SHOFAR "STRONG FOR AMERICA" Plan a Physical Fitness for Victory BUY Tournament UNITED STATES SAVINGS BONDS AND STAMPS Official Organ A.3.A.-B'nai B'rith Youth Organization VOL. XVII MAY 22, 1942 No. 19 CHICAGO AZA RENDERS WAR WORK REPORT Houston Drive Nets All Out To Purchase $100,000 75,000 License Plates for In Bonds and Stamps Cyrus Adler AZA Chapter 434 Designated Have 40 Enlisted Alephs and 125 Alumni Official Collector by Mayor and O.C.D. America in Armed Services; 250 to Donate Blood Houston, Tex.-Henry C. Gel- Chicago, Ill.-Allan Bolotin, 1er. War Service Chairman; Ray- Chairman of the War Service mond R. Kaufman, Aleph Godol, Committee of the Chicago A. Z. A. and the Alephs Council, and City Director Wil- of Cyrus Adler liam Kaplan Chap. 434 of have submitted this city, are to A.Z.A. head- COOPER heaving a sigh quarters, as of of relief with May 1. a sur- the successful vey, 80 per conclusion of cent complete, the officially on the war ser- sponsored city- vice and civil- wide license ian defense ac- plate salvage tivities of the SERVICE campaign, which has netted Uncle local chapters. Sam some 75,000 pieces of old A summary of this survey in- metal, and the Red Cross almost dicates that the Alephs of Chica- $100. go are setting a record which it The experience of this chapter will be difficult for chapters in the Salvage for Victory Cam- elsewhere to surpass. paign, and the methods and in- The Chicago record follows: genuity that they used, might 40 Alephs enlisted in the armed profitably be emulated by other service. chapters of the order. 125 alumni in the armed ser- The story of this effort goes vice. back several months-ago, when 75 Alephs have contributed a the chapter advisors, together pint of blood to the Red Cross, with the Aleph Godol, Aleph and 250 more plan to contribute S'gan, and the War Service Chair- blood before uly 1. man, met to discuss what Cyrus Chicago Alephs have purchased Adler Chap. 434 could do to help $25,000 worth of war bonds and win the war. At this meeting they stamps, and plan to purchase had the privilege of the presence $65,000 more this year. A city of past Grand Aleph Godol Jack goal of $100,000 has been set. Spitzer, who is now serving as 500 Alephs have signed up for travelling field director of B'nai civilian defense duties. B'rith District Grand Lodge No. Over $1,000 has been contribut- ed to the Red Cross, not includ- Inspired By New Orleans ing the additional $1,000 which Campaign will probably be contributed as a Those present had read with in- CHICAGO A. Z. A. BLOOD DONORS According to a recent survey, 75 Chicago A. result of the Rothschild dance terest of the fine work accom- Z. A. members have contributed a pint of reported elsewhere in this issue. plished by Abe Reed Chap. 118 of blood to the American Red Cross, and 250 more plan to contribute blood before July 1. Above, five During the balance of this year New Orleans in their license plate members of Sherman Levine's Rothschild Chapter are giving their blood at the Chicago Red Cross chapters plan to contribute from campaign. It was therefor deter- center. On the table is Aleph Godol Robert Weiner, and the other four Alephs are awaiting their $1,200 to $1,500 more to the Red mined that a similar campaign turn. Cross. be conducted for the city of Hous- 24 service men were invited to ton Without giving their initial en- GRANITE CITY the homes of Alephs for the Pass- thusiasm any time to wane, on Any Stamps Today? MAYOR OKAYS over Seder. 38,000 license plates collected the next day Aleph Godol Kauf- HEARS LAUX Guess Again! in the city-wide salvaeg campaign. man and War Service Chairman Geller met with the Mayor of 267 LICENSE 20,000 pounds of scrap paper collected. Houston, Hon. C. A. Pickett, and El Paso, Texas-An original 20,000 magazines for service- explained to him what the A. Z. method of selling defense men collected. (See "Houston," on Page 8.) AT RALLY stamps was worked out by Aleph Marvin Goldberg and PLATE DRIVE 5,000 books for servicemen collected. MEMPHIS 71 AIDS Advisor Sol Goldfarb of Mar- 5,000 coat hangers collected. tin Zielonka 458. Granite City, Ill. Granite City Lorain, Ohio Going all out for (See "Chicago," on Page 8.) At a recent meeting they 222 co-sponsored the fourth patri- Victory, Lorain 267 has just com- SUGAR REGISTRY conducted a quiz program. otic rally with the DeMolay of They asked questions based on pleted the first city authorized the city. The main speaker was collection of old Ohio license WEINSTEIN SPEAKS Jewish subjects. Some ques- France Laux, noted sports an- plates in the interest of local tions were worth ten cent Memphis, Tenn.-Many thanks nouncer. Others participating on Civilian Defense Council. have been heaped upon the Alephs (10c) and others twenty-five FOR YOUNG ISRAEL the program were the local co- cent (25c) war stamps. If the With a letter of recommenda- of Memphis Chapter 71 by the ordinator of Civilian Defense, B. city fathers for their cooperation E. Hohlt; the executive of the lo- contestant answered correctly tion from Mayor Harry G. Van he received the stamp at the Wagnen, the Alephs contacted gas Montreal, Can - David Wein- with the Sugar Registration cal Boy Scout council, Carl Mc- stations in the city of Lorain and stein of Reuben Brainin 459 and Board. Manus; the Post of Veterans of club's expense. If he missed placed barrels with the words. Aleph Godol of the Montreal A. When a call for local volunteers Foreign Wars and a high school he received the stamp, but paid "Drop Old License Tags Here for Z. A. Council, was the guest to register the citizenry for sugar glee club. The invocation and for it himself. Volunteers were National Defense" painted on speaker at an open meeting of the rationing failed to get enough benediction were pronounced by called to answer missed ques- them to aid in the national war Young Israel Club of Montreal. workers to handle those expected local ministers. tions and if a volunteer missed effort. Through the cooperation Addressing an audience of sev- to register, Memphis Chapter 71, A presentation of the colors by he bought double the original of the motorists and station at- eral hundred, Aleph Weinstein long outstanding in community the Veterans of the America Le- value of the question. A hi- tendants the first drive was a suc- spoke on the subject "Jews in service and war work was asked gion opened the program. Then larious time was the result of cess and the scrap metal collect- America." He traced the migra- to lend its aid by city officials. the president of the organizations this quiz, no one lost, and ed has already been sold and the tion of Jews to America and the Aleph Mazkir Ralph Dubrovner, and their advisors were intro- many stamps were sold. money given to the local Civilian roll they played in the develop- Chairman of the War Cooperation duced. Aleph Godol Jack Fried- Defense Council. ment of the nation. He conclud- Committee, made a rush call for man, Adviser Rabbi Epstein, Mas- "Old Faithful II," Lorain's ed his remarks with an urgent chapter volunteers to take over ter Counselor James Knipping, tory and purpose of these rallies. famous bus, did her part in the plea for unity among all the Jew- the "dog shift" from five until and DeMolay Advisor James Stu- Maurice Eichler gave a short wel- collection of the plates and trans- ish people of the continent and nine in the evening. art gave short talks on the his- coming address. porting them to the scrap yards. stressed the need for harmony. SPONSOR A TOURNAMENT PARTICIPATE IN A TOURNAMENT ABA * * FOR P H Y S C FITNESSOFOR R R N A M E N