0.0.0.0.0.00 The SHOFA Official Organ Aleph 3adik Aleph of B'nai B'nith FEBRUARY 25, 1941 No. 13 VOL. XVI ST. LOUIS MAKING How About a TEN YOUTH GROUPS ELABORATE PLANS Note of Cheer $769.48 Already PLAN McKEESPORT to Ben Barkin? FOR CONVENTION PATRIOTIC RALLY Collected for Red-Cross Fund By LEONARD J. LEBENSON Dates March 29-31 McKeesport, Pa. The plans of McKeesport Chapter 94 are St. Louis, Mo. - St. Louis, one well advanced for it "Youth and Washington, D. :-Contributions to the A. Z. A.-Red Cross of the fastest growing A. Z. A. Democracy Rally" under the Ambulance Fund are continuing to come in. and the recent totals cities in the country, has been se- chairmanship of Aleph Murray show that $769.48 has already been. received. All the Chapters are lected as the site of the second Harris. The following organiza- urged to start planning for their affairs as soon as possible, so that Annual District 2 Convention and tions are joining the A. z. A.:- Tournament. St. Louis Chapter Hi-Y freshman, sophomore and the largest amount possible can be acquired for the fund. Here are 28, which was selected as the sec- senior: Girl Reserves, freshman, the totals as of February 13: ond best chapter in the order and sophomore and senior: B. Z. B.: A. Z. A RED CROSS AMBULANCE Best Chapter of District 2 at Masada; Junior Hadassah: Col- FUND CONTRIBUTIONS DISTRICTFIVE umbian Squires; Blue Triangle, a Capital City 344, Washington, D. C.S 34.00 Camp Manatoc last summer, will DISTRICT ONE Augusta 192. Augusta. Ga. 50.00 be the host chapter for the con- colored girls organization; Junior Jr. A. z. A. of New Haven, Conn $10.00 Stuart Levinson 368, Richmond, Va. 12.00 clave. Through the co-operation Citizens Council: Demolays; Rain- Ocean Parkway 375, Brooklyn, N. Y. 15.00 Simon Atlas 126, Washington, D. C. 100.00 of all the Alephs of the largest bow Girls; and the Veterans of Pinetree 168, Bangor, Maine 23.07 Newport News Aleph Club, Newport Rayim 374. Bronx, N 7.75 News. Va. 20.00 chapter in our district, one of the Foreign Wars Auxiliary Juniors. M 401. Millis. Mass 5.00 Monumental City 413, Baltimore, The organizations recently met Md. 10.00 greatest district convention and World's Fair Aleph Club, New York, in the local Y. M. C. A. and chose 3.00 Roval Palm 396. Miami Beach, Fla. 5.00 N. Y. tournament in A. Z. A. District 2 Potomac 407. Washington. D. C.... 25.00 history has been made possible. Miss Georgianna Austin, of the Total District One $63.82 Charlotte Aleph Club, Charlotte. C. 10.00 Rainbow Girls, general chairman Reanoke 281, Roanoke, Va. 10.00 In addition to the regular con- of the rally. At the same time Mr. DISTRICT TWO vention proceedings, Chapter 28 Harry L. Kohn, chairman of Mc- Sigmund Freud Aleph Club, Cleve- Total District Five $276.00 will present its 8th Annual A. z. land, Ohio 5.00 DISTRICT SIX Keesport 94's advisory board: St. Louis and Ebn Ezra 187, St. A. Stage Revue This nationally Ben Barkin Miss Doris McPherson, Secretary Louis, Mo. 19.00 Lawn Manor 339, Chicago III 2.00 known A. Z. A. production, fea- of the local Y. W. A.: and Mr. Columbus 155. Columbus, Ohio 25.00 Sidney Braude Aleph Club. Chicago, turing outstanding local talent in Milwaukee, Wis. Ben Bar- Wichita 175. Wichita. Kans. 3.00 III. 5.00 Donald Eckman, Secretary of the Cincinnati 54. Cincinnati, Ohio 5.00 Garfield Park 381, Chicago, Ill. 10.00 addition to regular chapter mem- kin, popular Assistant Executive local Y. M. C. A.. were chosen ad- B'nai B'rith Auxiliary 123, Youngs- bers, will be presented on the sec- Director of the S. A. C., has been town, Ohio 31.00 Total District Six $17.00 visors of the committee These ad- Lorain 267. Lorain, Ohio 54.37 ond night of the convention. Be- confined to the Mt. Sinai Hospital visors were selected with the idea East Chicago Aleph Club, East Chi- DISTRICT SEVEN sides the huge St. Louis audience, of this city. Ben would certainly that out of this general commit- cago, Ind. 4.00 A. D. Englesman 216.2 Oklahoma which attends annually, all visit- enjoy receiving a word of cheer tee a permanent inter-faith youth City, Okia. 10.00 Total District Two $146.37 ing Alephs will be able to witness from his thousands of friends San Antonio 152. San Antonio, Tex. 25.00 council may develop. Adolph S. Ochs 252. Chattanooga, this Revue in a special section of throughout the United States and Dr. James H. Lawson, Superin- DISTRICT THREE Tenn. 10.00 the auditorium which is arranged Canada. Address your message to: tendent of McKeesport School