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Wednesday 27 September 2023

Hersch, Jane


HERSCH, Jane: General Dealer. Born London, England, daughter of Harris and Sarah Cohen. Educated at the London School of Economics and Hillcroft College, Surbiton, Surrey. Came to South Africa, 1946. Partner with husband in General Dealer's business. Was Probation Officer in London, England. President, National Council of Women of South Africa (Tweespruit-Westminster Branch), 1962-66; District Organiser for Kupugani; Chairman, Thaba Nchu and District Women's Zionist Society, 1947-1954; 1958 and 1966; member, Thaba Nchu Hebrew Congregation, O.F.S. Provincial Council of Zionist Federation, Tweespruit O.F.S. Dramatic Society. Child Welfare Officer for "The Save the Children Fund" for the Relief of the War Distressed, 1944-45; Welfare Worker for U.NR.R.A. for Displaced Persons, 1945-46 in Egypt and Greece, Married Meyer Hersch in Athens, Greece. 6th July, 1946. one son, one daughter. Recreations: Reading, gardening, welfare, cooking. Add.: Snyman Street, P.O. Box 28, Thaba Nchu, O.F.S.

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