AVIN, Zalman. School Principal. Born Dvinsk, 9th October, 1906; son of Pinchas and Feiga (Tziporah) Avin. Educated in Dvinsk and Riga. Came to South Africa January, 1928. Principal, Green and Sea Point Hebrew School; Lecturer in Hebrew at University of Cape Town. Principal of "Ulpan" sponsored by W.P. Zionist Council. Previously Principal of Herzlia and United Hebrew Schools, Cape Town. Chairman, Histadruth Ivrith; Chairman, Hebrew Teachers' Association (Cape Branch); member of Cape Board of Jewish Education. Married Claire, daughter of Rabbi Ch. Berstein (Reb. Chatzkel Trestiner), 24th December, 1939; two sons, one daughter. Add.: 73, Upper Orange Street, Oranjezicht, Cape Town.
