The SHOFA Official Organ Aleph 3adik Aleph of B'nai B'rith VOL. XV DECEMBER 12, 1939 No. 7 FIRST CHAPTER SHENANGO VALLEY Season's First Honors IN EAST HOLDS AND ERIE WIN To Huntington Park and BAR MITZVAH AT NEW CASTLE Nathan Straus Chapters New Castle, Pa. New Castle By RALPH KRASNOW Chapter 248 had the honor of Springfield, Mass. The thir- sponsoring the northwest Penn- Los Angeles, Calif. The South- teenth anniversary of Achdus sylvania sectional Winter Tourna- ment on December 3. Ninety Regional in Denver ern California regional tourna- Chapter 27 was featured by an ment, held here on November 19 open meeting at which Attorney alephs, representing seven chap- and 26, with Milt Geldberg as THIS ISSUE OUR USUAL UNUSUAL FEAT- URE IS MORE UNUSUAL THAN USUAL,FO ters from Northwestern Pennsyl- Louisville, Ky. With the Louis Deitz, a charter member of general chairman. representing HERE. IN THIS BEAUTIFUL FRAME, 13 vania, were in attendance, partici- assurance of the Cheyenne, the chapter and an active member Los Angeles 43, the host chapter, of the local B'nai B'rith, was the THE ALEPH WHO INVARIABLY LEAVES pating and witnessing contests in Wyoming, chapter 301. that it was the first of the 28 tourna- speaker. THE MEETING EARLY. HE'S A HARD debating, oratory, and basketball. will participate in each of the ments to get under way for the Achdus, installed in October. WORKER THOUGH AND YOU'LL Shenango Valley 229 and Erie tournament activities of de- 1939-40 season. PROBABLY SEE HIM COMING BACK bate, basketball, and oratory, 1926, was A. Z. A.'s first eastern 139 were the winners in debating Winners in the contests were as chapter. Springfield recently got IN A MINUTE, FOR HE IS so over Beaver Valley chapter and it has been decided that there follows: Oratory, first place, Earl DIZZY BUSY THAT He a second chapter last year, and is Aliquippa. Both of these will now will definitely be a Rocky Freiden, Huntington Park (Calif.) DOESN'T KNOW WHETHER HE'S COMING OR GOING. have the privilege of competing Mountain Regional Tourna- now p nning for a third. 170: second place, Saul Leibovitz, Ot! r speakers included Ack in the regional finals in McKees- ment in Denver. Nathan Straus 141. Debating, Sayken and Hyman Weitzman port on the last Sunday in Janu- The tournament will probab- first place, Earl Frieden and Ben The many charter members in at- ary. Members of the Shenana ly be held sometime in Janu- Sackett, Huntington Park 170: team are Joseph Shermer ano ary, and in addition to the tendance recalled the early his- second place, Sid Wolochow and Leonard Konigsburg, while Simon above group, will be partici- tory of the chapter, which was the Frank Wolf, Beverly Hills (Calif.) Atinsky Wants Rose and Herman Levine were pated in by the Pueblo chapter pioneer A. Z, A, group in the Aleph club. The basketball finals East. members of the victorious teams 75. Denver chapter 6, and the were won by Nathan Straus (L. Have Radio Series Campaign Ideas from Erie Alliance chapter 275, also of A.) 141, the team being composed The two Springfield Chapters Erie and Shenango Valley were Denver, of Ed Burman, A1 Fox, William are sponsoring a series of half- also winners in basketball, and Fox, Al Marcus, Irv Shulman, I. hour radio programs weekly de- both of these teams will represent Wilk, and Jesse Landman. Sec- voted to A. Z. A. These programs Milwaukee, Wis. Julius Atin- northwestern Pennsylvania in Benny Friedman ond place was won by Fidelity will consist of discussions on A. sky, Jr. S. A. C. member, recently competing against the finalists (L. A.) 264, with Alephs Norman Z. A, history, its program and appointed chairman of the Harry from southwestern Pennsylvania at Buffalo Miller. Morrie Actor, Ernie Taub, purposes. In addition to this se- Lapidus Memorial Fund Commit- and West Virginia at the McKees- Paul Fox, Morris Rosenblatt, lections from the Monthly Pro- tee, announces that every chapter port tournament. Members of the Installation George Levy, and Harry Kurland gram will be given, should begin to plan affairs for Erie team were Bernard Shepton, on the team. the Fund. District Chairman have Sydney Wexler. Harry Kohn. Nine chapters were represented already been appointed, and the Louis Task, Morris Katz. Seymour By MICKEY ROVNER in the tourney, and the finals of complete list will be published in Tivis, Barney Radov. Sydney Buffalo. N. .-Benny Fried- the contests were bitterly fought Install New Chapter; the next issue of The Shofar, Taub, Ben Prizant, Barr, Mor- man, "All Time All American" out. There were nine entries in Last year A tripled the ris Prizant, Merle Berman, Mark University of Michigan football the Oratorical contest, seven in Seventh in Cleveland amount originally set for its Speizer, and Leo Zoldan, repre- hero and now football coach at the Debating contest. while the quota, and it is felt that this can sented Shenango Valley, the City College of New York. four basketball teams who had Cleveland, Ohio -Another lusty be done again. Every chapter is The oratorical contest was held was the guest speaker at the joint won a previously sponsored 17- urged to begin planning these af- at the banquet. Other speakers at A. Z. A.-B'nai B'rith Fathers' and young infant was added to the team league-tourney, played for rapidly growing family of the fairs, Send your ideas in to Atin- the banquet were Irv Cantor, Sons' night held here on Novem- the regional honors. sky at 929 Garfield Ave., Mil- grand councillor of District 3. ber 21. More than 600 were at- Greater Cleveland A. Z. A. Coun- Morris Sedicoff, deputy for north- The first basketball prelim- cil on December 11 when the Emil waukee, Wis. tracted to the dinner. inaries were held on November 19. western, Pa., and Saul Dizenfeld, A feature of the program was Zola Aleph club, this city's sev- field secretary of District 3. The On November 26, the finals in the the installation of Sigmund Freud enth chapter. was installed before basketball tourney were held, fol- committee in charge of the tour- Aleph club with 12 charter mem- the Heights B'nai B'rith lodge. The new Alephs were given the ROSEN CHAIRMAN lowed by a luncheon prepared by nament was headed by Maurice bers. Robert Weinstein is the the Mothers club and the Los An- Mervis, and was assisted by Mor- Aleph Gor he new club. Dis- First degree initiation by the de- geles Junior B'nai B'rith auxil- ton Love, Ted Marlin and George trict 1 Councillor Allan gree team of Cleveland Heights LAURENTIAN MEET iary. The debate and oratorical Alpern, Davis, who one of the organ- 177, the city's senior chapter. The preliminaries and finals were held izers of t ip which is Buf- installation of the chapter was that afternoon, and the winners falo's see pter. performed by Brother nford Simms, past president of the St. Louis 28 Has were announced at the Convention ON DEC. 24-25 Adviser Raych was pre- ball that evening. sented wi A.-B. Chanukah Party A. Co-oper edal for his out- standing th the local Boy The Emil Zola Aleph club, By MILTON B. ROVNER N.I.-S.W. Tourney Scout cour Cleveland's baby chapter, here- Buffalo, N. Y.-An enthusiastic by challenges any chapter in By LOUIS SCHRIER to Be in Sheboygan committee is completing final de- the order to a Chess tourna- tails which will make the Lauren- St. Louis, Mo. Sunday, De- cember 17. the St. Louis Chapter Alephs ment by mail to determine the tian Regional Association winter By JULIUS ZIMMERMAN unofficial International A. Z. tournament and convention one of 28 will hold its annual Chanukah the outstanding A. z. A. functions party for the boys and girls of the at Waterive for Sheboygan, Wis. Sheboygaa A. Chess championship. If in- Chapter 15 plans for the North- terested. write Aleph Godol in the region in recent years. The Jewish Orphans' home. Each child ern Illinois-Southern Wisconsia Marvin Klein. 