0.0.000.00 The SHOFAF Official Organ Aleph 3adik Aleph of B'nai B'rith VOL. XV OCTOBER 24, 1939 No. 3 CANADIAN AZA Next Cultural PUT 0. K. ON Program on Irving Levitas Is VOLUNTEER FOR Refugees SHIELD OF Made Full-Time WAR SERVICE Washington, D. C. Copies of DAVID AWARD the November issue of the "A, Z. A.Z.A. Director Washington, D. -With Can- A. MONTHLY PROGRAM" were Washington, D. C.-One of the ada at war, the far-reaching ef- mailed this week by A. Z. A. head- most important actions of the re- TO TAKE CHARGE OF fects of the present world conflict have reached into the folds of A. quarters to all Aleph Godols and cent executive committee meeting Rabinowitz Enters CULTURAL WORK z. A. One of the first results was chapter advisors. Featuring a cul- of the S. A. C. held at Chicago the decision of the Ottawa Alephs, tural symposium on "Refugees," was the final approval and the of- Rabbinic Seminary Starts Thursday hosts of the Laurentian regional this issue is regarded by many ficial naming of the "Shield of tournament, to relinquish their who previewed it as one of the New York, N. Y. Stanley Washington, D. C.-Marking a bid in preference to an American David" award. The plan and Rabinowitz of Des Moines new step forward in the history chapter most interesting yet published. method of this award was orig- Chapter 4. and presiding Grand of A. Z. A., Irving Levitas, an Frank Friedman, Toronto A. Z inally worked out by Aleph Chest- Aleph Godol at the Estes Park alumnus of the fraternity and at 'A. alumnus. immediately follow- er Kaplan of Kansas City, and Camp convention, was recently present educational director of the ing the declaration of war, joined brought to the attention of the admitted to the Jewish Theo- Kansas City Jewish Community the Royal Air Force and is now logical seminary. If accepted Center, was last week employed in training at the Toronto bar- Supreme Advisory Council a year to the Rabbinate, Rabinowitz by the Supreme Advisory Council racks. ago. will be the third Grand Aleph as the first full-time A. Z. A. From the Herzl Chapter 112 at The plan of the "Shield of Da- Godol to assume that sacred cultural director, with headquar- Windsor. Mazkir Albert Cohen re- vid" is this: Every activity and trust, the others being Abe ters at Washington, D. C. Mr. ports that his predecessor in of- every office of leadership in the Shaw, now serving in Balti- Levitas had formerly served in fice. Gordon Weingust, and a A. Z. A. has been graded accord- more, and Joseph Karesh, who that capacity as a volunteer. pledge. Norman Golden, volun- ing to points. In order to get until recently served in San During the short time that Mr. teered their services to the empire these points for either "activity' Jose, Calif. Levitas has resided in Kansas by joining the Legion of Essex or "leadership," it is necessary City, he has endeared himself to Scottish organized in Windsor on for an Aleph to have a minimum the entire Jewish community by the outbreak of war, of 100 points. Irving Nathanson. Aleph Godol AZA Joins in assisting every worthwhile Jewish of the chapter at Halifax, N. S. For instance, if you are apply- organization in many phases of ing for the award in the field of activity, you gain 10 points by Youth Rally their activity. reported that a number of the members of his chapter have en- Along with the cultural de- listed in the empire army, and winning the regional tournament velopment of the Jewish commu- in oratory or debate, gain 10 Altoona, Pa - Seventeen Jew- that they are now at work at- The A.L.R. MONTHLY PROGRAM points by placing first in the dis- ish youth organizations from as nity there Mr. Levitas has played tempting to form a strong nucleus such a dynamic role that he has trict essay contest, etc. many cities attended the Youth of young boys to keep the chapter developed himself to a point To gain the "Shield" in the Rally sponsored by the A, Z. A. alive until they are able to return which marks him as one of the and take up their duties. He wrote The four parts of the sympo- field of leadership. serving as and Young Judaea of Altoona on nation's future leaders in the Jew- sium are "What Is the Refugee September 30. One hundred and that he and another member were Aleph Godol means 15 points, and ish cultural movement. It was disappointed that the command- Problem and What Is Being Done thirty-six persons took an active being general chairman of a re- with reluctance that the commu- ing officer requested that they About It? "Where Can the Ref gional tournament gives you 15 part an open forum and sym- nity released Irving Levitas to ugees Go? 'Why Are Countries posium led by Bernardt Blumen- continue in medical school "be- points etc. the A. Z. A. at Opposed to Taking Refugees? feld, chairman of the A. Z. A. did want a crack An Aleph may apply for the Hitler. and "The Effect of World War committee of District 3. Honored at Dinner award at any time prior to his No. 2 on the Refugee Problem.' becoming an alumnus. Any num- It was decided by the delega appreciation of his local The program also features to have similar conferences se a ber of Alephs from the same the Kansas City B'nai B'rith ALEPHS URGED March of Time dealing with the chapter may make application at eral times a year. Towns repi 184 held a testimonial din- present White House refugee con- the same time. sented were Altoona, Johnstow Mr. Levitas on October 19, ference. A complete explanation of the DuBois, Punxtawney, Braddoc h time Sam Beber, founder TO CHECK ON award, rules governing same, and Cumberland, and other towns The November issue of the pro- A. Z. A. and president of the point system, together with central Pennsylvania. gram also contains the usual sec- ipreme Advisory Council, tions for the chairmen of the So- award applications, will be sent esent as one of the prin- TOURNEY RULES cial, Social Service, Cultural, Re- in the near future to all chapters. London - The British govern eakers. ment's plan to settle refugees ligious, and Athletic committees. committee in charge of the British Guiana has been droppe These chairmen are requested to Sir John Simon, a Jamaican, nial banquet was Leonard Washington, D. C.-Upon rec- for the duration of the war. th obtain their sections at the next was the first Jew to practice at Joseph Glass. A. J. Gran- ommendation of Nat Holman, na- House of Commons was told b tional athletic director of A. Z. A., meeting from the Aleph Godol. the common-law bar in London. ctor Slone, Jack Brown, Colonial Secretary MacDonald. Nathan Goldberg, Arthur Schles- high school rules will prevail in inger, Harry White and Vile. all official regional and district A. Z. A. basketball tournaments In Columbus with Eddie Cantor in South Bend Mr. Levitas will assume his post in Washington on October 26. this year. Field secretaries have started work lining up tournament sites. Form Scouting If a host city has not been select- ed for your region, your chapter Committee in N. Y. may gain consideration for spon- sorship of the tournament by writing the field secretary, New York, N. -Recently rép- Basketball teams will be limit- resentatives of the New York A. ed to seven players unless your Z. A. Councils met at the B'nai district association has voted to B'rith club rooms to discuss the increase the number. This in- formation of a New York A. Z. A. formation is available from your Committee on Scouting, Edward field secretary, Schifreen, national chairman, dis- All rules governing the winter cussed the policies of Scouting tournaments are contained in "In- and A. Z. A. with the group. Mr. side Information," the latest edi- Hayes, executive director of tion of the A. Z. A.'s Members New York, was chairman of the Manual. The attention of all meeting. Alephs is directed to these im- Present at the session was portant provisions; B'nai B'rith Council Secretary 1. All entrants must be mem- Walter Redfield. The B'nai B'rith bers in good standing of the chap. At last this week Eddie Cantor got an ship of Jewish affairs," Cantor said, "It Council is making provision in ter or Aleph club they represent gives me great pleasure to accept this scroll. their new constitution for Scout- on or before November 1: they heir, when his daughter gave birth to a baby ing activity. Both committees will must have received the first de- boy. Perhaps after all of these years, Can- I really appreciate it. You boys are doing be represented on the Metronoli- gree of A. Z. A. and must be reg- tor's luck changed when he came in contact great work. Keep it up, always. Good luck tan Jewish Committee on Scout- istered at headquarters. to you." ing. 2. All entrants must be under with so many members of the A. z. A. The boys in South Bend in the right hand 21 years of age by January In the picture at the left he is shown as 1, 1940. picture had met Mr. Cantor the previous The Jewish community of Sofia, 3. The chapter of Aleph club he received a life membership scroll from week when he appeared in their city. They Bulgaria, is known to date from the Columbus Chapter 155. In the picture before the year 811. must be fully paid up in its fi- called on Mr. Cantor and made him a life- nancial obligations to the S. A C. from left to right are Norman Schiff, Saul time honorary advisor of St. Joseph Valley 4. During the first week of No. OH, BOY! I'LL HAVE MORE vember, A. Z. A. headquarters will Socoloff, Sam Feinberg, Eddie Cantor, Mar- Chapter 92 because of his outstanding OF THE mail to every Aleph mazkir tin Schiff (who drew the scroll), Bernie achievements and endeavors in the cause of SAME a "tournament eligibility list, list- Kaplan and Aleph Godol Harry Berlinger, humanity. 00 ing the name of every Aleph who who presented it to Mr. Cantor. Appearing in the picture are, from left is eligible to participate in the tournament. "Don't let anything interfere with your to right, Bob Blumensweig, Eddie Cantor, A. Z. A. work," advised Mr. Cantor to the Aleph Godol Al Wolvos and Melvin Cohn. Cincinnati- There is a shortage delegation of alephs who met him between Last month, while appearing at a B'nai of rabbis in America, Dr. Julian acts of his stage show when he appeared in B'rith banquet in Fort Worth, Mr. Cantor Morgenstern, president of the He- brew Union College, revealed. He Columbus over the week-end of October 8. urged that all young Jewish boys should said "there are more pulpits open In accepting the scroll, which was pre- belong to the A. Z. A. sented to him for his "work in furthering KEEP FEEDING HIM WELL, AND than the number of rabbis avail- The Columbus photograph was taken by able to fill them. Judaism in America and for staunch leader HE'LL GROW STRONGER Herbert Topolosky. Page 2 THE SHOFAR October 24, 1939 alephs can be obtained from your field secretary or city direc- tor, EVEN A FOOL The SHOFAR KNOWS THIS: Copies of Life at the A. Z. A. Convention" are still avail- MORE NEW able. Send 50 cents in stamps, check or money order to the Organ Aleph zadik Aleph of B'nai B'rith A. Z. A. Supply Department, 1003 K St., N. W., Washington, ALEPHS D.C. BIGGER AN BETTER A.Z.A Alumni interested in obtaining metal life membership cards EDITOR JULIUS BISNO ASSISTANT EDITOR BEN BARKIN of the fraternity may order same for 25 cents from the A. Z. A. Help get mean Alephs! JACK FIDELITY ART EDITORS ARNOLD KOHN and JACK SHAFTON Supply Department. ASSOCIATE EDITORS-HARR CUSHING, BERNARD GOLD- STEIN, FRED WEISS, SOL DIZENFELD, LOWELL ADELSON, Attention Pledgemasters and Chairmen of Membership er on September 30. This chapter, SEYMOUR HOLTZMAN, SOL BREIBART, NATHAN WAHL- led by aleph godol Bob Bergman, Committees: New members must be registered at National A. BERG, GEORGE SHENDELMAN. has been cooperating with the SUPREME ADVISORY COUNCIL: Sam Beber, Omaha, Nebr., Presi- Z. A. Headquarters by November 1 in order to be eligible for East Flatbush Non-S dent; Jaccb Lieberman, Los Angeles. Calif. First Vice-President Joseph winter tournaments in basketball, oratory and debate. Committee on Intolerance. Herbach, Philadelphia, Pa.. Second President: Julius Bisno, Washing- New York University chapter is ton. D. C Executive Director: Ben Barkin, Washington, D. C., Assistant Executive Director: Hyman Goldstein, Washington, D. C., Treasurer: Wil- Attention Aleph Sophers. Hereafter your copy for The under way and is working on a fred B. Feiga, Worcester, Mass.: Henry Monsky, Omaha Nebr.: Louis program of cooperation with the Cohen Ft. Smith Ark. Sidney Kusworm. Dayton, Ohio; Philip M. Shofar must be in the hands of your field secretary or city Jewish Cultural Foundation of N. Klutznick. Omaha. Nebr.: Maurice Bisgyer, Washington. D. Nicholas director by the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Y. U. Rehobeth Chapter is being M. Brazy, Ft Wayne Ind. Alfred M. Cohen, Cincinnati, Ohio: 1. F. Good- man. San Antonio, Tex. Joe Borensten, Chicago, III.; Julius Atinsky, Copy must be typewritten and double-spaced. reorganized under the guidance Washington, D. C.: Jack Spitzer, Los Angeles. Calif. of Mr. Herman Brodfield. The Tau Printed in U. S. A. Alpha Gamma Aleph Club, after THE SHOFAR is published twenty-one times per year. Monthly 'AROUND NEW YORK CITY WITH A. Z. A. " holding fireside discussions during the summer, launched their win- during July, August and September, and semi-monthly from October through June. by the Supreme Advisory Council of the Aleph Zadik Aleph ter season with a cultural meet- of B'nar B'rith. Publication offices. 200 Union State Bank Bldg., Omaha. By ISIDORE REIMER ing on October 3 on, "The Chris- Nebr., and 1003 K St. N W., Washington. D. Entered as Second O. P. J. C. was confined to the tian Front and Anti-Semitism.' Class Matter Sept. 27. 