THE SHOFAR, JULY, 1945 PAGE 5 Convention Delegates Try Their Luck at Farm School Grand Aleph A MESSAGE was a warm and sunny after- prove it. LEFT: Earl Shrago, don't seem to mind one bit. That FROM THE Godol's Report noon-just the kind of a day Mother Chap. 1, Omaha, and Har- brown and white cow gives choco- for adventure. So two delegates ry Mirvis, Rex Chap. 309, Detroit, late milk, said Earl. RIGHT: Earl EDITOR at Farm School to the Farm School national con- try their hands at baling hay with soloes on a hay-rake. Oh, well, as vention thought they'd give this the help of a Farm School stu- we said before, it was a warm and THE Shofar is now the official farming business a whirl. They dent. CENTER: Harry and Earl sunny afternoon. Any way you publication of both AZA (Continued from Page 4) did-and here are pictures to do a spot of milking and the cows look at it, alephs will be alephs. and BBYM, it was announced of their comradship keenly. There following a B'nai B'rith Youth is a sense of being adrift on the Commission executive meeting. ocean of life when we realize that Day by Day Summary of 22nd Convention Members of BBYM, largely we shall no longer have the bene- AZA alumni, have been receiv- fit of their wise and sincere coun- ing The Shofar right along and sel. Saturday, July 7 Monday, July 9 ernoon. Second convention ses- this action merely makes it of Though they will never return Delegates and staff arrive in Following the eclipse, the morn- sion in evening. ficial. As in the past, The Sho- to us in body not one of us can Philadelphia and report to Bruno ing program featured two semi- Wednesday, July 11 far will give widest possible deny that they have never left us nars. "The Jewish Community of The entire morning was devoted coverage to BBYM activities. in spirit. They are here in this Aron, District 3 Director. Hous- Tomorrow' was led by to a convention session. After Reporters of all BBYM are meeting room right now, over 250 ing, sightseeing and weiner roast Gershtenson, and Bernard Postal lunch committees met to prepare asked to submit news items of them and they are proud are sponsored by Philadelphia discussed the implications of the reports. Workshop groups met and also to write to the editor proud of what their brother San Francisco conference. Late during late afternoon and those for a BBYO press card. alephs have done and plan to do Council. in the future. These men have Sunday, July 8 morning was devoted to work- not scheduled played softball, ten- shops on dramatics and the camp nis, table tennis and went swim- left us a heritage, a deep convic- Forty delegates and staff arrive newspaper. The afternoon ses- ming. The evening program in- East Takes West tion that what we are fighting for at National Farm School, Farm sion was taken up with sports, led cluded dramatic presentations. is right. Let us prove to them School, Pa. at noon to begin AZA's by Bill Kaplan, and a camp-fire Thursday, July 12 that our honored dead have not In Softball Game second wartime conference and died in vain. Let us make our program was held in the evening. Business sessions from 8 a. m. 22nd national convention. Follow- The dramatic workshop presented to noon. East vs. West baseball Jewish youth movement a living ing registration and lunch, the several short humorous skits, in- game in afternoon refereed by FARM SCHOOL, Pa.-Sports ant memorial to their names. In mem- grounds are toured. First confer- cluding a dramatic review of the "Honest Sid" Kusworm. East recreational activity at the ory of these alephs and the sol- ence session convenes to hear life story of Bisno. Ice cream and won, 7-6. Memorial service held 22nd national AZA convention was diers of all the United Nations Grand Aleph Godol Harold Rhein cookies were served. for AZA war dead. limited due to the heavy schedule who have given their all for free- deliver his annual report. Rhein Friday, July 13 of business sessions. The only dom's sake let us all stand for a receives tremendous ovation. Ses- Tuesday, July 10 Final business session. Presen- competitive activity was an East moment of silence. sion of introductions and sing- Seminar led by Max Baer, Na- tation of resolutions. Election of vs. West softball game, won by have been your grand aleph song followed by first committee tional Director, B'nai B'rith Vo- new officers. Installation by Sid East, 7-6. Umpire was "Honest godol since October 1, 1944. meetings in evening. First issue cational Guidance Bureau. News- Kusworm. Executive committee Sid" Kusworm, Youth Commis- During that time I have carried of camp paper appears with head- paper and dramatic workshops. meeting. Convention officially sioner, and familiar figure at AZA out my duties to the best of my line: "City Slickers Arrive." Maccaibiad sports program in aft- over at noon. conventions. ability. My time has been limited A scheduled swimming