JEWISH LIFE FACES CRISIS A Message From Our Grand Aleph the SHOFAR Godol By ARTHUR GILBERT you know, I recently at- Official Publication of AZA and BBYM of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization tended the American Jewish Conference as a youth delegate, and as a youth delegate, one ma- 22ND YEAR MARCH, 1946 Send address changes to The Shofes 1746 M St. N. W., Washington 6, D. C. jor impression kept running through my mind. How very much NEW PROGRAM AIDS there was that we as youth could do in order to aid our e parents in BEGIN IN THIS ISSUE meeting the 2 present crisis in Arthur Gilbert Jewish life! S f First, all of us should immedi- ately and energetically carry out our Purim relief project. The 2-COLOR SECTION V- Jews in Europe are in very des- perate straits. Every little bit we of do will aid greatly. Here is a n NOW TO APPEAR field where our efforts are of great at importance. - b. Second, all of us. if we have D IN EVERY SHOFAR so not already bought trees in Pal- ar estine, should immediately do so. to Remember to send your money BEGINNING with this issue ce and to order your trees through of The Shofar, the BBYO te the Washington office. Every Programming Aids will ap- s, tree that is purchased is a most valuable contribution to the future pear in a new, attractive S. success of our people in Palestine. form. These suggestions will d To this date, our campaign had be published in every edi- made but little headway. AZA tion of The Shofar on the must not fail in this project! double page center spread, I We should also become ac- and continued on the next n quainted with the great cultural page. e contributions that Palestinian For the first time in Shofar his- youth have made. We should tory, two colors of ink will be r learn the Hebrew dances! We used to make the aids as in- 0 should learn the Hebrew songs! teresting as possible. n We can do all of these things if The mimeographed releases, y we will exert only a little initia- which have been mailed to chap- g tive in the arrangement of our ters since October, have been dis- y programs. continued. Instead the aids will r Finally, we should conduct cul- be published in The Shofar, there- tural meetings and discussions BBYO'S "Shalach Monos" Drive Will Aid Helpless European Children by putting program materials into that will acquaint us with many the hands of every member. Thus, to of the problems faced by the Beneficiaries of BBYO's Purim their homes bombed and His chances of getting a suit, un- national headquarters will be able a- American Jewish communities. relief project will be little Euro- destroyed. Others have moved derwear and shoes depend upon to give better service to its chap- en Not only should anti-semitism be pean children like those pictured from flooded areas. RIGHT: This the degree of generosity displayed ters. oh discussed, but also such problems above, who are typical of thou- youngster's arm was broken dur- by American Jewry in support of Clip and file the Programming 36, as synagogue attendance and ob- sands who are being aided by the ing the time he was hidden by a the S.O.S. Collection of Supplies. Aids section for your chapter re- W servance, and Hebrew education. Joint Distribution Committee farmer's family in France, He Clothing, added to the S.O.S. ap- source library, as those things te Surely, there are men in your overseas today. LEFT: A little never got proper treatment and peal when the United Victory which you are unable to use at is. community who are capable of girl in Holland holds one of the the arm healed improperly. Mal- Clothing Drive officially ended on present will prove useful in the leading such discussions. Let us new things she will soon be wear- nutrition delays his recovery now, Feb. 15, comes second only to future. d use these resources to benefit our ing. In her town, many hundreds but at least there is cheer in his food on the list of essential sup- Turn to pages six and seven of ownselves as well as the future are homeless and without clothes. little heart and hope for better plies needed to eke out the bare now, see the new programming life of American Jewry. In some cases they have returned things. Sketchily clothed, he has minimum subsistence ration avail- materials, and drop a line to the from concentration camps to find at least a warm cap and a coat. able for Europe's displaced persons. Editor with your comments and other columns you will read suggestions for improvement. about the reports and resolu- tions presented to the national BBYO PURIM PROJECT BAPTIST MINISTER SPEAKS TO BBYO 1,000 PALESTINE TREES executive committee. It would be wise now were you fellows to CONCLUDES MARCH 17 WILL BE WAR MEMORIAL discuss the of these reso- os ANGELES-More than 100 lutions Your executive your sense chapter body meetings. truly BBYO boys and girls attended TO CANADIAN AZA'S DEAD in was THE Joint Distribution Com- ing the week of Purim, March 17. a cultural meeting sponsored by representative of all AZA. These mittee, which