1945 FRIEDA'S ow CORNER The Menorah A Message From the Official Publication of the B'nai B'rith Girls and B'nai B'rith Young Women National BBG President Vol. 1, No. 3 NOVEMBER, 1945 Send address changes to The Menorah, 1746 M St., N. W., Washington 6, D. C. By FRIEDA TISCHLER IT IS a pleasure to welcome Miss Elson, our new acting national Alice Elson Is Appointed director of girls' work. She has a very fine educational background and knowledge of B'nai B'rith hav- ing been an aide to Dr. Sachar, Director of Girls' Work our National Hillel Director, Miss Elson hails from Kane, Pa., Miss ALICE ELSON, who has and is a prod- served the B'nai B'rith Hillel ala eve- uct of the Uni- Foundation for a number of years, versity of Pitts- has been appointed acting national company burgh. To Miss director of girls' work for the Veterans' Elson we pledge B'nai B'rith Youth Organization. Kan., to our sincere co- This announcement was made by ambula- operation, and Henry Monsky, president of B'nai trip was by so doing we B'rith Youth Commission. ntertain- ensure our- as under Frieda Tischler Miss Elson, whose appointment selves of a suc- became effective Oct. 1, succeeds e County cessful future for our national Mrs. Beatrice B. Chapman who on B'nai association. resigned on Sept. 1 to return to n. Your chapter no doubt is in the private life. vas gen- midst of an intensive membership Miss Elson, a native of Kane, Pa., now, as- drive. Familiarize yourselves with will direct the far-flung organiza- g: Joie every phase of our five-fold and tion of B'nai B'rith Girls and ntinuity; full program, so that interested B'nai B'rith Young Women's or; Shir- persons can readily see that B'nai chapters. an; Eve- B'rith offers every opportunity to A GRADUATE of the University scenery, them for a fine educational, cul- of Pittburgh, where she ob- publicity. tural and philanthropic program, tained training and experience in in which they can aid others as group work, Miss Elson joined S well as themselves. the staff of Hillel in 1940 when RS SINCE BBYO has been organized the Brooklyn College foundation our membership has been was opened. For six months she ot luck constantly increasing. While on worked with Dr. A. L. Sachar, re initi- the subject of membership, a chap- national director of Hillel, in ter that has 35 members, and pioneering the movement in the apter of prospects for many more should New York area, For the next four d on by be divided into two chapters, so years she worked at that foun- p chair- that an opportunity to become ac- dation with Dr. Isaac Rabinowitz, u speech ient. The tive is made possible to a large Brooklyn Hillel director. number of girls. During her career with Hillel, as "Why by Carol In a past issue of The Menorah Miss Elson worked with every a list of national chairmen was phase of the Foundation program require- printed. Your district president for college youth, including liter- itiation. will receive material from them, ary, dramatic and leadership study. d, paper and she, in turn, will keep her She has a fine Jewish background oks and and knowledge of group work, and squares (Continued on Page 2) many special skills that equip her tes were to lead the BBYO girls' groups. Kostoff, ALL-CHICAGO BBYW DANCE Miss Elson's headquarters are Cohen, Chicago-On Nov. 11 at Mor- at the national BBYO office, 1746 Levine, rison Hotel, all Chicago BBYW M St., N. W. Washington 6, D. C. nan and groups will hold a membership ALICE ELSON See Page 3 dance. All BBYW members in good standing have been invited to attend. Miniature Sukka For Your Calendar! Detroit BBYW G Is Tea Centerpiece Three important new dates have Wynnefield Models Hold Seminar Chicago-President Irene Stern been announced. Shecht- strict 2 Strut Their Stuff presided at a membership tea held Jewish Music Week will be na- DETROIT-The annual seminar by Albany Park BBG. Center- of Detroit BBYW was held at er own piece on the tea table was a minia- tionally observed the week from ers are: Philadelphia A fashion Sunday, Feb. 24 to March 3, 1946. the Jewish Community Center ture sukka made from a card- show highlighted a membership when duties of various officers e-presi- board box. tea held by Wynnefield BBYW Race Relations Sunday will be were explained. Guest speakers second held on Feb. 10, 1946. It can here. Models strutted their stuff from Chicago were Miriam Albert, Gottlieb, while Jeanne Likach read SKIT REVIEWS WORK be observed in connection with District 6 president, and Sapphira ne Har- Sioux City, Iowa-A skit, re- Brotherhood Week. y: Shir- verses and Jean Kravitz played Mevorah, 1st vice president of Dis- cretary, soft music. Fashions for every viewing the year's activities, was Flower Day, which is annually trict 6 Council. A seminar for month of the year were dis- given at a BBG membership tea conducted by Jewish National Detroit council members and ad- Shirley played. in the Jewish Community Center. Fund, has been set for Saturday, visors was held at the home of Corinne Jean Sabel and Helen Montrose May 11, and Sunday, May 12, Leone Weinberg, who was chair- were co-chairmen. 1946. man.