at the Victoria Falls. In 1977 he served on a two-person commission of the Medical Association of South Africa to investigate the death in detention of Black consciousness leader Steve Biko. Service to the Jewish Community Maisels was an observant Jew and deeply involved in Jewish and Zionist causes for his entire life. He served as the president of the United Hebrew Congregation and president of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies, the South African Zionist Federation and the Israel United Appeal. He was a member of the Board of Governors of Israel's Jewish Agency for 10 years and a Trustee of the Weizmann Institute. Israeli Prime Ministers whom he hosted, or who enjoyed the hospitality of his home, included Menachem Begin (at the time a member of Israel's opposition party), Moshe Sharett, Yitzchak Rabin and Ben Gurion (following his retirement). Honours 1978 Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of the Witwatersrand 1984 Commander of the Order of Mohlomi, by King Moshoeshoe ll, Kingdom of Lesotho 1990 Presidential Order of Honour, Republic of Botswana 1999 “They Shaped our Century. The Most Influential South Africans of the 20th century.” Human and Rousseau, Cape Town 2003, pp 472–476 2003 “Maisels Chambers” an office building for Johannesburg barristers, built and named for Isie Maisels and opened by President Mandela in 2003. References 1905 births 1994 deaths University of the Witwatersrand alumni South African expatriates in Southern Rhodesia