ERNST, Samuel. Natal Regional Director, S.A. Board of Jewish Education. Born Poland, 1907, son of Moses and Eva Ernst. Educated in Czechoslovakia and at Universities of Frankfurt and Berlin. Principal, Durban United Hebrew Schools. Part-time lecturer in Hebrew at University of Natal. Previously was Headmaster, Belfast Hebrew School, North Ireland. Cultural Officer, Jewish Education Council, Durban. Member of the Council of Natal Jewry and Zionist Council for Natal. Regular lecturer at People's College and cultural societies. Former Ba-koach of Natal Habonim. During World War II served as Chaplain, with rank of Major, with 6th S.A. Armoured Division in Italy. Married Jayne Chanani, 1939; two sons, two daughters. Recreations: Reading, study. Add.: 28, Roehampton Way, Durban North; P.O. Box 746. Durban.
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Tuesday, 28 November 2023
Ernst, Samuel
ERNST, Samuel. Natal Regional Director, S.A. Board of Jewish Education. Born Poland, 1907, son of Moses and Eva Ernst. Educated in Czechoslovakia and at Universities of Frankfurt and Berlin. Principal, Durban United Hebrew Schools. Part-time lecturer in Hebrew at University of Natal. Previously was Headmaster, Belfast Hebrew School, North Ireland. Cultural Officer, Jewish Education Council, Durban. Member of the Council of Natal Jewry and Zionist Council for Natal. Regular lecturer at People's College and cultural societies. Former Ba-koach of Natal Habonim. During World War II served as Chaplain, with rank of Major, with 6th S.A. Armoured Division in Italy. Married Jayne Chanani, 1939; two sons, two daughters. Recreations: Reading, study. Add.: 28, Roehampton Way, Durban North; P.O. Box 746. Durban.
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