SH "Fill in the Ranks" Organize a "Victory Pledge BUY UNITED Class' STATES SAVINGS BONDS Official Organ .A.-B'nai B'rith Youth Organization far now VOL. XVIII DECEMBER 28, 1942 No. 9 gnal ad- offi- Beber Names B'nai B'rith mon Youth and Democracy Rallies arty rs to alf.) AZA Boy Scout Committee e to Set for National Brotherhood lying Meeting of Officials Held to Discuss for Neb.) Promotion and Expansion of Scout Program Week February 19 Through 28 t to AZA B'nai B'rith ar- Chapters Urged to snoff ridge, Should Unite in Co-sponsor Rallies sym- true Troop Sponsorship rvice With Youth Groups you. Washington, D. -On-Sunday n the December 13, a conference was Washington, D. Within the hful- held here for the purpose of pro- next few days all chapters and has moting the expanded program of Aleph clubs will receive the Jan- assed Boy Scout work on behalf of B'nai uary, February, 1943, issue of spent B'rith and A. Z. A. Present at the conference were Sam Beber, the A. Z. A. Monthly Guide way which will be devoted to "How me. National Chairman of the B'nai gh I B'rith-A. Z. A. Committee on to Plan a Youth and Democracy of A. Scouting: Jerome G. Vogel of Rally." A copy is being sent to South Bend, Secretary of the Com- each Aleph Godol and chairman still old mittee; Edward Schifreen of New of the Advisory Boara. Addi- g on York City, Assistant to the Direc- FILLING IN THE RANKS Simon Atlas Chap. 126 of Washington, D. C., is tional copies are available upon tor of Relationships of the Boy doing its part to replace the Alephs of the request for distribution among 1d. Scuots of America; and Julius Chapter who are now in the Armed Forces with new young men. Pictured above is Aleph Godol those co-operating institutions ember Bisno, Executive Director of the Julius Katz giving the new Alephs (not one of the sixteen pictured is over 16 years old) final in- that desire them. evens, Supreme Advisory Council. structions before inducting them into A. Z. A. Word has been received that the Simon Atlas Chap- Recently a communication was how ter will soon be ready to induct another equally large pledge class. WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO sent out by Julius Bisno, Eexecu- r, the "FILL IN THE RANKS?" START A "VICTORY" PLEDGE CLASS NOW. tive Director to Chapters and little Aleph clubs in care of their er de- Aleph Mazkirs and Advisors, short. while Preliminary Report on What AZA which contained preliminary in- structions for the February ral- do lies. Already, a number of offi- puntry Has Done Since Pearl Harbor Made cers have written in about local with plans that are under way. can In recent years the Youth and time, Democracy Rallies have become Going" we'll On Basis of First Fifty Returns America's largest mass youth ac- tivity with representatives of re we some three million young people Washington, D. C.-As this is- participating. sue of The Shofar goes to press, donors. reported that they held no first "Brotherhood Week" Feb. 19-28 Philip M. Klutznick, President of 80% of the chapters had aid training courses under chap- In the communication sent out the Supreme adopted a special Physical Fitness ter auspices, because courses were it was suggested that the rallies Advisory Coun- for Victory program, and 86% available from other agencies, be held during the week of Feb- cil, and Bill of the chapters are promoting principally the public schools. The ruary 19-28, which is "National Suckle, Grand rides for men in uniform by use other 28 chapters conducted Brotherhood Week, sponsored by Aleph Godol, of the special A. Z. A. car sticker. total of 33 different courses. A the National Conference of a not received 66% of the chapters provided total of 337 Alephs passed the Christians and Jews. omple re- entertainment for men in uniform, Red Cross first aid course. This first step in planning the ports from all and 84% of the chapters have con- Victory Book Campaign rally is for the Aleph Godol to chapters on tributed to war funds, with an Sam Beber what they have Thirty-three of the chapters re- appoint a special committee to average of $26.44 per chapter. Founder of A. z. A. ported that they participated in handle the "Youth Democracy done since O. C. D. Cooperation the Victory Book campaign for Rally. Sam Beber announced that the Pearl Harbor. Those chapters following have been appointed as that have not yet sent in their The 50 chapters reported that soldiers and sailors, collecting 20. Get Local Co-operation 387 of their members are render- 625 books. or an average of 625 members of the National Commit- report are urged to do 20 imme- Secondly, this A. z. A. commit- ing service to the Office of Civil- books per chapter for those re tee: diately, SO that a full and com- ian Defense. Of this number, 32 porting. tee should approach all of the Representing B'nai B'rith: plete picture of what A. Z. A. non-Jewish Youth Groups in the District No. 1-Dr. Isadore members and chapters have done serve as auxiliary policemen, 46 Blood Donors city, inviting their co-operation. Reiss, 718 Bryant Ave., New York, in the war effort can be made as firemen, 62 as air raid spot- Thirtyfive of the chapters re- Groups that have been most co- N. Y. public. ters, 63 as air raid wardens, 124 ported that a total of 240 of their operative in the past are De District No. 2-Samuel S. Gins- Copies of the report form were as messengers, and 60 are in other berg, 850 Equitable Bldg., Den- sent out the first of the month services, mostly stretcher bearers. members were blood donors. Molay, Hi-Y. Boy Scouts, Boy Since the O. C. D. has been using Twenty-three chapters reported Builders, C. Y. O., the Antlers. ver. Colo. to Aleph Mazkirs. A copy of the that 44 of their advisors were the Columbian Squires Girl District No. 3 Benjamin report form was also sent to the primarily adults. A. Z. A. mem- Frank. Market St. Natl. Bank chairman of each chapter advisory bers have found it difficult to blood donors. Seven chapters were Scouts, Y. M. C. A., Y. W. Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. have their services accepted. Civil responsible for getting 197 blood Jewish Community Centers. B'nai board. ian protection organizations in donors outside of their chapter B'rith Girls and various church District No. 4 Judge Ben Scheinman, 842 S. Orange Drive, Study of 50 Reports many of the inland communities membership. Many chapters indi- youth groups. Los Angeles, Calif. where chapters are located have cated that members had registered Once the local committee is or- In order that Alephs might as blood donors but that the com- ganized, they should make imme- District No. 5 - Lester S. Sher- taken only initial steps in setting have some advance information rick, 511 Dickson Bldg., Norfolk, up their program. munity had no facilities for ac- diate arrangements for a hall or on what A. Z. A. has done, a cepting same. Va. study was made this week of 50 Twenty per cent of the A. Z. auditorium and for a speaker. District No. 3-Manuel Brown, reports selected at random. The A. chapters have enlisted from V-Home Campaign If a local speaker cannot be 954 Floral Drive, S. E., Grand reports, on a sampling of 50 chap- 91% to 100% of their member- The data reported by the chap obtained. it is suggested that a Rapids, Mich. ters, show the following: ship in o. C. D. work. and 40% ters indicates that this program speaker be obtained from the District No. 7-Leo Bearman, 844 of their Alephs, alumni and of the chapters have over half of is just getting under way. Many B'nai B'rith Anti- Defamation Commerce Title Bldg., Memphis, advisors are in the armed forces. their entire membership active in reported that there were no cer- League, 130 N. Wells, Chicago, Ill. Tenn. 39 chapters reported that they O. C. D. work. tificates available as yet in their Representing A. Z. A.: have Alephs working in war in- War Bonds and Stamps communities. However, 223 Alephs The Anti Defamation League District 1-Joseph Kaplan, 34 have received stickers for their will provide a speaker where dustries. There was an average of 19 Laurel St., Lynn, Mass. Of the 50 chapters studied, 90% 10 industrial workers per chap- homes, while the homes of an- meetings are jointly sponsored by are selling War Bonds and other 27 Alephs had met require- A. z. A. and at least one non- (Continued on Page 5, See ter. Stamps. They reported sales of ments necessary to obtain the V- Jewish group, where at least 50 "Scout Program.") 387 Alephs were doing volun- $22,463 to others, or an aver- Home stickers. ing teer work for the O. C. D. per cent of the anticipated audi- age of $449.26 per chapter. They 90% of the chapters are sell- es ing War Bonds and Stamps, and reported that the chapters and War Relief Contributions ence will be non-Jewish. Attention their members had purchased Forty-two of the 50 chapters re- the average chapter and Alephs $65,803 worth of bonds and ported making contributions to have purchased $1,316.06 worth stamps, or an average of $1,316.- war relief in the amount of $1.- Attention Aleph Sophers! of bonds and stamps. per chapter. 322.45. Of this amount, $729.75 78% of the chapters have par- Scrap Collection was given to the Red Cross; $342.- ticipated in the scrap campaign. 20 to community war funds: $125 An average of six tons of scrap to British War Relief; and $125 Aleph Sophers! Of the 50 chapters studied. only Washington, D. C.-All new was collected by each participat- 28 kept a record of the tonnage to other agencies. en Aleph Sophers are requested ing chapter. of their scrap. These 28 chapters by the editors of THE SHOFAR 28 chapters conducted 38 train- Entertaining Armed Washington, D. C.-It is re- collected an average of 5.9 tons to write in for a copy of the ing classes for the standard Red each. As to the various types of Forces quested that all Aleph Sophers, when sending in news of their "Aleph Sopher's Manual." Cross first aid course, and 337 scrap, they collected 96 1/2 tons of Thirty-three of the chapters re- chapters state the name, num- AL This manual will be of great Alephs passed the course. metal, 55 tons of paper, 9 1/2 tons ported that they were providing ber and city in which the chap- value to the publicity writers 66% of the chapters have been of rubber, and 2 1/2 tons of license entertainment of some kind to sol- ter is located. of the A. Z. A. chapters. If participating in the Victory Book plates. These 28 chapters have diers and sailors. Nineteen chap- This will facilitate writing you want to get best results campaign, and these chapters cdl- collected 5,487 keys. ters said that their entertainment in THE SHOFAR send for your lected 20,625 books. included parties: 19 chanters re- up SHOFAR copy. Your co- 35 of the chapters reported a First Aid Training operation will be heartily ap- copy today. (Continued on Page 5. See preciated. total of 240 members as blood Twenty-two of the 50 chapters "Pearl Harbor.")