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 

Isaacson, Calman

1929 Yearbook 

ISAACSON, Calman, Advocate, B.A., LL.B. Born in Liverpool in 1894. Came to South Africa in 1904. Educated at S.A.C., Cape Town. Married in 1919 to Sophie Hilda Davidson; has one daughter and one son. Chairman, Pretoria Zionist Society; ex-President of Pretoria Jewish Guild. Postal Address: Tudor Chambers, Pretoria.

Isaacs, Walter

1929 Yearbook 

ISAACS, Walter (Isaacs Bros. & Co.), Furniture Manufacturer. Born in London in 1874. Educated in England and Germany. Came to South Africa in 1892. Married in 1919 to Anne Richardson. Committee Member, Port Elizabeth Technical College; Committee Member, Port Elizabeth Chevra Kadisha. Postal Address: P.O. Box 383, Port Elizabeth.

Isaacs, Ida

1929 Yearbook 

ISAACS, Ida. Born in Birmingham in 1887. Came to South Africa in 1894. Educated in Cape Town. Married in 1912 to George Isaacs; has three children. Interested in all communal work; Committee Member of the Jewish Board of Guardians, Capetown; Treasurer of Cape Jewish Ladies' Association, Cape Town. Postal Address: P.O. Box 628, Cape Town.

Isaacs, George

1929 Yearbook 

ISAACS, George, Manufacturer. Born in Sheffield. England, in 1880. Came to South Africa in 1881. Educated in Cape Town. Married in 1912 to Ida Mendelsohn; has three children. Interested in all Jewish causes. Postal Address: P.O. Box 628, Cape Town.

Isaacs, Alder

1929 Yearbook 

ISAACS, Alder, Accountant and Auditor, Chartered Accountant (S.A.). Born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, in 1882. Educated there and at Marist Bros. College, Johannesburg. Arrived in South Africa in 1893. Married in 1925 to Celia Spitz; has one son. Firm, Hon. Auditors to: Witwatersrand Jewish Aged Home, Johannesburg; Berea Hebrew Congregation, Johannesburg; South African Jewish Orphanage, Johannesburg: Jeppe Hebrew Congregation, Johannesburg, etc. Postal Address: P.O. Box 6610, Johannesburg.

Inglestone, Saul

1929 Yearbook 

INGLESTONE Saul, Accountant and Auditor, Consolidated Buildings, Johannesburg, Chartered Accountant (S.A.). Born in London in 1894, and educated there. Came to South Africa in 1913. Married in 1921 to Rachel Fanny Freeman. Postal Address: P.O. Box 1904, Johannesburg.

Inglestone, Abraham

1929 Yearbook 

INGLESTONE, Abraham, Accountant and Auditor, Chartered Accountant (S.A.). (Partner in firm A. & S. Inglestone, 111/112 Consolidated Buildings, Johannesburg. Born in London in 1891, and educated at Portsmouth. Came to South Africa in 1904. Postal Address: P.O. Box 1904, Johannesburg.

Hyman, Jack Eric

1929 Yearbook 

HYMAN, Jack Eric, Attorney. Born in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, in 1906. Came to South Africa in 1911. Educated at King Edward VII. School Johannesburg, and Witwatersrand University. Postal Address: 8 Kapteijn Street, Hospital Hill, Johannesburg.

Hurwitz, Samuel

1929 Yearbook 

HURWITZ, Samuel, Hide, Skin and General Produce Merchant. Born in Wekshna, Lithuania, in 1877. Educated at Tels, Lithuania. Came to South Africa in 1896. Past Vice-Chairman and present Trustee of the Kelmer Benefit Society. Postal Address: P.O. Box 1839, Johannesburg.

Hurwitz, Louis Koppel

1929 Yearbook 

HURWITZ, Louis Koppel, Cycle Merchant. Born in the Province of Wilna in 1873, and educated there. Married in 1899 to Rachel Mendelsohn: has five children. Came to South Africa in 1901. One of the founders of Braamfontein Hebrew Congregation; Member of the Hebrew High School Committee; Treasurer of United Talmud Torahs. Postal Address: P.O. Box 5765, Johannesburg.

Hurwitz, Elias

1929 Yearbook 

HURWITZ, Elias, Draper, 99-101 Adderley Street, Port Elizabeth. Born in Latvia in 1875, and educated there. Came to South Africa in 1896. Married in 1904 to Ethel Harris; has four children. Treasurer, Port Elizabeth Chevra Kadisha. Postal Address: 116 Cape Road, Port Elizabeth.

