Roosevelt Memorial G.A.G. Invites the SHOFAR Ideas for Official Publication of AZA of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization Project Send address changes to The Shofar, From 22ND YEAR MAY, 1945-SIVAN, 5705 1746 M St., N. W. Washington 6, D. C. All AZA By HAROLD RHEIN THINK we should do more than just talk about it. We all know COMMEND AZA-BBG EFFORTS that he was a great man. We are fully cognizant of the ideals that the stood for. But are we only go- ing to sit and talk about them? CHAPTERS PLEDGE Print the complete address in plain letters the panel below and your return address in the space provided on the right Use typewriter dark ink, or dark pencil Faint small writing not suitable for photographing SURVEY SHOWS After the initial shock of President Roosevelt death we are all thinking From: f little more of the problems which he had to face and conquer. He was AID IN BOND DRIVE T/5 WILLIAM KATZ, 38262664 The Editors of The Shofar To the type of leader that inspired men JOINT ACTION ORD. SERV. HQ. COM. % ETOUSA I to great deeds He knew no stopping Washington, D.C. short of total fulfillment of his objec- APO 887. c/o POSTMASTER tive. We owe him a debt gratitude BYO chapters are backing the April 30, 1945 that can never be paid. But that is B no reason why we can't start a small national drive to sell bonds NEW YORK, N.Y. See "Combined Operations" down payment. We should put into during the Seventh War Loan (CENSOR'S STAMP) SEE INSTRUCTION (Sender's complete address above) actual being with the sweat of our Campaign, May 14-June 30. Seven Page Four brows and work of our hands the principles for which he fought and hundred and fifty pieces of fight- died. ing equipment is the goal set by SHOFAR EDITION SPECIALE CHICAGO - Co-operation be- N behalf of our membership I the B'nai B'rith Youth Organiza- Vol. I Washington, D.C., Avril, 1945 No. tween AZA and BBG chapters has tion been excellent, the G. A. G.'s issued a statement from our The fighting equipment which Par BEN SUGARMAN executive committee was in- order to the country when he Editeur Gerant du Shofar left us. In it I proposed what is can be purchased through the formed. while co-operation with sale of bonds is listed below. AZA Cette Adition an Shofar introduit use tdee neuve dans l'histoire du 17k. the wish of every aleph today--that C'est une edition extraordinaire, qui contient un resume bref des nouvelles du B'nai B'rith chapters are urged to co-ordinate we unite in an Americanism pro- acrit en francais specialement pour les membres de notre premier chapitre a lodges has ject in his honor. This is a their campaigns with other AZA Paris. been indiffer- chapters. It will be necessary for mighty step on the part of our LA mort du President Roosevelt jette dans 1 embre tous les autres évenements ent. membership and a good one. I'm groups uniting in the drive to ce moment. Les chapitres Stats-Unis, au Canada, en France, at Arthur Gil- on l'Angleterre avaient des services commemoratifs et one commence projets en proud to be a member of an or- pledge a sale of bonds for more aouvenir de lui. Beaucoup des autres chapitres ont solicite la permission bert, chair- ganization which is considering than one piece of equipment. prendre le now du for President. man of AZA's All campaigns must be certified such a worthwhile project. by the State War Finance Commit- Au favour du chapitre à Paris, Aleph Godol Joachim Degen a annence par le national co- telegraph message office allie le suivant ashington: "Chapter Sammy Klein profundament operation An Americanism project can take tee. The list of State War Finance touche mort President Roosevelt. Delegation assiste aujourd'hui c ittee many forms, for he stood for many offices appeared in the April Sho- aynogugue Rothschild Paris. Sommes de coeur avec vous". said that ten- good things has been suggested that your chapter consider this idea far and the May-June issue of the d'édition du Shofar pour Avril, naguere sous presse, contient une page tative findings and discuss it meetings. Arrive at Program Guide. entiere par T5 Bill Katz, notre correspondant en France. I1 ecrit una belle the decision you think best and so histoire chapitre Parisien, et de la vie du Rabbi Klein, illustree