23 October 2003
Dear Friends
PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE
 With Yom Kippur and our Yomtov over,
we now have to plan for a Shul after the shock of
the destruction and realisation that we need a new
Spiritual home for our Sifra Torahs, which were miraculously
saved, and a place of worship befitting our religious
needs.
We have to examine carefully how
best to go forward and plan for the future, taking
into consideration inflation and our long-term community
viability and our financial resources. With inflation
our insurance cover is marginal and our first problem
is the cost of demolition. Zimbabwe has limited building
materials that we could use in a project such as this,
and, therefore the bulk of input must be imported.
There are three possible options,
all of which will be costly and require foreign currency,
which is difficult to come by:
 1. Rebuild on the existing site,
a downsized Shul, utilising the shell of the existing
new section consisting of the add-on, built in 1962.
2. Converting the Sinai Hall into a Shul – many of
the congregants believe this could be converted at
not much more cost, in my own opinion, still is not
the answer.
3. To purchase a large house in the Suburbs and renovate
the building as best we can, for our religious needs.
This, in all probability, would be the cheapest but
certainly not befitting a proud community dating back
over a hundred years.
Therefore, to be absolutely blunt,
it all depends on the generosity of our co-religionists
in the outside world.
 I trust I have told the story as
it is and my committee and I will do our best under
very difficult circumstances. I will try to keep all
our worldwide friends updated as and when we have
a clearer picture of how best we can overcome this
tragic loss of our beautiful, dignified Shul.
In the meantime it has been wonderful
to receive your good wishes and offers of assistance.
God willing, we will succeed.
Yours sincerely
ALAN FEIGENBAUM
President, Bulawayo Hebrew Congregation
The following bank accounts have
been set up for donations:
Pounds Sterling:
Barclays Bank
Account Name: Schindlers UK Limited
27 Regent Street Account Number: 30590304
London W1Z 8GG Sort Code: 20/71/64
US Dollars (Wire Transfer or Bank Draft):
Barclays Bank New York
ABA Number: 02602574
Barclays Bank Account Name: Schindlers UK Limited
27 Regent Street Account Number: 48227322
London W1Z 8GG Sort Code: 20/71/64
Notification of depositor and amount
of deposit to be made to:
Nataliebaron@schindlers.co.uk or Fax: +44 207 629
6409
South African Rand:
Moores Rowland Client Account
Nedbank
Strand Street
CAPE TOWN
Ref: Shul Account No: 1031274995 Branch: 103109
Zimbabwe Dollars
“Bulawayo Hebrew Congregation – Synagogue
Rebuilding Fund”
NMB Account No 21004354
Copy of deposit slip to be faxed to
263 09 64202 or 74783 – Attention: Mrs J Louth
US Dollar checks, made out to
"Schindlers", mail to:
Bulawayo Hebrew Congregation
1506 Abbot Kinney Blvd,
Venice, CA 90291
Or, donate online here
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