0.000.00 The SHOFAI Official Organ Aleph 3adik Aleph of B'nai B'rith VOL. XV NOVEMBER 28, 1939 No. 6 S.A.C. TO GIVE Eddie Cantor KUSWORM PLEDGES CANTOR SAN FRANCISCO Praises A. Z. A. FARM SCHOOL HOST TO TOURNEY Washington, D. In a forth- coming article in the National SCHOLARSHIPS Jewish Monthly, Eddie Cantor DECEMBER 1-3 claims that A. Z A. plays an im- portant role in the development San Francisco, Calif. Three of Jewish youth life in America. days of glorious A. Z. A. conven- Two Grants of $175 Each "This great youth movement tion spirit await the Alephs, alum- (A. Z. A.) teaches our young peo- ni and advisors of the nine chap- Will Cover 3 Year Term ple the joy and value of coopera- ters comprising the Central Re- tion in Jewish causes: it trains gion of District Washington, D. C. The Su- them for future Jewish leadership 4, when the an- preme Advisory Council has de- in America. I wish- every Jewish nual Winter Re- cided to make available two schol- youth could participate in the gional Tourna- arships in the amount of $175 work of A. Z. A. ment and Con- "Far from segregating our vention con- each to the National Farm school youth, A. Z. A. actually brings venes in this at Doylestown, Pa., with money them closer to their non-Jewish city on Decem- to be taken from the Richard Klutznick Scholarship Loan fund friends and colleagues. In this or- ber 1-2-3, 1939, ganization, our youth is given a under the spon- of the A. Z. A. The scholarships cover the entire three-year course knowledge of who they really are sorship of Louis of the National Farm school and and what they stand for as Jews Marshall Chap- will commence with the April, Such knowledge stiffens their ter 188. backbone, infuses them with self- Shemano 1940, term. Although the schol- According to arships are taken from the loan respect. Aleph A1 Shemano, general con- While discussing A. Z. A. with vention chairman, the conclave fund, they are to be given as out- Irving Levitas, National Cultural will have several innovations and right grants. Director of A. Z. A., Mr. Cantor events unusual in a regional meet. Full and complete information stated that he was proud to be a Registration will be conducted about the scholarships were con- life member of A. Z. A.. and felt on Friday afternoon. December 1. tained in an official communica- that this association was one at the Central Hebrew School, tion which the Supreme Advisory Council sent to all chapters and Washington, D. C.-S "pledged" Cantor, gave him the which he would continually 745 Buchanan street. The eve- Aleph clubs in care of the Aleph Eddie Cantor has become the first and second degree and treasure. ning service will be conducted visiting ambassador of A. Z. entirely by Alephs of Louis Mar- Mazkirs on November 3. Interest- then ended up by presenting shall chapter, after which the re- ed Alephs are referred to this A., Sidney Kusworm, genial S. him with one of A. Z. A.'s new A. C. member from Dayton, metal life membership cards. Bulgarian Delegate gional oratory contest will be con- communication ducted from the pulpit of the He- There is no tuition charge at decided that he ought to be Judging from Cantor's pop- Enjoys Convention brew School Synagogue the National Farm school either made an official member. So eyes in the picture above, he for instruction or for maintenance. when they both found them- decided that it was not only Sabbath services will open the The Farm school provides com- selves together in the nation's great to be in A but also Washington D. The Nation- activities on Saturday, and the fortable dormitory facilities and capitol last week, Kusworm an amazing experience. al Office just received a letter debate preliminaries will begin at 2 plentiful food of a nutritious na- from Henry Benveniski, delegate p. m. at the Hebrew school ture. Incidental fees covering from Karmel 265, of Sophia, Bul- At 5 p. m., shortly after sun- laboratory, extra-curricular activ- ities, breakage and similar items. PRINTING NEW JEWS OF SOUTH garia, in which the writer ex- down, the preliminary basketball pressed his deep appreciation of matches will be held. amount only to $150 for the first the many courtesies extended him Visiting Alephs will be guests year and $100 each for the re- LITERATURE FOR AMERICA NEXT by the Alephs at the last Camp of the members of both Louis maining two years. These are the Convention in Port Jervis. Marshall and Golden Gate chap- fees that are 50 per cent covered H can really appreci- ters for dinner Saturday evening. by the A. Z. A. scholarships. ate The Grand Convention ball will be Alephs who are granted the schol- 12,000 GOAL AZA SYMPOSIUM ng of fraternity in A. Z held at the California club, 1750 r having been with arships will have to provide the phs. Everyone tried Clay street, and preparations have my other $75 for the first year and been made so that this dance will to n feel that they had the $50 each for the second and be a huge success. Washington, D. C.-The Su- Washington, D. C. -"Jews of know a long time, and third years. enjo; Sunday morning the advisors of If thoroughly preme Advisory Council is going South America" is featured as the the various chapters will hold a Only young men between the A eniski said that Bul- in for streamlined literature and cultural symposium of the month conference to be conducted by Re- ages of 17 and 21 are eligible. garia g to remain neutral gional Deputy Sam Ladar and All members of the A. Z. A, in- propaganda in an effort to assist in the December issue of the A. in t He commented that Field Secretary Lowell Adelson. terested in the scholarship are re- Z. A. Monthly Program. Copies it W quested to write to A. Z. A. Head- chapters in reaching the goal of hard job, but every- Also during the morning the 12,000 active members by the of the 42-page booklet have al- one g for the best. semi-final basketball games will quarters, 1003 K Street, N. W.. Washington, D. C. and request next A. Z. A. Camp convention. ready been forwarded to the be held, while the semi-final de- bate contest will be conducted at an application blank. This week the Aleph Mazkir of Aleph Mazkir and Advisor of each SHAFTON TURNS ACTOR the B'nai B'rith building 149 Ed- each chapter and Aleph club will chapter. dy street. PUBLISH NEW The symposium consists of a Fresno, Calif. Jack Shafton, receive three attractive and color- Following a tasty luncheon discussion of the geography and the itinerant staff cartoonist of served by the Mothers' club of the fully designed posters suitable for early history of South America. The Shofar and refugee from Fi- sponsoring chapter. Regional the lobbies of Jewish Community the early history of the Jews of delity chapter 264. is now located Aleph Godol Burton Polse will BOOKLET FOR Centers. Y. M. H. A.'s. Syna- South America, how Spanish in this community, playing the call the chapter delegates together for a council session at 1 p. m gogues and Temples. The poster America gained its independence, Minister in the gala revival of and lastly, a discussion of the "The Drunkard' or "The Fallen The debate finals are to be held is headed "Belong To A Club ANNIVERSARIES Jews in modern South America Saved.' which recently opened at at the E'nai B'rith building fol- That Stands For This- and then In addition, the program book- the White Theater. lowing the session. with the cham- recounts the seven principles of let contained the customary sug- pionship basketball match being A. Z. A. which make it unique gestions for the social. social serv- played at Kezar pavilion at 4 Washington, D. C.-Off the among Jewish youth organiza- ice. religious, cultural, and ath- AZA Publishes p. m. press this month will be a new 22- tions. Space is provided on the letic committees, as well as special The convention will close with page booklet containing plans and poster for filling in the name and suggestions for the committee on Community News a farewell house party later Sun- suggestions for the celebration of address of the local officer in vocational guidance and the com- day evening. local "A. Z. A. Anniversary Day.' charge of membership recruiting. mittee on scouting. The purpose of this booklet is to It is hoped that these posters Special information is given Los Angeles to assist a chapter in preparing for can be placed in 5.000 institutions with regard to those chapters cel- ST. PETERSBURG SUN its local chapter anniversary, during the next month. Addi- ebrating anniversaries in Decem- SUN SPOTS Triple Membership which embodies all of the features tional copies can be ordered from ber. First anniversaries will be of "International A. Z. A. Days, the A. Z. A. Supply Department, celebrated by Plovdiv Aleph club By CHARLES HIRSCHMAN formerly celebrated uniformly 1003 K St., N. W.. Washington, Los Angeles, Calif With the in Bulgaria; Balfour Aleph elch throughout the Order on the third D. C. Chapters in Cleveland, De- in Camden, N. J.: Newburgh Stanley Kirsch Memorial Pledge Sunday of October. troit, Chicago, Philadelphia and Aleph club: Waterbury (Conn.) Class quotas set for the various The purpose of "A. Z. A. Anni- New York City can obtain them Aleph club Oak Lane Chapter chapters in the region, Los An- from their local A. Z. A. director. 363 in Philadelphia, and South geles A. Z. A. is sponsoring a versary Day" is to serve as an OC- casion for bringing the local Jew- Next week the Supreme Advis- Philadelphia Chapter 359. The Rush Smoker for all new pledges ish community together in order ory Council will have available 10th anniversary will be celebrat- brought into the chapter. Los An- to inform them of the work that 10.000 copies of a new two-color ed by Beaver Valley Chapter 117 geles chapter expects to triple its membership in the next few the local A. Z. A. has been doing eight-page pamphlet called "In- at Beaver Falls, Pa.: and the 15th months. during the past year, its plans for formation, Please.' published for anniversary by St. Paul Chap- the first time. It contains 25 ter 10. Having lasted through the bas- the future, and also to commem- For The Week To Come ketball season with only one up- orate the anniversary of the questions and answers on A Z. A. set. the chapter's basketball team founding of the chapter work. illustrated, and suitable for will try to win first place in the As in the past, the Supreme Ad- enclosing with letters to prospec- tive members regional elimination tournament. visory Council will undertake the BRING A FRIEND- responsibility of securing out-of- Recently, headquarters made a town speakers for "A. Z. A. Anni- third reprint of 7.500 copies of The Sun Wishes for Everyone a Happy Hew Year HELP TO versary Day. the 16-page picture booklet called "It's Great to Be in A. Z. A.' In In the future, A. Z. A. Head- Here is the "St, Petersburg BUILD addition to these, back issues of quarters will send a copy of the Sun" published by the local The Shofar are available to all plan booklet to every chapter two Sunshine City Chapter of A. Z. A.Z.A. chapters upon request. months in advance of their anni- A, in the interest of the Jews The S A. C. has scheduled a versary, along with a notice ad of St. Petersburg, Fla. The GET NEW vising the chapter of the exact series of new two-color member- only other A. Z. A. group ren- MEMBERS! date of its anniversary. ship posters every month for the TO THE NEXT MEETING! dering such a community serv- next six months ice is the Flint, Mich., chapter. Page THE SHOFAR November 28, 1939 Jewish zadik Aleph of BOOKS JEWISH HEADLINES By BERNARD POSTAL, Bnai Brith Publicity Director TERMING CIAGI EDITOR JULIUS BISNO IMMIT ASSISTANT EDITOR BEN BARKIN "HOW FARE AMERICAN 1-11-1919 times ASSISTANT EDITOR IRVING LEVITAS YOUTH," edited by Homer P. ART EDITORS ARNOLD KOHN and JACK SHAFTON Rainey and others, is a study Washington, D. -Speedy ac- as an indication that Italy is turn- tion to facilitate the resettlement of the youth problem in this ing away from Germany and the ASSOCIATE EDITORS-HARR CUSHING, BERNARD GOLD- of 250,000 refugees driven from racial policy. Alfieri was the one STEIN, FRED WEISS, SOL DIZENFELD, LOWELL ADELSON, country. It presents discus- G m a n who issued the report of a group SEYMOUR HOLTZMAN, SOL BREIBART, NATHAN WAHL- sions on the problem of jobs, through new of Fascist professors advocating BERG, GEORGE SHENDELMAN. school-life, the home, problems surveys of over- racialism for Italy, while Starace SUPREME ADVISORY COUNCIL: Sam Beber, Omaha, Nebr.. Presi- dent: Jaccb Lieberman. Los Angeles, Calif., First Vice- President; Joseph of rural youth, health and the seas countries, announced the government's of- including Pales- larger problems of citizenship. ficial anti-Jewish prograr in Herbach, Philadelphia, Pa.. Second Vice-President; Julius Bisno, Washing- tine, which may 1938. ton, D. C. Executive Director: Ben Barkin, Washington, D. C., Assistant Executive Director: Irving Levitas. Washington, D. C., National Cultural This book originally was a re- accept these Director: Hyman Goldstein, Washington, D. Treasurer; Wilfred B. Feiga, port to the Youth Commission refugees, was Washington, D. The Do- Worcester Mass. Henry Monsky, Omaha Nebr. Louis Cohen, Ft Smith. of the American Council on ordered by the Ark.: Sidney Kusworm. Dayton, Ohio: Philip M. Klutznick, Omaha, Nebr. minican Republic, an island state Maurice Bisgyer. Washington. D. C.: Nicholas M. Brazy, Ind. Education. intergovern- Ft. Wayne, in the West Indies, will immed- Alfred M. Cohen. Cincinnati. Ohio: I. F. Goodman, San Antonio, Tex Joe mental Commit- iately admit 500 refugee families Borensten, Chicago, Ill.; Julius Atinsky, Washington, D. C.; Jack Spitzer tee on Refugees Los Angeles, Calif. "JEWISH PIONEERS IN at the close of now resident in Holland, Belgium, Postal Switzerland and the Scandinavian AMERICA," by Anita Lebeson, its first session THE SHOFAR is published twenty-one times per year. Monthly on American soil. A recommenda countries under a government during July, August and September, and mi-monthly from October is a book that fills a long-felt through June, by the Supreme Advisory Council of the Aleph Zadik Aleph tion by President Roosevelt to sponsored colonization plan. of B'nar B'iith. Publication offices, 200 Union State Bank Bldg., Omaha. need. It is devoted to a his- undertake immediate investigation Nebr. and 1003 K St. N. W., Washington, D. C. Entered as Second tory of the early Jewish settle- of the geographic and economic MIAMI-" would rather see Class Matter Sept. 27. 