1939. at the Postoffice at Omaha, Nebraska, under T cannot think of anything hospital for four months on ac- Bob Leventhal informs us that the the Act of August 24, 1912. more appropriate with which to count of an accident. George Low- Benjamin Cardoza Aleph Club OCTOBER 24, 1939 launch this column on its initial $1 Per Year enstein, aleph godol of K. J. C. C., held its first smoker and card par- start than a message from our and the dad of Martin Douglas, ty Sunday evening, September 24. own New York City Director, advisor of the Rockaway Park Hy Haves and "Zeke" Nathanson Haves: 'Activity means expan- Aleph Club, have also been ill. I addressed the group at this smok- S. A. C. NOTES sion. It is only through a mani- feel sure that I am speaking for er. fold program of activities that we the entire order in wishing all of can hope to interest outsiders in you a speedy recovery! our order, with the hope that they All aleph mazkirs and aleph soph= ers please note: will become one of us. Individual A full meeting of the executive committee of the Supreme The borough councils of New All reports which formerly went chapters can assist in the expan- York have already met and start- to the field secretary should now Advisory Council was held at Covenant Club, Chicago, III., on sion of our order by being active. ed on their work of finding repre- Come on, New York A. Z. A., let's be sent to the office of Hy Haves, Sunday, October 8, with Sam Beber presiding. A brief sum- sentatives for the district and na- 36 West 69th street, New York see you do your part." tional tournaments. O. P. J. C. City. Deadline dates for "Shofar" mary of the important actions is Coincident with this message played host to the first Brooklyn copy are the 1st and 15th of each comes the news that this city's The granting of permanent charters to the following aleph Council meeting on September 17, twentieth A. Z. A. chapter, the month. Due to the large number while the Benjamin Cardozo Aleph clubs: Queens Village, L. I.; Malden, Mass.; Evergreen of Seat- Laurelton Aleph Club, was in- of chapters in this city, the future Club played host to the meeting tle, Wash.: St. Petersburg, Fla. Altoona, Pa.; Arizona of stalled at the Friday evening ser- policy of this column will be to of October 1. Plans are going for- vices, October 6. and held its in- print only outstanding events hap- Phoenix, Ariz. Maccabee of Burlington, Vt.: Monterey Bay of ward under the leadership of Reg- stallation dance the following eve- pening in the city. If your chapter Santa Cruz, Calif.; Colonial of Annapolis, Md. Gate City of ional Deputy "Zeke" Nathanson ning. The Laurelton Aleph Club is not mentioned in this column, for the formation of a vocational Atlanta, Ga. Royal Palm of Miami Beach, Fla. Oil City, Pa. is being sponsored by the new check up and find out the reason. guidance and employment bureau South Philadelphia, Pa.: Amity 304 of Philadelphia City of Long Island Lodge of B'nai B'rith. for A. Z. A. alephs. The Hebrew Roses of Portland, Ore.; B'nai Israel of Chicago, III.; Ports- Tabernacle Aleph Club was host Many chapters have been inac- Honor Memory mouth, Va., and Oak Lane of Philadelphia, Pa. to the first Bronx Manhattan tive during the summer months, Council meeting, while the Queena Action was approved to change the name of Simon J. Heller however the work of a few chap- of Herbert Cohen Village Aleph Club was host to the Aleph club of Boston to the West End Aleph club. The name ters are worthy to note. The first Queens Council meeting. The of the St. Petersburg chapter was changed to Sunshine City Queens Village Chapter has had work of these councils are ex- By MACY BROIDE sundry socials and get-togethers, chapter. tremely important in fostering in- Burlington, Vt. Members of culminating in a cultural program ter-chapter and inter-faith activi- the Maccabee Aleph Club are It was decided that the original $350 scholarship for the on "The Meaning of the High ties in this city. mourning the passing of Aleph National Farm School should be divided between two individ Holy Days." Custave Hartman Herbert Cohen after a long ill- 334, under the leadership of its uals, and that half-scholarships be offered, contingent upon the Information is pouring in quick- ness. Aleph Cohen was 16 years now aleph godol Sid Schwartz, A. Z. A. recipient paying the other half. ly about events that have been old and was one of the more ac- acted as host to a city-wide beach taking place during September. O. tive members in the local chapter. Upon recommendation of the National Athletic director, party, besides sponsoring a moon- P. J. C. started their social sea- He was prominently identified light sail up the Hudson River son off by holding a theater par- with the social and cultural com- Nat Holman and Benny Friedman, the A. Z. A. project of the The Ocean Parkway Jewish Cen- ty, followed by a smoker at the mittees. annual selection of a Jewish All-American football team was ter Aleph Club held mid-summer home of Al Levenson on Septem- Plans are under way for the discontinued. basketball practice and a bicycle ber 16. (Incidentally, they met creation of a permanent award, ride on the new bike path in front The deadline date of November 1, 1939, for eligibility for eight Hartman alephs attending the gift of the chapter, to perpet- of their Center. The Kingsway the same theater that evening. uate the name of Aleph Cohen. winter tournaments was confirmed. Jewish Community Center Aleph Ask 'em.) O. J. C. also held a The first pledge group for this According to ruling of the executive committee, henceforth Club, which was installed last New Year celebration Yom Kip- season is to be known as the Her- all alephs participating in A. Z. A. athletics (winter and sum- July, has been active during these bert Cohen Class. pur night with a party at the mer tournaments) must present a health certificate signed by past months planning their winter home of Eli Feldman. Seixas held program. a doctor, on a special blank provided by the Supreme Advisory a smoker September 17 with Hy Haverhill Enjoyed Haves, Phil Messing, and Burt Council for this purpose. (Such a blank is contained in this is- Lucky is the aleph who has at- Weithorn as guests. The Felix M. Active Summer sue of The Shofar.) tended an A. Z. A. convention, but Warburg Aleph Club held a smok- luckier still is he who has at- Sites for the A. A. 1940 Camp Convention were discussed, By MELVIN GOFSTEIN tended two conventions. The Dis- and the executive director and Nick Brazy were authorized to Haverhill, Mass. During the trict 1 Convention at Lakeville, YOU'RE NEXT! past summer Haverhill Chapter personally investigate Camp Manotoe, owned by the Boy Scouts Connecticut, will surely be remem- 124 had its most active social of America at Akron, Ohio. bered by those seven Rayim and recreational season despite alephs, who, after "raising the The constitution and by-laws of the Western Canadian the fact that the chapter discon- roof" at convention toured Regional Council and the Long Island Council were ratified tinues meetings during the vaca- through the New England States tion months with slight revisions. visiting other chapters. These boys To start things off, a beach Stories on other important actions are contained elsewhere include Arty Wolf, Marty Halkin, party was held at Salisbury Beach the two Warshaw boys, Jerry So- in The Shofar. during the Fourth of July week- col, Lenny Workman, and Sy Ru- end. Soon after, a successful bin. The Gershom M. Seixas Aleph Club soft ball team tied 0-0, the Moonlight Cruise was enjoyed by The Canadian chapters are reminded that the official win- all the Alephs and their dates. ter tournament oratory subject for the Dominion is "The Magna game being called on account of Two summer dances were well at- lightning and thun d e rshowers Carta." For chapters in the United States it is "The Bill of tended, and provided an excellent (such petty obstacles), for the Rights." means of raising funds for the District championship. chapter's opening in the fall. I pause here to mention the A series of baseball games were If your chapter is running a membership campaign; sample names of those who have been played with Lawrence, Lowell and copies of "The Shofar," and copies of the 16-page propaganda Manchester. prevented from being with us be- picture pamphlet, "It's Great to Be in A. Z. A.," for prospective cause of illness. George Rosen of Dave Greenberg, alumnus of the chapter and past Aleph Shoph- er of the Tri-State Region, an- nounces his coming marriage to (This Form Must Be Presented by the Contestant to the Athletic Commit- Miss Ray Grossman of Ports- tee Chairman of the Regional Tournament. Failure to Do So Will Bar mouth, N. H. You from the Basketball Competition.) Correction OFFICIAL AZA HEALTH CERTIFICATE The article on Page 48 of the Washington, D. literary Shofar, "The Man Who above scene will be a familiar Never Died.' was written by Mel- experience to thousands of A. vin Mendelsohn of Bialik Chap- This Is to Certify That I Have Examined Z. A. basketball players this ter 212, Chicago, and was incor- winter as a result of the new rectly credited to Stan Feldman national ruling that all partic- of Cleveland. ipants in A. Z. A. athletic com- ALEPH petitions must present a medi- Alephs Hear Delegate cal certificate of their physical fitness before being allowed to By ALBERT GROSS Chapter No compete in tournaments. Phoeniz, Ariz The Arizona of This picture shows a doctor, Chapter held its initial meeting member of the B'nai B'rith, for the Fall season, Sept. 10. Al- and he may participate in current athletics without danger to who examined Alephs at the re- bert Gross, the representative to cent Southern California field the A. Z. A. convention held in his health. meet. Port Jervis, gave an enlightening (Advice to chapters: Invite a report on camp activity and A. Z. local B'nai B'rith member who A. spirit. The report was followed Date: Dr is a physician to become a mem- by a talk on "Reliction and the ber of your advisory board Younger Generation.' given by (Physician's Signature) or did you already think of that Rabbi Barrack of Beth-El Congre- by the time you got this far?) gation. October 24, 1939 THE SHOFAR Page 3 ALEPHS DO Ebn Ezra Plans Cleveland Goal: DISTRICT ONE DEFENSE WORK to Pledge Twelve By NORMAN HILCH 400 Alephs by 1940 SETS QUOTA OF IN FLATBUSH St. Louis, Mo. September 24 Ebn Ezra Chapter 187 held one of 25 NEW GROUPS their largest pledge day affairs. It consisted of a breakfast in the By J. RABINOWITZ IF ENOUGH OF US TRY Brooklyn, N. -Realizing the morning, followed by a number WE'LL HIT THE BULLS-EYE By RALPH LEVINE seriousness of the problem of of short interesting messages by the more prominent Alephs of the 12,000 members YET Lakeville, Conn.- intensive anti-Semitism, the Alephs of the Felix M. Warburg Aleph Club chapter and Advisor Ben Tepper expansion program which it is The breakfast was brought to a hoped will result in the creation here have engaged themselves ac- conclusion with a humorous de- of 25 new chapters, besides those tively in the work of anti-defam- bate in which Alephs Gershman. in New York, as well as substan- ation in Flatbush- one of the Potashnick, Friedman and Zem- tial increases in memberships in strongholds of anti-Semitism in liak participated. already existing chapters, was the America. keynote of the second annual Dis- Since their installation last All Alephs and incoming pledges attended the theatre in trict No. 1 A. Z. A. camp con- June, when Aleph Godol Berg- vention held over the week-end of man dedicated the efforts of him- the afternoon. In the evening a September 8. 9. and 10, at the self and every member of the dance was held at the Claridge MAKE A HIT WITH YOUR CHAPTER Cedars Country Club here. chapter to the all-important work Hotel at which time the "Pledge of anti-defamation, the Alephs Issue" of the chapter publication Plans for the district-wide ef- was issued. A total of twelve new GET YOUR FRIEND TO JOIN A.Z.A. fort were outlined by Harry Cush- have co-operated with many local ing, field secretary of the district, organizations engaged in the bat- men attended the all day affair and the chapter is sure that they who presented a detailed expan- tle against racial bigotry. Cleveland, Ohio - fence of the Eastern Ohio Council sion plan which will take A. Z. A. saw and were deeply impressed by Most important of these organ- the spirit and purposes of A. Z. A. Setting as its goal 400 active championship. Local elimination "Flying Squadrons" and expan- izations is the Flatbush Council Alephs in ten chapters by 1940, Social committee chairman, Al to select the chapters representa- sion committee members into to Promote Racial Tolerance the Greater Cleveland A. Z. A. tives for the regional debate and Brilliant, is to be commended practically every consequential which is very active against the Council held its first meeting on oratory tournaments. Jewish community in New Eng- so-called "Christian front" groups upon the very "brilliant" way in Oct. 15. Meyer Fingerman of in Brooklyn. On numerous occa- which the entire day's program Heights Out To Win land, New York state and the Cleveland Heights Chapter 177 Out to gain recognition as eastern portion of Canada. was handled. sions the Alephs have distributed was chosen to serve as the first Cleveland's outstanding chapter, According to the field secre- the literature of the Council to Council Aleph Godol. Others elect- Cleveland Heights 177 will soon tary's plans, an effort will be the citizens of the community. Seixas Gives Smoker ed were: Julius Miller, Cleveland initiate a pledge class of ten made to bring the A. Z. A. pro- The chapter also co-operates 209, Aleph S'gan; Elmer Olkes, members. The chapter will hold gram "to the active attention of with the Jewish War Veterans. At for New Members Benjamin Cardoza A. C., Aleph its annual Halloween Hay Ride the great mass of Jewish boys.' its open and closed meetings, the Mazkir-Gisbor: Ralph Williams, on Oct. 28. Heights' program also Until this time, Cushing outlined chapter distributes the literature By SEYMOUR FIVUSH Cleveland 209, Aleph Kohen Go- calls for a basketball carnival and in his report to the convention. of the Anti-Defamation League, Brooklvn. N. first dol; and Barnett Lurie, Cleveland Friday evening cultural in Novem- A. Z. A. has been devising and the Flatbush Council to Promote smoker designed to introduce A. 209, Aleph Sopher. ber. Preparations are now under- developing a program for Jewish Racial Tolerance, the Jewish War Z. A. to interested young men was The council is planing a huge way for a strong Heights bid for boys. "We now have the program, Veterans of America, and other sponsored by the Gershom M. inter-chapter and membership ral- Regional championships in ora- one that has won the plaudits and carefully-studied organizations. Seixas Chapter on September 17, ly for the later part of November tory, debate and basketball. This commendation of both youth lead- in the clubroom of the Benson- at which time Nicholas M. Brazy, chapter has won the regional de- ers as well as American Jewish AZA Troop Given hurst Educational Center. member of the Supreme Advisory bate title three out of the last functionaries. It is now the duty Among the speakers were Council is to be the guest of hon- four years and the oratory title of the order's leadership to work or. four consecutive years. the program among many more Boy Scout Camp Haves, Director of A. Z. A. activi- ties in New York, Phil Messing, Aaron Zuker. Glenville Party Nov. 18 thousands of Jewish boys than President of the Brooklyn Coun- alumnus of Glenville Aleph Club, one of have been heretofore." cil; Bert Whitehorn, Aleph Maz- the Cleveland Cleveland's younger groups will In connection with the cam- By GORDON WEINGUST kir of District One: Sam Katz, Heights chapter have its first affair on Nov. 18 paign, Wilfred B. Feiga, District Windsor, Ont.