March, 194 FRIEDA'S 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. II, No. 4 APRIL, 1946 Send address changes to The Menorah, 1746 M St., N. W., Washington 6, scribes By FRIEDA TISCHLER WAS a great pleasure for me hapter to be hostess to those attending NEW PROGRAM AIDS the national executive meeting in Pittsburgh. Everyone present con- KS-LESSER ris BBYW tributed to its BEGIN IN THIS ISSUE success by their wenty enth wise counsel, up the fir and their will- BYW. ingness to co- between fo operate and Miss Carnovsky 2-Color Section help to incor- high school porate the plans mber. We ha for the future of Heads District 5 ndly gatherin WillNowAppear our BBG and ur first offici BBYW. Else- sly we ha WASHINGTON, D. Gertrude where in The Carnovsky, of St. Louis, Mo., InEveryMenorah my house an Menorah is a eate the fir Frieda Tischler has been appointed as the first ere in Franc report of the District 5 director of girls' work, BEGINNING with this issue of that we ha meeting's highlights by Thelma with headquarters in Miami, Fla. The Menorah, the BBYO Pro- Weiss, national BBG secretary. gramming Aids will appear in a es. No hous Passover begins on the 15th day Miss Carnovsky, who has just new, attractive form. These sug- 11 our BBY returned from several years in gestions will be published in liged to mal of the Jewish month, Nissan, April gs somewhe 16th to 23rd. It recalls the exodus Palestine, where she served with every edition of The Menorah on of our people from Egypt and the Palestine Economic Corpora- the double page center spread, ways in sma members. their redemption from bondage. tion, has wide experience in the and continued on the next pages. During the eight-day festival we field of Jewish youth work. For the first time in Menorah ng we prepare abstain from eating "hametz" For six years she was director history, two colors of ink will be November a fficers and O (leaven). The eating of bitter of women's work with the YM- used to make the aids as interest- Our begii herbs symbolizes the bitterness YWHA in St. Louis, followed by ing as possible. suffered and the drinking of four two years at the Training School The mimeographed releases, conditions W for Jewish Social Work in New which have been mailed to chap- can gain gre cups of wine signifies the hope and faith for liberation and freedom. York. DIST. 5 DIRECTOR ters since October, have been dis- a few month Usually, before the observance of continued. Instead the aids will omised aid Prior to going to Palestine, Miss Gertrude Carnovsky, who has dge which h Passover, charity is distributed to Carnovsky was assistant director be published in The Menorah, been appointed director of girls' the needy which, to us, suggests of the Jewish Community Center, thereby putting program mate- work in District 5, with offices in rials into the hands of every mem- will have 01 sending boxes containing packaged Yonkers, N. Y. Miami, Fla. ber. Thus, national headquarters eting and fin foodstuffs pertaining to Passover. will be able to give better service On Sunday RECENTLY, I was present at a REHEARSE CANTATA Ebn Ezra Makes Books to its chapters. at our dispos board meeting of District 3 Clip and file the Programming kah we had BBG in Harrisburg, Pa. Included Los Angeles-Lina Straus BBG For Kiddies, Invalids Aids section for your chapter re- ZA. in the agenda was President Shir- are rehearsing the "What Is Torah" St. Louis, Mo.-Ebn Ezra BBYW source library, as those things ley Miller's report of the national cantata, the story of the Torah very thank have announced a new undertak- which you are unable to use at executive meeting. The girls were set to music. the America ing, whereby each member of the present will prove useful in the S and BBY greatly inspired by what is being club has been asked to prepare a future. would like accomplished in the national as- scrapbook for the entertainment Turn to pages six and seven orld and I sociation. This year District 3 will GARY COLLECTS FOOD of children and invalids. These now, see the new programming hold their convention in Harris- mind heari Gary, Ind.-BBG's here bring will be turned over to hospitals materials, and drop a line to the My addres burg May 25th and 26th. In ac- food and other articles to meetings of any other civic organization Editor with your comments and ser, 4 Pla (Continued on Page 2) for Jews in Europe. that requests them. suggestions for improvement. 16e, France ADCAST BBG-BBYW NATIONAL EXECUTIVE MEETING December CU ndale BBY Text of Committee Reports and Minutes broadcast tunity." First Session Perlman, chairman; Judge Esther Shirlie Finkelstein, membership their length, but were referred to THE first national executive meet- K. Untermann, and Mrs. Jules chairman, District 2. points on the agenda for reading Rabin; Mrs. Ida Cook Farber (in OSTESSES ing of the B'nai B'rith Girls District BBG Presidents of each section at the time of dis- cussion. District presidents' re- and Young Women was called to place of Mrs. Albert Woldman), Park and I District 1-Judith Elson, repre- advisor to BBYW, and Ruth Hur- combined order at 7:40 p. m. on Feb. 23 at sented by Charlotte Koss Goldstein ports were given and a discussion witz, Miss Elson's secretary. Roll followed each report. In the ab- Gardner Ge the Dithridge Room of Webster (1st vice-president). Hall Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pa., by call was taken and those present sence of a report from District 5, District 2-Mildred Shectman, Frieda Tischler, national president were: Miss Elson gave a resume of what represented by Shirlie Finkelstein. this district has been doing in the ORGANIZER of B'nai B'rith Girls. After the National Officers District 3-Shirley Miller. past months. She announced the -A new BB singing of the Star Spangled Ban- District 4-Isabel Goldberg. Frieda Tischler, president, Dis- ner, Frieda Tischler welcomed District 5-Sara Rose Schwartz, appointment of a District 5 direc- ned here call trict 3. tor of girls' work. its organiz those present, introducing Alice represented by Ruth Hurwitz. Elson, national director of girls' Judith Elson, vice-president District 6-Marion Aaron. The following recommendations work, and pledged our co-opera- (absent), District 1. District 7-Sylvia Shiffman committee was appointed by Chair- UP tion to Miss Elson and the national Thelma Weiss, secretary, Dis- District 6 BBYW President- man Tischler: Charlotte Koss office. Chairman Tischler intro- trict 6. Miriam Albert. Goldstein, chairman; Shirley Mil- n.-A total ined BBG aft duced the National BBG Advisory Regina Steier, Youth Commis- THE minutes of the first national ler, Marion Aaron and Isabel Board, composed of Mrs. Anita sioner (absent), District 4. convention were not read due to (Continued on Page 4)