A.Z.A. SERVICE FLAG SHOFAR 89 SUPREME SACRIFICE BUY 4543 UNITED STATES SAVINGS ACTIVE ALEPHS ,BONDS Official Organ A-B'nai B'rith Youth Organization July 21, 1944 Rosh Chodesh, 5704 Send All Address Changes to THE SHOFAR Vol. XX-No. 1 1003 K St., N. W., Washington, 1, D. c. Grand Officer Nominations Must be in Aug. 11 Plan to Meet With AZA at Chapters Will Have Chance A Labor Day Tournament To Vote for Major Officers Chapters Urged to Take Godol, S'gan, Mazkir and Part in Week End Get- 2 Jr. SAC Members Will Togethers and Tourneys Be Chosen by Mail Vote Washington, D. C.-The summer Washington, D. C.-Each chapter issue of the A. Z. A. PROGRAM and Aleph Club has received c/o the GUIDE carries a suggestion that 'Aleph Mazkir a letter from Grand every Chapter and Aleph Club par- 'Aleph Godol Edward Grause to which ticipate in some tournament over the was attached five copies of the "Nome Labor Day week end. It is the hope ination Form" for grand officers. of the Supreme Advisory Council that This will allow each chapter and all Alephs will take this opportunity 'Aleph Club to nominate democratic to meet with their brother Alephs for ally the candidates for Grand Aleph the purpose of "physical fitness fra- Godol, Grand Aleph S'gan, Grand ternity and fun". 'Aleph Mazkir and two of the fourteen Reports have already been re- candidates for the two junior posi< ceived from District 1, 3 and the tions on the Supreme Advisory Montreal A. Z. A. Council telling of Council. Labor Day week end tournaments to All chapters wishing to make nomi< be held. The District 1 A. Z. A. BB LODGE HONORS AZA SERVICEMEN Pictured above are nations fill out the form and mail is tournament and convention will be the principles who to Philip M. Klutznick, President of held at Sharilawn Sherwood Camp in participated in presentation of a placque by the Menorah B'nai 'rith Lodge the Supreme Advisory Council, 1003 Ware, Mass. (story in this issue of of Baltimore to honor the A. Z. A. members who entered the service. The K St., N. W., Room 307, Washington THE SHOFAR). The Montreal A. placque bears 76 names of members of the 6 Baltimore A. Z. A. chapters 1, D. C. Nominations must be in Mr. Z. A. Council convention and tourna- who are in the service of their country. Shown left to right are Rabbi Ben- Klutznick's hands by midnight, Frie ment will be held at Camp B'nai jamin Axelman, Spiritual Advisor of the Baltimore A. Z. A. Council; Maj. day, August 11, 1944. If necessary. B'rith, Laurentian mountains, and the Jack Dunn, main speaker at the presentation affair; Rabbi Abraham Shaw. your chapter or Aleph Club should District 3 tournament will be held at president of the Menorah Lodge and P. A. G.: Robert Leavit, co-chairman call a special meeting and return the Camp Canadensis in the Pocono of the Lodge war service committee; Gerson Thiman, Aleph Godol of the forms via special delivery air-mail in Mountains (story in this issue). How- Baltimore A. Z. A. Council; Dr. Jesse Trager, Baltimore A. Z. A. Advisory order to meet the deadline. A com- ever, every chapter will not be able Chairman; and David K. Davidson, Baltimore A. Z. A. Director. mittee on nominations and elections to send a large representation to these consisting of alumni and former grand tournaments and conventions. For officers now residing in Washington, that reason, it is proposed that every District set up tournaments over the Frisco AZA-BBG Bond Rally Nets D. C., is being appointed by the Grand Aleph Godol. This committee will sea Labor Day week end on Council and lect a maximum of seven candidates Regional lines. $80,000 in Sales in Single Night for office and a maximum of fourteen How to Run Tourney for Jr. S. A. C. Member. The information necessary for Rules of Nomination and Election San Francisco, Calif. - "Buy a running a tournament of this sort bond to save a life" was the theme Clothing Drive By New The following will explain the was sent to the Aleph Godol of every rules regarding nominations: of the gigantic war bond sale rally chapter and Aleph Club, and should Aleph Club Nets 6 Tons 1. Your Chapter (or Aleph Club) sponsored by the San Francisco A. have been turned over to a commit- may nominate one of its own Alephs Z. A. Council. Over four hundred tee for review. Your City and Dis- For Russian War Relief for only one of the offices. (In other A. Z. A. boys, B'nai B'rith Girls and See "TOURNAMENT" words, if you nominate one of your their friends attended this rally, Continued on Page Two which netted a total sale of $80,000 Roxbury, Mass.