949 BG and pt a or- the SH ed to boys y. It com- will Official Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization AZA-BBG-BBYM-BBYW in ater- 26TH YEAR MARCH, 1949 Send address changes to The Shofar, pters 1746 M St N W. Washington 6 D. a. roups Jew- first Rosen New BBYM Early Morning Visit Late Summer Conventions teen rated com- President; Post Scheduled for AZA, BBG eting Assumed at Meet BBG's To Emphasize AZA Preference Is ard a Leaders' Seminars e by For Campus Meeting er to Nate Rosen, former Na- BBG's are taking steps 'to The Silver Anniversary They tional Vice-President of intensify the non-business Convention of AZA will pref- presi- BBYM, has ascended to the aspects of their National erably be on a university alley presidency of the organiza- Convention in order to pro- campus this year. The Na- tion. Nate took office at the vide for the delegates a tional Executive Committee National Executive Commit- leadership training institute. of the organization decided 11 be tee meeting of BBYM in The plan involves many dis- that first choice should be eing Pittsburgh. He entered office cussions and seminars on given to a campus, although tion, automatically with the various aspects of BBG ac- if such a site is not available t in resignation of Alvin Booker tivity, so that each delegate a camp shall be considered. ve a as National President. The will be prepared to return to The Convention will be wish Executive Committee recog- her district with an under- late in the summer. Fuller nized Nate's new position standing of the BBG pro- plans for the Convention will with the statement, "We ac- gram and the ability to lead be made when information S of cept the accession of Vice- her district in this area. is gathered about possible nced President Nathan Rosen to Among the subjects to be sites and the dates they will the National Presidency of covered at the next National be available. port the B'nai B'rith Young Men Convention are the overall Celebration High Point of with thanks and good picture of B'nai B'rith, the Sites will be investigated wish wishes." purpose and goals of the in the Midwest, New York loan Organizing Talents youth program, developing and Pennsylvania. Con- agri- artistic, dramatic and musi- sideration, too, will be given Nate has already assumed re- cal skills, and technics of the 1948 National Conven- lable the duties that go with his fulfilling the responsibilities tion request to have the ions, new office. His first message of officers. meeting in California. How- ctur- to BBYM members appears Desiring to assure deserv- ever, it was felt that the cost ublic elsewhere in The Shofar. ing members of an oppor- of a California convention Husky Nate Rosen is not new tunity to attend the Con- would be too high since most to the role of President. He COLLECTING FOOD during a recent SOS campaign vention, the Executive of the delegates would have is now President of the in Pittsburgh, Pa., are members of BBYO. On the ap- Committee decided to allow to travel from the east coast. the District 4 BBYM Asso- ciation, which he helped to pointed day, the boys and girls, dressed appropriately larger rebates so that no The Midwest, near Omaha, for the weather, climbed into cars and onto trucks to delegate would be barred Neb., was considered as a form, and is past president make the rounds of Jewish homes. Two BBYO mem- from attending for financial location. The first AZA of his chapter. He also helped to form his own bers are shown as they called on sleepy householders reasons. In order to provide chapter was founded in Jerome Kern chapter in Los early in the morning. Luckily, a package had been the funds for larger rebates, Omaha and the delegates already prepared for them. the convention body will be felt that it would be ap- Angeles and was its first smaller this year. Therefore, propriate to return to this president. the available funds need not Scholarship Award area for the 25th birthday. Nate's abilities as an Coordinating Role be spread among too many This convention will be a organizer are matched To Be Made in May delegates. The smaller con- high point in the celebration Is equally with his congeniality vention will also allow an of the Silver Anniversary of and energy. He is known for The Anita Perlman Stressed for BBYW intensification of the planned AZA. The Executive Com- n the intense interest he de- Scholarship award for BBG leadership training program. mittee learned at its meeting velops in whatever job is at on will be presented in May, Stressing its function as a Chicago Meeting that individual chapters, hand. provided that sufficient coordinator of district ac- The plan was outlined at regions and districts were Among Nate's other BBYO funds are contributed to tivity, the National Execu- the National Executive Com- etings carrying out the Anniversary activities is the office he make the award possible. tive Committee of BBYW de- trated (See BBG, Page 3) (See AZA, Page 11) holds as Vice-President of The deadline for applying voted much of its meeting D. C., the District 4 BBYM-YW for the award has been ex- to paving the way for il ar- Council. At the last National tended until April 15. further cooperation among BBYM, BBYW Executive Committees Adopt las in- Convention of BBYM, he The award is presented districts and between the to at- served as chairman of the each year to a member of national and district organ- Recommendation for Biennial Conventions vill be Constitution and Structure BBG who, by her scholastic izations. Several resolutions ational (See BBYM MEETING, Page 6) (See SCHOLARSHIP, Page 7) were introduced to facilitate The BBYM and BBYW National Executive Committees the exchange of information have approved a plan to adopt biennial national conven- inuary April, Alfred M. Cohen, Past National among local areas. tions. The proposal was put to them at the meetings of the Several sessions of the two Committees in Pittsburgh. etings meetings were held jointly Conventions have the purpose of permitting leaders discus- President of B'nai B'rith, Dies with the BBYM National to express themselves on national policy, it was felt. A lead- Executive Committee, which convention must be thor- n pro- With the death of Alfred M. Cohen, B'nai B'rith lost was meeting in Pittsburgh oughly planned and suffi- voted to the preparation of a leader whose entire life was spent in serving others. at the same time. Future cient funds should be which the convention, particularly Mr. Cohen was once President of the Supreme Lodge and convention policy was estab- are a until his death this month he bore the title of Honorary lished and the entire pro- The full text of the memoran- by the national staff, which terest President. gram policy of the organiza- dum concerning biennial nation- must plan four conventions tions was considered. al conventions for BBYM and Mr. Cohen was 89 years a year under the present ith the BBYW appears on Page 10 of old last October. Despite his The two Executive this issue of The Shofar. It was policy. Larger rebates would diness age and ilt-health, he con- Committees expressed their prepared by the National Exec- be possible and more dele- on this tinued to participate in all approval of biennial conven- utive Committees of the two gates could attend any one Mar- phases of community ac- tions and discussed the vari- units and will be distributed to of the tivity. A month before his ous aspects of the proposal. the chapters. The complete de- convention if the money s that death he attended a banquet They directed the prepara- tails concerning a transition pe- usually appropriated for two where tribute was paid him tion of a report on the pro- riod between annual and bien- re are meetings were combined fo posal to be presented to the nial conventions and methods B'nai by leaders of B'nai B'rith one. for electing officers are dis- to Aid and the Jewish Community. general membership. Such cussed in this memorandum. This proposal will be pre- Anti- A few days later, he was relevant matters as the elec- sented to the 1949 National Jewish the principal speaker at an tion of officers were also part available in order to fulfill Conventions of the tw o will be installation dinner and of the deliberations. this purpose. The members groups. The Conventions alumni party given by date for the 1949 National ged for of the Committees agreed will meet during the latter Cincinnati AZA 490. Alfred Convention was set for that the purpose would be part of December. The date to the admis- M. Cohen had a special in- December of this year. more effectively fulfilled if was fixed for this time to al- re held terest in Jewish youth. At BBYW is to sponsor a conventions were to meet low adequate planning for ashing- the same Convention of the membership drive. The dates every two years. these Conventions. The (See COHEN, Page 9) Alfred M. Cohen (See BBYW MEETING, Page 4) More time could be de- (See BIENNIAL, Page 12)