SH First Chanukah Candle Kindled Tuesday Eve. BUY Dec. 21st * UNITED STATES SAVINGS ;BONDS AND STAMPS Official Organ A.-B'nai B'rith Youth Organization December 10, 1943 Kisley 13, 5704 Vol. XIX-No. ining at a ln, Nebr. 423 of Ch Aleph In Service Wins Sam AZA Chapters to Sponsor te P. A. engagement Beber 'Ideal AZA Boy' Award Youth Brotherhood Rallies ond. Cort estion on aude "over udes Berni Lewis Miller of Dist. Chapters Urged to Set hen in Eng n Italy, Jo 4 Recipient; Four Other Aside February 20-26 ury Herso the Pacifi Awards Given by A. C. As Brotherhood Week Washington, D. C.-For the sec- Washington, D. C.-The Supreme (Pa.) Chap and successive year an Aleph repre- Advisory Council Headquarters to- the Arm senting District No. 4 was chosen to day called upon all AZA chapters to school receive the Sam Beber Award as the take the initiative in sponsoring, in ites "I ner boy who most clearly carries out the cooperation with other local youth or- of the fra A. Z. A. ideals. Lewis J. Miller of ganizations a "Youth Brotherhood until I en Santa Monica (Calif.) Chap. 53 was GRAND OFFICERS OF A. Z. A. Pictured above are the five Rally" during National Brotherhood etings with awarded this prize by the National Grand officers who were recent- Week, February 20-26, 1944, the week the country Committee on Awards at their recent ly elected in the National A. Z. A. Convention by Mail." Each was elected of Washington's birthday. at exists i meeting in Washington. The com- by majority vote of the chapters in the A. Z. A. through their duly elected The introduction of such rallies determine mittee was comprised of Bill Suckle, delegates. They are, left to right: Edward A. Grause, Queens Village (N. Y.) will continue the noble tradition of ing in m the former Grand Aleph Godol, and Chap. 348, Grand Aleph Godol; Moe Weisberg, Reuben Brainin (Mont.) Can.) AZA which was the first organization I too ma Hyman Goldstein and Congressman Chap. 459, Grand Aleph S'gan; Zalm Gellerman, Tri-City (III.) Chap. 40, to inaugurate nation-wide, patriotic in buildin Samuel A. Weiss, both of them mem- Grand Aleph Mazkir; Samuel Lichtenstein, Alumnus Har Sinai (Phila., Pa.) "Youth and Democracy" rallies in ion for al bers of the Supreme Advisory Coun- Chap. 60, Junior S. A. C.; and William V. Suckle, Oaklane (Phila., Pa.) February, 1938. rds to my cil, Chap. 363, Junior S. A. C. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, for me an Miller, at present a member of in urging nation-wide observance of vice to con the U. S. Army, was granted the Brotherhood Week, February 20-26, n A. Z. A award by unanimous decision after Grause to Be Installed Peoria Alumnus Gets 1944, said that he hoped "our citi- part they the qualifications for all applicants zens will meet in church and school- Have them for the reward were judged. Miller, As G. A. G. on Dec. 17th Silver Star Award house, in halls and public places to who joined the A. Z. A. in 1938 held think through the implications of many offices in his chapter and re- New York, N. Y.-Edward A. For Gallantry practical brotherhood today, to ce- gion, and was Aleph Godol of his dis- Grause the new Grand Aleph Godol ment our country's unity during the trict before entering the armed will be officially installed in of- Peoria, III.-T/Sgt. Jack Schaf- trying times to come, and to pledge CK forces. He won the honorable men- fice by William Suckle of Phil- fer, Aerial Gunner, has been awarded anew allegiance to the flag which is STAMPS tion for the ideal A. Z. A. award for adelphia, the outgoing G. A. G., at the Silver Star for gallantry in ac- a_living symbol of liberty and justice District No. 4 in 1941-1942 and is the Friday evening services on Decem- tion. The presentation was made to for all.' holder of the Shield of David Awards ber 17th in Queens Village, Long Schaffer, Alumnus of Rabbi Ben The Supreme Advisory Council for leadership, activity and war serv- Island, N. Y. Frankel Chap. 215 at a ceremony at a Headquarters is preparing the Janu- ice. Arrangements are in the hands hospital somewhere in England where ary-February issue of The AZA Pro- Miller has had an outstanding rec- of the New York Regional office. he is recovering from frozen hands. gram Guide which will be devoted to ord in all phases of the A. A. "Five Further information is available Schaffer was wounded on August practical plans and suggestions for Fold and Full" program during the from the New York Director, Kal- 12th in a battle over Germany. At sponsoring a "Youth Brotherhood five years in which he was a member man Levitan, 11 W. 42nd Street, that time, one of the members of the Rally.' of the A. Z. A. New York 18,1 N. Y. Telephone: crew he was with, froze to death. Steps to Take Now Honorable mention for this award Lackawanna 4-9492. While a member of the Peoria Each AZA chapter and Aleph club was given to Harry Dalin, Judah Milton Cohen, national adminis- Tuoro Chap. 448, St. Louis, Mo.; Ar- trator assistant will represent the chapter, Schaffer held the office of should take the following preliminary Aleph Kohen Godol. His brother, steps NOW in planning its rally. thur Gilbert of Frankford Chap. 289, S. A. C. at the installation. All members of the A. Z. A., Abraham Schaffer, also an alumnus 1. Appoint a "Youth Brotherhood 10-K Philadelphia, Pa. Edward A. Grause and of Queens Village Chap. 348, Long B. B. G., and B'nai B'rith are of the chapter, is a S/Sgt. in training Rally" committee with an active, en- at the University of California at the ergetic chairman at the head. Island; and Harold Rhein of A. L. urged to be present. 