party I'm a student at Northwestern was cancelled due to cool weath- University and am employed full every aleph, but in place of this tional organization of AZA. In Postal Describes time after my classes each day. I would have the delegates here doing this many sections of the er. Delegates, however, found Over and above the large corre- bring back to their respective dis- Order have let their regional Conference Aims time to play softball, table tennis, billiards and lawn tennis. Outdoor tricts my heartfelt thanks for a spondence I have carried on with and district organizations disinte- job well done. grate. This is unhealthy as it activity was supervised by Wil- my brother alephs and the profes- does away with a vital means of FARM School, role of liam X. Kaplan. sional staff of BBYO I have had IN APRIL of this year the peace- the opportunity to travel to many loving peoples of the world lost strengthening the chapters and Henry Monsky at the San parts of the country and observe a leader and a friend. We the developing individual leadership. Francisco conference was describ- AZA in action. If we are to maintain an active ed by Bernard Postal at AZA's Baer Leads Seminar Jewish people also lost a great program we must keep all parts 22nd national convention here. Among the cities and commu- benefactor when Franklin Delano Postal, national director of infor- On Post-War Jobs Roosevelt passed away. After the of our organizational structure nities I have visited are Washing- functioning. I recommend that mation for B'nai B'rith, led a sem- ton, Milwaukee, Detroit, Cincin- shock had passed we began to re- nati. Des Moines, New York, within each district the district inar discussion on "The Implica- ARM School, Pa. - Extent of member what he had accom- officers together with the direc- tions of San Francisco." employment discrimination in Philadelphia, Boston and Gary. plished and the many decent things he stood for and defended, tor go about setting up every Monsky, who was an official the post-war period will depend My tours have taken in many even to the extent of making the regional organization. consultant to the American dele- largely upon the general level of communities of Districts 1, 2. 3, supreme sacrifice for a world of If there is no district organiza- gation, planned and developed a economic activity, Max F. Baer and 7 including Canada. justice, tolerance and respect for tion then the director together program of action by a United told delegates to the 22nd nation- Wherever I have gone I have al AZA convention. found AZA working hard to pro- human rights. It is fitting and with his staff should set up ways Jewish Front. Postal said ject the ideals of our people. The and means for officers to be elect- The two-fold objective of this Baer, an alumnus of St. Joseph proper that we. the Aleph Zadik spirit is stronger than ever. Aleph, should dedicate ourselves ed. I further recommend that program was: (1) to see that no Valley Chap. 92. South Bend, Ind. Among our membership there can in some manner to carry on the the next grand aleph godol ap- action by the United Nations con- and now national director of be found a will to carry on the ideals for which he stood. In the point a national committee, whose ference prejudiced Jewish rights B'nai B'rith Vocational Service work of our Order with a new future when our BBYO set-up has members may be delegates of this in Palestine (2) to press for Bureau, led a seminar discussion forcefulness and aggressiveness. I expanded sufficiently there will conference, to aid in these revital- amendments to the Dumbarton on the economic status of the spoken before approximately be established a national B'nai ization programs throughout the Oaks proposals that would assure post-war Jewish community 2,500 alephs and have had the B'rith youth encampment. These country and Canada. observance of human rights by "If we have relatively full em- chance to talk intimately with estates will be used to house the THE PAST is behind us. The member states of the United Na- ployment, Jews will find jobs most of them and they have in- conferences and national meetings future that lies before us is tions organization. along with others," he said stilled me with a confidence that of all the B'nai B'rith Youth Or- full of promise. Never before in "However, should we have mass ganizations. Its facilities will ac- HELP WOUNDED VETS the history of our Order has a unemployment, Jews will be our great work will continue to flourish. The state of the Order commodate hundreds of boys and new term held so much promise St. Louis, Mo. Fifteen volun- among the last to be hired and is healthy. The state of the girls as well as the young men of success. Working together with teers of St. Louis Chap. 28 as- the first to be fired. Order indicates strength and pro- and women. Many leadership all groups of the