BBYO JEWISH COLLUM Meets Teen-Age CHALLENGE Fred Shapiro and Donna Schneiderman chat outside Milwaukee's modern Jewish Community Center, where their BBYO chapters hold meetings. BBYO now has more than 37,000 mem- countless others served BB Women's bers in 1,307 chapters in the U. S. and chapters, Zionist groups, synagogues, UJA Canada, as well as chapters in Mexico, campaigns, and other expressions of Jew- Australia, Israel, England, Belgium, and ish life. Holland. Its policies are set by the BB To show how BBYO functions in the Youth Commission, headed by Label A. local community, we trained cameras on Katz, himself an AZA alumnus. Its pro- Milwaukee, and more specifically on Fred fessional staff consists of trained youth Shapiro, 17, of Weizmann AZA Chapter, group workers, headed by Dr. Max F. and Donna Schneiderman, 16, of Shofar Baer. More than 1,500 BB men and BBG Chapter. These two fine youngsters, women serve as volunteer chapter ad- and their fellow members, are representa- visors. It thus brings a national program tive of BBYO everywhere, and the activi- of high quality to every local community ties of their chapters are typical of the it serves, and as a result its graduates, for BBYO program. the most part, remain active in Jewish These pictures were taken exclusively life. Last year the presidents of 167 B'nai for The NJM by Richard Bauer from B'rith lodges were AZA alumni, and Three Lions. Competitive sport is one aspect of BBYO program. Top picture shows Freddie leaping high to sink basket in game between Weizmann and Kander AZA Chapters, while Donna (r.) cheers from sidelines. W hat is the teen-age challenge in Jewish life? It consists of the crucial years between Bar Mitzvah and young adulthood-when so many Jewish young- sters tend to drift away from Jewish life, learning, and loyalties. Sam Beber knew this in 1924, when he founded Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA) in Omaha as a fraternity for Jewish teen-age boys, to train them not only for adult Jewish service and leadership but for a personally richer Jewish life. B'nai B'rith formally adopted AZA in 1925, and ex- panded it into the BB Youth Organiza- tion. Today BBYO consists of AZA for teen- age boys, the BB Girls for teen-age girls, Not only in Milwaukee, but everywhere BBYO boys and girls like to help others. Above is shown a joint AZA-BBG drive to collect food for the needy and BB Young Adults for slightly older at child care institutions. BBYO members also entertain war veterans, serve at young people. Most BBYO members are hospitals, raise funds for health research, aid Israel in many ways, work for in AZA and BBG. the Red Cross, Community Chest, etc. THE NATIONAL JEWISH MONTHLY 12 BBYO JEWISH COLLUM Meets Teen-Age CHALLENGE Fred Shapiro and Donna Schneiderman chat outside Milwaukee's modern Jewish Community Center, where their BBYO chapters hold meetings. BBYO now has more than 37,000 mem- countless others served BB Women's bers in 1,307 chapters in the U. S. and chapters, Zionist groups, synagogues, UJA Canada, as well as chapters in Mexico, campaigns, and other expressions of Jew- Australia, Israel, England, Belgium, and ish life. Holland. Its policies are set by the BB To show how BBYO functions in the Youth Commission, headed by Label A. local community, we trained cameras on Katz, himself an AZA alumnus. Its pro- Milwaukee, and more specifically on Fred fessional staff consists of trained youth Shapiro, 17, of Weizmann AZA Chapter, group workers, headed by Dr. Max F. and Donna Schneiderman, 16, of Shofar Baer. More than 1,500 BB men and BBG Chapter. These two fine youngsters, women serve as volunteer chapter ad- and their fellow members, are representa- visors. It thus brings a national program tive of BBYO everywhere, and the activi- of high quality to every local community ties of their chapters are typical of the it serves, and as a result its graduates, for BBYO program. the most part, remain active in Jewish These pictures were taken exclusively life. Last year the presidents of 167 B'nai for The NJM by Richard Bauer from B'rith lodges were AZA alumni, and Three Lions. Competitive sport is one aspect of BBYO program. Top picture shows Freddie leaping high to sink basket in game between Weizmann and Kander AZA Chapters, while Donna (r.) cheers from sidelines. W hat is the teen-age challenge in Jewish life? It consists of the crucial years between Bar Mitzvah and young adulthood-when so many Jewish young- sters tend to drift away from Jewish life, learning, and loyalties. Sam Beber knew this in 1924, when he founded Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA) in Omaha as a fraternity for Jewish teen-age boys, to train them not only for adult Jewish service and leadership but for a personally richer Jewish life. B'nai B'rith formally adopted AZA in 1925, and ex- panded it into the BB Youth Organiza- tion. Today BBYO consists of AZA for teen- age boys, the BB Girls for teen-age girls, Not only in Milwaukee, but everywhere BBYO boys and girls like to help others. Above is shown a joint AZA-BBG drive to collect food for the needy and BB Young Adults for slightly older at child care institutions. BBYO members also entertain war veterans, serve at young people. Most BBYO members are hospitals, raise funds for health research, aid Israel in many ways, work for in AZA and BBG. the Red Cross, Community Chest, etc. THE NATIONAL JEWISH MONTHLY 12 BBYO JEWISH Meets Teen-Age CHALLENGE