1939. at the Postoffice at Omaha, Nebraska, under the Act of August 24, 1912. ments in America, with copious problems of resettling several mil- the Klan disorganized than see side references to Jewish ori- lion people who may become ref- is continue its old policy of ugees after the war was shelved NOVEMBER 28, E939 $1 Per Year gins and activities in other by the committee. anti-Semitism, anti-Catholicism lands. This is a must book for or anti-alienism," J. A. Cole- any Aleph who wants to know Paris World headquarters of scott, new Imperial Wizard of something about early Jewish the World Union of Jewish Youth the Ku Klux Klan, said in an Grand Aleph Godol: has been transferred from Paris life in this country. interview here. "Jews have to New York for the duration of the war, with Henry Hurwitz, equal rights under the Consti- JEWISH ANTI- chancellor of the Menorah asso- tution and as far as the Klan "The Victory at Versailles Was PIONEERS ciation, invited to serve as acting is concerned they are entitled SEMITISM president. to those rights," Colescott said. a Defeat for the In AMERICA Montreal - The United Jewish He added, however, that "we Democracies" War Relief Societies of Canada have not compromised the basic has been formed by Canadian creed of the Klan. We have Jewry to carry on war work not added or taken away any History repeats itself. That age tria, demolished Czechoslovakia, among the Jews of the Dominion. and destroyed Poland. When, we Samuel Bronfman, president of of our aims." old disease of destruction, war, is again wreaking havoc in that age- asked ourselves, would the civil- the Canadian Jewish Congress, ROME - A scheme for set- old battlefield- Like all was named chairman. ized people of this earth realize diseases it has its germ. This germ that there was a rampant, mad- tling a reported 5,000,000 Jews is called Hitleritism (inflamma- dened, insane menace alive and Washington, D. C.-A check for in Ethiopia through the flota- tion of Hitler germ). threatening the existence of all $1,000 from B'nai B'rith was pre- humanity? HOW FARE tion of a $5,000,000 bond issue In 1914 the world was surprised sented to the American Red Cross and greatly distressed that our AMERICAN In September, 1939. a move- by B'nai B'rith for war relief. In in North and South America, world society had entered into a ment to check the spread of this YOUTH making the presentation, Maurice is being pushed here by Frank death struggle "to make the world Bisgyer, secretary of B'nai B'rith van Gildemeester, a Dutch scourge was organized. Armies of safe for democracy." The story of and member of the S. A. C., said men, like doctors who band to- Protestant banker, who claims how Americans fought and were the money was to be used for aid gether to fight a deadly organism killed to make secure that most to from the and to have won the sympathetic have arrayed themselves against for relief in Poland without re- interest of the Italian g'overn- sacred of all systems of equality, this common foe. gard to race or creed. ment. It is alleged, however. liberty and justice is familiar to In Canada many of our brethren that Gildemeester is a tool of all. In 1918 the Peace of Versailles. have joined in this battle. They Berlin- additional 5 per the Nazi secret police and that are wearing the colors of the Ca- "SPRING UP, o WELL," by cent levy on the Jews of Germany Peace we were told: democracy was imposed by the German gov- his plan is fantastic. nadian army. As citizens of Can- was triumphant. But in truth the victory at Versailles was a defeat ada they have pledged themselves Dorothy Kahn, is a stirring ernment in order to raise to 25 for democracy. to the king. As Alephs in our fra- story of modern life in Pales- per cent the 20 per cent impost NEW Irving Leh- ternity they have pledged their tine. The author gave up a ordered last November when the man, brother of Governor Her- In 1932 the embryo of the pres- loyalty to their homeland to its ent infestation caught hold in the life of luxury in America in Jews were fined $400,000,000 in bert H. Lehman, became chief laws, to its principles, to its ethics. order to identify herself with reprisal for the assassination of a hearts of the German people. It To die for it if need be, but pri- Nazi diplomat in Paris. justice of the New York State multiplied itself with deadening marily to live for it. We are proud the chalutzim (pioneers) in Court of Appeals, the highest regularity. Worse than any chol- of our Canadian brothers. Palestine. In this book, she MONTREAL-Two per cent of legal tribunal in the e, eric plague; worse than any bu- bonic plague, it laid low thousands JOSEPH BORENSTEIN, recounts her various exper- Canada's 156,000 Jews have en- when he was elected without upon thousands. It ruined Aus- Grand Aleph Godol. iences, and one feels the strong listed with the Canadian military forces, according to official fig- opposition, having been nomi- spirit of the Jewish people of ures. The Jewish population is nated by all three parties. Jus- Palestine through the vivid only 1 per cent of the total of the tice Lehman has served as as- word-pietures she presents. Dominion. The Wandering Jew sociate justice for more than London-A detailed and docu- 20 years. Another Jew, the "ANTI-SEMITISM," by mented record of Nazi prison late Benjamin N. Cardozo, was Wandering, wandering, over the lands Hugo Valentin, is the best an- camp atrocities against Jews in also chief justice, from which On rivers, and oceans, and desert sands, alysis of this movement avail- Germany was made public prop- The Jew has been forced to travel on office he was appointed to the Just as he was in the days by -gone. able in English. The author erty here when the British gov- ernment published a White Paper United States Supreme Court. is a Swedish professor who has containing sickening reports of The Jew in Egypt, a slave had to be devoted a great deal of time British consuls in German cities WARSAW-T first ghetto Until God saw fit to set him free. examining all the material in after the November, 1938, pog- of modern times was estab- And then Moses the Great cast aside all fears the field, and he presents it in roms and the sworn statements And led the Jews for forty long years. lished in this war-torn city of prisoners submitted to the for- a very competent and thorough eign office between March, 1938. when the German authorities During this time many old folks died, fashion. It is an historical and February, 1939. Reminis- ordered the segregation of the But the young ones went on, side by side. study, but includes several cent of "the darkest ages of man" Jewish population into a small Palestine was reached by this small Jewish band is the way the British government And there they stopped, at their promised land. chapters on the psychology and section of the Nalewki and political implications of anti- describes the herrors detailed in the White Paper. Gensia areas. Barricades pa- Perhaps today among all the great men Semitism. trolled by armed guards have A Moses will rise to lead them again, Rome- dismissal of Achille cut the ghetto off from the rest To lead them with the help of God's might hand, Starace, secretary-general of the Back to Palestine, the Jew's promised land. of the city, Jews being permit- Fascist party, and Dino Alfieri, minister of popular culture, both ted to leave the segregated When over Palestine, Zion's flag can be flown And every Jew can call this land his own, Write today! of whom were prominently identi- quarter only after thorough fied with the introduction of anti- search. They then can rejoice, for it will_ be true LA.CIRCULATING Jewish laws in Italy, during a That there never will be "A WANDERING JEW." broad governmental shakeup by LIBRARY Premier Mussolini which resulted HELSINKI, FINLAND- -By JEROME ARNOWITZ, 1003 STREET WASHINGTON D. C. in the ousting of many pro-Ger- The 2,000 Jews of Finland have Montclair Chapter 324. man cabinet officials, is being in- raised 500,000 Finnish marks as terpreted in foreign circles here (Continued on Page 8) Revere Chapter charter to Sidney Sokolove, Aleph Godol of the chapter. MONTCLAIR ALEPHS Holds 2nd Degree The function took on the aspect AT ADULT MEETING of a gathering in tribute to Joseph Gessman, advisor of the chapter, Revere, Mass. With an impres- By JEROME ARNOWITZ who was a patient at the Win- sive degree team made up of mem- Montclair, N. The Montclair Look around throp hospital and could not be in bers of the Medford and Chelsea chapter, in accordance with its so- attendance at the meeting. the cial program, ran the first in a chapters featured on the program, planning of which he directed. the Revere Chapter No. 343 was series of monthly dances October 29. The second in the series will formally given the Second Degree at ceremonies held in the Temple be held during the latter part of sun B'nai Israel on November 12. November, Plans are now under UP TOMORROW'S TO YOU way for an essay-writing contest TO Attorney Lazarus A. Aa onson, OFFICERS on the subject, "The Significance chairman of the Anti-Defamation of Chanuka, to be held in the Committee of the David A. Lourie ARE TODAY'S local Hebrew school. o 0 lodge of B'nai B'rith, was the PLEDGES A joint meeting with the West speaker of the afternoon and JACK GET YOUR FRIENDS Essex Lodge was held, at which SHAFTON Harry Cushing, field secretary of toto JOIN A.Z.A. time the chapter conducted a Co- District No. 1. made the formal ALEPHS BY JUNE. lumbus Day Program and initiated presentation of the permanent a number of new members. November 28, 1939 THE SHOFAR Page 3 New Vocational 'AROUND NEW YORK CITY WITH A. "Z.A." Attention Editors! DISTRICT 1 PLANS Guidance Book By Isidore Reimer Burlington, t.-Macy Bro- Published die, 15 Pearl street, editori of REGIONAL MEETS "The Maccabeean,' published Representatives from 20 of this at its Center on Hollis Court bi-weekly by the Maccabee city's A. Z. A. chapters gathered boulevard. Washington, D. C. That the Aleph Club, desires to exchange DURING DECEMBER for their first seminar session Along the Council front. young Jew or Jewess in the Unit- this publication with other A. By RALPH LEVINE Sunday afternoon, November 19, Laurelton played host (with the ed States who has enjoyed the Z. A. publications in the east- Boston, Mass. Detailed plans 1939, at the Society for the Ad- aid of some charming dates from benefit of vocational guidance be- ern section of the United States are progressing rapidly for the vancement of Judaism. Alephs all points on the Island) to the and Canada. fore entering upon a life's work several regional tournaments in and their advisors were instructed Long Island Council with an all can find in such training some District No. 1 as committees in along A. Z. A. lines by a noted day outing at Hempstead Park. compensation for discrimination charge of the five meets map out faculty of national directors in Football, community singing, a in the employment market is the Ebn Ezra Dance programs which are to eclipse joint and individual classroom picnic lunch prepared by the assertion made in "How to Plan those of previous years. Winners sessions. girls and the charming ways of Your Life-Work," a new 50-page a Huge Success in the respective regional tourna- Hy Haves, N. Y. director, in- the misses caused many a heart illustrated pamphlet published by ments will travel to Syracuse later troduced the faculty. Julius to palpitate and now you'll find the B'nai B'rith Vocational Serv- By NORMAN HILCH in the winter to compete for dis- Bisno, national director of A. Z. the boys roaming the Island. ice Bureau and written by J. An- St. Louis, Mo. On November trict honors. The Syracuse event A.. lectured on the "Why of A. Bx-Manhattan Council's foot- thony Humphreys, director of per- 12. Ebn Ezra Chapter 187 held will mark the 11th annual con- Z. A." Mr. Bisno gave a brief ball tournament is under way sonnel service of the Woodrow "The Sixth Annual Sweetheart vention of District One and will history of the order. explained with Temple Anshe Chesed lead- Wilson Junior college, Chicago. ing the pack. At its last meet- Prom," at Shaare Emeth Temple. be the first one in the history of the ideals of the Seven Cardinal the district organization to be ing Rabbi Rabinowitz of the Everyone outstanding in the Virtues, and told how A. Z. A. held west of Springfield. Highbridge Jewish Center was the young Jewish Community was trains Jewish youth for leadership in the world of tomorrow. guest speaker. HOW TO PLAN there, and here is one of the rea- Harry Cushing, field secretary of the district, has announced the Irving Levitas, national cul- Brooklyn Council gathered at YOUR LIFE-WORK sons: Thirty-five of the most pop- following sites and sponsors for the home of the Warburgh Chap- ular and beautiful girls, in the tural director, explained the meth- the five regional meets: Tri-State ter on November 26 to plan for St. Louis Area, were dated by ods and techniques employed in Region, Haym Salomon Chapter working out the "five-fold and its winter tournament, hearing Alephs of the chapter, thereby as- 255 at Roxbury, Mass.: Black- full" program