125 Date MAY 4 1955 AZA TRAINS LEADERS DEDICATION This pictorial representation of some of the outstanding alumni of Aleph Zadik Aleph of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization is dedi- cated to AZA's most distinguished graduate, Philip M. Klutznick. Had he served only as AZA's second Grand Aleph Godol (international president) and laid the foundations of AZA as its first Execu- tive Secretary, it would have been enough. Had he served only the B'nai B'rith as President of his Lodge, District, and Supreme Lodge, infused the Order with a new pioneer- ing spirit, expanded the horizons of its work, and enhanced its prestige in the American Jewish community, it would have been enough. Had he served only the American Jewish community in varied causes and as spokesman for the major national Jewish organizations, it would have been enough. Had he served only the State of Israel through mobilization of B'nai B'rith volunteer strength and through many vital negotiations at high levels, it would have been enough. Had he served only his country, in war and in peace, as a foremost authority in public housing, and earned the confidence of Presi- dents and Congressmen, it would have been enough. published by the B'NAI B'RITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION 1761 R Street, N.W., Washington 9, D. C. On occasion of 30th anniversary of adoption of Aleph Zadik Aleph by Supreme Lodge of B'nai B'rith PRINTED IN USA B'nai B'rith Leadership LEWIS R. SUTIN Former president, District Grand Lodge 2. Attorney in Albuquerque, N.M. Has held important posts in DAVID BLUMBERG United Hebrew Congrega- Former president, District tion, Zionist Organization Grand Lodge 7. Member, of America and American National Hillel Commis- Red Cross. sion. Has served as mem- ber of Knoxville, Tennes- see, Mayor's Committee for Juvenile Delinquency; board member, Council of Community Agencies and officer of Jewish Commu- nity Center. DAVID P. GOLDMAN Pasadena, California, at- torney. Former president, District Grand Lodge 4. Past president, Southern JACOB SHEMANO California Council of Active in financial field in Lodges. Twice president of San Francisco. First vice- Pasadena Lodge, B'nai president, District Grand B'rith. Has served as offi- Lodge 4. Twice president cer of Pasadena Zionist Or- of California Lodge. Has ganization, Welfare Fund, served in other important and Bar Association. lodge, grand lodge and council offices. Member, National Planning Com- mittee, ADL. Board mem- ber, American Association for Jewish Education. LABEL A. KATZ Attorney in New Orleans, La. Former president, Dis- trict Grand Lodge 7. Dis- BERNARD KLEIN trict representative to B'nai B'rith Youth Commission. First vice-president, Dis- Member, National Commu- trict Grand Lodge 7. Chair- nity Service Committee of man, District Grand Lodge ADL Member, Southern program committee. Board Regional Board, ADL. member, National Confer- President, Jewish Welfare ence of Christians and Fund of New Orleans. For- Jews. Board member, Beaumont, Texas, Jewish mer vice - chairman, New Orleans Israel Bond Cam- Community Federation. 1944 winner of Outstand- paign and a member of 1954 United Jewish Appeal ing Beaumont Citizenship Study Mission to Israel. Award; Outstanding Jun- ior Chamber of Commerce Award. Leadership in the Jewish Community RABBI ABRAHAM D. SHAW Rabbi of Eutaw Place Temple, Baltimore, one of nation's most prominent Reform congregations. Former president, Menorah Lodge, B'nai B'rith, Baltimore. AZA Grand Aleph Godol, and international oratory champion, 1928-29. RABBI STANLEY RABINOWITZ Rabbi of Adath Jeshurun Congre- gation, Minneapolis. Has served as: Midwest Director, Jewish Theological Seminary Field Office in Chicago ; Acting Exec. Direc- tor, United Synagogue of Amer- ica; Member, Exec. Board, Rab- binical Seminary of America. AZA Grand Aleph Godol, 1937-38. SAMUEL D. GERSHOVITZ Exec. vice president, National Jewish Welfare Board. Former director of Jewish Community Centers in Lawrence, Mass.; Brooklyn, N. Y.; and Toronto, Canada. Past president, National Assn. of Jewish Center workers. Toured U. S. military outposts in 1951 at request of Defense Department to survey morale conditions. 