24 al OC Hebr 4. un Ivr the NewHavenE BBYW o Send Food Abroad The Menorah the ared NEW HAVEN, Conn.- recent Official Publication of the B'nai B'rith Girls and B'nai B'rith Young Women ontine undertaking of the B'nai B'rith ally Young Women of New Haven was to send out its second lot of 16 11- Vol. II, No. 5 MAY, 1946 Send address changes to The Menorah 1746 M St., N W., Washington 6. 1 was me pound packages to overseas Jewish victims of Nazi persecution. This ton supplemented 46 five-pound pack- orld ages which were sent in conjunc- 1 of tion with the Women's Auxiliary ity of Horeb Lodge, in the first ship- ment in January. Heb The food parcels were directed to an American soldier, stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany. He turned unity them over to Mrs. Gutman, head of the Jewish Center in Wiesbaden, who in turn distributed them as a disc needed. I imp Word has been received of the of the first shipment and expressions of gratitude were con- tained in letters from the recipients ezer who were in such dire need. mode The girls plan to continue this Heb project at regular intervals under lichov the committee of Bernice Goldberg, Natalie Cohen, Lillian Tower, Bea- nces trice Goodhart and Dorothy Spec- rams KEW FOREST BBG AND AZA niver Girls of Delano Rose MILWAUKEE BBG, AZA dis Hold Purim Festival BEGIN INTERFAITH PROGRAM HOLD COMBINED PANEL Roll held New x-Delano Rose BBG ON PREJUDICE PROBLEM NEW YORK--Kew Forest AZA Dr. John Casteel of the Church val; sh story while others girls contributed the Purim One of the told a festival in honor of Purim. and Kew Forest BBG groups of in the Gardens. MILWAUKEE, Vis.-Washington Franklin D. Roosevelt lodge and The second part of the program Park B'nai B'rith Girls in con- ew var- ng stories associated with Purim. chapter, under the leadership of will be a basketball game between junction with Washington Park terat After with the services, all celebrated the AZA and the Church in the AZA held their monthly joint their advisors Larry Davis, Sam Gardens teams. The girls' groups meeting for a panel discussion on the of the Weitzman and Mrs. Judith Mey- will be guests at the game. "What we the Jewish youth can ew w other with "homantashen" gifts. eating The and festival gave traditional closed each ers, have started an interfaith Principals at the interfaith rally do to help overcome prejudice." program in Forest Hills, Queens. are shown above. Standing: Lois Members of the panel included the singing of Purim songs. The first of their projects was Swenkin, BBG president; Mrs. Lucile Forman, chairman; Jean an interfaith rally at the Forest Wallye Rosenbluth, Franklin D. Spector and Romaine Fisher of BBG'S PRESENT PLAY Hills Jewish Center, attended by Roosevelt Chapter president; Don Washington Park BBG, and Shag and Washington, D. C.--Washington over 200 boys and girls. The youth Hoffman, AZA president. Seated: Wagner. Irving Kane, and Jerry ilee combined meeting with the Argo district BBG chapters held a organization of the Church in the Dr. John Casteel, Rabbi Jacob Goldwyn of Washington Park 11-po Gardens was their guest at a buf- Pressman, Sam Weitzman, AZA AZA. Gern Women's Chapter, when a play fet supper, followed by an open advisor: Edith Wolf, advisor, This panel is prepared to speak Anne "Adopt a Child," written by BBG forum and dancing. The guest Church Youth Group: Jules Schu- to various AZA and B'nai B'rith the Mirman, was presented by speakers for the evening were mann. president, Pilgrim Fellow- Girls groups throughout the city girls. Rabbi Jacob Pressman of the ship of Church in the Gardens; as well as non-Jewish groups. Forest Hills Jewish Center and Mrs. Judy Meyers, BBG advisor. he AID OVERSEA DRIVE AID LEO LEVI HOSPITAL the Debo St. Louis, Mo.-Ebn Ezra BBYW contributed 40 pounds of canned Dist. BBYW Mark 1 0th Birthday Shreveport, La. - The BBG's here have contributed a bed to the each to the Shalach Monos drive. pediatrics division of the Leo N. girl giving one or more cans At Chicago Convention, June 7-9 Levi hospital in Hot Springs, Ark Help LAG B'OMER PICNIC Jewish Children's Home yes, holding Los Angeles-Wilshire BBG are CHICAGO-District 6 BBYW is A banquet will be held Saturday which an outing for Lag B'Omer, holding its 10th birthday con- evening in the Congress Casino for Gets Daily Assistance other will be a joint picnic with vention at the Congress Hotel, 600 guests. The presentation of From Louisville BBG's chapters. June 7-9. group awards will be presented, As Commencing Friday evening. a also the spectacular "Coronation," Louisville, Jewish BBY servi BBG 'One Night Canteen' reception will be held in the form which is crowning the queen of Children's Home has been Is Host to Teen-Agers of an "Oneg Shabat," followed by the district (the girl most outstand- "adopted" by girls of Louisville a program, in song and verse, ing in her efforts and activities for onth BBG. Every week day after written, produced, enacted and di- BBYW). Dancing will follow, with eed Meriden, Conn.-The B'nai school and all day Saturday, rected by our young women. A plans for the dance to be in the SS B'rith Girls of Meriden held a several BBG's are at the home. form of a Mardi Gras. all "One Night Canteen," to which 10-tier birthday cake which is edi- The girls take care of the chil- ble will be served. Volley ball, ping pong and bowl- dren, read to them and enter- eir Dancing, teen-agers ping pong, were checkers, invited. Awards to the winners of con- ing contests will be held through- tain them. Once a week, the Mas dominoes and Chinese checkers tests in essay, poetry, and song out the week end. girls give a party for the kiddies, will be presented at the Saturday when ice cream, milk and were girls. enjoyed by the boys and The culmination of the conven- afternoon luncheon, which will be tion will be a luncheon Sunday cookies are served, games are climaxed by the BBYW oratorical afterncon at which time the in- played and pictures taken. contest. stallation of officers will take place.