0.0.0.000 71 430 nai The SHOFAI to Dis- ded Official Organ Aleph 3adik Aleph of B'nai B'rith oth for- and ven ing rict No. 13 ced VOL. XVH FEBRUARY 27, 1942 and ton hs. is HALEVI ALEPHS Girls Groups IRV LEVITAS ern Given New in- 71, OPEN DEFENSE Official Name ENLISTING IN in- g a HEADQUARTERS Washington, D. C. Mrs. ARMED SERVICE Ral- Doriseda Glassberg, Ass't Nat'l in Director of the B'nai B'rith m- Girls (and wife of the South- Washington, D. C.-In the Na- Chicago, III. - Judah Halevi ern Regional Secretary of A. tional A. Z. A. Headquarters at Chapter 415 has gone all out for z. A.) has requested all girls Washington, D. C., they national defense. Through the ef- groups to adopt the official that we are in an "all out" war forts of Defense Committee chair- name of B'nai B'rith Girls. Recently George Shendelman, Ad- men Al Kellman and Allan Bolot- The names hitherto used, such in, a Defense Headquarters has as B. Z. B. and J. B. B. have ein- O. been set up in a local store for been discarded, and all girls est, Halevi Alephs. groups will adopt the official- hat Here at this store, calls for ly chosen new name. hat pickups of waste-paper and other the scrap material are taken, and ?" posters are displayed prominent- can ly describing the need for con- the certed war effort. Already, more MAYOR OKAYS than 5.000 magazines and 5.000 est, pounds of waste-paper have been han collected. About 500 pounds of SALVAGE 000 old-license plates have also been given to the government. 1/2 Every Aleph in the Chapter has side registered for Civilian Defense, CAMPAIGN $5 and a plan has been started for ven the purchase of Defense Stamps ust by every Aleph. Each Aleph has Topeka, -Topeka, Chap- ein, a Stamp Book, and, at every ter 106 has received the approval on, meeting, stamps are pasted in by of the Mayor, the head of the lo- 15. the Gisbor. Of the $2,000 pledged cal Civilian Defense and Gover- re: for Bonds, over $500 has already nor Ratner of Kansas to stage an eld been collected. auto license collection campaign. O. Bernard Liverman, Aleph Mazkir, o. N. Y. Alephs to has reported to National A. Z. A. I. Headquarters that work in the JUNIOR ARMY Helen Minak, Alice Kagen and Irene Assist in B.B. salvage campaign is already un- Smith, all of Dorchester, Mass., and derway ile Newspaper In addition to the special sal- Sylvia Sidman of Mattapan (left to right) are among the new mem- vage work, the chapter secured bers of the Junior Victory Army. They were among the 500 boys the approval of Civilian Defense and girls who started a campaign on February 15 in Dorchester, By ALBERT SALZ officials for the holding of a Mattapan and Roxbury to collect papers and magazines for the U. New York, N. Y. With the Youth and Democracy Rally. S. O. The drive is conducted by the local A. Z. A. ng- Aleph Sophers of the various New York City chapters playing a ans eld prominent role, plans are already Former Jr. AZA Member Allentown Discusses IRVING LEVITAS nt- in operation for the establishment ul- of a newspaper for the Executive Jewish Youth ministrative Assistant. was called Council of B'nai B'rith of New York Made National Executive into the Armed Service and this be ele- Problems week Irving Levitas, National Ed- Twelve Sophers accepted the ucational Director of the A. Z. A. invitation of Mr. Murray Director since November, 1939, announced eet By SOL LEVINE to meet and discuss the plans and that he planned to enlist within m., Allentown, Pa. Before 11 further operation. These men of crowd of Alephs and visitors, Al- the next few days. A. Z. A. are to be cub reporters as- lentown Chapter 156, in co-opera- "For many years, I have de- ing (See "Assist B. B.," Page 8.) tion with the Senior Cabinet of voted my life towards the build- the local Center, held their last ing of an American Jewish com- ent munity," said Mr. Levitas on an- le- lecture of the Jewish American History Lecture series in the nouncing his intention to enlist. form of a Panel Discussion, en- "The prospects for the successful titled, 'Future Jewish Life in completion of that desired end America As Youth Sees It." This are now endangered by threats was intended as a follow up of from military powers who nour- er- the third lecture entitled "Pres- ish a deep-rooted antipathy for zed everything Judaism stands for, ent Jewish Organizations and co- and. through that antipathy, are Trends in Living," as given by uts striking at the very roots of a Mr. Irving Levitas, National Edu- democratic world. op, cational Director of A. Z. A. m The subtopics discussed were "It is therefore fitting that in 'Who is to decide what kind of as one whose ideals are possible are future Jewish life there should only in a world that removes the her (See "Allentown," Page 8.) blight of Fascist dictatorship from the human horizon, I should do my part to actively engage in the Mechanic-Learners fight against that dictatorship." Now Taken at 16 Levitas leaves the A. Z. A fol- lowing a brilliant career. The Washington, D. C.