1954 winner of AZA's Sam Beber Distinguished Alumnus Award. JULIUS BISNO Exec. Director, Jewish Commu- nity Council of Los Angeles. Former National Director, AZA. Currently, member-at-large, B'nai B'rith Youth Commission. 1953 winner of AZA Sam Beber Dis- tinguished Alumnus Award. RABBI ALVIN I. FINE Rabbi of San Francisco's Congre- gation Emanu-El since 1948. For- mer assistant to the president at Hebrew Union College, Cincin- nati. Served as a chaplain, with rank of Major, during World War II. As a member of AZA (inter- national oratory champion) he prepared the second degree ritual ceremony which is still in use. Leadership in Public Life DR. JOSEPH D. LOHMAN MILTON A. FRIEDMAN Sheriff, Cook County, Ill. Former Municipal Judge, Miami, Fla. chairman, Illinois Parole Board; District Grand Lodge 5 represent- former chairman, National Capi- ative to B'nai B'rith Youth Com- tal Planning Commission, Wash- mission. District BBYO chair- ington, D. C. Noted authority on man since 1948. Florida B'nai race relations. Professor, Univer- B'rith State Federation BBYO sity of Chicago. chairman since 1937. Former pres- ident, State Federation and Sho- lem Lodge, B'nai B'rith. JOSEPH KARESH IRVING HILL U. S. Commissioner, San Fran- Attorney in Los Angeles. Presi- cisco, Calif. Former Ass't. U. dent, Free Loan Association of Attorney. AZA Grand Aleph Los Angeles. Has held posts of: Godol and international oratory Special Ass't. to Attorney General champion, 1930-31. of U. S.; Legal advisor to Amer- ican delegation to UNESCO. AZA Grand Aleph Godol and interna- tional oratory champion, 1933-34. IRVING PERLMETER EARL POLLOCK Member, Planning Staff, U. S. In- Chief law clerk to U.S. Supreme ternal Revenue Service. Former Court Justice Earl Warren. For- Ass't. Press Sec'y. to ex-President merly practiced law in Chicago. Harry S. Truman. Previously AZA Grand Aleph Godol, 1946-47. headed public relations staff, In- ternal Revenue Service. MILTON P. SIEGEL AARON TOLLIN Ass't. Director General, World Economist, U. S. Department of Health Organization. Previously, Commerce. Has held posts of: ass't. sec'y., United Nations Re- Chief, Enemy Assets Branch, Of- lief and Rehabilitation Agency. fice of War Areas Trade; Chief Formerly in civil service as chief Reparations Officer; Member, Ad- fiscal officer of Farm Security Ad- visory Committee on Require- ministration. ments Staff. AZA Grand Aleph Godol, 1930-31. PAUL ZIFFREN LEO M. CHERNE Democratic National Committee- Exec. Sec'y., Research Institute man for California. Former chair- of America. President, Interna- man, Democratic Party Speakers tional Rescue Committee. Vice- Bureau, Southern California; for- president, Freedom House. Au- mer chairman, Jefferson-Jackson thor, lecturer, radio-TV commen- Day dinners in Southern Cali- tator. Served as special fiscal ad- fornia. Former assistant U. S. visor on Japan to Gen. Douglas Attorney, Tax Division, Chicago, MacArthur in 1946. 