REDEDICATION Message from the Grand Aleph Godol L By EARL POLLOCK Dear brother Alephs: the SH FAR Amidst the sounding of the Shofar and solemn prayer, Jews throughout Official Publication of AZA and BBYM of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization the world will in just a 23RD YEAR SEPTEMBER 1946 Send address changes to The Shofar, 1746 M St.-N. W., Washington 6. D a. few short weeks join in welcoming Rosh Has- hanah, the Jewish New PRERO NAMED DIRECTOR Year. To each it should be day of worship and rever- ence, of self-recollection and self-analysis, of casting DR. RABINOWITZ Takes Boys' Post; aside our shortcomings of Rabinowitz Leaves the old year and concentrat- ing on the new. LEAVES BBYO POST Rabbi Amram Prero has To the eleven thousand been appointed National Alephs of our international Director of Boys' Work to order, Rosh Hashanah has Dr. Isaac Rabinowitz, Na- succeed Dr. Isaac Rabi- particular significance. For tional Director of Boys nowitz. Rabbi Prero comes it presents an opportunity Work, has resigned from and an obligation unequalled to BBYO from Winnipeg, this position. He is succeed- in our history. Never before Manitoba, where he was di- in these past twenty-two ed by Rabbi Amram Prero. rector of the Hillel Founda- years has there been such a Dr. Rabinowitz has ac- tion at the University of crying need for dignity, re- cepted a position in which Manitoba and director of sponsibility, and faith with- he will direct several Jewish Youth Work for the in the American and centers in a crowded area of Canadian Jewish Commu- Canadian Jewish Congress. Brooklyn. He will be able nities. Never before has Born in Palestine, Rabbi there existed such an ex- to bring to thousands of Prero came to the United igency for awareness of and young people the oppor- States as a child. He was service to our European and tunity to develop their Jew- Palestinian brethren. Never educated in the Chicago ish and community interests before has there been such schools and ordained a Rabbi in a healthy atmosphere. a vital necessity for knowl- by the Hebrew Theological edge and sober thinking on Dr. Rabinowitz brought to College. For two years Rabbi the part of youth-both Jew the BBYO a scholarly back- Prero was the Jewish re- and Gentile alike-to aid in ground and a sincere interest ligious representative at the constructing a world torn by in Jewish youth at a time chaos into a world perme- Mayo Clinic fn Rochester, when BBYO was passing ated by peace. In short, Minn. He later served as never before has a genuine through many changes. In Rabbi in Lexington, Ky., and five-fold-and-full program announcing Dr. Rabinowitz's organized a statewide youth been so essential. resignation, Dr. Sachar program and was one of the However, my brother praised his contributions to leaders in having built a Alephs, we cannot content the growth and content of ourselves with merely belief community center which the B'nai B'rith Youth Or- this program. Nor can we could serve the young people. ganization movement. rely too heavily on the past Before serving at the Uni- distant future for its ful- versity of Manitoba, Rabbi fillment. Although we shall Prero was Hillel Director at constantly draw warmth Debate, Oratory the University of Florida. from our traditions and ac- RABBI AMRAM PRERO Besides having an excel- complishments and must continually look forward to Topics Chosen lent Jewish background and BBYO TO PUBLISH group-work training and ex- greater things, we can perience, Rabbi Prero is a neither rest on our laurels The topics for AZA debate and oratory for the coming year have former handball champion nor postpone our action. been chosen. Start getting ready JEWISH YOUTH BOOKS of Chicago, a former bowl- NOW-th month of Sep- now, you debaters and orators ing champion of Kentucky tember-is the time to plan The topics were chosen by the na- carefully the program of our tional staff on the basis of their in- The B'nai B'rith Youth presented the civilization and is now an outstanding chapters and chapter asso- terest and the opportunity they Organization is going to and culture our ancestors tennis and ping-pong player. ciations for the coming year. would give orators and debaters to publish a set of volumes produced and which we Rabbi Prero will make his headquarters at the national NOW-as Rosh Hashanah gain success on the basis of their knowledge and talent, which will provide American carry on. draws near-is the