A.Z.A. SERVICE FLAG SHOFAR 151 SUPREME SACRIFICE BUY 4721 UNITED STATES ACTIVE ALEPHS BONDS AND STAMPS Official Organ A.-B'nai B'nith Youth Organization Send All Address Changes to THE SHOFAR February 16, 1945 Adar 3, 5705 Vol. XX-No. 10 1003 K St., N. W., Washington, 1. D. C. Weisberg Wins 1944 Sermon Contest GRAND ALEPH GODOL'S DETROIT AZA ALEPH IN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SERVICE WINS KUSWORM TO MEET IN CHICAGO AWARD FOR SECOND TIME Chicago, III. - Harold Rhein, Washington, D. C.-For the sec- Grand Aleph Godol of AZA, has called ond time in two years Harvey Weis- a meeting of his national Executive berg, 20, member of B'nai Moshe Committee to be held at the Stevens Chap. 321 of Detroit, was acclaimed winner of the National AZA Sermon Hotel, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, February 28-March 2. Those Contest and will receive the Sidney Kusworm Sermon Award. Weisberg, a invited to the meeting are Ed Grause of New York City, past Grand Aleph member of the United States Navy at- Godol and Junior member of the tending Columbia University, as a B'nai B'rith Youth Commission, Her- member of the Navy V-12 Program, bert Glaser of Los Angeles, Grand wrote the winning sermon on the sub- 'Aleph S'gan, Sanford Ziff, Akron, ject, "The Attitude of Jewish Col- Ohio, Grand Aleph Mazkir, and Arth- lege Youth". ur Gilbert, Philadelphia, Pa. CANADIAN GROUP ALSO JOINS BBYM- The Revzen The Grand Aleph Godol is also in- BBYM Chapter of witing a representative from District Montreal, Canada, was organized to honor a Montreal Jewish service man 5 and 7 SO that one AZA member who lost his life in an airplane crash while training with the R. C. A. F. The from each of the seven districts will Mt. Royal 'nai B 'rith Lodge of Montreal sponsored this chapter comprised be present. of the young men pictured above. They are, first row, L. to R.: Edward Individual members of AZA and Guralnick, Daxid Waxman, Sid Schwartz, Murray Lapin, Ass't Montreal City chapters have been invited to submit Director, Sam Gurman, Tommy Solomon, and Solly Snizetsky. Second row, to the Grand Aleph Godol matters L. to R.: Moe Glick, Canadian army, Max Bidner, Sam Burke, Sam Rapps, that they would like to have placed Peter Pekofsky, Jack Heitelman, Armed Forces. Top row, L. to R.: Morris on the agenda of the meeting. Com- Maclan, Abbie Whitesman, Koress, Issie Spoon, Bernard Harris and munications may be sent to the G. Abe Schrier. A. G. at the following address: Harold Rhein, 3851 Springfield Avenue, Four Chapters Mark Anniversaries Chicago 25, Illinois Among the matters to be consid- ered at the Executive Committee By Re-dedication to AZA Principles meeting will be the time and place of the national finals in Debating and Washington, D. C.-During the Leeds England Chapters Harvey Weisberg Oratory and the time and place of the past month 4 AZA chapters report- National AZA Summer Conference. Both Active; Money Raised The three judges who declared ed anniversary affairs. In each case One of the pressing problems facing Weisberg's sermon the number one the affairs were held to re-dedicate the Executive Committee is that of the chapter members to the principles For Post-War Building choice from among 60 sermons en- tered in this contest which coincided determining how to limit the national of the AZA. conference to a maximum of fifty del- Leeds, England - Five hundred with the National AZA Sabbath Ob- A total of 57 years of AZA has Jewish people from the city of Leeds, servance were: Rabbi Abraham Bur- egates. been accumulated by past and present England, attended the annual Whist stein, New York, New York: Dr. members of Los Angeles (Calif.) Drive and Dance sponsored by Moor- Israel M. Goldman, Providence, Rhode Chap. 43, which celebrated its 18th J.W.V. PRESENTS BUFFALO town Chap. 552. As a result of the Island : and Rabbi Samuel S. Mayer- anniversary Calgary (Canada) Chap. dance, 