1952 winner and special assistant to Chief of AZA Sam Beber Distinguished Counsel, Bureau of Internal Reve- Alumnus Award. nue, Chicago. Leadership AIUS and sciences DR. MILTON SAFFIR Director, Psychological Guidance Cen- ter, Chicago. Principal, Marshall Ele- mentary School, Chicago. Past presi- dent, Division of School Psychologists, American Psychological Association. Au- thor of weekly column, "Family Psy- chologist," in the National Jewish Post. HENRY DENKER Novelist, script-writer, tax and labor relations consultant. During World War II served with Office of War Information, Overseas Broadcast Division. One-time tax and labor relations consultant with Research Institute of America. BEN G. BARKIN President, public relations firm, Milwau- kee. Asst. Exec. Sec'y., AZA, 1937-41. Winner of Milwaukee's Junior Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year Award, 1944. Recipient of U. S. Treasury Dis- tinguished Services Award on behalf of War Savings programs during World War II. SAMUEL RESHEVSKY One of the foremost chess masters in the world today. Six-times winner of U.S. Chess Championship. Winner, Pan- American Chess championship. DR. SIMON RAMO One of nation's top electrical engineers and outstanding authority on guided missiles. Co-developer of electronic "brain" of Falcon aerial rocket, for use against enemy bombers. Currently, Exec. vice-president, Ramo-Woodridge Corp., Los Angeles. MERTON KOPLIN Radio and television producer-director. Formerly associated with national net- work, now doing free-lance work. B'nai B'rith Staff Leadership HY CRYSTAL DR. WILLARD Ass't. Exec. Secy., District Grand Lodge ABRAHAM 6. Former sec'y., Counselor, B'nai Western Canada B'rith Hillel Foun- ADL. Past president: dation, Arizona State Northwest Canadian College. Council, B'nai B'rith; Calgary Lodge 816. Charter RABBI JOEL C. MELVIN R. member of Calgary DOBIN ZAGER AZA, first AZA Counselor, B'nai chapter formed out- Ass't Counselor, B'rith Hillel Foun- side United States. B'nai B'rith Hillel dation, University of Member, National Foundation, Univer- Rochester, Roches- Board, Canadian Zi- sity of Cincinnati. ter, N. Y. onist Organization; Regional Exec. Com- mittee of Histadruth. RABBI JUSTIN HOFFMAN Director, B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation, University of Buf- falo. DR. LOUIS H. EDWARD E. MAX N. SILBERMAN COHN KROLOFF Hillel Professorship Ass't. Executive National Director, of Jewish Life and Sec'y., District Grand B'nai B'rith Dept. of Thought, Vanderbilt Lodge 6. Member, Membership. For- University, Nash- Board of Jewish Ed- mer ass't. national ville, Tenn. ucation, Chicago. director, B'nai B'rith Organizer and char- Anti - Defamation ter member, Park League. Past presi- Forest Lodge (III.) dent, Gate City B'nai B'rith. Lodge, Atlanta, Ga., and Adolph Kraus Lodge, Chicago. Na- tional AZA oratory champion, 1926 and 1927. AZA Grand Aleph Godol, 1927- 28. B'nai B'rith Staff Leadership ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE J. HAROLD SAKS Director, Administrative Division, B'nai B'rith Anti- Defamation League. Prac- ticed law in Omaha from 1934 to 1937 in law firm HERBERT JAFFA of the late Henry Monsky, Assoc. Director, Audio- moving to Chicago where Visual Dept., B'nai B'rith he joined staff of ADL. Anti-Defamation League. Former reporter and editor with several trade and pro- fessional publications. BERNARD ISCOE Ass't. Director, Atlanta Regional Office, B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation League. MILTON A. SENN Director, Pacific Southwest Regional Office, B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation League. HASKELL L. LAZERE Member, Southwest Pacific Regional Office staff, B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation League. HYMAN H. HAVES Director, Connecticut Re- gional Office, B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation League. RABBI ARTHUR GILBERT National Director, Depart- ment of Inter-Religious Co- operation, B'nai B'rith An- ti-Defamation League. Past JASON R. SILVERMAN president, National Council Community Service. Direc- of Jewish Youth Organiza- tor, New England Regional tions. AZA Grand Aleph Office, B'nai B'rith Anti- Godol, 1945-46. Defamation League. B'nai B'rith