-4- In addition to this effort to aid in the physical rehabilitation of Palestine, A.Z .A. is fully aware of the implications of its cultural values. I have already spoken of our Hebrew Letter- W riting contest. Last year the subject was "A Letter of Conciliation to an Arab in Palestine. 11 This contest, won by Jacob Kraft of Kansas City chapter 2, demanded a study of Palestinian problems which benefited every participant. The third sphere of Jewish interest is that of the individual. Here, A.Z.A. plays a dual role. It works through the chapter as a collective medium and then directly to the individual. The Best Chapter A ard, given annually to that chapter which has best carried out the program of A.Z.A., won in 1939 by Fidelity chapter 264 of Los Angeles, is a great incentive to the active participa- tion of every chapter in our work. The Sam Beber Award. given to that member who best expresses A Z.A. ideals was won by Robert Friedman of St. Louis chapter 187. Mention should be made at this time of the active cooperation of A. with the B'nai B'rith Vocational Service Bureau. which as you know, is headed by one of our alumni, Brother Max Baer. Every month, information on vocational subjects reaches chapters throughout the country, giving the members an opportunity to adjust themselves to the modern economic arena. WITHIN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY within the Jewish community, A.Z.A. performs a useful function. Through the A.Z.A. Sabbath, and regular monthly religious programs, our members are taught to participat in the religious life of their community. The Boris D. Bogen Award for the best religious work done by a local chapter in its community, W on last year by Leo Korn of San Pedro chapter 196, inculcates the requisite attitude towards this part of our work. Through our social-service program, the members learn to cooperate with their local agencies in philanthropic affairs; not a month passes but that some chapter somewhere is assisting the poor and the needy. And, through its literary media. the Order encourages contributions on matters affecting the history and literature of our people. Here, attention should be called to the fact that A.Z.A. has the only national circulating library in Judaica, through which hundreds of books are sent to members thr oughout the United States and Canada, keeping them informed of Jewish writers and Jewish books. It is proper that I should call attention to the fact that A.Z.A. is one of B'nai B'rith's greatest cooperating agencies in each community. There is on record instances of A.Z .A. chapters organizing B'nai B'rith Lodges; constantly, alumni of A.Z.A. enter B'nai B'rith ranks. The Alfred M. Cohen Award, won last year by Pioneer Chapter 24 of Canonsburg, Pa., , is a constant reminder of our recognition by our sponsoring Order. The Ben Z. Glass Award,