of A. Z. A. Mr. an executive from National Boy suring the male members of so- stone-Naraganset Regional Coun- ciety an extraordinarily good Levitas gave a detailed descrip- Scout Headquarters, and to dance cil, sponsored jointly by Worces- tion of the best methods to use to the tunes of the best "jitter- time. ter 52 and Bay State Chapter 346 bands." The biggest surprise, and the the A. Z. A. Monthly program, at Worcester, Conn.: Valley Re- Bob Levanthal and Seymour highlight of the evening, was the stressing the fact that each com- gional Council, Park City Chap- Fivush, sophers of the Cardozo presenting of the A. Z. A. Sweet- mittee chairman should receive ter 286 at Bridgeport, Conn. and Seixas A. C., respectively, an- heart Pin, together with a bouquet The Laurentian Regional asso- his portion of the Monthly pro- nounce the successful holding of of flowers, to the newly elected ciation tournament which was to gram as soon as possible. cultural meetings at their respec- Chapter Sweetheart. The award have been held at Toronto will be The Alephs and their advisors tive centers. Dr. Kaitch of N. Y. was presented by that famed or- then separated into their own sponsored by Buffalo Chapter 178. U. spoke and showed pictures on chestra leader, Cab Calloway, to The change in the site took place classrooms, and faced some prob- Palestine for the Cardozo boys that lovable young miss, Selma after officials in the Canadian lems of A. Z. A. Ed Schiffreen, national scouting chairman of A. while the Seixas Alephs held their Chodorovsky, Cab Calloway fav- chapter had conferred with S. own discussion. ored the jitterbugs by singing his C. and Field Secretary Cushing A., employed the "development- "Jump and Jive" specialty. and decided that because of the al discussion" method of conduct- current war situation it was ad- ing a class of Alephs on the defi- nition of an A. Z. A. chapter Hy Haves Moves ST. JOE HAS SERVICE visable to give un sponsorship of the function. It is understood. Stanley Rabinowitz, past grand Aleph Godol, was professor of New York, N. Y. Hyman By TED KRANITZ however. that the usual fine rep- resentation from the Canadian "The Chapter Officers" course. Haves, Director of New York The value of vocational coun- St. Joseph, Mo. In a gala fare- Darwin Levine, former advisor City A. Z. A., announces the re- seling in counteracting discrimina- well to October, the St. Joseph chapters of the district will be in of Rehoboth chapter and common- moval of his offices to the new tion is stressed in the chapter on Chapter 17 sponsored an A. Z. A. evidence at the Buffalo tourna- ly known as the "father of A. Z. B'nai B'rith Headquarters, 11 'Some Problems of Jewish Youth.' Sabbath at the B'nai Jacob Syna- ment. A. in New York City,' led the ad- W. 42 St., Suite 1120, New which was prepared by Max F gogue, with Aleph Mazkir Sol Plans for the New York City visors in a discussion of their in- York City. Baer, director of the Vocational Lieberman reading the English tournament are being handled un- dividual problems in relation with Service Bureau and an A. Z. A. portion of the service, and Aleph der the personal direction of Hy- their own chapters. "Zeke" Na- alumnus. Godol Herbert Brahinsky chanting man Haves. director of A. Z. A. thanson. regional deputy, was pro- We will now board the The booklet contains chapters the Hebrew portion. activities in that city. All of the fessor of the "B'nai B'rith-A Z. SPECIAL" and find out what has The chapter also held a Hallo- above tournaments with the ex- on how to choose a career, what A. Relations" course. been going on among some local to learn about occupations, what ween hay ride to a neighboring ception of the New York City con- Alephs and advisors once more chapters. Starting with the Pier to learn about yourself, how to farm, capped by refreshments in tests. for which no date has as assembled to hear Haves dis- at Sheepshead Bay, we find B. M. the form of hot dogs and cider. yet been set, will be held over relate analysis of occupation to B. and their girls' auxiliary spon- the week-end of December 24 and cuss the A. Z. A. job in New York self-analysis and a brief introduc- 25 City This was followed by gen- soring their fourth annual dance, tion to the economics of the job TO HEAR GROSSMAN a Nautical Hop, on October 28. Before chapters may participate eral roundtable discussion and market, all written simply and in assignments, closing the seminar. entrance. given pa- in any of the tournaments they non-technical language. Copies of By MAX ROSS per sailor caps and note oars, an- must be paid up in both national the brochure may be obtained at Chelsea, Mass. Prof. Max chors, and life preservers decorat- and district dues. Eligibility lists 10 cents each from the B'nai Social Notes: The Beth-El of ing the ballroom to give a real Grossman, head of the department will be furnished tournament of- Flatbush Aleph club held its fall B'rith Vocational Service Bureau, of journalism at Boston Univer- "nautical" atmosphere to it. Aleph ficials by the Supreme Advisory dance Saturday eevning, Novem- 1003 K Street N. W., Washing- Godol Burt Cohen tells us that sity and associate Sunday editor Council as well as the field secre- ton, D. C. ber 12. their new pledge class has 20 of the Boston Post, and Jay Wes- tary of the district. ley, special events announcer of Sunday afternoon, November members. 13. saw the formal installation Station WEEI in Boston, will be JERUSALEM-Nearly 85 per ceremony and social of the B'nai DENVER ALEPHS the guest speakers on December A short ride in our "A. Z. A. cent of the adult Jewish popula- B'rith Girls Auxiliary No. 47 in SPECIAL" brings us to Brighton PREPARE PROGRAM 19. before the Chelsea Chapter tion of Palestine has registered 238. the Ocean Parkway Jewish Cen- Beach, home of Gustave Hartman for war service, according to fig- ter's ballroom. Mr. Levy of the 334. Aleph Godol Sid Schwartz The program is being arranged ures made public by the Jewish By MORTON FISHER by the cultural committee under Anti-Defamation League, was the informs us that three cans of food Agency which show that 135,000 principal speaker at this cere- will admit us to their social, No- The activities of Denver Chap- the chairmanship of Irving Jews have signed up for some mony. Congratulations, girls, and vember 5. We "produce" the ad- ter No. 6 since the sponsorship Smolker. form of military duty. the best of luck to your president, mission price, and see their girls' of the summer tournament have Kavla Pomerantz. auxiliary providing refreshments. been many and varied. Climaxing The Dance and Follies of the Past Aleph Godol Phil Messing is its month of social events and Gustave Hartman chapter 334 was cornered, and talks. "We conduct- house parties was the seventh an- District 1 Briefs held Saturday evening, November ed Sabbath services recently, and nual "Hello Dance" on October 19. We are still wondering held an open smoker the follow- 15 at Eddy Ott's Broadmoor, with whether to praise aleph godol Sid ing day as part of our member- an attendance of over 100 Alephs throughout the district will be glad to know that Harry Schwartz and past aleph godol ship drive. But what's really kept couples. The chapter's cultural Cushing, field secretary of the district, and Yale Cohen, prominent Phil Messing for the burlesque us busy lately was preparing for meeting for the month featured alumnus of Worcester, are well along the road to recovery. The show which they had the chapter our 'Dance and Follies," Novem- Mr. Israel Friedman, principal of field secretary was stricken with an attack of kidney trouble and present for entertainment ber 18." the Denver Hebrew and Religious spent some time at the Massachusetts Memorial hospital. Yale LATE NEWS FLASHES Schools. Cohen underwent an operation for spinal trouble. December 2 is to be a busy day Leaving Gustave Hartman, we The Cecil Zeitlin award given in New York City, as Ocean Pkwy drive along the same road, Ocean last year to Bob Bugdanowit: for Jewish Center A. C. stages its Parkway, and stop off at an o. P Irving Smolker, cultural chairman of the Chelsea Chapter 238, the outstanding pledge will this first A. Z. A. Round Up Dance C. meeting. Ben Rivlin, cultural was awarded second place in the city-wide essay contest on the sub- year be given to Morton Fisher at its Center, Warburgh A. C. committee chairman, extends an ject "What Democracy Means to Me.' The contest was sponsored at the Winter tournament. The open invitation to us. The chap- by the Chelsea Post, Jewish War Veterans of the United States. holds a Youth Aliyah dance at its recipient of the Mel Lenefsky ring East Flatbush Jewish Center, and ter, in co-operation with the For- for the outstanding member of Queens Village runs a social nite um division of the Board of Edu- the year has not yet been deter- Rabbi Abraham I. Jacobson, associate of the late Rabbi Ber cation, is sponsoring a seven-week mined. Borochoff and advisor to the Maiden (Mass.) chapter, is now occupy- cultural series on Tuesday eve- The chapter has resumed the ing the pulpit of the Temple Emanuel in Haverhill, Mass. Rabbi For Local Winners nings, beginning November 14, publication of its monthly four- Jacobson is serving as a member of the advisory board of the Haver- titled "The Jewish Scene." Dates page paper, The A. Z. A. Mirror, hill chapter. and topics of this lecture series Basketball are as follows: November 14, "The under the editorship of Bob Bug- danowitz. Alephs of the Manchester (N. H.) 288 sponsored an overnight Essence of the Jewish Problem;" -In Oratory November 21. "Jewish Contribu- The current pledge class, con- hike for members of the chapter over the Armistice Day week-end. tions to Civilization;" November sisting of 10. will be given the Debate 28, "The Changing Jewish Scene;" first degree along with new mem- The Woonsocket (R. I.) Chapter 147 is in the midst of a drive December 5. "The Jews and the bers of the B'nai B'rith Lodge to collect books for the library of the local synagogue. Modern State: December 12. No. 171 at its installation, and "The War and its Effects on the will be known as the Simon J. Heller pledge class of 1939. A Joe College social sponsored in co-operation with the Y'Ette Jews;" December 19, "Relation- Girls' club was held by the New Bedford (Mass.) Aleph club. Dur- ship of Christianity and Judaism;" The chapter's scout troop has ing the contest of the evening Aleph Max Horvitz was chosen Joe December 26, "Symposium--Pro risen to an all time high of 32 College and Miss Muriel Brown was selected as Suzzie College. posed Solutions of the Jewish members and a large waiting list, Problem." and has won every district at- tendance award for the past six Sergeant Murphy of the Springfield Detective Bureau was the We rest here while refueling months. It is controlled com- speaker on October 31 before Alephs of the Achdus Chapter 27 of our 'A. Z. A. SPECIAL, and find pletely by a B'nai B'rith scout- Springfield, Mass. CAR out what's been going on among master and A. Z. A. assistants. CHAPTER AWARD MEDAL the' New York councils. The The outstanding scout is soon to Daniel Wexler has been named to the advisory board of New- Bronx-Manhattan Council met at receive the scout medal and the burgh (N. Y.) Aleph club, succeeding Morris Schulman, who is out Gold Electro- the Temple Anshe-Chesed on Oc- first scout to reach the rank of of the city. Plated 65c tober 31. It has already started Eagle will be given an award its touch-football contest. from the chapter Aleph Mazkir. Silver-Plated 60c The Long Island Council met on Since Clifford Brauer, Aleph Godol of District 1, took up resi- Bronze 60c October 1 at the Queens Village dence in Boston while attending Boston university, he has been in Jewish Center, and elected the fol- demand as a speaker at meetings of the various Greater Boston Order Direct from lowing officers: Aleph Godol, Bert chapters. He has addressed meetings of the Medford, Chelsea, East Rand of Richmond Hill A. C.: Boston, Haym Salomon, East Boston chapters and has dates on his L. G. Balfour Co. Aleph Mazkir, Ed of calendar for appearances before a number of other groups. Queens Village A. C., and Aleph Attleboro, Mass. Sopher, Moe Shapiro of Rockaway GET YOUR FRIENDS Carl Alpert, associate editor of the Jewish Advocate and a na- Park A. C. Rockaway Park played JOIN tional vice-president of Young Judaea, was the speaker at the meeting (Continued on Page 8) of the Haverhill Chapter 124 on November 6. THE SHOFAR November 28, 1939 Page 4 CLEVELAND 209 Columbus Chapter Sponsors Religious AZA BEST CHAPTER FOR 1938-39 Chester Chapter Gives Five Degree NOW A "FIVE- Youth Assembly By NORMAN SILBERSTEIN Columbus, 10-With both FOLD' CHAPTER eyes cast toward the coveted best Chester, Pa.