-The most suc- and "Tom" Seleven, advisor and 177, has been in the form of an open roller skat- 1 member on the Supreme Ad- cessful camp that the wish Aleph Godol of Seixas, respective- employed as the ing party. The group is now busy visory Council, has announced the Scouts of Windsor have ever held was terminated recently. The ly. The speakers were presented Director of making preparation for participa- presentation of an award bearing tion in the Eastern Ohio Council his name to be presented to the Camp is sponsored by the Wind- by Stuart S. Newman, Cleveland AZA, and will be Tournaments to be held in Akron sor B'nai B'rith Lodge and was Of the eleven non-members chapter doing the outstanding ex- charged with the over Christmas. Barney Zell is the pansion work. given for the 17th Boy Scout present, nine appeared at the next responsibility of chapter's Aleph Godol. Troop, which is sponsored by meeting and professed a wish to The several convention sessions become pledgees. nizing the were presided over by Clifford Windsor Chapter 112. new chapters and Presentation of awards at the AZA Candidate Is Brauer of Worcester, District directing the city Camp track meet, which was Aleph Godol. Greetings to the Dover Alephs Host Aaron Zucker wide activity of sponsored by the Chapter, was to Altros Chapter the enlarged Selected Queen Alephs in attendance were extend- ed by Yale Cohen, general chair- made on Visitors' Day by Mr. Council. Zucker has been active Dave Orloff, a member of the lo- of St. Louis man of the camp convention. in local AZA since 1935. brilliant address on the cur- cal B'nai B'rith, A large part of By DANIEL NEMTEAN From Oct. 23 to Nov. 6. Ben rent world situation and how it the Jewish population of Windsor Montreal, Que. Opening its Barkin work in Cleveland attended this event. Many of the current season, the Dover Aleph as representative of the A. C. By LOUIS SCHRIER will effect American Jewish youth was delivered by Mr. Feiga, Com- leaders at the Camp are members club sponsored a dance on Yom to assist in the expansion work. St. Louis, Mo. Marie Belle of the Windsor Chapter, Kippur night, with members of Cohen who was chosen by St. ments and suggestions on the cur- Playing host to over 400 people, the Altros Chapter 271 as invited the Benjamin Cardoza Aleph Club Louis Chapter 28 as their candi- rent expansion program were Organize Alumni conducted services at the Kins- date for the Jewish Queen Contest made by Ben Barkin, assistant ex- guests. A dance contest was the feature man Jewish Center which were of St. Louis, won the coveted posi- ecutive director, after he brought Dorchester, Mass.-On October of the evening and a sum of adjudged the most successful tion of Queen of Love and Beauty the greetings of the national or- ganization, 1 an Alumni association of the money raised through a raffle youth services ever held in Cleve- for the ensuing year when she Haym Salomon Chapter 255 was will go for the Lapidus quota of land. The services were led by P. was selected over ten other fair Bernard Tenzer and Burton officially organized, with Frank A. G. Sam Schuster and eighteen damsels sponsored by popular or- Weithorn of Brooklyn officiated the chapter. Serving on the com- mittee in charge of the affair year old David Davis who acted as ganizations. The successful con- at the Sabbath services. Weithorn Wolk as president and Jack Sie- gel as secretary. One of the prin- were Robert Goodman, Herbert Cantor. The Rosh Hoshonna ser- test was under the capable super- was also in charge of the tourna- vision of the Vincos, a Y. M. H. A. ment held during the three-day cipal phases of activity in which Caplan and Daniel Nemtean. mons were delivered by Mr. Albert The chapter is now in the midst club Not only does 28's favorite parley. the alumni group will participate Brown, the group's first advisor, is to co-operate with the B'nai and Aaron Zucker, Cleveland A. girl friend have beauty and per- Harry Cushing is serving as di- of a membership drive so as to B'rith in Anti-Defamation work. bring up its rolls to the minimum Z. A. Director. Ben Barkin, na- sonality, but she is very well tal- rector of the expansion program The alumni group will of course quota SO as to be eligible for a tional assistant Executive Director ented as well. having appeared in with Wilfred B. Feiga as hon- permanent charter. of A. Z. A. delivered the sermon several of the chapter's revues orary chairman. Clifford Brauer, make one of its chief concerns the and also having entertained with District Aleph Godol; Allan Davis advancement of A. Z. A. work in on Yom Kippur morning before the Boston area. Honor College Alephs an audience of over 400 young her singing and dancing at many of Buffalo, District 1 Grand Coun- people and adults. Assisting Aleph St. Louis nite spots. cillor: Syd Sobel of Toronto, Schuster on the committee were Due to the success of their out- Grand Councillor for Canada; "Margie" Resigns By HARLOD HAAS Alephs Joe Braunstein, Harvey door stag Sunday evening, Sep- Alan Joseph and Nathan Kaplo- Lorain, Ohio Approximately tember 24, the chapter has decid- witz are serving as co-chairmen. Washington, D. C.-Miss Mar- 40 couples attended Lorain 267's Tessler, Morton Frager, Albert farewell party in honor of the Perlberg, Joseph Slon and Aleph ed to hold more of that type of an The several regional Aleph gie Kaplan, who has been a mem- ber of the staff at the National affair. The "Shin-dig" was held Godols and regional deputies are eight Alephs who left for college. Godol Kenneth Cohen. A. Z. A. headquarters for the past in Forest Park, where the alephs acting as co-chairmen of the re- The program featured an original Ben Barkin Day nine and a half years, resigned "Ben Barkin Day" was observ- were entertained by several of the gional expansion committee as skit entitled "Our College Boys well as members of the district her position this week, upon her 2 Years Hence." The affair was ed by the Alephs of Cleveland on talented members of the chapter. under the chairmanship of Alephs October first at the Vagabond After a successful pledge period committee, Each regional Aleph removal to Chicago. Her suc- the Simon J. Heller Pledge Group Godol will name members for the cessor is Miss Marion Hurwitz of Jerome Jaffey and George Jacoby. room when 75 people gathered to this city, honor the popular A. Z. A. execu- climaxed their pledgeship October regional expansion committee. Hollywood. 'al.-Hollywood is tive. Mr. Barkin was presented 8th by presenting a barn dance at which time the "regulars" were Radus Pledgemaster Cincinnati-The American Fed- mourning the passing of Carl with a gold chain and pen-knive eration of Labor extended its boy- by the local chapters. The affair the special guests of the evening. Laemmle, an immigrant German By HARVEY MANN cott against German goods to in- Jew who became one of the pio- was sponsored by the Benjamin clude all products of Soviet Rus- Cardoza Aleph Club. Plan for Fall neers of the movie industry, build- Dayton, Ohio. Sid Radus is sia in a resolution to extend the ing up the huge Universal Picture Install Meisle AC the new pledgemaster of Dayton anti-Nazi boycott adopted at the company before he retired in Cleveland's fifth Chap- By BEN JACOBSTEIN Chapter 68, and it will be his re- annual convention. 1936. He was 72. ter formally came into the fra- Louisville, Ky. ville sponsibility to train thoroughly ternity on October 12 when the chapter 107 climaxed its summer all incoming members of the Max E. Meisel Aleph Club was activities with a trip to Dayton Dayton chapter in the funda- AZA KEEPS ITS WORD installed before the Cleveland for the tournament. Twenty-seven mental principles and work of A. B'nai B'rith Lodge by Manny Alephs attended from Louisville. Z. A. Marvin Brown, who pre- Stern, National deputy for Eastern The chapter has already begun its viously held the position of Aleph Ohio. Guest of honor was Mrs. fall activity. A raffle to raise S'gan, was moved up to the office By LOUIS TENEBAUM pany, Inc., the Alephs set to work Max E. Meisle, widow of the Past money to defray expenses for the of Aleph Godol when Marvin Bur- Roxbury, Mass. One Sunday with a will immediately upon President of district Grand Lodge 10th anniversary celebration is ick left the city to attend the Uni- morning recently 11 Haym Salo- their arrival at the camp. The 2 for whom the new Aleph Club well under way. class of pledges versity of Miami, mon Alephs piled into two cars chop of the axe and the swish is named. Mrs. Meisel was pre- is being recruited into the loaded with provisions and tools of the scythe provided music as a sented with a corsage by the boys. chapter. To Publish Paper and set out to fulfill their pledge clearing took shape rapidly in a The newly installed Chapter to the Hecht Neighborhood House. clump of woods near the camp. celebrated their entrance into A. Et Tu, B. G.! By MANNY ROSENBLUM The voluntary pledge was to im- Meanwhile plumbers supplied by Z. A. by playing host to the other prove drainage facilities and build Haym Salomon through the good local chapters at a dance held at Louisville, Bernard Los Angeles, Calif.- The baby an athletic field at the Hecht Pi- offices of Bob Cort Aleph Godol the Community Temple. Goldstein, genial field secretary chapter of the Southern California oneer Camp at Westwood. When were installing a sink, toilet fa- Cleveland chapter 209 started of District 2, went to the winter Region has struck upon the idea the 11 tired alephs left Westwood cilities and a boiler. Then the their campaign to win next year's tournament at Fort Wayne he of having a newspaper. The prob- on the following evening they had Alephs excavated a cesspool for best chapter award with their us- was dated with Miss Helen Novit- able name for it will be "The the satisfaction of knowing that drainage, six feet deep, most of ually successful Yom Kippur sky. Well, he hasn't been the Gershwin Rhapsody" and will be they had accomplished something it being dug through rock. dance. Five hundred couples at- same since. The present situation issued semi-monthly worthwhile. Special credit should be given tended and added some $400 to however will be corrected when No challenges have been re- With their inspiration drawn to Bob Cort, Norman Platt, Phil the chapter treasury. A substan- he marries the young lady soon. ceived as yet by the Gershwin from the charitable spirit of A. Gold, Mike and Lou Tenebaum, tial part of the profit will be do- P. S.: He has already gotten "Divot Diggers," so it may be as- A., their tools from the charit- Lou Wolk, Sid Gantman, Izzy nated to local charities. The bas- Helen's young brother. Alfie, age sumed that the championship in able spirit of Aleph Norman Platt, Krute, Moe Pransky, Dave Casper ketball team will soon start prac- 14, to become a pledge of the golf laurels is stored away in the of the Platt Construction Com- and Harry Tenenbaum, tice sessions in preparation for de- local chapter. Chapter's ice-box. October 24, 1939 Page 4 THE SHOFAR LAUNCH DRIVE WEISS TO INSTALL MILT NORWOOD TAKES OVER LIBRARY GERMANTOWN TAKES FOR 10 GROUPS 12TH CHAPTER IN TOP HONORS IN PHILADELPHIA PHILA. TOURNEY IN PITTSBURGH By SAMUEL LICHTENSTEIN By EUGENE SACKS By CHARLES COHEN Philadelphia, Pa. The Fall Philadelphia, Pa. Shomrim tournament of the Philadelphia Pittsburgh, Pa.