2. The AZA committee should call Army of Occupation School there. Sacher Chap. 305, of Chicago, III. upon the local committee of the Na- tional Conference of Christians and Bogen Award Jews (or the Round Table of Cath- The Dr. Boris D. Bogen Award was given to Jerry Friedman of Lo- Chapter Elections Scheduled olics, Jews, and Protestants, as it is called in some communities) and urge rain (Ohio) Chap. 267. This award was presented to the boy who did the most to revive the Hebrew Language For Last Week in December that they provide for a "Youth Brotherhood Rally" in their local plans for Brotherhood Week. and the most effective religious work 3. The local committee of the Na. in his community. Washington, D. C.-The last week lookout between now and election tional Conference of Christians and Friedman's outstanding record of Communal Religious work was a ma- in December will be set aside by ev- time for workers who will carry on Jews should be requested to assume jor factor in choosing him as the ery A. Z. A. chapter for the purpose the administration of the chapter. An the responsibility of calling together of electing officers. Every officer with the heads of local youth organiza- Gold award winner. His interest in the the exception of the Aleph Mazkir opportunity should be given to young- tions and church and synagogue Pearls, religious education of the young peo- will assume his obligations to the er men wherever possible to assume youth groups for the purpose of or- rd ple of Lorain, Ohio, and his co-opera- tion with the A. Z. A. chapter was chapter on January 1, 1944. The office. Older members who contem- ganizing a representative community Aleph Mazkir is elected for the pe- plate going into the service can be wide committee to take charge of given consideration. Honorable men- tion for this award was given to Mor- riod of e year and will continue in useful to these new young officers by sponsoring and arranging for the office until June 30, 1944. aiding in the capacity of junior Ad- date, place and program of the decai Simon of Judah Touro Chap. Every chapter is urged to send visors, "Youth Brotherhood Rally." 448 of St. Louis, Mo. the names of all officers and Advisors If and when an officer who has B. B. G. to Cooperate Alfred M. Cohen Award elected for the chapter to their City been duly elected enters the armed Chapters of the B'nai B'rith Girls The Alfred M. Cohen Award, an- or District Director immediately after forces, the City or District Director and B'nai B'rith Young Women nually presented to the chapter ob- elections are held, on the official of the chapter involved should be no- should be invited to join with the taining the greatest number of new election report (form No. 6). The tified immediately in order that he AZA in initiating local rallies. members for B'nai B'rith from importance of sending this report to may make the necessary notations on In communities where there is an amongst fathers, brothers and alum- the director cannot be emphasized his records and in turn notify Na- AZA Council, the Council organiza- ni of A. Z. A. chapter members, was too strongly. tional Headquarters. tion should assume the initiative in given to Lorain (Ohio) Chap. 267. This chapter, which was awarded the This is the only method which we Every chapter will keep in mind this activity. Chapters in those com- have for obtaining the names and that the officers selected must be sin- munities where an AZA City Direc- National A. Z. A. best chapter award addresses (including zone numbers) cere in their willingness to build the tor's office is located, should work Co. for the years 1940-41 and 1941-42, of the officers and Advisors. This chapter's strength so that it may be through his office. walked off with this award by get- should be made the first official task alive and active when the Alephs The National Conference of Chris- ting nine new members for the Lo- of the incumbent Aleph Mazkir. who are now on the fighting fronts re- tians and Jews has been requested See "AWARDS" Workers Wanted turn after victory and a just peace See "BROTHERHOOD" (Continued on Page Eight) Every chapter should be on the has been won. (Continued on Page Eight)