200 pounds (approximately berg, Kansas City, Missouri. Second 31 which celebrated its 18th anniver- $800 was raised for the chapter post- place winner was Robert Wolff, Ray- CHAPTER SERVICE FLAG sary; Louisville (Ky.) Chap. 107, war building fund. im Chap. 374, Bronx, N. Y.. whose which celebrated its 15th anniversary This affair was one of the few sermon was 'Peace, Goal of Human- and Isaac Joseph Chap. 441, Chicago, sponsored by the Moortown Chapter ity." The third place winner was Buffalo, N. Y. - The Alephs of which celebrated its 7th anniversary. within the past few months. Because Seymour Siegel, B'nai Israel Chap. Montefiore Chap. 178 in the service Each chapter celebrated with a of mailing difficulties the news of 361, Chicago, III., whose sermon was were honored at an affair when an festivity in honor of the occasion. the activities of the English chapters The Choice. Members of the AZA American flag was given to the chap- In Calgary, war stamps were sold for travels slowly but when it does ar- winning honorable mention in the ter in their names by the Buffalo the first time at a Canadian AZA rive there are signs of definite activ- Jewish War Veterans. Philip Twer- affair. Sermon Contest appear on Page 5 of ity which prove that the English AZA this issue of The Shofar. The prize sky won an oratorical contest which Anniversaries That Are Celebrated chapters are participating in the winning Sermon, written by Harvey was held as part of the ceremonies. in February "Five Fold and Full' program. Past Commander William Mittle- National Headquarters extends its See WEISBERG WINS The Moortown Chapter has also man addressed the group on "The congratulations to the following chap- sponsored other social and athletic (Continued on Page 5) Reasons and Meaning of the Flag." ters: Tenth Anniversary Celebration programs. The flag was accepted on behalf of during February: Pioneer Chap. 481 of the same city the chapter by Aleph Godol Henry Louis Marshall Chapter 220, Syra- is also participating in a "full" pro- Couldn't Cooperate With- Rose. cuse, New York. gram. A recent debate was held with out BBG; So Sinai Aleph A. D. Englesman Chapter 216, the BBG on the subject "Modern Oklahoma City, Okla. Youth Is Using Spare Time Intelli- Club Organizes New Group ATTENTION! Schenectady Y.) Chapter 226. gently.' The chapter has also inaug- San Pedro (Calif.) Chapter 196. urated a series of talks on the follow- Bronx, N. -The AZA way Chapters Can Get Free To the following chapters cele- ing subjects: (1) Realism in the mov- to cooperate with the BBG is to brating theier Fifteenth Anniversary ies: (1) What to do with Germany; get a group interested to join the Basketball Score Book during February : and (3) The benefits of state con- BBG SO that the chapter can co- San Diego (Calif.) Chapter 122 trolled medicine. The chapter also operate with them. That was the AZA chapters can obtain free of William Becker Chapter 124, had a discussion on Palestine led by underlying thought used when the charge a large size 36 page "Bas- Haverhill, Mass. Dr. Edelstone. Sinai Aleph Club crganized a sister ketball Chart and Score Book'' by To the following Chapters cele- The chapter is also participating BB Girls group. writing The Hillyard Company, St. brating their Tenth Anniversary dur- in social activities and is also doing The Alephs of the chapter did Joseph, Missouri. The book contains ing March: war service work. all the work in organizing this BBG charts and diagrams for schedules, Rabbi Ben Frankel Chapter 215, chapter. The benefits are already games, lay-outs, and tournaments. Peoria, III. beginning to show, as these groups Manuals for scores and times are Niagara Falls (N. Y.) Chapter 218. To Columbus Chapter 144 of Co- have already attended two jointly included in the score book. William Epstein Chapter 222, lumbus, Ohio, celebrating its Bar sponsored programs. Granite City, III, Mitzvah on March 13th.