SH FAR Don't Forget Elect Your Delegate to the National A. z. A. "Convention BUY By Mail" UNITED STATES SAVINGS BONDS Official Organ A.-B'nai B'nith Youth Organization July 23, 1943 VOL. XIX-No. 1 AZA Starts "BUY A BOMBER' Campaign Suckle to Represent Plane Will Carry Name Second AZA Chapter Jewish Youth on AZA If Drive Succeeds In England Ready Board of A. J. C. For Installation Treasury Dept. Lauds Drive From Aug. 1-Oct. 13; Three AZA Delegates All Chapters Will Sell Bonds for Heavy Bomber Alumnus William Katz Meet With Jewish Aids in Organization Youth Groups Washington, D. C. - Isidore H. pose of the campaign will be to pur- of A. C. Wachtel, alumnus of A. Z. A. and at chase through the A. Z. A., by the Washington, D. C.-William present a member of the legal staff sale of War Bonds, a four motored Suckle, Grand Aleph Godol of A. Z. of the Reconstruction Finance Cor- bomber which will carry the name Washington, D. C.-This week na- 'A., has been elected one of four dele- poration, has been appointed Chair- 'Aleph Zadik Aleph, B'nai B'rith tional headquarters of A. Z. A. re- gates to represent the Council of Na- man of the National A. Z. A. "Buy a Youth Organization.' ceived 15 membership applications for a new Chapter being formed in tional Jewish Youth Organizations, Bomber" Campaign which will be In cooperation with the United of which A. Z. A. is a part, at the launched August 1, and will continue States Treasury, Mr. Wachtel has Birmingham, England. Headquarters American Jewish Conference to be through October 13, 1943. The pur- (Continued on Page 2.) promptly cabled Mr. Louis E. Wigo- der, the special deputy of the S. A. held in New York City commencing C. in Great Britain and Ireland, to August 29. proceed with the installation of the Other delegates elected to repre- Aleph Club at an early date. sent the youth groups are Naomi This is the second A. Z. A. Chap- Chertoff, National President of Jun- ter to be formed in England, the first ior Hadassah: Sam Melnick, Junior being Pioneer Chapter at Leeds, Past President of the Young People's which was installed as an Aleph Club League of the United Synagogue; in March, 1940, and which has since and Gertrude Summer, National Vice- become a permanent Chapcer operat- President of Junior Mizrachi Women. ing under Charter No. 481. Several weeks ago the Executive Organized by American Alumnus Committee of the American Jewish Conference approved A. Z. A. and The Birmingham Chapter is pri- marily the result of the work of Pfc. twelve other youth organizations as recognized members of the Confer- William Katz, advisor of Canonsburg ence. It was decided at that time the Chapter 24, Canonsbur, Pa., who has youth organizations should be en- been stationed in England. Other A. titled to four delegates at the August Z. A. alumni stationed in England 29 Conference, and in addition they with the U. S. armed forces, Max are to be given two seats on the Ex- Ross of Chelsea and George Shendel- man of Memphis, have assisted in ecutive Committee of the Conference, this work. one with vote and voice and one with voice only. These two youth repre- The Leeds A. Z. A., headed by sentatives on the Executive Commit- LET'S PUT THE NAME OF AZA ON THIS BOMBER-- Mr. Wigoder, have also worked dili- gently towards the formation of the tee were selected by Henry Monsky, Chairman of the Executive Commit- "Bombs Away, Sir," the bombardier will say to the pilot. "Here's a present Birmingham Chapter, and Elkan to Hitler, Benito, and Hirohito from the Aleph Zadik Aleph, B'nai B'rith Levy, Aleph Godol of the Leeds tee. They are William Suckle and Bernard Sang, President of the Na- Youth Organization." This will be a reality with a bomber similar to the Chapter, visited with the new group tional Federation of Temple Youth. one pictured above at the close of the National A. Z. A. "Buy a Bomber" from May 8 to May 12 and was in a Seven Organizations in Council Campaign. The campaign is set for August 1-October 13. Get your Chapter great measure helpful in the success- to participate. Every Aleph should take part. Back our boys on the fight. fui organization of the Chapter On July 8 seven youth groups- ing front now. Sell bonds today for Victory tomorrow. In the absence of a B'nai B'rith A. Z. A., Junior Hadassah, Young lodge in Birmingham, the Chapter People's League, National Council of will be sponsored by the Leeds B'nai Jewish Juniors, National Federation B'rith lodge, with the approval of 0.3 Temple Youth, Junior Mizrachi Julius Schwab of London, President Women, and Hashomer Hadati-re- of District Grand Lodge No. 15. It sponded to an invitation to meet to- is hoped that as a result of the forma- gether for the purpose of electing the tion of A. Z. A. in Birmingham a four delegates reported above. At lodge will soon follow. this same meeting the youth organ- Harry Levine Advisor izations present voted to form a Council of National Jewish Youth Or- A committee of prominent Jewish citizens headed by Mr. Harry Levine, ganizations for the purpose of co- editor of the Birmingham Jewish Re- operating with the American Jewish Conference and for carrying on oth- corder, has assumed the responsibil= er activities of common interest to ity of advising the Chapter. In addi- Jewish youth. tion to Mr. Levine, the advisory A. Z. A. was represented at the board will consist of Arthur Lesser, Baron Wolfe, and Pfc. William Katz. meeting by Grand Aleph Godol Wil- liam Suckle, Cambridge, Mass.: Ed- Ronald Cowan, 16 years of age, ward Grause, New York City, Dis- has been selected as the temporary Aleph Godol. trict No. 1 Aleph Godol; and Stanley All of the new members are vi- Cohen, Monumental City Chapter 413 and Aleph Godol of the Baltimore A, tally interested in the A. Z. A., and, Z. A. Council. Also present at the in their own words, "see the organ-s ization as a means to unite the Jew- meeting were Julins Bell and Sidney ish youth of various countries and to Scher of Monumental City Chapter 413, and Julius Bisno, the Executive develop them into better citizens and better Jews." Director of the Supreme Advisory Council In appreciation of the splendid THE sistance given them by Alumnus WiL Julius Bisno was selected as one A BOMBER NAMED FOR AZA- Is the discussion of the three men of a committee of six to meet for the liam Katz, the new Chapter voted to in the picture above. Isadore H. take the name of the William Katz purpose of drawing up organizational Wachtel, Chairman of the National A. Z. A. "Buy a Bomber" campaign, plans for implementing the work of Chapter. But because of the contrary the Council of Jewish Youth Organ- left, is consulting with William C. Fitzgibbons, center, and Earl Sangston, policy of the S. A. C., which pro- izations. right, of the War Savings Staff of the United States Treasury Department. hibits the naming of a chapter after All three men were instrumental in launching the National Campaign which a living individual, the group will be (Continued on Page 12.) will run from August 1 to October 13. (Continued on Page 12.)