A.Z.A. SERVICE FLAG SHOFAR 119 SUPREME SACRIFICE BUY 5021 UNITED SAVINGS BONDS Official Organ B.A.-B'nai B'rith Youth Organization ACTIVE ALEPHS October 27, 1944 Heshvan 10, 5705 Send All Address Changes to THE SHOFAR 1003 K St., N. W., Washington, 1, D. C. Vol. XX-No. 5 CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP AZA HEROES WILL BE DRIVES TO HONOR AZA HONORED DURING 6TH WAR HEROES PLANNED WAR LOAN CAMPAIGN "Fill in the Ranks" With 200 Pieces of Equipment 14, 15 and 16 Year Olds Is Goal Set for Chapters Washington, D. C.-In order to honor AZA servicemen and war her- GRAND OFFICERS OF A. Z. Pictured above are the five Grand Washington, D. C.-A late bulle- Officers who were elected on Oc- tin from the U. S. Treasury Depart- oes, a suggestion is being made by Na- tober 1st in the National A. Z. A, 'election by mail". Each was elected by a ment designated the dates of the tional Headquarters to all AZA chap- majority of votes. They are left to right, Harold Rhein, A. L. Sachar Sixth War Loan Drive from Novem- ters to sponsor a War Hero member- Chap. 305, Chicago, Grand Aleph Godol; Herbert Glaser, Beverly Hills ber 20th to December 11th. During ship campaign to run concurrently Chap. 400, Los Angeles, Grand Aleph S'gan; Sanford Ziff Portage Trail Chap. that period the AZA will attempt to with the Sixth War Loan Campaign. 114, Akron, Ohio, Grand Aleph Mazkir: and Edward A. Grause, Queens purchase a total of 200 pieces of During this time all chapters are Village (N. Y.) Chap. 348, and Arthur Gilbert, Frankford Chap. 289, Phila- "fighting" equipment through the urged to hold membership drives delphia, Junior S. A. C. members. sale of War Bonds. which will "fill in the ranks" left The Sixth War Loan Drive cam- vacant by thousands of AZA mem- paign for AZA chapters was an- bers who are now serving in the Louis Needel Bond AZA Drive and nounced in the October 13th issue of fighting forces in the American and The Shofar and all particulars for Canadian armies. The purpose of the campaign appeared in that is- this campaign is to recruit 14, 15 and sue. It is hoped that AZA chapters 16 year old Alephs to replace those Auction Nets Total Sale of $114,750 will follow a suggestion to tie in the members who have and who will en- By JORDAN GOLDING War Bond campaign with a drive to ter the service. Mattapan, Mass.- late report to get new members. The entire drive Need for Members National Headquarters tells of the According to a report of AZA CANADIAN ALEPHS ARE will go under the heading of "Honor success of the Fifth War Loan Bond a War Hero Campaign" membership from Jan. 1, to July Drive, sponsored by Louis Needel Every chatper planning a bond 30, 1944, 944 members became alum- Chap. 402. The campaign which was URGED TO PARTICIPATE campaign should name the equipment ni and 4,413 joined the armed forces. climaxed with a bond auc- being adopted after some member of This figure as compared with the tion ran for two months WAR IN 7TH VICTORY LOAN the chapter in the armed service. In 3.685 new members taken in during WORK and saw the sale of $114,- many instances these men in service the same period shows a net loss of 750 worth of War Bonds. have already won acclaim and honor 1,672 members. Although the actual The rally which came at the cul- Washington, D. C. - Mr. Wil- liam M. Crockett, Canadian Educa- for outstanding service with the loss is small, because names of the mination of the two months of sales tion Officer of Wartime Informa- fighting forces. Many chapters have members in service are still on the by the Alephs, was held at the Jere- already lost a number of alumni chapter's records, there is a loss of tion, attached to the Canadian Em- miah E. Burke High School. It was who have been killed in action. during this time that the original bassy in the United States, in- active membership of each chapter. quota of $100,000 was exceeded dur- formed National Headquarters Early this year a similar plan was The drive will attempt to recoup the loss of active members. ing the bond auction, after a number that the 7th Victory Loan Cam- adopted by Augusta (Ga.) Chap. 192. of entertaining acts provided by local paign would run in Canada