90 Years Ago

(From the Feb. 14, 1936 issue of The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle)

Buoyed by a victory Sunday, which netted them the basketball championship of this district, the Alephs of AZA Chapter, No. 2, are speeding through preparations for one of their infrequent public affairs. It is to be a card party and its scheduled date and place fa Wednesday evening, February 26, at the Pla-Mor ballroom. An abundance of entertainment and refreshments is promised by the A. Z. A. hosts for the 25-cent admission charge.

The Alephs won their championship game in St. Louis, where they encountered the Dayton, Ohio, team of chapter 68. The Kansas City quintet led at the half, 18 to 11. Dayton almost caught up when Herman Clurman and Yudell Luke came to the rescue. The former garnered 13 points of the total, the latter, seven. Carl Tovsky, Is Brande, Robert Chickinsky and Lester Peltzman gave excellent support. Coach Is Vile made the trip with the team. The Dayton Alephs issued a challenge· for a return game at Indianapolis; The challenge is being considered.

Meanwhile, the installation of officers And the February 26th affair is holding down first place on the A. Z. A. calendar. Officers are to be formally installed Sunday afternoon, February 16, at The Center. David Minkin, past Aleph Godol, will be presented with a gift in token of his service. An affair for the officers la to be given Sunday night.

80 Years Ago

(From the Feb. 15, 1946 issue of The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle)

Announcement of the award of the 1946 District 2 AZA convention and tournament to Kansas City was made this week in Cleveland, Ohio, by Edward D. Wyner, district field director of the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization. April 6-8 are the dates set for the conclave. District champions will be selected in basketball, oratory, debate, ping-pong and bowling. Contestants will be the winning teams at four regional tournaments held last December.

20 Years Ago

(From the Feb. 10, 2026 issue of The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle)

Kansas City BBYO attended the Mid-America Region Winter convention Dec. 26-29, in Omaha, Neb. Hosted by Cornhelt BBYO, the theme was, “The Space Between.” There were approximately 145 participants from Kansas City, St. Louis and Omaha.

The weekend was filled with Judaic programming including weekday services, a Yitzhak Rabin educational program, and the “Bob and Guy Show” about Israeli current events. The Anti-Defamation League ran a workshop for participants based upon the short film “The Art of Farewell.” The film is about a Holocaust survivor who has to bury his wife, who was also a survivor.

The workshop focused on the concept of Midrash story telling. Facilitators helped BBYOers look deep into the context of the film to explore a variety of topics related to the Holocaust, characters in the film and point of view.

Throughout the convention, BBYO members also participated in community service projects. BBYO teens are now awaiting Spring Regional Convention, which will be held at Camp Sabra April 6-9.