Staff Leadership B'NAI B'RITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION STANLEY W. EDWARD B. LEON A. HARRIS SCHIFREEN ROSENFIELD, Jr. Director, District 2 Director, District 3 Director, District 4 B'nai B'rith Youth B'nai B'rith Youth B'nai B'rith Youth Organization. Organization. Organization. MAX F. BAER AARON ZUCKER JACK WEINER National Director, Director, District 6 Director, District 7 B'nai B'rith Youth B'nai B'rith Youth B'nai B'rith Youth Organization. Na- Organization. Organization. tional director, B'nai B'rith Vocational Service Bureau, 1938 to 1954. Former president, National Vocational Guidance Assn.; Member, Federal Advisory Council, Bureau of Employment Secu- rity. University lec- turer and author of books and articles on occupational in- formation. B'nai B'rith Staff Leadership DONALD S. JACK LEVY MORRIS STEIN FEINER Director, New Eng- Assistant Director, Director, Missouri- land Region B'nai Southern Ontario Kansas Region B'nai B'rith Youth Organ- Region B'nai B'rith B'rith Youth Organ- ization. Youth Organization. ization. SEYMOUR S. EARL YAILLEN NORMAN SIMON COHEN Director, Western Director, District 4 Director, Philadel- Pennsylvania - West Central Region B'nai phia Region B'nai Virginia Region B'rith Youth Organ- B'rith Youth Organ- B'nai B'rith Youth ization. ization. Organization. B'NAI B'RITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION HARRY MIRVIS DAVID ROSEN EDWIN SIMON Assistant Director, Assistant Director, Assistant Director, Michigan Region Chicago Region New England Re- B'nai B'rith Youth B'nai B'rith Youth gion B'nai B'rith Organization. Organization. Youth Organization. LEO LEVINE NATHAN RICH HAROLD Director, District 4 Director, Washing- REINGOLD Northern Region ton, D. C. Region Director, Houston B'nai B'rith Youth B'nai B'rith Youth (Texas) Office B'nai Organization. Organization. B'rith Youth Organ- ization. District 4 B'nai B'rith Harold Bayer, Los Angeles, California; Max Berger, Los Angeles, California; Alvin Block, Seattle, Washington; Mervyn Cohn, San Raphael, California; Edward S. Feld- man, Billings, Montana; Leonard Ferris, Lodge Presidents Alhambra, California; David H. Fertig, Portland, Oregon; Ben Freidman, Santa Rosa, California ; Sidney Gelber, Sunland, California: Walton Goldman, Oakland, California; Myron Meiselman, Vallejo, California; Abe M. Osofsky, Sacramento, California: Ivan M. Raden, Phoenix Ari- hese AZA alumni were serving as presidents of zona: James J. Rostler, Los Angeles,, Cali- fornia; Albert A. Shanks, Los Angeles, California: Henry Scheinbaum, Los An- B'nai B'rith Lodges as of November 1, 1954 geles, California ; William J. Sherman, Ta- coma, Washington; Dr. Marvin Simmons, Fresno, California; Harry Smith, Salt Lake City, Utah; Bernard Trabin, Los Angeles, California: Morry Trainoff, Santa Monica, California; Paul Wankovsky, Los Angeles, California ; Dr. Irving S. Yasney, Los Angeles, California. District 1 District 5 Leonard Alberts, Northampton, Mass.; George Bernstein, Miami, Florida: Cecil Earl Alpert, Springfield, Mass.; Dr. Meyer Blum, Roanoke, Virginia: Dr. Herbert H. S. Baer, Woburn, Mass.; Morty Brown- Bonnie, Norfolk, Va.; Harry Lee Cohn, stein, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Harold Richmond, Virginia; Al Fogel, Georgetown, Cooper, Presque Isle, Maine: Al Feingold, South Carolina; Charles Gruber, Way- Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Seymour cross, Georgia; Dr. Henry Hoff, Chevy Glanzer, New York City, N. Y.; Paul Good- Chase, Maryland; Myron Koplin, Macon, win, West Haven, Conn.; Dr. Arnold Gott- Georgia; Dr. Theodore Levitas, Atlanta, lieb, New York, N. Y.; Harry Hertzman, Georgia; Leon D. Rocamora, Asheville, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Samuel Katz, N. C.; Boris Schwartzman, Baltimore, Niagara