Joffe, Joe and Leila
Joe Joffe was the son of Myer Joffe and Batya (Kozin) Joffe and was born in 1907 in Plunjan, Lithuania He was one of seven children. Joe migrated to South Africa in 1926, aged 19, joining his brother Kasriel. Kasriel had emigrated a year prior and was living in Pretoria. He travelled to South Africa with Harry. Before reaching Vryburg Joe worked as a smous and once he had mastered English he began working with Imperial Cold Storage. He then qualified as a block-man. In 1933/4 he moved to Vryburg and began his entrepreneurial career. He first bought a second hand furniture store. Joe then turned it into a regular furniture store (Central Furniture) and then set up a furniture store in Kuruman. He was also engaged in substantial real estate development in Kuruman. Furthermore, Joe farmed. Joe married Leila Harris in 1951. She was from Durban. Joe and Leila lived in Vryburg until 1967 when they moved to Cape Town. They had two children, Merle and Maurice.
 Meyer Joffe, Joe's father |  Joe's father |  Joe Joffe |
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 Shlomo, Kasreel, Harry and Joe on the right1923/1924 |  Joe and Leila Joffe (nee Harris)Wedding, 23 September 1951 in Johannesburg. Rabbi Kemelman officiated. |  Home on Voortrekker Street |
 Maurice Joffee, Standard Four |  Merle Joffe BatmitzvahLeila Joffe, Maurice, Granny Jean, Merle and Joe. |  Maurice Joffe with family carStella Street Home |
 Joe wins a golf tournament (circa 1968/9) |  Central Furnitures - Market Street |  Joe Joffe and Scamp |
 JoffeMaurice Joffe swimming with his Dad Joe |  Joe Jofee |  JoffeeJoe and Leila Joffe home Voortrekker Street |
 Joe Joffe, second from the left |  leilajoffeebazaarThe Stellelander, 3 November 1960 |  Merle celebrates her BatmitzvahThe Stellelander, 8 October 1964 |
 Merle celebrates her BatmitzvahThe Stellelander, 8 October 1964 |  Stellelander, 25 August 1966 |  Stellelander 7 July 1966 |
 Kenneth Kalahari (Doug Garnett) on Joe JofeeThe Stellelander, 24 July 1969 |  Kenneth Kalahari (Doug Garnett) on Joe JofeeThe Stellelander, 24 July 1969 |  Leila Joffee - the leaderThe Stellelander, November 1961 |
 Joe and Leila were both keen bowlersThe Stellelander, April 1967 |  Mashowing River, Battlemount FarmThe Stellenlader, 1963 |