-November 2. five chapter award, Columbus Chapter pledges were given the First De- 155 undertook to increase the re- gree by Simon Wolf chapter 111, ligious activities of its member- The degree was given by Advisor By EDWARD=GOLDSTEIN ship. On Friday, October 27, the and Regional Deputy William chapter observed another religious Warowitz, Advisor and P. A. G. Cleveland, Ohio-Since the be- youth service. It was held at the Harold Frankel, P. A. G. Joseph ginning of July, Cleveland Chap- Agudath Achim synagogue, in Rubenstein, and P. A, G. Max ter 209 has been carrying on a conjunction with the open forum Rubenstein, Those who received complete "Five Fold and Full' committee. the degree were David Leventhal, program. The most important af- Despite a hard-driving rain Howard Samuelson, Herbert Ber< fair of the year was the annual that served to cut the attendance kowitz, Sydney Tollin, and Albert dance held on Yom Kippur eve- mark, some 250 persons made Tollin. ning which attracted 800 people. their appearance. This came as A Past Aleph Godol's ring was It was attended by Ben Barkin, a result of great publicity cam- presented to Alumnus Max Ruben- who said, "It was one of the fin- paigning stein by Aleph Godol Joe Epstein. est affairs that I have ever at- Sabbath posters were posted in The chapter, in conjunction with tended." The various committees, every Jewish Delicatessen and in the local lodge of B'nai B'rith, which were made up of every every Jewish temple. The pos- presented its First Annual Gala member of the chapter, were as ters, which were furnished by Show and Dance on November 26, follows: Refreshments- Milt Le- headquarters several years ago, in Chester. There were no women vine: Danee Booklet-Julius Mil- was found in the hands of one in the cast. all parts being taken 1er. and Publicity - Monroe Aleph who had kept them over by either the B'nai B'rith men or Schwartz. The General Chairman that period of time for an emer- the Alephs. One of the features of this very finely planned dance gency purpose. of the show was the first local was Barney Lurie. "The Bill of Rights" the A. showing of the new dance import A part of the chapter's social Z. A. oratory topic for this year, Los Angeles, Cal.-Members blatt and Commins. Center row: ed from England, "Boomps-a- service program is to collect Ohio was discussed by two Alephs, Har- rv Berlinger, Aleph Godol of the of Fidelity Chapter 264, win- Alpert, Chernowitz, Leve, Eber- Daisy.' Rehearsals had been go State sales tax stamps to make I chapter, and Saul O. Socoloff. ners of the "A. Z. A. Best Chap- ney to add to their contribu- stein, Niehaus, Cohn, Hirsch, ing on for the past few weeks, This was to give the oratory can- ter Plaque" for 1938-39, pose and numerous chorus routines and tion to the Lapidus Fund. The didates practice for the oncoming for their chapter photographer. Cooper and H. Holtzman. Back skits had been selected, distrib- chairman of this work reports row: L. Actor, Cogan, S. uted, and rehearsed, and the show that there have been enough winter conventions. Left to right, starting with the stamps collected to be redeemed The Rabbi showed enthusiasm bottom row: Taub, S. Kirsch, Schwartz, Kurland, Woodman, was one of the best shows ever for the program when he said, "I Advisor Herzberg, Aleph Godol M. Schwartz, J. Levy, Miller, presented in this section. for nearly $25. The social serv- Actor, Advisor Stone, Rosen- Peals and H. Schwartz. ice committee is planning to do- wish you'd come back every The meeting was an open one, nate an American flag to the month." In his welcoming ad- and many prospective members Cleveland branch of the Jewish dress he said: "A. Z. A. is the Mother to Receive were present. After a very im- War Veterans. greatest Jewish Youth organiza- Bluegrass Chapter pressive ceremong, short talks Study Biographies tion in the world. It is one of the greatest organizations to teach Alephs Travel to were given by B'nai B'rith mem- Patent of Pledge bers Harry and Henry Ulan, Mor- The cultural committee is hold- Jewish religion to youth." Every Meeting ris Tollin, and P. A. G.'s Abe Op- ing its ground against the other Advisor Dave Goldsmith, at the Killed in Accident penheim, Harold Frankel, Joe and four committees. At the next conclusion of the program, took Max Rubenstein, eight meetings a different Aleph advantage of the observance to By A. E. WINER After these interesting talks re- will read a biography of some fa- announce the local chapter's mem- Lexington, Kv.-Those histori- Louisville, Ky.-Irving Wigod- freshments and cigarettes were mous Jewish person. bership drive. ans who tell us about Abe Lin- ner was scheduled to receive his served to all present. The athletic committee is now The B'nai B'rith Junior auxil- coln's long hike to return a library first degree as a member of Louis- busy choosing a bowling team and iary, working in close harmony book have nothing at all on the ville chapter 107, recently when a tournament basketball team. with the chapter, served tea and he, his brother and sister-in-law, ASSISTS ALEPH CLUBS twenty-two Alephs of the Blue- The chapter attended services wafers in the vestry to wind up grass chapter A. Z. A. For, com- were killed in an automobile ac- in a body on Rosh Hashonoh, Yom the religious affair, prising what is probably the most cident near Evansville, Indiana, Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland Kipper and Simchas Torah. The novel chapter in the United States according to a report by Albert Chapter 209 sponsored the instal- religious committee donated 50 Amity Alephs today, these twenty-two Alephs J. Davis, chapter Aleph Mazkir. lation and degree services for two prayer books to the Oheb Zedek travel an average of 157 miles The fraternity lapel crest, mem- Cleveland Aleph Clubs, the Glen- Congregation and have also do- Welcome Guests each to meetings which are held bership card and patent, will be ville Aleph Club and the Max nated 150 paper flags to the Jun- twice a month! formally presented by the chapter Meisel Aleph Club. The chapter ior Congregation which were used By z. WILLIAM RUBIN to Irving's mother, in accordance Ripley would say "Believe It or sponsored a Yom Kippur dance a on Simchas Torah. The chapter with her own request. donated the money to purchase Philadelphia. Pa A surprise Not." but the Bluegrass chapter few weeks ago, and have recently two trees in Palestine. party was held by the Alephs of presents the figures. Of sponsored a skating-party. Amity chapter on November 11. in ty-two members in the Lexington honor of Aleph Charlie Fox and A. Z. A., over half, or 59% don't Ft. Wayne Holds Choose Debators Past Aleph Godol Len Levick, who even live in Lexington, or have Barbary Coast Dance came to this city from State Col- ever lived in Lexington! Address- CHANUKAH in Huntington lege, Pa.. along with the football es range from points as far dis- tant as New York, Chicago, Cin- By IRVIN SCHECHTER team which waged gridiron battle GIFTS By SID JACOBS against the University of Penn- cinnati, Louisville and Ashland, Ft. Wayne, Indiana-At a very sylvania. Kentucky. Figuratively speaking successful Barbary Coast dance, Bob Sackett and Earl Frieden Both Aleph Fox. who is study- (and figuratively is the word), sponsored by the Ft. Wayne chap- (December 7-14) were elected to represent the ing Land Architecture, and P. A. there is a total of at least 3.500 ter 291, Helene Glotzer was se- Huntington Park Chapter in the G. Levick, who is taking a Pre- miles separating Bluegrass A. Z. lected as A. Z. A, queen. The af- -For Mothers Southern Region Debate League Medical course, started at Penn A. members from the place of each fair was enhanced by the attend- -For Sisters at a recent joint cultural meeting State in September, and this was meeting! ance of several South Bend held with the Jr. Girls Auxiliary their first visit home. More facts about this novel Alephs, who also served as install- -For Sweethearts Aleph Leon Frieden will act as There were thirteen couples at chapter: 59% of the chapter at- ing officers for the new chapter alternate. the party, which was held at the tends college. Thus, the average officers. Seven new initiates were The Huntington Park chapter's home of P. A. G. Levick. Toward Bluegrass Aleph is a second-se- also given their first degree, at basketball team recently clashed the end of a very enjoyable eve- mester college sophomore, and is the same time. with Cedars of Lebanon, At the ning, gifts from the chapter were only 18 years old! Among the Other activities of the chapter end of the fourth period both presented to both. Later, refresh- students are musicians, journa- were aijoint hayride with the girls teams were deadlocked in a 22-22 ments were served. lists, accountants, doctors, law- auxiliary, and a return visit to tie. A: over-time period was yers. political scientists, and one South Bend, for a Halloween played with the result that both Paul de Santa Maria, Bishop of pedologist. Exactly 20% of the party. teams sunk a basket. The referee Cartagena, had been a Jewish chapter participates in college The group expects to participate then awarded both teams a tie. rabbi before his conversion. marching bands and symphony or- in all of the tournament activities chestras. Another large group is at the KIO tourney in Columbus, active on college literary publica- Ohio, December 24th and 25th. ALEPHS tions, there being columnists, and one editor: one member is an BY JUNE employee of the New York Times. Kentucky Aleph Club 20562-B Last, but not least, the Bluegrass Attends B. B. Dance Mother-of-Pearl Star, chapter includes orchestra membership drive- leader. Gold AZA Crest, with By ALFRED MARLIN And that's the Bluegrass A. Z. Louisville, Ky. With the set- 18-K yellow gold- A., a chapter that is from the ting of the installation date for filled chain. Bluegrass and then again is not. Sunday, November 26th, the sec- For the solution to it all lies in District 2 Briefs ond A. Z. A. chapter in Louisville, Price $2.00 that thirteen Alephs are out-of- to be known as the Kentucky towners attending school at the Aleph club, is making remarkable University of Kentucky and Tran- strides. Although not yet in- A surprise stag was held by the Ft. Wayne Chapter 291, in sylvania College, both in Lexing- stalled, the chapter attended a honor of Field Secretary Bernie Goldstein, while on a visit to that ton. joint A. Z. A.-B'nai B'rith open city to visit his fiancee, Miss Helen Novitsky. Bernie is to be married But there is still something meeting on November 8th. and in Ft. Wayne on Sunday, December 24, at 4:30 p. m., at the B'nai even more novel about this "Blue- contributed to the program, by Jacob synagogue. grass" chapter. There is no blue having one of their members, Moe MOTHER'S PIN grass. It's green. Bilsky, render several selections 10-K gold; six full District dues of 25 cents per Aleph, are now due and owing the on the piano. pearls; red-enameled District Aleph Mazkir, Bob Bugdanowitz of 2830 Clermont street, The chapter officers are headed Denver, Colo. Don't wait for a bill from Bob, but send same in at Herbert Bisno Talks heart. by Stanley Miller, and an intense once so that your chapter will be eligible to participate at the first Before 1500 for AZA healthy rivalry with the Louis- convention of the district in either February or March of 1940, to be ville chapter 107 is anticipated, Price $9.00 held in Cincinnati. as four of the charter members Montclair, N. T.Herbert Bis- have brothers who are active Excellent example of inter-chapter spirit, is that which exists no, past Aleph Godol of Montclair members of the older chapter. between the South Bend and Ft. Wayne chapters. Twice during the chapter, represented the local A. last six weeks, the St. Joseph Valley chapter has attended functions Z. A. recently when he spoke be- in Ft. Wayne, and the Ft. Wayne Alephs paid a return visit for fore 1,500 high school students OH, BOY! I'LL HAVE MORE Halloween. as part of a symposium on "What OF THE SISTER PIN the Youth of the World Are SAME 10-K Gold: Seven Mogen Dovids to: Thinking About Peace." 00 Pearls Jack Finkelstein, P. G. A. G., now living in Ft. Wayne, for his Bisno concluded a review of the active interest in reviving the Ft. Wayne group. world situation with the following Aaron Zucker, the new A. Z. A. director in Cleveland, for his optimistic note: "Despite the tem- Price $3.75 untiring efforts in making that city the most A. Z. A. conscious in porary black-out under which the country. world peace is now blanketed, I Order Direct from: The Louisville Chapter 107, for its cordial invitation to the new am confident that when tyrants Kentucky Aleph club to attend the 10th anniversary dinner-dance tear down the walls of justice and as the guests of the chapter. Brother Nick Brazy, S. A. C. member, L. G. Balfour Co tolerance, free men will build is to be the honored guest and speaker. them up again. Let us hope that Marlin Lieberstein and Art Weiss, Aleph Mazkirs of St. Louis KEEP FEEDING HIM WELL. AND some day these walls will become Attleboro, Mass. 28 and South Bend 92, for excellent meeting reports. indestructible. HE'LL GROW STRONGER November 28, 1939 THE SHOFAR Page 5 Oakland Host to CARRYING ON TRADITION Hollywood Alephs to Offer Memorial Award Western Conference in Membership Drive December 26, 27, 28 By LAURENCE RODSON Hollywood, Calif. Developing a new interest among the Alephs Oakland, Calif.