The SHOFA Official Organ Aleph 3adik Aleph of B'nai B'rith VOL. XVII NOVEMBER 28, 1941 No. 7 Tournament Time Is Here Again C. ADDS Klutznick To Meet With Philly Advisors LOU SIDMAN Milton Mehl Talks to Memphis On December 14 42 CITIES TWO MORE TO DIRECT AZA-BB Philadelphia, i.-With some 53 local Chapter Advisors in at- Memphis, Tenn.-Milton Mehl. HOST TO ALEPH CLUBS tendance, the Philadelphia Board District Seven representative on of A. Z. A. Advisors conducted DISTRICT 1 the S. A. C., addressed over 300 its monthly breakfast meeting on persons at a joint A. Z. A.-B'nai Sunday, November 16. Acting on B'rith meeting held here last the announcement by Chairman week. Mr. Mehl, who flew into CONTESTANTS New York, N. Y With the in- Harry Gilbert that Philip M. Washington, D. C.-Philip Memphis from Ft. Worth, Tex.. stallation of the Concourse Cen- Klutznick, S. A. C. president, had Klutznick, president of the Su- discussed the "balance sheet" of ter of Israel Aleph Club last week accepted an invitation to attend preme Advisory Council, and Wil- the A. Z. A. and B'nai B'rith re- Washington, D. C.-As this and the presentation of the tem- the December meeting of the lationship. At this same meet- issue of The Shofar goes to press, fred B. Feiga, District 1 repre- porary charter to the Henri Berg- Board, the body voted to devote sentative on the Supreme Advis- ing, the chapter's oratory contest plans are virtually complete for son A. C., New York City regis- the morning of December 14 to was held and Aleph Godol Bern- the 35 preliminary and regional, ory Council, announced today the ters two more A. Z. A. chapters an address and seminar, featur- ard Finkelstein was chosen to rep- and seven district finals in bas- appointment of Lou Sidman as to its ever growing roster. ing Mr. Klutznick. the new District 1 Director, to resent the chapter at the regional ketball, oratory, and debate which Dr. Sidney Glazer, New York take office as of December 1. tournament. will be held throughout America It was announced that a City City Activities Director, installed of Philadelphia English Book Re- Last Sunday, the chapter held a this winter and terminating with the Henri Bergson Aleph Club. view Contest would be conducted tin can dance at which admission the national finals in debating The Kings County B'nai B'rith was gained by bringing a can of and oratory at the University of prior to the district competitions, is sponsoring the new under the supervision of Advisor food as the ticket. All food col- New Hampshire, Durham, New group. Assisting Dr. Glazer in the Lee Eiseman, lected was turned over to a local Hampshire, June 20-26. 1942. installation ceremony were Mel (See "Mehl," Page 8.) Forty-two A. Z. A. communities Bisgyer, Brooklyn Deputy, and throughout the U. S. and Canada Haves, District One Director. SIOUX CITY AZA will be host to the more than 7.- The Concourse Center of Israel CHAPTER HONORS 500 Alephs expected at this year's Aleph Club was installed by competitions. While most of the Haves who addressed a large au- HONORS ATINSKY regionals will be held between dience at services of the C. C.F.I. JERRY VOGEL December 25 and New Year, some Synagogue. eliminations have already taken Sioux City, Ia. The District place. including the three region- Six Director, Julius Atinsky, was Waco Scouts honored last month when the South Bend, Ind. - St. Joseph (See "Tournaments," Page 4.) Sioux City Chapter 12 initiated a Valley 92 honored Jerome G. Vo- pledge class in his name at a spe- gel upon his appointment to the Organized cial meeting at which Atinsky was position of Administrative Assist- The "400" Alephs the principal speaker. ant of the Supreme Advisory In addition to the initiation of Council through a smoker which Take Up Bridge By LIONEL KOPPMAN the Julius Atinsky Class. the was held in the chapter's new club Waco, Waco 312 has or- rooms. meeting featured the presentation ganized a Boy Scout troop for the of a March of Time program and Jerry Vogel, P. A. G. of 92. Los Angeles, Calif. Beverly Jewish boys of its community the distribution of the group's first chairman of the National A. Hills 400 has developed a club Meetings are being held at the new paper, The Zenith. Z. A. Committee on Scouting and for bridge enthusiasts. The club Hebrew