Hotz, Louis

1929 Yearbook 

HOTZ, Louis, B.A., Editor, "Social and Industrial Review," Department of Labour. Born in Shavli, Lithuania, in 1894. Came to South Africa in 1903. Educated at S.A. College, Cape Town, and School of Economics, London. Married in 1923 to Rae Arvan, and has one son. Ex-Executive Member, Pretoria Zionist Society; ex-Vice-President, Pretoria Jewish Guild; ex-President, Jewish Literary and Debating Society. Postal Address: 221 Beckett Street, Pretoria.

Horwitz, Barney (Merchant farmer)

1929 Yearbook 

HORWITZ, Barney, Merchant Farmer (Horwitz Bros.). Married to Pauline Stusser; has two children. Came to South Africa in 1898. Postal Address: P.O. Box 160, Kimberley.

Horwitz, Barney (Medical practitioner)

1929 Yearbook 

HORWITZ, Barney, Medical Practitioner. Born in Pretoria in 1899. Educated in South Africa and in England. Member, Pretoria Drama Circle. Postal Address: 75 Vos Street. Sunnyside, Pretoria.

Hoppenstein, Charles

1929 Yearbook 

HOPPENSTEIN, Charles, Estate, Financial and Shipping Agent (Boksburg and Benoni). Born in Kalvaria, Lithuania, in 1889. Educated in a Russian High School and in Teshivoth. Arrived in South Africa in 1909 from Palestine, where resided two years. Appointed Hon. Associate of the S.A. Zionist Federation in 1912; came to Boksburg in 1913; represented the Boksburg Zionist Association at the South African Jewish Congress held in Johannesburg, in April, 1916, and at every Zionist Conference held at various places in the Union, since 1916; one of the Founders of the Boksburg Zionist Association, and its President, 1919-1923 and 1928; Vice-President, 1923-1928; Hon. Secretary, also acted as Hon. Treasurer, for Boksburg Branch of the Jewish War Victims' and Orphans' Funds; takes an active part in all Jewish Communal Work; Member of the Jewish Guild, Johannesburg, and various Clubs and Institutions. Postal Address: P.O. Box 152, Boksburg; and P.O. Box 424, Benoni.

Jacobson, Abel Harris

1929 Yearbook 

JACOBSON, Abel Harris, Managing Director, African Dairies and Ice Works, Ltd. Born in Illust, Courland, in 1877, and educated there. Came to South Africa in 1896. Married in 1904 to Bertha Finberg; has five children. Vice-Chairman, Hebrew Dividend Benefit Society, Cape Town, 1904/5; Chairman, Courland - Riga Society, 1921; Member of the S.A. Jewish Board of Deputies for Salisbury since 1926; Active Committee Member, Witwatersrand Hebrew Benevolent Society since 1925; Member, Education Committee, Yeoville Synagogue since 1927. Postal Address: P.O. Box 4036, Johannesburg. 

Jacobson, Aaron

1929 Yearbook

JACOBSON, Aaron, Solicitor. Born in Kimberley in 1904. Educated at Christian Brothers College, Kimberley, and University of Cape Town. Postal Address: London and Lancashire House, St. George's Street, Cape Town.

Jacobs, Norman Myer

1929 Yearbook 

JACOBS, Norman Myer (H. Jacobs & Co., Ltd., Wholesale Merchants). B.Com. Born in Manchester in 1902. Educated at Manchester Grammar School, Manchester University. Came to South Africa in 1923. Married in 1925 to Sybil Wolfe. Ex-Hon. Secretary, Port Elizabeth Hebrew Congregation; ex-Hon. Secretary, Port Elizabeth Chevra Kadisha; ex-Joint Hon. Secretary, Port Elizabeth Jewish Benevolent Society; ex-Hon. Treasurer, Keren Hayesod, Port Elizabeth Branch. Postal Address: 16 Woodlands Road, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, England.

Jacobs, Louis

1929 Yearbook 

JACOBS, Louis, Chemist and Druggist, Member Pharmaceutical Society. Born in Birmingham. Arrived in South Africa in 1889. Educated at the Jewish School, Johannesburg. Married in 1918 to Daisy Droyman; has two children. Member, Hebrew Congregation, Durban, and H.O.D. Postal Address: 354 Pine Street, Durban.

Jacobs, Lionel Kearns

1929 Yearbook

JACOBS, Lionel Kearns, Chartered Accountant (S.A.), Sworn Government Appraiser, Estate Agent. Born in Exeter, Devonshire, in 1860. Educated at Dublin, Ireland. Came to South Africa in 1881. Married Rosa Wasserberg, in 1898; has two daughters. Commissioner of Oaths. Postal Address: P.O. Box 943, Johannesburg.