-Alumnus Wil- in the current chapter Stanley bur Cowan of Oakland Chapter the delegates convene for legisla- Kirsch Memorial membership 42, general chairman of the 10th tion, the annual district advisors' drive, the Mother's Club of Holly- annual Western Conference and conference will be held, to be con- wood Chapter 149 is presenting a District 4 tournament, announced ducted. by Joseph Rubens, chair- gold Elgin wrist watch to the man of A. Z. A. activities for Dis- today that spa- Aleph in the chapter who brings trict No. 4 Grand Lodge of B'nai cious Hotel in the most new members over Oakland has B'rith, and the regional deputies. five for the chapter. Two other been chosen as Following a luncheon sponsored valuable gifts are being offered as convention by the local Ladies' auxiliary of second and third prizes. In any he quarters B'nai B'rith, at the Jewish Com- case, the amount of new members for the annual munity Center, the delegates will secured must exceed five in order conclave to be convene to conduct a Memorial to be eligible for any prize. The service for departed Alephs, and Los Angeles, new left: Elbert Kronick co-sponsored by awards will be made at the chap- executive committee of the Oakland Chap- elect district officers. Beach), Zachary Rottman ter installation in January follow- Southern (California) Regional (Long Beach), Seymour Holtz- ter 42 and Pa- The district championship de- ing the close of the contest on cific Aleph club Council (S. R. C.) is shown at man (Field Secretary), Marvin December 31. bate will follow. after which the on December one of its regular monthly ses- Sahl (Pasadena), Burt Levy final basketball match will be Recently the chapter aided the sions. For almost a year, it (Nathan Straus), Joe Baker 26, 27 and 28. Wilbur Cowan played at Oakland High school. Mother's club in staging an Eve- Although the has become a regular tradition (Pasadena), Milt Geldberg (Los ning Card arty. After doing their convention is scheduled as being a The convention will be climaxed in the Southern Region (Dist. Angeles), Sam Wesser (Region- most to sell tickets prior to the three-day event, festivities will early Thursday evening with an 4) for members of the executive al Deputy), Henry Holtzman event, the Alephs were present on begin on Monday, December 25. exceptionally fine testimonial committee to meet for dinner (Fidelity). Also present but the evening of the affair to help with a grand pre-convention dance banquet at Hotel Oakland. at one of the member's homes, not visable: Morrie Actor (Fi- set up tables and serve the re- at the Oakland Jewish Community Four district awards will be and later to meet around the delity), Leon Simmons (High- freshments. After their work was Center. to which all the Jewish presented at the conclave the table to steer the policies and land Park), and Sylvan Rubin done, a chapter stag was unoffi- young ladies in the Northern Cali- beautiful Best Chapter Trophy, program of the S. R. C. which (Pasadena). Standing in the cially held at the card party. fornia cities have been invited to the impressive B'nai B'rith Co- also meets each month with a rear of the room: Mrs. Sahl, at With an attendance of over 50 attend. operation Cup, the District Scout- different chapter acting as host whose home the meeting was people, Hollywood Chapter 149 ing Award and the Ideal A. Z. A. each time, held, and Arline Abrams (the W. J. McCracken, mayor of held a joint cultural meeting this Boy Award. The latter two are Around the table, from the future Mrs. Marvin Sahl). Oakland, will welcome the con- month with the Hollywood Chap- being offered for the first time. ventioneers at the opening session ter Mother's Club, and members The scouting award will go to on Tuesday morning. December 26. Merle Cohn, district Aleph Fidelity Chapter of Fidelity and Beverly Hills that chapter best co-operating Strauss Alephs Chapters, at Hollywood Temple Godol, will deliver his annual mes- with and fostering the work of the Boy Scouts of America. The sage before the delegates and par- "A. Z. A. Boy Award," offered in Meet Highland Pk Studies Vocations Beth El. Featured speaker of the eve- ticipants of the 36 chapters of ning was Dr. Munish Feinberg, memory of Stanley Kirsch, re- By PAUL FOX who spoke on Venereal Diseases. the district. cently deceased Aleph Godol of By EDWARD BURMAN the Southern region, will go to Los Angeles, Calif. - Fidelity Others who spoke briefly at the Following a box luncheon, the delegates will reconvene to wit- Los Angeles, Calif. October meeting included Past Grand that boy in District No. 4 best chapter 264 continues its steady ness a demonstration of the A. Z. 30, the Nathan Strauss chapter pace forward as it tucked another Aleph Godol Jack Spitzer, Mrs. L. exemplifying the ideals of A. Z. A. 141 held an all day affair with Casselman, president of the Moth- A. membership entrance proced- enjoyable educational meeting un- the Highland Park chapter. The er's Club, and Senior Advisor ure, which will be culminated with der its belt. Inviting members of the induction of a large class of Judah P. Benjamin was the first affair started out in the morning Mortimer Spitzer, scoutmaster of the Jr. Division of the Los Angeles pledges of Oakland chapter and with a basketball game which was the Louis Brandeis Boy Scout Jew to be offered a place on the Jewish Community Council, Henry U. S. Supreme Court. In 1852 he won by the Strauss chapter by a Troop, sponsored by Hollywood Pacific Aleph club named the Holtzman, cultural head, intro- "Sam Ladar Class," in honor of refused the President's appoint- score of 38 to 8. At one o'clock A. A. and B'nai B'rith. duced three speakers of different the regional deputy of the Cen- the two chapters went to the The evening concluded with a ment preferring to continue in the professions to a Vocational Guid- tral region. Southern Region meeting which social hour and refreshments fur- Senate. ance meeting held jointly with was held in Pasadena, nished by the Mother's club. The balance of the afternoon Huntington Park A. z. A. After will be devoted to symposiums After the Southern Region each speaker finished, the audi- conducted by high A. Z. A. of meeting, the two chapters held a ficials, on B'nail B'rith co-opera- EVEN A FOOL ence were permitted to ask ques- ALEPHS HEAR RICKLES bowling match at the Pasadena tions in an effort to acquaint Bowling Club. The Strauss chap- AT B. B. MEETING tion, scouting in A. Z. A., re- KNOWS THIS: themselves with the nature and ligious activities and chapter pro- ter won by forty points. William chances of acquiring success in MORE NEW Fox of Strauss was high man with gramming, the various fields. By DAN MORAFKA a high score of 235, and Leo Sil- On Wednesday evening the Fidelity has organized itself as verstien high man for Highland San Francisco, -Securing Grand Convention ball will be a BIGGER unit to help the Los Angeles a preview of what lies in store for Park with a score of 157. held in the famous Ivory Court Community Chest in its annual BETTER A.Z.A. The day ended with a stag held them. the Alephs of the Louis of Hotel Oakland. The sweetheart appeal. Under a special commu- Marshall Chapter 188 attended an over Aleph Frank of Nathan for 1939 of the A. Z. A 1/8 of Oak- nity chest committee headed by initiation program held by their land will be introduced as a fea- Help get new Alexhs! Strauss chapter. During the stag Henry Holtzman, various members sponsor- California Lodge of an Aleph of the Highland Park ture attraction of the dance. of the chapter will aid in the soli- B'nai B'rith. The initiation ser- Jack SHAF RIDELITY chapter who had attended the in- On Thursday morning, while citation of funds. vices were performed by Brother ternational convention showed It's Fidelity Cabaret Dance on Charles Gould of the Lodge for movies of the different scenes of December 9 as a fitting Pre-Con- the thirty new members present the campPort Jervis. The all day vention farewell to the Southern that night. District 4 Briefs affair proved very successful and Region's men who will leave for After the impressive ceremony, both chapters are looking forward the District Conclave to be held Ira Blue, well-known N. B. C. to another one. in Oakland on December 26-28. radio commentator, was intro- The chapter Friday Night Ser- The affair is to be held in the duced to the Alephs by President Congrats to Cedars of Lebanon for turning its attention so vices, November 3 at the Breed Temple Sinai Ball Room and is to Jacob Shemano, a A. G. Then closely to its Boy Scout Troop. Three of the chapter members are St. Synagogue. Services was called be limited to the first 150 per- Judge I. M. Golden, First Grand officers in the troop. P. A. G. Saul Harmel is the Scout Master, to order by Aleph Harold Dober- sons. General Chairman of the Vice-President of B'nai B'rith, in- Frank Epstein is the assistant Scout Master, and Al Pink is the man, head of the religious com- affair is Aleph Jerry Peale. troduced the most honored and junior assistant Scout Master and chairman of the chapter's Boy mittee. Everyone joined in the The chapter held a weenie bake Scout committee. esteemed P. Allen Rickles, past singing of Hebrew songs. The recently as a joint affair with the president of the District Grand speaker of the evening was Ad- Jr. Girls Auxiliary. Lodge of B'nai B'rith. Mr. Rickles Harry Danning, New York Giants' baseball star, was the speaker visor Jules Samson, President of at an athletic meeting held by Beverly Hills A. C. recently. Danning who had just arrived from Seattle, the Boris D. Bogen, B'nai B'rith inferred that the Giants were headed for the pennant in 1940. Lodge. The topic was on world St. Louis Prepares Washington, spoke on the very fine work that the Anti-Defama- affairs, which was very interest- Orchids to baby chapter George Gershwin A. C. which is really ing. Services was dismissed by for Annual Revue tion League has been doing. making great steps forward. Greatly responsible are the dependable everyone singing the Jewish Na- chapter officers: Aleph Godol Izzie Brunkman, Mazkir Marty Cooper tional Anthem, "Hatikvoh." By LOUIS SCHRIER HOLDING SERVICES and Gisbor Bill Broker. These, plus an active Sopher, a sincere advisor and a spirited and co-operative chapter, are proving valuable LEBANON HAS PARTY St. Louis, -With three re- By MARTIN RAFFE to the Southern Region's five-month old off-spring. hearsals a week, the St. Louis chapter 28 is working hard to top Milwaukee, Wis.-Fall activi4 "Going up?' This is becoming the familiar ring in the South- By HENRY WEISS ties for Robert H. Witt Chapter ern Region as Alephs are beginning to hound their money for the Los Angeles, Calif -Cedars of last year's attendance of over 310 are now in full swing. The District Conclave. Lebanon 194 held a Halloween 1,000 people, at the 7th annual chapter is holding services every party at the home of their Aleph A. Z. A. revue and dance for the Friday evening with the services All chapters in District Four are reminded that they are to mail Godol Chuck Wainer on October benefit of the Leo N. Levi hos- being partially by the name of their chapter's delegate for the Convention to District 31st. There was a large group of Alephs of the chapter. Plans are Aleph Godol Merle Cohn, 354 Twenty-fifth avenue, Seattle, Wash. Cedars' Alephs and their friends pital. now being completed for the hold- The deadline was November 20! who gathered to laugh with the The chapter also held a St. ing of an essay contest among the ghosts and goblins. Prizes were Louis Jewish youth skating party A. Z. A. members in the state. THIS TIME WE APPLAUD: Leon Simons, A. G. of the S. R. C., awarded to the persons who had at the Lorelei skating rink, which for the excellent way he has taken over the reigns of the council. A the funniest and the most un- affair was under the direction of Buenos Aires-The 50th anni< hard job being done exceedingly well Milton Geldberg and War- usual costumes. Like all other Aleph Leonard-Chodorosky. versary of the beginning of Jew- ren Glasser, newly elected S'gan and Sopher of the S. R. C., respec- Cedars of Lebanon social events, Last year's regional basketball ish colonization in the Argentine tively Jonas Jacobs (Huntington Park) and Morrie Actor( Fi- the party was a great success. champs and orator are hard at was celebrated here by a series of delity), Godols par-excellence Keep up the swell job, boys Myron Margolis, social chairman, work in an effort to retain their fetes in which government of< Heading the list of efficient Mazkirs is Kenneth Moldave (Nathan was responsible for the planning laurels at this year's Kansas-Mis- ficials participated. Jewish col Straus) For a newcomer, "Kevy" is setting a nice pace of the party. souri regional tourney, to be co- onization in the Argentine was sponsored by the Heart of Amer- started by Baron Maurice de Distance from home means nothing to Alephs of Salt Lake 84 GET 15 PLEDGES ica and Barkochbian chapter in Hirsch, who gave millions of dol- except to strengthen their ties with A. Z. A. Aleph Joel Shapiro is Kansis City, Missouri, on Decem- lars to found the Jewish Coloniza- located away down in Roswell, New Mexico, as a cadet at the New ber 24th and 25th. tion association. By ISADOR SCHWARTZ Mexico Military Institute, but clings to his A. Z. A. membership tenaciously, Saul Poliner, past Mazkir of the chapter, and now Dis- San Diego, Calif.- big suc- trict Aleph Gisbor, is attending Northwestern university as a grad- cess" was the verdict of the San uate student, but finds time to urge District Four chapters to pay Diego Alephs after the recent "get National and District dues!! Saul presented the First Degree to the acquainted party" for prospective class entering the Evanston Aleph Club (Evanston, Illinois) on Sep- Alephs. Out of the affair 15 boys tember 12 and gave the boys an inspiring address. He traveled to signed pledge cards. Wooster to attend District 6's Camp Convention, and spends much Movies, A. Z. A. March of Time LOOK time with Grand Aleph Godol Joe Borenstein in Chicago. That's sketches, and speeches by Aleph fraternity!! Godol Seymour Rabinowitz and JACK SHAFTON San Diego's Ted Withall, Grand The Kasavans are one real A. Z. A. family. Dad, Mr. Jack Councillor of District Four, fea- Kasavan, is an advisor of Monterey Bay Aleph club. Dave, the tured the program. FOR NEW A.Z.A. MEMBERS. DON'T younger son, is Aleph Gisbor of the same group. Herman, the older son, is a member of Fresno Chapter 273, for he attends Fresno State Capt. Levy M. Hardy of the college in that city. All three were on hand in Santa Cruz on Sep- Confederate navy was in com- FORGET: 12,000 ALEPHS BY JUNE. tember 3, helping to make the regional summer tournament the mand of the Galveston harbor success that it was, during the Civil War, Page 6 THE SHOFAR November 28, 1939 Assignments for Isaac Joseph Alephs on Membership Drive; NEWS FROM DETROIT Dist. 6 Tourneys Hear Barkin Speak By Phil Rothschild Are Completed Chicago, III.