Falls, N. Y.: Milton Lincoln, Ban- Maryland; A. Bernard Solomon, Charles- gor, Maine; Philip J. Macktez, Milville, ton, S. C.; Martin Lind (Member in Ham- Mass.: Gilbert Madden, London, Ontario, burg, Germany), Jacksonville, Florida. Canada; Sydney Morris, Windsor, Ontario, Canada: Alec Orzy, Kitchener, Ontario, District 6 Canada: Bernard Pastor, Nashua, New Hampshire: Irving Rivers, Ottawa, Ontario, Frank Altman, East St. Louis, Illinois; Canada; Martin Rosen, Bronx, N. Y.; Hy- Burton Berger, Chicago, Illinois; Jack man Sandler, Malden, Mass.; Saul L. Stein, Berland, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Raymond Haverhill, Mass.; Harvey Sussman, New Berman, Chicago, Illinois; Manny S. Haven, Conn. Brown, Racine, Wisconsin; William H. Bunin, St. Paul, Minnesota; Irving S. District 2 Flamm, Benton Harbor, Michigan; War- Robert Babich, Akron, Ohio: Frank J. ner Frohman, Omaha, Nebraska; David Black, Wichita, Kansas; Louis Einstein, Gallner, Council Bluffs, Iowa; Abe Gins- Cleveland Ohio; Morton Frager, Cleveland, burg, Grand Rapids, Michigan; George Ohio; Manuel Garlikov, Middletown, Ohio; N. Guttman, Minneapolis, Minn.: Harold Bert Goodman, Marion, Ohio; Sam Gross- Hochwert, Chicago, Illinois; Albert Lewis, man, Warren, Ohio; Marvin D. Leff, Chey- Flint, Michigan; Louis Libby, Moose Jaw, enne, Wyoming; Myer W. Mellman, Colum- Saskatchewan, Canada; Gerald Miller, bus, Ohio; Samuel New, Elkhart, Indiana; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Harry Mirvis, De- Herbert Perlis, Piqua, Ohio; Louis Pozez, troit, Michigan; Harry Moss, Detroit, Topeka, Kansas: Alvin S. Rosenberg, Jr., Michigan; Erwin Myers, Saginaw, Michi- Louisville, Ky.; Dr. Gerald N. Rubin, Ely- gan; Dr. Eugene A. Noskin, Mattoon, ria, Ohio: Jules G. Samuels, Paducah, Ken- Illinois; Allan Polo, Calgary, Alberta, Can- tucky; Irving Shore, Toledo, Ohio; Ben ada; Max D. Prostok, Hastings, Nebraska; Weinstein, South Bend, Indiana. Joseph Radoff, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; George Rosenfeld, Chicago, Illinois; Dr. District 3 Charles Rudnick, Sheboygan, Wisconsin: Y. Barbakow, Princeton, West Virginia; Norman Sandomirsky, Regina, Saskatche Dr. Harold Brande, Altoona, Pennsylvania; wan, Canada; Dr. Harrie M. Selznick, Bis- Martin M. Bigelman, Philadelphia, Penna.; marck, N. D.; Sydney Spivak, East Kildo- Leonard Buchalter, Greensburg, Penna.; nan, Manitoba, Canada; Hyman Tuchman, Nathan Davis, Bradford, Penna.; Arthur Kalamazoo, Michigan; Henry Wald, De- Frankel, Perth Amboy, New Jersey; Paul troit, Michigan; Beryle Walters, Oak Park, Friedlander, McKeesport, Penna.; Jerome Michigan; Harry Weinberger, Detroit, S. Fuhrman, Philadelphia, Penna.; Dr. Michigan. Irving Gerson, Norristown, Penna.; Sid- District 7 ney Hirsch, Chambersburg, Penna.; Sidney Konigsburg, Sharpsville, Penna.; Jack David W. Barg, Houston, Texas; Robert Kotok, Bridgeton, New Jersey; Oscar Kra- Cohen, Houston, Texas: Martin Fleischner, mer, Philadelphia, Penna.; Sidney Kravitz, Hot Springs, Arkansas; Archie Hellman, Philadelphia, Penna.; Milton H. Lebowitz, New Orleans, Louisiana; Jack Jacobson, Ellwood City, Penna.; Howard Love, New Oak Ridge, Tennessce; Aaron Jortner, Alexandria, Louisiana: Harry Labovitz, Castle, Penna.; Robert J. Myers, New Ken- sington, Penna.; Gerald Roth, Braddock, Montgomery, Alabama; Jack Miller, Gal- Penna.; Robert W. Simon, Pittsburgh, veston, Texas; Sam Morris, Chattanooga, Penna.; Sidney Sitkoff, Philadelphia, Tennessee, Leon Rechtman, Tuscaloosa, Penna.; Dr. A. H. Sternberg, Mount Pleas- Alabama: Frank A. Ribnick, Wichita ant, Penna.; Dr. Harold P. Zelko, State Falls, Texas: Melvin Robinson, Knoxville, College, Penna.; Harold Zenstein, Phila- Tennessee; Major Tobias Schindler, Lub- bock, Texas; Harry Wood, Jr., Waco, delphia, Penna. Texas.