FRIEDA'S May, CORNER The Menorah A Message From the National BBG President Official Publication of the B'nai B'rith Girls and B'nai B'rith Young Women es By FRIEDA TISCHLER J U N E 1946 Send address changes to The Menorah THE Vol. II, No. 1746 M St., N. W., Washington 6. D. O. Pres for has arrived. Since our news we have been wait- meeting held in Febru- Milwaukee Chapters The Menorah Pittsburgh, Pa., our national office of BB has been busily Mark Parents' Day Is Expanding engaged in publica securing a suit- MILWAUKEE, Wis.-On May 12+ BEGINNING with this issue able location for rs who the E'nai B'rith Youth Or- our first na- National Convention The Menorah appears in a new, ganization Council consisting of enlarged size. Although we now may tional conven- five AZA chapters, two B'nai The national office has an- have fewer pages, each page is so listed, tion. We are B'rith Girls chapters, and two nounced that the BBG-YW con- much larger that we have a total chapte now assured B'nai B'rith Young Women chap- ventions will take place at the of more space now than we had that our first ters celebrated National BBYO Cejwin Camps, Port Jervis, before. editor. convention will Parents' Day with an open pro- N. Y., on September 1, 2. 3, This increased space will enable AH. be huge suc- gram at the Jewish Center. A and 4. 1946. The opening meet- us to give you interesting and Cohen Tischler cess. and one to feature of the program was an ings will be held jointly and Valuable articles, program mate- Mich be remembered address by Ben Barkin, formerly the groups will then divide into rial and all the news of BBYO. Albany to come. national administrative assistant separate BBG and BBYW con- national convention will ventions. There will be 60 BBG Come on! Publicity committee of AZA, and at present a well icago Camp Cejwin, Port delegates and 30 BBYW dele- chairmen, let us hear from you. known civic leader. Send us your chapter's news items, Angeles New The program included an open- gates at the convention. Dele- York, on Sun- ideas for programs, ideas for help- 7231/2 38, Monday, ing AZA ceremony put on by the gates will be apportioned on ing to make our activities five fold Tuesday and various members of the BBYO, the basis of registered member- and full: ndale September 1st, 2nd, violin solos by Jerry Goldwyn of ship in each district. 1432 4th We are indeed fortu- One-way coach fare will be Felice Hoffman Washington Park AZA, a skit pre- lla have secured these date sented by the Shofar B'nai B'rith paid for all delegates. The reg- Groups Work Together icago will not conflict with Girls, a quartet by the Washing- istration charge for delegates chel vacations, or return to ton Park B'nai B'rith Girls and a will be $25 and will cover lodg- Directs Dist. 2 In Small Community on toast to parents by Marshal ing and kosher meals for the 448 colleges. DR. A. L. SACHAR, national di- Of Clarksdale, Miss. Becker of Gilead AZA. Jack entire four days. lif. prayers have been an- Weiner, city director of BBYO rector of BBYO, has an- CLARKSDALE, Miss.-The BBG Peace having come has presented awards won by the vari- nounced the appointment of Miss and AZA chapters in Clarks- irley every district to plan an ous groups during the past year L.A. Teams Aid Felice Hoffman as director of girls dale have decided on an interest- Nene convention this year to in- Following the program, refresh- work for District 2. ing method of making of ments were served. meetings and programs more in- their members. It had Chairman of the BBYO Parents' Welfare Fund Miss Hoffman graduated from teresting. ratz hope to have an open Day committee which arranged high school in St. Catharines, On- Clarksdale is a small town and 2700 convention too, but due the program was Gerald Volk Los ANGELES, Calif. The Los tario, and attended the Universi- there are not enough Jewish fam- Milwaukee 39. Other members lovich curtailment of dis- of the committee: Elayne Gartler, Angeles BBG has made all ar- ties of Alabama and Iowa, where ilies in the community to provide rangements for their participation she received the degrees of bach- a large membership for each e, for for we had to plan Lucille Forman, Jerry Volk, Jack in this year's United Jewish Wel- elor of arts and master of arts. chapter. As it is, the alephs and delegates only. Spector, Meyer Papermaster, fare Fund Campaign. every BBG and BBYW She then taught high school and BBGs come from several towns in ed Leonard Steiner. George Messberg, They have divided all the BBG the area. Because their member- or, that her co-operation is Joyce Mendeloff and Ann Matlin. junior college in Iowa and in Pon- 24, chapters in Los Angeles into five ship is so small, the two chapters Master of ceremonies was Eugene my sincere hope that Lerner, Milwaukee 39. leagues. which will consist of ap- tiac, Michigan. She also served as conduct most of their activities to- everyone of you will feel proximately six chapters each, debating coach for Pontiac High gether so that they can have a All parents of BBYO members responsibility toward the They have made arrangements School. pretty big turnout for their and their friends as well as mem- for a speaker's bureau, publicity, programs. greatness of our con. bers of the Jewish community movies and distribution of litera- Miss Hoffman also is an active Maurice Labens, Hermine Ja- Dick that our future ones were invited to this special observ- ture. Miriam Rosenberg. president member of Hadassah and has Ill. greater ance of Parents' Day. cobs, Gloria Ann Plitman and Amy of Los Angeles BBG. is chairman taught in the Temple Beth Jacob Claire Jacobs are leading the Officers Are Installed of this activity. in Pontiac. While in college, she activities. presidents have re- 244 names of the various Following Third Seder served on the Hillel Student Coun- which will be func- BUY HOSPITAL BED CHICAGO, III.T-The George cil and was active in debate, ora- WELCOME, FORT WORTH ed the national convention. Gershwin BBG held a third Shreveport, La.