The Administrator of Natal, D.G. Shephstone, today praised the contribution of the Jews to the upbuilding of South Africa at a ceremony marking the laying of a cornerstone for a Jewish communal building in Durban.
Mr. Shepstone also paid tribute to the “sanity and wisdom of the Jewish approach” to the problems besetting mankind. The Mayor of Durban, Ken Clarke, lauded the contribution of the Jews to the welfare of the city. Other major speakers at the ceremony were Rabbi M.C. Weiler, head of the Reform movement in South Africa, and J. Friedman, president of the Natal Council of Jewry.
Meanwhile, a meeting of the Board of Deputies of South African Jews here witnessed a heated debate over the Board’s attitude toward the Reform movement. Some of the deputies, pointing out that the majority of the South African community is Orthodox, insisted that the Board speak only for the Orthodox community. Others insisted that the Board must speak for all elements in the community, regardless of affiliation.
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