-The Isaac Joseph Aleph Club has very enthusiastic- Detroit, Mich - Ben Barkin, B'NAI DAVID 314 assistant executive director, de- ally started its winter member- livered the opening message which Old clothes collected by the ship drive. At the beginning of lit the fuse to begin Detroit's Alephs were distributed to the Milwaukee, plans this tournament are all of the giant membership drive at a pep children's home under the direc- have been completed for the win- the fall term there were only Minnesota chapers, Superior twelve Alephs in the chapter, but rally held November 15 at the tion of Aleph Goodman. The ter tournaments in basketball Chapter 251, Winnipeg Chapter debating and oratory in District B'nai David social hall. The spirit chapter's Thanksgiving dance was 38. and the Western Canadian due to the great cooperation of of A. Z. A. was introduced into held at the Detroit Leland hotel 6 and for the district finals. Due chapters situated in District 6. to the increased number of chap- the Alephs, there now is a total the blood of the prospects by hav- and featured the music of Dave The Cornbelt region tourna- ing them hear the A. Z. A. songs Diamond. Turkeys and ducks ters in Michigan it has been de- of twenty-five Alephs. The aim of ment is to be sponsored by one of sung by the A. Z. A. choir and were given as door prizes. The termined to make the Michigan the newest chapter's in the dis- the chapter at the present time is later by the mass attendance of dance committee consisted of area a separate region with half trict. the Waterloo Aleph club, to reach a total of thirty-five the Alephs from the 11 chapters. Alephs Art Goodman, chairman; of the Chicago chapters to be as- Waterloo, Ia. Activity in the signed to this region. The win- Alephs. The program also featured ad- Arthur Behrendt and Sidney ners of the four regions will com- preparation for the tournament Aleph Godol Irwin Schuster has dresses by Senior Deputy Leonard Brodie. to be held December 25. 26 and 27 issued a statement to all the Radner. Aleph Kal Bruss, presi- pete for the district championship DEL ROUGE 317 is in full swing under the general in Omaba, Neb., in March. Alephs saying: "We are now try- dent of the Detroit-Windsor Coun- Sam Beber Chapter 100 and chairmanship of Malvern Kaplan. ing to close our fall membership cil, and several well-known bas- Feathers were flying all about Communications can be addressed Mother Chapter 1 will jointly drive with a total of thirty-five ketball stars. as the chapter held its festival to him at 173 LaFayette street, sponsor the district finals. A joint members in our chapter. We can During the initial week of the raffle at the First Hebrew Con- Waterloo, Ia. Chapters assigned committee is all ready at work in reach this goal if all the Alephs expansion drive all chapters will gregation in Dely Ray. Lucky to this tournament are all of the preparation for this project. try their utmost to bring new hold open meetings and will pre- winners of the feather party were Iowa and Nebraska chapters, Tri- The Michigan regional tourna- sent special parts of the five-fold receivers of live ducks and tur= ment is to be sponsored by Phil City Chapter 40. Granite City pledges into the chapter. The program to the visitors. keys. Aleph Seymour Sobole was Chapter 222 and E. St. Louis Aleph that brings in the most in charge. Wasserman Chapter 5. Grand pledges will receive a beautiful Representatives of the Hillel Chapter 56. Rapids, Mich. Chapters assigned gold pin for his hard work.' The Foundation at Ann Arbor, Mich., SHA'ARE ZADEK ALEPH to this tournament are all of the The Southern Wisconsin-North- race at the present time is a tie journeyed to Detroit to debate Michigan chapters, Windsor Chap- ern Illinois region tournament between two of the newer Alephs. with the members of Detroit A. CLUB ter 112. Windsor. Ont., Canada, will be held December 25, 26 and Ben Barkin, assistant executive Z. on the topic "Resolved, that Aleph Morton Sulton, chairman and half of the Chicago chapters. 27 in Sheboygan, Wis., under the director of A. Z. A., was the guest a Jewish university should be of the social committee, has com- The dates for this tournament sponsorship of Sheboygan Chapter No. 15. Aleph Julius Zimmerman and speaker at a meeting of the established in the United States." pleted plans for the chapter's rol- have been set for December 25, club recently. Mr. Barkin spoke Nate Litwin of Mt. Clemens chap- ler skating party to be held short= 26 and 27. Gerald Dribben, 519 is chairman of the tournament. on the A. Z. A. program and the ter and Israel Kaner of Chapter ly. The chapter conducted a most Stocking, and Herman Geller, 942 Chapters assigned to this tourna- dire necessity for every Jewish 337 upheld the affirmative side successful Thanksgiving weenie Ardmore, are co-chairmen of the ment are Green Bay Aleph club, boy to join the great fraternal or- of the question. The contest was roast party on November 23. tournament. Madison 154, Sheboygan 15, the The Northern region tourna- five Milwaukee chapters, Racine der. He also urged the large num- LANSING CHAPTER ment will be under the sponsor- 316, Kenosha 243, Waukegan ber of parents of the Alephs pres- 167, Joliet 199, Peoria 215 and ent to join B'nai B'rith, and to Madiefsky Appointed Senior Deputy Leonard Radner ship of Twin-City Council of St. help their sons carry on the fine Detroit AZA Director half of the Chicago chapters. presented the chapter's perma- Paul and Minneapolis, with most of the activity to be held in Min- work which they are performing. nent charter before a large gath- After listening to the inspiring Detroit, Ma- ering of the local community. neapolis. Chapters assigned to SAN ANTONIO ALEPHS talk of the assistant executive di- diefsky, past Aleph Godol of Aleph Jack Rouman of Detroit PRESENT CARNIVAL rector. ten of the large number Detroit Chapter 63, has been was guest speaker at the pro- B'nai Israel of prospects present voiced their appointed Director of Detroit gram. The day's program featured desire to join the ever rapidly A, Z. A. and Michigan Deputy a dinner and dance. By LARRY ROSOW growing Isaac Joseph Chapter. to succeed Leonard Radner, Receives Charter San Antonio, Texas local who resigned this week. Ma- DETROIT 63 A. Z. A. chapter presented its diefsky will maintain his office Highlights of Detroit Chapter Fifth Annual Carnival at the He- ALEPH MARRIES at the Detroit A. Z. A. Head- 63's activities recently include a By HERBERT KADISH brew Community Center on No- quarters, 416 Murphy Bldg., cultural meeting held on October Chicago, III The B'nai Israel vember 5th. This year's affair was By LEON NAGID Detroit. 17: the selection of the chapter's Aleph Club received its permanent the most successful of all given. Dallas, Texas.-Sam Barshop, bowling team which includes charter November 13 at the meet- The Carnival is presented each Aleph Shotare Godol of the Dallas Alephs Sol Cohen, Sam Schiff, ing of Ramah Lodge of B'nai fall and is open to the public. De- Chapter, recently married the for- held before the open meeting of Buck Kramer, Sid Chafitz and B'rith. It was presented by Ben licious food is served. such as mer Miss Ida Perlman of Fort the Louis Marshal B'nai B'rith Bud Harsch; football practice is Shapiro, alumnus of Tri-Cities 40 gefilte fish. salami and cheese Worth. The wedding was solemn- lodge, of which Jess R. Feiler, held every Sunday. and Advisor of B'nai Israel. The sandwiches, cake, candy and ized in the beautiful University former A. Z. A. deputy, is presi- A feature of features was the presentation of the charter com- drinks. Among the most popular Hall in Fort Worth on October dent. chapter's ravaging "Halloween pleted a six month's period of sandwiches Several members the How to conduct meeting and Party' five-fold activities by the former ter's famous "Alephburger." The Dallas chapter were present in how to utilize the five-fold and cluded a Scavanger Hunt. Aleph club Kappa Tau Sorority assisted the Fort Worth for the wedding. full program will be a small part Sam Schiff was selected as the The chapter has commenced chapter in serving the food. The chapter has established the of the new A. Z. A. training chapter's best Aleph and received publication of a monthly paper All sorts of games were played, precedent of sending a birthday school as announced by the De- the "Best Aleph" award. with Aleph Sopher Herbert Kadish including bingo, penny pitch, etc. card to all Alephs and alumni. The troit office. Each chapter will be as editor. The name of the paper One of the main features of the idea has been favorably received taken as a separate unit accord- is B'nai Israel Times. The Alephs evening was the mysterious and and the Dallas chapter recom- ing to plans being made by Di- BUDAPEST - Fifty thousand would like to correspond with beautiful Madame Zaza, the for- mends the plan to other chapters. rector Leonard Radner. Part of Jewish employes face the imme- other chapter publications and get tune teller. An expensive wool the meeting will be the business diate loss of their jobs as the re- some ideas for their paper. Send comfort was given as this year's Leone Romano, a fourteenth of the chapter, while the remain- sult of the coming into effect of your publication to Herbert Kad- prize. century Jew and tutor of King ing part will be undertaken by Hungary's second anti-Jewish law ish, 1137 N. Wells St., Chicago, The co-chairmen of the carnival Robert of Naples, translated the the schools. which makes it compulsory for Illinois, for an exchange. were Alephs Robert Rosow and writings of Albertus Magnus and owners of small establishments DETROIT 63 The cultural committee has al- David Cohen, Thomas Aquinas for Jewish read- and professional associations to ready started to get the chapter's ers. The Rebecca Graetz auxiliary institute a numerous clausus for debaters and orator prepared for of the B'nai B'rith were guests Jews. At the same time, a new the regional tournament. Plans of the chapter at an open meet- decree was issued providing for are being made by the Social Com- MEMPHIS Down in Dixie GREETERS ing held jointly with the Alephs. the ultimate expropriation of land mittee to hold a roller skating A quiz program was held. Saul owned by Jews. party in the near future. The ath- Moss, chairman of the social com- letic committee has invited vari- mittee, was in charge. ous chapters to participate in their ADOLPH FREUND 93 gym period every Sunday and to get more good fellowship between The chapter held its first Hal- the Chicago Chapters. loween dance in true spirit of the occasion. Bright colored hats as well as favors were given to the LUKE YOUNGEST 'PROF' LIFE Alephs attending. Aleph Harold Wenner was chairman of the Champaign, Ill. - Yudell Luke, dance. at the alumnus of Kansas City Chapter HERZL CHAPTER 112 2, was recently appointed to the AZA teaching staff of the University of Aleph Leon Katzman was chair- Illinois in the Department of man of the Chapter 112's dance Mathematics. Yudell is the young- held Sunday, November 12. in Conven- est teacher on the staff, many of Windsor. In addition to Al Ed- tion his pupils being older than he is. wards orchestra, the Alephs were Yudell is only twenty-two years presented with special entertain- old, ment. Others of the chapter who assisted on the committee were VILNA-Tens of thousands Alephs Don Black, Sid Arbuck, Mel Langer, Saul Stein, Jack An album of 150 selected of Jews from former Czecho- Packer and Irv Lewin. photographs of the A. Z. A. Slovakia and Austria, the Nazi- Camp Convention beau- FELIX WARBURG 309 dominated areas of Poland and tifully colored cover at- Under the chairmanship of tractive spiral binding the Third Reich itself are be- Aleph Harold Wade a Thanksgiv- memorable scenes of ses- ing transported en masse to ing Hay-ride was given by the sions, olympics, contests, the Lublin district of Poland, chapter. "Sex Pyschology' was stunts, forums. A booklet where the Nazi regime is set- the subject of the lecture given at everyone should own who is the chapter's last cultural meet- interested in Junior B'nai ting up a so-called Jewish res- ing. B'rith. ervation. The deportees, who are being ordered to leave their HIGHLAND PARK 313 homes under the cruelest cir- Alephs and dates attended the Rush! Ford Sunday evening hour pro- cumstances and with little or gram as part of the social pro- 50c per no advance notice, are being gram for that evening under the Copy ORDER TODAY! shipped to Lublin in cattle committee chairmanship of Al Rodner. Harry Solonman, Uni- sent postpaid trains and dumped there with- SUPPLY out food, clothing or shelter. versity of Michigan and Bobby LIMITED Roth, Wayne university, both out- Jews in Vienna have received standing basketball players, gave orders to leave for Lublin by the chapter the low-down on how Send Stamps, Checks or March 1, 1940. The Jews in By WILLIAM LIGHT iam Siegel, Geraldine Abraham, to capture the City basketball Money Order to the Protectorate of Bohemia- Memphis, nn.-Pictured Miriam Bornstein, Elizabeth title. On Sunday, November 26, here are the chairmen and the Barasso and Loriane Kroni: the chapter held a joint social Moravia and the Nazi areas of AZA girl co-chairmen of the eastern (standing) Estelle Sharpe, Esta meeting with the B'nai David Poland have been ordered Katz and Jane Levy. Chapter 314 consisting of a hay- SUPPLY DEPARTMENT regional tournament that Mem- transferred to Lublin by April The Alephs are (left to right) ride, weenie roast and an old- 1, 1940. Nearly 50,000 J W S phis Chapter 71 will play host Natt Cooper, Herbert Morris, fashioned barn dance. Harold 1003 K Street, N. W. to December 25-27. The girls Jake Green, William Light and Milner of 314 and Al Rodner of Washington, D. c. are already reported in Lublin. are (left to right, seated) Mir- Irving Lubin. 