Message from the GRAND ALEPH the SH GODOL Elders revived Official Publication of AZA and BBYM of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization last 75 Send address changes to The Shofar, 23RD YEAR FEBRUARY, 1947 1746 M St. N. W., Washington 6, D. a. Bolivia, AZA and Brotherhood streets ould be By EARL POLLOCK EXECUTIVES TO REREGISTRATION country This month, AZA chap- ters throughout the country fessors, Join in pledging themselves HOLD MEETINGS CARE URGED tanding in the anew to the battle against racial and religious preju- The National Executive from Chapters Reminded to dice. Through its public ral- Committees of both AZA lies and joint meetings, AZA and BBYM are meeting in Complete Forms With Secre- d cost will make no small contribu- Washington, D. C., on Feb- Speed, Accuracy tion to the advancement of ruary 8 and 9, 1947. Under 00 to Jews the leadership of Grand The annual re-registra- human brotherhood. tion of all BBYO chapters is em to But, just Aleph Godol Earl Pollock He and President Harold Rhein, now taking place, with an- as in the case et that of a number these committees will con- nual dues and registration harged of other sider the accomplishments cards being transmitted to nment, basic but yet of their respective organ- the national office through sadly neg- the regional and district comes lected moral izations so far this year and com- plans to be presented to the Edwin Manson BBYO offices. All member- principle Melvin Kitay ship records and mailing we often lose annual national conventions eds of ip had of the two groups to be held Kitay, Manson Take 1st, 2nd lists are compiled from the sight of the re-registration forms sub- in the true meaning later in the year. mitted by the chapters at ps used Earl Pollock of brother- In National Sermon Contest this time. se who hood. Among the matters to be The necessary cards have O force All too many among us discussed by both units are been supplied to chapters by centra- think of brotherhood from the latest developments on Winners in the AZA Na- school, and past aleph godol the local regional and dis- only a negative viewpoint, the question of age limits, tional Sermon Contest were of the Julius Adler Memorial trict offices. It is essential d and as simply the absence of in- participating in projects and com- announced by the national chapter of AZA. He also that the registration card be tolerance. Those of an even and programs determined by the BBYO office to be Melvin served the chapter as aleph completed accurately for narrower nature further con- each member. These cards States. fine brotherhood to mean last national convention, and Kitay of Kearny, N. J., first; Shotare Godol, aleph gizbor should then be sent or given said. merely the absence of anti- the matter of financing of The Edwin Manson, of Hartford, and aleph s'gan. He refused by the chapter secretary to ies is Semitism. the activities of the organ- Conn., second; and Marshall to run for office in the most the regional or district di- ent.' Brotherhood is, of course, izations. J. Conn, New Castle, Pa., recent chapter elections be- rector. The forms should be at its much more than that. The chairman of each cause "the most fun at AZA accompanied by a check or third. Kitay, whose sermon to es- Brotherhood implies, in ad- money order in the sum of and national committee will re- dealt with "The Responsi- meetings is in being in a dition, the mutual under- one dollar for each member with standing and respect of all port to the executive board bility of the Jew Today," position to debate actively, of the chapter. nal fa- the various racial and re- on accomplishments of the will receive the Sidney G. speaking from the floor as It was stressed by the na- ligious groups that make up organization in the area Kusworm Award which is WS an ordinary aleph." tional office that registra- of America. Each of these covered by his committee. presented annually to the tions should be submitted aleph who delivers the best Third place was taken by groups - whether it be promptly and accurately. The reports will also em- sermon in the annual Na- Marshall J. Conn, a member Negro, Catholic, German, The mailing lists for bul- Swedish, or Jewish-pos- body recommendations for tional AZA Sabbath observ- of New Castle AZA 248. He letins and for the national sesses a distinctive culture further activity and for ance during the second week joined the chapter in the publications are being com- that all of us can appreciate. items to be presented to the in November. spring of 1944 and since piled from these re-registra- national conventions for con- What significance does The judges in this year's tion forms. Failure to fill sideration. that time has acted as Aleph this have for the Alephs and sermon contest were Rabbis out these cards accurately chapters of AZA? As the The AZA executive board Manuel of Sopher twice, Gizbor twice, will mean failure of chap- leading American youth or- consists of Grand Aleph Denver; Morris W. Kertzer s'gan and godol twice. He ters and individuals to