The SHOFAR It's 40° Below Zero in Russia Our Allies BUY Need UNITED Clothes! STATES SAVINGS BONDS AND STAMPS Official Organ A.3.A.-B'nai B'rith Youth Organization VOL. XVIII January 29, 1943 No. 11 A Report To The Nation W ar Efforts of A.Z.A. Since Pearl Harbor LEO M. CHERNE On December 7, 1942, a questionnaire was sent to every A. Z. A. chapter and Aleph Club for the purpose of reporting to Grand Aleph Godol Bill Suckle and the President of the Supreme Advisory Council, Philip M. Klutznick, what had been done since Pearl Harbor. P. M. KLUTZNICK TO SPEAK AT Two issues back THE SHOFAR carried a summary on the first fifty reports received. The following is a tabulation for the entire Order: NAMED TO HIGH DIST. 1 MEET O. C. D. Cooperation Blood Donor Campaign 4,275-A. Z. A. boys enrolled with O. 2,498-A. Z. A. members served as blood U. S. GOVT. POST C.D. donors. New York. N. Y. - Leo M. -Auxiliary policemen. %-Chapters co-operated. Cherne, Executive Director of the 39-Auxiliary firemen. 389-B'nai B'rith Advisors served as Washington, D. C. -Philip M. Research Institute of America, 593- Airplane spotters. blood donors. Klutznick, President of the Su- raid wardens. 2,527-Others gave blood as'a result of preme Advisory Council, has been 1,335- Messengers. 981- the special effort of A. Z. A. (in other services, mostly stretch- bearers. connection with this campaign, er many chapters reported that their 197 Chapters have better than 40% members had volunteered but that of their members registered with there were no local facilities for O.C.D. a blood bank. In Canada youth 80-Chapters have 100% of their under 18 were not permitted to members registered with O. C. give blood. Partly through A. Z. D. (Most of the chapters re- A. petition, this rule was revoked ported that the local O. C. D. is and an A. Z. A. boy was the first unable to use the services of to give blood.) youth.) Bonds and Stamps Physical Fitness for Victory 92% Chapters (437) have adopted the 86% the chapters are regularly A. Z. A. slogan, "STRONG FOR buying and selling bonds d AMERICA." stamps. Chapters (384) have an organized $1,291,202 Bonds and stamps sold by A. Z. physical fitness program. A. to others. $ 657,358 Bonds and stamps bought by A. Rides for Men in Uniform Z. A. chapters and members. $1,948,560 Bonds and stamps bought and 83%-Chapters (394) are promoting the sold under A. Z. A. auspices. special A. Z. A. campaign to of fer free rides to men in uniform. Leo M. Cherne Salvage for Victory War Funds Contributions has accepted the invitation to ap- 5,682,000 Pounds (2,841 tons) of scrap col- $7,425-Contributed to Red Cross. pear as guest speaker on post-war lected by A. 2 A. conditions at the District 1 War $6,217-Contributed to Community War 3,952,000- Pounds (1,976 tons) of metal. Funds. Philip M. Klutznick Service Conference to be held at 1,322,000-1 (661 tons) of paper. $1,254 the Hotel New during Contributed to British War Re- appointed as Assistant Adminis- 242,000 Pounds 6121 tons) of 1941 auto- lief. trator of the National Housing February George Washington's mobile license plates. $1,758 Contributed to Russian, Dutch Agency to head up the new birthday will be celebrated simul- 166,000-Pounds (83 tons) of rubber. Homes Use program. taneously with the arrival of the and Greek War Relief. 50,008-Keys. Mr. Klutznick, who is an Oma- annual gathering of the District Entertaining Armed Forces ha attorney, has been interested 1 Alephs. All the sessions pre- sented will be geared to the topic Victory Book Campaign 34%-Chapters co-operating in the spon- in public housing since the in- sorship of entertainment for men ception of the Federal Govern- "A. Z. A. and the War," and the 66% -Chapters co-operated in Victory (Continued on Page 8.) Book Campaign. in the armed services. ment's program almost a decade 263,268-Books collected by A. z. A. 418-Parties. ago. For the past year and a 570-Socials. (Continued on Page 7.) A.Z. A. JOINS IN First Aid Training 655-Dances. 156-Chapters conducted courses. Smokes for Yanks 184-Training courses conducted. PURPLE HEART CLOTHING DRIVE 2,637-A. Z. A. members passed the 194-Chapters co-operating standard Red Cross First Aid 35,809-Packages of cigarettes collected. course. (Continued on Page 8.) TO SCHWEIBISH FOR RUSSIA BROTHERS Washington, D. C.-It was an- nounced at A. Z. A. headquarters today that Chapters and Aleph B COBETCKOM COIO3E: Chicago, III. - Two brothers, Clubs of the Order are being both Alumni of Ararat Chap. 90 called upon to co-operate in a of Hartford, Conn., were home in STOT B nation-wide campaign to collect Chicago after a series of coinci- clothing for Russian War Relief, 3a . dental meetings between the bat- Inc. tlefields of Guadalcanal and the This week full and complete in- K nooene! United States. Sergeant Albert formation regarding the clothing Schweibish and Pvt. Jack Schwei- campaign is being sent to all bish, both Marines, told the story chapters in care of the Aleph Maz- of their adventures to Capt. Louis kir. Aleph Godols are urged to Klatzko, a friend of the family appoint a special "Clothing for TO A FRIEND IN RUSSIA: Sgt. Albert was battling the Russia" committee at their next Japanese with a marine detach- meeting and undertake an imme- am sending you this gift to express my appreciation for your ment on Gavutu in the Solomon diate campaign. gallant fight. Islands when a group of rein- One of the features that has forcements arrived. Among them been devised is a special clothing tag printed in Russian and Eng- lish which enables the giver to (Signed) mother Chapte#1 Yours for victoryl was his brother, Jack. Six hours KEEP FIGHT! later Jack was wounded in a bomb explosion. They next met attach the card to his bundle of THE Address OMAHA, NEBR. in San Diego after Jack was clothing and contribute it in the wounded a second time on Guad- form of a personal gift to the alcanal. Sgt. Albert also was brave people of Russia, wounded on Guadaleanal when he Special Clothing Tags Z. A. CLOTHING TAG FOR RUSSIAN RELIEF tried to smother a Japanese hand- Above All clothing tags contain the grenade. following inscription: "A. Z. A., is pic- tured a replica of the special clothing tag available for the campaign A. Z. A. is undertaking in The brothers have been award- the B'nai B'rith Youth Organiza- co- ed the Purple Heart decoration. operation with Russian War Relief, Inc. These tags are attached to each bundle of clothing collected tion, is co-operating in this war and may be used to express a personal greetiting from the donor to the person in Russia who receives Between them, they say, they have (Continued on Page 8.) the clothing. accounted for 51 Japs. Albert claims 40 and his brother. 11.