The SHOFA Official Organ Aleph 3adik Aleph of B'nai B'rith VOL. XV FEBRUARY 13, 1940 No. 11 Alephs Prepare for Parents Want Word Essay and Letter on Missing Aleph Monsky Pleads That U. S. Writing Contests Keep Out of the War Washington, D. -The atten- tion of the various chapters is called to the fact that the dead- line for the essay and letter-writ- Monsky Flooded by Reaffirms Opposition to ing contests is fast approaching The deadline for the English Birthday Greetings Menace of Communism essay contest, the subject of which is "The Jewish Community of Omaha, Nebraska America Today and Tomorrow,' Monsky, President of B'nai (for Canadian chapters, "The Congratulations! B'rith, asked the editors of Jewish Community of Canada") is The Shofar to express his To Leeds, England AZA REPORTS March 1st for the local contest. heart-felt appreciation for the The chapters are given until April more than one hundred tele- Washington D. C. All 1st to choose their winners, and grams that he received con- chapters, Aleph clubs and ad- on or before that date the essays gratulating him on his fiftieth visors are urged to send con- must be in the hands of the field BEST GROWTH birthday. In addition, scores gratulatory letters and mes- secretary of the district. of letters and birthday greet- sages to the new A. Z. A. chap- In the Hebrew letter-wrting ing cards were sent in by ad- ter at Leeds. England, to be in- contest all entries must be in the visors and alephs. stalled this month. Letters national office by May 1st, There Not wanting to surrender all should be addressed to Advisor IN HISTORY are no local or district judges in of his B'nai B'rith efforts in Louis E. Wigoder, 34 Chapel- this contest. the midst of a term, which town Road, Leeds, England. Pages 19 and 20 of "Inside In- would be required by person- formation' give the details of Tampa Fla. - Voicing a plea these contests. Stanley Hirschkowitz ally answering the multitude that the United States may be New York, N. Y.-On July 20, of greetings, Mr. Monsky has 1939, Stanley Hirschkowitz, a been afforded this means of RUSH D. HOLT kept out of war, Henry Monsky president of B'nai B'rith, pledged New York City aleph, left home saying, "I thank you. the 125,000 members of the old- "IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT THE after leaving a note in which he est and largest national Jewish ULTIMATE CONSUMNATION OF THE failed to disclose his destination organization in the country. and TRANSACTION WILL DISCLOSE THE or the date he intended to re- Officers Installed SPEAKER AT its affiliates, "to full devotion to FACT THAT A SPASMODIC MOVEMENT the cause of peace in America," OF THE OPTIC IS AS ADEQUATE AS turn. A SLIGHT INCLINATION OF THE CRANIUM His mother has become very ill at B. B. Meeting TO AN EQUINE QUADRUPED DEVOID OF CAPITAL RALLY in his report to the opening ses- because of his absence. This is sion of the two-day 96th annual VISIONARY CAPACITIES. Vancouver, B. new ex- meeting of B'nai B'rith's Execu- an appeal to all alephs to com- ecutive that will guide Vancouver tive Committee. municate at once with Max Blau- 119 through the coming term was stein, 559 West 172 street, New Washington, D. I--Senator Mr. Monsky also asked the installed at a regular meeting of York City, if they see any person its sponsoring B'nai B'rith lodge Rush D. Holf. the youngest mem- B'nai B'rith Executive Committee ber of the senate will deliver the "to approve the policy which I who fits the following descrip- A feature of the evening was a tion or resembles the above pic- principal address at the Youth have been pursuing of lending the quiz contest between the past ture presidents of the lodge and the and Democracy rally sponsored man power and resources of the here by the Simon Atlas and Capi- B'nai B'rith in greater measure 20 years 155 lbs ft. 7 in. chapter. The chapter held a stag recent- fal City chapters in co-operation than ever before toward the up- curly brown hair. All alephs in New England are ly to honor Al Mackoff, who won with the De Molay the Hi-Y and building of Palestine because it requested to give special consid- the local Boy Scout troops affords such a splendid opportu- the District 4 oratorical contest. Dr. J. Lowry Fendrich. pastor nity for the re-settlement and re- eration to this matter because firelity of the Metropolitan church, will habilitation of the victims of per- the only time his parents did hear Can Get Peace Film give the invocation and Rabbi secution." from him he wrote that he was THE BOY WITH THE TWO-BIT VOCABULARY. Norman Gerstenfeld of the Wash- A net increase of 19,000 mem HE NOT ONLY FLABBERGASTS THE CHAPTER working "somewhere up north.' Washington, D. C-A film en- ington Hebrew Congregation will bers, bringing the membership WITH HIS *HIGH-FALOOTING VERBOSITY, titled "World Leaders on Peace deliver the benediction. total for men to 82,860, as of Oc- BUT ALSO TALKS ALMOST INCESSANTLY. Increase A. Z. A. membership and Democracy, with a cast in feature of the HE HOLDS UP END OF A CONVER- tober 1. 1939. a new high in SATION TIL IT'S PRACTICALLY PERPENDICULAR Induct your friend into your chap- cluding Albert Einstein. Thomas eveni ram will include B'nai B'rith's history, was report- ter. Mann, Cordell Hull, Ickes and the h of awards to two ed by Maurice Bisgyer, secretary Benes, is available. It is issued Scout sanding activity by This figure, he pointed out, com- by the Biosophical Institute, 1977 Mr. Freeman, associate pares with 64.000 for the same Atinsky Announces Broadway, New York. These can comm f Boy Scouts for period in 1938. He emphasized be used at the "Youth and De- the D Columbia. that B'nai B'rith's membership mocracy" rallies, The itan Police Boys had nearly doubled in the past club play during the four years, growing from 45,000 Lapidus Campaign No chapter is stronger than its progra in January 1936. to over 80,000 weakest link-Make sure you do The be held in pub- today, with the latter figure not not pull your chapter down. lic sch rium for the first including returns from the 1939 time, hosen being the fall membership campaigns. Roosev chool. This is a Booklet Is Ready Full Quota Reached result ognition of A. Z. Reaffirming previous B'nai A, by fur Board of Education as B'rith declarations condemning a character building organization Communism and asserting that Niagara Falls, N. Y.-Niag- and thus worthy of recommenda- Communism "is equally as hate- ara Falls Chapter 218 has suc- tion for such activities. ful" and "as dangerous" as are Washington, D. C.-The Lapi- America and abroad. A campaign cessfully reached its highest Nazism and Fascism, Mr. Monsky dus Memorial campaign is under booklet has been sent to every possible membership in its renewed the pledge of B'nai way now. Julius Atinsky, national Chapter Aleph Mazkir illustrating community Every eligible Jew- Rabbi Simeon said: "There are B'rith "to carry on the fight chairman of the 1940 campaign, the character of the 1940 cam- ish boy in Niagara Falls is a three crowns: The crown of against and opposition to all po- stated today. "Last year we con- paign. member of the chapter The Torah, the crown of priesthood, litical ideologies and movements tributed $1.200 for 800 trees in This booklet contains the in- and the crown of kingship; but chapter's membership is 27. such as Communism, Fascism and Palestine and provided $2,160 for formation necessary to plan the the crown of a good name rises Nazism, which menace democ- six members of the Youth Ali- above them all. local campaigns, with suggestions racy.' yah,' he said. "This year we are for various affairs. It is to be "All are equally hateful,' he going to better that amount." given to the chairman of the lo- continued "All are dangerous to The funds derived from the cal campaign. our democracy. And all must be Lapidus campaign will be devoted The attention of the Alephs is fought. That is the renewed primarily for refugee aid in called to the fact that the week pledge of B'nai B'rith. That is from sunset. April 6 to sunset. our declaration of policy and prin- April 13. has been designated as ciple re-stated and reaffirmed. Self-Denial week. During that Touching on the European sit- week the Alephs of the various uation, Mr. Monsky said that Chapters will cooperate with the "American Jewry, having seen Jewish youth of their community millions of its helpless co-religion- in promoting a whole week of ists in Central and Eastern Eur- self-denial, during which they will one crushed in the wake of the do without many luxuries and con- tide of Nazi aggression which has tribute the money thus saved to engulfed the peoples of Austria, the Lapidus fund. Posters are be- Czechoslovakia and Poland, can- ing printed for the use of the vari- not but share in the universal ous Chapters feeling of outrage against Russia's Aleph Atinsky pointed out the brutal and unprovoked invasion extreme necessity of working of Finland, harder than ever before on this B'nai B'rith, which represents campaign, in the light of the im- "a cross section of the American portance of refugee aid. Each Chapter should have its Jewish community," .realizes "the Lapidus Memorial fund commit- blessings of peace and the tragic tee chosen, ready for work on the Senator Holt Poses With Youth Leaders consequences of war," and "joins 1848 campaign. Pictured above is Senator Rush Holt with the committee of with the great mass of the Amer- leaders, including A. Z. A.. who got his approval to speak at the ican public in the fervent prayer Be a Booster Build on A. Z 'Youth and Democracy rally to be held in the nation's capital, and hope that our country may be Campaign Handbook A ideals February 22. (See "B'nat B'rith" Page 8) Page 2 THE SHOFAR February 13, 1940 Vocational Guidance The SHOFAR Series of Lectures for Chicago Alephs JEWISH HEADLINES Official Organ Aleph Zadik Aleph of B'nai Chicago, Ill.-An important A. By BERNARD POSTAL, Bhai B'rith Publicity Director Z. A. experiment in vocational JULIUS BISNO guidance will be initiated in Chi- CIACI EDITOR HEANT ASSISTANT EDITOR BEN BARKIN cago this month, according to an 1-11-1919 Timus CHPHC ASSISTANT EDITOR IRVING LEVITAS announcement made by the B'nai ARNOLD KOHN and JACK SHAFTON B'rith Vocational Service bureau. ART EDITORS ASSOCIATE EDITORS-HARRY CUSHING, BERNARD GOLD- A regular series of 10 group ISTANBUL "Our Jewish authorities. There are 30,000 STEIN, FRED WEISS, SOL DIZENFELD, SAM GROSSMAN, sessions will be arranged by the compatriots are participating in French Jews on the Western front Jewish Vocational Service of Chi- LOWELL ADELSON, SEYMOUR HOLTZMAN, SOL BREIBART, the disaster relief with the fullest with the regular French army and cago for A. Z. A. boys between NATHAN WAHLBERG, GEORGE SHENDELMAN. means at their another 30,000 foreign Jews serv- the ages of 18 and 21. The first SUPREME ADVISORY COUNCIL: Sam Beber, Omaha, Nebr., Presi- disposal," Gov- ing as volunteers in the Foreign five sessions will deal with an ex- dent; Jacob Lieberman, Los Angeles, Calif. First Vice-I Joseph ernor General Legion and in the Polish, Czech Herbach, Philadelphia, Pa.. Second Vice-President; Julius Bisno, Washing- planation of the guidance pro- Lufti Kirdar and Austrian Legions. ton, D. C., Executive Director: Ben Barkin, Washington, D. C., Assistant gram: discussion of difficulties told a press Executive Director: Irving Levitas. Washington, D. C., National Cultural encountered in securing and hold- TAMPA, FLA.-An appropria- conference in Director; Hyman Goldstein, Washington, D. Treasurer; Wilfred B. Feiga, ing jobs; discussion of general in- tion of $2,500 to Youth Aliyah Woreester. Mass. Henry Monsky, Omaha. Nebr.: Louis Cohen, Ft. Smith. denouncing al- dustrial trends in the U. S. and was voted by B'nai B'rith execu- Ark.: Sidney Kusworm, Dayton, Ohio; Philip M. Klutznick, Omaha, Nebr.; legations by the Maurice Bisgyer, Washington, D. C.; Nicholas M. Brazy, Ft. Wayne, Ind.: in the Chicago area: discussion of tive committee at its 96th annual anti Semitic Alfred M. Cohen, Cincinnati, Ohio: I. F. Goodman. San Antonio, Tex. Joe specific occupational trends; lec- meeting, bringing the total of Borensten. Chicago, III.; Julius Atinsky, Washington, D. C.; Jack Spitzer. newspaper B'nai B'rith cont to tures on opportunities in the pro- Los Angeles, Calif. fessional, mechanical, service, Youth Aliyah since 1928 to $17.- that Turkish THE SHOFAR is published twenty-one times per year. Monthly sales and white collar fields. The 100, including $2,100 from A. Z. POSTAL Jews had not during July, August and September, and semi-monthly from last five sessions will include first A. The executive committee also October of Zadik responded to appeals for aid to created a national B'nai B'rith through June. by the Supreme Advisory Council the Aleph Aleph educational sessions on specific of B'nar B'rith. Publication offices, 200 Union State Bank Bldg., Omaha the victims of the Turkish earth- committee on Scouting: reaf- Nebr. 1003 K N. W. Washington, C. Entered as Second vocations, as well as a complete and St. D. quake. firmed its support of the anti- Class Matter Sept. 27. 1939, at the Postoffice at Omaha, Nebraska, under discussion of methods of making the Act of August 24. 