12337 Tuscora Regional Tourney regional tournament are complet- three day event will open on Sat- will receive a gift, as has been the urday night, December 24, at the custom for many years. They also ed with the dates set for Decena- avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, will get a glimpse of the seventh ber 26, 27, and 28. Lafayette Hotel, one of Buffalo's By MALVERN KAPLAN finest hostelries, annual A. Z. A. Revue, still in re- Waterloo, Ia. -Preparations are The chapter's long history of hearsal. Refreshments and games successful tournaments and con- Heights lodge. The Alephs were being made for the Cornbelt re- Bernard Rosen is general chair- welcomed into the fraternity and will round out a well-balanced ventions will be carried out in the gional tournament which will be man of the tournament which will presented with their pins and program, in charge of Aleph Sam held here on December 24-26. event. attract Alephs from chapters in membership certificates by Aaron Goldman. Festivities will center around The program will open on the Northern New York and the east- Zucker, Cleveland A. Z. A. direc- Marvin Marcus. chairman of the the President hotel and the Y. M. evening of the 26th, with a smok- ern portion of Canada. The con- tor. religious committee, announced C. -both in the heart of Wa- er and rally and the drawings for vention banquet and dance will an English essay contest on the the various contests. The basket- The new Aleph club has elected take place on Sunday evening, De- terloo and linked by Waterloo's subject. "The Spirit of Chanu- month-old bridge. ball and debate preliminaries will the following officers: Marvin cember 25, with a similar func- kah," with the winning essay to be held during the day on the Klein, Aleph Godol: Irving Rozal- Plans disclose a rally-smoker to tion on the following evening as receive some well known book 27th, and the convention dance be held on December 24 from 8 sky, Aleph S'gan; Herbert Leib- a farewell party to the visitors. connected with Jewish life. will be held that eyening. All of erman, Aleph Mazkir; Harvey Intermingled with the social, to 12 p. m. Also sharing the top spot of the the Sheboygan girls and the girls luncheon is one of the many Metz, Aleph Gisbor: Robert Up- cultural, and sports activities on chapter's activity program, lead- from neighboring communities in features of the second tournament son, Aleph Kohen Godol; Norman the program, there will be busi- ing to the ultimate goal of the the Fox River Valley will be pres- day. This will be held in the Willner and Jake Shanker, Aleph ness sessions which will conclude Best Chapter, was the second de- ent as dates for the visiting Community Center at m., fol- Shotares, and vin Krieger, with the annual election of offi- gree Judas Maccabeus play, pre- Alephs. Aleph Sopher. lowing the basketball, debate and cers, sented before the Men's club of The semi-finals and finals la oratory preliminaries. the debate and basketball and ora- the United Hebrew temple, on No- Dancing in the President hotel's vember 28. tory contest will be held on the Gold room will be the evening's MEMBERSHIP TALLY Aleph Dave Heller was chair- 28th, with the final banquet be highlight from 9 to 12 p. m. ing held at the Old Heidelberg man of a membership smoker held A banquet will be the fitting at Garavelli's restaurant, attended cafe that evening. close for the tourney at 6:30 p. m. by over 30 prospective members. The tournament plans are in December 26. An entertaining full progress and nearing comple- and featured by an address by Ben program will be arranged. 9,036 12.000 Barkin, assistant executive direc- A dating committee is hard at tion and everything points to the outstanding tournament in the tor of A. Z. A. work arranging dates for those history of this region. who wish. Malvern Kaplan, gen- ALEPHS AS OF GOAL FOR WOLFE CHAIRMAN eral chairman, suggests that those who are not bringing their own DEC. 1, 1939 NEXT CAMP dates register early in order to Ambridge, The District 3 get a date assured. TOMORROW'S 335 417 convention will be held in Harris- Address all queries to Malvern OFFICERS burg, Pa, late in March. The Kaplan, 1735 LaFayette street, or chairman of the committee in ARE TODAY'S Bill Birenbaum, 232 W. Bertsch charge is past Aleph Godol Ben PLEDGES. street. CHAPTERS AS OF GOAL FOR Wolfe of Harrisburg chapter. It Every effort is being made to GET YOUR FRIENDS DEC. 1, 1939 NEXT CAMP is expected that approximately make the Cornbelt regional tour- sto JOIN A.Z.A. 350 Alephs from District 3 will nament a red-letter one in A. Z. attend the tournament. A. history. THE SHOFAR December 12, 1939 Page 2 Utica Initiates 10; K.I.O. Region Meets SHOFAR Fast Becoming Best December 23, 24, 25 FOLLOW THE The Chapter in State By SAUL SOCOLOFF TRADITION OF Official Columbus, Ohio. Columbus By MELVIN KOWALSKY Chapter 155 will again play host OTHER CHAPTERS Utica, N. Y.-Utica Chapter 325 to the Kentucky-Indiana-Ohio held its first annual semi-formal Winter convention, December 23. Sweetheart dance at the Hotel 24, and 25, at the Neil House in JULIUS BISNO EDITOR BEN BARKIN Utica, November 25. The five con- Columbus, Ohio. ASSISTANT EDITOR testants were Mesdames Lois Jean This marks Present One of IRVING LEVITAS ASSISTANT EDITOR Fink, Gloria Cohen, Shirley Lefko- the third time ART EDITORS ARNOLD KOHN and JACK SHAFTON These to Your witz. Huldred Starman, and Eve- in four years ASSOCIATE EDITORS- -HARRY CUSHING, BERNARD GOLD- lyn Goldstein. Jules Samuels was that Columbus STEIN, FRED WEISS, SOL DIZENFELD, SAM GROSSMAN, has entertained Outgoing chairman of the dance, assisted by LOWELL ADELSON, SEYMOUR HOLTZMAN, SOL BREIBART, Melvin Kowalsky, Martin Liber- K. I. O. conven- NATHAN WAHLBERG, GEORGE SHENDELMAN. man and Norman Finer. tions. Dating Aleph Godol SUPREME ADVISORY COUNCIL: Sam Beber, Omaha, Nebr., Presi- The dance was the most pub- back to the La- dent; Jacob Philadelphia, Pa., Second Vice-President; Julius Bisno, Washing- Lieberman, Los Angeles, Calif. First Vice-President; Joseph licized affair ever held in Utica. bor day tourna- Herbach, ton. D. C. Executive Director: Ben Barkin, Washington Assistant The local evening paper ran pic- ment of 1936, Executive Director: Irving Levitas, Washington, D. C., National Cultural tures of the five contestants, and the local chap- Director; Hyman Goldstein Washington, D. C., Treasurer; Wilfred B. Feiga, Worcester, Mass. Henry Monsky, Omaha. Nebr.: Louis Cohen, Ft. Smith, had several articles about the af- ter con tinued Ark.: Sidney Kusworm, Dayton, Ohio; Philip M. Klutznick, Omaha, Nebr.: fair. The A. Z. A. sweetheart, to serve in the Bisgyer, Washington, D. C.; Nicholas M. Brazy, Ft. Wayne. Ind. Miss Lois Jean Fink, was present- capacity of host Maurice Alfred M. Cohen, Cincinnati, Ohio; 1. F. Goodman, San Antonio, Tex. Joe Socoloff ed a complete sport outfit, donat- on Labor day Borensten. Chicago, III.; Julius Atinsky, Washington, D. C.; Jack Spitzer, ed by Utica's leading merchants. in 1938, and once again now, in Los Angeles, Calif. Several Rochester A. Z. A. mem- 1939. bers attended, and sang the General chairman for the three- THE SHOFAR is published twenty-one times per year. Monthly and September, and semi-monthly from October A. Sweetheart Song and cheers. day event, which promises to be LA.E KEY during July, August ADVISOR'S BADGE & GUARD through June, by the Supreme Advisory Council of the Aleph Zadik Aleph The following morning, the Roch- the most elaborate K. I. O. affair of B'nai B'rith. Publication offices. 200 Union State Bank Bldg., Omaha Nebr. and 1003 K St. N. W.. Washington, D. Entered as Second ester boys were victors in bowling yet staged, is Julius Socoloff. Soc- matches between the two chapters. oloff is also co-chairman of the Class Matter Sept. 27. 1939, at the Postoffice at Omaha, Nebraska, under cultural committee. $5.00 $6.00 the Act of August 24. 