par des show t hat instruct your delegate to the National Plans are under way for a photographies interessantes. boys' and Arthur Gilbert Conference in July. This will be one three-minute national radio broad- girls' chapters are pulling togeth- of the major points of discussion at cast to tell of the work that the Deux cents membres des AZA et B'nai B'rith ont participe à une reunion en the sessions. Hawaii, une autre exemple du service universel de nos collegues dans la guerre. er. "In those regions where dif- B'nai B'rith Youth Organization ficulties have occurred." he said, WORTHY project will be a dif- has done in the field of selling Les trois chapitres a L'Angleterre fleurissent sous la direction bienveillante de Louis Migoder, délegué extraordinaire de la Grande-Bretagne, "the establishment of the B'nai A ficult choice, I admit. Be sure war bonds and stamps. at peut-être, un de cos jours, les chapitres anglaises et françaises pourraient B'rith Youth Organization will your delegate comes prepared to A pledge of $25,000. largest in tenir une assemble commune, act toward correcting and improv- express your chapter's views. the history of Frankford Chap. La conference nationale du AZA aura lieu du 8. a 13. Juillet, l'Ecole ing the situation.' 289, was made by the boys to help National de l'Agriculture (National Farm School) en Pennsylvania. Cinquant Responsibility for the poor the city of Philadelphia buy an déleguss des Stats-Unis at Canada g'y réuniraient pour engager dans une discussion de politique national. Apres le guerre on anticipe avec plaisir showing of AZA-B'nai B'rith co- aircraft carrier. Albert Wagman is 572ND CHARTER bien accueillir les délegues de la France. operation was fixed on both the chairman of the drive. Have filled Have filled com chapters and lodges. "Both are Meriden (Conn.) Chap. 280. plate address op? V -MAIL plete address op? equally responsible,' said Gilbert, GRANTED ON AZA'S with a goal of $500. is holding its POST "for not fully realizing what was bond drive in honor of AZA boys expected of them in the way of fighting overseas. OUR FIRST EUROPEAN EDITION co-operation." 21ST BIRTHDAY Five three-quarter ton field Gilbert recommended that his ambulances, valued at $9,750, is committee be permitted to study the goal set by Rabbi Ben Frankel "Le Shofar" Makes History this phase further and fully dis- Chap. 215, Peoria, Ill. cuss it at the national conference A ZA is 21 years old. in July. Suggestions or proposals Here is the official War Department list The senior member of the of equipment which sticker carrying B'nai B'rith Youth Organization the name of your chapter may be affixed French Edition By V-Mail that any chapter would like to make would be gladly accepted by reached its majority on May 3. On duplicate sticker will be sent to your the committee, Gilbert said. They chapter): that very day, AZA granted its Katz, organizer of the Paris chap- may be sent to this address: 572nd permanent charter to the Bomb Trailer (for loading FOR the first time in its 21-year bombers) 1,150 history, The Shofar is publish- ter. Katz, Shofar war correspond- Mr. Arthur Gilbert Herbert Wolf Chapter in Montreal, B. Co-operation Committee Truck, ton (Peep) 1.165 I ing a foreign-language edition, in one of 15 chapters in that city. Laundry Trailer 1,900 ent in France, distributed the 540 West 122nd Street French especially for Rabbi Sam- New York 27, N. Y. Ambulance, Field ( 1/4 ton) 1.950 I Since May 3, 1944, 60 chapters Ambulance Field service) my Klein Chap. 556 in Paris. copies at a chapter meeting. Si- 3,430 have received permanent charters Gasoline Tank Truck, 750 Gallon 3.150 4,350 "Le Shofar" marks a unique de- multaneously, Julius Bisno sent and 100 aleph clubs have been ad- Artillery Repair Truck M-9 Truck, 21/2 ton, Amphibian parture in youth publications. It copies of the French edition to all mitted to AZA. ("Duck") 8.275 members of the B'nai B'rith E-DAY HEIGHTENS Scout Car 6.175 is believed to be the first North Officers of Herbert Wolf Chap- Personnel Carrier, Half Track 9.200 American paper to publish a spe- Youth Commission. ter who made granting of the Tank, Light without armament .