1912. out applications, where to apply Nazi boycott and voted to estab. for jobs, how to write letters of SALONICA-The Jewish com- lish a department for women's FEBRUARY 13, 1940 $1 Per Year application, how to hold jobs, and munity schools of Greece have auxiliaries. In his presidential material on source and methods received without charge 5,000 report, Henry Monsky pledged 4 of securing additional occupation- copies of 12 new textbooks from B'nai B'rith "to full devotion to al information. the government department of the cause of peace in America," This group program will be sup- education. The same as those reaffirmed B'nai B'rith's opposi- March Program to Be plemented by psychological tests used in all schools, the texts for tion to Communism and all other the Jewish schools do not con- alien isms and called for "a moral and by individual interviews. A similar program for A. Z. A. tain passages dealing with the quarantine" of propagandas Dedicated to Rashi; boys is now operating in Milwau- Christian religion which are re- threatening to democracy. A mem- kee. The B'nai B'rith Vocational placed by sections familiarizing bership of 82,860 as of October AZA Sabbath Mar. 29 Service Bureau is endeavoring to children with details of the Jew- 1, 1939, was also reported, a new extend the program to other ma- high for B'nai B'rith. ish religion. jor cities where there are Jewish vocational service bureaus. MOSCOW-The Soviet-Russian TRUJILLO CITY-The Domini- Washington, D. :-The March pact also provides for joint ac- can Republic became the first issue of the Monthly Program is nnnnhr Annanan Third-Term Godol tion against all forms of religion, country in the world to contract being sent to all the Chapters this H. H. Mikhailov, secretary, told for the colonization of German week. The feature of the Monthly in Nashville Chapter the central committee of the Kom- reguees when officials of the gov- Program is A. Z. A. Sabbath somol, Communist youth organi- ernment and representatives of which occurs on Friday evening, By EUGENE PARGH zation. In response to a question the American-organized Domini- March 29. Nashville, Tenn. "I'm defi- whether this co-operation with the can Republican Settlement asso- The Program contains sugges- nitely in favor of this third term Nazis also implied Soviet accept- ciation put their signatures to a tions for holding services and ma- business! Yes, Roosevelt has the ance of Nazi views on the Jews. contract providing for the ulti- terial for the sermons to be deliv- Loyalty God right idea! These were the Mikhailov said "the Soviets con- mate settlement of 100.000 refu- ered on that occasion. words of Aleph Ralph Shepard duct their fight against religion gees. Special posters advertising Na- AZA SABBATH who was recently elected to the on the basis of materialistic prin- tional A. Z. A. Sabbath are avail- ciples only and not on a racial able without charge from the A. office of Aleph Godol of the Nash- ville Chapter for the third suc- basis. We reject the racial prin- DETROIT-The United Jewish Z. A. Supply Dept. 1003 K St., FRIDAY.MAR.29 cessive term ciples and this automatically ex- Appeal for 1940 will have a quota N. W., Washington, D. C. The Program is dedicated to Executive Director Julius Bisno cludes the possibility of co-ordina- of $23,000,000, an increase of COMMEMORATING THE helped reorganize the local chap- tion of our activities with those $3,000,000 over 1939, it was an- the 900th anniversary of the birth 900TH ANNIVERSARY OF of Rashi. The national office felt THE BIRTH OF RASHI ter on his January visit to Nash- of the Reich in questions con- nounced here at the annual meet- that. considering the importance ville He also gave many helpful cerning the Jews." ing of the Council of Jewish Fed- of Rashi as one of the greatest suggestions which will aid the erations and Welfare Funds figures in Jewish history. it would chapter in carrying out the BERLIN Fearing that Jewish be fitting and proper to enclose CHAPTER A. program. emigrants from the Reich may LONDON a short discussion of the life of TIME. Mr. Hirsch Kaplan, director of enter the military service of Eng- ment will contribute to the main- this eminent Jew. PLACE the Nashville YMHA, will lead land and France or provide them tenance of refugees now in Eng- the new Advisory Board. Other with useful information, the Nazi land by monthly grants equal to In addition to this there are enclosures on Purim, which falls members of the Board are Jaques authorities are reported planning half the expenditures by volun- Sabbath Poster on Sunday, March 24, and the Back, President of the Nashville to forbid the emigration of all tary agencies, provided the gov- sermon of the A. Z. A. Sermon B'nai B'rith, and Mr. I. Silver- Jews from the Reich for the dura- ernment's share does not exceed Kusworm award, and his sermon tion of the war. Meanwhile, it $135,000 per month, Home Secre- contest winner for 1939, which is printed in the March, 1941, is man, Mr. L. Steinberg and Mr. is understood that Jewish doctors tary Sir John Anderson informed was written by William Sajvoitz sue of the Monthly Program. The Louis Kuniansky. have been mobilized for military the House of Commons. At pres- of Dayton. judges for this year's contest are service, having been given a spe- ent relief agencies are spending It is suggested that the various Rabbi Henry Cohen of Galveston. Texas: Rabbi Israel Leventhal of Birmingham Presents cial uniform to distinguish them. $250,000 a month to care for 14.- Chapters begin preparations im- 000 needy refugees every month. mediately to secure their local Brooklyn, New York. and Rabbi Samuel Mayerberg of Kansas City, Youth Rally Program CAPETOWN Following the The government offer is for six Temple or Synagogue for the A. Z. A. Sabbath. In addition to this, Missouri. The sermons are to be 81 to 59 defeat in the months. By JULIUS GOLDSTEIN they should choose their local typewritten in triplicate, on African House of Assembly of a Birmingham, Ala. The Bir- contestant for the A. Z. A. Ser- 81/2x11 paper and sent to Irving resolution sponsored by the par- mingham chapter sponsored a WASHINGTON, D. A na- mon contest. The winner of this Levitas, national cultural director "Youth and Democracy" program liamentary faction led by former tion-wide campaign of the Fed- of A. Z. A. Premier J. B. M. Hertzog calling contest receives the Sidney G. recently. The program was pre- eral Council of Churches of Christ for an immediate separate peace sented at the Y. M. H. A. with against "anti-sectarianism and with Germany, the Hertzog group Leo Levine in charge of the pro- anti-racial propaganda" won the Albany Park Installs Pamphlet on Hebrew united with the anti-Semitic Na- gram. Levine made a short speech support of the National Associa- tionalist Republican party of Dr tion of Broadcasters when Neville Officers at Meeting on the subject and led the entire D. F. Malan for joint political Washington, D. Partici- chapter in singing several patri- Miller, president of the radio action. otic broadcasters, sent letters to all By SAM GERSHONZON pants in the Hebrew Letter-writ- songs. ing contest are urged to send to Mr. David T. Feidelson, a prom- radio stations saying "there is no DETROIT Father Coughlin's Chicago Ill. Practically inent leader in Birmingham Jew- greater public service a station national headquarters for a copy crowded to the rafters, over 70 reported refusal to submit to cen- can render than to give its fa- of a pamphlet written by Rabbi ry, was the guest speaker. guests viewed the installation of sorship of his script by officials Julius Goldstein has been elect- cilities to bring its listeners clos- Samuel Blumenfield on "Why He- of the Catholic diocese of Detroit the officers of Albany Park 171 er together in the bonds of un- at the home of Oscar Dainas, brew." This pamphlet deals with ed general chairman for the east- is held to be responsible for his derstanding, based upon truth and popular alumnus. Vowing that the importance of the revival of ern regional tournament to he failure to speak on his regular fact." The Federal Council's Hebrew in America, sponsored in December, 1940. he would put Albany Park among Sunday afternoon radio program campaign will seek to lay essential the top chapters of the country, on February 4. facts before the American public Nat Newman, re-elected Aleph The championship basketball Mrs. Heller Sends in order that, through an educat- Godol, was installed by Harold team, which recently won the ROME Lieutenant Bruno ed public opinion, we as a people Hirsch, former Mazkir of the Chi- Michigan regional n ament. Camp Fee for Some Jesi, Jewish hero of the Ethiopian may profit from the example of cago A. Z. A. council. won six games and lost one in a war, who was recently awarded many less fortunat European Nolan Gershenzon, twice Godol tournament held at the River Deserving Aleph the rarely bestowed Gold Medal peoples living in countries where and now alumnus, Harold Hirsch Park Field House. Practice is Brevet by Mussolini, has been democracy has been destroyed by and Oscar Dainas, former S'gan, held every Sunday morning in the Washington, D. C.-Julius Bis- given 5,000 hectares of land in tactics that included the foment- were installed as new advisors. no, camp director of the 17th an- Ethiopia for the exploitation of gym, and in the afternoon a game ing of racial and religious hatred Refreshments. entertainment and is played. At the present time nual convention to be held at oil-bearing plants. At the ex- and oppression." dancing followed the picturesque the Albany Park team holds the Camp Manotoc, Akron Ohio, June press wish of Il Duce, Jesi was services. 28-July 25, announced today that enabled to organize a special cor- second place. poration to promote the company PARIS-The arrest of H Mrs. Simon Heller of Denver, with government co-operation. Klein, Gestapo leader in Bohemia- Colo., was the first to send in a Moravia, and 10 of his associates registration fee for this summer's MEMBERSHIP TALLY NEW YORK-Jews. once dom- on charges of embezzling funds camp. Mrs. Heller, wife of the inant among the workers in the from Jews has delayed the expul- late District 2 representative of men's garment industry of New sion of 70,000 Jews scheduled to the S. A. C., expressed the desire York, have been displaced by have begun on February 1. The that the money be used to cover Italians as the majority group, it arrests were said to have been 8.913 12,000 the cost of the registration fee is revealed in a survey published ordered by General Goering. Klein for some deserving aleph who by the Conference on Jewish Re- is reported to be a cousin of Hein- might otherwise not be able to lations in its publication, Jewish rich Himmler, chief of the Nazi ALEPHS AS OF GOAL FOR attend. Social Studies. On the basis of a secret police. FEB. 1, 1940 NEXT CAMP survey embracing 5.720 workers Alephs Hear Zionist in 48 shops, it was found that 3.- BOUND BROOK, N. J. A 152 workers, or 56.1 per cent. practical course in the funda- 352 417 By BERT MEYERS were Italian and 2,155 or 38.6 mentals of agriculture is being Buffalo, N. -Daniel Cantor per cent were Jewish, given here for refugees with lim. president of the Buffalo Zionist ited resources. The course is CHAPTERS AS OF District, was the principal speak- PARIS - Sixty thousand Jews sponsored by the Jewish Agricul- GOAL FOR er at the installation of officers of are serving with the French forces tural society. Six refugees are al- FEB. 1, 1940 NEXT CAMP the Montefiore Chapter 178 here. in the war, the French League to ready at work at the society's Herbert Shafer has been in- Combat Anti-Semitism announced farm near here and will be given stalled as Aleph Godol. with the consent of the military instruction for one year. Sentinels of Democracy American Jewry brochure on "Scouting and the Jewish Boy' was published. One of the first achievements of the committee was the establishment And the Boy of kosher kitchens in Scout camps. In the nearly a decade of its exist- ence, the Jewish Committee on Scout Movement Scouting rendered valuable serv- ice in coordinating efforts to in- troduce Scouting in Jewish insti- tutions. Lack of funds, unfortu- nately, compelled the committee By JULIUS BISNO to concentrate its activity chiefly in New York City through the Greater New York Jewish Com- During February 8-14, the B'nai B'rith, Union of American mittee on Scouting, in which the Hebrew Congregations, Central Jewish Welfare board. parent Boy Scouts of America is cele- Conference of American Rabbis. body of the Jewish centers, is brating its 30th anniversary. Union of Orthodox Jewish Con- most active. In fact, the Jewish Mr. Bisno, executive director of gregations, National Association centers have long encouraged and Aleph Zadik Aleph and an of Jewish Center Executives, Na- sponsored Scout troops. Eagle Scout, summarizes for tional Federation of Temple A. Z. A. Enters Scene the first time the role of the Brotherhoods, United Synagogue American Jewish community in A new and permanent impetus, of America, Young Judea Rab- furthering the Boy Scout move- on a national scale, to Scouting binical assembly and the Young ment. among Jewish youth came in 1931 People's league. when Aleph Zadik Aleph made Philip W. Russ was engaged as Scouting a part of its program. In It is a happy coincidence that executive director in 1928, and a that year Russ made a special the 30th anniversary of the Boy trip to Omaha, then headquarters Scouts of America should be cele- of the A. Z. A., to meet with Hen- brated in the same month as the Norfolk Sponsors ry Monsky; Sam Beber, founder birthdays of George Washington of the A. Z. A.: the late Harry and Abraham Lincoln, for the Second Scout-Troop; Lapidus, all members of the Su- ideals of Scouting are identical preme Advisory council; and with those that animated the lives of those two immortal Americans. Full Program Planned Philip Klutznick, then executive secretary of A. Z. A., and the Both Washington and Lincoln writer who was at that time his were vigorous exponents, in word Norfolk, Va. - The Dr. Israel assistant. Soon after, the A, Z. and deed, of the democratic way Brown Chapter 256 of A, Z. A. A, set up a permanent committee of life, which is what Scouting officially inaugurated its second on Scouting and instituted an of- A. Z. A. at the 1937 Scout Jamboree in Washington teaches when it upholds the spirit Boy Scout Troop on January 29th ficially designed Scout medal. Appearing in the picture, from left to right, are Dr. Ray O. of reverence, tolerance and loyal- with an impressive candle light- Jerome Vogel of South Bend was Wyland, Scouting Educational director; Jerry Vogel, A. Z. A. Nation- ty as the life blood of America. ing investiture ceremony conduct- appointed chairman of the Scout- al Scouting chairman: Aleph Milton Reisman, South Bend Eagle ing committee. Scout: Grand Aleph Godel Lowell Adelson, Oakland, Cal.: Gene Among the more than 30,000 By 1933 the Boy Scouts of Love, Regional deputy; Dr. James E. West, chief Scout executive, religious, civic and community America, in its 24th annual re- and Rabbi Philip Bookstaber, Harrisburg A. Z. A. advisor. agencies that are joining in this month's celebration of the 0th port to the Congress of the Unit- birthday of the Boy Scouts of ed States, was able to say that bulletin featuring Scouting America are large numbers of the A. Z. A, was the most active This praise has since been repeat- New York Plans Synagogues, Jewish Community Jewish group in Scouting, Re- ed annually. Centers. Chapters of the Aleph ferring to cooperation of national Chief West Impressed Scout Programs Zadik Aleph and other Jewish Jewish agencies with the Boy In 1937. Dr. James E. West, groups, for the American Jewish Scouts, that report said: chief Scout executive of the Boy New York, N. New community has been identified "The following national organ- Scouts, on the occasion of the York A. Z. A. Committee on with Scouting from its very incep- izations have cooperated in vari- 13th anniversary of A. Z. A., said Scouting held an executive session tion. The late Mortimer L. Schiff, ous degrees with the committee "We have been especially im- with the national Scouting chair- like his father, Jacob H. Schiff, (on Relationship Service) in fur- pressed by your co- man for A, Z. A., Ed Schifreen, a member of B'nai B'rith, was thering the work of Scouting: operative program with the Boy and the New York A. direc- the founders of the Boy Jewish Welfare Board, A, Z. Scouts of America which has re- tor, Haves, at which time the Scouts. For many years a member (junior B'nai B'rith), Independent sulted in the organization of about committee announced the comple- of its executive