1912. Maurice Brossman was awarded a trophy as the most deserving A. Debating and oratory for those DECEMBER 12, 1939 $1 Per Year Z. A. member of 1939. This was future Websters, basketball for future Holmans, dancing for those Order Direct from: presented during the intermission 4 at the dance. Astaires, house parties for every- Membership Now 32 one, banquet for the good and L. G. Balfour Co. The Utica chapter is following hungry, business sessions for the its five-fold-and-full program to delegates summed up multi- S. A. C. NOTES Attleboro, Mass. its fullest extent, not only socially plied-divided-all equal a good but culturally and religiously as time. well. A membership drive was All chapters and Aleph clubs are hereby notified that the reg- held recently, and 10 new mem- Debate on Colleges Brazy Speaks to ular semi-annual election should take place the last meeting in De- bers were accepted into the organ- cember. All new officers hold office for a term of six months or ization, making the total present and Jewish Youth until their successors are duly elected and qualified. New Aleph membership 32. Cleveland Alephs Mazkirs are not elected as the Aleph Mazkir who took office in July The chapter will present three Worcester, Mass. Bay State serves for one year instead of six months. Alephs must be fully paid one-act plays at the Temple Beth- Chapter 346 has emerged victor El early in February. The actors Cleveland, Ohio. Amidst wild up in dues and assessments in order to be nominated or elected in the triangular series of debates will be composed of members of cheers of approval, Nick Brazy, to office. by virtue of its team victory over District 2 S. C. member. told the chapter and other local or- Worcester Chapter 52 and the 300 enthusiastic Cleveland Alephs Aleph Mazkirs should make out two copies of the semi-annual ganizations. Judah Junior League. election report (form No. 6). One copy should be sent to the field A dinner meeting will be held and prospective Alephs assembled The subject used for the series in January for the incoming and for the Greater Cleveland Coun- secretary and one copy to A. Z. A. Headquarters in Washington. of debates was Resolved "That outgoing officers. Several prom- cil's first pep rally that Cleveland from the economic point of view Chapters and Aleph clubs are reminded that the L G. Balfour inent local business men and the would soon be one of the foremost a college education is a liability Company, Attleboro, Mass., the official jewelers of the Order, have chapter's advisers will speak. An A. Z. A. cities in the country. The to the Jewish youth of today.' outline of the 1939 activities will giant rally was held on November special jewelry which many chapters traditionally present to their Members of the winning debate be read. Melvin Kowalsky is 26 at the Community Temple. A outgoing Aleph Godol. The PAG pin and guard sells for $6, and team which upheld the affirma- the new PAG key for $5. chairman of the dinner meeting, large percentage of Cleveland's tive included Louis Katz, Walter and will be assisted by Martin six chapters as well as representa- Roth and Sidney Brunell, Mrs. Aleph Mazkirs are hereby notified that the semi-annual report, Liberman and Jules Samuels. tives of three embryonic chapters Theodore Massell, wife of the ad- The Junior A. Z. A. held a party and many non-members attended. (form No. 1) must be sent to the field secretary during the first visor to the Bay State Chapter of week of January. Mazkirs should get together with the Gisbor now December 2 at which 20 couples A. Z. A., was judge. After the pledge of allegience in order to compile that report. attended, including several local The debates were the second in to the flag, Adviser Maury Wool- members. the series of competitive events man of the Sigmund Freud Alerh All Alephs who became 21 years of age between July 1 and De- among the two Worcester A. Z. A. club led community singing. En- cember 31, 1939, will become official life members of the fraternity, Haym Salomon chapters and the Judah Jr tertainment was provided by a and assume alumni status as of January 1. 1940, provided that they Chapter Celebrates League for the Hyman J. Small vaudeville show by the David Mor- are paid up members in good standing of their local chapter. Trophy. ganstern Dance school. Louis Ja- The new alumni are reminded that there is now available a A. Z. A. Day cobson of the Heights B'nai B'rith bronze metal life membership card, which sells for 25 cents. There HEBREW TABERNACLE Lodge was given a tremendous is no charge for engraving the name of the alumni, and the date of ovation when Aaron Zucker, the 21st birthday thereon. Order from A. Z. A. Headquarters, 1003 By LOUIS TENENBAUM ALEPHS IN "WEDDING" Cleveland executive director, an- K Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Roxbury, Mass. 'The Anti- nounced that Mr. Jacobson would Defamation league of the B'nai By DAVID L. SHAPIRO be the doner of a local best-chap- The next semi-annual dues assessment will be made on January B'rith is not only fighting for the New York, N. Y.-In a hilar- ter award. 1, 1940. No membership changes effecting the new assessment will rights of the Jewish people; it is ious ceremony before a crowd of Rabbi Hans Zucker, formerly of be made after December 25. Chapters and are urged to fighting for democracy and Amer- 250 people, the Hebrew Taber- icanism." This was the keynote of nac Aleph Club held a "Mock Germany, then delivered an inspir- send in membership reports (form No. 17) and fees for any new ing address on "Our Present Du- members that have not been reported to date. the address delivered by Richard Wedding" in honor of the newly ties." Nick (Get-in-There-and N. Bluestein, executive secretary former Tabernacle Youth League Pitch) Brazy worked the Alephs of the New England division of Canadian Alephs Do composed of the chapter and a Palestinian Wrestler into a frenzy of enthusiasm before the Anti-Defamation league when girl's club of the Temple, Avivah. Social Service Work he addressed the annual A. Z. A. The bride was Aleph Godol Ir- the conclusion of his typical Brazy at Membership Rally pep talk. day celebration of the Haym Sal- win Lebowsky; maid of honor, omon Chapter 255 here. Aleph S'gan Jean Cherof: flower The A. Z. A. Choral club, under By IRVING SCHREIBER By IRVING SMOLKER Other speakers on the program girl, Past Aleph Godol Murray the direction of Bob Balloonoff, Montreal, Que.-On November Chelsea, Mass. - Ben Shalom, held on November 12 in the Hecht Blackman. Bridesmaids were adviser of the Max E. Meisel 19, the Dover Aleph Club 331 the Palestinian wrestler, who is in House included Harry Silverstein, Alephs Joseph Moldofsky, Herbert Aleph club, sang two numbers to held a smoker at the Talmud president of the Haym Salomon America in search of the world's Isikow, Adrian Shapiro. create a proper atmosphere for the lodge of B'nai B'rith; Charles Aleph Armin Frankel was the long awaited chapter song contest Torah with proceeds going to the championship wrestling title, was Berman, Tri-State regional deputy rabbi. Funniest of all was Mur- Contest Judges Aaron Zucker and chapter's social service fund for a the guest speaker on Monday eve- and advisor of Haym Salomon A ray Blachman, who took the part Morriss Mayer, adviser of Lorain Chanakah party for the children ning, November 20, at the mem- Z. A.; Morris Goldstein, vice-presi- of the flower girl. Dressed in a Chapter 267, awarded the prize of of the Montreal Hebrew Orphan- dent of the Haym Salomon lodge; bership rally sponsored by the short party dress that was scanty an engraved chapter scrapbook to Frank Wolk, past Aleph Godol of enough to reveal the Scotch-plaid the entry of the Max E. Meisel age held Sunday, December 10, in Chelsea Chapter 238 of A. Z. A. the local A. Z. A. group, and Clif- cooperation with the Altros' shorts that he wore, Murray Aleph club, with Cleveland held in the Chelsea Hebrew ford Brauer, Aleph Godol of Dis- Chapter 271. skipped merrily down the aisle, Heights Chapter 177 taking sec- school. trict 1. A. Z. A. throwing flowers