re- ganization of a people that Godol Earl Pollock, Grand of New York: and Jacob J. is also aleph mazkir of the ceive these publications. has long felt the pangs of Aleph S'gan Beryl Wein- Weinstein of Chicago. Northwestern Pennsylvania Representation at the Persecution, we can claim stein, Grand Aleph Mazkir Melvin Kitay, winner, is Council and won the region- national conventions is also no special privileges, but Saul Lighter, Jr. Com- fifteen years old, a member al oratory contest at the based upon the registration missioner Harry Brenner, of West Hudson AZA 372. recent tournament. in the national office. In rather special responsi- bilities. Jenard Gross, Lou Leder- He has served his chapter as Marshall has also won order for a chapter to be man, Dick Braunstein, and Naturally, AZA must con- aleph mazkir and aleph oratory and radio speaking represented it is necessary contests at New Castle High that registration be filed in tinue with renewed vigor to Myron Teitelbaum. kohen godol and is at pres- fight group prejudice in The BBYM executive ent chairman of the cultural School and represents that the national office by a pre- any form. AZA must like- board consists of President and religious committee. He school in the National scribed date. wise continue to take active Harold Rhein, Vice-Presi- also represents his chapter Forensic Contests. He is dent Dan Leibl, Secretary as a member of the debat- chairman of the New Castle part in any co-operative or- ganization to improve inter- Seymour Cohen, Jr. Com- ing team which recently won High Radio Club program AZA Groups Run cultural relations. But we missioner Sanford Ziff, Alex the AZA regional debate committee and a member of Raider, Morris Stein, and tournament. Melvin, a the high school a capella Joint Dance for must also lead in applying Marcus Brown. graduate of the local He- choir. true brotherhood to our indi- brew school and a junior in (See Page 10) vidual daily lives. Hungarian Aid high school. is also a mem- First, however, through Three Massachusetts Aza chap- Prero Guest at ber of the National Forensic the Five-Fold-and-Full pro- Birmingham AZA ters recently joined forces in run- League, the school library gram, each of us must be- ning a dance for the collection of council and the science coun- Starts Third Decade come aware of our Jewish Sabbath Program school supplies for Hungarian stu- cil. orks Celebrating its twentieth anni- dents, national AZA project. The history, traditions and Guest of honor at a special oneg Second-place winner Ed- that win Manson is eighteen versary, Birmingham AZA 41, dance, held at the Winthrop, Mass., ideals. Certainly it would be foolish to seek understand- Shabbat program conducted by "Mother Chapter of the South," Community Center, was most suc- Miami AZA 322 was Rabbi Amram years old, a senior in high held a large and successful ban- cessful and served for the gather- ing among other groups un- effi- til we have an understand- Prero, National Director of Boys' quet and dance on January 25, ing of 65 pounds of school supplies Work for BBYO. The affair was for the Hungarian students. inis- ing of and pride in our own 1947. held at the Beth David Congrega- dor" Minneapolis BBYO In addition to many of the chap- Among the items collected were group. tion in Miami, Fla., on January ter's alumni, guests included the 298 pencils, 153 notebooks, 20 for Then, by cultivating nor- 10, 1947. In Joint Body chapter's first adviser; one of the packages of notebook paper, and hich mal, healthy friendships Highlight of the evening was chapter's charter members; and many other miscellaneous items, with non-Jewish youths, by the presentation of the Eternal The entire BBYO of Minneapo- the Rabbis of the two local including erasers, pens, glue, ink, learning more of them and Light script, "The Broken Sab- lis, Minn., has made plans to co- temples. compasses, crayons, rulers, etc. amp their cultures, and by show- bath of Rabbi Asher," with Fred ordinate inter-faith activities with At the banquet, a special an- The dance was attended by over ctor, with ing them the richness of our Scher as narrator and Sidney non-Jewish youth groups through niversary edition of the chapter 250 members of BBYO. Members Grossberg enacting the role of the e recently formed Minneapolis newspaper, the GAZAT, in book of the arrangement committee rob- own abundant Jewish Rabbi Asher. Two BBG members Youth Council. This council will form, was distributed. The orches- were Herb Bregman and Paul son heritage, we will be doing also participated in the perform- sponsor inter-faith and inter-cul- tra played "Up, You Men," and a Goldman, Everett; Aleph Godol has much to substitute respect ance, which was directed by Ger- tural activities which will be huge birthday cake was cut. The Lou Tessler, Winthrop; and Aleph is and goodwill for suspicion trude Carnovsky, District 5 Girls' planned and carried out by all affair was attended by over 200 Godol Al Sattin and Bob Plotnick, and ignorance. Director. youth groups in the community. guests. Revere AZA.