from The Alephs of this chapter honored The September October issue October 23 through November 11. the late Sgt. Morris Steinberg, who of the AZA Program Guide sent to stars. A member of the U. S. M. C. who took part in the Philippine cam- The goal for this campaign is one was killed in the South Pacific, with all Advisors and Aleph Godols, con- billion, three hundred million dol- the sale of $287,000 worth of war tains suggestions for the membership paign told of the necessity of buying lars. bonds. chairman on how to get new mem- more war bonds. It was after his talk All A. Z. A. members in the Etz Chaim Chap. 468, Minneapolis, bers. The November December that merchandise donated by local Dominion of Canada are urged to Minn., did something similar when issue of the AZA Program Guide Boston merchants was auctioned off participate in the 7th Victory Loan it purchased ten $50 bonds on D- which went into the mails last week, to the highest bidder purchasing day in honor of the chapter's service- also carries valuable hints. It is bonds. Campaign. Information on "how your chapter can be of assistance men overseas. hoped that membership chairmen will The bonds were made out in the in this drive to sell war bonds can Recognition tie them in with the suggestion to hall by agents of the Mass. Women's be obtained by contacting the local The War Department has devised honor AZA war heroes through the Defense Corps. Members of the com- mittee who headed the two months' headquarters of the Victory Loan a plan by which a decalcomania stick- organization of pledge classes bear- Campaign. If there is no local er can be affixed to various types of ing their names. campaign to the final bond rally campaign office in your commu- army equipment (see price lists else- An example of what has been were, Chester Gelbert, Murray Green- nity, contact your city director, where in this issue), in order to tell done to honor AZA heroes appears in berg, Sheldon Sokol, Jordan Golding, Herbert Caplan, 1403 Bleury See "BOND DRIVE" this issue of The Shofar in the mem- Arthur Carass, Julian Darman and bership column. Alfred Schwartz. Street, Montreal, Que., Canada. Continued on Page Two Do it now. Start a pledge class to "fill in the ranks". Get new mem- Lebanon Alephs Pledge bers to honor your chapter's war heroes. To Raise $1,000 For Community Center Mogen Dovid Alephs By ALAN SPECTOR Exceed Montreal Jewish Lebanon, Pa.-When it comes to community service, the Alephs of Appeals Pledge By 15% Lebanon Chap. 287 take lessons from no one. Not when the Alephs make By HENRY SCULLION a pledge to raise $1,000 as their con- Montreal, Canada-The Alephs of tribution to the city-wide project of building a Jewish Community Cen- Mogen Dovid Chap. 515 went over ter. the top by 15 per cent in their pledge The chapter which has representa- of $500 to the combined Jewish ap- tion on the Community Center plan- peal of Montreal, according to Irving ning board, made known its quota Herzog, Community Service Chair- after an extraordinary chapter meet- man of the chapter. The Alephs ing at which time all Alephs of the TO JUDGE NATIONAL SERMON CONTEST Pictured above canvassed their section of the city chapter voted in favor of keeping the are three of the for contributions to this charity. chapter's treasury at a minimum and outstanding leaders of the American Rabbinate who have accepted invita. The chapter which made its pledge putting the excess of this money into tions to act as judges in the National A. Z. A. Sermon Contest. They are from to collect $500 lost no time in swing- the Center fund until the goal was left to right: Rabbi Abraham Burstein of The Jewish Academy of Arts and reached. ing into action. Each Aleph took Sciences, New York City; Rabbi Israel M. Goldman of Temple Emanu-El, "call cards" and went out to canvass The chapter Alephs will also can- Providence, R. I.; and Rabbi Samuel S. Mayerberg of Congregation B'nai vass the Jewish members of the com- them. The final returns showed that Jehudah, Kansas City, Mo. All Sermons are due in the national office in a total of $575 was collected munity in an effort to raise part of triplicate by November 25th. the funds pledged.