FELDMAN, Richard. Director of Companies. Born Lithuania 15th September, 1897, son of Joseph and Minnie Feldman. Came to South Africa 1910. Educated at Jewish Government School, Johannesburg. Director of L. Feldman Ltd.; Tobacco and General Supplies Ltd. Executor, Morris Isaacson Educational Fund. Was member of Transvaal Provincial Council for 11 years, and was member of Rand School Board. Founder, S.A. Ort-Oze, Was active for many years in Yiddish cultural activities. Author of "Schwartz und Weis" ("Black and White"), a book of South African stories in Yiddish. Married Freda Ginsberg, 1931; one son, one daughter. Recreation: Writing. Add.: "Ny-Hame," 15 Fourth Avenue, Lower Houghton, P.O. Box 6613, Johannesburg.
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
Thursday, 23 November 2023
Feldman, Richard
FELDMAN, Richard. Director of Companies. Born Lithuania 15th September, 1897, son of Joseph and Minnie Feldman. Came to South Africa 1910. Educated at Jewish Government School, Johannesburg. Director of L. Feldman Ltd.; Tobacco and General Supplies Ltd. Executor, Morris Isaacson Educational Fund. Was member of Transvaal Provincial Council for 11 years, and was member of Rand School Board. Founder, S.A. Ort-Oze, Was active for many years in Yiddish cultural activities. Author of "Schwartz und Weis" ("Black and White"), a book of South African stories in Yiddish. Married Freda Ginsberg, 1931; one son, one daughter. Recreation: Writing. Add.: "Ny-Hame," 15 Fourth Avenue, Lower Houghton, P.O. Box 6613, Johannesburg.
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