SHOFAR Fill in the Ranks Strengthen your Chapter with 14 year old BUY Members UNITED SAVINGS ,BONDS STAMPS Official Organ A. A.-B'nai B'rith Youth Organization VOL. XVIII February 26, 1943 No. 13 S.A.C. GRANTS MEMBERSHIP T014 YEAR OLDS War Service Added to Unprecedented Action Permits for Shield of David Award Full A. Z. A. Privileges Immediately Plans Made for War Service Holding of Nat'l and " Dist. Conventions 'Bar Still Doubtful Washington, D. C.-At the re- cent meeting of the Supreme Ad- visory Council the rules govern- Washington, D. C.-The Su- ing the Shield of David Award preme Advisory Council which were revised to provide that the met on February- 5, 1943, at the h. award shall be given in the first Essex Hotel in New York City instance for "Leadership." Once passed legislation which is to have e- an Aleph has obtained the award a far reaching effect upon the for "Leadership," he may then make up of the A. Z. A. One of he the first subjects to come before Id qualify for the "Activity" bar by the body at this meeting was the securing 100 activity points. question of admitting 14 year old ng Previous to this action an Aleph young men into our order. After ne could obtain the Shield of David considerable discussion it was a Award as soon as he had secured unanimously decided that A. Z. d- either 100 activity points or 100 A. will immediately permit 14 to leadership points. year olds to enter its folds with ed In addition the Supreme Ad- he S. A. C. MEETS TO PLAN FUTURE OF AZA- Convening on full membership privileges. rt visory Council decided to make uary 6, Now that the door has been available a "War Service" bar for 1943, the Supreme Advisory Council met to discuss the present and future problems confronting A. opened for 14 year olds, National the Shield of David Award, and Z. A. The far reaching policies of our Order were given the utmost consideration with a view to- er Headquarters is gearing itself for the following point system was ward a bigger and better A. Z. A. Pictured above are the S. A. C. men and women who attended an avalanche of new members. adopted for the "War Service" the meeting in New York. They are, left to right: Benjamin I. Morris, representative from District he The procedure for their entrance e- bar. As in the case of "Leader- 6: Sam Beber, founder of A. Z. A.: Mrs. Albert Woldman, representative from the Women's Supreme into A. z. A. wil be the same as ad ship" and "Activity," an Aleph Lodge; William V. Suckle, Grand Aleph Godol; Nicholas Brazy, representative of District 2; Alfred it has been in the past according m, will have to secure 100 points. M. Cohen, Honorary President of B'nai B'rith and member-at-large; Philip M. Klutznick, President; to the "Uniform Constitution and WAR SERVICE POINTS Julius Bisno, Executive Director; Sidney Kusworm, member-at-large Wilfred B. Feiga, representa- By-Laws for All Chapters" as de- as Membership in the U. S. Citi- tive of District 1, and Joseph Herbach, representative from District 3. fined in Article III on page 90 of ng zens Service Corps of O. the 1942 membership manual, IN- C. D. 10 SIDE INFORMATION. Passing Standard Red Cross First Aid Course 5 A Proposal To Plan and Create Ideas HAVES ELECTED All Chapters are requested to send the membership reports Member Emergency Service For a New World Blessed With Peace (Form 17) directly to their City Corps of Boy Scouts of America 5 TO AZA LEGION or District Director along with the fee for patent and crest Member High School Victory By Philip M. Klutznick, President ($1.45) Now every Chapter will Corps 5 Supreme Advisory Council of A. z. A. have the opportunity to draw For being personally respon- sible for own home securing OF HONOR from this vast reservoir of 14 year old boys to "Fill in the V-home emblem (Editor's Note: The following program, not to create it. Ranks." Personally planting and caring is the text of the remarks deliv- National and for a Victory garden 5 You, my friends, are to be con- ered by Philip M. Kltuznick, Washington, D. -Hyman H. District Conventions Each week's employment full president of the S. A. C., on the gratulated on your foresight. Haves, Director for New York The members of the Supreme or part time in a war in- occasion of the opening of the an- After you hear parts of our Ex- City A. Z. A., was honored by ecutive Director's report and Advisory Council after much dis- dustry nual meeting in New York City, election to the A. Z. A. Legion of Each hour of service on actual February 5th, at which time he when you study the appendices cussion decided to postpone the Honor, according to an announce- submitted with it you will discov- 1943 National Convention until duty in hte civilian protec- proposed the creation of a small er an amazing record of accomp- times were more propitious. How- tion activities of 0. C. D. post-war commission to study and lishment which in great part you ever, they granted leeway to the (as an auxiliary policeman, plan for the problems of youth in helped to plan. It is not an acci- Executive Committee allowing auxiliary fireman, airplane the post-war world and the role them to call the convention if dent that A. Z. A. after nearly spotter, air raid warden, of A. Z. A. in relation to these messenger, stretcher