-Under the direc- See "NOMINATIONS" in war bonds. tion of war service chairman, Bern- Continued on Page Eight The proceeds from the sale of ard Kamenske, the Joseph Pulitzer DES MOINES CHAPTER 4 bonds in this rally are to be used for Aleph Club conducted a Russian War the purchase of five hospital cars for Relief clothing drive which netted a SCRAP DRIVE NETS NEW CELEBRATES 20TH YEAR total of six tons of cloth- the U. S. Army. Mr. Charles Rosen- thal, coordinator of Fraternal Or- ing. The committee on ar- LONDON CHAP. 15 TONS By SHERWIN MARKMAN ganizations in California for the Unit- WORK rangements worked in co- Des Moines, Iowa-A week end of ed States Treasury Department, was operation with Mrs. Her- By MURRAY HENDEL man Stein and Mrs. Jerome Bauer of activity was the method by which the main speaker at the rally. Mr. the Boston Russian War Relief. New London, Conn.-The heat of Alephs of Des Moines Chap. 4 cele- Ira Blue, popular radio commentator, the summer has not interfered with brated its 20th anniversary in the acted as master of ceremonies for the As a prelude to the clothing drive, affair. the Alephs of the chapter distributed the war service activities of Milton I. 'A. Z. A. In honor of the 20 years of Des Moines A. Z. A. program, the He introduced Harry K. Wolf, 5,000 handbills announcing the inten- Sherif Chap. 532. This group of "IOWA JEWISH NEWS" presented first Vice-president of the Supreme tion of the chapter to collect the Alephs is not only continuing on with Lodge of the B'nai B'rith, who pur- clothing. The Boston Police Depart- its main project, but it has an entire issue of A. Z. A. activities chased the first $1,000 bond sold. ment provided a sound car which also just completed a scrap and accomplishments of this chapter. WAR paper drive which netted The activities were begun with a The merchandise auctioned off for cruised through the area to be can- the sale of bonds was obtained by vassed, making requests of the resi- 330,000 lbs. (15 tons). Friday evening service and a sym- posium on "Jewish problems and their members of the A. Z. A. and B'nai dents to have their bundles ready. The Sherif Alephs achieved their goal in this scrap campaign in the solutions". On Saturday a "Proceeds B'rith Girls in a campaign of solici- Aleph Kamenske also contacted short period of two months (working for Palestine" dance was sponsored tation. Many weeks of preparation representatives of the Protestant, only on days off from school). The by the chapter. The money collected for this bond rally were necessary Catholic and Jewish clergymen in the paper was sold, and the money ac from this affair was presented to the before all the merchandise needed area and asked them to request their quired from the sale of the paper Jewish National Fund for the pur- was obtained. congregations to prepare clothing. was put into the chapter treasury for chase of land in Palestine. One of the features of the eve- Members of the war service commit- war service work. A father and son luncheon was ning was the time allotted for small tee also visited many womens' groups Some of the money will be used held on Sunday at the conclusion of bond purchasers to come up to make and other organizations to tell of the for the main war service activity of the three-day celebration. At this their purchases. Almost every A. Z. drive. the chapter, that of supplying an anti- time the program for the coming 'A. boy and B'nai B'rith girl present Six trucks and ten automobiles aircraft battery in New London with year was outlined by Aleph Godol arose at this time and went forward worked with the Alephs of the chap- magazines, periodicals and sports Harlan Hockenberg. to purchase a bond for themselves. ter during the one-day drive. equipment.