t e d S a st e SHOFAR Fill in the Ranks e Start a WAR HERO Memorial g J. BUY Pledge Class UNITED f STATES SAVINGS e BONDS Official Organ 3. A.-B'nai B'rith Youth Organization e- 1- g a- June 11, 1943 VOL. XVIII-No. 20 C- f e e 90 DAY MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN OPENS JULY1 n a- d. B'nai B'rith Honors Herbach of Seek 1500 New Alephs In S. A. C. for 25 Years of Service Honor of AZA War Heroes Pittsburgh, Pa.-At the District Godols to Appoint Three B'nai B'rith Grand Lodge War National AZA Service Assembly, held in Pittsburgh on May 23, Joseph Herbach was hon- Committee ored for his 25 years of service for Washington, D. C.-Milton F. Co- ce hen, Administrative Assistant at na- p tional headquarters of the Supreme es, Advisory Council, has been appoint- th ed chairman of a National A. Z. A. 00 War Heroes Memorial Membership g Campaign which will be launched on of July 1 and will continue until Sep- tember 30. The purpose of the cam- paign is to recruit 1,500 new mem- od Ludwig Lewisohn, Mark bers during the summer months in he PLAY WRITING CONTEST JUDGES order to fill in the ranks with 14. 15 6, Schweid, and Harry Sackler, e" from left to right above, are the National Board of Judges in the National and 16-year-old Alephs, replacing old- nd One-Act Play Writing Contest sponsored by the Women's Supreme Council er members entering the service. of B'nai B'rith, the American Association for Jewish Education, and the Last week the Aleph Godol of ed every chapter and Aleph Club re- b- Aleph Zadik Aleph, B'nai B'rith Youth Organization. Dr. Lewisohn is a world-renowned novelist, critic and thinker. Among ceived a request from national head- his many books are "The Modern Drama," "The Drama and the Stage, quarters asking that they appoint one he of the most reliable Alephs in their art "Adam: A Dramatic History." chapter as a member of the National his Mark Schweid has been on the stage in Poland, Austria and the United Membership Campair Committee. the District as its Executive Secre- States. He has also written and adapted over 50 plays. He has been radio Service Through Sept. Necessary re tary. Herbach, or "Uncle Joe" as program director of the Office of War Information and is present time Di- Aleph Godols were instructed to he is known to A. Z. A. men every- rector of Educational Dramatics of the Jewish Education Committee in New of only appoint an Aleph on condi on where, is also the oldest member of York City. a that he agrees to serve continuously the Supreme Advisory Council, and Harry Sackler is a novelist and playwright. His plays have been pro- be throughout the campaign and that he en- a Charter member of the A. Z. A. duced by the Yiddish Art Theatre and the famous Habimah of Palestine. His Legion of Honor. "Yiskor" was made into a film. will co-operate to the fullest extent Since 1912, when he joined the The contest is open to everyone and terminates on October 1, 1943, at with respect to promoting the cam- n- which time all entries must be in at the National A. Z. A. Headquarters, 1003 paign within his own group. No in- B'nai B'rith, "Uncle Joe" has been an active and loyal supporter of B'nai K Street, N. W., Washington 1, D. Aleph is to serve as a member of the National Campaign Committee who B'rith. He came to the office of Dis- anticipates entraree into the armed trict Secretary in July, 1918. From services prior to the closing date of that time on his entire life was de- the campaign voted to B'nai B'rith and its Wider Jewish Community Haym Salomon AZA Wins Aleph Godols have been requested Scope Activities. rt Early in 1927 Herbach was ap- Award for Service Contest With "Story to immediately forward to national headquarters 1003 K Street. N. W. pointed as a member of the S. A. C., the governing body of A. Z. A., be- to Sioux City AZA Of Hymie Epstein' Washington 1. D. C., the name ad- dress, city and state. chapter name st cause of his interest and efforts. It and number of their representative was Herbach who earlier that year Sioux City, Ia.-Zenith Chap. 12 Dorchester, Mass. - Haym Salo- or the National Campaign Commit- Z. organized Joshua 49, the first A. Z. was given a distinctive honor recent- mon Chap. 255 won first place hon- tee. Upon receipt of this information uth A. Chapter in Philadelphia and Dis- ors in the Annual Dramatic Club ly by being acclaimed, "the most out- the national campaign headanarters, the trict Three. Night sponsored by the Hecht House will forward a membership kit to- in Legion of Honor standing" Jewish youth group in the of Dorchester. The Alephs gave as gether with instructions for conduct- eek community. The award, which is their dramatic presentation, "One In 1938, after 10 years of service ing the local campaign. ysi- made annually at the "Youth Day Swell Little Guy," the story of Hy- to the A. Z. A., Herbach was award- In the larger communities where Coronation Ball," was presented to ay, mie Epstein, which was written by ed the Legion of Honor Award and there are more than one A, Z. A. the the Chapter which was selected as Harold Franklin for the radio and became a charter member of this A. chapter, the various representativés of the highest ranking of the seventeen which appeared in a recent issue of Z. A. Honor Society. The award was on the National Membership Cam- Jewish youth groups in its contribu- THE SHOFAR made for his outstanding service to paign Committee are requested to co- tion of service. Competing with ten other clubs who the A. Z. A. both in District Three ordinate their efforts in developing pre- and nationally. Also given distinction for their before-an audience of three hundred the local campaign. artz, In bestowing the honor upon him work in the community was Aleph young people, the Alephs received a im- Godol Irving Sherman who was great ovation for their rendition of crowned king of the ball. Two of the saga of Hymie Epstein, A. Z. A. Sec- sion Farm School Graduate his senior attendants who were voted alumnus of Sam Beber Chap. 100, of as contributors to the community Omaha, Neb. ish- Dies Taking part in the A. Z. A. play Leeds AZA Has eon- were Aleph Earl Pollock and Harold Rosenthal. were Alephs Lou Kaplan, Bob Sales- pec- Hospitality Committee berg, Julian Snyder, Norman Levine, Washington, D. C.-A report Lenny Lapin and Ben Rosenthal. For Alephs of A.E.F. ent was received at national headquar- by ters that Benjamin Goldpaint of Leeds, England- The Pioneer the Philadelphia Chap. 425 and recent Chapter 481 of Leeds, England, the graduate of the National Farm at Pittsburgh, the District praised has formed a hospitality Commit- School passed away early this Herbach for "25 years of glorious tee to entertain all Alepha month. achievement." Herbach was not pres- cted stationed with the A. F. in Eng Goldpaint, who was a leading ent at the Pittsburgh assembly as he THE CHAPTER the land. member of the Philadelphia Chap- was taken ill just before he had THAT GETS THE total This Committee, headed by ter, received high honors upon planned to leave for Pittsburgh. How- MOST PLEDGES Aleph Godol Elkin Levy, invited graduation and had just been ap- ever, "Uncle Joe" heard part of the TODAY THAT all men of A. Z. A. stationed in pointed as a member of the teach- testimonial banquet in his honor by WILL BE STRONGEST England to visit the city of Leeds ing staff of the National Farm telephone. A direct line connected TOMORROW! Levy's address is 40 Grange Ave., School. the banquet hall with his hospital JACK SHAFTON FIDELITY Leeds, England. room,