ex-President, Boksburg Zionist Society; Hon. Secretary, Local Chevra Kadisha since 1916. Postal Address: P.O. Box 43, Boksburg.

Mendelsohn, Bernard

1929 Yearbook 

MENDELSOHN, Bernard, Produce Merchant and Miller, Managing Director, B. Mendelsohn Limited, Boksburg. Born in Windau, Latvia, in 1863. Educated in Russia. Came to South Africa in 1888. Came to Boksburg in 1895. Married in 1896 to Jane Hilda Lazarus; has two children. W.M., Boksburg Lodge, 2480 E.C.; Member Boksburg Chamber of Commerce; President, Boksburg Hebrew Congregation at various times since 1896; Treasurer, since 1896, of Chevra Kadisha, and ex-President of same; active worker in local Jewish charitable and communal work. Postal Address: P.O. Box 43, Boksburg.

Menachemson, Jacob David

1929 Yearbook 

MENACHEMSON, Jacob David, Shochet. Came to South Africa from Palestine in 1913. One of official Shochetim of Johannesburg. Postal Address: 102 Ninth Avenue, Mayfair.

Mauerberger, Morris

1929 Yearbook 

MAUERBERGER, Morris, Industrialist, employing over 1,000 people. Born in Russia in 1890, and educated there. Came to South Africa in 1905, subsequently started business in Claremont. Married in 1920 to Helen Schein; has three children. Founder of Ackerman's, Ltd., with branches throughout the Union; in 1923 formed M. Mauerberger, Ltd., buyers for the former Company; in 1924 established Bergers, Ltd.; in 1925 promoted Mauerberger's Blanket Factory at Huguenot, Cape Province; also a Shirt and Clothing Factory in Keerom Street, Cape Town. Postal Address: P.O. Box 154, Cape Town.

Mauerberger, Israel

1929 Yearbook 

MAUERBERGER, Israel, Merchant and Director of Companies. Born in Lozdzei, Suwalki. Educated in Russia. Married in London to Rae Schifferblatt, of London. Interested in all Jewish causes; ex-President and Vice-President of the United Hebrew Schools; Treasurer of Green and Sea Point Hebrew Congregation. Postal Address: P.O. Box 959, Cape Town; Residential Address: "Oak Lodge," cor. Cassel and Regent Roads, Sea Point.

Matz, Isaiah Hirsh

1929 Yearbook

 

MATZ, Isaiah Hirsh, Shochet and Mohel. Born in Wilkomir, Lithuania in 1874. Educated at Waloshna Yeshiva. Came to South Africa in 1897. Married in 1902 to Annie Gertrude Stern; has three children. One of the five official communal shochetim, recognised principal Mohel in Johannesburg; 1897, first served as Shochet with Harris Bros. at Upington, then at Van Ryns Dorp, 1899-1901, then at Colesberg 1901-1905; in Johannesburg since 1905; at the time of the Great War collected large sums for the "War Fund"; ardent collector for the local Talmud Torahs as well as for the Johannesburg Hebrew College, also for Zionist funds and other Jewish efforts. Postal Address: 138a Loveday Street, Wanderers View, Johannesburg.

Morrison, Michaella

1929 Yearbook 

MORRISON, Michaella. Born in Jerusalem in 1891. Came to South Africa in 1912. Married in 1915 to Moses Morrison: has three children. Director, Morrison's Mail Order House, Ltd.; President, Durban Women's Keren Hayesod Committee: devoted to Zionist activities. Postal Address: Escombe, Natal. 

Mitchell, Max

1929 Yearbook 

MITCHELL, Max, Wholesale Merchant. Lithuania in 1879, and educated there. Born in Arrived in South Africa in 1895. Married in 1905 to Johanna Lapping; has two children. President, Port Elizabeth Hebrew School; President, Port Elizabeth, Jewish Benevolent Society: Trustee, Port Elizabeth Orthodox Hebrew Congregation. Postal Address: P.O. Box 646, Port Elizabeth.

Mirkin, Lazar

1929 Yearbook 

MIRKIN, Lazar, Wholesale Merchant. Born in Musniki, Lithuania. Came to South Africa in 1906. Married in 1909 to Annie Levin. Postal Address: P.O. Box 9, Port Elizabeth.

Mirkin, Jesaiah

1929 Yearbook 

MIRKIN, Jesaiah, Soft Goods Merchant. Born in Musnik, Lithuania, in 1886. Educated at Vilna, Russia. Came to South Africa in 1902. Married in 1911 to Dinah Levin: has three sons. Postal Address: P.O. Box 208, Port Elizabeth.

Milstein, Philip Abe

1929 Yearbook 

MILSTEIN, Philip Abe, Attorney. Born in Ekaterinoslav, in 1902. Came to South Africa in 1909 from America. Educated at Heidelberg and Transvaal University College, Pretoria. Married in 1924 to Doris Lowenstein, of Heidelberg: has two children. Town Councillor. Postal Address: P.O. Box 13, Nigel.

Miller, Louis Oscar

1929 Yearbook 

MILLER, Louis Oscar, Advocate of Supreme Court, Transvaal Provincial Division, B.A. (Cape of Good Hope), LL.B. (University of Cape Town). Born in Worna Russia, in December, 1896. Arrived in South Africa in 1906. Educated at South African College, University of Cape Town. Postal Address: P.O. Box 2763, Johannesburg.

Miller, Lawrence David

1929 Yearbook 

MILLER, Lawrence David, Merchant. Born in Freemantle, Western Australia in 1893, and educated. there. Came to South Africa in 1918. Member of Durban Hebrew Congregation; Member Jewish Circle, Durban. Postal Address: Miller's Bazaar, Ltd., 79 Gardiner Street, Durban.

Michaelis, Oscar

1929 Yearbook 

MICHAELIS, Oscar, Accountant and Auditor, Chartered Accountant S.A. (by examination, 1921). Born in Johannesburg in 1895. Educated at Johannesburg College and King Edward VII. School. Married in 1920 to Iris Somers. Postal Address: P.O. Box 3423, Johannesburg.

Myerson, Marcus Louis

1929 Yearbook 

MYERSON, Marcus Louis, Dental Surgeon, L.D.S., R.C.S. (England). Born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1896. Educated in Dublin and London. Came to South Africa in 1911. Married in 1920 to Sophie Weiner, of Johannesburg; has two children. Assistant Hon. Dental Surgeon and Demonstrator, Witwatersrand University Dental Clinic; Hon. Dental Surgeon, Kovno Sick Fund and Benefit Society. Postal Address: 1 Gresham Buildings, cor. Commissioner and Rissik Streets, Johannesburg.