Jewish Life Digital Edition July 2015 | Page 36

SCENE AT… BY RACHEL FALKSON PHOTO BY JENNA LIEB MACCABI OPEN DAY AT KDL PRE-PRIMARY KDVP CLASS OF 1995 REUNION The King David Linksfield pre-primary school children recently held a Maccabi Open Day. The day included outstanding ball activities presented by Maccabi tennis coach Byron Werbeloff and his assistant coaches. FROM LEFT: Naomi Jankelowitz, Jedd Menachemson, Simone Kitley, Holly Halfon, Mikayla Loupo and Cara Fine The King David Schools Foundation recently held the Victory Park class of 1995 reunion, which took place at the King David Victory Park School campus. FROM LEFT: Richard Sack, Jason Joffe, Grant Defries, Nicholas Brett and Dylan Solomon KDVP EXCELS AT RAPS FESTIVAL To honour Unity Day, students at King David Junior and Senior Primary Linksfield participated in a joint initiative in the memory of the tragic kidnapping and murder of Israeli students Gilad, Naftali and Eyal. The students learned the importance of unity as the Jewish nation, and of working together. King David Victory Park Dramatic Arts excelled at the RAPS Festival, held at The John Kani Theatre, Market Theatre Complex, this year. PHOTO BY SHANA SASSEN UNITY DAY AT KDL PRIMARY A united King David remembers. BACK ROW, FROM LEFT: Elan Widegger (sound), Erin Hrustinszky (stage management), Yakira Shepherd (Best Supporting Actress, director), Daniel Barlin (Best Supporting Actor), Daniel Silman (lighting), Renos Nicos Spanoudes (head of Dramatic Arts) KNEELING, FROM LEFT: Gadiel Shepherd, Daniel Oliver UNION OF JEWISH WOMEN SEWING SCHOOL GRADUATION Last year, the Union of Jewish Women Johannesburg opened its new sewing school for unemployed women and men. Thanks to the generosity of various donors, the school has been equipped with sewing machines, fabrics and all accoutrements of a professional sewing school. The aim of the sewing school is to empower the students and equip them with the skills they need to ultimately be in a position to support themselves. LEFT: The UJW sewing school graduates of 20142015 with Diane Levine, chairlady of UJW, Pastor Fexeka Magano, programme director, Bijoux Kapanga, sewing school teacher, and Cindy Kree, project manager 32 JEWISH LIFE ISSUE 86