Jacobs, Aaron

1929 Yearbook 

JACOBS, Aaron, Merchant. Born in South Wales in 1864, and educated there. Came to South Africa in 1882. Married in 1895 to Rose Frank; has two children. Chairman, Jewish Education Committee; Trustee, Bulawayo Hebrew Congregation. Postal Address: P.O. Box 8, Bulawayo.

Jacobs, Cecil Isadore

1929 Yearbook 

JACOBS, Cecil Isadore, Solicitor: Military Medal, Great War, Egypt and France. Born in Cape Town in 1896, Educated at St. George's, Bulawayo. Committee Member, Rhodesian Party: Executive, B. E. S. L.; President, Bulawayo Jewish Guild: Committee Member, Hebrew Congregation. Postal Address: P.O. Box 22, Bulawayo.

Jabkovitz, Philip

1929 Yearbook 

JABKOVITZ, Philip, Medical Practitioner, B.А., M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O., L.M. Born in Russia in 1898. Arrived in South Africa in 1903. Educated at Grey Institute, Port Elizabeth, Rhodes University College, Trinity College, Dublin. Married in 1927 to Freda Navid. Hon. Secretary, Port Elizabeth Jewish Benevolent Society. Postal Address: 69, Cape Road, Port Elizabeth.

Israel, Aaron Jacob

1929 Yearbook 

ISRAEL, Aaron Jacob, Solicitor (Partner, firm of Israel & During; established since 1908). Born in Prince Albert in 1885. Educated at Marist Bros., S.A.C.S., and at St. John's College, Johannesburg. Married in 1913 to Rose Salomon, of Bulawayo; has three children. Ex-Committee Member of United Hebrew Congregation, Postal Address: P.O. Box 3016, Johannesburg. Johannesburg.

Isaacson, Louis

1929 Yearbook 

ISAACSON, Louis, Merchant. Born in Mitau, Kurland. in 1868, and educated there. Married in 1889 to Sarah Light; has 5 children. Came to South Africa in 1896. Supporter of all Jewish and non-Jewish causes; Vice-President, Kimberley Hebrew Congregation; Past President, Kimberley Benevolent and Burial Society. Postal Address : P.O. Box 418, Kimberley.

Josephson, Lewis

1929 Yearbook 

JOSEPHSON, Lewis, Skin and Wool Merchant. Born in Russia in 1887. Came to South Africa in 1905. Educated in Russia and South Africa. Married in 1921 to Jean Glazer: has three children. Member, Durban New Hebrew Congregation: Member of the Hebrew Order of David, F.C. Hollander Lodge, Durban. Postal Address: 135, 7th Avenue, Durban.

Joseph, Louis Emanuel

1929 Yearbook 

JOSEPH, Louis Emanuel (Senior Partner of firm of L. E. Joseph & Co.), Printers and Manufacturers of Stationery (estab. for 10 years). Born in Kimberley in 1890, and educated there. Married in 1914 to Ann Lucas: has one son. Ex-President of Associated Master Printers of Transvaal. Postal Address: P.O. Box 1884, Johannesburg.

Joffe, Semach Isaiah

1929 Yearbook 

JOFFE, Semach Isaiah, Produce Merchant. Born in Wilkomir, Lithuania, in 1884. Educated at Wilkomir Yeshivah. Came to South Africa in 1893. Married in 1922 to Mary Kaplan, daughter of Rev. Kaplan, Klerksdorp; has two children. Associated with Jewish War Relief Fund as President and Treasurer; Treasurer for 18 years of Gemillas Chasodim: Treasurer of Chevra Kadisha: Treasurer of Hebrew Kindergarten; Member, Jewish Board of Deputies. Postal Address: P.O. Box 144, Pretoria.

Joffe, Charles

1929 Yearbook 

Hon. JOFFE, Charles, Attorney, Notary and Conveyancer. Born in Johannesburg in 1905. Educated at Germiston High School. Secretary United Hebrew Institutions, Brakpan; Secretary, Hebrew Order of David, Brakpan Lodge; Hon. Secretary, Brakpan Zionist Society. Postal Address: P.O. Box 84, Brakpan.

Joffe, Barney

1929 Yearbook 

JOFFE, Barney, Photographer. Born in Poneves, Russia, in 1889, and educated there. Came to South Africa in 1906. Married Ray Himmelhoch; has two children. Twice Mayor of Witbank: Town Councillor for 15 years. Postal Address: P.O. Box 58, Witbank.

Joelson, Isidore

1929 Yearbook 

JOELSON, Isidore, Solicitor and Conveyancer. Born in Wynberg, Cape, in 1902. Educated at South African College School and University of Cape Town. Postal Address: P.O. Box 2664, Cape Town.