-The F. D. R. ap. included suggestions tory, dramatics, publications, re- 675 seder on April 17. The program BBG Chapter contributed $100 to Fort Worth - Another chapter by the committees. This for the evening included an ex- ligious and social committees. was added to District Seven's ex- 440 will be brought to the the Leo N. Levi Hospital. The planation of Passover and songs She is no newcomer to BBG panding B'nai B'rith Youth Or- of every chapter. Please and refreshments. money will be used to purchase a since she served as advisor of ganization with the receipt of a to discuss it at your After the seder was over, the bed for the pediatric department. BBG in Pontiac, Michigan, from charter application from the Fort girls held the installation of offi- A plaque attached to the bed will the time the group was organized Worth chapter of the BBGs. The Ill. The Menorah for the bear the chapter's name. until now. president of the group is Mary cers for the year. other details of the con- Frances Ginsburg and the secre- tary is Beverley Cohen. Mrs. Nor- of will be forthcoming DISTRICT CONVENTIONS man Sonkin is advisor. BBG honored by an invitation the annual meeting Jewish THE convention season has rolled sions, athletic tournaments, ora- large territory, it has been decided Supreme Council around. News of the national torical and honor point contests, not to hold a district convention which was held conventions is included in "Frieda's luncheons, dances and a banquet. this year. Instead, District 7 is re- Heroine The Supreme Corner," but we will give you a The District 5 convention is to turning to its traditional plan of formed just four round-up of the district conven- be held at the Betsy Ross Hotel, regional conventions, thus avoid- by and since its inception tion news here. Miami Beach, Florida, on June 23, ing the difficulties of travelling ON MARCH 25, the inhabitants or, in strength to the ex- The District 1 BBG and BBYW 24, and 25. Each chapter president and housing in this great territory. of Tel Aviv were preparing to man ranks among the lead- convention opened in Boston on is preparing a report for the year However, they expect that their receive the "illegal". immigrants of the nation. I spoke Saturday. May 4. The convention which will be read at the first regional conventions will be as from the ship, "Charles Orde Win- with women represent- included registration, discussion, a business session District 5 has one pleasant and fruitful as a district gate." However, the ship was district. and discussed dinner and a dance. Both BBG and of the cutest applications for convention might have been. seized by a British warship and the activities of the BBYW elected new officers. Ar- date that we have ever seen, taken to Haifa. BBYW in their par- thur Gilbert, Grand Aleph Godol The District 6 BBG summer con- Coronation Ceremony That night, the citizens of Tel of AZA was guest speaker at the vention is to be held on June 28, Aviv and armed members of the stein, wasn't "Frieda's" dinner 29 and 30 at the Barlum Hotel in Marks Mother's Day Jewish resistance movement res- BBC due to many unforeseen The District 2 BBG and BBYW Detroit. The committee in charge Wilkes-Barre, -Norma Bern- cued these immigrants from the convention was held at the Ant- of the convention has given much in adjusting the per- stein has been elected president British. of lers Hotel in Indianapolis on May careful thought to the planning of of the BBYW for the 1946-47 year. my future life. I what promises to be the best con- One of those who was wounded 4 and 5. In addition to the separate This chapter continued its an- the holy bonds of business sessions of BBYW and vention District 6 has ever known nual custom of honoring outstand- in the clashes with the British on Tuesday evening. at BBG. the convention held an in- This year the District 6 BBYW ing members in a coronation cere- troops was 19-year-old Brocha the Poale Zedeck door weinie roast to which they in- is having their 10th birthday con- rict mony at a Mother's Day party on Fuld. She was shot from an ar- Pittsburgh, On this vited AZA boys. The new officers vention on June 7. 8 and 9 at the May 12. The honor queen was mored car, and, although she was become Mrs. Sam E gton. were installed at a banquet on Congress Hotel. This district was Frieda Slomovitz and her ladies- bleeding profusely, she was taken ed Sunday night. the first organized BBYW and they in-waiting were Norma Bernstein by the British to a police station The District 3 conference and are planning to celebrate their and Bernice Pulver. for questioning. Only after it be- Room NOTICE! convention is to be held at the 10th birthday in style. In addition came clear that she would not re- Penn-Harris Hotel. Harrisburg, Pa. to their regular business sessions, Dr. A. L. Sachar Speaks veal the secrets of the resistance on May 24-26. The district com- they are running an essay contest, will be no July or mittees have been working hard At Miami Youth Rally movement was she taken to a hos- poetry contest, poster contest and pital. By then it was too late. making plans for an interesting a song parody contest. They will MIAMI, Fla.-The Miami BBYO of The held a youth rally at the Very little is known about and exciting convention and hope also have oratorical, bowling, vol- Beginning with Brocha Fuld. She was born in September issue, The that all the BBGs and BBYWs in ley ball and ping pong tourna- Temple Israel on April 24. The tors, the district will come. ments. The committee is keeping program included piano selections Germany. She was sent to Eng- will be issued The District 4 BBG and BBYW secret the big surprise of their by Rita Jo Quartain, vocal selec- land by her widowed mother when convention will be held on June birthday program. tions by Judith Nelson, and a skit Hitler came to power. She came each month 29, 30, and July 1. at the Holly- Congratulations girls, and we presented by the Jems. The feature to Palestine six years ago. That is June and August. wood-Roosevelt Hotel in Holly- hope you have a good convention speaker of the evening was Dr. A all we know, except for the one wood. California. The program and many happy returns. L. Sachar, national director of additional fact that she will be includes workshops, business ses- Because District 7 covers such BBYO. remembered as a Jewish heroine.