right and left. ond honors. The program was con- The social committee in charge The David Berman award for On November 25 the chapter cluded with the showing of movies of arrangements were Alephs A unique feature of Ben Sha- meritorious service to A. Z. A. was of an A. Z. A. camp convention. Frank Fine, chairman; Trach- lom's address was that he spoke and Avivah co-sponsored a gala enberg and Alumnus Saul Breg- in Hebrew with Harry Cushing, awarded to David Casper, Aleph Carnival-Dance, advisor of the chapter, serving as S'gan of the chapter. The award . Two raffles were run at the is the gift of Advisor Charles smoker by Alephs Simpson Light- interpreter. Berman. New Class Initiated Debate Neutrality stone and Irving Palefsky of the Ben Shalom, 240-pound grunt Before B'nai B'rith social service committee with pro- and groan artist, has never been ceeds going to the social service Hold Charity Dance New Castle, With the ini- defeated in the American wres- fund. Money has also been raised tling ring, having won 97 matches tiation of a pledge class of eight Alephs as the feature of the eve- By NORMAN HILCH since coming to this country a By LOU GOLDEN by the social service committee by Detroit. Mich In celebrating ning, New Castle 248 sponsored St. Louis, Mo.-Alephs Charles selling apples at the local girls' year ago. auxiliaries of the B'nai B'rith and Other speakers on the program twelve years of pioneer activity Sabbath Services on Friday, De- Zemliak and Robert Friedman of in Detroit, Windsor A. Z. A., De- cember 3. Morris Sedicoff, depu- Ebn Ezra Chapter 187 were the at the chapter's own regular meet- included Paul Guibord, champion ings. The local B'nai B'rith lodge hockey player representing the troit Chapter 63 staged their ty for northwestern Pennsylvania, unanimous victors of a recent de- Boston Olympics; George Kenned- twelfth annual anniversary din- was the speaker of the evening. bate held with the Regets, con- has also contributed some money ally, coach of the Revere High ner-dance party at the Northwood Following the initiation, a social cerning the neutrality of the Unit- for the Chanakah party. school football team, Chelsea's Inn. on Sunday, November 26th. program was held with refresh- ed States. The battle of wits took On November 12, six Alephs Chapter 63 also staged a char- place at a joint meeting of the journeyed to Burlington, Vt., to annual rivals: Jacob J. Tutun, ments being served by the com- visit the Macabee Chapter and president of the David A. Lourie ity Thanksgiving dance at the mittee headed by George Alpern. B'nai B'rith men's lodge and the B'nai-Moshe Synagogue, with ad- Women's auxiliary. Over 400 men, played a football game with them, lodge of B'nai B'rith; Clifford S. mission being in the form of food women, and Alephs attended this winning by a score of 42 to 20. Brauer of Worcester, Aleph Godol The food received was distributed INITIATE NEW CLASS interesting feature. The chapter has also undertaken of District 1, A. Z. A., and Harry among the needy. The chapter's basketball team to help the King Edward VII Cushing, field secretary of Dis- Braddock, Pa.-Since the initi- was going 'great guns' in the pre- Scout Troop, a local Jewish scout trict 1, and Frank Butman, Aleph Sponsor Services ation of its latest pledge-class, season tournament at the Y. M. troop and will sponsor them in Godol of the chapter. the near future. "Columbus Discovers America Braddock chapter 58 now has six H. A., but was finally subdued in in 1939," a riotous comedy, was By SID JACOBS sets of brothers. Seven boys were the finals by the thrilling score presented by the Medford Chapter Los Angeles, Calif. The Hunt- taken into the chapter following of 16 to 15. The team is, how- London.- refugees who ar- ington Park Chapter 170 spon- ever, the favorite for winning the rived in England before the out- 288 with Miss Charlotte Adler in a six weeks probationary period, league's title in the season tour- the title role. sored the Southern Regional break of the war may register for during which they were tutored work at employment exchanges Max Ross was chairman of the Council's religious services in Los in the meaning of A. Z. A. by nament. evening. Angeles on November 10. Aleph Nathan Stark. Also in the way of athletics, and may be employed if no British Godol Jonas Jacobs acted as rabbi worker is available for a specific The new members are Jerry Aleph Huber has drawn up an while Arthur Albert acted as can- Hydovitz, Wm. Wiser, Bernard intra-chapter bowling and hand- job, Home Secretary Sir John An- employment for refugees, who had ball tournament. The winners of tor. Mr. Samuel Ornitz gave a derson announced in promulgating Kline, Saul Linder, Milton previously been barred from gain- inspiring speech on "Peace and each are to challenge the other an order which opens the way to Schwartz, David Litman, and Ber- ful jobs. Democracy.' nard Ross. chapters of St. Louis for the city A. Z. A. titles. December 12, 1939 THE SHOFAR Page 3 Louisville Has West Pa. Council Suckle Speaks Before Now Includes W. Va. 10th Anniversary Philadelphia Chapter Portland, Seattle Washington, Pa.-At the latest By J. M. SATTIN By BEN JACOBSTEIN Louisville, Ky. The Louisville meeting of Western Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa.-South Phila- And Vancouver Win chapter 107 observed its 10th an- council held here, the chapters of delphia chapter of the A. Z. A. niversary in A. Z. A. with dinner West Virginia were taken into sponsored Friday evening conserv- and dance at the Roof Garden of membership. At the same meet- ative religious services on Novem- In Pacific Northwest the Brown hotel, on Thanksgiv- ing night. November 30. ing Murray Schwartz of McKees- ber 24. The entire service was ar- With Leonard as toastmaster, port 94, was elected council Aleph ranged by the chapter. Seattle, Wash. finest and such notable guests at Nick Gisbor and a council budget was William Suckle, International Dizenfeld at Home Brazy of Fort Wayne, Ind.; Jack Northwest regional ever held" was submitted to the delegates by Saul A. Z. A. debating champion, was Finkelstein, 3rd P. G. A. G., now Dizenfeld, field secretary. the guest speaker of the evening. Ambridge, Pa.-Saul Dizen- the unanimous opinion of those executive director of the Jewish He spoke on Aleph Zadik Aleph Following the meeting, which feld. western field secretary of who attended the tournament held Welfare Federation in Fort and its importance as a factor in District 3, has returned to his was presided over by Gerald Ables here on November 24, 25 and 26. Wayne; Dave O'Koon. president of Pittsburgh, there was a ban- the development of Jewish youth. home. All correspondence is to of the Louisville Lodge B'nai Co-chairmen of the convention According to the master of cere- quet attended by over 120 Alephs. be sent to 410 Ambridge Rd., B'rith: Harry C. Resnick, chair- monies. who has introduced many man of the advisory board and Mr. Nathan M. Katz, president of Ambridge, Pa. were Eugene Aaron and Wesley prominent speakers to the con- Pearl. B'nai B'rith deputy for the state District 3 B'nai B'rith, delivered gregations at 508 Moore street, of Kentucky; Bernard S. Gold- a stirring address, stressing the Winners in the contest were as Suckle's speech was on a par with importance of A. Z. A. in develop- Beverly Hills Has follows: Oratory, first place, Al stein, District 2 field secretary, the speeches given by mature and and others, a series of surprises ing future leaders of American more experienced speakers. Twenty Pledges Mackoff, Vancouver (Canada) Jewry. Other notables present 119; second place, Herbert Rosen, were presented before a crowd of 150 Alephs, alumni, and B'nai were Bernhardt Blumenfeld, Cantor Martin Portin conduct- Evergreen (Seattle) 350. Debat- ed the services and was accom- By FRANK WOLF ing, first place, Sol Kleinman and B'rith. chairman of District 3 Z. A. Advisor Coleman Hanish pre- committee; Saul Dizenfeld, Field panied by a choir. Paul Mantz, an Beverly Hills, Calif.