BBG The Menorah PRESIDENT'S Official Publication of the B'nai B'rith Girls and B'nai B'rith Young Women CORNER Vol. II, No. 9 DECEMBER, 1946 Send address changes to The Menorah 1746 M St., N. W., Washington 6. D. The basic foundation of BBG, BBYW GATHERING any organization is always the most difficult to com- OVERSEAS SEWING KITS plete, but now that we have formulated the initial plans COOPERATE WITH JDC COLLECTIONS for B'nai B'rith Girls, the IN NATION-WIDE SERVICE PROJECTS remainder of our work should be facilitated. With another chance to J.D.C. will accept these I wish that each of you perform a valuable service, packages for shipment to could have had the chapters of BBG and BBYW the J.D.C. loading points. A unparalleled opportunity are gathering and packing bulletin of instructions was given to me to be at the kits of sewing needs for sent to each BBG and B'nai B'rith Youth Com- Jewish survivors overseas on BBYW President. mission meeting in Wash- a nationwide scale. The Many of the chapters are ington, D. C. Even if there drive, undertaken as a Na- using novel ideas of their had not been such solid tional Project by the na- own both in collecting and achievement, the very pres- tional conventions of both packing the articles. One ence of the men and women groups, has enlisted the chapter has enlisted the aid BBG MEMBERS BRING SEWING ARTICLES.- deeply interested in the enthusiastic support of the of other youth groups in the Members of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt BBG in BBYO would have been an local chapters. St. Louis, Mo., bring contributions to the National community. A chapter in everlasting inspiration to BBG and BBYO Project to each meeting in Novem- Urging full participation, Massachussetts included 40 you. Mr. Henry Monsky, Dr. ber and December. Collecting the members' gifts at Isabel Goldberg, National sample boxes of face- Abram Sachar, the BBYO the door is Phyllis Lott, chapter president. powder and other cosmetics BBYW projects chairman, in its packages with the staff, and the B'nai B'rith said: "Let's make our first sewing items. Youth Commissioners once BBYM, BBYW In New York BBYO united project a shining ex- All chapters were urged again gave unselfishly of ample of American Jewish to send reports of what they their time. and energies. Joint Forum Aids J. D. C. allegiance to our surviving have collected and sent to brethren." Their contributions to us, the national office and to At a jointly sponsored Town Over 1,000 cans of foodstuffs Each chapter is packing their district project chair- and the entire BBYO can- Hall meeting, BBYM and BBYW were contributed by the New York kits of sewing items such as man. Chapter presidents not be exaggerated. members of Montreal discussed members of BBYO as admission thread, needles, knitting should see to it that a record With Chanukah only a the subject: "Resolved: that Zion- to dances held in the different yarns, scissors, pins, piece is kept of all that is sent and short time away and with ism is a political force and as such boroughs during the month of goods, buttons, elastic, etc., a report mailed to Program SO many of our brethren is a threat to world peace." October. These dances were held to be sent to Europe through Department, BBYO, 1746 still struggling for their ex- the Joint Distribution Com- istence, our national project The subject was first discussed in cooperation with the S.O.S. M Street, N. W., Wash- mittee. Local offices of is of the greatest im- by four speakers representing each Drive of the Joint Distribution ington 6, D. C. portance. Our efforts should of the four chapters. Toba Her- Committee under the theme be directed along this chan- scovitch of Sir Herbert Samuel "United Jewish Appeal Month" nel, SO that others may BBYW and Manuel Orloff of Wil- which was the October feature of share the blessings which liam Nelson BBYM spoke for the the B'nai B'rith Youth Organiza- we consider our natural affirmative; Sherna Veinish of tion in the New York Region. rights. Henry Jones BBYW and Nat In addition to these general af- As our program grows Shusterman of Sir Herbert Samuel fairs, many of the individual youth fuller, our obligations to all BBYM took the negative. After groups conducted special fund- humanity also increase. all four speakers had presented raising programs for UJA. These BBG's success depends on cooperation from all of their points of view, they replied programs included socials, auc- DISTRICT 1 BBYW EXECUTIVE MEETS.