board, he also Order B'rith Sholom: Jewish War 100 Scout troops under the joint served as international commis- Veterans of the U. S., National tion of its plans to contact all the auspices of Aleph Zadik Aleph and sioner. During his life he gave Conference of Jewish Center Ex- chapters in the New York area the B'nai B'rith.' to set up a full program of chap- hundreds of thousands of dollars ecutives, United Synagogue of Last summer, at the 16th an- ter cooperation in Scouting. Reg- to further the development of America and the Union of Amer- nual convention of A, Z. A., Dr. ular chapter meeting programs Scouting. In 1929 he contributed ican Hebrew Congregations. The Ray O. Wyland, director of edu- are going to be turned over to the $50,000, as a gift to Lord Baden- most active of these groups is the cation and relationships of the Scouting committee, who will ar- Powell, founder of Scouting, to A. Z. A., which has organized 18 Boy Scouts of America, asserted range for a Scout speaker, mov- be used for the extension of in- troops during the year (1933) that "American Jews in every ternational friendship through and is now responsible for 56 ing pictures of Scout life and Boy Arnold Gamsey community where they live, from Scout demonstrations. Scouting. Shortly before Schiff troops which are administered ed by Troop 29, the chapter's coast to coast, contribute more to died in 1931 he had been elected under the joint sponsorship of During the month of March the original troop. A short talk was the Boy Scout movement and lead- president of the Boy Scouts of the A. Z. A. and other local Jew- committee has proposed to run a given by Aleph Godol Arnold ership and its sponsors than their America. ish institutions. This junior Or- city-wide Good Turn week for Boy Gamsey, also District Five Direc- proportionate shares of population der, with their 150 Chapters, is Scouts in New York. Complete His son, John, is now a mem- tor of Scouting, assuring the new and wealth would call for." At working independently with their details will be worked out by the ber of the executive board of the Boy Scouts. Mortimer Schiff's troop of the full support of A. Z. the same time he commended A. slogan 'Every Chapter the Spon- committee, A. He also thanked Rabbi Mor- Z. A, as being the outstanding mother, the late Mrs. Jacob H. sor of a Boy Scout Troop.' The Jewish youth movement in Scout- The chapters in the metropoli- Schiff. gave the Boy Scouts a ris Blair for giving the local chap- A, Z. A. in preparation for its an- tan area are being urged to run 500-acre tract of land and $100,- ter the opportunity to help or- ing today. nual international convention dur- local Sabbath services for the Boy 000 as a memorial to him, the ganize the new troop and thus This commendation was under- ing the summer issued a 10-page Scouts in their area during Scout expand its social service activity. scored by the annual report of the area now being called Schiff week. A. Z. A. National Committee on Scout park at Mendham, N. J. All officers in Troop 13 are members of A. Z. A. Nathan Sav- Scouting, which showed that for May 3 and 4 will witness the Thousands of Scouts camp there the year ending June 1. 1939, 157 annual Scout-O-Rama at the fa- each year, and several thousand age, the Scoutmaster, is an alum- A. Z. A. Chapters cooperated with mous Madison Square Garden. The volunteer and professional Scout- nus and was recently appointed advisor to the chapter. Leroy Ru- Boy Scout troops in their com- committee is planning to cooper- ers have been trained there since bin and Bernard Abramson are munities. The percentage of co- ate in some manner with the local the Schiff reservation was estab- operating Chapters was 52 per Scout headquarters in making lished as the national training Assistant Scoutmasters. This cent of the total as compared with this Scout event the most success- center of the Boy Scouts in 1933. troop's first major activity will be 39 per cent in 1938. This cooper- ful ever. Henry Monsky Active its participation in the regional ation included actual sponsorship Chapters in the New York area scout rally to be sponsored by Henry Monsky, president of of troops, provision of meeting which are as yet not active in Petersburg Chapter 338 on March B'nai B'rith, has for years been 25th. places and leaders' assistance in Scouting are urged to communi- an active Scout leader in the west. The months of February and obtaining equipment, sponsoring cate with the office. He is a former president of the March promise to be active ones of Scout religious services, and Covered Wagon Area Scout coun- assistance in execution of Scout for scouting in Norfolk. On Feb- adopt the program of the Boy cil, which supervises Scouting in educational programs. Through ruary 9th the Dr. Israel Brown Scouts as an integral part of the Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, chapter will cooperate with Troop the efforts of A. Z. A., 26 new program for boys of the constitu- Nebraska and Wyoming. Dr. Cy- 29 to present a joint A. Z. A.- Scout troops were organized and ent lodges and asked that a na- rus Adler, who has served on the Scout sabbath service. A. Z. A. four units that had been liquidat- tional B'nai B'rith Committee on national executive board of the will be represented by Arnold ed were reorganized. Scouting be created. In response Boy Scouts since 1929, was award- Gamsey, chairman: Harry Laib- As a result of this Scouting ac- to this proposal Districts 1, 4 and ed the Silver Buffalo in 1933 for stain, Rabbi: and Sam Sandler. tivity, B'nai B'rith's youth organ- 6 of B'nai B'rith have already ap- outstanding service to American ization is in contact with and ex- speaker. Albert Bernstein, of proved action making Scouting a youth. Frank L. Weil, chairman Troop 29 will be cantor, while ercising a wholesome influence part of the work of their con- of the Greater New York Jewish Sidney Levine will speak for the upon over 3,000 Jewish young- stituent lodges. Committee on Scouting, has been scouts. Linwood Gamsey, chair- sters not yet old enough for A. Last week in Tampa, the execu- chairman of the finance commit- man of the scouting committee, Z. A. membership. A. Z. A.'s na- tive committee of B'nai B'rith ap- tee for Manhattan in the Boy tional committee is now headed has been in charge of all arrange- proved the appointment of a na- Scout Foundation of Greater New ments. by Eagle Scout Ed Schifreen and tional Committee on Scouting. It York and is a member of the na- is employed by the Greater New On February 12th, A. Z. A. and is hoped that this will provide the tional committee on relationships the Scouts will again assemble in York Foundation in the Bronx, much needed adult sponsorship of the Boy Scouts, N. Y. celebration of the anniversary of for A. Z. A, troops. In 1925, Mortimer Schiff, Dr. scouting by holding a parents' B'nai B'rith Action There are no exact figures on Cyrus Adler and the late Harry nite program. A feature of the As part of a 10-point youth and the number of Jewish boys in L. Glucksman, executive director program will be the awarding of democracy program adopted in Scouting but in 1936 it was offi- of the Jewish Welfare board, cre- medals to Scouts Jack Cohen and 1939, the A. Z. A. undertook to cially reported that there were ated the Jewish Committee on Linwood Gamsey, winners of the expand its Boy Scout activity and 347 troops affiliated with Jewish Scouting, to parallel similar Cath- recent A, Z. A. sponsored promo- to encourage all eligible Jewish agencies or institutions of one olic and Protestant groups, in or- tion contest. Benny Mendell, jest- boys to join the Scout movement. kind or another. Today that fig- der to encourage and promote er of the Dr. Israel Brown chap- The Supreme Advisory council, ure is probably closer to 500. It Scouting among Jewish youth. ter, will assist the scouts in pre- which is the ruling body of A, should be twice that, and would Represented in this committee paring skits and stunts for the Z. A., adopted a resolution urging be if Scouting were understood were the Jewish Welfare board, program. Edward Schlefreen Jerry Vogel B'nai B'rith itself officially to (See "Scouting" Page Page 4 THE SHOFAR February 13, 1940 Tri-City 40 Has Calgary Alephs to Detroit Briefs Charleston Prepares Georgia Tech Coach Bar-Mitzvah Fete Donate to Red Cross; for Dist. 5 Conclave Guest of Honor at Reorganize Scouts By PHIL ROTHSCHILD All indications lead to the fact By KLYDE ROBINSON Atlanta Council Meet By SALMAN GELLERMAN By LAWRENCE LEVINE that the Youth and Democracy Charleston, S. C.-It was re- Rock Island, Sunday, Calgary, Alta., Canada program to be sponsored by the cently announced that the bid of January 7th, Tri-City Chapter 40 lowing the completion of the re- Detroit and Windsor Council will Charleston 143 has been accepted Atlanta, Coach W. A. A1- opened its Bar Mitzvah celebra- cent winter conclave, the most exceed in attendance last year's for the sponsoring of the third exander, the "Grand Old Man of tion with a luncheon at the Fort annual District Five Finals. This the Flats," Coach "Alec" to thou- successful ever held in Western mark was indicated by Chairman Armstrong Hotel in honor of Canadian history, Calgary Chap- Phil Rothschild. The beautiful district tournament will be held sands of alumni and friends of Grand Aleph Godol Joe Boren- ter 31 determined to donate most auditorium of the new completed here on Marih 24. Georgia Tech, was guest of honor stein, who was the guest of honor. Jewish Center has been reserved at the first annual stag banquet Following the luncheon, Advisor of the proceeds to th Red Cross, Aleph Max Kirshstein, general U. P. A. and J. D. C. Calgary on Wednesday evening, February of the Atlanta A. Z. A. Council on chairman of the meeting, an- Seymour Golden called on several A. Z. A. has already assisted the 28, for the program. With the Wednesday evening, February 7, charter members who were pres- four auxiliaries of the Junior nounced that the program has at the Mayfair Club. ent. Advisor Howard Cohn, a cause of Red Cross by co-operat- B'nai B'rith taking an active part, been planned tentatively as fol- Declining to speak on a formal charter member, gave a short ing with the Calgary Youth Coun- the members of the Youth lows: 8:30-11 m., registration; subject, the coach of the Ramb- summary of the history of the cil in a Tea Dansante, the pro- Democracy committee are nearing 11:30-2 m., luncheon boat ride ling Wrecks, Orange Bowl cham- chapter since its inception. John ceeds of which wnt to the Red the final arrangements with the to Fort Sumter; 2:30-5 p. m., de- pions and sharers of the South- Gellerman, founder and life ad- Cross. groups representing the different bates and oratory; 5:30-6:30 p. eastern Conference title, discussed visor of the chapter, also spoke Arrangements have been com- faiths. Committee members rep- b., basketball; 8:30 p. m., a ban- football in general when he ad- and reminisced on the founding pleted for the annual Youth and resenting the 11 chapters include quet to be followed by a dance. dressed members of B'nai B'rith of the chapter. The luncheon Democracy meetings. Following Jack Rouman, Bean, On January 28, the chapter's and its junior order following a closed with greetings from the this program the chapter will Bernard Weisberg, Don Black, prize-winning regional skit, whose dinner, Grand Aleph Godol and the group hold a revue and dance. Rehear- Milton Barnett, Phil members are Jack Brickman, Irv- This banquet was the first af- adjourned to the Center for the sals are already in progress. Israel Kaner, Joseph Sosnick and ing Sonenshine, Dan Hirsch, and fair of the newly-formed council, afternoon program. The chapter has re-organized Cal Bruss. The program will be Sam Goldberg, appeared before designed to co-ordinate the activi- Approximately 150 persons at- the Cubs and Scouts after a long under the supervision of Detroit's the South Carolina Association of ties of the existing chapters. Pros- tended the public program at the period of inactivity. They are cultural director, Max Chomsky. pective members and officers of B'nai B'rith Lodges. Irving Son- Center. Past Aleph Godol Ber- also planning Friday Nite Services Black Council Godol Gate City B'nai B'rith were guests enshine, winner of the oratorical nard Weindruch was chairman with an A. Z. A. choir. This proj- Aleph Don Black of the Wind- of the Council. All members and contest at the Southern Regional for the afternoon. Installation of ect is being conducted in co-oper- sor Herzl Chapter 112 was elect- alumni of A. Z. A. and members Tournament of District Five, de- the new chapter officers was con- ation with Rabbi Barenholtz. ed the new Aleph Godol of the of B'nai B'rith were invited. livered his oration on the same ducted by Mr. Dave Nitikman, The chapter's hockey team is in Detroit and Windsor Council. A. L. Terry, immediate past president of the local B'nai B'rith full swing, having played a series Black formerly served as Aleph program. president of the Atlanta Magi- In celebration of its victorious lodge and advisor of the chapter. of challenge matches at the Cal- Godol of his chapter during the cians' club, presented a few novel- Marvin Krauss gave the Aleph last six months and has been achievements at the regional tour- ties before Alexander's talk. Ger- Godol's message. He also pre- gary Artificial Ice Arena. The quite active in promoting chap- nament, the chapter held a suc- ald Cohen, counsellor for District rink at the Jewish Community sented the outgoing Aleph Godol, ter's events which brought the cessful "victory stag," which was Fave and a past president of At- Bernard Weindruch, with a P. A. Center, which is taken care of by Herzl chapter from Windsor, attended by many alumni and lanta Chapter 134, was toast- G. pin. the Alephs, is complete and the Ont., into better relationship with alephs. A future event of its so- master. Advisor Golden introduced the chapter's team is seeing a lot of other Detroit chapters and thus cial calendar is a Washington's Grand Aleph Godol, who was the action on the hockey front. uniting the Detroit Windsor Coun- Birthday Ball, proceeds from speaker of the afternoon, and also cil. Other officers elected for this which will go to Youth Aliyah. Annapolis Alephs in presented a placque containing term include, Bernard Weisberg, An interested alumnus of the Washington's letter to the He- Fox River Aleph Aleph Godol from the B'nai chapter has offered the winner of Youth Rally Program brew Congregation to the Jewish Club Installed Moshe Chapter 321 as Aleph the chapter's English essay con- Center. The Grand Aleph Godol S'gan; Jack Rouman of B'nai test a fine prize, provided that By BERNARD HYATT spoke on the "Five Fold and Chapter 314 re-elected as maz- five essays will be entered in the Annapolis, Md. Colonial Chap- Full" program and told what A. Appleton, Wis.