Dis- Authracite Aleph Club, Carbondale Knoxville Aleph Club, Knoxville, 2.50 Tenn. 25.00 for their convenience. Mr. Ben Barkin trict, obtained the cooperation of Frankford Chapter 289, Philadel- Garell Directs Revue Mt. Sinai Hospital the music department) both vocal phia, 6.30 Milwaukee, Wisconsin. South Philadelphia 359. Philadel- Total District Seven $70.00 The staff in charge of the Revue and instrumental, and the use of phia, 2.50 TOTAL CONTRIBUTION $769.48 is headed by Wilton Garell, alum- the commercial art department for Pottsville 193. Pottsville, Pa 10.00 nus of Chapter 28. who has cap- the printing of posters. The com- Aliquippa-Ambridge 125. Aliquippa, District One $ 63.82 New Haven 21.49 District Two 146.37 ably produced other A. Z. A. Re- mittee, with the help of the ad- Harrisburg 128. Harrisburg, Pa.. 10.00 District Three 145.79 vues. in the past. Joseph Kohm, visory board. asked the McKees- Braddock 58. Braddock. Pa. 10.00 District Four 50.50 Greets District Del. 276.00 port School Board for the use of Wilmington 164. Wilmington 23.00 District Five another alumnus of the chapter. Camden 245, Camden, N. J. 25.00 District Six 17.00 is acting as assistant director and one of its school buildings. The Convention City 236, Atlantic City District Seven 70.00 David Blumenthal is business Alephs school board at its February 10th 20.00 meeting gave the committee the Three Rivers 389. Pittsburgh, Pa.. 10.00 Total $769.48 manager and Revue Chairman, Ezekiel 230. Newark, N.J. 5.00 actively representing the chapter McKeesport Technical High Mickey O'Connor, noted dance di- New Haven, Conn. One of School's Auditorium and also a Total District Three $145.79 CONTRIBUTORS TO rector of St. Louis is contributing the most important events of the vote of the utmost co-operation. DISTRICT FOUR amply toward the making of one winter season will be the 12th an- The Technical High School's Aud- Lou Schnitzer, Portland, Ore 5.00 of the fintst Revues ever produc- nual convention of District 1 itorium is one of the largest in San Pedro 196, San Pedro, Cal. 5.00 ed. In charge of musical arrange- which will be held in New Haven the city. It seats over 800 people. PPortland 65. Porland, Ore. 10.00 AMBULANCE FUND Pasadena 48, Pasadena Cal. 5.00 ments is Russ David, well-known on February 22, 23 and 24, 1941 George Gershwin 399, Los Angeles, dance band leader. and musical di- On this week-end the Ullman and Cal. 20.00 Kohut chapters of A. Z. A. will Friendship 397. Los Angeles, Cal. 2.50 TO GET BUTTONS rector of K. S. D., a local radio LORAIN ALEPHS Bear Flag 161, Petaluma, Cal. 3.00 station. Russ David has composed play host to a large number of several original songs which will boys from New England, New Total District Four $50.50 Chester, Pa. Aaron Tollin be heard exclusively in the Revue York and eastern Canada who will Crozer Building, National Chair and which will make this year's come to New Haven for their an- ELECTED TO man of the Lapidus Memorial show the finest ever given. The nual district convention: The scheduled program is as Present Flag to Fund in charge of raising funds music for the dancing will be pro- for the Ambulance which A. Z. A. vided by Maestro David and his follows: 12 piece dance band. Saturday, February 22. 1941 CITY OFFICES B. B. Headquarters will present to the Red Cross, an- nounced today that 5,000 ambul- Registration 7-10 m. Starting Saturday night, March ance buttons have been ordered Basketball 8-12 p. m. and will be available to the chap- 29 a Spring Fever Hop will be Sunday, February 23. 1941 held at the Coronado Hotel. Sun- Lorain, Ohio - Lorain Chapter ters in connection with their Registration 9 a. m.-12 day will be filled with sessions 267 had the distinguished honor fund-raising appeal. District 1 Sessions 9-1 p. m. and basketball in the morning, a of providing the city of Lorain It is suggested that the buttons Debate, preliminaries 1-3 luncheon at noon, while the after- with its Mayor, Council President, be given to all those who contri- Basketball Finals 3. p. m. Secretary to the Mayor and two bute at least 25 cents or who pur- noon will find debate prelims, bas- Oratory Finals 4-6 ketball, more sessions, and the councilmen in a recent election chase some ticket which sells for Semi-Formal Dance a. m. oratory finals. Sunday night, of here. The occasion was the anni- at least 25 cents. Monday, February 24, 1941 The buttons printed in the col- course. the 8th Annual A. Z. A. District 1 Sessions 9-1 versary of the