- pledge Joe Hasson, Portland (Oregon) Aleph of South Philadelphia chap- class of approximately 20 new secretary; and deputies Max Nie- 65: second place, Martin Berger sented the chapter with a beauti- ful banner. inscribed not only with ter is a member of the choir. prospective members has been or- berg and Morris Sedicoff. and Milt Lewis, Seattle, 73. The ganized as part of Beverly Hills the name and number of the chap- Zelig Klahr and Hyman Pins- These services are the first to winning basketball team was from Aleph club. When the new offi- ter. but with the seven cardnial kar were co-chairmen of the af- be sponsored in Philadelphia this Seattle 73, composed of Harry cers are elected in January and virtues, and a Menorah. Advisor fair. They were ably assisted by year by a chapter. According to Kessler, Morris Wise, Jack Mey- the new pledge class is initiated ers, Stanley Sulman, Leonard Dre- Hanish is a past Aleph S'gan of Sam Marcus, David Katz, Jerry the comments heard as the con- the Beverly Hills chapter will gregation was leaving, these serv- bin, Bernard Krems and Howard the Louisville, chapter. Kline, Adolph Slone, and Dave have a membership of over 45, Other features of the evening Kaplan. ices were considered among the Breslin Second place was won by which is certainly an enviable were a floorshow, and the distri- best ever conducted at 508 Moore Portland (Oregon 65, Alephs record for six months of existence. bution of blue and white skull street. Most of the praise went to Earl Horenstein, Morris Schlier, Alephs Donate to Believing that the pledges should caps with the words A. Z. A. 107 Suckle's speech. Zanley Perkel, Si Wexler, Jerry have an organization for them- emblazed thereon. All were unani- Blum, and Joe Lakefish compos- mous in declaring this the finest Allied Jewish Fund After services were over, a selves, they were granted the priv- ing the team. quiz was conducted in which an ilege of electing their own officers affair ever held in the city of Z. A. team consisting of Sidney for the pledge period. Martin This is the first time in three Louisville. By MARTIN L. HOFFMAN Sitcoff, Aleph Godol of the South Lieberman was elected president years that Portland 65 has not Philadelphia, Pa. Frankford Philadelphia chapter, and the twin and will serve until the first of walked off with oratory honors. Thanksgiving Social Chapter 289 held a combined busi- brothers, Sam and Dave Silver, January. The program of the convention ness meeting, cultural program, defeated a team of three young The Alephs of Beverly Hills included holding of the debate Held in Cleveland and social to provide a most in- ladies from the congregation. The have spread their A. Z. A. pro- preliminaries on the morning of teresting and entertaining eve- quiz questions pertained to Jew- gram to debate and oratory. Not the 24th, with basketball prelim- inaries that afternoon. Then the By ED GOLDSTEIN ning for both Alephs and their ish affairs. satisfied with sending a basket- Cleveland, O. Approximately dates on November 19. ball team to the regional elimina- Alephs were given Sabbath din- 100 A. boys and their dates The meeting was opened at the tions in their first four months ners at various homes, followed were present on the evening of renovated and spacious clubroom ALTOONA ORGANIZES of being, a debate squad consist- by attendance at the regular Sab- of the Frankford Synagogue by "CUBS" FOR PLEDGES November 22nd at the Oheb ing of Frank Wolf and Orlan bath services of the local Syna- Zedek Temple to participate in a Aleph Godol Eugene Sacks, who Friedman has been chosen to rep- gogue, at which time the orato- Thanksgiving Social and Cultural very efficiently presided over the By BENNY SCHULMAN resent the chapter in that phase rical contest was held. affair sponsored by Cleveland business of the evening. One of Altoona, Altoona Chapter of competition while Peter Gold Sabbath services were held on chapter 209. Each of the five the motions passed during the 352 recently sponsored a success- will uphold the Beverly Hills ora- Saturday morning, and, after sun- other Cleveland chapters and course of the meeting which de- ful dance. Members of the Jewish torical prestige. Serving as judges set, debate and basketball prelim- Aleph Clubs were represented. serves mention was that of donat- Community surrounding to select the chapter's representa- inaries were continued. On Satur= The program started with a ing $5 to the Allied Jewish Ap- towns attended this affair. The tives were Seymour Holtzman, day evening there was a conven- short typical business meeting of peal. chapter attends the Friday eve- field secretary, and Jack Spitzer, tion ball. 209. Alumnus Martin Schwartz Immediately following, the ning services of the local syna- past Grand Aleph Godol and now Sunday program started with a gave a brief pep talk. Al Koosed First and Second degrees were gogue, even to the extent of hav- advisor to Beverly Hills. business session in the morning, and Eddie Goldstein introduced presented in a most impressive ing one of its alephs conduct the with the debate and basketball fi- three new Cleveland 209 pep and inspiring ceremony by the services. Inter-Faith Meeting nals in the afternoon. The ban- songs. Alumnus Maury Woolman able Degree teams of the chapter The chapter has organized what Held in Pasadena quet was held that evening, at sang a Yiddish song entitled to all Alephs who as yet had not is called "A. Z. A. Cubs," com- which time S. A. C. awards were "Nein, Mamele, Nein. received them posed of boys from the age of given to the regional contest win- Miss Shanie Garber of the girls Following the cultural part of nine to fourteen, This club start- the program there was dancing to Pasadena, Calif. The Pasa- ners. auxiliary recited an ode dedicated ed a year ago with a membership dena Chapter of A. Z. A. spon- Seven chapters were represent- to the boys of A. Z. A. the latest recordings. Refresh- of nine, and today has a member- sored a Catholic, Jewish, and ed at this conclave, and over 150 ments were served and all who at- Later in the evening, Bob ship of thirty-four. The A. Z. A. Protestant meeting at Pasadena's Alephs registered. There were 15 tended admitted that the affair Hope's former dancing teacher pledge class will be taken from Temple B'nai Israel on December alumni and 10 members of B'nai and partner, Johnnie Gibbons, of was "in the grove." this group. 1. Services were conducted by A. B'rith also registered. The con- the Johnnie Gibbons Dancing Stu- z. A. members, while a sympo- tests were very well participated dio in Cleveland, showed the as- Chapters in Meet 2nd Birthday Held sium of Junior College students in, there being six orators, five semblage some new dance steps spoke on the subject, "Relation- debating teams and seven basket- ball teams entered. which are to be introduced by ship Between the Faiths." Cab Calloway in the near future. Braddock, Pa.-Seven chapters Butler, Pa. Butler Chapter from southwestern Pennsylvania 299 celebrated its second anniver- Participants in the symposium were: Robert Burns, of the Cath- participated in the Winter Tour- sary with a stag party attended olic faith: Joseph Baker, of the Savannah Alephs A.Z.A. Chapters Meet nament preliminaries in Braddock by the full membership of the Jewish religion; and Elizabeth on December 10th for the privi- chapter. During the same week Lamb, of the Protestant groups. Hold First Degree in Joint Stag Affair lege of competing in the regional the chapter had a three-way Ques- They are all students of Pasadena finals in McKeesport the last Sun- tion Bee with Braddock Chapter Junior College. A record attend- Savannah, Ga. - Savannah 206 day in January. Chapters com- and the Butler Junior Girls auxil- ance was reported by members of presented its annual Hallowe'en Kansas City, Mo. Approxi- peting were Altoona, McKeesport, iary. The pledges represented the the different faiths. Ball at the Jewish Educational mately 100 members and advisors Three Rivers, Pioneer, Keystone, chapter in the Question Bee. Alliance with a capacity crowd. of the four A. Z. A. chapters in Brownsville, and Braddock. The On Sunday, November 26. New HOLD SCOUT OUTING Music was by Max Sutker's famed Kansas City, Mo., and Kansas program included basketball, de- Castle chapter came to Butler to orchestra. City, Kans., assembled for a joint bate, oratery, a banquet and a defeat the local boys 24 to 0 in stag dinner-meeting here on No- dance. six-man football. This game was Roanoke, Va.