-The Fox River kir: Milton Barnett from 321 as contest. ter 356, which was granted its Z. A. stood for. He praised the Aleph Club of Appleton, Wis., was gisbor: Gashy Strosburg from permanent charter last November, chapter on its fine work. installed Sunday evening, Febru- Herzl 112 as Aleph Shotare Godol: is already making a name for it- A highlight of the program was ary 4th, at a large public cere- Phi Rothschild, Aleph Godol of Royal Palm Has Six self in its local community. the presentation of the Copper- mony, with 16 Alephs constitut- the Highland Park Chapter 313 as They are planning to present a smith Award by Deputy Morris D. ing the charter group. Advisor sopher, and Cal Brus, retiring on Year-Book Staff Youth and Democracy Program Coppersmith to Bernard Wein- Sam Belinke and Mr. Jack Kal- Godol of the Council, will act as in cooperation with the three 10- druch. The Coppersmith Award Shotare Kotone. man, president of the sponsoring cal Boy Scout Troops, the local is given every year to the most By JACK METZGER D'nai B'rith Lodge had charge of Detroit Chapter 63 National Guard, American Legion active Aleph in the Chapter. Royal Palm, Miami Beach, Fla. the program. Those in charge of Aleph Phil Kaplan acted as -Six of the eight boys on the and the Veterans of Foreign the installation ceremonies were master of ceremonies for the chap- Wars. staff of the Miami Beach Senior Herzl Club Holds Bernard Holman, chairman of ter's first host night in the audi- High "Year Book" are members Many Alephs of the Chapter Sheboygan Chapter 15 Advisory torium of the Jewish Center. A of this chapter. The highest post went to Baltimore on February Its First Smoker Board, and one of the individuals highlight of the program was the is held by Jack Rubin, Past Aleph 11th to assist in the installation responsible for the organization presentation of the chapter's best Godol, who is assistant editor. of the new Baltimore Aleph Club. of the new group; Morris acobs, Aleph award for 1939 to Aleph Others serving on the staff are The Aleph Godol of Colonial By HAROLD HOCKWERT Milwaukee, Senior Deputy for the Saul Moss. Bernard Rosenberg, Frank Berlin, George Berlin, Try- 356 is Bernard Swerbillow. Chicago, Sunday, Jan- Southern Wisconsin Region; Jul- winner in the recent regional tour- ing Bloomberg, Jack Metzger and wary 28, 1940, the Alephs of ius Atinsky, Milwaukee, Junior nament oratory contest, Stanley Ratner. Herzl held their first pledge Member of the Supreme Advisory kept the Alephs spell-bound. Debate Local Lodge Theschapter attendeden masse smoker at the Skyline Athletic Council; and Milton Posner. Del Rouge 317 the Health Bowl National High By ALVIN GETZ Club. Twenty prospective mem- Aleph Kohen Godol, Milwaukee Aleps George Duschinsky and school championship Benton Harbor, Mich The bers attended and were well en- Chapter 39. The installation of Seymour Sobole of the chapter game between Garfield, N. and Benton Harbor Aleph Club recent- this group brings the chapter in are assisting in the publication of Miami High. tertained by the alephs. Joe ly held a debate with its spon- Brodsky of the Auburn Park the Southern Wisconsin area to the "Del Rouge Record," the Jew- After electing Arthur Weiss as soring B'nai B'rith Lodge as op+ Aleph Club gave a number of 11. ish newspaper in the community. Aleph Godol, George Berlin, ponents. This was the first de- In the lecture class that was S'gan; Charlie Keoskie, Shotare violin solos, accompanied by Ches- bate of this type ever held in the ley Brile of the same chapter. A recently sponsored by the Hebrew Godol; Jack Rubin, Shotare Ko- community. The Aleph Club, rep- fine talk was given by Manny Heller Chapter Has Congregation of Del-Ray, the tone: Irving Freidman, Koken resented by Alephs Kahn, Albin Alephs of the chapter listened to Godol: Stanley Ratner, Mazkir. Rabinowitz, Past District Aleph and Shapiro, won by an over- Godol. All of the boys joined in Membership Smoker an interesting tale on the "Five and Jack Metzger as Aleph Soph- whelming margin. Twenty dollars Books of Moses." The Hi-Y will er, the new Godol showed his community singing as well as the of the total receipts will be given join with the chapter in present- stuff by treating the chapter to singing of the A. Z. A. Songs. By JOSEPH TUROFF to the Boy Scout Troop for sodas. Chicago, Ill.-In order to in- ing a Youth and Democracy pro- The Aleph Club served refresh- scouting equipment. gram to be presented at the River ments to their guests and mem- crease its membership Simon Hel- The Chapter has scheduled bas- Rouge High school. bers. A number of the guests sig- ler held a smoker recently. En- ketball games with the neighbor< nified their intentions of joining tertainment was given and re- Emanuel Chapter 337 Install Aleph Club ing South Bend and Kalamazoo Herzl. A concerted drive is being freshments were served. Ernie Recording to Norman Bazell, in Baltimore, Md. Chapters for the near future. made by the membership commit- Warsaw gave a speech on what the second series of vocational tee to bring the membership of A. Z. A. stands for, and Harold guidance lectures, will be spon- the club up to 30 before June and Budowsky gave a talk on what sored during this month. Dr. Baltimore, Md.-The new Bal- Sponsor Contest to apply for their permanent took place at the Grand Rapids Silverman, secretary of the Loyis timore Aleph club was installed charter before the National Camp convention. Marshall lodge, was heard by the her on Sunday, February 11. The Seattle, Wash. The Seattle Convention. At this time the new officers Alephs in his vocational talk on installation of officers was held Chapter is sponsoring an Essay were installed and then a meet- the field of medicine. simultaneously with the official contest among the upper grade ing was held to show the prospec- Tle Alephs and their dates at- grant of the temporary charter. students of the Jewish schools in "Jews of S. A.' tive members how a meeting is tended the Ford Sunday Evening Alephs from the Simon Atlas their community. The contestants run. hour and had the pleasure to hear and Capital City chapters of are divided into two groups, the Given by Chapter This smoker was a huge success Marion Anderson as guest soloist. Washington and of the Colonial juniors and seniors. The first and since the smoker Heller has Clem Goldman was elected the chapter of Annapolis assisted in group includes those in fifth, Chicago, Bar Mitzvah entertained 25 prospective mem- basketball captain, while the installation. sixth and seventh grades; the bers, of which 15 are taking their William Silver will serve as coach. Chapter presented a program be- Irving Levitas, national cultural second group, those in eighth and membership tests soon. The team is right up there fight- fore the Ramah Lodge Ladies director of A. Z. A., was the guest freshmen in the high schools. The ing to break the tie in second speaker, and in his address em- rules of the contest are that it is Auxiliary recently. The sympo- place. sium on "The Jews of South Madiefsky Installs phasized the importance of Jewish to deal with any phase of Purim, Flint 214 youth participation in American- America" was given by Alephs and the essay is not to exceed 500 Balter, Bernstein, Leavitt and Pontiac Chapter Judge Philip Elliott was the Jewish life. words. Schwartz. guest speaker of the Flint chap- ter at the program that was pre- Aleph Joe Nahan, a refugee By RALPH MERKOVITZ sented commemorating their fifth from Grmany, then discussed the Pontiac, Mich. Pontiac Chap- anniversary. The gala affair was problem of German Jewry. ter 292 was officially installed District 5 Briefs held at the Flint Jewish Commu- The women were so pleased lately, with Gil Madiefsky, Detroit nity Center during the afternoon. with this program that they in- Director of A. Z. A. presenting Felix Warburg Chapter 309 ATTENTION: NEW ALEPH GODOLS AND SOPHERS-Send vited the chapter to present an- the permanent charter. Members other one late in February Aleph Jerome Furstenburg was your names and addresses to Sid Goldstein, 90 Courtland avenue, of various Detroit cha, ters parti- the winner of the chapter's recent Asheville, North Carolina, so your name may be put on the mailing cipated in the ceremonies. Professor Quiz program under the list of the office of The Sopher and participation committee. Two Go to Annapolis The chapter is planning a com- direction of Cye Schemansky. Ap- Three Alephs of the Asheville, N. C., chapter will challenge any. munity-wide Youth and Democ- proved by enthusiastic response other three-man bowling team in A. A. to a bowling match of not racy Rally. The year's program by the members of the chapter, over five games, played at one time, duckpins. Address Mark By AARON SHORE has been planned, and it is felt plans will be made to hold these Rubin, Muchanan street, Asheville, N. C. Fargo, N. few months that a successful season is in intellect grinds at least once a Shofar reports must be in the hands of Sid Goldstein, in Ashe- ago Jacob Schiff, Chapter 18, had store for the Alephs. month. ville, not later than the Sundays before the second and fourth Tues- the pleasure of announcing the days of each month. appointment of Aleph Gerson Highland Park Chapter 313 Wallace to the United States Nav- Attention, Editors! A "Jess R. Feiler" degree class was given to the new members by rituals were administered by Jack al academy. Today, another A. Z. Dances at Ball A. member, Aleph Sid Rose, re- the chapter recently. Named after Rouman, executive secretary in Vancouver, B. C.-Bob Rozen, ceived a similar appointment. 551 East 12th, editor of the the former deputy in Michigan Detroit; Marty Taylor, past Aleph Washington, D. C.-Aleph Bil= Aleph Rose is 18 years of age and and at present chairman of the Godol from Bay City and Direc- "Canuck," published monthly by ly Schwartz, a member of the Cap- chapter's advisory the tor Madiefsky. Remarks were has long been active in A. Z. A. ital City 44, had the privilege of Vancouver Chapter 119, desires given by Leonard L. Radner, for- work. He excelled scholastically "Jess R. Feiler class" included dancing "before the First Lady, to exchange this publication with Louis Liberman, David Tanabaum, mer A. Z. A. deputy, and Herbert in school and was an outstanding Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, during other A. Z. A. publications any- athlete. All A. Z. A. joins in wish- Bernard Plotkin, Max Lerman, Bean, who was in charge of the the President's ball at the Wash- where in the U. S. A. and Canada. Manuel Nosum. Bernard Rubin, program. ing Aleph Sid Rose success at the ington hotel here. Aleph Schwartz Write-ups from any Chapters Don Farkus, Alvan Braunstein At the present Feiler is presi- academy. had his sister, Yassie, as his part- would be appreciated. and Jack Fledstein. The degree dent of the Louis Marshall lodge. ner. February 13, 1940 THE SHOFAR Page 5 Butler Plans Dance Jersey City Alephs REGIONAL TOURNEY and Youth-Democracy Plan Youth Rally and IN MC KEESPORT: Rally in Program B'nai B'rith Program BARKIN SPEAKS By MURRAY GOREN Butler, Butler 299 is the Jersey City, N. With a new proof that the difference between set of officers now fully installed McKeesport, Pa.-The Council of disinterested members and an ac- and ready for work, the Samuel Western Pennsylvania and West live chapter is a planned program. Greenstone Chapter 201, held an Virginia held its winter finals in With only 12 members on its ros- executive meeting at its meeting McKeesport, January 26, 27 and ter, Butler chapter was heading room in the Community Center 28, and experienced one of the for oblivion a short three months At this meeting plans were formu- most enjoyable tournaments spon- ago. Today, it is one of the lated for the activities of the chap- sored by this council. The activi- most active chapters in Western ter for the coming six months. ties began Friday, when Altoona Pennsylvania, with a well round- Possibly the most outstanding defeated Braddock and Charleston ed program planned for the next of these is the Youth and Democ- defeated Sharon in the first round three months. racy program. In the past years eliminations of the basketball On February 14, the chapter Tampa, Fla. The Alephs of meeting. Front row, left to right, this program usually included the schedule. will hold its first annual Valen- Tampa Chapter 311 really B'nai B'rith president, Morris local chapter and one of the non- tine dance. A skating party is Uman, Rabbi A. Burger, Advisor Jewish organizations in the city. At 8 Friday evening the con- also being planned for paid up made their presence felt among A. A. Finklestein, Sam Beber, This year plans are under way vention was officially opened at members. The athletic commit- the members assembled at the re- Godol Sammie Argintar, Julius cent executive committee meeting whereby a number of non-Jewish the Sabbath services by the gen- tee has entered the A. Z. A. team Bisno. Advisor A. Wolfson, Advi- of the Supreme Lodge of B'nai and possibly other Jewish organi- eral chairman, Murry in the Y. M. C. A. league. Fri- sor M. G. Rosenberg, Advisor zations will be brought into the Services were conducted by Aleph evening services are scheduled B'rith. Alephs were on hand with Judge M. Henry Cohen. Middle group which will sponsor the Robert Beck, following the serv- their cars and also provided some for February. row: Albert Segal, S. Vangilder, of their famous Tampa Cigars. forum. ices Advisor Harry Kohn intro- Much of the incentive for the Orvin Peckett, Howard Weissman, The chapter will be trying duced to the audience the orators Throughout the period of their renewed activity is due to advisors Bobby Rippa, Paul Rippa, Weber. Louis Morris, Lester Leib- something new in its scope of ac- and the subject of the orations visit to Tampa, both Sam Beber. Maury Horwitz and Bernard Abes. president of the S. A. C. and tivities when it sponsors a Mock Orations were delivered by Alephs ovitz. Willie Oster. Back row: The chapter is planning the Julius Bisno, the executive direc- Manuel Aronovitz, Marvin Arono- Trial. This will be presided over representing the chapters from largest "Youth and Democracy' tor, met with local Alephs. by the Honorable Judge Morris Pittsburgh, Sharon, Ambridge, meeting ever held in Northern vitz, Herb Goldberg, Sidney Glass. Art Hyman, Al Aronovitz, Jack E. Barison, past president of the Charleston, Huntington and Brad- Above, the chapter's Alephs and dock. Pennsylvania. Working in con- advisors are pictured with Beber Dayan, Issac Dayan, Eddie Weiss- Community Center, and the parts junction with the Hi-Y, Junior and Bisno at a special Sunday will be taken by prominent local The honor of representing this Catholic Daughters of America. man and Henry Funman. lawyers of B'nai B'rith and mem- council in the district eliminations Sons of the Legion, Dunbar Set- bers of the chapter. was awarded to Aleph Gerald tlement, Boy Scouts of America, and the Junior Council of Jewish District On February 13 the chapter Zisskind of Pittsburgh 234 The 3 will have one