-Sounding the Aleph Club, the twelfth fraternal Council was held at the Central opening keynote of the expansion link of A. Z. A. in Philadelphia, will be installed on Wednesday, High School Field in Philadelphia campaign in this city, Pittsburgh's at which time Rambam defeated Keystone Chapter 234 and Three November 1. before the regular Mastbaum by a score of 10 to 3, Rivers Aleph Club held a joint monthly meeting and Germantown nosed out installation before 50 Alephs and of the Joshua their dates-of-the-evening. The of- B'nai ' r i t h Joshua, 3 to 2, in the prelimi- ficers were installed by former Lodge by Fred- naries of the softball tournament. Field Secretary Nat Pinsker and erick K. Weiss, Phil Harrison of Frankford Director of this Chapter 289 won the 100-yard Irving Canter, Grand Councillor of District 3. Bernard Hausrath city's A. Z. A. dash over a very fast field of con- and Harold Pearlman were in- The first de- testants. Fleet-footed Melvin Lees dueted as Aleph Godols of Key- gree will be pre- of Germantown Chapter 294 took stone and Three Rivers, respec- sented to the Washington, D. C.-Since Milt Norwood, Aleph Godol of the 220-yard and 440-yard events tively. candidates by the Simon Atlas Chapter 126, has become librarian of the Nation- besides being a member of the Herman Engleberg of the Uni- Pannonia Chap- winning one-mile relay team and ter 295, of which al A. Z. A Free Circulating Library, he's too busy to look up versity of Pittsburgh law school coming in second in the broad in the feature address of the eve- Alexander Sorkin even for a picture. He succeeded Julius Atinsky, who recent- jump. Carl Abramson also helped ning stressed the necessity of con- Fred Weiss is Aleph Go- ly returned to Milwaukee. Germanton take top honors of ducting an active campaign to dol. Milton Lewis, Joseph Weiss, the tournament by winning the carry to the Jewish youth of Pitts- Marvin Darmstadter, Julius Sel- 880-yard and one-mile run and burgh the spirit of Judaism con- kowitz, and Erwin Rosner make WASHINGTON HOST Philadelphia Council also coming in second in the high tained in the program of the A. Z. jump and was a member of the up the degree team. A. Field Secretary Saul Dizen- Mr. Leonard Orloff, head Ad- Publishes Own winning one-mile relay team. Joe feld outlined for the Alephs the visor of Joshua Chapter 49 and TO W. C. ON Schwarzman of Frankford Chap- plans already made for the or- debating coach for Philadelphia ter 289 sailed through the air to ganization of 10 chapters in Pitts- A. Z. A., will be present to in- Newspaper a new record for Philadelphia A. burgh. Bernard Blumenfeld, stall the officers of the new chairman of B'nai B'rith's A. Z. group, among whom are Aleph NOVEMBER 5TH Z. A. in the broad jump. Al Abrams of Pannonia Chapter 295 By SIDNEY ECKMAN committee in District 3 also Godol Bernard Levy and Aleph chalked up a new record in the stressed the need for increasing Mazkir Reuben Weisbein. Philadelphia, Pa. - A news- high jump. Ruben Smolen of the number of chapters in the Guest speaker for the evening Washington, November paper for all the chapters in Phil- Joshua Chapter 49 heaved the 12- city, but added that the chapters will be the President of District 3 5 is the date chosen for the next adelphia has been started by the pound ball for a first place in must not neglect the five-fold pro- Grand Lodge of B'nai B'rith, meeting of the Western Penna. Philadelphia A. Z. A. Council. shot put. gram in the established chapters. Nathan M. Katz of Pittsburgh, Council to be held in Washington, Harry Lublin of Lincoln Chapter Rambam Chapter 247 took pos- Pennsylvania, Pa. Pioneer Chapter, the host, is 108, Aleph Sopher of the Phila- session of the softball trophy for This Aleph Club will be the sec- expecting fifteen chapters to at- delphia Council, is the Editor-in- the second straight year by Mound City Group ond to be sponsored by the Joshua tend the meeting, banquet and Chief. He is being ably assisted smothering Germantown Chapter. B'nai B'rith Lodge, the brother dance planned for that day. At by Victor Solomon, Lincoln chap- This successful tournament. run Plan Oratory Contest Chapter, Joshua 49, is now cele- the same time a School of A. Z. A. ter, and Joseph Weiss of Pannonia for the first time by the Phila- brating its Bar Mitzvah. is being planned by Field Secre- Chapter 295. The staff is supple- delphia Council, was climaxed by By PHILIP MASS tary Saul Dizenfeld, mented by the Aleph Sophers of a free dance for Phiiadelphia St. Louis, -The Mound Gerald Abels of Keystone Chap- all the Philadelphia chapters. Alephs and their dates at the Ger- City Aleph Club, now pending in- Frank Talks at ter of Pittsburgh, the Council Already three issues have been mantown Community Center with Pannonia Smoker Aleph Godol, announces that the mailed out. The paper, called stallation, at their meeting held music by Hal Bauman and his or- on September 18, decided to hold new constitution of the Council "The Philadelphia AZA News." chestra. will be presented for ratification has met with the approval of the an oratorical contest in the near for Pledges Aleph A1 Belimow of German< future based on some topic deal- at the meeting. entire Jewish community. town Chapter 294 deserves a few ing with the United States, in bouquets for the fine work he did keeping with the A. Z. A. policy By ERWIN ROSNER of stimulating patriotism. All A. Philadelphia, Pa. Pannonia's WANTED: A Song in managing the tournament. Z. A chapters in the vicinity will first membership smoker was held be invited to participate recently in the lounge room of New Field Secretary for Philadelphia Dizenfeld Addresses The group is also actively en- Pannonia Hall. After getting the prospects a little dizzy from plen- of West Penn. By HARRY LUBLIN Joint Meeting gaging in a drive for the purpose of collecting books and magazines ty of corncobs and literature, Ben- Philadelphia, Pa.- The idea of an A. Z. A. city-wide choir was Sharon, Pa.-Shenango Valley which are to be donated to vari- jamin Frank, Chairman of the ous charitable organizations. The Advisors Committee of Philadel- brought forward by the Council Chapter 229 began its Fall activi< Philadelphia, Pa Saul Dizen- Kohen Godol Samuel Lichtenstein ties with a dance on October 15 drive, which recently began, will phia, spoke on the program of A. feld, alumnus of Aliquippa Chap- be concluded by December 1. Z. A. and its purpose. Advisor Al of Har Sinai Chapter and Morton Edward Frank. past Aleph Godol, ter 125, was recently appointed Jacoby acted as master of cere- Waldow of Joshua. They now served as chairman of the com- A newspaper is likely to be field secretary by monies for the program and put have so many names submitted, mittee in charge of arrangements. started within the next few Joseph Herbach, it over with the proper oomph. that in addition to having a choir The affair was attended by alephs months. District 3 repre- Philadelphia may end up with an from chapters in New Castle, Install Norristown sentative on the A. Z. A. Glee Club. Youngstown, and Warren, Ohio The crack "first degree team" Lincoln Host to S. A. C. Dizen- Philadelphia council is sponsor- On the afternoon of the fif< of Pannonia did its first out-of- feld will be in City-Wide Social ing a city-wide song contest in or- teenth the chapter played foot- town job on September 20, when charge of all it gave the induction ritual to 20 der to find an official "Phila. A. ball against New Castle Chapter chapters west of Z. A. Council Song." Local and 248. Following the game, the By BERNARD SIEDMAN Alephs of the new Norristown Harrisburg and Aleph Club. The team consisted out-of-town alephs may enter as chapter held a joint meeting with Philadelphia, Pa. Under the including West many songs as they wish. Song en- New Castle, which was addressed leadership of Carl Shusterman, of Aleph Godol A1 Sorkin, Milt Virginia. tries must be sent to the Aleph by Field Secretary Saul Dizenfeld. unanimously re-elected Aleph Go- Lewis, Joe Weiss, Marvin Darm- The address of dol, Lincoln Chapter 108 is now stadter, Jules Selkowitz, and Erv Mazkir of Philadelphia Council. Dizenfeld is 410 forging ahead as one of the or- Rosner. Carl Shusterman, 3001 N. Leith- Park Road, Am- Emek Chapter Wins der's busiest chapters. Last July Dizenfeld gow Street. bridge, Pa. the chapter sponsored a city-wide McKeeesport Frolic By MELVIN WOLPERT Z. A. Showboat cruise, the only city-wide A. Z. A. social during Next Monday Sam Grossman Has Greenstone Plans Charleston, W. a.-The Emek Chapter defeated the Mountaineer the entire summer season. McKeesport, Pa. McKeesport Charge of Eastern Sixth Annual Dance Chapter of Huntington in a soft- ball game held in this city. The Hope for Regional Chapter 94 will hold their annual Half of District 3 By MURRAY CHAIET score was 19 to 10. Melvin Wol- Halloween Frolic October 30 at Jersey City, N. J.-November pert was the winning pitcher By BOB WEINBERG Pittsburgh's "Orchard. Robert 4, Samuel Greenstone Chapter 201 while Dave Ritter hurled for the Akron, Ohio. Portage Hartstein, chairman of the affair, is being assisted by the following Jersey City, N. J.-Sam Gross- will sponsor its Sixth Annual Fall losing Huntington tea.m Trail chapter 114, was well rep- man, 577 Ocean avenue, of this Dance, For the past two years resented at the E. C. C. tourney, committees; Favors, Bernard Bat- city, was recently appointed a this dance has been a highlight with 30 Alephs making the trip ten; Posters, Al Gottesman: Tick- field secretary of District 3 and in the social life of the Jewish Record Crowd of to Warren, Ohio. The chapter is ets. Buddy Darling and Bill gunning for the winter regional Keller. will take charge of all chapters youth of the community. This tournament, to be held in Decem- east of Harrisburg with the ex year the chapter expects the dance 2,500 at Yom Alephs from the Keystone, ber, and recently initiated five Three Rivers, Pioneer, and Brad- ception of Philadelphia, where to go over bigger than ever. Kippur Dance Fred Weiss is city director. Preliminary plans are now un- new men into the chapter. dock Chapters are planning to at- tend the dance. Advisors of the Grossman is 21 years of age der way for the sponsorship of a McKeesport Chapter include Har- and entered A. Z. A. at the age of Boy Scout Troop in the local He- By MARGOLIS and WALDOW Hammond Initiates 5 16. He served one term as Aleph brew Orphan Home. Arrange- Philadelphia, Pa. On Sep- ry Kohn, chairman; Dr. Leonard Mazkir and two as Godol of the ments have been made with the tember 29, the third annual Monheim, Ralph Kaminsky, and By JEROME YALOWITZ authorities at the Home whereby A. Z. A. Yom Kippur Nite Harold Batten. Jersey City Chapter. He is a for- Hammond, d.-October 11, mer Godol of the Northern New boys from outside the home will Dance was co-sponsored by the Joshual 49 and Frankford 289 Martin H. Goldstein Chapter 278 Jersey Council and in 1938 won be allowed to join the Troop. Joe Rubins Host held a social in honor of five the "Best Aleph Godol" award in Future plans also include a pro- Chapters The attendance of pledges who were initiated early his district, gram at a B'nai B'rith meeting, 2,500 broke records of recent in the evening. The new members By MAX HANNES and the formation of a basketball years for a Jewish dance. Alex Spokane, Wash. -Spokane At present he is attending the are Sol Friedlander, William Res- team. Bartha and his Steel Pier Or- nick, Archie Ross, Allen Slavin Chapter 66 got off to a dramatic State Teachers' college in Jersey chestra and Gil Fitch and his start towards fulfilling the Five City. Something New popular Philly Orchestra kept and Nathan Zacharias. The social was held at the Hammond syna- Fold and Full program of the this huge crowd busy all eve- ning. gogue. Approximately 60 persons fraternity at a stag held recently at the home of Joe Rubens, chair- New Castle Owns Chicago, -South Side Chap- High spot of the evening was were present and all reported to ter 64 believes that it is the first man of the Western Conference have had a splendid time. AZA Clubhouse at midnight, when during a chapter in the order to bring into of A. Z. A. Plans are under way complete black-out, both or- effect a business committee. The for an A. Z. A. frolic, the pro- chestras led the assemblage in purpose of said committee is to Reading Celebrates ceeds of which will be used to New Castle. New Castle singing "The Star Spangled bring to a finis all unnecessary Fifth Anniversary send the chapter en masse for the Chapter 248 claims the distinc- Banner" while the American tion of owning a clubhouse of actions and procedure heretofore third year to the Seattle regional Flag waved overhead in the found prevalent at meetings. Now tournament. its own. The boys in the chap- rays of a spotlight. The affair Reading, C.