Jewish News A World Round-Up by The Menorah Hannah Grad Goodman Official Publication of the B'nai B'rith Girls and B'nai B'rith Young Women VIENNA - Premier Renner of Austria pledged that Nazis Vol. I, No. 4 DECEMBER, 1945 Send address changes to The Menorah, would be eliminated from leading 1746 M St., N. W., Washington 6, D. C. positions in industry and trade, following a protest from the Jew- ish Chamber of Commerce that Dr. Abram L. Sachar BBW Ruth Slavin Austrian business was still con- trolled by Hitlerites. PARIS The French govern- Heads BBYO Groups Was Final Blood ment granted permission for the entry of 500 Jewish children Donor in Boston and 50 orthodox teachers who are in displaced persons camps in Germany. LYNN, Mass. To 12 men and a NEW YORK-Assurance that the girl of the B'nai B'rith fell United States will keep its the distinction of officially clos- doors open to immigration was ing the Boston voiced by Senator Edwin C. John- Red Cross blood donor son of Colorado in a nationwide Armistice Day broadcast. He said: center, with "Most Americans know that this their mass do- nation on the country was made by immigrants, and that immigrants are still help- night of Aug. ing to make America great." 14, the day the Japs accepted WARSAW-Although the Gov- final surrender ernment is taking energetic measures to combat anti-Jewish terms. The girl terrorists, Jews are still being was Ruth Sia- murdered by organized bands. vin of North JERUSALEM-While anti-Jewish Shore BBYW, Ruth Slavin riots continued in Egypt, Jews who gave the very last pint of of Palestine continued the up- plasma. building of the country by found- "About two weeks before V-J ing four new settlements on Jew- Day Lynn B'nai B'rith made an ish National Fund land. Eleven appointment to have a group of more colonies will be established its members donate blood," said shortly. Ruth, "not realizing, of course, that it would come on such an NEW YORK-A check for $1.- 000,000 for scientific research eventful and historical night. in Palestine was presented to Dr. "As we arrived in Boston that Chaim Weizmann on the eve of his 71st birthday. night, the news of Japan's final surrender was announced and the BUENOS AIRES - Over 20,000 Boston blood donor center offi- Jews gathered in the city's cially closed. We were the last largest auditorium to demand the group to give blood that night and opening of Palestine to European I was the last donor. Our group Jews. Speakers said that South was cheered by Red Cross work- American Jews were solidly be- ers and we were interviewed by hind Jewish demands for Pales- newspapermen." tine. DULUTH, Minn.-Plans to es- MEMORIAL AWARDS tablish a $3,000,000 founda- tion to finance scientific research HONOR GENERAL ROSE to cure "the disease of prejudice' were announced by Dr. Everett Clinchy, president of the Na- PHILADELPHIA - The Gen. tional Conference of Christians Maurice Rose Memorial Award and Jews. DR. ABRAM L. SACHAR will be awarded twice annually to the BBG and AZA chapters TWO BBYO CHAPTERS DR. ABRAM L. SACHAR, national director of B'nai here which are the best all- B'rith Hillel Foundations, has assumed the additional around groups, with emphasis on NAMED FOR SACHAR responsibility of planning, implementing and directing co-operation with other BBYO DR. ABRAM L. SACHAR, an over-all B'nai B'rith youth program under the B'nai groups. new head of BBYO, has B'rith Youth Commission, it was announced by Henry The award, effective in Jan- long been an honored figure in uary, is being given by the AZA Monsky, president of B'nai B'rith and chairman of its BBYW and AZA. chapter here named for Gen. Youth Commission. Rose. In Chicago, a BBYW chapter Dr. Sachar will carry the dual the B'nai B'rith Youth Com- Announcing the award, Norman named for Dr. Sachar was responsibility of national director mission. Buchman, chairman of Philadel- sponsored by the Dr. A. L. of 119 B'nai B'rith Hillel Foun- phia AZA Council's inter-rela- Sachar women's chapter of dations and Counselorships and the In announcing Dr. Sachar's ac- tionship committee, said: "Some B'nai B'rith, in April, 1939. direction of the B'nai B'rith Youth ceptance of this additional re- of the BBG groups, one in par- In Chicago, the Dr. A. L. Organization's program. The func- sponsibility in B'nai B'rith, Mr. ticular, have made some ingenious Sachar Chapter of AZA was tions of the National Hillel Com- Monsky said he did so with "a very advances toward winning the organized in January, 1938, by mission and the Youth Commission profound sense of gratification be- award." the Dr. A. L. Sachar B'nai will continue unchanged, Mr. cause of my high appraisal of the B'rith lodge. The Sachar chap- Monsky said. In respect to Hillel, magnificent capacity of Dr. Sachar CONVENE DEC. 26-29 ter has been one of Chicago's Dr. Sachar will continue to be re- to formulate and implement a Houston, Tex.-December 26-29 outstanding groups and one of sponsible to B'nai B'rith's Hillel youth program which will un- are the dates for the first com- its alephs, Harold Rhein, was Commission, and for the B'nai doubtedly win recognition from bined BBG-AZA tournament in grand aleph godol for 1944-45. B'rith Youth Organization pro- the American Jewish community the history of BBYO, to be held gram, he will be responsible to (Continued on Page 2) here.