of its fine joint second place winner was Aleph Women, the A. Z. A. has secured Briefs meetings with the local B'nai William Stark of the Braddock as principal speaker State Senator B'rith. Included in the program chapter. Immediately following C. Hale Sipes. Judge John H. will-be an address by Haves, the oratorical contests the local Wilson of the county court will McKeesport has added another claim to honor. At the Western serve as chairman of the evening. Pennsylvania tournament, the city was named the home of beautiful director of A. Z. A. in New York girls entertained the guests at girls to add to its title of "most hospitable city," City, and the presentation of the house parties. Approximately 600 are expect- B'nai B'rith March of Time. The meeting will be followed by a Activities on Saturday were be- ed to attend the rally which will gun with Sabbath services at be held in the Butler Junior High Irv Canter "imported" a lovely Cleveland blond for the Mc- discussion and then refreshments 10:30. The program for the aft- School auditorium. Music will be Keesport affair. Rumor has it that she was the inspiration that will be served. ernoon called for the viewing of furnished by the Butler High brought Irv the Godolship of the Western Council. Since the Northern New Jer- the debators for honors awarded School band and the Catholic sey tournament will be a one-day Sodality choir, while the colors affair, preliminary eliminations them. First honors in this phase were necessary. Jersey City has of activity went to the McKees- will be presented by the American It was announced at the Council meeting at McKeesport that as Legion. been holding its own in this phase port represented by soon as two more chapters are organized in West Virginia, that state of activity by trouncing the New- Alehs Harry Wechsler and Stan- Maynard Mark is the A. Z. A. will form a Council of its own. Robert Nearman of Charleston, W. chairman, and he is assisted by Va., was elected S'gan of Western Council. ark chapter basketball team by a ley Brown. Second place was won score of 47-22. In the game Mat- by the Altoona chapter. The high Heshy Zaritzky and Jack Ziman. ty Feldman, captain of the win- point of activity for the day was the semi-formal dance in the main ning team, led all the fellows by When Mervin Dizenfeld, brother of the field secretary, was ballroom of the Penn McKee ho- Paterson Conducts elected Council Gisbor, some clever Aleph was heard saying: "I see scoring 25 points in a wild spree. tel. The climax of the dance was Newark gained revenge by taking the Dizenfelds have a politician in the family, now.' the Jersey City debating team into reached at midnight, when danc- New Jersey ing was stopped for the purpose camp. of choosing a "Sweetheart of A. Regional Tourney Philly Continues Invite Outstanding Z. A." from the dates of the fel- Basketball Tourney Students to Rally Chapter Gives Play; lows. Miss Leah Freidman was chosen for the honor and present- By JOE RUBENSTEIN Receive Charter ed with the loving cup by the chairman of the contest. Harold Paterson, N.. Paterson Chap. ter 133 conducted the northern By ERWIN ROSNER By EUGENE SACHS Batten. New Jersey regional tournament Philadelphia, Pa.- The wreck- Philadelphia, Pa.-An interest- Philadelphia, Amity 304 ing crew of Joshua chapter, which ing experiment was made in Phil- recently presented a play before Dance Follows at the Paterson Y. M. H. A. on February 11. went through their first six A. Z. adelphia recently. The City Direc- its sponsoring B'nai B'rith lodge The dance closed the activities A. league tussles without any- tor, Frederick K. Weiss, and Jo- dealing with Jewish life in Amer- for the day to be resumed Sunday Plans for the tournament were completed by the general chair- thing closely resembling a tough seph Herbach, Philadelphia mem- ica today. The play was written with spirit and interest. At 11 fight, was taken by surprise as it ber of the Supreme Advisory by the president of the Amity the basketball teams from Altoona man, Mort Rubenstein. The other bumped into the much underrated Council, were the hosts to B'nai B'rith lodge, Arthur Alter- and Charlston met in the final a committee heads assisting Aleph Rubenstein were: Dating, Harry Rambam quintet on January 27, group consisting of the two out- man, and is entitled, "The Shilan- game to determine the winning and just managed to eke out a standing High School Boys and ties." team. The Altoona boys defeated Meyerowitz; dance, Irving Falk: 32-30 victory. It was Herm Driz- one Teacher from every high The play was well received by the Charlston team by a score of banquet, Martin Gerber: athletic. in, high scorer of the conference school in the city, at a dinner at an appreciative audience, which 55-34. After this game the host Kinsler; registration, Leon last year, who carried the day for the Ritz Carlton Hotel. Julius included Rabbi Mortimer Cohen, chapter played an exhibition game Bess, and publicity, Joe Ruben- stein and Phil Tanis. Joshua after entering the game in Bisno, Executive Director of A. Z. who later addressed the group, with the alumni and were defeat- the second half with Rambam A., was the guest speaker, and on "The Struggle Toward Jewish ed by a two-point margin. The day was filled with many leading 18-11. Behind Drizin's addressed the assemblage for the Unity Frederick K. Weiss, re- After the basketball trials the activities. Before lunch there brilliant floorwork and accurate purpose of presenting to them the gional director of the order: Carl Aleph Godols and Aleph Mazkirs was registration and a regional shootng, the title defenders ideals of A. Z. A. and in this way Shusterman, last year winner of held their meeting simultaneously council meeting to elect regional crawled up on their foes until the organizing a chapter in every high the Best Aleph Award in the city with the Advisors conclave. A1 officers. After lunch the debating score was knotted at 18 all. After school in the city. of Philadelphia, and also mem- 2:30 Gerald Abels, the Aleph and basketball finals and the bers of the B'nai B'rith, A. Z. A., Godol of the council, called the Rambam put a stopper on the At the conclusion of his talk Aleph Godol, Mazkir, and Gisbor rally, the two teams exchanged that lasted close to an hour and their families and friends. business meeting to order and the meeting were held. In the eve- point for point, the score being Following the presentation of delegates of the various chapters kept the audience spellbound, Mr. ning the Alephs were fed at a tied five times before the final Bisno, with the help of Messrs. the play, Amity chapter was the represented proceeded to discuss sumptuous banquet of real Jewish the business of the council. One whistle. With the score at 28 Weiss and Herbach, answered all recipient of its permanent char- cooking. While resting the Alephs ter hwich was accepted by the ad- of the more important issues dis- even, Joshua sank two quick bas- the questions that the guests were listened to the oratory finals. To visor of the chapter, Dr. Sidney cussed was that of regional elimi- kets to end their scoring activi- invited to ask. wind up the day's activities Pat- It is reported by Fred Weiss Borowsky, and the Aleph Godol, nations, which was on the floor ties for the day, but Rambam erson had prepared a colossal Z. William Rubin. for a long period of time. surged back with a field goal by that these outstanding High show and dance. Refreshments were served after School Boys had in their ranks After the current business was Iz Shifrin and were battling un- the program of the evening was der the Joshua basket when the five student association presi- discussed the Alephs elected their terminated. officers to serve for the coming Canter Elected Godol game ended. Drizin, with 9 count- dents, four editors of student pub- year. Elected to sit in the A. G. ers. was high man for Joshua. lications, and seven varsity High of Council in Dis. 3 while the loser's scoring was School debators. Chapter Has 3 Alephs chair was Aleph Irving Cantor of Pittsburgh 234, Following the paced by Sid Zeitz and Chubby Plan Sport Program in YMHA Contest business meeting was the last af- Berman, fair of the convention-th ban- McKeesport, Pa.-At the win- In the other games on that day quet, which was a fitting close ter meeting of the Western Penn- Oak Lane rolled over hapless Lin- sylvania and West Virginia Coun- Louisville, Kentucky Pittsburgh, Pa.-Keystone 234 for the week-end of activities. coln, thumping them by a 27-4 cil Irving Canter of Pittsburgh Aleph Club began its sports pro- of Pittsburgh will have three rep- The principal speaker for the count; Frankford, behind Ed gram with a basketball game resentatives in the YMHA annual was elected Council Godol for the evening was Ben Barkin, assistant Weiner and Mal Bluebond, rallied against the Louisville Chapter oratorical contest on February 18. coming year. Other officers elect- executive secretary of A. Z. A., in the dying moments of their 107. Behind, 20-4, at the half, The three are George Veinegar, ed were: Robert Nearman of who had flown from Washington, game with Shromrim and tapped Charleston, W. Va., S'gan; Ed the Aleph Club put on a last-half defending champion and D. C., for the conclave. The ad- them 21-18. Pannonia dropped rally that scored 18 points, but Irving Canter, Grand Counselor of Frank of Shenango Valley, Maz- dress given was probably the most 21-20 to Mastbaum in another kir: Mervin Dizenfeld of Am- couldn't quite overtake the Louis- District 3. and Gerald Ziskind, inspiring and thrilling address thriller that never saw more than bridge, Gisbor: Irwin Rubenstein, ville Chapter, with the latter win- winner of the Western Pennsyl- ever delivered to an A. Z. A. Robert Dolinsky, Bernard Batten a four point difference in the ning. 31-22 The club has also or- vania oratorical contest. audience. Its note and delivery The chapter is sponsoring a and Gerald Abels. Gerald Abels, score. Jordy E. Hinger, probab- ganized a bowling team, which were of such a high degree as retiring Aleph Godol, was pre- ly the best set shot in the league, meets every Sunday morning. skating party on March 7 in con- to send home to every one present led Mastbaum with 11 points, and junction with the Alezos sorority sented with a P. A. G. pin by A "Get Acquainted" dance was a message about A. z. A. that is the council. big Al Diamond was again Pan- which also meets at the YMHA. held in the lounge of the Y. M. not likely to ever be forgotten. nonia's chief point producer. Charles Cohen is the new Aleph H. A. Saturday night, February 3. On the previous Sunday Ram- Godol of the chapter, and his posi- Brotherly Love Here tion as Mazkir has been taken Win Inter-Club Game bam warmed up for its spine ting- ler with Joshua by steam roller- basket in the waning few minutes over by Louis Lautman. to win going away. The 41-22 Carbondale, Pa.-The Anthra- ing Frankford 43-27. Pannonia By ALLAN KWATNEZ score does not indicate the ten- cite Aleph Club, recently organ- ran Shomrim ragged with a pass- Celebrate 3rd Year Fort Wayne, Fort ing attack in the last half and sity of the tussle. ized in this town, boasts of sev- Wayne Chapter recently engaged How the teams stand (Febru- eral unusual features. There are won easily 33-17. Germantown By MARTIN LABLE in a fierce inter-chapter basket- two Levine brothers, two Kurlan- fought an uphill battle against ary 3): Won Lost Meriden, Conn Meriden ball game with the St. Joseph Val- sky brothers, tw Frischman South Philly, keeping in close Joshua Chapter No. 280 will observe its ley Chapter 92 of South Bend, brothers, two Golden brothers. range of the second place team South Phila. 6 third anniversary in the local tem- Ind. Mastbaum two Ungeleider brothers and one until the last five minutes when Pannonia ple vestry on March The pro- With two KIO all-stars leading cousin, two Felsott cousins. This Len Gross and Chuck Kline were Amity gram will feature a regular meet- the two teams, Levin of Fort ejected via the personal foul rul- Rambam is what can be really called ing of the Connecticut Valley Re- Wayne, and Jacobs of South Germantown "brotherly love." As for harmony, ing. With the two main cogs out Frankford gional Council followed by the Bend, the South Bend Chapter fi- nine of the members live on the of the Germantown lineup the Shomrim Oak Lane serving of a buffet luncheon and nally emerged the winner, by a same street. downtowners scored basket after Lincoln dancing. score of 63-47, Page 6 THE SHOFAR February 13, 1940 Brooklyn Chapters Richmond Hill Has Cleveland Briefs Hear Talk on Anti- Plan Huge Youth 'Refugee' Symposium Defamation and on and Democracy Rally By TED WEISMAN By ART SHERMAN Richmond Hill, N. Y A. Z. Refugees in Brooklyn Do you know that during the past year membership increased A.'s slogan for 1940 is "Let's By ROBERT BERGMAN from 70 to about 300, and that the number of chapters in Cleveland Make 1940's Leap Year, A. Z. A.'s By BOB LEVENTHAL Brooklyn, N. Y.-The dedica- jumped from 2 to 8? Peak Year." Richmond Hill chap- tion of American Youth to the Do you know that Cleveland 209 has won all of its basketball Brooklyn, New York-A full ter, in line with this slogan, has games this year by a score 20 points above their opponents? chapter, plus pledges and guests, preservation of the democracy it adopted a slogan of its own. "30 Do you know that the Max E. Meisel Chapter of Cleveland has turned out to hear Advisor Maur- loves will be the keynote of the members by June," will be the elaborate 'Youth and Democracy" two Polish refugees among its membership? These boys can really ice Kozinn deliver a lecture on rally to be presented by the entertain the Chapter with their Yiddish stories and songs. chief project of the chapter for the aims and achievements of the coming season. With our B'nai B'rith's Anti-Defamation Brooklyn Council of A. Z. A. in Pledge Class operating full blast, League, at a joint cultural and conjunction with the Brooklyn College chapters of the Newman Pannonia Wins Quiz; Nordaunian Plans the prospects for attaining this business meeting of the Benjamin goal, are very bright. The other Cardozo Chapter of Brooklyn on club and the Student Christian as- sociation in the main auditorium Contributes to Fund Lapidus Card-Party phases of A. Z. A.'s program have January 21, 1940, at the chap- not been neglected. The chapter ter's meeting rooms at the Crown of historic 150-year-old Erasmus Hall High school, Brooklyn, on By ERWIN ROSNER By WILBUR GALITZKY has already this year plunged into Heights Yeshivah, 310 Crown Friday evening, February 16, Philadelphia, Pa.-The Panno- Kansas City, [0.-Headed by a full "Five Fold" program. Each street, Brooklyn. 