Dear all It has been tough here in South Africa but one adjusts. I believe our numbers are the 5th highest in the world. However most people have followed the rules - masks sanitizing etc.
We were initially confined to our homes for the whole day, (no exercise or even walking the dogs!!) for the first month in March, except to do grocery shopping and buy pharmaceuticals, I found it was a good reason to organise and sort the house and to make progress with various projects. And I was fairly positive. I am an Honourary Research Associate attached to the Kaplan Centre at the University of Cape Town so have several big projects. We were also not allowed to buy alcohol or cigarettes (cigarettes didn't bother me as I dont smoke) but I missed the occasional glass of wine or whisky!! Except for a few weeks my grandchildren who attend the Jewish Day School were at home and home schooled but then even though the government schools were still closed private schools had the option of re-opening and parents could either send their children or not depending on their circumstances. My daughter sent her two little girls back and it worked well. They enjoyed the extra attention as the classes were smaller! Unfortunately the end result was not good as the school that was already under threat was forced to close at the end of the year. So the children can either attend the main campus which is quite far away or go to local government or private schools in the area. My children have chosen a private school where Hebrew is taught and there is a rabbi in charge of Jewish Studiesfor the Jewish children even though the school is non-denominational. Then for the second month there was still no alcohol and cigarettes but we were allowed to go out between 6 and 9 a.m. Funny I found that worked well as one got into a rhythm of walking regularly on the beautiful promenade along the sea that is adjacent to the apartment block where I live. By the next month restaurants could re-open with people sitting outside in small groups and alcohol could be served. Slowly things seemed to return almost to normal. We began meeting friends outside not in our homes. There has been a curfew all the time but now it was as late as 11 p.m. The University Library has been closed all the time. Though I believe now you can request a book and it will be packed and left out for you. The staff are not back. Our Jewish Public Library, the Jacob Gitlin Library is working behind closed doors . You can request a book and make a time to fetch it on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. but no entry and no browsing. I believe the Public Libraries have expanded their collection service to include a half hour of browsing. Unfortunately we are now experiencing the second wave and a new strain of the virus. It is quite frightening as they say it is more transmissable. We are back with a 9 o' clock curfew and alcohol is banned again. Theoretically it is only until 10 January but who knows as it will depend on the number of new cases and whether the hospitals can cope.. Heaven knows when we will get the vaccination. I have heard that it should be mid 2021, but possibly later. This is not at all encouraging. To be honest I am finding this regression with the second wave more stressful than the first. None of my close friends or family has contracted the virus but acquaintances and various well known personalities in our community have died. Generally they have been in their late 70s or 80s. Though our Jewish Aged homes have fared fairly well as things have been very strictly controlled. I watch CNN regularly so hear constantly what is going on where you are and it sounds like a balagan!!! Not to mention your elections and outgoing President!!!!! It is like a soap opera. So lets hope that 2021 will bring us something better. What can I say? Just keep safe and well every one, Veronica On Sat, 2 Jan 2021 at 16:41, Amalia Warshenbrot <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear veronica, > > Thanks for the correction. I know that you are one of AJL expert on > Yiddish, > > Also, Please tell is how is South Africa handling the Covid 19 virus. > > Amalia W. > > > > > > > > > > *From: *Veronica Belling <[email protected]> > *Sent: *Saturday, January 2, 2021 1:10 AM > *To: *Amalia Warshenbrot <[email protected]> > *Cc: *Sally Stieglitz <[email protected]>; [email protected]; B > Weinstein <[email protected]>; Hasafran <[email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: [ha-Safran] !Yiddish words to describe 2020 > > > > Farkakte yor! Jahr/ Yahr is the German pronunciation!! > > > > Happy New Year!! Veronica > > > > On Sat, 2 Jan 2021 01:16 Amalia Warshenbrot via Hasafran, < > [email protected]> wrote: > > I’m not sure how to spell it in English. > > Farkakte yahr. > > Amalia > > > > > > > > *From: *Sally Stieglitz via Hasafran <[email protected]> > *Sent: *Friday, January 1, 2021 3:23 PM > *To: *[email protected] > *Cc: *Hasafran <[email protected]>; B Weinstein <[email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: [ha-Safran] Call for submissions AJL News and Reviews! > > > > You all have a rich vocabulary! Good shabbos ---first of 2021! > > > > On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 2:02 PM [email protected] <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Don't forget ferklemt! > > > > Rachel Haus > > Library Director > > Congregation of Moses Fisher Library > > Kalamazoo MI > > > > > > On Friday, January 1, 2021, 11:19:30 AM EST, B Weinstein via Hasafran < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Oysgezoomt--one of the new words of 2020 that have been accepted into > English vocabulary according to Wall Street Journal. > > Love it!!! > > Hope this year is better than the last one. > > > > Bruchie > > > > On Thursday, December 31, 2020, 04:17:53 PM EST, Michelle Chesner via > Hasafran <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Oysgezoomt! > > > > On Thu, Dec 31, 2020 at 3:13 PM Sally Stieglitz via Hasafran < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Safranim, > > > > First, I want to wish you all a happy and healthy New Year!! What are your > best Yiddish words to describe 2020? I'm going with fakakte. (Replies > welcome...best ones may/may not appear in editor's note). > > > > I also want to invite you all to consider writing for the News portion of > *News > and Reviews*. We crowdsource some of our best articles from you, our > readership and community. Did something interesting happen at your library? > In Jewish museums, archives, collections? Maybe something library related > that is a great story? Why not share it with our readership? Articles can > be brief or longer, as suits your topic. > > > > Why write for us? > > 1. Sharing is caring > > 2. A publication credit for your resume/linkedin/CV! > > 2. A warm fuzzy feeling of being a published writer > > > > How tos: > > 1. Email me (not reply all) and pitch a topic... > > 2. We will work with your timeline > > 3. 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