BBYO we can sisted at a B'nai B'rith bond rally gressiveness. We are making his- training courses will be held at reach the horizons that the found- here by taking care of soldiers Time Will Tell tory. this youth encampment. ers of AZA dreamed of. We have in wheel chairs who were guests The landscape architect was showing a woman over formal garden. THERE have been any suc- RECOMMEND that the AZA the background, we have the at the Auditorium show. "What's that?" asked. embark on an annual project know how, we have the spirit, The architect told her it was a sundial. cesses during my term they are First Farmer: "I suppose your daugh- "What's a sundial?' all due to the splendid co-opera- to raise $1 per member per year we have the program and we have ter takes settin up exercises lot since Whereupon her companion patiently ex- tion and inspiration I have re- to be contributed to the Franklin the manpower. Our record proves she came home from takin' that physical plained how the sun, moving through the that ours is the most active and culture course?' heavens. casts a shadow. which record- ceived from my brother alephs. Delano Roosevelt Memorial Fund. Second Farmer: "I should say so. She ed on the dial, indicating the time of the Julius Bisno has set an example This fund would supply the means energetic Jewish youth movement sets up all evening and with a different day. in the world. With this as a boy friend every night. The woman beamed with interest. of dynamic leadership, and Milton of bringing leading educators to 'My What will they be thinking of Cohen has been a guiding light. the camp. They will give to our springboard let us go forward to- "WHAT TIME IS IT?" next?' she exclaimed gether, a united Jewish youth on The night-watchman in the pawn-shop My closest source of inspiration youth. leaders the benefits of was startled by the sudden ringing of and strength has come from Wil- their extensive knowledge. It a note of triumph. the bell. He ran to the door, and looked liam X. Kaplan, former Chicago would also help defray the ex- Respectfully, through the small opening Farm School director, whose co-operation and penses of youth leaders attend- HAROLD RHEIN "What do you want?" he demanded of someone who stood the other side, Who's Who ing the training courses. GRAND ALEPH "I want to know what time it is, the counsel have been invaluable. The examples set by B'nai B'rith lead- GODOL, 1945. man replied. This is an opportunity of a life- "So you had to come here?'' the watch- ers are heartwarming and thank time-$1 per aleph per year, a man cried. JULIUS BISNO, Washington, D C. Ex- You see. the other replied. "I've got ecutive Secretary of B'nai B'rith Youth these men from the bottom of my voluntary contribution from the "WHAT TIME IS IT?' my watch here. It's hanging right over Commission and National Director of heart. membership of our Order to- THE NIGHT-WATCHMAN in the pawn- the counter.' Boys' Work. shop was startled by the sudden ring- WILLIAM KAPLAN, Washington, D. The members of my executive wards the strengthening and the ing of the bell. He ran to the door, and Higher Education Assistant National Director of Boys' committee not only deserve the eventual indoctrination of our looked through the small opening. The genius local man had carried Work principles into every Jewish home "What do you want? demanded of him to big success in business without HANNAH GRAD GOODMAN, Washington thanks of the grand aleph godol someone who stood on the other side. the much education. He was asked D National Educational Director. but of every aleph in the Order of the world. The purpose of the "I want to know what time it is, the to distribute the prizes at school and BEN SUGARMAN, Washington, D. C. for their unselfish contributions fund is truly deserving of the man replied made the usual speech of good counsel. Managing Editor of Publications "So you had to come here?" the watch- Now, boys," he said, 'always remem- MILTON F. COHEN, Boston, Mass. Dis. to the program and activities of name, The Franklin Delano man cried. ber that education is great thing. trict Director. the Aleph Zadik Aleph during the Roosevelt Memorial Fund will in- "You see, the other replied. "I've got There's nothing like education Take BRUNO ARON, Philadelphia, Pa., District my watch here. It's hanging right over arithmetic education in arith- 3 Director. past term. I wish it were pos- sure the future of Jewish youth. the counter. metic we learn that twice two is four. JACK GERSHTENSON. New York, N. Yu sible for me to personally ac- that is twelve, that sever times New York City Director knowledge the splendid work of WE HAVE been placing much A second look is sometimes the best cure seven makes ah, er-and then there's BERNARD POSTAL. Washington, D. C. emphasis of late on the na- for love at first sight. geography." B'nai B'rirth Director of Information