SHOFAR Price of Tree Cer- tificate for Lapidus Forest $1.50- Contributions to Na'l BUY Headquarters UNITED STATES SAVINGS BONDS AND STAMPS Official Organ A.-B'nai B'rith Youth Organization February 11, 1944 Shvat 17, 5704 Vol. XIX-No.12 A. Sam tationed A. will KLUTZNICK RE-ELECTED TO HEAD S.A.C. e Shen- Director of the romoted PLANS FOR NAT'L Officer. newhere would CONVENTION IN 44 his ad- 1 Head- APPROVED BY S.A.C. to Na- Members of AZA Govern. th Afri- ing Body Take Action on Texas) the A. Vital Changes for Order chapter Washington, D. C.-On January S. A. C. MEMBERS MEET IN WASHINGTON Pictured above are members of the Supreme Advisory 28 and 29, the Supreme Advisory er Dis- Council, who convened in Washington. They are, seated, Council met in one of the most histo- e is in left to right: Mrs. Rose Turner, President, Women's Supreme Lodge of B'nai B'rith; Sam Beber, A. Z. A. Founder; ric meetings of the A. Z. A. At this 1e map. Judge A. B. Frey, District 2 Representative; J. J. Lieberman, First Vice-President and Representative of District 4; meeting the triennial election of of- contact Philip M. Klutznick, President of the S. A. C.; Hon. Alfred M. Cohen, Honorary President of B'nai B'rith; Henry ficers was held and Philip M. Klutz and is Monsky, President of the Supreme Lodge of B'nai B'rith; Sidney Kusworm, Treasurer of the Supreme Lodge of B'nai nick was reelected President by a to the B'rith and District 2 Representative; and Mrs. Albert Woldman, Women's Supreme Lodge Representative to the A. unanimous vote. ry and Z. A. Standing, left to right: Julius Bisno, Executive Director of the A. Z. A. Mrs. Louis Perlman, National Director Congressman Samuel A. Weiss of the B'nai B'rith Girls; Dr. Louis Levy, District 7 Representative; Ben Frank, District 3 Representative; Ben Mor- was elected to the office of Second ris, Member at Large, representing Chicago; Wilfred B. Feiga, District 1 Representative; Hyman Goldstein, S. A. C. Vice-President to replace the late Jos- Treasurer and District 5 Representative; Maurice Bisgyer, National Executive Secretary of B'nai B'rith: William V. eph Herbach. Also re-elected were J. Suckle, Junior S. A. C. Member; Edward A. Grause, Grand Aleph Godol and Junior S. A. C. Member; Sam Lichten- J. Leiberman, Los Angeles, Calif., SED stein, Junior S. A. C. Member and Samuel A. Weiss, Second Vice-President of the S. A. C. First Vice-President: Hyman Gold- stein, Washington, D. C., Treasurer, S.A.C. Okays Important Changes G. A. G. EXEC. COMMITTEE and Julius Bisno, Washington, D. C., Executive Director. For two continuous days the S. Proposed by Staff Conference MEETS TO DISCUSS AZA 'A. C. met at the Hotel Statler, during which time they reviewed the entire of Dr. Election to Membership and Tournament Travel STRUCTURE AND PROGRAM program, techniques and policies of the Order in an effort to improve the ed and Regulations Revised to Meet Present AZA Needs A. Z. A. Elsewhere in this issue of ristmas Washington, D. C.-For the first THE SHOFAR appear separate stor= of Chi- Washington, D. C.-For three con- LATE SAVANNAH ALEPH time in the history of the A. Z. A., ies on some of the more important ac- secutive days, August 28 through 30, he dis- the Grand Aleph Godol's Executive tions of the S. A. C., covering the District and City Directors met with other the Staff Members of the Executive HONORED BY HILLEL Committee met in Executive Session. adoption of a new Preamble to the Constitution, the granting of Shield vegeta- Offices of the Supreme Advisory The meeting was held in Washing- of David awards, the granting of Ad- 1 were Council at the Hotel Madison in At- Savannah, Gr.-THE SHOFAR ton, D. C., on January 29 and 30. visor service certificates, a picture of ed for lantic City, for the annual Staff Con- reported some months' ago the ac- Present at the meeting were all grand the members of the Supreme Ad- hapter ference. During this time they re- cidental death of Lt. Walter Ehren- officers and national committee chair- visory Council who were in attend- viewed the entire program, tech- reich, of Savannah-David Finn men who had been appointed by the ance at this momentous meeting, and side- niques, and policies of the Order, in Chap. 206. Since that time Ehren- ctivity, GGrand Aleph GoGdol to deliberate the adoption of a War Service Bar an effort to improve their work in reich has been honored by his dele- on some of the problems which con- to the Shield of David