-A religious pro- Jeroms Lewis, past chairman of vember 16th. The event was spon- The Committee in charge of the gram, featuring Alephs Morton the advisory committee, addressed a regularly scheduled match of affair was headed by Milton West Pennsylvania's six-man foot- Honeyman and M. Cooper, was 15 members receiving the First sored by Kansas City Lodge 184 of B'nai B'rith, The chapters at- Steinitz. ball league. given by Roanoke 281 at the Tem- Degree at the last meeting. He stressed the ideals of A. and tending were Kansas City 2, Nor- ple Emanuel on Friday evening, the benefits to be derived from daunian 22, Bar Kochbian 335, November 22. Plans are prog- the Five Fold and Full Program. and Heart of America 347. Chairman of the meeting was District 3 Briefs ressing for a simillar program to Rabbi Jerome Leibovitz, director be given at the Beth Israel Syna- of the Alliance, pictured to the Joseph Glass, an advisor of the gcgue. Mr. Harry Baker, graduate of Alephs the development of the Kansas City 2. Arthur Schlesing- er, a past president of the Lodge, Erie Chapter 139 is busily planning for a minstrel show to be boy through A. Z. M. I. T.. and a leading chemist was the guest speaker. Other held in collaboration with Erie B'nai B'rith during the month of of the country, addressed the club As part of its regular activity, speakers were Leonard Belove, March. on "A. Z. A. and Jewish Culture." the chapter has taken over the Missouri Deputy; Milo Minkin, Recent activities featured a Savannah Jewish Boy Scout troop. Emanuel Spack, and E. Robert Hal Pearlman, Aleph Godol of Three Rivers Aleph club of Pitts- joint A. Z. A.-Boy Scout outing They will use this as part of their Klein, all advisors of the repre- burgh, is convalescing in Montefiore hospital following the removal and hike with a football game Scouting program, and to supple- sented chapters. of his favorite appendix. which the A. Z. A.'s won, 18-6. ment Junior A. Z. A. work. Four new members were given The annual handball tourna- A gag-busters program was pre- sented, with John K. Goldberg, Shenango Valley 229 has shown a decided improvement in ac- the First Degree by Aleph Godol ment, consisting of three rounds, Marvin Levine and Sol Judson, tivity since the return of Leonard Konigsburg. The chapter is plan- Joe Brumberg, at the home of one is now in full swing, with 21 advisors of the Bar Kochian ning Shenango's "Broadcast," a four-page mimeographed newspaper, of the Alephs. Alephs participating. Chapter, as performers. This get- being re-issued with Len as the editor. together was the second one held here, the first being held last Irving Cantor, grand councillor of District 3, is following in January. the foot steps of the former grand councillor, Saul Dizenfeld, at the District 4 Briefs University of Pittsburgh. Irv is a member of the Freshman debating team; Saul was president of the debating association at Pitt last year. Program on Columbus Southern Regional chapters are reminded of the new address of As usual, the life of the party at the New Castle tournament their field secretary. Send all communications intended for him to was the Erie combination of Willie (Golitzianer) Kronenfeld, weight Seymour Holtzman, 4556 Saturn street, Los Angeles, Calif. By JULIUS BENDAT 130 pounds, and Milton Gabin, weight 285 pounds. San Pedro, Calif.-Carrying out All chapters of the Southern region still have until January 15 their policy of community educa- Aliquippa 125 will hold its 10th annual New Year's eve dance to fulfill their membership goals set for the Stanley Kirsch Memorial tion, San Pedro Chapter 196 pre- this year. Herbert Goldstein and Irving Shaimovitz are co-chairman Pledge class. Where does your chapter stand? Beverly Hills has 20 sented the A. Z. A. Monthly pro- of the affair which is being held in conjunction with the Aliquippa pledges, Menorah 30, and Santa Monica 15. Let's hear from you so gram feature of October, 1939, on B'nai B'rith. that the Southern region can go over the top! Christopher Columbus and the participation of Jews in the dis- Saul Dizenfeld, Aleph Godol of District 3. has appointed the Going to Oakland? Drive carefully! Remember your respon- covery of America. It was given following people to chairmanships of the district committees: Cul- sibilities to your brother Alephs in the car, the folks at home, and to a large audience of B. B.'s and tural committee, Stewart Shapiro of Lebanon, Pa. social committee, to A. A. The roads are plenty safe if you drive carefully. auxiliary members of the Chap- Robert Nearman of Charleston, W. Va.; athletic committee, Seymour ter at the last meeting held dur- Mendelsohn of Reading, Pa.: religious committee, Bernard Seigel of DUES DUES DUES Is your chapter one of the two ing the month of October. In the Patterson, N. J. social service, Joseph Buckman of Philadelphia; in the district which has not met its obligations either to SAC or program were Irving Weinberg, B'nai B'rith co-operation, Irving Cantor of Pittsburgh, and Scouting, Western Conference? Your Gisbor will be receiving a new bill next Bob Cohn, Manuel Louis, Jack Aaron Taleoff of Bethlehem, Pa. Buckman will also head the District month Appoint yourself a committee of one to look into the matter Bendat, Joe Sher, and Irving Lapidus committee, and Cantor will chairman the membership com- to see what can be done. A delegate from every chapter at the Oak- Korn, mittee. |land convention! Page 4 THE SHOFAR December 12, 1939 Twin-Cities Host Grand Rapids to Norfolk 256 Wins to Northern Region Sponsor Regional District Bowling Tourney Dec. 24-26 Tourney Dec. 25-27 Tournament JEWISH HEADLINES By JOSEPH L. DUDOVITZ By IRVING KLEIMAN Norfolk, Va.-Dr. Israel Brown St. Paul, Twin City Grand Rapids, Mich. Phillip Chapter 256 won the third annual By BERNARD POSTAL, Brith Publicity Director 'A. Z. A. Council (St. Paul and Wasserman Chapter 5 of Grand District 5 bowling tournament CIACH Golmum Minneapolis, Minn.) will be host Rapids, Mich., is planning one of after competing with 14 other Times to the Northern region at the an- the greatest receptions ever held teams of the district. Aleph Har- old Goldman placed first with the nual winter tournament, Decem- in the city for the Great Lakes highest individual average of the New York. - American Jewry of a senator and may visit the ber 24, 25, and 26, at the Radis- Regional tournament. Twenty-six tourney. Simon Atlas Chapter 126 lost two distinguished literary fig- king or Mussolini almost as a rel- son hotel in Minneapolis. For the chapters will participate in the of Washington, D. C.: Charleston ures in the passing of Reuben ative. It is rumored that Musso- first time in the history of the three-day affair which will take Chapter 143, and Roanoke Chap- Brain at 77 and lini himself will present the medal ter 281 placed second, third, and Alexander region, a winter tournament will place on December 25, 26, 27. to the Jewish hero. fourth, respectively, in the chapter at 76. A pioneer have a theme "Cowboy" theme Plans for the convention have competition. Alephs Herbert Zionist who was massacre of several which will be carried out in hotel been completed by the general Blumberg, Roanoke 231: Mark colleague of hundred Jews in Warsaw and in decorations, publicity, dance bids. chairman, Gerald Dribben, and Rubin, Asheville 