1940. nia Alephs knew just a bit more Aleph Godol Lew White, Nor- committee has done or is planning Mr. Kozinn cited the lack of than the B'nai B'rith girls of Pan- daunian chapter 22 seems headed some active participation in the unity among Jews as one of the nonia about vocational guidance for another successful administra- program. chief causes of anti-semitism. He and won a quiz contest between tion. The chapter held a frater- The Cultural Committee, led by stated that the primary purpose the groups on January 27. The nity dance at the Ohav Sholom Ted Weisman, has conducted a of A. D. L. is to "counteract feel- vocational guidance quiz, conduct- Synagogue in Kansas City, Kan- symposium on "Refugees." at a ing that has been created against ed by Dr. Meyer Corff, was the sas, which started the new admin- meeting attended by Haves. the Jew. Maury Kozinn is a cultural program of the first joint istration off with a bang. The Social Service Committee, led member of the Speakers Bureau meeting of Pannonia A. Z. A. and P. A. G. Herman Chemel, new by Aleph Godol Allen Ehrlich, has of the A. D. L. and is "well up" B. B. G. Aleph Mazkir of the chapter, won been colleting old magazines and on A. D. L. affairs. The get-together was part of a day which embodied four of the the regional oratory contest, and books for the past month, for pre- The Cardozo Chapter heard one will represent the Kansas-Mis- sentation to disabled veterans. of its own members speak on the five-fold activities for Pannonia. souri region at the district finals The Social Committee, led by Bert problem of refugees at its last In the afternoon the basketball in Cincinnati. Rand, held a smoker at the home meeting. The speaker was Albert quint met Mastbaum chapter. Fol- of Pledgee Joe Green, which was Feldman, who arrived in this lowing the cultural program a so- Other future events are a card cial was held in the chapter room. party, the proceeds to be given to enjoyed by all who attended. The country 18 months ago from Vi< the Lapidus fund. and a treat for Athletic Committee, led by Herb enna, a refugee from Nazi terror. Contributions were accepted from those attending and four dollars the Jewish Orphans Home in Erger, is planning a Bowling Feldman spoke of the possibili= Kansas City, Mo. Tournament for the near future. ties of settling refugees in vari- in dimes was sent to President Our basketball team is ready to ous countries, and disproved the Roosevelt for the Infantile Paraly- various misstatements about ref- sis fund. Louisville Alephs participate in the City-Wide ugees in the United States. He Round Robin, whenever they are showed how the refugees, far Hear Herbert Agar held. The Religious Committee, Mountaineer Chapter from becoming a burden to this led by Mac Rossoff, is to be host country, have added to the eco- Hold Annual Smoker at Friday Night Service. By MAURICE TENNENBAUM nomic well-being of the United Louisville, Louisville The chapter as a whole has States. Chapter 107 held its joint instal- tended to become a more closely knit and active group. This is due Morty Levine, who now joins By GENE LEVINE lation of officers with the Louis- the ranks of the PAG's. will be Father Mooney Huntington, W. Va. The ville Lodge 14, B'nai B'rith, Sun- chiefly to a series of "Good and Father Vincent Mooney of Mountaineer Chapter 198 held its day night, January 28, at the Welfare" meetings, which were succeeded by Melvin Goldwater as Aleph Godol. Mac Glickman will Washington, D. C., leader of the second annual smoker recently, Brown hotel. The principal speak- held at the beginning of the sea- serve as S'gan. Catholic Youth Organization of which turned out to be quite a er for the occasion was Herbert son. At these meetings, the whole America, will be the main speaker success. Several of the alephs Agar, Pulitzer prize winner and chapter "let loose" and told ex- of the evening which will also participated in boxing and wrest- noted columnist, now editor of the actly what was wrong, and made feature leading clergymen of New ling matches. Louisville Courier-Journal, who suggestions for improvements. Brooklyn Installs York and youth speakers from The chapter's basketball team spoke on the subject "Freedom These meetings did a lot of good, Tenth Aleph Club Brooklyn college. Rev. Phillips has been successful in all but one of the Press. and the whole chapter is looking Packer Elliott, pastor of the First game this season, having beaten Plans for the fifth annual forward to a "peak year.' By NORMAN SCHNEIDER Presbyterian church, Brooklyn, the Cammack All-Stars twice, the Sweetheart dance are rolling mer- and Rabbi Saul Applebaum of the Aleph club of Marshall College, Brooklyn, N. Y. Brooklyn's rily along. Twelve promising can- Central synagogue of New York and the Methodist Church. The Chapter Hears tenth chapter entered the A. didates have been picked, and a will represent the other two Fold when a large audience wit- lone set-back was at the hands city-wide ballot will cut the num- branches of the religious groups of the B'nai B'rith, to the tune ber down to six. The sweetheart Speech on AZA nessed the installation of the participating in the rally. Ralph of 61 to 27 What was supposed will be chosen at the dance, Feb- Temple Beth El of Boro Park B. Bridgman, dean of Brooklyn to be a snap turned out to be By BURT WEITHORN Aleph Club on Friday night, Jan- ruary 25, at the Kentucky hotel. college. will act as chairman of complete upset, thoroughly sur- All out-of-town Alephs who can Brooklyn, N. Before an uary 26, 1940. the evening's program. prising the Mountaineers. possibly visit Louisville are cor- overflow crowd of 500 people, special service was held Austin R. Doyle will represent dially invited to attend. the Brooklyn Chapters of A. Z. A. which was followed by addresses the Newman club, Mildred R. presented a special program be- by the installing officer Haves Meyer, the Student Christian as- Hold Joint Meeting fore the Brooklyn lodge, the lodge and Zeke Nathanson, New York sociation, and Robert Bergman, Baseball Umpire at for Installation which is responsible for the suc- Deputy. Rabbi Israel Schorr re- member of the Felix M. Warburg Indianapolis Meeting cess of the Junior B'nai B'rith sponded on behalf of the congre- Aleph club, will represent the program in the New York bor- gation and spoke on the need for Brooklyn A. Z. A., in the youth By HARRY GLICKMAN ough. th rededication to Judaism on speaker's section of the program. Portland, City of Roses By LOUIS SILVER With a special degree team of the part of the Jewish young peo- The Youth and Democracy com- Chapter 360 and Portland Chap- Indianapolis, Ind.-Indianapo- lis chapter 246 opened its 1940 Burt Cohn, Harold Kahn, and ple. He praised A. z. A. for its mittee, composed of the three ter 65 held a joint installation of Dave Mendelsohn, thirty pledges efforts in this direction. Howard officers' ceremony on Wednesday, social activities at its annual youth speakers, have been work- specially named after the lodge, Goldstein, Aleph Godol, respond- ing in co-operation with Mr. Reg- January 10, at the Jewish Com- meeting with its sponsoring B'nai inald Kennedy, director of the munity Center of Portland, The B'rith lodge. The outstanding fea- were inducted into the Order in ed on behalf of the chapter. Re- New York roundtable of the Na- installation was held before the ture of the meeting was an ad- an impressive first degree cere- freshments were served in the tional Conference of Christians Portland B'nai B'rith Lodge. Irv- dress by Harry Geisel, well known mony. The Brooklyn Choral vestry following the conclusion ing Hill, past Grand Aleph Godol group, New York's first attempt of the ceremony. and Jews. The committee has also American league baseball umpire. and former international A. Z. A. The speaker stressed the fact that in this activity, saw Bob Berg- Though new to A. Z. A., the had the advice of Father Fitzgib- bon, youth director of the Brook- oratory champion, now connected unity must be conquered before man, Bob Tunick, Murray Seide, aleph club has instituted an elab- lyn Catholic Chancery, who has with the staff of Bonneville dam anyone can expect to accomplish Burt Weithorn, and the two Ju- orate three months program highly commended, in an unof- in Portland, acted as installing his goal in life, whether it be base- nior alephs, Lenny Seide and Day- which embodies all the phases of the A. Z. A. progarm. It is hoped ficial capacity, this program, the officer. More than 300 B'nai ball or one's individual business. id Pellowitz harmonizing in spe- first of its nature in Brooklyn, B'rith members, Alephs, alumni Other features of the meeting cial popular, A. Z. A., and Jew- for that through the medium of N. Y. and guests attended the ceremony, were some A. Z. A. stunts, songs ish tunes. speakers, forums, social evenings, The Boy Scouts of America and which was concluded by a lecture and three boxing matches. More Dr. Gideons, president of and discussions it will achieve its the American Legion are co-oper- by Dr. Mary Gordon, a former than 500 people attended. Brooklyn college, spoke on Youth aims. Prior to the installation of ating in the affair by supplying student of the University of Ber- The chapter is also starting Movements in which he stressed the aleph club the group parti- the color guard and band, respec- lin, who spoke on "Hitler Here to their new membership pledge the point that unemployment and cipated in all three of the tour- tively. Arrangements for the af- Stay?' class of 10. and will also hold other economic evils didn't bring naments held by the Brooklyn fair have been in the hands of their installation banquet very about dictators, but that moral Council, January 6th week-nd. shortly. Aleph Bergman, who has had the decay and the lack of religion The chapter was runner-up in co-operation of all Brooklyn A. Install New Aleph give the "crackpots" a foothold. basketball, and was defeated by A., and especially that of his own chapter, Felix M. Warburg. Club in Pittsburgh 'Jew and Democracy' Taking up the cue from Dr. the Brooklyn debate champions in Gideons' remarks, Haves, New the debating rounds Discussed at Meeting York Director, pointed out the It is the hope of the aleph club Pittsburgh, Pa.-On February vital program of A. . A. and the that it will generate enough en- AZA Groups Meet 11, Beechview Aleph club became necessity of B'nai B'rith utiliz- thusiasm and activity in Boro the first of the newly organized By TEDDY JACOBSON Park that a second chapter may to Form Council ing this positive youth program Pittsburgh to be in- San Francisco, Cal. At its first to the greatest degree possible. come into the community to serve stalled. Organized through the regular meeting of the new ad- efforts of Daniel Krause and Brother Zeke Nathanson, A. Z. the large number of Jewish young ministration, Louis Marshall 188 A. Chairman for Brooklyn Lodge, people residing in the area. Kansas City, -Representa- Field Secretary Saul Dizenfeld, heard Rabbi Elliott M. Burstein tives of the four A. Z. A. chapters the chapter is composed of 16 and popular New York Deputy, on "The Jew and Democracy.' in Kansas City formed an A. Z. boys of high school age. Harry acted as chairman of the eve- The cultural committee plans Cleveland 209 to A. Council The work of the Goldberg is the Aleph Godol of ning's program, the finest yet wit- more events of this type from council will be to promote inter- the group, and Alvin Tucker is the nessed by the B'nai B'rith mem- time to time. Hold 5th Anniversary chapter activities and a closer co- Mazkir. The social-service committee bers of Brooklyn Lodge. operation between the groups. Following the initiation cere- has instituted a drive to culmi- Cleveland, Cleveland Members of the council include mony, there was a dance in the nate in the distribution of baskets Beth El synagogue attended by on Passover. Have Joint Meeting 209 is all prepared to celebrate Morris Merker, Faiver Dunn of their Fifth Anniversary. The ten= Heart of America, Sol Klein, Har- Alephs from many of the chap- Aleph Al Shemano is the new ry Partnoy of Barkochbian, Jack ters in Western Pennsylvania. with B'nai B'rith tative plans are to present Rabbi Aleph Godol of the chapter. Blackman, Herman Chemel of Louis Engelberg with a scroll con- Nordauman and Robert Friedman ferring upon him an honorary ad. and Bernard Simon of A. Z. A. 2 Cardozo Installs By HAL FAGAN Cheyenne Installs Hamilton, Canada-The Boris visorship of the Chapter. The An- D. Bogen Chapter 127, winners niversary Committee is headed by The council will hold a Youth and Democracy meeting with sev- By ABE GOLDBLATT By BERNIE WEISS of the Laurentian region basket- Aleph Godol Julie Miller. eral non-Jewish youth organiza- Cheyenne, the co- Cleveland, -Manny Stern, ball contest, is continuing on its The Chapter is planning to hold tions on Washington's birthday, operation of the B'nai B'rith, regional deputy in District 2, re- merry way towards the best chap- a large Oneg Shabbat soon. Thursday, February 22. The four Cheyenne Chapter 301 held its in- cently addressed the Benjamin ter award. Groups that have been invited to chapters of A. Z. A. will take part stallation of officers Sunday, Jan- Cardozo Chapter on the occasion They recently sponsored a joint attend include the Jewish Orphan in a joint Friday evening service uary 14, with Cheyenne's most of the installation of new officers. B'nai B'rith and Auxiliary night Home, the B'nai B'rith girls and February 23. On Sunday, Feb- fashionable night club as a back- The newly elected Aleph Godol is at which over 200 people were the local A. Z. A. Chapters. ruary 25. the members of the ground. Over 200 B'nai B'rith Joe Bronstein. The Chapter re- present. The program featured a The Social Service Committee chapters will meet at the Bellerive and Ladies' Auxiliary members cently had an Oneg Shabbat. debate between the chapter and has arranged to donate some hotel for a joint installation af- watched the impressive ceremony A city-wide ping-pong tourna- the Junior B'nai B'rith auxiliary, books to the local Jewish Orphan fair of all officers of the organiza- as Sid Cohen was installed as tion. ment is being sponsored by the with Alephs Sander and Kudlatz Home. These books will deal Aleph Godol. Chapter. representing the chapter. with problems of Jewish interest. February 13, 1940 THE SHOFAR Page 7 28 Chapters Now Montreal Collects 500 Cans of Food New York City In New York City Region Prepares for City Finals New York, N. The New York office of A. Z. A. is happy Beach, Mayor Edwards Aleph New York New York to announce that installations Club, Sunday night, February 4 City's biggest affair since the Na- have now been set for new groups Inwood Congregation tional Camp convention will take in the New York City area that Aleph Club, Washington Heights will bring the total number of place on the week-end of February section of New York, Friday Chapters in the metropolital com- night, February 9: Staten Island 24 and 25, 1940, when the various munity to 28. Jewish Center A. C. on Staten Is- Borough winners get together for Already installed this month land, New York, Saturday night, the city tournament finals and have been the