$34.500 cial French version on this side IN addition, one copy of the Eng- BBYO WAR EFFORT charter possible through a mem- Tank Medium. without armament $57,570 of the Atlantic for transmittal lish-language edition is now be- bership campaign to "fill in the Liaison Plane (Flying Jeep) 3.000 abroad. ing sent by airmail to aleph maz- ranks" are: Irving Finkelberg, Primary Trailer 15,000 50.000 aleph godol and Jack B. Tabatch- In May, 1943, The Shofar kirs of each British and European By BEN SUGARMAN Pursuit Plane Hospital Service Plane $125.000 published its first overseas edi- chapter. In this way overseas nick, aleph mazkir. Advisor is Medium Bomber $125.000 tion, in English. It was a special chapters are kept informed on up- To THE B'nai B'rith Youth Or- Harold Prupas. Heavy Bomber $250,000 B-29 Bomber $600,000 number for servicemen, and con- to-the-minute AZA news before ganization. VE-Day on May 8 tained a resume of news and pic- the regular mail copies reach meant the end of one job. well SNJ North American 'Scout tures for the previous six months. them. done, and intensification in its Trainer 25,000 efforts to finish the war with F6F Grumman Hellcat Fighter ..$88,500 F4U Chance Vought Corsair THE first French edition, repro- When reaction comes in o m Fighter duced above, was a one-page Paris, The Shofar staff plans an Japan. $108,000 SB2C Curtis Helldiver Scout editorial conference to discuss the BBYO young men and women in Bomber $108,000 summary mimeographed on V-mail TBF Grumman Avenger Torpedo blanks. Fred Brown, Shofar staff possibility of another European the United States, Canada. and Bomber $132,000 linguist, translated from the Eng- edition for British chapters. A Great Britain have been engaged PBY Consolidated Vultee Catalina Patrol Bomber $172.000 lish. "Le Shofar" for April con- Bulgarian edition will also be con- in the war since its first day, PV Vega Ventura tained a resume of the English sidered for the time when chap- Sept. 1. 1939, when Poland was $196,000 PB4Y Consolidated Liberator ters again function there. invaded. Patrol Bomber $280,000 edition, which is sent by regular PBM Martin Mariner Patrol mail to French alephs. Recommendations for publish- More than 10,000 members Bomber $413,000 Copies of the V-mail edition ing overseas editions may be made have gone into military service. were all addressed to T/5 Bill to the National Conference in July. Many Americans enlisted in the B'nai B'rith Heads Canadian forces before the U. S. declared war. Hundreds of BBYO At San Francisco members have been listed as (Continued on Page 3) n THREE of B'nai B'rith's top fig- f ures attended the San Fran- n cisco conference. Henry Monsky, Mazel-Tov! n chairman of B. B. Youth Commis- it sion, acted as consultant to the 1746 M ST. N.W. OMAHA-AZA's original unit, American delegation. Monsky was WASHINGTON 6.D.C. Mother Chap. 1. celebrated its st named by the American Jewish 21st anniversary at a banquet. e Conference, in response to an invi- The birthday party was held on of tation from Secretary of State E. May 12 instead of on its founding n R. Stettinius, Jr. day of May 3 due to a district con- of Maurice Bisgyer, executive sec- ference that week-end. retary of Supreme Lodge, and Bernard Postal, director of infor- 3 mation, accompanied Monsky S-T-O-P P.R.E-S-S THE FIGHTING MacTIEV- Monsky and Bisgyer addressed t ISKYS: Here's Capt. George Tiey- members of all B'nai B'rith units An important announce- to sky, P. A. G. of District 5, former in Northern California. nouncement of interest to p grand councillor and former grand d aleph mazkir, now somewhere in Hey, Postman, Look: Without losing so much as a every AZA man is contained BULLETIN Germany. George, an alumnus of single executive, the B'nai B'rith in a box at the bottom of Simon Atlas Chap. 126, Washing- Bisno visits Canada. Montreal Youth Organization moved into its new home at 1746 M St., ton, D. C., is a doctor with a med- sets objective of 50 BBYO chap- N. W.. Washington 6. D. C. The four-storey building houses the staff Page 8, Column 4. Turn to it ical unit. Photo was taken on a ters. Toronto to open BBYO of AZA, BBG, BBYM, BBYW, the B'nai B'rith Vocational Service- now, chum! ill furlough in Bonnie Scotland. office. and The Shofar, Correspondence should carry the new address.