-Chapter 203 cel- in its sixth week of active service ter have maintained the house, was directed by a Committee ebrated the fifth anniversary of it has been found that the busi- Join Youth Services which is outside the city lim- headed by Leonard Miller of A. Z. A. in Reading with a gala ness committee is undoubtedly its, as a summer camp, but in- Frankford and Art Loeb in athletic and social event. In the and unquestionably an aid to the Gary, Ind Gary Chapter tend using it throughout the charge of the Ad Book, Mort afternoon, while a host of parents chapter. year as a gathering place, as a Jacobs in charge of tickets and and sweethearts looked on, the 329 participated in youth services, site for stag parties, and for Gene Sacks in charge of Pub- Alumni defeated the active mem- together with the local chapter of JERUSALEM - A universal the Indiana Union of Jewish outings. The house can accom- licity. bers in a diamond battle to the graded income tax for Jews was Youth, and the Junior Hadassah modate fifteen boys in its As a result of this financial tune of 7 to 6. sleeping quarters, but as many proclaimed by Pinchas Rutenberg success, both Chapters plan to In the evening, the chapter was during the high holidays. These as his first official act since his special services were conducted to as twenty were housed on sum- contribute to many worthwhile the proud host at its banquet of election to the presidency of the mer week-ends. A. Z. A. causes. some of District 3's most out- create a greater interest for the Vaad Leumi, or Jewish National standing men, younger folks in Gary. Council. October 24, 1939 THE SHOFAR Page 5 Seattle Host to Pacific OAKLAND GIVEN District 4 Briefs Northwest Thanksgiving DISTRICT FOUR A rejuvenated and enthusiastic San Pedro chapter advises through its Sopher, Julius Bendat, of an enjoyable cultural meeting Seattle, The annual the afternoon's program. Out-of- TOURNAMENT held recently. Robert Bogen, son of the late Dr. Boris Bogen, spoke Wash. at a regular meeting of the chapter held September 18. Two Alephs winter tournament of the North- town Alephs will be dinner guests from the chapter gave their views on the AZA program preceeding ern Region of District No. Four will be conducted in this city over of local Alephs Friday evening. Washington, D. C. Oakland, Mr. Bogen's message. Every member of the chapter and many B'nai They will escort the visitors to a B'rith atttended the meeting. the Thanksgiving Day yeek end local synagogue for Sabbath serv- Calif., will be the site of the 1939 again this year, it was announced ices, to be followed by the region- Western Conference and District today. In a communication from al oratory contest. No. 4 winter tournament, it was An extensive Advisors' Conference series is soon to take place Field Secretary Lowell Adelson No official convention activities in Southern California. All head advisors are asked to contact their accepting the bid submitted joint- announced at national headquar- will take place on Saturday until advisory boards to be sure of one hundred per cent attendance from lv by Seattle Chapter 73 and the after sun-down, at which time the ters today! In co-sponsoring this each chapter. Aleph Godols are urged to check with their advisors Evergreen Aleph Club for spon- 10th annual District 4 tournament to be sure that the chapter will be represented. semi-final debates and basketball sorship of the annual November games will be conducted. Saturday and convention, Oakland Chapter conclave, it was stated that "this evening will be spent at an elabor- 42 and the Pacific Aleph Club ex- Has your chapter paid its dues??? Remember, if you have not, 1939 edition of the present series ate Convention Ball. pect to be hosts to some 250 you are one among the last two or three. Almost every chapter has OL AZA November conventions in An advisors' conference will be Alephs, alumni and advisors from met its dues obligations. Mail SAC dues to National Headquarters Seattle will certainly prove to be held Sunday morning. Following the best in a group of outstand- luncheon the delegates will meet all over the Pacific slope on De- and Western Conference dues to your Field Secretary. Pay at your next meeting. Make your delegates and participants eligible for the ing ones.' to choose new regional officers. cember 26-27-28. tournament and convention! Alephs Eugene Aaron and Wes- The final debate and basketball Convention headquarters will ley Pearl, Aleph Mazkir and game will follow in that order, be beautiful Hotel Oakland, scene Aleph Gisbor of Seattle Chapter of the 1929 International A. Z. A. EVENTS to REMEMBER Jack Spitzer Testimonial, S. R. C. 73 respectively, have been chosen while the Convention Banquet. the feature of the conclave will convention as well as the district Religious Services, and the BIG PEP RALLY. All S. R. C. events.) to be co-chairmen of this featur- conclude the meet Sunday even- tournament held in 1935. ed regional activity. The chairmen ing. Complete details of the conven- All chapters in the Southern Region desirous of sponsoring the have already outlined the conven- An attendance of some 175 tion program and delegates' ses- huge Pre-Convention Pep Rally are urged to submit their bids to tion program and committees are Alephs, alumni and advisors is ex- sions are drafted and shall be an- their Field Secretary at once. The date for the Rally is to be De- hard at work on the arrangements. pected from the seven chapters nounced shortly. cember 17. A pre-convention social will be composing the region, according conducted on Thanksgiving Night, District No. 4 is divided into to Alephs Aaron and Pearl. Word with the convention opening offic- three distinct regional areas, in Chapters outside of the vicinity of Oakland are already urging was received from Spokane Chap- ially Friday morning with the pre- each of which there shall be re- their members to begin saving for the best of all Western Conference ter 66, located some 300 miles liminary inter-chapter lebates. gional eliminations in basketball, conventions. Will your chapter be represented??? Will you be from Seattle, that a full delega- debate and oratory in conjunction there??? Following luncheon, regional and tion might be expected, while district Aleph Godol Merle Cohen with regional conventions during participation is assured from Van- will call the delegates to the first the month of November. Final- couver 119, Portland 65, Tacoma The Southern Regional Elimination Tournament will be held on session. Preliminary basketball ists in the district competitions 336 and the City of Roses Aleph games will fill out the balance of are chosen on the basis of the November 19 and 26. See your Mazkir for further details. Club of Portland. number of entrants in the re- gional eliminations. Field Secre- Southern Region Sophers Attention!!! If your chapter is de- R Goal 750 tary Seymour Holtzman will an- sirous of obtaining news and publicity in the "S. R. C. News," please nounce shortly the elimination remember to send same to the new Regional Sopher, Warren Glasser, plan for the Southern region. 3615 Edenhurst, Los Angeles. Field Secretary Lowell Adelson Los Angeles, Cal. - Seymour has announced that Seattle Chap- Southern Region chapters are again reminded that they must Holtzman, field secretary of the Southern California Region of Winter Tourney ter 73 and the Evergreen Aleph Club have been chosen to co-spon- secure a date from their Field Secretary before sponsoring a regional event. The following dates have been cleared for events: October 28 sor the November conclave of the District 4, this week launched a Manual Now Northern region, which event -Eight Ball Dance by Highland Park; November 23-Thanksgiving huge membership drive for the shall be conducted over the Night Dance by Huntington Park; December 9-Pre-Convention entire area. If successful it will Dance by Fidelity. Available Thanksgiving day week-end. Up- result in the membership of over wards of 150 registrants from the 750 alephs by January 15. As- seven chapters in the region are The next S. R. C. meeting will be held in and sponsored by Pasa- sisting in the direction of the expected to attend. The Novem- Washington, D. For the dena. The address is 1262 1/2 E. Colorado: the date is Sunday, Octo- drive, are Jack Spitzer, Junior S. first time the Supreme Advisory ber conclave of the Central region ber 29, and the time is 2:00 P. M. Aleph Godols will please check 'A. C. member; Sam Wesser, re- shall be conducted in either San to make sure their chapter delegates are representing the chapter. gional deputy, and J. J. Lieber- Council has available a compre- hensive "A. Z. A. WINTER TOUR- Francisco or Stockton, probably man, first vice-president of the S. NAMENT MANUAL,' for use by over the Thanksgiving day week- A. C. end. Individual goals have been set chapters sponsoring the annual Watch for announcement of ALEPHS up by each chapter, and upon ful- winter contests in oratory, basket- further details! fillment of its quota, the chapter ball, and debate, BY JUNE will be given a certificate at- The manual contains over 50 tractively framed and suitable for pages, is completely illustrated, Alephs Conduct High hanging in the chapter room. and is divided into 24 reference Holiday Services The huge membership campaign sections, covering such subjects as is in memory of the late Stanley Committees, Program, Publicity, By PAUL FOX Aleph Jack Shafton, Art editor of THE SHOFAR, and enthusias- Kirsch, who died short while Budget, Reports, etc. ago, after being elected to the The manual will be sent with- Los Angeles, Calif. -Fidelity tic member of Best All Around Fidelity Chapter, is in San Francisco Godolship of the Southern Region. out charge to the general chair- sponsored a most successful High putting an outstanding puppet show through its paces together with All of the special certificates to be man of every winter tournament. Holiday service. Over 200 people his partner puppeteer. Jack is performing before record-breaking crowds at the leading night sots in San Francisco. Told Field Sec- presented to the chapters bear the attended each service. Officiating as cantor was Aleph Seymour retary Lowell Adelson he draws his cartoons and comic strips for THE name of Stanley Kirsch. 700 at Dance Swartz and as rabbi, Max Skuro. SHOFAR between shows. Also stated unequivocally that Fidelity The quotas for the Southern Regional chapters are listed be- The guest speaker for the occa- Chapter would definitely win the District and National Best Chapter low: By ARTHUR BLUMENTHAL sion was Rabbi Greenberg. Award Contest again! Talented, good-looking, a highly intelligent 20- Chicago, Ill.-More than 700 per- To give an account of the bas- year-old boy, Jack and his partner may appear soon in motion sons attended the dance of the ketball game with Geo. Gershwin pictures!!! SUGGESTED QUOTAS FOR THE STANLEY KIRSCH Aaron Aleph Club at the Belmont chapter may be amply described MORIAL PLEDGE CLASS hotel which marked the opening as one swish after another. The And here is a FLASH-Louis Spector, past Grand Aleph S'gan (Based on the active member- of its fall season. All of the com- game ended 55 to 2 in favor of and now an advisor of Oakland 42, will trip up the to altar with ship as of September 1, 1939.) mittees of the chapter are active- the Fidelity five. The following pretty Miss Helen Wooghalteron February 11! The announcement Actives Actives ly at work to provide the Aaron week against a much stronger has just been made. Chapter 9-1-39 1-15-40 Los Angeles 43 34 45 Aleph Club its most outstanding team Fidelity scored 33 to Bever- Pasadena 48 27 35 season since entrance into ly Hills' 3. Santa Monica 53 28 40 Let's every chapter pay up its S. A. C. and Western Conference San Diego 122 25 32 per capita tax right away to insure its eligibility at the forthcoming Nathan Straus 141 32 48 November regional tournaments and the District Convention in De- Hollywood 149 34 48 cember. Huntington Park 170. 32 48 400 Compete in Southern Cedars of Lebanon 194 28 38 Pedro 196 14 20 Long Beach 250 25 Menorah 262 34 48 Regional Sports Tourney Alumnus Mel Sidell, our special deputy for the Northern Region, 35 got his head together with District Treasurer Mark Schnitzer the Fidelity 264 41 52 other day, and went back to Seattle with this swell regional activity: Highland Park 300 29 35 A list of ten selected books of Jewish context will be chosen, and Glendale 307 19 27 Paradise 323 21 Beverly Hills, Cal.-Over 400 25 nis, Withall, Seltzer (San Diego): all Alephs in the Northern Region will be asked to read any one or Arizona A C 23 28 athletes, A. Z. A. actives and oratory, tie between Frieden more of them and to submit a book report on his reading to Sidell. Friendship A 21 27 alumni, Junior Girls auxiliaries, 28 (Huntington Park) and Sherman Three competent judges will select a chapter winner and a regional Beverly Hills 45 B'nai B'rith and friends of A. Z. 37 (Los Angeles). winner. At the regioual meet in Seattle in November chapter winners George Gershwin 18 A. gathered to witness and par- will receive small loving cups, and the regional champ a grand trophy! New Chapters 513 713 ticipate in the most successful A recapitulation of the points Get into it, boys! Two new Aleph clubs summer tournament ever present- at the end of the day's activities at 20 members each 40 ed by the Southern Region of Dis- showed that Menorah and Hunt- 753 trict 4. Held at Fairfax High ington Park chapters were de- Orchids to the religious committees of Sacramento 87 and Golden clared co-champions, each having Gate 195 for each having acted as ushers at two local synagogues Membership goal for January 15, school, in Los Angeles, under the 1940-753 members! auspices of the three-month-old garnered 47 points. Fidelity fol- during the High Holidays! Beverly Hills Aleph club, the tour- lowed closely behind in second Pasadena Sponsors ney included the usual complete place with 36 points, followed by Salt Lake 884 is demonstrating B'nai B'rith cooperation. Re- all-around track and field events, Los Angeles with 21 digets. cently a list of fathers of local Alephs not belonging to B'nai B'rith Regional Dance as well as oratory, tennis, ping- With the conclusion of the ath- was delivered the lodge membership chairman! Say, fellows, do any pong and conferences for all at- letic events, a conference for of the Ben Briths have sons eligible for AZA who are not yet mem- By SID FRIED tending Aleph Godols, Mazkirs Aleph Godols was led by Junior bers??? Hmmmm Pasadena, Calif.-The Pasadena and Sophers. S. A. C. Jack Spitzer; one for A. Z. A. Hard Times dance, the Starting with physical examina- Aleph Mazkirs by Field Secretary Aleph S'gan Carl Onre, of Bear Flag 161, is a real cultural lead- chapter's second annual mass re- tions for all athletes on Sunday Seymour Holtzman, and a confer- er. Here only a short time from Europe, Carl has become one of the gional affair, was an outstanding morning at 8:45, the tournament ence for Aleph Sophers by Bob most active Alephs in the small Petaluma chapter. He is seeing to it success. A special Youth Aliyah officially opened with the first Levinson, an A. Z. A. alumni and that interest in Jewish culture and history does not lag in Petaluma hat check booth served custom- event, the 100-yard dash, at 10 at present engaged with profes- by getting various AZA and B'nai B'rith leaders to speak before open ers. Louis Press acted as chair- a. m. Following is a list of the sional publicity work. During meetings of the chapter. Good work, Carl! results: these conferences box lunches man for the dance. 