313 were in charge of the affair. November 28, 1939 THE SHOFAR Page 7 SALT LAKE POINTS New York-Dr. Heinrich Neu- SCOUTS DEMONSTRATE AT SANTA MONICA RALLY mann, former member of the Graz, Austria, Lodge of B'nai NEW WAY FOR AZA B'rith, and the world's greatest authority on ear and throat dis- eases, who numbered among his SCOUT ASSISTANCE patients the crowned heads of Eu- rope, including former King Ed- By EUGENE LEVETAN ward VIII of England and former Salt Lake City, Utah. Salt King Alfonso of Spain, died here Lake Chapter 84, in an effort to at the age of 66. Three years ago make its Boy Scout troop one of he created a stir when he declined the finest in the nation, is model- an invitation to come to Berlin to ing the program of the troop treat Hitler. After the Nazi con- along the Five-Fold and Full pro- quest of Austria, the German au- gram. The idea. first conceived by thorities permitted him to go to Larry Kasdon, Scout head of Dis- England to negotiate for Jewish trict 4 has already proved to be emigration. very beneficial in the progress of Ottawa Father Coughlin's the troop. weekly paper, "Social Justice," In the fulfillment of the relig- has been barred from Canada. ious requirements, the Scouts at- tend specially conducted services The radio priest had previously been excluded from the radio in for them and the Alephs every Canada. Sunday morning. Also prepara- tions are being made to have a By HARRY FRADKIN special Scout Friday night service. Santa Monica, Calif.-The pictures show NEW YORK-The Jewish pop- showen depicting A. Z. A. and Boy Scout activi- ulation of the United States was The cultural aspects are met by a recent joint meeting of Santa Monica A. A. ties. 4,831,180 at the end of 1937, the having joint meetings with Scout 53 and its chapter-sponsored Boy Scout Troop. Santa Monica chapter recently announced smallest ten-year increase in 60 troops sponsored by other denom- inations as the Mormons, Catholic, The Scouts gave demonstrations on first aid, the commencement of its regular Friday eve- years, according to statistics pub- ning religious-cultural programs at Congrega- lished in Volume 41 of the Amer- and Japanese troops. Speakers knot tieing, handicrapts, and many other phases tion Mishcan Tephilo. Services are conducted ican Jewish Year Book. are presented to give them added of their activity. Members of the chapter gave each Friday evening by P. A. G. Myron Karlin information on Scouting subjects. talks on the A. Z. A. program and provided and his famous A. Z. A.-Junior Girls Auxiliary Joseph Orabuena, chief rabbi The social service angle has entertainment. Later motion pictures were choir. of Navarre, was physician to been especially well taken care of Charles III of Navarre. by the troop. Not only have they Scouts have pledged their support "construction night;' the second aided in the redistribution and col- and willingness to aid the B'nai lection of the Jewish National meeting "test passing night;" the B'rith and the chapter in their Fund boxes, but they have helped third meeting of general interest charity ball of which the price of in many charity activities. The with a speaker on "Scouting." Winter Tournaments admission will be canned food. The fourth meeting of the month The Scouts will segregate and de- is the "outing meeting," for swim- BASKETBALL ORATORY - DEBATE liver the food. Scouting and ming, hiking, or trips to educa- Who? Where? When? Both the social and athletic as- tional sites. pects are also being well taken the Jewish Boy Salt Lake Chapter 84 feels that care of. To make both well-round- to follow this definite plan is a ed. a definite plan has been pathway to success, and hopes By NAT PINSKER worked out by the Scoutmaster that the Five-Fold and Full pro- In every organization, the cry- and the Scout committee to be gram will aid in the development ing need is for leadership. We followed at the meetings. The first of the Scout troop as it has the have it in A. z. A. and certainly meeting of the month will be chapters throughout the nation. every chapter has had the prob- lem of seeking its leadership at some time or another- whether for the proper Godol, Advisor, or Chat Books just a committee head. We know, too, that proper leadership is a necessity and when we find the proper person, we must hang on Jewish Literary News and Notes to him. and treat him respectfully By BENNY BRITH and support his suggestions. And so, too, Scouting has its problem of finding leadership. (Editor's Note: All books mentioned in this feature are Scouting seeks its leadership, not available to Alephs and Advisors, without charge, from the necessarily those "risen from the ranks," but from those AZA FREE CIRCULATING LIBRARY, 1003 K ST., N. W. willing to sacrifice a little time WASHINGTON, D. C.) and effort, to benefit. not only the boys in their charge, but For the Jewish Library themselves as well. For Scouting "JEWS AND WORLD AFFAIRS," by Harry Kessler (Bloch has a program so broad in scope, Publishing Co.), is intended primarily as a text book in teaching con- and yet coming to such a definite temporary Jewish history, but its effective presentation of the salient point that it is beneficial to any facts about the situation of the Jews in various lands is so compact aged person who cares to interest and readable that even though it was completed before the outbreak himself in it. of the war, it remains a valuable work for the layman anxious for an Let us see how one chapter as- adequate background to the current Jewish scene Washington, D. -The follow- eral chairman, Alvin Adelman, 1510 sisted its younger brothers to- ing information is provided for Wildwood Ave., Camden, N. J. wards becoming better men. A "THE ANSWER," by Ludwig Lewisohn (Liveright Publishing all Alephs as to the place and date Northern New Jersey Region; To be year ago Hollywood Chapter 149 Co.), an impassioned declaration of Lewisohn's faith as a Jew, ethi- of the winter regional tourna- announced later. met with its sponsoring B'nai cally and culturally, in which the eminent writer gives an eloquent ments in basketball, oratory and Keystone Council Regional: Allen- B'rith Lodge and convinced the answer to every question concerning the destiny of the Jew, his posi- debate according to the latest in- town Chapter 156; December 24-25: men of the benefits of Scouting tion in the world today, his relation to himself and his world and general chairman, Martin Clair, 221 formation available at A. Z. A. N. 9th St., Allentown, Pa. for the youth. They appointed his problem and its solution, will find many violent critics taking Headquarters: District Finals: Harrisburg, Pa.: one of the Advisors, who offered exception to Lewisohn's reasoning, but none who will question the DISTRICT 1 sponsored by Harrisburg 128: tenta- to co-operate, the office of Scout- sincerity or depth of the conviction with which he unfolds his 100 i-State Region: Roxbury, Mass.: tive date, last Sunday in March gen- master. They assisted him in gath- per cent Jewish nationalism sponsored by Haym Salomon Chapter eral chairman, Ben Woolf, 507 Emer- 255; December 23-25; general chair- ald St., Harrisburg, Pa. ering together sufficient boys to organize and charter a Troop. man. David Casper, 77 Kingsdale St., DISTRICT 4 "AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK," Volume 41 (Jewish Pub- Dorchester, Mass. They then enlisted several men lication Society), rightly called the Jewish World Almanac, contains, Northern Region: Seattle, Wash., Connecticut Valley Region: Spon- sponsored by Seattle 73 and Ever- from the Lodge for the Troop besides the indispensable departments of contemporary Jewish statis- sored by Park City 286, Bridgeport, green Aleph club: Thanksgiving week- Committee and arranged for a tical and factual information to be found nowhere else, a history of Conn.: general chairman, Harold Bor- end, November 23: co-chairman, Eu- meeting place for the Troop. In 25 years of the J. D. C., new figures on the Jewish population of the enstein, 555 Capitol Ave., Bridgeport gene Aaron, 312 32nd S., and Wes- the chapter, they elected the Jun- United States, and biographies of the late Justice Benjamin N. Car- New York City Region: Sponsored ley Pearl, 559 19th St., Seattle, Wash. ior Assistant Scoutmaster, and dozo, B. Charney Vladeck and a number of other notables who died by the New York City Council under Central Region: San Francisco, Cal., the direction of Haves, W. 42nd sponsored by Louis Marshall 188: De- gave him chairmanship of the during the past year St., Suite 1120, New York City. Sep- cember 1-3: general chairman. Al Scouting Committee. At this time arate council tournaments will be Shemano, 5808 California St., San several Alephs offered their serv. "THE GOLDEN PEACOCK' (Sci-Art Publishers), an excellent, held in December with city wide Francisco, Calif. finals in January. Southern Region: ols Angeles, ice as Assistant Scoutmasters in and probably the first in English, anthology of Yiddish poetry trans- Laurentian Region: Buffalo, N. Y.: Calif., sponsored by Los Angeles 43; the Troop, and the ball was roH- lated into English by Joseph Leftwich, is an open sesame to the rich December 24-26. General chairman, with finals on November 26: general ing! treasures of Yiddish verse for those not sufficiently familiar with Bernard Rosen, 21 Sidney St., Buffalo, chairman. Milton Goldberg, 28321/2 Yiddish to b able to read and appreciate the works of the greatest Hillerest Drive. Les Angeles, Calif. Today they have one of the Blackstone-Narraganset Region: Western Conference Finals: Oak- more active Scouting chapters and of the Yiddish poets of yesterday and today. The brief prefatory Sponsored by two Worcester chapters; land, Calif.. sponsored by Oakland 42 their chapter has certainly bene- biographies that accompany each selection and the completeness of write to Yale Cohen, 93 Millbary St., and Pacific Aleph club: December 26- Worcester. fited by the influx of Scout- the selections make this compendium an important landmark in 28: general chairman, Wilbur Cowan, District finals: Sponsored by IIa- 515 Valle Vista Ave. trained boys. anthological literature koan Chapter 220. Syracuse, N. Y. DISTRICT 5 DISTRICT 2 ST. LOUIS-Th Rev. H. B. Southern Region: Augusta, Ga., "MOSES AND MONOTHEISM" (Alfred A. Knopf), the last book K. 1. O. Region: Columbus, Ohio. sponsored by Augusta 192; December Crimmins, president of St. Louis of the late Sigmund Freud, created a storm of protest among Jews sponsored by Chapter 155; general 26-28; general chairman, Harry G. University, a Catholic institution, and Bible scholars because attempts to prove that Moses was not a chairman. Julius Socoloff. 656 E. Ful- Popkin, 1334 Ellis St., Augusta, Ga. and Christian H. Winkelmann, Jew but an Egyptian, who brought from Egypt the religion he gave tom St., Columbus, Ohio. Northern Region: To be sponsored Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis, con- the Jews, and that he was subsequently murdered by the Jews be- Rocky Mountain Region: To be an- by Richmond Aleph club, December demned the sale of anti-Semitic nounced later. 26-28. Write Joe Michaelson, 3124 cause they were dissatisfied with his exacting ethical code. Sensa- Eastern Ohio Region: Akron. Ohio, Park Ave., Richmond, Va. literature in the University's gym- tional as it is scholarly, Freud's opus is answered point by point in sponsored by Portage Trail Chapter District Finals: To be announced nasium after a Coughlinite meet- "THE HEBREW MOSES," by Trude Weiss Rosmarin (The Jewish 144: general chairman. Leonard Luck, later. ing there as "without qualifica- Book Club), which rejects Freud's hypotheses as based on false 1308 Grant St., Akron, Ohio. DISTRICT 6 tion as indefensible and unworthy premises, incorrect translations and interpretations of Hebrew and Kansas-Missouri Region: Kansas Corn-belt Region: Waterloo, la.: of an intelligent person" and as Egyptian languages City.. Mo. sponsored Heart of sponsored by Waterloo Aleph club. 