bear- problems. The Supreme Advisory fourteen months of war presents present conditions should take a a pattern which nearly fits the favorable change. In the event er) Council unanimously approved Each $25.00 war bond pur- the proposal of Mr. Klutznick. blue print we conceived nearly that there is no convention the chased 1/2 two years ago. Executive Committee has been as- The commission, which will meet signed the task of designing a In the following the appli- without fanfare and publicity, will The projection of a plan is method in which to handle the cant must participate as an ac- hold its first session within thir- relatively simple. Its execution in election of Grand Officers for the credited and recognized repre- ty days. Congressman Samuel A. an era of turbulence can only ensuing year. sentative of his A, Z. A. chap- Weiss has accepted the Chairman- arise from the exercise of real- The S. A. C. agreed that Na- ship of the Commission.) istic vision and imagination in ter: tional Oratory and Debate finals Each blood donor contribution 5 the conception, plus energetic and A year ago some of us thought should be held if they in no way Each $25.00 war bond person- courageous direction: The latter that the Supreme Advisory Coun- will impede the war effort due has been ably supplied by Julius ally sold cil held its most important meet- to extended long distnace travel, Bisno and his staff. I am not Each hour of service in the ing. It was an emergency meet- which might take Alephs away "Salvage for Victory" cam- ing. Only six short weeks be- given over to fanciful praise. from valuable war work. school paign 1 fore, our nation had been plunged However, our staff performed un- or in any way hinder war-time der the most aggravating condi- Each hour of service in the into war. History wil record that travel. "Victory Book" campaign. 1 tions, not the least of which was when we met, we were living in The Physical Fitness for Vic- the depths of the low point of the need to constantly shift, ad- tory Program for the summer of (Continued on Page 7.) the fortunes of the United Na- just, acquire and repace our man- 1943 was adopted sanctioning the power, tions. We were jittery and uncer- holding of inter-chapter tourna- AZA CARRIES ON tain. The future appeared dim All of which is preliminary to ments in softball, tennis, swim- and unreal. One thing we knew the expression of one thought ming, track and field events, etc. and that was: we would win be- that I wish to place before you Haves The recommendation was also SABBATH SERVICES cause We had to win. It was natu- as requires our deliberations. The ment by Philip M. Klutznick, made that chapters include dem- ral that we examined the pro- United Nations has not yet President of the Supreme Advis- onstrations in calesthenics at all gram and structure of the B'nai achieved a final victory. The evi- ory Council, at the conclusion of tournaments. East St. Louis, Ill.-In the B'rith youth organization in order dence which points to its realiza- the annual S. A. C. meeting held The holding of tournaments in to attune both to produce a max- tion grows stronger each day. God absence of the Rabbi from the in New York City recently. basketball, oratory and debate for imum contribution to the war ef- willing, it may be with us before Haves, who is to enter the Air the winter of 1943-44 was not community the Alephs of East St. Louis Chap. 56 have been fort and at the same time to too long. Wars are like dictators Corps very shortly, has been ac- definitely decided. This matter conducting the regular Friday withstand the terrific strain of a both end suddenly. The postpone- tively identified with A. Z. A. ac- was referred to the Executive war-time economy and security ments of the "let's not talk post- Evening Sabbath Services for tivities for the past eleven years, Committee for further study ia As I view it now two salient fac- war. we have to win the war and during that time has held re- view of the changing conditions. the community. first," idea. are lacking in real- Last week, upon invitation, tors are apparent: First, the A. Z. sponsible positions in his chapter, War Service conferences and members of the St. Louis A. Z. A. had anticipated the shattering ism. They have forgotten history, region, district and the national meetings for the coming year events of December 7th with a even as the pre-war isolationist organization. were left up to the discretion of A. Council were guests of the East St. Louis Chapter at the well rounded defense program; forgot both history and geogra- Haves, who hails from Jos- the A. Z. A. leaders of each Dis. phy. With respect to our only lit- eph Ullman Chap. 110 of New trict. However, they were direct regular service. Sid Bernbaum and tle section of the war front, the Haven, became Aleph Mazkir of ed by the S. A. C. to first con- of Judah Touro Chap. 448 gave Second: The emergency session realm of youth work, we planned District No. 1 in 1934, and began fer with the Executive Director in the sermon to the congrega- tion. of last year was called upon to well for the cataclysmic event a nine-year tenure as a member order to get clearance from the merely gear up a mobilization (Continued on Page 7.) (Continued on Page 7.) (Continued on Page 8.)