SHOFAR Fill in the Ranks Start a Hymie Epstein Memorial BUY UNITED Pledge Class BONDS Official Organ A-B'nai B'rith Youth Organization May 28, 1943 VOL. XVIII-No. 19 OCD FORMS JR. CITIZENS SERVICE CORPS Alephs Will Be Able to Brager to Take Over as Adelson Leaves for Army Join In Home Community A. Z. A. Members 14 body the "CDV" emblem with the Dist. Three Director Is and 15 Years Old words "Junior Service" in a white at the time of his leaving completes band surrounding the blue field. Feted for Service Record the longest period of professional Are Eligible service of any of the field men. Adel- The decision to establish the Jun- Philadelphia, Pa.-Harry E. Bra- son first entered A. Z. A. in October, Washington, D. C.-Establishment ior Service Corps was reached, Mr. ger, former Director of the Bronx 1933, as a member of Oakland Chap- of a Junior Citizen's Service Corps to Landis said, in response to thousands B'nai B'rith Youth House of New ter 42, and subsequently represented give Federal recognition to boys and of letters from boys and girls asking York City and field worker for Bronx his Chapter in forensies and athletics girls under the age of 16 participat- for ar organized place in civilian war and Manhattan, has been appointed and as delegate to many conventions. ing in organized civilian war services services and upon the recommenda- was announced to- tion of representatives of most of the G. A. G. at Eighteer Less than two years after taking JUNIOR day by James M. major youth serving organizations Landis, Director of and Federal agencies working with his first degree, he was elected Grand young people. Councillor for District 4 at the first Civilian Defense. national camp convention in Hol- A. Z. A. members "In establishing the Junior Citi- lister, Mo., in July, 1935. The follow- 16 years of age and zen's Service Corps for boys and girls ing year he was elected Grand Aleph over, may belong under 16," he said, "the United States to the Citizen's Office of Civilian Defense is respond- Godol at the national camp conven- tion held at Pacific Palisades, Calif.; Service Corps. ing to the voices of many thousand and the year following, in July, 1937, Authorization of the Junior Serv- American boys and girls expressed to he was elected as a Junior member of ice recognition is embodied in regu- the President, to the Office of Civil- lations just issued by OCD covering ian Defense and to other Federal the S. A. C. at the national camp con- membership in both the junior and agencies in a daliy flood of letters. vention in Port Jervis, N. Y. At the 18th national campus con- senior Citizen's Service Corps, estab- Likewise it is responding to an ap- lishing minimum rates of volunteer peal from youth-serving organizations vention held in Kerrville, Tex., in July, 1940, Adelson was honored by work for continuance of membership, for a nation-wide framework which and prohibiting use of the familiar represents their united service to win election to the A. Z. A. Legion of "CDV" insignia of the Citizen's Serv- the war." Honor, which is A. Z. A.'s highest ice Corps by any but authorized mem- No National Organization award. At that time Adelson was bers. The regulations became ef- The Junior Citizen's Service Corps only 23, and is the youngest person fective May 15. will not be "another national organ- ever honored by election to the The purpose of the Junior Citi- ization,' as such, Mr. Landis empha- Harry Brager gion of Honor. zen's Service Corps, Mr. Landis said, sized. The corps is Federal recogni- In October, 1935, when he was to succeed Lowell Adelson, District tion of work done by boys and girls only 18 years of age, Adelson became is to accord merited recognition to the youngest A. Z. A. field secretary the millions of boys and girls who within the framework of their own 3 A. Z. A. Director, according to an announcement by Joseph Herbach, in the history of the Order when he already have made significant volun- local groups and organizations and District 3 representative on the S. A. teer contributions to the nation's war will have no national aspect except was appointed to serve for North C., and A. David Epstein, Chairman California and Utah, and continued effort, to provide an orderly means in uniformity of service to the war of the District 3 A. Z. A. Committee. of making their future efforts count effort. to serve until August. 1940, when he On Sunday, May 16, the Philadel- for the most, an to permit organ- For A. Z. A. members to be elig- moved East to Philadelphia to become the full-time Director for Philadel- ized participation in civilian war pro- ible for membership in the Junior A. Council and Board of Advisors were hosts to a special rally phia and District grams by groups composed of boys Corps, volunteer work must be done at the Y. M.-Y. W. and girls. under the direction of a competent H. A. in honor of (Continued on Page 7.) Insignia of the Junior Corps em- Advisor and the Aleph certified to Lowell Adelson and the local Defense Council by the Ad- Harry Brager. A visor as one eligible for membership. Qualifications are: 1-That the panel of speakers Aleph is fulfilling his obligations as representing the a good citizen; 2-That the Aleph has Alephs, Advisors contributed 10 or more hours of vol- Supreme Advisory unteer work to some recognized Council and B'nai civilian war service within the past B'rith District Grand year; and 3-That he agrees to con- Lodge, paid tribute tribute services to an activity ap- Lowell Adelson to the magnificent proved by his Chapter or Aleph Club services rendered by Adelson and ex- and by the local Defense Council at tended to Brager, the incoming Di- the rate of at least one hour per rector, offers of co-operation. week or 52 hours per year. at the Y. M.-Y. W. H. A. in honor Stresses Youth Leadership of Lowell Adelson and Harry Brager. "As a significant by-product of es- A panel of speakers representing the tablishment of the Junior Citizen's Alephs, Advisors, Supreme Advisory Service Corps," Mr. Landis said, "I Council and B'nai B'rith District hope that this action by the Federal Grand Lodge, paid tribute to the government will impress upon adults magnificent services rendered by the importance to the nation at this Adelson and extended to Brager, the time of youth leadership. of the very incoming Director, offers of co-oper- highest type, and will have the ef. ation. fect of developing an understanding In A. z. A. 10 Years that a group leader is not only ren- Adelson, who will complete ten dering war service but is in effect years of A. Z. A. activity this Octo- multiplying his service manyfold ber, and eight as a professional di- through the group he leads. SENDING WARMTH FROM FLORIDA Another consignment of rector, left this week for the West "Our boys and girls, too young warmth for the "fighting Coast, where he expects to be induct- to serve in the Army and Navy OI Russians" was collected and made ready for shipment by the Alephs of ed into the armed services some time to become nurses, are as eager to help Jacksonville (Fla.) Chap. 272. Added to the collection was 100 pairs of during June. our country as those who are fight- women's shoes donated by Advisor Melvin Margol. Pictured above with part ing at the front. It is the wartime Lowell Adelson has had one of of the clothes collected are, left to right: Advisor Melvin Margol, Leonard the most outstanding careers in A. Z. duty of those who have the ability to Silver, Chairman of the drive, and Athletic Advisor, also named Melvin provide adult leadership for these A. in the history of the Order, and Margol. (Continued on Page 7.)