the SH Official Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization AZA-BBG-BBYM-BBYW 26TH YEAR JULY, 1949 1424 16th St., N. W., Washington 6. D. C. Send address changes to The Shofar. Alumni to Join AZA at Anniversary Meet; BBG Conclave to Stress Leader Training Folk Dancing Team AZA Pioneers to Attend Convention Beber, Klutznick, Will Demonstrate Kusworm to Speak Steps for BBG At AZA Meeting The delegates to the Na- Alumni and members of tional BBG Convention will B'nai B'rith will join with be doing Jewish folk dancing AZA in its celebration of the under the leadership of a Silver Anniversary at the professional dance team, ac- National Convention, to be cording to Vivian Brown, Na- held Aug. 22-26 at the Uni- tional President of BBG. The versity of Indiana. Besides team will demonstrate the 160 delegates at the con- dances for the girls, teach vention, accommodations are them the dances and then available for 240 more will demonstrate simple tech- guests, including AZA mem- nics for teaching a dance to bers who wish to attend. a group. A member of the Three top leaders in AZA staff will demonstrate square will be featured speakers. dancing the same evening. They are Philip M. Klutz- This is only one part of the nick, first Executive Secre- varied program that will tary of AZA; Sam Beber, greet the girls upon their ar- founder of the organization; rival at Camp Achim on Aug. "Honest" Sid Kusworm Meet the Founder "The Builder" and Sidney G. Kusworm, who 28. During the four day for 13 years was a member convention, which will end THE TRADITIONAL baseball TRIBUTE will be paid Sam Beber, OPENING THE Silver Anniver- of the Supreme Advisory after lunch on Sept. 1, the game between AZA members and Founder of AZA, at the Silver sary Convention of AZA with a Council of AZA and the girls will complete national the staff is promised by the pres- Anniversary Convention of AZA speech the first night will be business and participate in ence of Sidney Kusworm at the at the University of Indiana. Sil- Philip Klutznick, a member of the B'nai B'rith Youth Commis- National AZA Convention. It is ver Anniversary Night has been Executive Committee of the Su- sion which succeeded it. six different workshops in- anticipated that he will act as set aside for a testimonial to Mr. preme Lodge of B'nai B'rith. John Stanley Grauel, a dy- volving leadership technic, umpire as he has in the past. Mr. Beber, who organized AZA 25 Known as a forceful and eloquent namic Christian minister who B'nai B'rith and BBYO, Is- Kusworm, Treasurer of the Su- years ago. Max N. Kroloff, Chair- speaker, Mr. Klutznick will set took part in Israel's fight for rael, public speaking and so- preme Lodge of B'nai B'rith, will man of the Silver Anniversary the tenor of the Convention with cial action. freedom, will speak at a spe- be the principal speaker at Silver Committee, will preside at this. his topic, "AZA in Retrospect and Anniversary Night. cial Israeli Night. His topic Convention arrangements program. Prospect." will be the "Israel and Its are being made under the di- Impact on American Jewish rection of Sally Lipschitz, of Chicago, general chairman BBYM, YW Bids Requested Jewish National Fund Youth." After his talk, del- egates and guests will see the of the convention. Approxi- For National Conclaves Expresses Appreciation dramatic motion picture, mately 67 delegates will at "Tomorrow Is a Wonderful tend the convention, which For Lapidus Fund Check Day." was purposely kept small in BBYM and BBYW chapters are urged to submit bids The four-day convention order to intensify the more serious aspects of the pro- for the sponsorship of the National Conventions of the Upon receiving a check for will take place at the Uni- organizations. Ruth Cohen, National President of BBYW, $2,000 from AZA toward versity of Indiana, Blooming- gram. The theme of this ton, Ind., from after lunch meeting will be the training and Nate Rosen, National President of BBYM, are eager the Lapidus Memorial For- to learn which communities will be able to entertain the est, Mendel N. Fisher, Exec- (See AZA CONCLAVE, Page 2) of future leaders on the dis- trict level. utive Director of the Jewish delegates to the meetings. Haganah Veteran National Fund, wrote a let- Anniversary Celebrated Although the dates for the BBYO Staff To Meet ter of appreciation to the The workshops are one as- National Conventions Youth Commission. The With Varied Activities pect of this theme. A simi- not been set, it is expected BBYO staff members will JNF is handling the funds lar project will be a forum that they will be held the lat- be conferring in Chicago the for the forest and is planting The first six months of on the "Relationship of the ter part of December. The week before the National the trees in Israel in AZA's 1949 have shown varied ac- Staff and Youth Members tivities carried out in cele- Conventions. The staff will name. and Officers." There will al- two conventions will be/con- In his letter, Mr. Fisher bration of the Silver Anni- SO be a speaker on "Israel current, with delegates to review BBYO policies and said, "The Jewish National versary of AZA. With the and Its Impact on American both getting together for so- activities in committee ses- Fund expresses its deep ap- national celebration concen- Jewish Youth.' The speak- cial and educational pro- sions. Their conclusions will preciation to the Commission trated in the last three er will be a young man who grams. The business sessions, take the form of recommen- and to all those who have months of the year, chapters, fought with the Haganah however, will be separate, dations to the B'nai B'rith contributed towards the Lap- regions and districts of and who recently returned unless the business under Youth Commission which idus Project. We have also BBYO have already begun from Israel. consideration is of interest will meet early in 1950. The informed our office in Jeru- their celebrations. Despite the concentrated o.both. The principal busi- National Staff Conference salem that an additional Such was the case of the serious program, ample pro- ness to be acted upon there is will last six full days, from $2,000 has been made avail- Metropolit New York area (See BBG MEETING, Page 5) (See YM, YW. Page 3) Aug. 14 to Aug. 19. able for this project. which all year long has fol- "To the officers of the lowed the policy of attuning View of Lake Paw Paw: Scene at BBG Meeting AZA and to the members of most of its events to the cele- the B'nai B'rith Youth Com- bration. The climax of the mission, we send our deepest program came with three im- appreciation for the interest portant affairs; an all day manifested in the cause for AZA and BBG meeting, the the redemption of the soil presentation of a musical and and particularly for this ef- (See SILVER, Page 8) fort to perpetuate the mem- ory of Mr. Lapidus." No August Issue The presentation of the There will be no August is- check by AZA marked an in- sue of The Shofar. The Shofar tensification of the Lapidus appears monthly, except June Memorial Fund project. AZA and August. The next issue has set a goal to complete will be published in Septem- WATER SPORTS are a few of the vention delegates will gather Aug. tions of the camp, located near the forest by 1950. Thus ber. The deadline for receiv- outdoor activities offered by Camp 28-Sept. 1. This is a view of Lake Watervliet, Mich., are hiking, ten- ing stories for this issue is Au- far, about half a forest; or Achim where National BBG Con- Paw Paw. Other outdoor attrac- gust 15. nis and other sports. (See LAPIDUS, Page 4)