Fred Shapiro and Donna Schneiderman chat outside Milwaukee's modern Jewish Community Center, where their BBYO chapters hold meetings. BBYO now has more than 37,000 mem- countless others served BB Women's bers in 1,307 chapters in the U. S. and chapters, Zionist groups, synagogues, UJA Canada, as well as chapters in Mexico, campaigns, and other expressions of Jew- Australia, Israel, England, Belgium, and ish life. Holland. Its policies are set by the BB To show how BBYO functions in the Youth Commission, headed by Label A. local community, we trained cameras on Katz, himself an AZA alumnus. Its pro- Milwaukee, and more specifically on Fred fessional staff consists of trained youth Shapiro, 17, of Weizmann AZA Chapter, group workers, headed by Dr. Max F. and Donna Schneiderman, 16, of Shofar Baer. More than 1,500 BB men and BBG Chapter. These two fine youngsters, women serve as volunteer chapter ad- and their fellow members, are representa- visors. It thus brings a national program tive of BBYO everywhere, and the activi- of high quality to every local community ties of their chapters are typical of the it serves, and as a result its graduates, for BBYO program. the most part, remain active in Jewish These pictures were taken exclusively life. Last year the presidents of 167 B'nai for The NJM by Richard Bauer from B'rith lodges were AZA alumni, and Three Lions. Competitive sport is one aspect of BBYO program. Top picture shows Freddie leaping high to sink basket in game between Weizmann and Kander AZA Chapters, while Donna (r.) cheers from sidelines. W hat is the teen-age challenge in Jewish life? It consists of the crucial years between Bar Mitzvah and young adulthood-when so many Jewish young- sters tend to drift away from Jewish life, learning, and loyalties. Sam Beber knew this in 1924, when he founded Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA) in Omaha as a fraternity for Jewish teen-age boys, to train them not only for adult Jewish service and leadership but for a personally richer Jewish life. B'nai B'rith formally adopted AZA in 1925, and ex- panded it into the BB Youth Organiza- tion. Today BBYO consists of AZA for teen- age boys, the BB Girls for teen-age girls, Not only in Milwaukee, but everywhere BBYO boys and girls like to help others. Above is shown a joint AZA-BBG drive to collect food for the needy and BB Young Adults for slightly older at child care institutions. BBYO members also entertain war veterans, serve at young people. Most BBYO members are hospitals, raise funds for health research, aid Israel in many ways, work for in AZA and BBG. the Red Cross, Community Chest, etc. THE NATIONAL JEWISH MONTHLY 12 BBYO JEWISH COLEPUNY VETY Meets Teen-Age CHALLENGE Fred Shapiro and Donna Schneiderman chat outside Milwaukee's modern Jewish Community Center, where their BBYO chapters hold meetings. BBYO now has more than 37,000 mem- countless others served BB Women's hers in 1,307 chapters in the U. S. and chapters, Zionist groups, synagogues, UJA Canada, as well as chapters in Mexico, campaigns, and other expressions of Jew. Australia, Israel, England, Belgium, and ish life. Holland. Its policies are set by the BB To show how BBYO functions in the Youth Commission, headed by Label A. local community, we trained cameris on Katz, himself an AZA alumnus. Its pro- Milwaukee, and more specifically - Fred fessional staff consists of trained youth Shapiro, 17, of Weirmann AZA Chapter group workers, headed by Dr. Max F. and Donna Schneiderman, 16, of Shofar Baer. More than 1,500 BB men and BBG Chapter. These two line youngsters, women serve as volunteer chapter ad- and their fellow members, are representa- visors. It thus brings a national program tive of BBYO everywhere, and the activi- of high quality to every local community ties of their chapters are typical of the it serves, and as a result its graduates, for BBYO program. the most part, remain active in Jewish These pictures were taken exclusively life. Last year the presidents of 167 B'nai for The NJM by Richard Baurr from Brith lodges were AZA alumni, and Three Lions Competitive sport is one aspect of BBYO program. Top picture shows Freddie leaping high to sink basket in game between Weizmann and Kander AZA Chapters, while Donna (r.) cheers from sidelines. W hat is the teen-age challenge in Jewish life? It consists of the crucial years between Bar Mitavah and young adulthood- 90 many Jewish young- sters tend to drift away from Jewish life, learning, and loyalties. Sam Beber knew this in 1924, when he founded Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA) in Omaha as . fraternity for Jewish teen-age boys, to train them not only for adult Jewish service and leadership but for a personally richer Jewish life. B'mai B'rith formally adopted AZA in 1925, and 28- panded it into the BB Youth Organiza- tion. Today BBYO consists of AZA for teen- age boys, the BB Girls for teen-age girls, Not only in Milwaukee, but everywhere BBYO boys and girls like to help and BB Young Adults for slightly older others. Above is shown a joint AZA-BBG drive to collect food for the needy at child care institutions. BBYO members also entertain was veterans, serve at young people. Most BBYO members are hospitals, raise funds for health research, aid Israel in many ways, work for in AZA and BBG. the Red Cross, Community Chest, etc. THE NATIONAL JEWISH MONTHLY 12 BBYO JEWISH Meets Teen-Age CHALLENGE in is 11: BBYO - - Meets Teen-Age CHALLENGE