249, and Elmore Harzl's, Brainin the towns of Dynow. Usciesolno, and the dressing of committee Aleph Godol Herman Geller. Michaelson Simon Atlas 126 fin- was one of the and Wolomin, all in the Nazi-con chairmen in full cowboy regalia. The headquarters for the con- ished in that order behind the leaders of the trolled sections of Poland, are re- Alephs will attend from Min- vention will be at the Hotel Pant- leader in the individual competi- modern Hebrew ported in dispatches received here. lind. It will be in the center of tion. nesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, renaissance and Added to these accounts are and Canada. Registration will be- the oratory, debate, and basket- Dr. Israel Brown Chapter will a prolific writer stories of Nazi expulsions of thou- gin Sunday, December 24, on the ball activities. receive the Sultan-Schochet and editor in sands of Jews from towns and vil- mezzanine floor of the hotel; A Also included in the program is trophy. Aleph Goldman will re- Postal both Hebrew and lages, organized burning and loot- theater party will be held Sunday a luncheon and banquet, at which ceive the Sol Breibart award. Yiddish. Harkavy, publish- ing of synagogues, seizure of Jew- afternoon for all registered Alephs the oratory competition will be The tournament which opened er of the first Yiddish paper ish property, plundering of Jewish at the Minnesota theater, the larg- held. The convention will termi- October 23 and closed November in Canada, was known for his dic- shops and other depredations. Re- est in the northwest. The conven- nate with convention ball at the 27 was the third annual tourna- tionaries, manuals, readers, trans- ports of epidemics, starvation and tion stag will be held Sunday eve- beautiful Pantlind Louis XIV ball- ment of its type and was conduct- lations and other works which mass suicides and homeless wan- ning in the Gold room of the ed entirely by mail through the room, played a major part in aiding Jew- dering by tens of thousands of hotel, featuring moving pictures office of the Grand Councillor of The dating during the conven- ish immigrants to learn English Jews uprooted by Nazi orders of the Minnesota Golden Gophers the Fifth district, Gerald Cohen. tion will be taken care of by the through Yiddish translations. complete the latest picture of the in action during the past football Each team, composed of five year-old B. Z. B. sorority, which Jewish tragedy in Nazi Poland. men, bowled six matches of 15 season. was formed by the chapter, At Berlin.-There are only 185.- Basketball Games First games each. Dr. Israel Brown the head of the dating committee 000 Jews left in the Old Reich, Indianapolis.-A vigorous cam- The basketball players will Chapter, the winner, amassed a are Sylvia Ragir and Goldie Drib- including Sudetenland, as com- paign for tolerance will be the start tournament play Monday total of 9,338 pins for the series. ben, assisted by Robert Goldberg. pared with 500,000 in 1933 when major plank in the 1939-40 Amer- morning, as well as the debaters. Aleph Goldman, individual high The publicity chairman is Ir- the Nazi regime came into power, icanism program of the American The B'nai B'rith sponsored lunch- scorer, rolled 1,996 in 18 games ving Kleiman: dance, Bernard Ro- according to a report in the Jeud- Legion, whose executive commit- eon will be held in the hotel Mon- to average 110.9 pins per game. senberg and Louis Ruff; banquet ische Nachrichten, Germany's last tee voted to embark on a nation. day noon. Oratory preliminaries and luncheon, Morris Kleiman and remaining Jewish paper, Only 16 wide crusade against "bigotry, in- will follow in the afternoon. That Avery Cosmer; registration, Joe Prepare for Tourney; per cent of the Jewish population tolerance and class hatred' as the night, the big convention dance Gross; housing, Al Manes: foren- still owns property worth more "enemies of individual security will be held in the beautiful sics, Lester Wolfson; athletics, Give First Degree than 5,000 marks, the rest being and of our constitutional form of Flame room of the Radisson, open Eugene Plous: ad book, Art Shap- dependent for their support on democracy." to the public. Music will be fur- iro and Stan Lassman. Jewish charity. nished by Jimmy Pidgeon and his A good time is promised to all Richmond, Va.-In celebration Alephs who attend the greatest A. of its first anniversary, the Rich- Berlin.-The transfer of 2,000.- band, a well-known campus band New York.-Sharply denounc- 000 Jews. including 1,500,000 of the University of Minnesota. z. A. convention in the history of mond Aleph club had an outing at ing wealthy people who are fi- During intermission, a "Cowboy" the farm owned by the father of from Nazi Poland, from the pro- the Grand Rapids chapter. nancing anti-refugee propaganda unit from one of the local radio Aleph Charles Brown. Eight tectorate of Bohemia-Moravia, Po- and warning that it "is high time stations will entertain. pledges were given the First de- sen, Austria, West Prussia and we faced the reality" of a rising Tuesday, December 26, will see Alephi Club Installed gree. Germany proper April 1, 1940. tide of prejudice, Mrs. Franklin the basketball and debate finals The chapter recently sponsored is the plan of the Nazi authori- in Winston-Salem D. Roosevelt told the second gen- a half-hour radio program entitled ties in setting up the Jewish "reg- in the morning and afternoon. The eral conference on the emigre and business meeting will be held in "Songs of the World,' using Jew- ervation" in and around Lublin, the community that intensified ef- ish instrumental and vocal music. Eastern Poland, where the great- the afternoon with Regional Aleph Winston-Salem, N. The forts were needed to educate the Godol Herman Simon, St. Paul Plans for the regional tourna- est ghetto of all times is being Winston-Salem Aleph club was in- American people to the value of Chapter 10, presiding. The con- ment to be held on December 25- established. vention banquet Tuesday evening stalled here in the Synagogue No- refugees. She also endorsed by 27 in Richmond are going ahead vember 26 by Elliott Serrota, re- implication a proposal by Clarence will bring the three-day conven- rapidly. It has been announced gional deputy of District 5: Harry E. Pickett, secretary of the Ameri- Scranton, Pa.-On the very eve tion to a glorious close. The ora- that Irving Levitas, national cul- can Friends Service Committee, of of its coming into operation, Penn- tory finals will be held at the ban- Popkin, Aleph Godol of the dis- tural director of A. Z. A., will be trict, and three members of the a government loan for refugee set- sylvania's alien registration law quet, after which Alephs and their present. Asheville chapter Aleph Godol tlement, urging pressure on con- was declared unconstitutional by guests will dance to the music of Sidney Goldstein, Kohen Godol gress to obtain the loan, here Lloyd Le Bree, who furnished pas- the ground that the law invaded Robert Rosen and Mazkir Mark sengers of the liner Normandie Rubin. Los Angeles Alephs legislative field reserved for the Helsinki There are 2,000 dance music the past summer. federal government. The law pro- Deputy Serotta and Godol Pop- in Membership Drive Jews in Finland, including a num- Ben Berkus, St. Paul Chapter vides for the registration of all kin, who is also Godol of the Au- ber of refugees. The entire popu- 10, and Stanley Korengold, Dr. aliens in the state without a con- gusta chapter, performed the in- lation of Viborg, which has been Deinard. Chapter 8, Minneapolis, By CHARLES HIRSCHMAN tinuous record of residence in stallation of chapter and officers: bombed by the Russians, has been are co-chairman. assisted by Ir- Los Angeles, Calif. With ever Pennsylvania since December 31, the chapter was given the First evacuated while Jewish element- ving Silverman, North Star Chap- increasing determination Los An- 1908. Registrants would be