100-yard dash, Leemon (Me- were served by the Beverly Hills Pasadena's fall program is be- Four chapters in the Central and Northern Regions are publish< ginning to take form. Events list- norah); high jump, Iskowitz (Me- hospitality committee. ing excellent papers. Oakland 42's "Simcha" is eight years old; Salt ed for early action are continua- norah); 880-yard dash, Beason In the evening the registrants, Lake's "Kib-eye-tee-Zer" is the old "Kibitzer;" Louis Marshall's tion of monthly A. Z. A. services: (Huntington Park); 220-yard numbering some 250, gathered at "Shryer" is published all in "technicolor" each page a different hue, a Hadassah Buds-A, Z. A. picnic; dash, M. Leemon (Menorah); 440 the Elks Temple for the summer and color drawings; while Portland 65's "The AZA Reporter" is inception of chapter newspapers, relay (Huntington Park); 4-man tournament dinner dance, where brand new-it is brilliant in content and excellent in appearance. and a membership drive. mile, Huntington Park; shot put, awards were presented by J. J. Haber (Los Angeles) mile run, Lieberman, the Southern Region's Mazkir Novikoff of Tacoma 336 reports that the chapter is about Lisowitz (Huntington Park); ever popular "J. J." Acting as to hold a joint meeting with the local Jr. B'nai B'rith Girls Auxiliary. Think all you speak; but speak broad jump, Leemon (Menorah); master of ceremonies, Jack Spitzer Incidentally, the chapter was responsible for the organization of the not all you think; run, Goldstein (Los Angeles); introduced various A. Z. A. and girls' group Speaking of girls' auxiliaries, Field Secretary George Thoughts are your own: your hop, step, jump, Actor (Fidelity); B'nai B'rith dignitaries, including Shendelman, from away down in District 7, writes to find out all words are so no more. 880 relay (Huntington Park); the new Southern Regional dep- about this "Jewish girls' organization that works SO harmoniously, -Delaune. ping-pong, Sax (Hollywood); ten- uty, Samuel Wesser. with AZA on the Pacific Coast." Whew! Page 6 THE SHOFAR October 24, 1939 SAVANNAH HITS AZA Softballers New Chicago AC Best in Norfolk AT WASHINGTON "BATTLE OF SWING" Discusses Neutrality 67 MEMBERSHIP By DAVID KOREN By BENNY MENDELL Chicago, -The Isaac Joseph NOW LARGEST Norfolk, Va.-Dr. Israel Brown Aleph Club, which since its foun- Chapter 256 looks back with pride dation has been noted for its cul= on a very successful softball sea- tural activities, presented the first son. Under the leadership of Cap- in a series of debates, forums, and Install Jerome Lewis tain Nat Rafal, its softball team lectures on October 2. when the won the championship of the Pledge Class of 15 cultural committee sponsored a Northern Region of District Five forum on the question: "Should and was acclaimed the best team the Arms Embargo Be Repealed"? By ALBERT YELLIN in its class in Norfolk. Savannah, The heated arguments on the Chapter 206 installed the "Jer- Outstanding in the team's suc- evening's subject ended by the cessful march were Rafal and ome Lewis Pledge Class," consist- chapter adopting a resolution to Mendell, Rafal led the team in ing of fifteen new members at its the effect that the Neutrality Act regular bi-monthly meeting Oc- batting with a 490 average, while should be revised. tober 8. at the Jewish Education- Mendell pitched the team to nine The discussion of the facts al Alliance. victories without suffering a de- showed that the committee's pres- feat. The Savannah membership now entation of the timely and inter- consists of sixty-seven alephs, The team was honored recently esting topic was of great value with the addition of its new mem- with a party at the home of Aleph and very enlightening, as ex- bers, giving Savannah the distinc- Godol Arnold Gamsey. pressed by the many visitors pres- tion of being the largest chapter ent. in District Five. Savannah will be Journey to Lynchburg In view of the fact that the the second chapter in the district program was appreciated by the with the privilege of sending two for B. B. Meeting Alephs and outsiders, Irwin Mor- delegates to national convention. ton Schuster, chairman of the cul- Jerome Lewis, chairman of the By HERBERT COOPER tural committee, announced that advisory board, in whose honor Roanoke, Va.- large delega- they will present in the very near the class was named. has been as- tion of alephs from Roanoke future an original and educational sociated with the chapter since its Chapter 281 attended the recent contest. formation five years ago, His open meeting sponsored by the work in the A. Z. A. has won for Lynchburg B'nai B'rith Lodge. him the esteem and admiration of Borenstein At Smoker Featured speaker on a varied pro- the entire Savannah Community Due to business reasons, Advisor gram was Sidney J. Kusworm, na- tional treasurer of B'nai B'rith By HERB KADISH Lewis will resign his post at the and a member of the Supreme Ad- end of the year. visory Council. Also appearing on Chicago, Ill.-The B'nai Israel Elliet Epstein and Isadore Ep- the program was Aleph Godol Joe Aleph Club held its semi-annual stein, two of the new members re- Brumberg, who spoke briefly on smoker at the Morrison hotel. ceived into the chapter, are refu- With an attendance of more than gees from Bialystok, Poland, hav- behalf of the local chapter. Columbus Day was celebrated 50 Alephs and guests, the smoker ing recently arrived in this coun- try suitably by the local chapter. Pre- was a complete success. Advisors Columbus Day was fittingly ob- pared by the chapter's cultural Ben Shaprio and Phil Batow and served by the chapter, with Sam committee, a program was pre- Grand Aleph Godel Borenstein sented before the local B'nai spoke of their experiences in A. Z. Radetsky, chairman of the cul- tural committee, in charge of af- B'rith lodge on October 11. Five A. and the relationship of A. Z. A. fairs. Main topics of the evening alephs participated in the event. to B'nai Birth Aleph Godol Kal- were, 'Jewish Scientists Who Another feature of the chap- man Sadur, Aleph S'gan Jack ter's cultural activities was a talk Besey, and Aleph Irving Miretsky Helped Columbus," presented by prepared and delivered by Melvin spoke on the Aleph Club's various Marvin Arkin, and the question, "Was Christopher a Jew?". dis- Cooper to the chapter on "Jews activities. Entertainment at the cussed by Albert Slotin. Poetry in the First World War- -and Sec- Washington, D. Simon beautiful Sylvia Abramson (top smoker consisted of a pie eating. ond." An open forum followed Atlas Chapter 126 held its fifth picture) was chosen "Miss A. Z. speed smoking contests, and a was recited by Walter Lowe. the talk. annual Yom Kippur dance at A." for 1939. She was pre- mystifying exhibition of magic by sented a silver loving cup in- Norman Lipman of Ramah Chap- Betnun Honored The chapter's bowling team is the Washington hotel, in the scribed with her name, donated ter. warming up in preparation for the Hall of Nations, one of Wash- by Mrs. Simon Atlas, mother of District Five Bowling Tourna- at "Award Nite" ington's most beautiful ball- the Washington A. Z. A. chap- ment. The chapter is seeking to rooms. Indicative of the large ter. No "Heavy Dates" win the championship again, hav- crowd present, the dance was Highlight of the evening was ing done so in 1937. Salt Lake, Utah October 3rd acclaimed the most successful a "Battle of Swing" featuring at This Dance was "Award Night" at the regu- affair sponsored by Washington 22 musicians of Washington's lar meeting of Salt Lake Chapter Planning Graduation A. Z. A. foremost orchestras, "The Vir- Norfolk, final ar- 84 Some four presentations were A pageant of beauty was the ginians" and "Don Lane's Or- rangements made, Dr. Israel made at that meeting. Two of Party for Alumni feature of the evening, and chestra," pictured above. Brown Chapter is looking ahead these awards were made by the optimistically to its "Masquerade chapter to outstanding Scouts of the local A. Z. A. Troop. Another By LAURENCE RODSON Tampa Initiates New Advisor Teaches Pay as You Weigh" dance to be held on October 31. This type award presented was for the Hollywood, Calif. Something Pledges; to Publish Parliamentary Law of dance, with the weight of the Aleph who had done the most new, something different! With gentleman's date as admission during the last year to further the this in mind, Hollywood Chapter Chapter Paper price, is novel in the local com- welfare of Salt Lake Chapter. Ben Silverman, prominent law- 149 will stage an A. Z. A. Gradu- munity. This award, in the form of a ation on January 6 at one of the yer, member of the advisory By IRVIN PECKETT medal, was provided by Advisor local auditoriums. board, and an officer of Savannah Alfred Klein. The winner was P. Tampa, Fla. Several new The event, honoring those pledges recently passed success- 76 B'nai B'rith Lodge, has inau- 'Fraid of Spooks? A. G. Marvin Betnun. alephs who have just reached the The last award was the medal fully through their six weeks pro- gurated a plan devoting fifteen Then Don't Attend age of 21 and who became alumni for the Annual Intra-Chapter Ten- bationary period and are now minutes at the end of each meet- in December, will feature as nis Tournament. After a hotly ready to enter the Tampa Chapter Kenosha's Dance contested tournament. the medal speakers, men high in civic office ing to the purpose of teaching and as active members. Initiation for was won by Aleph Wilfred Arno- as well as those noted on stage them has been planned by Aleph advising the chapter on the cor- and screen. Kenosha, Wisc. "The boogey vitz. Paul Rippa. rect parliamentary procedure dur- man will get you," that is, if you Participation is expected from For the past several weeks ing the course of the meeting. live in the Great Lakes Region Petersburg Charter chapters all over Southern Cali- Aleph Mazkir Lester Leibovitz has David Lang was elected chair- and attend the Kenosha Chapter fornia and Arizona. been planning to publish the best man of the bowling team, which 243's first annual Halloween Presented by Bisno Active in Scouting issue of the chapter's paper. He is being newly organized for com- Dance on November 4th at the Among the first in their Region is spurred to greater efforts to petition in inter-city and district Jewish Community Center. to submit a Scouting Report to rival the excellent publication of meets. By MURRAY COOPER An excellent eight-piece dance the District Chairman, Hollywood the cross-bay chapter, St. Peters- A gala Halloween Dance will Petersburg, V a Petersburg orchestra with all the latest ar- Aleph Club recently staged a din- Chapter has selected 15 of the burg. be sponsored by the Savannah rangements will be on hand to ner-dance in celebration of its ele- projects outlined in Bulletin No. With a full schedule planned by Alephs at the Jewish Educational offer music for waltzers, jitter- vation to the permanent status of 4 as their Scouting program for its manager Sam Weber. the chap- Alliance Ball Room on October bugs, and otherwise. a chapter. With the sponsoring this year. ter's basketball team has begun 31. At midnight, at which time lodge as hosts, the affair attracted Last year Hollywood fulfilled hard practice under their new a mystery "seance" will take the attendance of many alephs 11 of the projects in Bulletin No. coach, formerly of Harrisburg, from neighboring communities, A 4 of the National Scouting Com- Pa. BRING A FRIEND- place. It is with deep sorrow that the committee has been forced to feature of the affair was an ad- mittee, and was selected as Sec- announce that all persons with dress by the Executive Director of ond Place in the District Scouting Entertain Prospects weak hearts will not be admitted, A. Z. A., Julius Bisno. Contest. This year they are aim- as the chapter will not be respon- At present the chapter is co- ing for the top. By NED HORWITZ sible for any deaths due to heart operating with the Richmond Evanston, Many prospec- failure or shock. Aleph Club in preparation for the Round Up Prospects tive members turned out for the The committee for the dance Northern Regional Winter Tour- first smoker of the year at Evans- consists of the Aleph Godol Beryl nament. By JACK METZGER ton Aleph Club. The program for BACK Adams, Aleph Gisbor Sydney Miami Beach, the the evening featured talks on A. Hear Narcotics Talk TO THE NEXT MEETING! Scholar, Aleph Bert Gordon, and beginning of school, the Royal z. A., an address by Saul Poliner. Aleph Norton Gahr. Palm Aleph Club has been en- who recently transferred from the By DAN MORAFKA gaged rounding up prospective Salt Lake City Chapter, ping-pong San Francisco, Calif. Louis pledges for its rush affair. This tournaments, and refreshments. Marshall Chapter 188 had as its affair will take the form of a par- District Five Bowling recent honored guest Walter Cre- ty at the home of one of the Co-op on Dance ton, special investigator for the Alephs, with the following pro- state of California, division of gram: Talks by advisors on A. Z. By DAVID ROGATZ Tourney Under Way Oct. 15 narcotics. Mr. Creton spoke on the A., recreational games (pool, Chicago, Ill The North Side subject. "Narcotics and Their Ef checkers, quizzes) and refresh- chapters combined their interests Atlanta, Ga. - District Five fects." Through his fine lecture, ments. This is but one effort to on September 30 to hold a bril- Grand Councillor Gerald Cohen schedule through which each every Louis Marshall Aleph build up the club's membership liant dance at the Belmont hotel, has announced