Institute. Sioux City also cooperated with a member of the Legion of Hon- recently held a party in the home Dr. M. Rubenstein, who has the annual Jewish Carnival held or. is the second St. Joseph Val- of Henry Kern, Aleph Mazkir. had over 20 years of Scouting in their city and were in charge ley alumnus to assist Executive Other activities of the chapter experience. Jacob Brauer and LOU SIDMAN of several of the booths. So suc- Director Julius Bisno. Max Baer, include the organization of a Leon Lebowitz, Aleph M lazkir cessful were the activities of the Sidman will maintain his head- now B'nai B'rith Vocational Serv- touch football team and forensic and Aleph Gisbor, respectively, Alephs that they raised more Caarters in Boston and also serve ice Director, was formerly Assist- competitions, Aleph William of the Waco chapter, will* serve funds than most of the other co- as City Director for the Metro- ant Executive Secretary of the S. Maltz, Henry Kern, and Sid Sie- as assistant Scoutmasters. A. C. Mr. Baer is also a member (See "Atinsky," Page 8.) politan Boston area, He succeeds gal make up the combination ora- Hyman Haves who will now be of the Legion of Honor. tory and debate them. able to devote his entire. time to Houston Joins AZA the work of A. Z. A. in the Met- ropolitan New York City area where he has been occupying the S. A. C. Issues Two dual role as District Director and "Big Ten" Chapters City Director. During the first two weeks of New Publications (See "Sidman," Page 8.) Houston, Tex. Houston 136 has hit the big ten of A. Z. A. Washington, D. C.-This week having reached a total of 58 the Supreme Advisory Council members after having accepted issued two new publications, one Morris Goldberg and Joseph a 16-page pictorial for prospec- Greenfield as pledges at the last tive members. and the other meeting. A "big brother" idea has "How to Get 'Em, How to Keep been adopted by the chapter. 'Em," a manual for the member- Each pledge and member of the ship chairmen of the Chapters chapter, during his probationary and Aleph Clubs. period, will be under the super- The new pictorial was gotten vision of a "big brother" who out in cooperation with the B'nai will orientate the new Aleph to B'rith "National Wider Scope the A. Z. A. program. Youth Appeal" headed by Mr. Harry Shapiro, and contains Aubrey Farb, a nineteen year old senior at Rice Institute, was scores of pictures illustrating A. Z. A. in National Defense, the elected into the Thi Beta Kappa Youth and Democracy Rallies. honorary scholastic society. Farb Community Service. Scouting, is a former Aleph Sopher and Athletics, Leadership Training, Shotare Kotone of the Houston B'nai B'rith Cooperation, Cultur- chapter and is now Aleph Sopher al Activities, Religious Activities, for the Western Region of Dis- Conventions, Social Activities, the trict Seven. Monthly Guide, the Shofar, and Jerry Malemad, newly appoint- various other A. Z. A. publica- ed chairman for national defense tions, Copies are available Dis- activities of the chapter, has al- trict and City Directors, without ready started a project of saving charge, for distribution to pros- waste paper. pective members. Houston is already preparing The new manual for member- for full participation in the com- ship chairmen has already been ing tournament at Fort Worth. sent out in care of the Aleph Maz- Charles Moskowitz, cultural kirs. Membership chairmen are chairman, has already started the requested to obtain their copy, preliminary debate, oratory, and from the local Mazkir. book review contests. Winners The following are the topica will represent the chapter. These discussed in the new manual: and the basketball team will be "Who Are Your Prospective Mem. defending, for the third consecu- Durham, N. H.-Pictured above is the main bers". "Sizing Up Potential tive year, the trophy given to the of the activity of the 19th annual national A. Z. campus of the University of New Hampshire, look- Alephs", "Making the Approach", chapter scoring the most points ing east toward Thompson Hall, the main admin- A. convention to be held at the university June "Publicity Techniques", 'When 20-26, 1942. at the tournament. istration building. Here will be centered much to Sign Him Up", "When Should (See "Publications," Page 8.)