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Local chapter of teen Jewish fraternity is growing

Published 01/04/09

The 16 young men of the David Snyder chapter No. 2535 of Aleph Zadik Aleph are Jewish and proud of it.

Wendi Winters — For The Capital Sixteen local Jewish youth are celebrating the successful first year of their fraternal organization Aleph Zadik Aleph by hosting a kosher breakfast at Kneseth Israel Synagogue Jan. 11. Pictured are three officers of the David Snyder Chapter No. 2535 of the AZA. Xander Berman, 15, an Annapolis High IB freshman, is the chapter’s newly elected Aleph Godol, or president; Jake Ziff, 15, a Severna Park High sophomore, is Aleph Moreh, or vice president of membership; and Jake Cohen, 16, also a sophomore at Severna Park High, is Aleph S’gan, or vice president.
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Aleph Zadik Aleph, or AZA, is an international fraternity for Jewish male youth from their second semester of eighth grade through their high school years. Founded in 1923, with its first chapter launched in 1924 in Omaha, Neb., the chapter is similar to youth groups of other religious congregations in the area.

The T-shirt of one member bears a puckish parody of the Nike slogan, "Just Do It." Boldly printed across the shirt are the words: "Just Jew It." It belongs to Jake Ziff, 15, a sophomore at Severna...

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