-Ab is a picture of you. Each concrete block of to questions from the floor. tions, teas, theatre parties, lec- the meeting on November 9th and 10th of the executive committee achievement contributed by Moderator of the meeting was tures by UJA speakers and film of BBYW District 1. Left to right are Helene Lechner, Financial you will help to build a Mr. Clarence Rosenheck of the showings. Secretary; Pearl Auerbach, 1st Vice President: Mrs. Ida Cook strong BBG edifice-one Canadian Jewish Congress. The Many groups held special inter- Farber, President of B'nai B'rith Women's Supreme Council; Shirley Ringer, Secretary; Bernice Resnick, President, and Anne which will withstand the session was opened and closed chapter meetings to discuss the Rothe, Program Chairman. blows of everyday diffi- with the rituals of the BBYM by needs for overseas relief, refugee culties and endure as a last- Alex Reider, President of the Wil- resettlement, and the upbuilding structure. liam Nelson BBYM and National BBYM Cultural Chairman. of Palestine-problems related to BBYW Executives of Sara Rose Schwartz. the work of the three UJA agen- Simon to Direct cies, Joint Distribution Committee, United Service for New Americans District 1 Meet District 6 Girls BBG MANUAL FOR and the United Palestine Appeal. Ethyle G. Simon, BBYO On November 9-10 in New York bership drive through planned dis- Girls' Worker for the City of City, the Executive Board of Dis- trict correspondence. EACH MEMBER Chicago, has been named as Memphis BBYW's Help trict No. 1 BBYW held its first 3. The recommendation to Na- Director of Girls' Work for all Shanghai Bride meeting since the national con- tional that a National BBYO Sab- District 6, it was announced by In an international BBYO merg- verition in September. The major bath be established to be observed The new BBG Member's Dr. A. L. Sachar, emphasis was upon the implémen- individually or jointly, with the er. Regina Rachel Joseph of Ethyle, who has achieved Manual is now being dis- Shanghai, China, became the bride tation by the district and its chap- YW taking a more active partici- great popularity among the tributed to all members of of Max Shefsky of Memphis. Re- ters of the recommendations pation. Chicago members of BBG and BBYW, is a trained group gina, a charter member of Shang- passed at the National Convention. 4. A recommendation to Na- BBG through the offices of hai Chapter 71, BBYW, met Max An enlightening discussion was tional that there be a closer co- local BBYO directors. worker with wide experience while he was stationed in China held on the relationship and the operation with Hillel wherever This manual, recently in youth work. In her new with the United States Army. coordination of work between the feasible to strengthen our educa- published by the national position, she will have re- When the bride-to-be arrived professional staff and the BBYW tional and cultural program. office. contains information sponsibility for supervision and in Memphis, she knew nobody but District Organization. All agreed 5. A recommendation to the planning of program for all of value for every member the groom. That situation soon that the backbone of a strong Women's Grand Lodge District No. BBG and BBYW groups in BBYW and the restoration of of BBG. Included in the changed. Through the president 1 that there be a more genuine, District 6. BBYW spirit lie in strong district manual are information on Miss Simon assumes the of the Memphis chapter of B'nai demonstrated interest in and co- the purposes and program B'rith Women, Mrs. Nathan Gold- organizations. Close and personal operation with the BBYW by the duties of her new post on Janu- contacts between the girls them- of the organization, history ary 1, 1947. stein, Regina learned of the exist- women's chapters. selves and their own elected rep- and development, officers ence of a Memphis BBYW chapter The most valuable result of all resentatives heightens the feeling and contacted its president, Sylvia was the grand feeling of enthusi- and conventions. of individual responsibility and BBYW Hears Speaker Cohen. astic optimism engendered in all The manual also contains hence, active interest, Sylvia and other BBYW mem- who were present at these ses- a calendar for the years Mrs. Sara Barth Loeb of the bers volunteered to assist in prep- Among the specific recommen- sions. dations at the meeting were the Present were Mrs. Ida Cook 1946-47, giving the dates of Association for Family Living was arations for the wedding and spent following: Farber, District Youth Commis- Jewish holidays; a map of the guest speaker at the Novem- an entire Sunday afternoon help- the seven districts: pictures ber meeting of the Chicago South ing in the arrangements. Miss 1. The establishment of a dis- sioner: Rabbi Emanuel Green, Dis- and prices of BBG jewelry Side BBYW. Mrs. Loeb, a well- trict project. District No. 1 trict Director; Bernice Resnick, Miriam Weiss, their adviser, took and the words of BBG and known authority on marriage and charge of these preparations. BBYW has undertaken the full President: Pearl Auerbach, First family problems, spoke on the support, including hospital care, Vice-President: Helene Lechner, Many of the BBYW members at- national anthems. topic, "Preparation for Marriage." of a 21-year-old paralytic Jewish Financial Secretary; Shirley Ring- tended the wedding and the re- Each member of BBG This was the first in a series of ception which followed. girl in Holland who survived the er, Secretary; Anna Roth, Pro- gram Co-Chairman; Mildred Blum- will receive a copy of the four lectures which Mrs. Loeb will A BBYO member always has concentration camps of Germany. berg, New York Regional Girls' manual without charge. deliver at BBYW meetings. friends. 2. Implementation of the mem- Worker.