Jochelson, Robert

1929 Yearbook 

JOCHELSON, Robert, Civil and Electrical Engineer, Managing Director, Penman & Jochelson, Ltd., B.Sc. (Eng.). Born in Russia in 1895. Arrived in South Africa in 1901. Educated at Marist Bros. College, Johannesburg, Witwatersrand University. Married in 1928 to Beatrice Blanche Jackson. Ex-Hon. Secretary, Braamfontein Hebrew Congregation, Johannesburg. Postal Address: P.O. Box 5628, Johannesburg.

Jenks, Harold

1929 Yearbook 

JENKS, Dr. Harold, Dental Surgeon, D.M.D., L.D.S. Born in Cape Town in 1897. Educated ar S.A.C.S., Cape Town, King Edward VII. School, Johannesburg, Liverpool and Harvard Universities. Hebrew Vice-President, Order of David Lodge, Boksburg: Member various Jewish Local Institutions; Member of various Sporting Clubs. Postal Address: 7 Smit Street, Boksburg.

Jawno, Samuel

1929 Yearbook 

JAWNO, Samuel, Merchant. Born in Russia in 1894, and educated there. Married in 1924 to Florence Jacobs; has two children. Supporter of all Jewish causes. Postal Address: 18 Bratley Street, Kimberley.

Janower, Joseph

1929 Yearbook 

JANOWER, Joseph, Produce Merchant. Born in Lithuania in 1883. Came to South Africa in 1899. Married in 1911 to Alice, daughter of Mrs. and the late Mark Fine; has two children. Hon. Treasurer of the South African Zionist Federation from 1913-1928; present Chairman of the National Fund for South Africa, on behalf of the Zionist Executive; he is one of the Founders of the South African Palestine Enterprise (Binyan) Corporation, Ltd.

Jaffit, Zelick

1929 Yearbook 

JAFFIT, Zelick, Attorney. Born in Berezna, Ukraine, in 1902. Came to South Africa in 1905. Educated in Postal Address: P.O. Box 1279, Johannesburg. Johannesburg.

Jacobson, Solomon Leon

1929 Yearbook 

JACOBSON, Solomon Leon, Director, Morrison's Mail Order House, Ltd., Escombe, Natal. Born in Lithuania in 1888, and educated there. Married in 1919 to Mollie Sher; has three daughters. W.M., Lodge of Israel, 3170, E.C.; ex-Treasurer of Jewish War Victims' Funds; Executive, Durban Hebrew Congregation 1920-1928; Member, both Durban New Hebrew Congregations. Postal Address: 389 Currie Road, Durban.

Jacobson, Philip Solomon

1929 Yearbook 

JACOBSON, Philip Solomon, Medical Practitioner, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., London. Born in Durban in 1900. Educated at Jeppe High School, Johannesburg, and Guy's Hospital. Ex-House Physician, Assistant House Surgeon, Out-patients Officer, Clinical Assistant, Guy's Hospital. Postal Address: St. Mary's Buildings, Kerk Street, Johannesburg.

Jacobson, David

1929 Yearbook 

JACOBSON, David, Property Owner. Born in London in 1871. Came to South Africa in 1876. Educated in London and Port Elizabeth. Married in 1921 to Masha Benjamin. Postal Address: 6 Buckingham Road, Port Elizabeth.

Rabinowitz, Adolph

1929 Yearbook 

RABINOWITZ, Adolph, Chemist, Pharmaceutical M.P.S., F.N.O.A., D.C.O. Born in Beerz, Russia, in 1899. Came to South Africa in 1902. Educated in Cape Town and Glasgow. Married in 1922 to Minnie Saacke; has one child. Managing Director, Cape Peninsula Health Products, Ltd.; Director, Holdfast Manufacturing Co. Postal Address: P.O. Box 1985, Cape Town.

Kaplan, Asher (Managing director)

1929 Yearbook 

KAPLAN, Asher, Managing Director, M. Kaplan & Co., Ltd. Born in Kieff, Russia, in 1880. Educated at Kieff and London. Arrived in South Africa in 1897. Married in 1910 to Lottie Coral; has two children. Vice-President and ex-President, Port Elizabeth Jewish Benevolent Society. Postal Address: P.O. Box 149, Port Elizabeth.

Kaplan, Abraham

1929 Yearbook 

KAPLAN, Abraham, Solicitor. Born in Oudtshoorn in 1888. Educated in Oudtshoorn and Cape Town. Married in 1923 to Cissie Nurick; has five children. Postal Address : P.O. Box 740, Bulawayo.