that the third an- chapter will bowl against the field. learned something about various to its minimum status. featuring a "Night in Hawaii." nual District Five Bowling Tourn- The team compiling the highest opiates and their alkaloids. Mr. ament began during the week total score will be the champion- Creton concluded his lecture by of October 15. As during the two ship aggregation. giving an exhibition of various in- NOTICE, DISTRICT FIVE ALEPH SOPHERS previous tournaments, this year's Prizes for the event will be the struments used in the dope-smug- contest will again be conducted Sultan-Schochet trophy to the gling trade. This lecture was only Charleston, S. write-ups for the next issue of through the mail with the Grand championship team and the Field the first in a series of educational the Shofar, and for every succeeding issue, should be sent Councillor as coordinator. Secretary's trophy to the individ< talks prepared by the chapter cul- tural committee headed by Al to the District Aleph Sopher, Sidney Goldstein, 90 Court- Because of the great number of ual making the highest average land Avenue, Asheville, N. C., instead of to the Field Sec- teams which will compete, and to score. The former award was won Shemano, Refreshments were avoid a long-drawn contest, one by Roanoke Chapter 281 in 1937 served to the Alephs. retary. The deadlines for these items will be Fridays pre- important change has been made and by Dr. Israel Brown Chapter ceding the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. in the tournament schedule. In- 256 in 1938; the latter award by They have been at a great feast of languages and stolen the Remember, all write-ups must be typewritten and stead of conducting the competi- Fred Rosenberg, Simon Atlas 126, tion on a match basis, the Grand in 1937 and by Arnold Gamsey, scraps. double-spaced on one side of white paper 81/2x11. Councillor has decided to limit Dr. Israel Brown Chapter, in -Shakespeare. the tournament to a six week 1938. October 24, 1939 THE SHOFAR Page 7 Chicago AZA Again Herbert Morris Heads First District Six Memphis Tourney Scores with Rally Memphis, Tenn. - Memphis Camp Great Success Chapter 71 is making plans for Chicago, Ill.-As usual the "S. the winter tournament of the Washington Alephs By NATHAN WAHLBERG R. O. sign was up at the Skyline Eastern Region of District Seven Des Moines Dance Milwaukee, Wis. District No. Athletic club during the entire Visit Winchester B. B. to be held here on December 26, day of Sunday, October 15, where Best in History 6 successfully completed its first 27 and 28. the second annual rally of Chi- Camp Conclave at Camp Wooster, Herbert Morris is general chair- near Round Lake, Ill. The camp cago's twenty-nine chapters were Washington, D. C.-On Sunday, October 15, Simon Atlas Chapter man of the event and has appoint- By BOB SAVIN convening. From morning until is owned and operated by the ed committee chairmen to assist Young Men's Jewish Council of late in the evening the thousands 126 presented a cultural program him. Co-chairman have been se- Des Moines, "Star Dust of guests enjoyed a jam-packed Chicago. oximately 150 before a capacity crowd of 200 program of highest interest. lected by the chairman, and these Serenade", theme of the annual Alephs attended the three day representing the Jewish populace girls will aid in making the tour- late summer dance sponsored by conclave, which will now become From 11:30 a. m. to 2:15 p. of Winchester, Va. The B'nai nament a success. m. Dr. R. A. Hoyer, professor of Des Moines Chapter 4, proved to an annual event and will be held B'rith Lodge of that city were social work at Notre Dame uni- hosts to the visiting alephs. The chapter, as one of its fund be the most successful dance held in conjunction with the District raising events, sponsored a dance No. 6 convention. versity, conducted a seminar for The program placed emphasis by the Chapter in many years. advisors and led a discussion on at the Menorah Institute with Natt The program of events opened upon the thorough organization of the problems of the advisor in the Jewish Youth of America by Cooper in charge. The musical background was pro- on a Friday afternoon with regis- vided by Iowa's finest orchestra, tration and free athletic period. their relationship with their re- the B'nai B'rith. The three basic spective chapters. steps that were stressed in the Conduct Services Barney Barnard. Services were held Friday evening Several novelty stunts were pre- with Manny Rabinowitz, Past Dis- Beginning at 2:30 and continu- building of such an organization ing until 3:30 p. m. a "school" were the early entrance of the Chicago, -Acting in the ca- sented. The evening was high- trict Aleph Godol, conducting the for Aleph Godols, Sgans, Mas- Jewish boy into the Boy Scouts. pacity of ushers. Lawn Manor lighted by the singing of the A. services in real professional style. Rabbi Solomon Jacobsen of Wau- kirs, Gisbors and Pledge Captains his next promotion into the Aleph Chapter 339 contributed their part Z. A. songs by members of the kegan, Ill., delivered the sermon. was conducted by Ben Barkin, as- Zadik Aleph, and finally his par- towards the smooth running of Chapter. Elaborate and novel dec- All of the Alephs, who attended ticipation as a mature individual the high holiday celebration at orations adorned one of Des sistant executive director: Albert Moines most exclusive country were thrilled with the spendid H. Jacobson, national deputy for in the B'nai B'rith Lodge. Taking the Lawn Manor Community Cen- service. ter. Headed by Al Levy, the com- clubs. Illinois and director for Chicago; part in the program were six boys Run AZA Schools Joe Borenstein, Grand from the Simon Atlas sponsored mittee consisted of Al Charns, The committee in charge con- Short services were held on Sat- Godol, and Herbert Gottlieb, past Boy Scout Troop, as well as four- Leonard Zaltzman, Irv Maslov, sisted of co-chairmen Al Leisero- urday morning. Services were Aleph Godol and alumnus of teen of the fraternity alephs. Cul- Larry Horwitz, Norm Kohn, Dave witz and Bob Levine, Robert Hur- conducted by Manny Rabinowitz Bialik Chapter 212. tural Chairman, Robert Rosen- Kaiz and Mark Kohn. witz, Bob Savin, George Ginsburg, Under the direction of Alex Arant Sherman, Louis Friedman. and Rabbi Jacobson. Following Commencing at 3:30 p. m., the blum, was in charge of the pro- services "Schools of A. A." for gram. Weiss, chairman of the religious Sam Rissien, Sid Jacobs and Shel- program for all Chicago Alephs don Schatz. Alephs Godols and Aleph Mazkirs and their friends began with a Through the kind cooperation committee, a separate service for were conducted by Joe Borenstein, giant smoker with Ben Gdalman, of Mr. Ben Belchic, secretary of the children was sponsored. Grand Aleph Godol, and Jacob- the Winchester Lodge, definite Paris-Restoration of the old Aleph Godol of the Chicago A. Z. son, Director of Chicago A. Z. A. plans were formulated for another Czarist "pale of settlement" for A. council, presiding. The movies Sponsor Joint Stag Dr. Singer Speaker similar visitation day program in Jews through the establishment of of the international convention Saturday evening witnessed the the near future. a "Jewish ghetto province" some- held at Port Jervis last June were presentation of the program "Nite Hollywood, Calif. - Hollywood where in former Polish territory, shown, and Danny Ross, a well- Chapter took another step in its under the Stars" Dr. Jacob Sing- Initiate Eleven in which all the Jews of Germany, known magician, entertained the policy of fraternityship when Hol- Poland, Austria and what was er, nationally famous Chicago audience with a number of mysti- Rabbi delivered an address before lywood and Cedars of Lebonan formerly Czecho-Slovakia could be fying tricks. Fort Worth, Tex.-In Septem- held a joint stag at one of the the open campfire looking up at concentrated. is being planned by ber, the Fort Worth Chapter gave the sea of faces set against the Following this Ben Barkin, as- Aleph's homes. The entire mem- Germany, according to Paris re- the First Degree to 11 Alephs. beautiful night. There was also sisted by GAG Joe Borenstein, bership of both chapters attended ports in connection with Hitler's presented the radio recordings of "fired the opening gun" inaugu- Nearly 100 per cent of the mem- the stag and also several visitors Reichstag speech in which he pro- rating the expansion drive for 10 bership was present and everyone "Immigrants All Americans from other chapters. There was posed "regulation" of the Jewish was well pleased at the result. All' featuring the program deal- new Chicago chapters. The semi- not a single Aleph who went home question. ing with "Jews in the United finals of the "Miss Chicago A. Z. Plans for a Second Degree to be feeling that the evening was States." A" Beauty contest were then held. given in the near future are being wasted. Other joint affairs will be A fool's mouth is his destruc- Dr. Jacob Singer, Rabbi of Tem- made. Sunday evening presented to planned for the future. tion. -Old Testament. the Alephs "Fun Nite" with Mert ple Mizpah, next led an open Koplin as Master of Ceremonies. forum on the subject of the "Whys and Wherefores of the HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CHICAGO A.Z.A. RALLY Featured on the program were stunts by the Deborah Alephs and Russian German Alliance.' individual acts by Manny Rabin- Smokes were distributed to all in owitz of Chicago, Teddy Marks of attendance. Robert H. Witt Chapter 310, Mil- Almost 2,000 Alephs and mem- waukee, and others. Also present- bers of Chicago B'nai B'rith ed were the first showing of the lodges and auxiliaries attended movies taken at the last Interna- the evening program presided over tional Camp Convention held at by Max Kroloff. past Grand Aleph Port Jervis. Godol, and past president of the Chicago, Milwaukee Win Chicago B'nai B'rith Council. The Monday morning witnessed the invocation was delivered by finals in softball with the combin- Manny Rabinowitz past Aleph ation team of Albany Park and Godol of District 6. and a num- Deborah of Chicago defeating the ber of choral selections were ren- Rosenwald team of Chicago. Fol- dered by the B. B. Y. O. mixed lowing the completion of the soft- choir, under the direction of Ruth ball championship game the finals Morris Senn. in volleyball were held with the Dr. Louis L. Mann. Rabbi of Milwaukee 39 team defeating the Sinai Congregation, delivered the North West Side Chicago team. principal address on the "Prob- Camp concluded with the Monday lems Facing American Youth in noon dinner. These Trying Times." A special Those attending Camp included ceremony was then arranged for many dignitaries of A. Z. A. and the induction of the 13 new Aleph B'nai B'rith headed by Sam Beber, clubs as members of the Chicago founder of A. Z. A. and President A. Z. A. Executive Council. of the Supreme Advisory Council Then followed the finals of the and Philip M. Klutznick, former "Miss Chicago A. Z. A.' Beauty Executive Secretary and now first contest with Miss Sidell Polin be- vice-president of District Grand ing declared the 1939 winner. She Lodge No. 6, B'nai B'rith. Others represented the B'nai Israel Aleph included Ben Z. Glass, Executive club. Secretary of the District Grand A brief resume of the program Lodge, Ben Morris, 2nd vice presi- of the council since the last con- dent of the District. Julius Kahn, vention was given by A1 Jacobson and I. G. Goldberg, Director of Jr. and the distribution of the Chi- Auxiliaries for the District. cago "Best Chapter Award" and The Camp Staff included Nath- other awards closed the session. an Wahlberg, District Field Sec- retary, as Camp Director: A1 Ja- cobson, Director of Chicago A. Z. Depression Clothes Fashioned at Dance 2 A.. Assistant Director; William X. Kaplan, Milwaukee, Athletic Di- rector: Louis Rosenblum, Director of Athletics at the Milwaukee By SEYMOUR ZWEIGORON Jewish Center, Waterfront Direc- Chicago, Ill. Wearing rags, tor; Jerome Vogel, Chicago, form- tatters and hobo garb of every de er Chief Scouter; Mert Koplin, scription, members of Auburn Grand Councillor for District No. Park Aleph Club turned out for a 6: Deputies, Morris Jacobs and hard-times party Sunday evening, Morris Coppersmith; Manny Rab- October 1. Whole-hearted co-op- inowitz. past District Aleph Godol, eration was shown by the Alephs Camp Rabbi: Bernie Holman, She- and their dates in dressing to fit boygan; and a number of Alephs the theme of the evening. who served as life guards and As part of the program, a athletic staff assistants. beauty queen, Miss Eileen Cohn was sen to represent Auburn Paris-Th entire Jewish pop- Park in the "Miss Chicago A. Z. ulation in Germany has been in- A." contest. Prizes were awarded terned in camps for forced labor for the best "down-and-out" cos- and Jewish shops in Slovakia have tumes and to the winners of pie- been seized and turned over to eating, doughnut-dunking and 4 soldiers returning from the Polish nursing bottle-drinking contests. front as a reward for war serv- Dancing and group games round- ice, according to reports reaching ed out the evening. here from Switzerland and the Scandinavian countries. Host to 500 Chicago, 1.