SH OFAR Be 'Buddy' Keep Your Pledges Interested. BUY Read Story UNITED on Page Two. STATES SAVINGS ,BONDS AND STAMPS Official Organ A.3.A.-B'nai B'rith Youth Organization VOL. XVIII October 16, 1942 No. 4 Newark B. B. Leaders LEVITAN NAMED First Winter Tournament Form Advisory Council ASSOCIATE N. Y. Held by Miami Chapters Group Will Supervise AZA Activities; A.Z.A. DIRECTOR Speakers Outline War Service; Miami 322 Wins in Oratory, Debate and Basketball Also to Obtain and Train Advisors New York, N. Y. -Kalman L. Miami, Fla.-Alephs of the Levitan of this city has been em- ROSENBERG KILLED Florida Region of District Five N. J.-Resolving ployed as Associate Director of attended the first A. Z. A. 1942- themselves into a "Newark A. Z. New York A, Z. A. it was an- Flash! IN PLANE CRASH 1943 Winter Tournament. This A. Advisory Council," some 15 lo- nounced today by Philip M. Klutz- affair sponsored by Miami Chap. cal B'nai B'rith and communal nick, president of the Supreme 322 and Royal Palm Chap. 396 leaders have banded for the pur- Advisory Council. took on the semblance of a min- pose of supervising A. Z. A. ac- Louisville, Ky.-The first mem- GENE HIRSCH DIES Mr. Levitan, an ordained mem- iature National Convention with tivities in Newark, organizing ber of Louisville A. Z. A. to lose ber of the rabbinate, wil work as War Service as its theme. new chapters, obtaining and his life in the service of his coun- an associate of Hyman H. Haves, Speakers of the war panel were training adult advisors, sponsor- ing promotional activities of a IN BOMBER CRASH local City Dirrector. try was Pfc. Gilberg Rosenberg, Rep. Pat Cannon, Capt. Elmer E. 21, alumnus of Louisville 107. He Tiedt, army chaplain, and Bryan city-wide nature, and generally was one of seven men killed in a C. Hanks, chairman of the Dade assisting the individual chapters plane crash near Blairstown, New County Defense Council. in the implementation of their Santa Monica, Calif.-Gene Jersey, Saturday, September 19. programs of activities. Hirsch, 24, alumnus of Santa Enlisting in the Air Force in Emerging victorious in the ora- Monica Chap. 53. was killed in January, 1942, Rosenberg trained tory contest was Marvin Goldman At the preliminary meeting of at Bowman Field, Louisville, and of Miami Chap. 322 who defeated the body Dr. Isadore Asen. Past the recent bomber crash in the President of the North Jersey Arizona mountains. Hirsch at the in Boston. Later he became a Ed Gleich of the Sigma Rho B'nai B'rith Counci, was selected time of his death was a navigator flight mechanic at Florence, N. C. Aleph Club of Miami. Goldman While a member of the Louisville teamed with Paul Silverman to as President of the Advisory in the U. S. Army Air Corps. Council. Herbert E. Greenstone, Four years ago Gene Hirsch A. Z. A. Rosenberg starred on his take the regional debate cham- National A. Z. A. Deputy, was left his position as Aleph S'gan chapter baseball and basketball pionship. The basketball finals teams. were also won by Miami Chap. elected Executive Secretary, and of the Santa Monica A. Z. A. to join the Air Corps. As an Aleph The large Army plane crashed 322. John J. Unterman, 3rd Vice-Pres- ident of the District 3 B'nai into the side of Blue Mountain in Milton A. Friedman, Miami at- he was one of the outstanding B'rith Grand Lodge, accepted the a sparsely settled section and torney, national deputy of the or- members of his chapter. As a sol- treasurer post. dier he carried the same creed burst into flames. A military fu- ganization for Florida, reported The Advisory Council has em- neral was given Aleph Rosenberg. that the St. Petersburg chapter given to him by A. Z. A. Patriot- barked upon a survey of local ism- To live for his country (P. F. C. Gilbert Rosenberg.) had raised $30,000 for War Bonds and Stamps atone event Jewish insttuitions wherein A. Z. but, if need be, to die for it. A. chapters may be organized. The survey is being conducted by Two Chapters Install and members of the Miami chap- ter had pledged $6,000 within the New Haven Chapters last few weeks. Saul Schwarz, Chairman of Ex- Officers and tention and Expansion, Mr. NEED FOR SACRIFICE Schwarz is the North Jersey B'nai Start Season of B'rith Vocational Guidance Direc- Pledges "Within the next few months, surely before the end of this cal- tor. Joint Programs endar year, I may be one of the Recruiting and training of new congressmen who will be called KALMAN L. LEVITAN Advisors is being handled by Chicago, III -Lake View Chap. upon to send you into the service New Haven, Conn. New Haven Samuel Grobman, veteran Advis- 377 and the Hatikvoh Chap. 462 regardless of your age," Cannon A. z. A. began its fall season Mr. Levitan, who is 25 years or of Ezekiel Chap. 230 M.r Je- of Chicago joined hands in a joint told the Alephs, referring to the with the first in a series of of age, has for the past two years rome Kessler is in charge of pub- installation of officers. Ten proposed extension of the draft to planned winter programs. This served as Executive Director of licity and promotional. activity. pledges were also given their youths 18 and 19 years old. event was the long awaited Junior and Intermediate Activi- Programing will be handled by a first degree by the Chicago