-The Navy splendid cultural material that he has lowered the minimum a ge has prepared for the organiza- Washington, D. C. - From a convention. In recent ears Mr. limit for mechanic-learners to 16 tion has won the praise of many Junior A. z. A. member in Spring- Cohen has resided in Malden, years because so many youths prominent people throughout the Mass., where he has been serv- within the former age limits of country. During the twenty-six field, Mass., to Administrative As- ing as Chairman of the Advisory 18 to 25 were subject to call for months that he has served with sistant in the National Headquar- Board of Malden Chapter 349. military service. However, the A. Z. A. he h S travelled MILTON MEHL ters of A. Z. A. sums up the ca- Graduated from Springfield Navy made known that, as in the widely throughout the nation on IN ARMY Milton Mehl reer of the past decade of Milton case of other apprentices, the em- many speaking engagements and College in 1938 where he major- of Ft." Worth, F. Cohen (above), who last week ed in sociology, Cohen has inter- ployment of mechanic-learners un- is personally known to thousands Tex., is the first member of the ested himself in group work since der 18 at any naval establish- of A. Z. A. members who have was called to service by the SAC Supreme Advisory Council to 1935. He served as assistant boys ment will conform to Federal met him at various tournaments to succeed Jerome Vogel. Mr. Vo- laws and to the code of the State and conventions. join the Armed Forces. Mr. worker at the Springfield Boys' Mehl left for the service two gel, who has served .S Adminis- Club. During 1938 and 1939 he in which the base is located. An alumnus of Columbus Park weeks ago. Married during the trative Assistant since November, served as a boys' worker at the Chapter 34 of Chicago, Levitas early part of January, Mr. Mehl Dennison Settlement House in has worked with A.Z. A, for over has resigned due to the ill health has served on the SAC as rep- Boston, Mass. Since 1938 he has A LOYAL A ZA IS A a dozen years. Prior to his pro- c resentative of District Grand of his father. He has returned to also served as Director of the fessional association with the A. A. Lodge No. 7 for the past year his home.i South Bend, Indiana, Beth Israel religious school in TRUE AMERICAN Z. A., he served as Educational e and many Alephs will remem- where he will assume charge of Malden. This past summer he Director of the Jewish Commu- BUY DEFENSE BONDS AND e d- ber having met him at the 1941 family enterprises. served as assistant camp director nity Center at Kansas City, Mis- STAMPS convention in Texas. Milton Cohen, 24, started out at Camp Avodah in Middleboro, souri. t, A successor to Mr Levitas will Dr. Harry Teter. Sinclair in A. Z. A. in 1932 as a member Mass. m t Building, Ft. Worth, Tex., BUY BONDS be named this week. of the Junior A. 4. A. sponsored Jerry Vogel, who resigned last or prominent A. Z. A. Advisor by Achdus Chapter 27 of Spring- week, is an alumnus of St. Jo- HERE and Ben B'rith, has been ap- field, Mass Upon reaching the sehp Chapter 92, South Bend, e On Defense Council in pointed acting chairman of the age of 15. he joined the Order Ind. and for many years served e Committee on A. Z. A. for Dis- and served as active member on as National Chairman on the A. at trict Grand Lodge No. 7 by Mr. all committees and climaxed his Z. A. Committee on Scouting San Francisco, Calif.- Leo Le- A. Julius Livingston, president of chapter career as Aleph Godol. Prior to his service with A. Z. A. vine, Director of District 4, has the B'nai B'rith District Grand During his of office his he had devoted himself to pro- been made a member of the local al Lodge, chapter was host to the district fessional social work in Indiana. Defense Council.