Adath Israel, High- February 17: Aleph Club spon- convention at the Capitol hotel, point and Beth El of Boro Park sored by Gotham Lodge of B'nai Aleph Clubs. Highpoint Aleph B'rith and meeting in Society for Fiftieth street and Eighth avenue, Club was installed by Haves the Advancement of Judaism, New York City. in a special ceremony before Sunday, February 18. and in Besides the playoffs in basket- their sponsoring lodge, New York Flushing, L. I., New York, an ball between Queens Village, 1, Mother Lodge of B'nai B'rith. Aleph Club at the Temple Gates Ocean Parkway Jewish Center. The other two groups were in- of Prayer, Friday, February 23. Highpoint, and a fourth team to stalled at special Friday evening New York City is hoping to lead be selected by an elimination tour- service installations which have all A. Z. A. in the largest number nament among all the new chap been used so successfully in New of Chapters, Alephs and activity. ters which have come into Z. York to induct new men into the Its slogan for the year is "Let's Montreal, Quebec-Dover 331 recently sponsored a Tin-Can A. since the first of the year, Rob- A. Z. A. Make 1940's Leap Year A. Z. A.'s dance, at which they collected 500 tins of canned food. These tins ert Bergman, Warburgh Aleph Installation dates already set Peak Year. It's one to which all will go to the needy families of the Veterans of the last war. club, Sanders Katz, Temple Anshe by the New York office are: Long A. Z. A. can pledge themselves. Pictured above on left are Herbert Caplan, Aleph Godol, and Chesed, Seymour Demby, Laurel- Ada Verner, A. Z. A. Sweetheart. On the right is Irving Palefsky, ton. borough Oratory winners, social-service chairman. will deliver their orations on the Chelsea Alephs Hear Alephs Charter Bus; The committee in charge of this affair consisted of Harold Axler, "Bill of Rights" in competition general chairman; Herbert Caplan, program chairman: Irving with the orators of the new Aleph Rabbi Guthman Praise Invite All Chapters Schreiber, publicity chirman: Cobby Engelberg, financial chairman, clubs. and Irving Pelefsky, in charge of the canned food collection. Herbert Nat Holman, national athletic AZA at Installation in Tri-State Area Caplan is Aleph Godol of the chapter. director of A. Z. A., has been asked to tos up the ball in the basketball games and to speak at By ABRAHAM RICH By ALFRED GREEN District 1 Briefs the stag party, final affair of the Chelsea, Mass. Cheisea 238 week-end. The famous F. P. A. Chelsea, Mass. The Chelsea has temporarily abandoned the Clover Aleph club, Tri-State Re- (Franklin P. Adams) of "Infor- Boris D. Bogen Five Fold and mation Please" and "The Conning gional basketbali Full Program, and has substituted Oddly enough, the Aleph Sopher of the Dover Aleph Club of Tower" fam, has been asked to champs, is sending its team to the "Six Fold and Sissy Pro- Montreal is Irving Schreiber. And Irving sure is a fine "screiber' Syracuse, in a specially chartered be one of the judges in the ora- gram." At the Oneg Shabbat as manifested by his articles in The Shofar and as publisher of the tory contest. bus, to compete in the district which it conducted at the Chelsea 'Dover Squawk,' the chapter newspaper. finals at the 11th annual District The gala week-end will open Hebrew School on Friday eve- No. 1 convention in Syracuse, N. with the Alephs and their dates ning, January 19. Alephs Max Y., over the week-end of March The Sigmund Freud Aleph club, Buffalo's second chapter and dancing in the Terrace room of Ross, Irwin Promisel, Leonard 23-25. one of the younger groups in the district, is now in the midst of a the Capitol hotel on Saturday Chmara, Max Geller and Morris membership drive. Sam Ablove was elected Aleph Godol of the night. Special arrangements are All Alephs in the Tri-State Re- Liberty donned aprons and served chapter at the semi-annual elections on January 2. being made with local newspaper gion as well as those in Worces- tea during the vestry program. photographers to be present at ter as well as nearby chapters The speaker of the evening was One of the most active chairmen of chapter cultural activities is the dance to select the New York in the B. N. R. C. area are in- 'Attorney Abraham Ratzkoff of found in Max Ross of Chelsea (Mass.) Chapter No. 238. Max, a stu- Sweetheart for A. Z. A. The vited to join the Clovers on this dent at the Boston university, school of journalism and assistant the Anti-Defamation League, who beautiful Terrace room will ac- chartered bus. Sidney Green, discussed the work of the A. D. L. manager of the B. U. freshman basketball team. has produced some commodate a grand crowd and it Aleph Mazkir of the Clover Aleph of the finest chapter programs in District No. 1 during the past term "A. Z. A. is the most potent, is the hope of the committee that club, 15 Cottage street, Chelsea, the largest crowd ever will be the best, and the most popular Mass.. is chairman of the trans- organization in the United States Joseph Goldman, Aleph Godol of the Medford (Mass.) Chapter there to thrill to the Spirit of A. portation committee, which has No. 288, is manager of the freshman basketball team at Boston uni- Z. A. for Jewish boys between the ages taken the initiative to arrange for versity. of 15 and 21.' said Rabbi Sidney three or four buses to accommo- Sunday afternoon will feature S. Guthman of the Temple Em- date about 100 Alephs desiring to the basketball, oratory and debat- Members and officials who are getting the regional Boy Scout manuel. Chelsea, at the chapter's make the trip in a party. chain bulletins are asked to send these along sooner to the district ing, and the gala stag party at 5 installation. The rabbi said that p. m. All the events will be held The regular bus fare for a scouting chairman, Allan Davis of Buffalo. after visiting S. A. C. headquar- in the hotel and the committee round trip to Syracuse from Bos- ters and conferring with Julius has secured the use of the Skyline ton is $10.80, but the Clovers As part of its social service work, the Max H. Berkwitz Chapter Bisno, Ben Barkin, and his life- Athletic club gym facilities. The have secured a special rate of No. 293 of Pittsfield Mass. has volunteered its services to help in long friend Irving Levitas. he was Lincoln room will offer a proper $7.50 for each Aleph joining the more interested in A than the upkeep Jewish Community Center. The chapter will help in setting for the debate and oratory party In this way, Alephs will ever before, and was one of its the solicitation of dues and new memberships for the Center. finals The tap room will house save $3.30, plus a wonderful time most ardent backers. Milton Lipshitz has been elected Aleph Godol of the chapter. traveling with their fraternity the fun and gaiety of the party Morris Goldfield was installed planned. brothers in one big party. as Aleph Godol. Field Secretary Bernard Berman was elected Aleph Godol of the Roger Williams Chapter of Providence, R. I., on January 3 at the semi-annual elec- Besides the men already men- The Clovers ask for the co- Harry Cushing, life chairman of tions held in the Jewish Home for the Aged. tioned as scheduled to appear, Mr. operation of every chapter which the chapter's advisory board, in- Julius Bisno, national director of can conveniently arrange to join stalled the newly elected officers. Z. A., Benny Baker of stage and the party, by having the Aleph Congratulations to Hartford chapter which carried off top honors During the month, the chapter screen fame, currently appearing Godol send a list of every Aleph in both the oratory and debate contests at the recent C. V. R. C. in "DuBarry Was a Lady, Har- conducted a cultural program at who is planning to make this trip tournaments at Bridgeport, Conn. Edward White won the oratory which Professor Max R. Gross- ry B. Epstein, district president and a two dollar deposit for each competition and Ted Shaker and Ray Markowitz won the debate. On of BB, and Dr. Robert Klupt, man, head of the journalism de- Aleph, which will be used to re- the basketball court the Hartford chapter made excellent progress president of the Metropolitan partment at Boston University, serve his seat in the bus, to until the final round, when it was nosed out by the host chapter, and one of the leading journalists Aleph Green.| Bridgeport. Council, will be present. in the east. was the main speak- Aleph Green stated that unless er. An enthusiastic audience de- reservations are made it will be Hams Call clared it to be the best cultural impossible to accommodate the re- Fay Edelist Chosen Altoona Has Dance program ever conducted in the Numbers city. In a quizz contest between maining Alephs as the amount of Toronto Sweetheart buses hired will be determined Class for Alephs teams representing New England according to the number of reser- The National Office has four colleges, a team representing vations made. Aleph Green will By BEN SUGARMAN more call-numbers to add to Mass. State and the University of be glad to answer any questions Toronto, Can. A 16-year-old Altoona, Pa.-When a chapter high school student. wh drinks dance "flopped" because the the one published in the last Maine was awarded the team addressed to him in connection lots of milk and gets plenty of Alephs who couldn't dance re- issue of the Shofar. prize. Hyman Kessler of Massa- with the details of the trip. sleep, won th coveted title of fused to attend, Altoona 352 be- It is felt that by publishing chusetts State won the individual March 10 has been set as the these lists in their entirety, we award. Many members of the "Sweethart of A. Z. A." at Toron. gan a novel social program. Every chapter were given their second deadline for reservations. Tuesday night the Alephs of the will be able to build up a to chapter's annual dance, Janu- degree. chapter learn to "trip the light short-wave association between ary 20. A special committee, headed by fantastic" under the direction of our Alephs. Max Ross, is hard at work plan- Two Advisors Head She is charming Fay Edelist. Hyman Adelman and Morris Anti- The present list of call-num- ning for a monster fifth anniver- whose five foot three of loveliness kol. The classes have proven so bers is as follows: sary celebration program to be Local B'nai B'rith in a gown of peach-colored taf- successful that even the good W9ZDK conducted during the month of feta and net, made her the dancers have been attending the Bob Goldberg April, The religious committee is By JOSHUA MERVES judges' choice from more than meetings regularly. Chicago, Illinois planning to conduct several more Lorain, Ohio - Lorain County 300 young ladies who attended. Teachers are local girls who W9LFY services in the city. A special com- A. Z. A. was greatly pleased to She was escorted by Albert Levitt. have volunteered their services Albert Stein mittee is working in conjunction hear that its two active advisors "It's the most exciting thing That they take enthusiastically to St. Paul, Minnesota with the Clover Aleph Club and were elected to the two highest that ever happened to me," said the idea is shown by the fact that W8UFH the Chelsea Interfaith Movement offices of its sponsoring B'nai Miss Edelist, when it was all nearly all of the "teachers" have Julius Hoffer to present a "Youth and Democ- B'rith lodge. over. She has jet black hair, been dated for the forthcoming Detroit, Michigan racy" program. A second junior Morris Mayer, chairman of the hazel eyes and an'ambition to be "Charter Dinner Dance" by their W8UDL A. Z. A. group has been started. advisory board, was unanimously a B. A. or an actress but not "pupils." On that evening the Marvin Klein and its advisory board consists of elected president of B'nai B'rith obth, she says. She plays the chapter will receive its permanent Cleveland, Ohio Alephs Ross, Stoller and Geller, Lodge 863. piano, ping-pong and acts in her charter. Edgar Levine is the new W1MJN The second degree team gave Isadore Sepsenwol, the other class plays Aleph Godol of the chapter. Bernard Trachtman the second degree to the Malden active advisor. was honored by Revere, Mass. chapter and is rehearsing to give being elected vice-president of the The dance was the most suc- the second degree to the Clover lodge. cessful in the history of Toronto A. Z. A., said Al Mandelbaum Jack Frost Aleph Club. The election took place at the Hillel used to say: "If I am last regular meeting of 1939, The chairman of the committee, and Is Here to Stay! not for myself, who is for me? new officers were installed the culminated weeks of work by all And if I am for myself (only), Aleph Club Donates same meeting. The rest of the the boys in the chapter. Com- Patterson, N. Y.-The local what am I? And if not now, Books to Libraries meeting was conducted by the new plete proceeds were turned over A. Z. A. Chapter 133 provided when? president, Morris Mayer. The year to the fund for refugee children. for all-year-round air condi- 1940 will mark the 20th anniver- Enough money was raised to res- Rabban Jochanan ben Zakkai tioning for the next six years Brooklyn, N. Y.