'an outrageous libel against a America 347 and Bar Kochbian 335. December 23-25: Faivel Dunn. 3123 Southern Wisconsin, Northern IIII. race with whom we are all en- "A CHRISTIAN LOOKS AT THE JEWISH QUESTION," by Olive, Kansas City, Mo., co-chairman. nois Region: Sheboygan, Wis.: spon- deavoring to live in peace and sored by Shebovgan 15: general chair- Jacques Maritain (Longmans, Green & Co.), is a brilliant essay by District finals: Cincinnati, Ohio: man. Julius Zimmerman, 2033 No. harmony. Previously, the Rev. the most distinguished of contemporary Catholic philosophers in which sponsored by Chapter 54: February or 13th St., Sheboygan, Wis. W. A. Burk, faculty director of he shows that not only. is anti-Semitism morally indefensible but that March: general chairman, Ben Dwos- the University's radio station. kin, 1261 Iliff Ave.. Cincinnati, Ohio. Michigan Region: Grand Rapids. from the viewpoint of Catholic dogma it is a pathological form of Mich.: co-chairman. Gerald Dribben. WEW, had written a letter to the DISTRICT 3 heresy that must ultimately turn into a bitter zeal against Chris- 519 Stocking, and Herman Geller, 942 code compliance committee of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Sub- Ardmore, Grand Rapids. tianity itself National Association of Broad- regional: Braddock, Pa., sponsored by Northern Region: Sponsored by Braddock Chapter 58; December 10. Twin-City A, Z. A. Council, in Min- casters refusing to accept its de- "THE JEWISH GENIUS." by Joseph Sachs (Edward Goldston, General chairman. Milton Steinitz, 537 neapolis. cision to bar Father Coughlin Talbot Ave., Braddock. Ltd.), is a thoughtful and readable collection of essays analyzing the District Finals: Omaha, Neb.: spon- from the air as the broadcaster Jewish mentality, traits and genius by specific biographical references Northwest Pennsylvania Sub-region. sored by Omaha Chapter 1. of controversial material, and al: New Castle. Pa., sponsored by to eminent Jews of history, and by a shrewd exposure of the theories DISTRICT 7 warning that if Coughlin is barred New Castle chapter: December 3. of the exponents of the Jewish race idea General chairman. Maurice Mervis. Western Region: Memphis, Tenn.: from the air as a result of the 130 East Leasure Ave., New Castle. sponsored by Memphis 71; December code, "you are going to be re- 25-27: general chairman, Herbert Mor- sponsible for stirring up such a "TRADITIONS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE," by Joseph Mer- Philadelphia Regional: Under the ris. 436 Mosby, Memphis, Tenn. deluge of anti-Semitism in this sand (The Mottern Chapbooks), an admirable study of the Jew in direction of Fred Weiss, 1202 No. 5th Eastern Region: Houston, Tex.: St., Philadelphia, Pa. land as we have never seen or ex- American literature, both as subject and author, that reviews the sponsored by Houston 136; December West Pennsylvania Regional Finals: 25-26: general chairman, Adolph perienced before and which would Jew as portrayed by Jewish and non-Jewish writers for three centuries McKessport, Pa.: sponsored by Mc- Schwartz, 2507 Chartres, Houston, be most deplorable." and emphasizes the work of contemporary Jewish novelists. poets and Kessport 94; January playwrights, is an important addition to American Judaica. Constitutional Council Regional: District Finals: To be announced Camden, N. J.; December 23-25; gen- later. Page 8 'THE SHOFAR November 28, 1939 Around New York dent of the Bronx-Manhattan Hendler, cultural committee chair- A SHORT SHORT STORY Council, was flower girl. On No- man, introduces the speakers of City vember 17, the club performed its the evening; Pledge Dave Pollack, third Youth Service, followed on and Alephs Larry Leibman and Special Notice (Continued from Page 3) the 18th by a gigantic Mardi Gras Herb-Fensterheim. A bit of static host to the second meeting of this and carnival dance. The group has is heard, saying that something is secured the services of a Broad- in the air for December 15. council. held on October 15. By SAM RABINOWITZ, P. A. G. way director to ferret out talent We switch stations and hear The Brooklvn Council has been Baruch Spinoza Chapter 269, Chicago working hard trying to co-ordinate for the production of plays. Julie Rabinowitz announce that the Felix M. Warburg Alephs have dating events of the nine chapters Too tired to do any more trav- under its jurisdiction. Its meeting enrolled as a group in a Jewish eling, we tune in on our radio to history course being given at the of October 22 was followed by a ATTENTION: ALL JEWS WILL pick up bits of news from the far East Flatbush Jewish Center, SPECIAL NOTICE: ATTEN- social night at the T. A. G. Syna- TION STORM TROOPERS IN FROM THIS TIME ON OCCUPY corners of the city. Seymour Fi- Brooklyn, by their spiritual ad- GHETTO BENCHES IN CLASS- gogue. It is busy preparing sched- VICINITY OF HAMBURG: BE vush is witnessing a cultural meet- visor, Rabbi Jacob Leibowitz. ON LOOKO FOR HANS ROOMS. ANY STUDENT WHO ules for the winter tournaments ing of the Seixas A. C. in Benson- Earl Glantz of Station K. J. C. KRUFFMEYER, ESCAPED JEW DISREGARDS THIS NOTICE in basketball, oratory, and debate. FROM FRIEHOFF CONCENTRA- WILL BE SUBJECT TO ACTION hurst. It is in celebration of Co- C. speaking Murray Edelstein, TION CAMP. N GEROUS BY THE STUDENT BODY. lumbus day. Aleph Godol Seleven cultural committee chairman, pre- CHARACTER. A really long trip to the Bronx presents Rabbi Nachim Ebin of sided over an open forum and brings us to Sy Rubin, Sopher of the Bensonhurst Talmud Torah. quiz October 22. Sid Lehrer won For three weeks I've been the Rayim Aleph club. Sy tells us standing in class. It's bad enough with a monetary gift, raised first prize in the quiz contest, For seven days now I've been about his chapter's Hallowe'en through the sale of a raffle. Sam while Jerry Lowe was second. to listen to these lectures when cooped up in this cave. If this is costume dance, held October 28. you're sitting in a seat, but "Why, those costumes were a called living-let me die: better imagine learning this course, tak- scream, is all he could exclaim. Jewish Headlines check for $300 in honor of Hen- death than braving the horrors of ing notes, when your feet are Aleph Godol Arthur Wolf contin- burning and your back is stiff (Continued from Page 2) ry Monsky, president of B'nai storm troopers searching; no food, ues. saying that a hike was held from lack of rest, and your eyes B'rith, who has for 20 years polluted water, my head burning October 1, and a smoker October are watery from strain. They a voluntary contribution to the been a member of the board of 14 at the home of Dr. Martin from fever, my chest constricted taunt us as they sit, while we Sternig, their advisor. Rabbi Rab- defense of the country, the trustees of Boys Town and with cough, my feet blistered and stand ever mindful that once we inowitz of the Jewish Center of fund having been turned over closely identified with the bruised. no clothing or fire with take the ghetto bench we will Highbridge addressed the chapter lose our pride, and once we take to the Defense Ministry progress of the celebrated in- which to ward off the intense and Bronx-Manhattan Council on an empty seat we will lose our stitution. November 12. Two Italian refu- cold. lives. gees have been made pledges of NEW YORK- gift of $1, I can hear them beating the It wasn't bad just standing the chapter. 000,000 for the improvement ZURICH-Fritz Thyssen, brush in the vicinity- find eight hours a day and then going and extension of Jewish re- German industrialist who me any moment, and that means to my room to rest up for the Crossing the Harlem river over more torture and then, maybe next day, but now my landlady ligious education in New York helped bring Hitler and his to Washington Heights. we joined -merciful sleep. has raised the rent and I can't City has been presented to the Nazi regime to power, admit- in with the hilarious laughter I owned a small store in Ham- pay so now I sleep in the park coming from the Hebrew Taber- newly created Jewish Educa- ted here that "threatened con- burg. concentrating on the ma- when nobody is watching, or else nacle A. C. On November 2, a tion Committee of New York sequences" of his opposition to terials brought in from the I just-stand. They killed Eric mock ceremony was held celebrat- by the Friedsam Foundation, the Nazi government's present wharves. One day they came to the other day and crippled Rhon- ing the marriage of the A. Z. A. me and said that I must not sell er and Bassman, just for sitting which is headed by John S. policies "forced me to leave and the girls' Avivah before a my goods to Arvans. Heaven help in a chair to rest from the strain. gathering of 300 persons. Irwin Burke, a Catholic. Mr. Burke Germany." Thyssen is now liv- us, we were poor enough without Do you know what we do when Le Bowski, Godol, acted as the is president of B. Altman & ing here as a refugee. this break in trade, but this was we eat-we stand: and when we bride; Jean Cherof as maid of Co., whose late president, too much. for who would be fool- sleep-we stand: and when we learn- stand and when we honor: Murray Blachman, presi- Michael Friedsam, left his PARIS Herschel Grynsz- ish enough to buy from me. talk- stand. Stand, stand. estate in trust to be divided for pan,, young Polish Jew whose I closed my store and waited. stand until your shoes cut into But it was not enough that they your feet and your soles disappear NEW DIRECTOR educational and philanthropic assassination of a German dip- had ruined my means of liveli- so that the slivers and cold of the purposes. lomat in Paris in November, hood. they must ruin me too. 1938, touched off the anti-Jew- floor bruise them stand until First my brother was taken away your back is breaking and your ANNAPOLIS, MD.-Jewish ish pogroms in Germany, will only child was taken away from shoulders droop with the pressure religious services for the Jew- have to remain in prison until and shot for sedition, then my of strain -stand until your head burns and your eyes close and ish midshipmen attending the after the war, the French me by a drunken storm trooper. Oh, God. if you have eyes then courts ruled in rejecting his your ears ring, stand until oh United States Naval Academy you certainly saw this deed. My God. everything's gone black, help have been instituted for the appeal to be released for the very soul died when I found the me. let me rest duration of the war so that he small mutilated body that was first time in 1 years through a The scene shifts to the editor's project sponsored by the An- might join the Polish Legion. my boy. Crazy with grief. T walked. office of the Bucharest Herald napolis Lodge of B'nai B'rith. His trial has been put off until after another until I found the after the war because the com- one of the most important papers days it seems, looking at one face in Rumania. Outside the glass JERUSALEM- Fifty of the plainant against him is a Ger- man that had done it. With mv partitions can be seen the hustle 130 members of the research citizen the father of the bare hands I tried to kill him. and haste which accompanies the choking him until his eyes popped fighting of time and space. Sud- and teaching staff of the He- slain diplomat. with fear, and his face turned a denly the glass is thrown open brew university are refugees, horrible purple. They jumped on and a small Jew takes his leave according to a report broad- me and made me release him and amongst the jibs and taunts of cast by Salmon Schocken, sent me to Friehoff. There I was the pressmen, followed by the ITY THE CHAPTER whipped and beaten and starved sneer of the editor: chairman of the university's executive council. He also dis- THAT GETS THE at intervals. I took what they closed that the university has MOST PLEDGES gave me always alert for my chance to escape. Jewish Apron Factory TODAY THAT One night I feigned sickness Produces Poor Grade Goods an annual budget of $500,000 WILL BE STRONGEST Upon investigation it was and that it has spent over $5,- and on my way to the doctor 000,000 since it opened 14 years TOMORROW! knocked-out the guard and ran. Since then I have been hiding in They printed that article about ago. Plans for an archeological JACK SHAFTON FIDELITY the cave. ever afraid to leave. my factory. They said my goods museum, a humanities building waiting for my chance to escape were rotten. Everyone knows my were also announced. to a ship and leave this country materials are the best but when God be with me, they've found the paper and the government the opening of the cave, I hear say, "don't buy' they are afraid. NEW YORK-A trust fund them coming- they're going to If they keep attacking me I'll be of $5,000,000, the income from beat me with rubber pipes and ruined. which is to be used for the whips! Oh, the pain, I can't bear I went to see the editor and he further development of dental it, what a beating, I told me he'll stop for the sum of ten thousand dollars. Who has Irving Levitas clinics for children, was estab- such an amount of money in these Washington, D. C. Irving lished in the will of Murry SPECIAL NOTICE: HANS times when we Jews are starving Levitas is the new cultural direc- KRUFFMEYER: ESCAPED JEW Guggenheim, senior member of FOUND DEAD IN ABANDONED left and right? And yet if I tor of A. Z. A. He is the first the famous family of Jewish SOCIAL CAVE NEAR HAMBURG-CORO- don't pay, my business will be full time director for such activ- NER STATES DEATH CAUSED ruined. I can't raise the money industrialists and philanthrop- ity to be employed by an Ameri- BY PNEUMONIA AND DISEASE. NO MARKS ON BODY WHICH and SO there's only one way out- can Jewish Youth organization. ists, who died here at 81. Ten WILL BE RETURNED TO FAM- years ago he had endowed the ILY AFTER CREMATION. Jewish Manufacturer pathy over the death of the Jew Murry and Leonie Guggenheim Found Dead in Factory 'The rat, went and killed him Foundation with $3,000,000 to On a small bulletin board in THE BODY OF ALFRED SE- self without paying us our money. provide dental care for poor RON. UFACTURER, W one of the largest universities How's a guy to make a living FOUND HERE TODAY IN HIS children. situated in Warsaw, Poland, a APRON FACTORY IT IS EE when they kill themselves before small but significant notice is LIEVED THAT HE KILLED paying us?' tacked up. Its borders are frayed HIMSELF WORRY OVER 'Yeah, and the boss said we PHILADELPHIA- The Phil- QUITE A TRICK TO KEEP from constant handling, it is dirty THE CONDITIONS OF HIS could beat up on him if he didn't adelphia B'nai B'rith Women's OF THEM GOING. CAN FOODS. THE WILL from the fingermarks of thou- come across. and here he goes Council presented Father Ed- YOUR CHAPTER DO sands that have read it, here and and kills himself Those Jews there the ink is smudged by a got no feeling for the other fel- ward J. Flanagan, founder and Back in the newspaper office tear drop from a poor victim: two burly reporters express sym- low director of Boys Town, with a ALEPH ZADIK ALL-LAFFS PRESENT LOONEY LUKE in "Shear Delight" By JACK SHAFTON -AND so, LUKE, IN PRESENTING YOU GORSH! I'M GEE, SQUIRMY! I'M OLIVE THERE! WITH YOUR MEMBERSHIP MANUAL NOT A WORM NOW- NOT A PLEDGE. THE ANYMORE CERTIFICATE AND PIN, YOU Now FELLERS WON'T BE CALLING NOW THERE BECOME A FULL-FLEDGED A.Z.A. ME "WORM" ANY MORE so ARE TWO OF MAN. PLEASE ACCEPT MY WARMEST WHO'LL KEEP YOU COMP'NY, THE YOU! CONGRATULATIONS: LIKE , BIN DOIN? DAWN THANKS MAKE 'EM LUKE WARM AN' (SAD) od I'LL TAKE AH. ME 'EM WOE YOU! PHOOP TO YOU! OH! A CUT-UP, BUT AS LUKES NEW A.Z.A. eH? BROTHERS WELCOME HIM INTO THE FOLD, A STRANGE NERTZ FEATHERS! FEELING OF TRAGEDY STEALS INTO HIS HEART. WE FOLLOW HIYA,CINTH (HIBISCUS PETUNIA OLD LUKE INTO HIS BACK YARD 300m BLUE BONNET TO DISCOVER WHY.