time to The plan for this encyclo- office in Washington but is The topic for debate is: begin carrying out those Jewish youth with all avail- pedia is being prepared by making plans to visit as RESOLVED: "That there be es- plans with renewed vigor able information on Jewish Dr. Abram L. Sachar who many areas of the country tablished in America a central and AZA spirit. Jewish agency in which shall life, thought and experience. will be in charge of this as possible so that he can be represented every Jew- This set of books, an encyclo- work. become acquainted with This then shall be my first and central aim as your ish organization and every pedia, is to be written for Work is beginning at once BBYO members all over the Jew and which shall demo- young people. It is to be Grand Aleph Godol-the SO that the first volume may country. cratically lead, coordinate and edited by the ablest editor, embodiment of the AZA be published by the Spring represent Jewish community written by the best writers, of 1948. The other volumes five-fold-and-full program in action on all matters of public and illustrated with the the activities of each chap- will follow in rapid suc- Lipman Directs Jewish interest." finest illustrations. cession. ter and Aleph. My other The topic for oratory is: Here, you will have in ex- goals are merely supple- "My responsibility to My Peo- When the set is completed, District 2 BBYO ple." citing form all the material you will have on your book- mentary and the means by The national office is now pre- about Jews and Jewish life. Newly appointed to the position which such a program might shelf all that you may want of BBYO director of District 2 is be achieved. paring material to guide the ora- Here will be described ali to know about the world Isaac Lipman, a veteran who has tors and debaters in preparing for the glories of our back- Secondly, I pledge close called Judaism. And you just returned from four years competition. These will be mailed ground. Here will be will have the understanding contact and co-operation at service in the Army. to each chapter in sufficient time recorded all the deeds and all times with our staff mem- to help you take your place Before entering the Army, Mr. to allow the competitors to pre- ideas that have made Juda- bers throughout the nation and responsibility in the life Lipman spent four years as direc- pare for the winter tournaments. ism what it is. Here will be Manheim Shapiro, Program Di- and future of your people. tor of recreational and social ac- in working for a better tivities at the Jewish Youth Cen- AZA. We shall deeply miss rector, pointed out that the alephs Dr. Rabinowitz, who has could begin to prepare by them- RABBI PORATH chaplain, quickly became popular ter in Far Rockaway, N. Y. He given much as National AZA selves by referring to books and in District 5. was in charge of all phases of periodicals on Jewish life. Such club programs for young people Director. But as we sorrow- TO DISTRICT 3 The District 5 members say, material can be found in public li- between the ages of 14 and 24. fully bid "shalom" to Dr. "Our loss is District 3's gain." braries and the libraries of Jew- Lipman is a graduate of the Rabinowitz, we are some- Rabbi Tzvi H. Porath, BBYO Rabbi Porath is not only a trained ish organizations. College of the City of New York what consoled that his suc- administrator with a full back- "These topics have been special- Director for District 5, was named and of the New York School of cessor is Rabbi Amram ly chosen," he said, "because they to take over the position of District ground of Jewish knowledge, he Social Work of Columbia Univer- Prero, whose striking per- make it possible for the alephs to 3 Director. He replaces Bruno is also an understanding person sity. He also studied for four sonality and ability I am prove their superiority by present- Aron, who has resigned his posi- with a quick sense of humor. years at the Hebrew Teachers' ing their own thinking The com- tion with BBYO. Rabbi Porath will assume his Institute. sure will soon endear him petition should be strong and the Rabbi Porath, who became a new duties on September 1 in time Mr. Lipman served in the Pacino to the entire Order. clearest thinkers should come out BBYO Director immediately after to take part in the planning for Area with the 77th Infantry Divi- (Continued on Page 4, Col. 3) on top." completing his service as an Army the coming year. sion. He is unmarried.