SWIL, Israel. M.P.S. Pharmacist. Born Pokroi, Lithuania, 31st October, 1909, son of Joel and Rachel Swil. Came to South Africa 1910. Educated at Boksburg and Germiston High School and Johannesburg Technical College. Director of Lansdowne Pharmacy (Pty.) Ltd. and Thinault Investment Corp., Cape Town. Secretary, Bloemhof Hebrew Congregation, 1935-40. Served with South African Forces during World War II. Was member of the Bloemhof Town Council, 1938-40. Married Fanny Esther Steyn, 1946; one daughter. Recreation: Gardening. Add.: 24, Links Drive, Pinelands, Cape.
Biographies extracted and digitised by Dr Jeremy Hodes from the book South African Jewry, 1967-68 edition edited by Leon Feldberg and published by Feldhill Publishing Co, Johannesburg, South Africa. Use the page, label or search box to find the information you are seeking. NOTE: 1929 Yearbook entries are now being added as well. These records will have 1929 Yearbook at the top of each record to distinguish them from the 1967/8 edition records
Thursday, 23 March 2023
Swil, Israel
SWIL, Israel. M.P.S. Pharmacist. Born Pokroi, Lithuania, 31st October, 1909, son of Joel and Rachel Swil. Came to South Africa 1910. Educated at Boksburg and Germiston High School and Johannesburg Technical College. Director of Lansdowne Pharmacy (Pty.) Ltd. and Thinault Investment Corp., Cape Town. Secretary, Bloemhof Hebrew Congregation, 1935-40. Served with South African Forces during World War II. Was member of the Bloemhof Town Council, 1938-40. Married Fanny Esther Steyn, 1946; one daughter. Recreation: Gardening. Add.: 24, Links Drive, Pinelands, Cape.
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