0.0.0.0.0.0.0 The SHOFA Official Organ Aleph 3adik Aleph of B'nai B'rith VOL. XVI JULY 16, 1940 No. 1 IRV KALER NEW GRAND ALEPH GODOL AZA TO GIVE FIRST DIST IBULANCE FIVE ALEPH TO RED GROSS TO HEAD AZA Camp Manatoc, o. - The dele- Camp Manatoc - With all the gates asembled at the Annual A excitement of the recent Republi- Z. A. Camp Convention resolved can Presidential nomination as a that in the 1940-41 Lapidus cam- paign, funds would be provided 2 background, Irving Kaler, past Aleph Godol of Gate City 357, for the purchase of an ambulance Atlanta, Ga., smashed through to to be presented to the Red Cross victory on the fourth ballot by an on behalf of the.A. Z. A. in mem- overwhelming vote and became ory of Harry Lapidus. A. Z. A.'s 17th Grand Aleph The are to be raised Godol, Irving, who joined A. Z. through a quota system for each A. January 29. 1939, became the chapter and any chapter raising first District 5 aleph to hold the funds in excess of their quota coveted position of Grand Aleph shall be permitted to contribute Godol. the excess to local charities in the Kaler was first Aleph Godol of name of A. Z. A. the Gate City chapter and had It was decided that $500 be served his chapter for one year in taken out of the Harry Lapidus that position. He is also the Aleph Fund to be allocated to official Godol of the Southern Region of agencies dealing in refugee aid District 5. Kaler was first work. brought to the attention of the It was also decided that the delegates at camp through his Harry Lapidus Memorial Fund of brilliant work as chairman of the the JNF be henceforth simply External Relations Committee. He known as the Harry Lapidus Me- and Israel Katz represented Dis- morial Fund. trict 5 in the debate finals and The Supreme Advisory- Council lost out in the finals of the na- voted unanimously_ to send its tional contest to District 3. commendation to the convention The 20 year-old Grand Aleph assembled for the fine work done 5 Godol led the field of six candi- by all Alephs in the Jerry Safur dates all the way, but it wasn't campaign and a separate reslu- until the fourth ballot that he re- tion was adopted expressing the ceived his majority. Other candi- full appreciation of the order to work as Chairman of the Safur New National Officers date were Leon Simmons, Aleph Sidney Lavine for his excellent Godol of District 4: Merton Kop- lin, Grand Councillor of District Campaign. 6: Irving Canter, Aleph Godol of Camp Manatoc, Ohio Nomination speeches, Chicago, Ill., Grand Councillor for District 6 and District 3: Julius Miller Aleph NEXT CONCLAVE ballots, more speeches and more ballots, and when Grand Aleph S'gan; Sevmour Mendelsohn. Reading Godol of District 2: and Maurice it was all over, the above shows the men who were 203, Grand Councillor District 3. Absent when the Tennenbaum of Louisville chap- picture was taken are Milton Norwood, Simon At- ter 107. selected to lead A. Z. A. during this coming year. las 126, Grand Councillor District 5: and Herbert Elect Borenstein Jr. SAC MAY BE HELD (1) shows six of the Grand Councillors along with Caplan, Dover 331 of Montreal, Grand Councillor Past Grand Aleph Godol Joe the newly-elected Grand Aleph Godol. Seated and for Canada. (2) Elected to the Supreme Advisory Borenstein was unanimously elect- reading from left to right are William Light, Mem- Council as Junior Members are seated, Irving Kal- ed Junior Member of the Supreme phis 71 and Grand Councillor for District 7; Grand ON CAMPUS er. Past Grand Aleph Godol Joe Borenstein and Advisory Council. In a close bat- Aleph Godol Irving Kaler: George Stein, Woon- (standing) Saul Dizenfeld, alumnus of Aliquippa tle for the second posti as Junior socket, 147, Grand Councillor for District 1 and 125 and past District 3 Aleph Godol. (3) Sam Be- Member of the S. A. C., Saul Diz- Grand Aleph Mazkir: Simon Wexler, Portland 65, ber is shown with Grand Aleph Godol Irving Kaler enfeld of Aliquippa chapter 125 Camp Manatoc, O. In accord- Grand Councillor for District 4. Standing are - and past Grand Aleph Godol Joe Borenstein. (4) and past Aleph Godol of District ance with the recommendation of man Goldberg, Lorain 267. Grand Councillor for Grand Aleph Godol Kaler is snapped in action 3. defeated Paul Goodwin of the the Executive Director an effort District 2; Herman Fleischer, Haym Salomon 379, during the National Debate Finals. George A. Kohut chapter 330 and will be made to hold next year's past Aleph Godol of District 1. national A. Z. A. convention on a university campus in keeping "REARMAMENT WILL Shrolly Goodman After many a heated