degree by the Asheville Alephs. ary and secondary schools in Hel- ter 210, St. Paul, registration; gelés Chapter 43 has pledged it- obliged to carry identification Addresses were given by Serotta. sinki have been closed. Prior to Eugene Selmanoff, Ner Tamid Mr. Ira Julian, new head of the self to increase its present mem- cards with them at all times, and the evacuation of the capital, spe- Chapter 318, Minneapolis, foren- bership standard, and held a gi- would be forbidden to accept advisory board of the group; Rob- cial prayers for the maintenance sics; Reynold Flom, Dr. Deinard gantic membership rally on No- gainful employment. ert Miller, Aleph Godol of the of Finnish independence were re- chapter 8. housing; Phil Gelb Ner new Aleph club: Aleph Popkin, vember 22. Entertainment of all cited an intercession service in Tamid Chapter 318, convention and Aleph Goldstein. kinds was presented for the pros- the Helsinki synagogue, Bucharest. Of the 617,396 dance; Hart Dreiman, Dr. Deinard The installation was attended pective Debates, Jews whose citizenship status was Chapter 8. banquet; Sheldon by 175 of the community and re- speeches and pictures were on the examined under a law providing Snell, Ner Tamid Chapter 318, program. Transportation was fur- New York.-Frit: Kuhn, fuehr- for revision of the naturalization dating: Morris Ellinoy, St. Paul freshments were served by the ladies. Of particular interest is nished for all those who had no er of the Nazi German-American lists, 225,222, of 25 per cent, of bund was sentenced from two and Chapter 10. stag; Dan Blehart, way to go to this outstanding the 900,000 Jews in Rumania, the fact that this is the second St. Paul Chapter 10. transporta- membership rally. a half to five years in prison, fol- have been deprived of citizenship, tion: Leonard Zieve, Dr. Deinard chapter in North Carolina, its in- stallation coming exactly two The Aleph Godol of Los Angeles lowing his conviction by a general thus imposing upon them the Chapter 8. athletics, and Joseph sessions jury on three counts of days after the fourth anniversary chapter, Arthur Schechter spoke status of aliens who may not be Dudovitz, North Star Chapter 210, at the last meeting of the Los An- grand larceny and two forgery given gainful employment and publicity of the Asheville chapter. geles Lodge 487, B'nai B'rith. The charges. The jury contained no Jews. who are subject to deportation subject was "What Z. A. Holds Only 393,174 of those examined Install Aleph Club Alephs Hold Stag in Store for Youth Today." were accepted as citizens. All of Istanbul. Exclusion of Jews November 30 the Los Angeles the Jewish residents of the prov- chapter held a huge First degree from combatant army units has By LEONARD ZIEVE By EDDIE BURMAN inces annexed by Rumania after Minneapolis, "Etz Los Angeles, Calif. On No- for over 10 members. This was been decided upon by the Turkish the last war-Bessarabia, Buko- government. Jews will henceforth Chaim" chapter of Aleph Zadik vember 18 the Nathan Straus put on for the Los Angeles Lodge be forbidden to drill with arms wina and Translyvania-were also Aleph, third Minneapolis unit of chapter 141 held a stag at Aleph No. 487. but will be allowed to serve only denied citizenship. A. Z. A. to be organized, was in- Bill Diamond's house About thir- as orderlies to Turkish officers. stalled on Sunday, November ty of the Alephs attended. The Honolulu.-The first synagogue 19th. at the Radison hotel. Philip DALLAS HAS 9th FETE purpose of the stag was to raise in the Hawaiian islands has just Washington, D. C.-Immediate M. Klutznick of Omaha, first vice- money to help pay some of president of B'nai B'rith district By JOE GOLMAN shipment of relief supplies of med- been opened here, climaxing near- the expenses for the coming con- ly a decade of effort by the Hono- grand lodge 6. and former Grand Dallas, Tex.- The Dallas chap- icines, hospital equipment and vention. Motion pictures, taken lulu lodge of B'nai B'rith, which ter 135 held its ninth annual din- warm elothing to the German con- Aleph-Godol of A, z. A., was the by Aleph Eddie Schuter, were trolled areas of Poland are being initiated the congregation and re- ner-dance at the Dallas Athletic principal speaker. Harry Vermes, shown at the stag. The pictures Club on November 19th. The sent by the American Red Cross mains as its principal supporter. Regional deputy, was the install- showed the Alephs working on ing officer. toastmaster, Wyall, P. A. G., following the completion of ar- the Yom Kipper Nite dance and was introduced by Erwin Wald- rangements with the German au- Alephs Hold Debate The new chapter has a charter scenes of the Nathan Straus and membership of 22. man, Aleph Godol, thorities for the impartial distri- B'nai B'rith picnic. Mr. Sam Kaufman, Chairman bution of these supplies by the Greenville, S. The Green- of the Advisory Board, was speak- Polish Red Cross and other ap- ville Aleph Club presented its first er for the evening. After the din- proved Polish agencies. Decision cultural program with more than District 5 Briefs to make the shipments followed 50 of the Jewish Community at- ner a dance was held in the Vene- tian Room, the report from Berlin that the tending. Two debates were given; American Red Cross delegation one serious, one comical. FLASH! FLASH! Word has just been received that the North- Aleph Club Installed had finally prevailed upon the Debating on the National De- bate Subject for this year were ern regional tournament will be held DEFINITELY DECEMBER 25 German government to permit the through 27. This tournament takes place in Richmond, Va. The distribution of supplies to all in Alephs Jack Bloom and Hyman By PHILIP MAAS Southern regional, coming off in Augusta, will begin on the 26th and need regardless of race or creed. Lurey, affirmative, and Alephs St. Louis, Sunday af- The supplies are being paid for Teddy Kiyne and Dave Bicoff. last through the 28th. A good time is on deck for all, so don't miss ternoon, November 20th, the these conventions! from an appropriation of $250,- Alephs Bloom and Lurey were vic- Mound City chapter of St. Louis 000. B'nai B'rith recently gave torious. was formally installed as an the Red Cross $1,000 for the pur- Alephs Davis and Goldstein Two alumni of the Roanoke, Va., chapter just joined the ranks Aleph club. The highlight of the chase of such supplies. battled to a scoreless tie on re- of the middle-aisled. They are Harold Cohen and Malcolm Wein- occasion was a talk by Ben Bar- solved: That Jay Walking should stein. Congratulations and best wishes! kin on the five fold and full pro- Rome.-The Italian Gold Med- be prohibited. The master of cere- gram, The charter was then pre- al. Italy's rarest and most covet- monies was Advisor Leon Shain, Friends are glad to note that Aleph S'gan Hyman Lurey and sented to grand councillor of dis- Pledge Albert Levite of Greenville are both doing well following ed award, has been awarded to trict 2, Bob Friedman, who was operations for appendicitis. Lr. Bruno Jesi, a counselor of the Aleph on Honeymoon one of those responsible for the Union of Italian Jewish Communi- formation of the group. ties, in recognition of unusual Toronto, Ont.-Louis Hochman, Robert Rosen of Ashville No. 249 gave one of the principal ad- Ben Barkin then proceeded to dresses when the International Relations club of Biltmore college bravery during the Ethiopian war. former president of Toronto A. Z. appeared at the Temple Beth Ha Tephila. Paul Rubenstein, orator, distribute the membership pat- Since the medal was established A., and his bride are spending a ents and pins, to the charter mem- took second place in the Southeastern oratorical contests held in in 1898, only 100 living Italian six-week honeymoon in Tucson. Bristol, Va.-Tena. bers, thus adding a third chapter heroes have received it. Wearers Arizona. Hochman's bride is the in St. Louis. of the medal enjoy the privileges former Shirley Sheffer.