Kantor, Abraham

1929 Yearbook 

KANTOR, Abraham, Attorney-at-Law, Notary Public. Born in Lithuania. Came to South Africa in 1891. Educated at Pretoria Boys' High School. Married to Pauline Braude; has two children. Postal Address : P.O. Box 4918, Johannesburg.

Kallenbach, Hermann

1929 Yearbook 

KALLENBACH, Hermann, Architect. Born in 1871 in Russ, East Prussia. Educated at College Tilsit, studied architecture at Strelitz-i-M, Stuttgart, and Munich. Came to South Africa in 1896. Practised in Johannesburg, Pretoria and Durban; Senior Partner of the firm Kallenbach, Kennedy and Furner, A.R.I.B.A., Architects, of Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, and Cape Town; carried out numerous commercial buildings, theatres, hotels, residential blocks, churches, and residences in Transvaal, Natal, Cape Colony, and Orange Free State. Postal Address: Office: 72-77 Sacke's Buildings, Joubert Street, Johannesburg (P.O. Box 2493); Residence: Linksfield Ridge, Johannesburg.

Kahn, Jacob

1929 Yearbook 

KAHN, Jacob, Attorney and Conveyancer. Born in Kenilworth, Cape, in 1903. Educated at Boys' High School, Wynberg, and University of Cape Town. Secretary to sporting bodies, particularly for Rugby Football. Postal Address: P.O. Box 2627, Cape Town.

Kahn, I. Julius

1929 Yearbook 

KAHN, I. Julius, Solicitor, Commissioner of Oaths, P.W.M. Freemasonry. Educated at Gymnasium High School, Paarl, and South African College, Cape Town. Married in 1925 to Annie Bayer; has two children. Postal Address: P.O. Box 719, Port Elizabeth.

Kahn, Bernard

1929 Yearbook 

KAHN, Bernard, Grain Broker. Born in Johannesburg in 1896. Educated at Technical College, Durban. Married in 1919 to Ellen Mendelsohn: has three children. Ex-President, Jewish Circle, Durban; ex-Committee Member, Johannesburg Jewish Guild. Postal Address: P.O. Box 5681, Johannesburg.

Kahn, Gertrude

1929 Yearbook 

KAHN, Gertrude (née Nyberg). Born in London. Educated at Brussels. Arrived in South Africa in 1904. Married Isidore Kahn. For many years President, Jewish Ladies' Guild of Durban, now Treasurer of same. Postal Address: P.O. Box 581, Durban.

Kahan, Isaac Meyer

1929 Yearbook 

KAHAN, Isaac Meyer, Timber and General Merchant. Born in Russia in 1885. Educated at Berne, Switzerland. Came to South Africa in 1906. Married in 1912 to Paulina Kravitsky; has two children. Founder and Owner of the Township of Zoekmekaar. Postal Address: P.O. Box 7, Zoekmekaar, Northern Transvaal.

Judelowitz, Jacob Solomon

1929 Yearbook 

JUDELOWITZ, Jacob Solomon, engineer and Principal "Eber" Hebrew College and Boarding Home, 68 Barnato Street, Berea. Born in 1880 in District Kovno, Lithuania. Educated at late father's Hebrew School and Jewish Colleges in Lithuania and Poland. Married in 1904 to Fanny E. Guttman; has seven children. Took Degree of "Maschineningenieur" in Berlin; in Germany, took an active part in Zionism and Hebrew culture; helped to organise the first Conference of Hebrew Literature and Culture in 1909 at Berlin, in co-operation with S. A. Hurwitz, R. Brainin, S. A. Horoditzky, and others. Came to South Africa in 1911, and after vain search for an engineering position, devoted himself to Hebrew Education. Played an active part in Zionism and had lectured in Hebrew and Yiddish to many Cultural Societies; was Hon. Secretary of the Society for the promotion of Hebrew Knowledge; Chairman, Transvaal Hebrew Teachers' Association; Chairman, Yiddish Literary and Dramatic Society; Chairman, Moses Hess Group; Vice-Chairman, South African Zeire Zion; Committee Member, Zionist Revisionist Association; since arrival in South Africa, has contributed to local Jewish Press; edited Di Naye Heim, daily (1913); edited Yiddish Supplement of Zionist Record (1914), and Yiddish Supplement of Ivri Onouchi (1924-5); his articles about the bibliography of the Jewish Press in South Africa in South African Jewish Chronicle Annuals (1914-1915), and in Das Naya Wort (1916), were greatly appreciated by Jewish bibliographers; there is also an article on the history of the Jewish Press in the present Year Book.