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A Book of The Generations of Beth Yosef   Part 2   A call up to the Torah in accordance with ritual practice   In the light of gleanings from gold and pearls that I gleaned from antique books of unfound great value and of ancient writings of the first Geniuses and others.   by The Author, Rabbi Chayim Yosef Isser son of Rabbi Yitzchak Arye Halevi Of blessed memory Family name Gad, born in Kovna (Lithuania) and residing at present in Johannesburg (South Africa) Author of the book The Spirit of Joseph regarding the perpetuity of the soul and a book of three great lights. The Author also published a book by our Rabbi Ephraim of blessed memory about the Torah, a book about the Generations of Beth Yosef - Part 1 - a call up to the Torah, and at the end old out of date hand written commentaries, four commentaries about Biblical "Va’yikra," surviving from the Midrash and also some thousands of pages that he has transcribed.   Printed in the year Tav, Shin, Beth in Johannesburg.   The current address of the author: Rabbi J. Gad, 28 Muller Street, Yeoville, Johannesburg, South Africa

Page 2   It is a tree of life to those that cling to it, and makes those who support it very happy.   These are They who stand to be blessed:   JOHANNESBURG The most honoured man, who pursues charity and loving kindness, a good and honest man, Mr. Saul Bacher (son of Yitschak Ha-Levi), his wife ‘Hana and their children. Mr. Yitschak Bacher (son of Saul Ha-Levi) (of blessed memory) who passed away on the first day of Shvat tav,resh,pey,gimmel. The Modest Lady, ‘Haya Sarah Bacher (daughter of Abraham Kapel) who passed away on the 8th of Av tav, shin, gimmel. The Great Rabbi, Israel Meyer Gervis (son of Gershon) who passed away on the 2nd of Sivan tav, shin ,gimmel. The most honoured man, who pursues charity and loving kindness, a good and honest man, Mr. Eliyahu Samarat (son of Samuel), and his wife Sarah Leah. Leah Batya Leib and Devorah (daughter of Yehudah) The most honoured man, who pursues charity and loving kindness, a good and honest man, Mr. David Knepp (son of Zmil Yoel) A man who pursues charity and loving kindness, a good and honest man, Mr. Zelig Pollack (son of Aaron) A good and honest man, who pursues charity and loving kindness, Mr. Tzvi Arbiter (son of Samuel) Mr. Michael Gordon (son of Eliezer) Mr. Abraham Forman (son of Eliyahu) A man who pursues charity and loving kindness, Mr. Baruch Palti (son of Ze’ev Gershon) and his wife Mrs. Kaila Palti (daughter of Abraham) A Man,who pursues charity and loving kindness, Mr. Moshe Katz and his mother ‘Hana (daughter of Tzvi) A man who pursues charity and loving kindness, goodness and understanding, Mr. Shevach Fishgrund (son of Aaron) A man who pursues charity and loving kindness, a good man, Mr. Tanchum Tanor, whose wife Rachel (daughter of Aaron) passed away on the first of the month of Tamuz. A man who pursues charity and loving kindness, a good and honest man, Mr. Abraham Leib Hirshon (son of Yechezkel Jacob). Mr. Yechezkel Hirshon passed away on the third day of the month of Kislev. His wife, Ravisa (daughter of Yehoushua) passed away on the thirteenth day of the month of Tishre.

Page 3   JOHANNESBURG (continued) A man who pursues charity and loving kindness, a good and honest man, Mr. Abraham David Abrams (son of Joseph) A man who pursues charity and loving kindness, a good man, Mr. Joseph Frankel (son of Shimon) A good and honest man, who pursues charity and loving kindness, Mr. Tzvi Bloch (son of Eliyahu Mones) A good and honest man who pursues charity and loving kindness, Mr. Levy Payit (son of David) A man who pursues charity and loving kindness, Mr. Shabtai Elchanan Wunsh (son of Tzvi Arye)   PRETORIA A man who pursues charity and loving kindness, a good and honest man, Mr. Solomon Zalman Seleznick (son of Samuel) A good man who pursues charity and loving kindness, Mr. Shalom Moshe Meyers (son of David) A man who pursues charity and loving kindness, a good man, Mr. Reuben Shapiro (son of Benjamin) A good man, who pursues charity and loving kindness, Mr. Arye Leib Ossef (son of Meyer) A good man, who pursues charity and loving kindness, Dr. Zalkind Horowitz (son of Yerucham Chanoch)   OLIFANTSFONTEIN (Near Pretoria) A man who pursues charity and loving kindness, Mr. Hayim Jacob Lipman (son of Meyer)   THEUNISSEN A man who pursues charity and loving kindness, a good man, Mr. Be’er Itzikowitz (son of Benjamin) and his wife, ‘Hana (daughter of Zusman Leib) and their daughter Feiga, and her son, the boy, Gotyia   SPRINGS Mrs. Rachel Shapiro, (daughter of Meyer Pesach, son of Zacharia)   CAPE TOWN Rabbi Yehoushua Yitschak Shall (son of Samuel Zangwill) A man who pursues charity and loving kindness, a good and honest man, Mr. Shimon Zachar (son of Eliyahu)

Page 4 A MARK TO THE LIVING SOUL In memory of my beloved wife, Mrs. Bluma Gad (daughter of Eliyahu of blessed memory) who passed away on the eleventh of the month of ‘Heshvan tav, shin, alef. May her dear soul rest in peace.   A MARK TO THE LIVING SOUL To the soul of my brother-in-law The Righteous Rabbi Joseph Solomon (of blessed memory) May his dear soul rest in peace.