Coun- "Most of you are going to have committee headed by Mr. Allan Fourth Annual Y o m Kippur ties for the National Council of cil degree team at the gathering. to bo. You might as well know Krim, member of City of Newark dance, held jointly by George A. Young Israel and has served sev- Bill Kaplan, who presided de- it now.' Kohut Chap. 330 and Joseph H. eral years as lecturer in group Recreational Department. livered a talk to the incoming Hanks stressed the necessity Ullman Chap. 110. The dance re- work at the Yeshivah College, Harold Herman, Executive Di- Alephs and pledges. Bernie Pes- for sacrifice on the part of young rector of the local Y. M. H. A. turns were far above expectations He received his B. A. in 1937 kin of the Chicago A. Z. A. Coun- civilians as well as adults, list- as well as David Bonder, Activi- with more than ninety couples at Yeshivah College and sub- cil also addressed the gathering. ing specific ways in which boys ties Director of the same institu- attending. sequently graduated from its Stan Goldberg was presented and girls can help the war effort tion, are members of the new This joint affair is intended to Teachers' Institute. He has had with a past Aleph Godol pin from by buying war bonds, taking part A. Z. A. supervisory body. be a fore-runner to a term of three years of law school work. his Lake View chapter during the in the salvage program and par- The Advisory Council serves as close co-operation between the one at Harvard and two at the course of the meeting. Phil Ader, ticipating in civilian defense ac- the agency of the two local B'nai two New Haven chapters in order New York Law School. He was former Aleph Godol of the Hatik- tivities. B'rith Lodges in the promotion of to accomplish the most in their ordained in 1940. voh chapter, who is now lending Cap. Tiedt said he witnessed their A. Z. A. activities. It is War Effort work. A second scrap Mr. Levitan will maintain of- his services in the Armed Forces innumerable acts of heroism dur- planned to require all Jewish in- drive and first aid instruction fices at the New York A. z. A, of this country, received an hon- ing the attack, including feats of stitutions in which A. Z. A. Chap- program is already beyond plan- headquarters, 11 West 42nd St., orable mention for his service to courage by men who were in the ters may meet to appoint repre- ning stages. New York, N. Y. A. Z. A. guard house for minor infractions sentatives to the Advisory Coun- when the Jap bombs began fall- eil. ing. (Continued on Page 4, see "TOURNEY") RECOGNITION JERRY LASH BANQUET HELD BY AUGUSTA ENLISTS IN COAST GUARD Augusta, Ga.-Augusta Chap. 192 held its second annual recog- nition banquet in honor of hav- Washington, D. C.-In a letter ing won honorbale mention in the to Julius Bisno, Executive Direc- national A. Z. A. Chapter Contest tor of A. Z. A., Jerry Lash, Grand This event climaxes a year's ac- Aleph S'gan, announced that he tivities which saw the chapter had enlisted as a member of the capture, for the second consecu- U. S. Coast Guards. tive year, national honors and "I have to say farewell to the awards in competition wiith more finest memories the last four and than 500 chapters throughout the one-half years have given me country. Memories of A. Z. A. The services Speakers on the program were I have possibly rendered to our MIAMI TOURNEY GUESTS Greeting Capt. Elmer E. Tiedt, Army Chaplain Irving Kaler of Atlanta, P. G. A. orgganization do not begin to bal- at Miami Beach, who spoke at the Florida Re- G.: Sol Briebart, Chairman of the lance the load of reciprocal joys District Five A. Z. A. Committee gional Tournament, is Milton A. Friedman, A. Z. A. National Deputy. This tourney, the first held I have received in my years of for the District Grand Lodge of anywhere in the country, was sponsored by Miami Chap. 322 and Royal Palm Chap. 396. Pic- A. Z. A." B'nai B'rith, and Herman Popkin, tured above from left to right are: Milton A. Friedman, Bryan C. Hanks, the chairman of the Dade Thus wrote Jerry Lash, one of former advisor of Savannah Chap. County Defense Council, Congressman Pat Cannon and Capt. Tiedt. the most active as well as liked Alephs in the order. 206, and Corp. Irving Levitas. the chapter's activities for which former National Educational Di- activity to Alephs William Wal- Steinberg. This young member of Mr. Bisno announced that they received national recogni- lace, Ben Popkin, Bernard Wolff, rector of A. Z. A. the chapter, now a student at Jerry Lash will continue to hold tion. Benedict Goldberg and Sanford Georgia Tech, was second place the office of Grand Aleph S'gan Master of Ceremonies for the One of the features of the pro- Goldberg. The highest individual winner in the national A. Z. A. until further notice. On behalf of occasion was Bennie Bolgla, a gram was the presentation of the honor to be received by a mem- Book Review contest. He received the entire A. Z. A., the Supreme past P. A. G. of Augusta Chap. Shield of David Awards for out- ber of the chapter during the a medal from National Headquar- Advisory Council Jerry "Good 192. He and Ben Popkin directed standing leadership, ability and past year went to Aelph M. K. ters during the ceremonies. Luck and God Speed to Victory."