-The Social sary of the Lorain lodge. cue almost two children. said: "Behold, now. which is the by the initiation of Jack Frost Service committee of the Gershom good way to which a man should M. Seixas Aleph club of Benson- into its ranks on February 4. cleave?" Rabbi Eliezer said: "A libraries have acknowledged the hurst has succeeded in placing Hold Annual Dance good eye.' Rabbi Joshua said: receipt of the literature with several books and pamphlets, ex- good companion. Rabbi Jose thanks. By HAROLD SILVERMAN posing and contradicting anti- said: "A good neighbor. Rabbi Semetic propaganda, with the Among the literature presented Lawrence, Mass. The annual the Chapter, is general chairman. Simeon said: "He that seeth that is "For the Honor of the Nation' midwinter dance of the Frank Others on the committee in- world famous library at 42nd which shall be." Rabbi Eleazar by eminent Christian authors as street and 5th avenue, New York, Astroff Chapter 76 will be held clude James Stefin, Julius Fine- said: "A good heart.' Then said Bishop Manning and Charles El- as well as the local public library on Wednesday evening, February gold, Martin Silverman, Philip he unto them: "To me it appears liot, and "Facts About Fictions (New Utrecht branch of the 14, at the Lawrence Jewish Com- Levine, Joseph Weiner, Harold that the words of Eleazer ben Concerning the Jews," issued by Brooklyn public library) Both B'nai B'rith's A. D. L. munity Center. Paul Gedansky, Silverman, Louis Gruber, Sidney Arak are better than your words recenty re-elected Aleph Godol of Slavin and Milton Klaiman. for his words include your words. Page 8 THE SHOFAR February 13, 1940 B'NA B'RITH GIVES YOUTH ALIYAH $2,500 To Open Department for Women's and Girls' Groups Tampa, appropriation of $2,500 to the Youth Aliyah, the agency engaged in transfer- ring Jewish children from the Eu- ropean lands of persecution to Palestine, was voted by the execu- tive committee of B'nai B'rith at the closing session of its 96th an- nual meeting. This appropriation, the third for this purpose since 1938, brings the total of B'nai B'rith and to Youth Aliyah to $17,100. thus making possible the rescue of 48 children. A $10,000 allotment was made in 1938 and $2,500 more was appropriated in 1939, THE B'NAI B'RITH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT WORK in addition to $2,100 from the Seldom do so many nationally prominent B'nai B'rith leaders Aleph Zadik Aleph. Binny Rothschild, Washington, office manager;; Henry Monsky, B'nai B'rith reaffirmed its get themselves pictured together as in the above photograph taken Omaha, president; Archibald Marx, New Orleans, District 7: Alfred stand in support of the boycott at the recent meeting in the Hotel Floridan, on the occasion of Presi- M. Cohen, Cincinnati, honorary president; Dave Robinson, Portland, of all German goods and services dent Henry Monsky's 50th birthday. Pictured from left to right Boycott Comm. Chrm.: Judge Kun, Philadelphia, District 3: Louis and voted to continue to co-oper- Fabricant, New York City, District 1; Sigmund Livingston, Chicago, around the table are Gene Farber, Toledo, national membership chair- ate with all other agencies en- A. DL. Chrm.: Harry B. Epstein, New York City, District 1 president; man and District 2 president; Aaron Droock, Detroit, District 6 presi- gaged in the Anti-Nazi boycott. Ben Samuels, Chicago, District 6: A. D. Bearman, Memphis, District dent: Ed Grusd, Washington, editor of the National Jewish Monthly, Creation of a National B'nai 7 president: Ben Glass, District 6 secretary; Ed Zeisler, San Fran- hiding Dr. A. L. Sachar, Champaign, director of the Hillel Founda- B'rith committee on Scouting to cisco. District 4 secretary; Julius Bisno, Washington, A. Z. A. direc- tions: Harry Shapiro, Washington, Wider Scope director; Alvin make Scouting an integral part tor: Dave Goldman, Oakland, District 4 president; Bernard Postal, Kartus, Asheville, District 5 president; Sidney Stern, Greensboro, of the B'nai B'rith program was Washington, publicity director; Sid Kusworm, Dayton, treasurer; District 5 representative; Maurice Bisgyer, Washington, secretary; also authorized. The committee Sam Beber, Omaha, president of Supreme Advisory Council. will serve as a liaison between B'nai B'rith and the Boy Scouts ed for Aleph Zadik Aleph, as of Scouting sion of the presentation of Scout of America. December 31st, by Sam Beber, awards, known as the Court of District One to The executive committee also president of the Supreme Advis- (Continued from Page 3) Honor. in Pasadena, California. Convene in Syracuse voted to set up a special depart- ory Council of A. Z. A. Mr. Beber That organization demanded, in ment at the national headquarters for what it is, a program of char- effect, the segregation of Jewish said that the A. Z. A. youth and acter building and citizenship and Christian Scouts. In reply, By S. SEIDENBERG of B'nai B'rith in Washington co- ordinate the activities of the sen- democracy rallies, in which non- training chartered directly by Dr. West cited the paragraph from Syracuse, N. Y. This Jewish ior and junior Domen's auxiliaries Jewish youth organizations co-op- Congress, with the President of the Scout constitution quoted community, which is practically of B'nai B'rith. The new depart- erated, attracted a total attend- above and rebuked the Militant in the center of the district, the United States as honorary ment is designed to establish a ance of close to 100,000 in 1939 Christian Patriots, saying "we stands prepared to receive with president. Scouting is neither national program of activities for in over 200 communities. The A. are happy to say that the program open arms the throng of Alephs military nor anti-military. It the 35,000 women and girls now Z. A. Harry H. Lapidus Memorial as arranged and carried out was who converge on Syracuse for the knows no race or creed or class. affiliated with the more than 300 Forest in Palestine now has 2,300 a credit to the Boy Scouts of 11th annual District 1 convention Its primary aim is to teach boys women's units of B'nai B'rith in trees, Mr. Beber stated, adding America, as well as to the officers to be held on March 23, 24 and to be of value and service. It every part of the country. that the B'nai B'rith youth or- and leaders of Pasadena council.' 25. teaches loyalty to God and coun- ganization raised $3,600 for this try. The 12 points of the Scout Assail Nazis The convention will be the first project last year, three times its law enjoin a Scout to be trust- Later, in that same year, Dr. B'nai B'rith one to be held by the district or- quota, the money being allocated to the Youth Aliyah and the Jew- worthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, West bitterly assailed Nazi per- ganization west of Springfield (Continued from Page 1) courteous, kind. obedient, cheer- secution of minorities, and re- and. as a result of its central 10- ish National Fund. ful, thrifty, brave, clean and rev- yealed that in accordance with the cation, is expected to attract large The National Jewish Monthly, erent. Scout motto: kept out of war," Mr. Monsky as New York B'nai official publication, The Constitution of the Boy daily," the Boy Scouts had mailed and Canadian Alephs, who before serted. reached a distribution of 100.000 Scouts asserts that the movement requests to Scout leaders through- this year were represented by Hits at Propaganda in 1939 for the first time in its "recognizes the religious element out the country asking them to small groups at district conven- Warning that "propaganda, 54-year hstory, Edward E. Grusd. in the training of a boy, but it try to find either homes or jobs tions. whether racketeer-sponsored or managing editor, reported. He is absolutely non-sectarian in its for persecuted Scouts in Germany, attitude toward that training. Its Austria and Czechoslovakia. Herman Dubnoff is serving as stimulated,' that seeks to divide said this circulation "makes it by Americans, to set class against policy is that the organization or In the light of this, President general chairman of the conven- far the largest nglo-Jewish peri- class. group against group and re- odical in the world. His report institution with which the Boy Roosevelt was not exaggerating tion committee and is assisted by ligion against religion, "threat- also called attention to the change when he said of the Boy Scouts, the following co-chairmen: Sam Scouts is connected shall give def- ens our unity and vitality" and is inite attention to his religious on its 28th anniversary: "It is my Livshin, Charles Ozur, Marvin Al. in the magazine's name, from "a menace to the peace and se- B'nai B'rith Magazine to The Na- life. Only men willing to subscribe conviction that, through work pert; Program Chairman, David curity of our nation," Mr. Monsky tional Jewish Monthly to this declaration of principle with our youth, we shall secure Blom; House Parties, Sid Seid- urged that such propagandas shall be entitled to a certificate the greatest assurance of main- berg; Luncheon, Seymour Seiden- That the European war has not "ought to be quarantined by the diverted American Jewish youth's taining our democracy in the face berg; Athletics, Jerome Berko- of leadership in carrying out the mobilization of the nation's moral of those forces which advocate witz: Dance and Banquet, Marvin attention from its vocational Boy Scout program.' indignation.' forms of government not consist- Davis: Housing, Jack Finn; Dat- problems, but has rather intensi- Scouting Non-Sectarian ent with our cherished American ing, Henry Simon; Oratory, Jack 66 New Lodges fied interest in them. was report- To this has been added the fol- traditions. And the strength of Wander: Debating, During 1939, Mr. Bisgyer con- ed by Max F. Baer, director of the lowing paragraph "In no case this youth movement will develop Block: Souvenirs, Leon Sall: Sho- tinued, 66 new lodges were char- B'nai B'rith Vocational Service where a troop is connected with Bureau. He cautioned against see- in exact proportion to the support far Publicity, Sid Seidberg; Con- tered, as compared with 57 in a church or other distinctly reli- ing in "the present situation any accorded it by communities which vention Publicity, Herbert Rosen- 1938, which had been a record gious institution, shall Scouts of year. Today, he said, B'nai B'rith justification for continued crowd- are interested in preserving our bloom: Transportation, David other denominations or faiths be ing into the & professions" and democracy." has 584 active chartered lodges Golden: Finance, Carl Labowitch: required, because of their mem- in the United States and Canada called attention to the fact that Registration, Florence Seid. All bership in the Scout troop, to take and 62 in foreign countries, The since the "boom in war industries part in or observe a religious Auburn Park Has committees are assisted by the women's senior and junior auxil- is widening opportunities in the ceremony distinctly peculiar to Junior League girls, auxiliary of iaries have 35,000 members. 49 skilled trades, this is, therefore, a that institution or church." Ping-Pong Tourney A. Z. A., whose gracious co-opera- auxiliaries having been estab- good time in which to interest tion is gratefully appreciated. lished during 1939, Mr. Bisgyer Jewish youth in these occupa- All of this is in harmony with the 12th Scout law which says, Chicago, -The Auburn Park declared. tions." Mr. Baer reported that "A Scout is reverent. He is rev- Aleph club recently sponsored a Expenditures in excess of $25. the Vocational Service Bureau erent toward God. He is faithful ping-pong tournament, the win- Achdus Chapter 000 for aid to refugees from Ger- had distributed 28.000 occupa- tional pamphlets in 1939 to Jew- in his religious duties and re- ners of which were presented with Installs Officers many, Poland and elsewhere in medals. Malvin Nierman won first spects the convictions of others in Central and Eastern Europe and ish centers, Sunday and Hebrew matters of custom and religion.' place, with Norman Libes and By CARLE I. SHAPIRO for emergency relief in Poland, Schools, A. Z. A. chapters, Hillel Because of this basic teaching of Chesley Brile winning second and Springfield, Mass. Achdus Finland and Chile during 1939 Foundations, Jewish college frat- Scouting the movement has been third place, respectively. were also reported by Mr. Bisg- ernities and sororities and other The group celebrated their first Chapter 27 of Springfield, oldest a natural ally in the fight to pre- affiliated A. Z. A. group east of yer, who stressed the fact that Jewish youth-serving agencies. serve democracy in America by anniversary at a stag affair, with the Mississippi river, held its these outlays represented but a A. D. L. Makes 4,534 Talks strengthening its foundations. The its entire membership of 31, its semi-annual installation of of- small part of B'nai B'rith's work As part of its effort to combat youth of today will be the Amer- four advisors and three prospec- officers recently and inducted of education, youth welfare, good un-American propaganda and to icans of tomorrow and with the tive pledges being present. Nathan Fax as Aleph Godol. will. Americanism and social ser- fortify American democratic prin- training they get in Scouting, The chapter looks forward to vice. ciples of equality and good will. boys can't help but be loyal to Memphis Installs an eventful year, with a planned B'nai B'rith's expenditures in the Anti-Defamation League of the principles of democracy. Memphis, Tenn.-The officers "Five-Fold-and-Full" program. 1939 for refugee air and emer- B'nai B'rith distributed 1,771,309 Two instances of the Boy of Memphis 71 were recently in- The membership skating party gency relief home and abroad pamphlets and reprints during Scouts' firm adherence to democ- stalled at the Menorah Institute and dance was the first event of included appropriations to the 1939 to non-Jews, Sigmund Liv- racy are typical. In 1938 the Mili- here by A. D. Bearman, District the year. "It was a n-ice affair," following: Hadassah's Youth Ali- ingston, chairman of the Anti- tant Christian Patriots, an anti- 7, president of B'nai B'rith, and Aleph commented humorously, yah: American Red Cross for Defamation Commission, report- Semitic organization, protested to George Shendelman, field secre- Other social activities, including Polish war relief: Finnish Relief ed His report also showed that Dr. James E. West against having taryy for A. Z. A. The new of- a splash-n-dance affair, are being Fund: B'nai B'rith Council for the League had added 428 new a Jewish entertainer on the occa- ficers are headed by Leo Schnei- planned. German-Jewish Child Refugees in "fireside discussion groups' dur- der as Aleph Godol. The Frst De- The Alephs are encouraged by England: B'nai B'rith's European ing 1939, making a total of 2,568 gree will be given a group of new the large class of pledges which Relief Committee: Immigrants' such groups now functioning in standing development in the 12 members soon, has recently been admitted to the Hostel in Jerusalem: Maccabi 46 states. in Canada and 11 other B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundations by chapter. This "new blood" is ex- World Union: Chilean Earth- foreign countries, as centers for Dr. A. L. Sachar, national direc- Defeat Jr. Girls pected to aid greatly in furthering quake Relief Fund; Hebrew Writ- disseminating the facts about tor. His report emphasized that New Bedford, Mass. The New the success of the group's 1940 ers' Association: German-Jewish Jews and Judaism: that members the Hillel Foundations had initi- of the League's speakers' bureau ated the movement by which Jew- Bedford Chapter held its installa- program of events. Children's Aid: Intercollegiate tion recently, with Aleph Mellion The chapter expects to begin Committee to Aid Student Refu- delivered 4,534 addresses before ish fraternities and sororities gave as the new Aleph Godol. publication shortly of a club bul- gees and refugee aid committees non-Jewish audiences, including room and board to refugee stu- dents while Hillel Refugee Aid The Chapter won its first de- letin, tentatively called the "A. Z. in Bulgaria, China, Nova Scotia, 760 in foreign languages, and dis- Funds. raised by the students, or bate of the season by defeating A, Commentator." and Switzerland. tributed 10,150 books to schools, university-wide funds in which the B'nai B'rith Junior Auxiliary, Beber Reports libraries and clergymen. Hillel was the spearhead, fur- the subject being the national A. Study the A. Z. A. program- A membership of 9,150, organ- Aid rendered to 58 refugee stu- nished grants-in-aid for tuition Z. A. topic. The Chapter upheld It will help you understand the ized in 340 chapters, was report- dents was cited as the year's out- and living expenses. the negative. idealism behind the movement.