award for the the field. chapter. He now is being honored fronted the A. Z. A. A. Z. A. members of Canada. bas= As a result of their many hours by the B'nai B'rith Hillel Founda- Each committee chairman came 1944 Convention When of deliberation, the following recom- tion. from A Walter Ehrenreich Trophy is prepared to discuss the implementa- After a great deal of discussion, mendation which they made were ap- being set up by the Hillel Founda- tion of a program for his committee, the Supreme Advisory Council voted zation, wish. proved by the Supreme Advisory as well as to amke recommendations to approve the holding of the 1944 Council, which met in Washington on tion in Georgia as a memorial to when Walter, and there will be imprint- to the Grand Aleph Godol for the ap- National Convention for the members January 28 and 29 of A. Z. A. The Executive Director hat it pointment of national committee 1-That local institutions where ed upon it the name of the Hillel members. A picture of all the com- of the Order, Julius Bisno, was direct- en of A. Z. A. chapters meet shall have the member who best personifies the mitteemen appears in this issue of ed to look into the possibility of ac- Harold privilege of appointing members of qualities of scholarship, service and the chapter Advisory Boards, provid- sociability. See "G. A. G." quiring facilities for holding such a ission= (Continued on Page Eight) meeting. As yet, the time and place ed however, that the member appoint- for the convention have not been de- minis- ed is also a member of the B'nai termined. However, if it is at all feasi- B'rith Lodge and that notice of same ble and if facilities are available a recia- is sent to the local B'nai B'rith Lodge convention will be held and an an- elfare (The A. Z. A. chapter will still have some S.A.C. Votes Change in Preamble of nouncement will appear in a subse- quent issue of THE SHOFAR. Park the right to approve reports of the Advisory Board). 2-That the present system of ap- Uniform Constitution and By-Laws It was also determined that in con- m our junction with the convention a train- ity of nt ex pointing National A. Z. A. Deputies be discontinued in favor of a plan for Washington, D. C.-In compliance with the motion passed by the ing course be held for the leaders of the A. Z. A. ur ON the utilization of A. Z. A. Committee- Supreme Advisory Council at its last meeting held in New York City on Youth Programs Accepted men of B'nai B'rith Councils or State February 5 and 6, 1943, a committee comprised of Sam Beber, founder The Supreme Advisory Council ap- Associations, and that said Commit- of the A. Z. A., Chairman, the Honorable Alfred M. Cohen, honorary pres- ident of the B'nai B'rith, J. J. Lieberman, First Vice-President of the proved in principle the proposal for a teemen be given functions and au- National B'nai B'rith Youth encamp- TO thority previously vested in the Dep- S. A. C., and William V. Suckle, Junior S. A. C. member, presented a re- ment which provides for an all sum- uties, and that same be in the form of vision to the Preamble of the A. Z. A. Constitution and By-Laws. The mer training camp for A. Z. A. pro- a commission by the Supreme Ad- revised preamble was adopted by the Supreme Advisory Council and all fessionals, Advisors and members. visory Council. The recommendation Alephs will take note that from now on the Preamble printed below is This proposal was referred to the further stated that Deputies be con- the official one: members of a special committee for tinued except where there are Coun- The Aleph Zadik Aleph of the B'nai B'rith has for its purposes the consideration and they will report to cil or State Committeemen for the spiritual, mental and physical development of Jewish youth; the promo- the President of the Supreme Advis- A Z. A., who will accept the appoint- tion of patriotism; the encouragement of good will among the youth of ory Council on their findings. ments as stated above. all peoples; and the stimulation of interest in Jewish values and in hu- Also approved was a proposal for a 3-That Founder's Day, as such, manitarian, philanthropic and educational endeavors. B'nai B'rith Youth Commission and be abolished, and in lieu thereof there The change will be made in the Members' Manual "Inside Informa- B'nai B'rith Youth Organization See "STAFF" tion" when the 1945 edition is printed. See "S. A. C." (Continued on Page Eight) (Continued on Page Two)