battle, and AZA TO ENLIST after many ballots were cast, the with the new trend of many oth- eight Grand Councillors were er progressive organizations. No NOT SOLVE U. S. JOB Resigns from RURAL AND SMALL elected. definite site was selected for the George Stein of Woonsocket campüs convention but an effort S. A. C. 147 was selected Grand Council- will be made to obtain a suitable site in either the Central South PROBLEM"-SPENCER Camp Mantoc. O. - At the an- TOWN YOUTH lor for District 1 and was then (See "Irv Kaler" Page 8) or the West Coast. nual meeting of the SAC, Sam Be- If a suitable college campus ber. regretfully announced the cannot be obtained than an effort Camp Manatoc - "America's resignation of Mr. F. Goodman Camp Manatoc, O. - One of the will be made to obtain a camp. new defense program W i-11 not of San Antonio, Texas as a mem- most far-reaching innovations in BOB FELLER PAYS New Conventon Plan solve our unemployment prob- ber at large of the Supreme Ad- the membership policy of the A. The recommendation of the lem," said Lyle M. Spencer, Amer- visory Council. Z. A. was taken at the Annual Executive Director was approved, ica's No. 1 job expert, in address- Mr. Goodman, who had been SAC on recommendation of the AZA CAMP VISIT (See "Conclave" Page 8) ing the A. Z. A. camp-convention affectonately known as "Shrolly" Executive Director. The new plan on the evening of June 30. to thousands of Alephs since the calls for the establishment of an Convention "Re-armament will not directly very inception of A. z. A., was one individual membership in A. Z. A. Camp Manatoc - Bob Feller, absorb more than about a million of the five men that met in Oma- similar to the Lone Star Scout of baseball's ace twirler, and Soup Minutes Sent of the jobless," he stated. "Per- ha on May 3, 1924, to install the the Boy Scouts of America which Campbell, Cleveland's center haps another million or two will first chapter, and draw up the will permit any young man be- fielder. added a pleasant surprise to Advisors find work as a result of the stim- tween the ages of 15 and 21 in a to the camp program when they first constiution and by-laws of ulation business will receive from both motored out to the camp the Supreme Advisory Council. At community too small to support Washington, D. C. Within the huge expenditures that that time, he was elected as grand an A. Z. A. chapter, to join the convention and participated in the camp program. the next two weeks, AZA Head- contemplated. But economists secretary of A. Z. A. and served A. Z. A. as a member at large. The alephs threw a barrage' of quarters will send to the chair- agree that there is a hard core of in that capacity until 1927 when In order to join, the boy must questions at both Feller and man of each Advisory Board. unemployment, a to his work was taken over by Philip be recommended by the local Rab- Campbell. After answering many two copies of the minutes of about five millions. which will not M. Klutznick who became the bi or three local, adult Jews and questions, the Cleveland star the 17th annual convention at be . reduced no matter what hap- first executive secretary of the parents, and must sign a member- turned the battle over to his Camp Manatoc. One copy is for pens.' fraternity. ship pledge. roommate, Soup Campbell. Feller. use of the Advisory Board and Compulsory military training he Following the death of Harry A special program is being de- who proved he was as fast on the the other for the chapter regarded as an immediate neces- Lapidus in 1931, Mr. Goodman veloped to interest the members platform as he is on the mound, Chapters are urged during sity, the imminence of which is became the treasurer of the SAC at large and will the told of some of his experiences in the summer months to hold a almost certain. He did not believe and served until 1939 when he monthly program, The Shofar. baseball and predicted that the minature convention n with it likely that the C... C. camps was succeeded by Hyman Gold- eligibility for individual national New York Yankees would finish Alephs giving brief resumes of would be militarized, since most stein of Washington, D. C. awards, English Essay and He- in second place, with Detroit bat- convention report. of the units are too small for that F. Goodman was a resident brew Letter-Writing Contests. tling all the way, Cleveland, of purpose. In the last war. he re- of Omaha until 1938 when he winter tournaments in debate and course, would win the pennant (See "Job Problem" Page 8) moved to San Antonio. (See 'Rural Youth' Page 8) and the World Series.