-Above are pictured some In the second picture are Dr. Louis L. of the high spots of the city-wide Chicago Mann, who delivered the principal address New York-Creation of an ad- A. Z. A. rally held Sunday, October 15. In visory committee of representa- By BERNARD BAYGOOD Chicago, Ill. On October 8. of the evening, and Past Grand Aleph Godol tives of national Jewish college the first picture, from left to right, are Al Bar Mitzvah Chapter was host to Jacobson, Chicago A. Z. A. director; Miss Max Kroloff, presiding officer. fraternities and sororities to about 500 Alephs and friends of further among their membership the Northwest Council of Chap- Sidell Polin, representative of the B'nai The third picture shows the representa- the program of the B'nai B'rith ters. The program featured a talk Israel Aleph club and 1939 winner of the tives of Chicago chapters entered in the Vocational Service Bureau was by Grand Aleph Godol Joe Boren- "Miss Chicago A. Z. A. Beauty Contest;' finals of the beauty contest. voted at a conference of repre- stein, Dr. Raymond Dan, advisor sentatives of 21 fraternities and Miss Gloria Greenberg, last year's winner, Dr. Jacob Singer, Rabbi of Temple Miz- to the Northwest Council, and sororities who spoke for 50,000 Seymour Brodofsky, Aleph Godol and Ben Barkin, national assistant executive pah, who enpears in the fourth picture, was undergraduate and alumni mem- of the council. director. the guest speaker at the afternoon smoker. bers. Page 8 THE SHOFAR October 24, 1939 response to a letter from Governor Lehman of New York, who had asked for an explanation of the ban on passports for the students. JEWISH HEADLINES WASHINGTON, D. C.-"What has happened in many countries of Europe won't happen here if By BERNARD POSTAL, Bnai Brith Publicity Director we make sure that our democracy is a real democracy, one for every- Clacis one, not just for a few, a democ- Confidential 1-11-1919 Timuc racy in which everybody is free and everybody is jealous for the LONDON-England does not rights of everybody else, not just WHEN YOU'VE READ THIS YOU'LL KNOW tions now carrying the Coughlin being interested in your own intend to establish any Jewish or broadcasts have contracts with the THAT A.Z.A. IS CONDUCTING A VIGOROUS rights and in your own welfare other legion in the British army, radio priest which expire in Octo- but in the preservation of and the MEMBERSHIP DRIVE,TH THEY EXPECT but will admit foreigners living in ber. They must either decline to welfare of the whole democracy," Britain as volunteers for service renew the contracts or forfeit Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt told TO HAVE 12,000 MEMBERS BY JUNE, in the army on the same terms as membership in the N. A. B 1,200 women at the first birth- AND THAT THEY EXPECT YOU TO HELP! other volunteers. War Secretary day luncheon of the Women's Leslie Hore-Belisha announced, PARIS-- dispatches re- Auxiliary of Argo Lodge of B'nai ceived here the following picture B'rith. The First Lady shared CHICAGO-A special appropri- of the position of the Jews in Po- speaking honors with Henry Mon- ation to be presented to the fa- land has been reconstructed: The sky, president of B'nai B'rith, who vorite charity of the late George Nazis rule over an area occupied voiced a plea that the United Detroit Doings Cardinal Mundelein, Archbishop by 2,000,000 Jews, while more States may be kept out of war of Chicago, the charity to be than 1,000.000 Jews live in the and pledged I''nai B'rith "to full named by Bishop Bernard J. districts taken over by Russia; devotion to the cause of peace in By PHIL ROTHSCHILD ile Court. Jerry Furstenberg was Sheil, administrator of the arch- the entire Jewish quarter of War- America." diocese, was voted by the Chica- saw has been razed, with tens of Council Notes chairman of the program. go B'nai B'rith Council at a spe- thousands of casualties: 57,000 WASHINGTON, D. C.-Speedy Highland Pk. Chapter 313 cial meeting called to memorialize Jews were killed fighting with resettlement of the two to three Jess R. Feiler, former Michigan the eminent Catholic churchman. the Polish army and 61.000 were Deputy and present president of Jess R. Feiler acted as the in- hundred thousand refugees tem Henry Monsky, president of B'nai taken prisoners; thousands of porarily domiciled in Europe and the Louis Marshall B'nai B'rith stalling officer of the Highland B'rith, was among the Jewish Jews in the smaller Polish towns Asia in order to prepare to find Lodge, presented the Detroit- Park Chapter 313. Others on the leaders who mourned the passing under Nazi rule are homeless and homes for ten to twenty million Windsor Council a trophy bearing program included the presenta- of Cardinal Mundelein as a griev- dying of starvation: Nazi commis- people of all races and creeds who his name to be given to the best tion of selections by the A, Z. A. ous loss to men of all faiths. sars have been installed in every all-around Chapter during the Glee Club, piano selections by may become refugees before the Jewish enterprise left untouched current year. Aleph Morris Sultan, the delivery war ends was urged by President of an oration by Jack Rouman, LONDON- Palestine Goy- by the German bombardment: Roosevelt in an address before the Kal Bruss, Aleph Godol of the executive committee of the Inter- Council, announced the following twice winner of the City A. Z. A. ernment has not turned back a hundreds of Jews are reported to single illegal im- governmental Committee on Refu- committee appointments for the oratory title, an address by Aaron have been shot as saboteurs; some Droock, president of District migrant since 50,000 Jews in Lodz and Kalisch gees. While stressing the urgency Council-Expansion, Harry Moss August 1st, Colo- are in prison; old Jewish com- of solving the problem of the refu- and Leonard Nelkin: Jr. A. Z. A. Grand Lodge No. 6, B'nai B'rith, and Leonard Radner, Director of nial Secretary munities in Radem, Telz, Ostro- gees still without permanent Norman Bazell and Cy Sherman- Detroit A Z. A, Phil Rothschild Malcolm Mac- wicz, Opatow and other towns are homes, the President laid special sky; Religious, Jack Rouman and Donald told the in ruins; Jewish libraries have emphasis on the long range ques- Al Mogill; B'nai B'rith, Bernard was installed as Aleph Godol of the Chapter. Herbert Bean was House of Com- been burned; members of the tion of investigating ail possible Weisberg and David Schane; So- mons in report- Beth Din in Warsaw have been cial, Fred Sorkowitz; Collection. in charge of the installation pro- avenues for colonization and re- gram. ing that 4,892 executed: Chief Rabbi Moses habilitation on a vast scale. George Duschinsky, Seymour So- legal immigrants Schorr is among those reported to bole and Larry Kopel; Publicity, entered Palestine have been shot: about 200,000 NEW YORK-Helene Mayer, Phil Rothschild and Nate Litvin. B'nai David Chapter 314 between August Jews are living in desperate need former German Olympic star, re- On the Youth Day program 1st and Septem- in temporary refugee camps in B'nai David Chapter 314 is tained top ranking as America's sponsored by the National Youth Postal ber 30th. Rumania, Latvia and Lithuania. sponsoring an old clothes drive premier swordswoman in the Administration at the Michigan In the Russian-controlled dis- under the direction of Aleph Art Amateur Fencers League of Amer= State Fair, A. Z. A. was invited to WASHINGTON The Vienna tricts the Zionist movement, the Goodman. Harry P. Kovitz had ica ratings for 1938-39. Among participate in the program held in Hebrew school system, Jewish re- been elected to succeed Milton Lodge of B'nai B'rith was the first the men Norman Lewis won top the large open shell at the fair group to afford Sigmund Freud ligious institutions, and virtually Garelick as Aleph Mazkir of the number spot in the foils and Nor- grounds. Leonard Radner, Michi- an audience for his then revolu- all of the Yiddish newspapers man Armitage rated first place in gan Deputy, spoke on behalf of Chapter. tionary psychoanalytic theories, it have been suppressed, the Chas- epee. A. Z. A. Mr. Radner announced was revealed at B'nai B'rith head- sidic movement outlawed, mem- that a school of A. Z. A for mem- B'nai Moshe Chapter 321 quarters when news came of bers of the Jewish Bund arrested. LONDON-The Youth Aliyah bers and for advisors will be es- Freud's death in London at the hundreds of Jewish businessmen has brought into Palestine 6,175 tablished by the Michigan-A, Z. A. The B'nai Moshe Chapter 321 agè of 83, a year after he had shot or imprisoned, Jewish busi- Jewish boys and girls from Euro- B'nai B'rith Council, recently published its own chap- gone into exile from his native nesses confiscated. the poets Sam- pean lands of persecution since its ter newspaper with Gerald Finn Vienna. Freud was a member of uel Imber and Ber Horowitz shot, establishment in 1934, according as editor. Entitled the "Soaif". B'nai B'rith and acknowledged and Jewish communal life de- to a report prepared for delivery Detroit Chapter 63 the paper will be issued bi-month- his debt to the Order in a letter stroyed. at the organization's third world ly. In celebration of the High written in 1931. conference which was cancelled Saul Moss was chairman of ar- Holidays the Chapter held a joint PASSAIC, N. J.-The Rev. Wil- because of the war. Hadassah, rangements for Chapter 63's 12th meeting with the Highland Park made public liam V. Dunn, pastor of St. Nicho- which has been prominent in rais- annual Rosh Hashonah dance giv- Chapter 313, with Rabbi Fisher as here reveal that 9,000 Jewish las Catholic Church, risked his ing funds for Youth Aliyah, en at the Book-Cadillac Hotel. the guest speaker. Bernard Weis- aliens have joined the French For- life to dash through a raging fire raised $1,250,000 for this pur- The entire proceeds of the affair berg was in charge of the pro- eign Legion in Paris alone. 8,000 that destroyed Temple Emanuel, pose, while Eddie Cantor raised will go towards the furnishing gram. Polish Jews have joined the P.O- in a desperate effort to save the $500,000 during a tour of Eng- and maintaining of an A. z. A. lish Legion being formed here and Torah Seroll and other religious land early this year. fraternity room in the new Jewish Defeat Hollywood 1,000 Jews have joined the Czech objects. Center building now being com- Legion, also being organized here. NEW YORK-Hank Danning, pleted. The Alephs in charge of By HENRY WEISS Meanwhile, the Rothschild family JOHANNESBURG- South Afri- New York Giants' catcher, and the dance included Arthur Jaffin, Los Angeles, Calif. The Ce- has donated 600,000 francs to the ca's first war casualty was Harold Morrie Arnovich, Phillies' out- Sam Schiff, Sid Shafetz, Lou Gol- dars of Lebanon Chapter 194 French Red Cross. Rosofsky, a Jewish air pilot, who fielder and AZA's gift to the big den, Leonard Nelkin, Leo Wein- quintet humbled the Hollywood was killed in action on the West- leagues, placed 9th and 18th, re- berger, Charles Daitch and Ted chapter 149 team by a score of WASHINGTON, D. C.-Father ern front. spectively, in the annual poll for Wettenstein, 33 to 10 at the Los Angeles City Coughlin's radio outlets will be the National League's most valu- College basketball court. From reduced 50 per cent, including all WASHINGTON, D. C.-Seeking able player. Danning received 33 the beginning to the end, the bas- of the biggest stations now carry- a solution for the dilemma of the Freund Chapter 93 votes and Arnovich 10. ketball game was in favor of the ing his broadcasts, as the result 400 American medical students. Cedars alephs as the score clear- of a ruling by the code compliance most of whom are Jews. whose PARIS - Generald Bernard Adolph Freund Chapter 03 ly indicates. The Cedars of Le- committee of the National Asso- studies in Scottish schools have opened its fall activities with Mond, the only Jewish general in banon team consisted of Henry ciation of Broadcasters that mem- been interrupted by the war, Sec- the Polish army, was killed while weenie roast, which was attended Weiss, left forward; Frank En- ber stations must bar from the air retary of State Hull has asked commanding the Kattowitz garri- by the alephs and their dates. stein, center: Sid Shatsky, right individuals buying radio time for that they be admitted to Americ son. The Polish embassy here has Preparations are being completed forward: Seymour Weiner, left controversial programs. The sta- can schools. Mr. Hull acted in made public an official tribute to for the Chapter dance to be held guard; and Abe Adler, right at Temple Beth Ed on Oct. 29. the gallantry of the Jews who guard. High pointman for Cedars fought for Poland. Religious Jews was Sid Shatsky with 14 points. Answers to the following questions are contained in the news items appearing in "Jewish Headlines' on Page 8. in Warsaw spent Yom Kippur dig- Warburg Chapter 309 Identify Norman Lewis, William V. Dunn, Bernard Mond and ging trenches and building bar- Arrest Rioters Pinchas Rutenberg. ricades. Cv Shemansky was installed as president of Felix Warburg Chap- Sofia (WNS) - Semi-official In what way were Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Cardinal Mun- WASHINGTON, D C. The 309 at its dinner-dance held news sources here revealed that delein and Sigmund Freud recently associated with B'nai American Red Cross will cooper- at Northwood Inn. A special sec- one hundred and eighteen partic- B'rith? ate with Jewish relief agencies in tion was reserved for the Alephs ipants in last week's anti-Jewish 3 What is the present status of Father Coughlin's radio the war zone in furnishing aid to and their dates excesses have been arrested and broadcasts? refugees, leaders of a Red Cross In the first of a new series of interned on the grounds of insti- 4 Name an AZA alumnus who starred in the National League delegation announced before sail- educational talks presented by the gating disorders to create disunity this year. 5 Give the proportion of Jews in Poland under Nazi rule ing for Europe. Arrangements for cultural committee of Chapter among the Bulgarian people. The and under Soviet domination. cooperation were made with rep- 309. the Alenhs heard an address same source mirrored the govern- resentatives of the Joint Distribu- on Juvenile Delinquency given by ment's determination to quash tion Committee. 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