is sponsoring the Shalach monos, the traditional Covenant 446, at which Rev. Da- Montreal, Canada-In memory boys. who came from every dis- S.O.S. Collection of Supplies for exchanging of gifts at Purim time, vid Ewart, of West Adams Bap- of alephs who died in service, the trict, and who are your chosen Overseas Survivors, with whom tist Church, spoke on anti-Sem- Laurentian Regional Association is an old custom in Jewish life. Like many of the Jewish tradi- itism from its beginning to its at its 12th annual convention de- BBYO is co-operating in its (Continued on Page 2) shalach monos campaign, has an- tions, it is associated not only with present stage. The audience cided to purchase 1,000 trees in nounced that the drive has been the exchanging of gifts among participated in a discussion. the Lapidus Memorial Forest. in Palestine. HAMILTON ALEPHS CREATE broadened to include clothing. All one's friends and family but with POST-TALMUD TORAH types of shoes and garments for helping the poor. Thus, the BBYO men, women and children are AZA CHOIR SINGS 1946 shalach monos project is in HEBREW STUDY GROUP Chapter Donates Trophy, urgently needed. Mrs. Nathan accordance with the finest of AT FRIDAY SERVICES HAMILTON, Ontario Young Strauss, chairman of the drive, Jewish tradition. Wins It-Gives It Up! announced that J.D.C. had not Chester, Pa.-An AZA choir, Sons of Israel Chapter 589 is appealed previously for clothing THE J.D.C. has embarked upon formed by Simon Wolf 111, sings KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Bar Koch- sponsoring a Hebrew class for in order to co-operate with the a vast campaign for the collec- at all Friday night services at bian 335 won the Center Youth alephs. Other groups at the Ham- Victory Clothing Collection which tion of essential supplies to send Ohev Sholom Synagogue. The Senate Debate Tournament, in ilton Jewish Youth Center will be has now concluded. overseas. This is being called an choir is instructed by Cantor which 20 youth groups partici- invited to attend these classes, thus creating Hamilton's first Only garments which are in S. O. S. drive (Supplies for Over- Aaron Mann. pated. Because the chapter good condition are acceptable. seas Survivors) Food stuffs, cloth- sponsored the tournament, it post-Talmud Torah Hebrew study J.D.C. will send overseas only ing, medicine, layettes and bedding gave the trophy to Marathon Fra- group. age. These will be included in the clothes that we ourselves would will be collected and distributed ternity, runner-up. Eddie Zigler Under the cultural committee, repacking by J. D. C. and Charles Cohen represented consider fit to wear. Garments that to European Jewish surviv- a tfillim group is held every Sun- ors. The BBYO shalach monos Full instructions for carrying out AZA. are useless to the donor here are to all Jewish tragically valueless to those over- campaign is conducted in co- the drive were sent to the aleph day youth conducted morning, in the city. open Services ser- are operation with the J.D.C. mazkir or secretary of every chap- seas and take up valuable shipping MEMORIAL FOR ALUMNUS les, by alephs, with ter. Local groups should organize space that cannot be spared. The Memorial services mons given by the boys. When the supplies have been carefully in order to carry out the an, were held by alephs of Sholom BBYO chapters now engaged on collected, they will be sent to the project in time for Purim. At the tz, 546, in memory of Alumnus Ar- the shalach monos project are J. D. C. receiving center, where conclusion of the drive chapters all NEWS FOR NEW ALEPHS thur Fagin, who died of spinal urged to broaden their campaign they will be examined and re- are to report their contributions meningitis while in the Army. A el, Alephs who do not receive to include warm and useful shoes packed, in accordance with gov- to the national office, so that a special Kaddish was said in his rth The Shofar within two months and garments of all types to help ernment export regulations. Ac- comprehensive record can be made behalf. rly of receiving their membership our suffering brothers overseas. cordingly, it will not be necessary of BBYO's participation in this er- card are asked to write to head- accordance with directives for chapters to pack for overseas campaign. A report sheet which G; MARK BROTHERHOOD WEEK quarters in Washington, D. C. from the national executive shipment. Cartons need not be of will enable chapters to report their ks, Chapter officers are asked to committees, BBYO last month uniform size or weight. achievements in an organized Baltimore, Md.-Doing its part Ity, pass this information to new In order to bring true Purim fashion will be sent to every BBYO in halting prejudice, Monumental Jo- launched its overseas relief project members. and as a shalach monos drive for spirit into the gifts, chapters can chapter. City 413 held a Brotherhood Week meeting, addressed by a Purim. The drive culminates dur- enclose greeting cards in the pack- (See Page 3) Jesuit minister.