founding of the Revue and Dance will be present- Boy Scout movement which was ors of the fraternity have a sketch Debate Finals 1-3 ed Monday will witness the bas- Open Smoker 3-5 celebrated in Lorain by the elec- of the Ambulance and contain the ketball and debate finals and the tion of Eagle Scouts to positions following words: "I Gave Banquet Sport Dance final convention sessions, and in The highlight of the convention in the city administration. A, Z. A. Ambulance Fund.' the evening will be held the cli- will be the closing banquet. Julius Aleph Robert Yonovitz, E. O. Buttons can be obtained upon maxing event of the Convention C. Regional Director of Scouting special request by the chairman Bisno, Executive Director of AZA and Tournament. This will be a and a member of Lorain 267, was of the Chapter's Ambulance Com- will be present at the time. banquet and dance at the Coron- elected Mayor of the city, and his mittee to A. Z. A. Headquarters, Julius Brenner of Ullman is the do Hotel oratory winner of the Connecti- secretary was Pledge Art Good- 1003 K St. N. W., Washington, Finn, Chodorovsky Chairmen cut Valley Region. Some of the man. Aleph Dan Kerman was D. C. debate and oratory judges include elected Mayor of the city, and his The names and addresses of Alephs Albert Finn and Leon- ard Chodorovsky have been ap- Mr. Lavey Becker, Miss Alice secretary was Pledge Art Good- the District Chairmen of the Lap- pointed as General Co-Chairmen Esther Garvin and Mr. James man. Aleph Dan Kerman was idus Committee are: Tuttle. Rabbi Steinberg of New elected president of the City Coun- District 1 - Sydney Hartnig, of the conclave. Aleph Arnold York City, who is very widely cil, while Alephs Leu Deutsch and 1842 North St., Bridgeport, Conn. Goodman, the Don Juan of the chapter. is in charge of the Dat- Jack Wolf served as Councilmen District 2 - Sam Goldman, known, may also act as one of the 5842a Enright St., St. Louis, Mo. ing Committee and has at his from their respective wards judges. The boys from Bridgeport, Alephs Kerman, Goodman. Wolf District 3 Erv Rosner, 6138 heck and call some of the finest and Deutsch are all members of Washington, D. C.-On be- Ridge Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. feminine pulchritude in this city Connecticut, are the defending of beautiful women. He promises Scout Troop 130. which is spon- half of the Junior Order, on the District 4 Irving Gartener, 5 champions in basketball, and sored by Irrain American Legion occasion of the 1941 "Youth E. Main St., Stockton, Calif. to each and every Aleph so desir- teams coming from places as far ing, a beautiful maiden. Aleph Post 30. and Democracy" rallies, Julius District 5 Sidney Goldstein, off as Burlington, Vermont, will Bernard Kolker, Chairman of the Aleph Yonovitz, an honor stu- play. Bisno, executive director, pre- 90 Courtland Ave., Asheville, dent at Lorain High School and District 6 Sheldon Gensler. Housing Committee will have In order to raise money for the sented a large silk American enough facilities to house each National A. Z. A. Ambulance assistant Scout-master of Troop flag to Maurice Bisgyer (left), 1703 Morgan Ave., N., Minnapo- and every Aleph who cares for 130, had a long conference with secretary of the Supreme Lodge lis. Minn. Fund, small corsages secured such. He also wishes to state that through the help of a local flor- Mayor Harry G. VanWagnen on of B'nai B'rith, for the nation- District 7 Charles Mosko- he has secured special rates at the ist will be sold at the semi-formal matters of civic importance, in al executive offices. witz, 315 W. Gray Ave., Houston. for fifty cents. All proceeds will which they discussed sewerage Texas. Coronado Hotel for any register- ing Alpeh. Transportation Chair- problems, a municipal air-port and be sent to Washington, D. C., as men Alephs Morris Hoffman and parking meters. a District 1 project: Dizenfeld Secretary Gensler Speaks Sam Finbloom are lining up every Minneapolis, n n.-Sheldon loose automobile in St. Louis with HELP A. Z. A. REACH A Chain Is No Stronger than Ambridge, Pa.-Saul Dizenfeld, Gesler, Aleph Godol of District 6. which to take care of the trans- ITS GOAL OF its weakest link so don't be a Jr.. member of the S. A. C., was visited Etz Chaim Chapter and portation end of the convention. 12,000 ALEPHS weak link in your A. Z. A. chap- recently elected secretary of the addressed the Alephs on the work (Continued on Page 8.) BY APRIL 1st. ter. Ambridge B'nai B'rith Lodge. of the Order.