the SH Official Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization AZA-BBG-BBYM-BBYW 26TH YEAR SEPTEMBER. 1949 1424 16th St. N.W.. Washington 6 D.C. Send address changes to The Shofar. BBG's Choose BBG's New Leaders Truman Message Jewel Gordon For President Commends AZA Jewel Gordon, New York City, former National Youth Commis- Letter Is Added sioner for BBG, was elected Na- tional President of BBG at the To Testimonials Brownstein Is National BBG Convention held To Sam Beber Elected GAG at Camp Achim in Watervliet, Mich., Aug. 28-Sept. 1. With A letter from President Har- Dick Brownstein, Portland, her on the slate of new officers ry S. Truman congratulating Ore., was elected Grand Aleph are Betty Hirsch of Los An- AZA on its 25 years of service Godol of AZA at the Silver An- geles, Vice-President, and Gol- to youth sparked the celebra- niversary Convention. He was die Lipshutz of Chicago, Treas- tion of the AZA Silver Anni- urer. Jewel has named Ferne versary at the National Con- Lester of New York City, Secretary. vention, Aug. 22-26, at the Uni- Vivian Brown, who presided at all versity of Indiana, Bloomington, delegate sessions as National Pres- Ind. The letter was read on ident, was elected a member of the THE NATIONAL OFFICERS of BBG, elected to serve in the coming year, pose for the photographer following their installation. In the front Silver Anniversary Night and B'nai B'rith Youth Commission. row on the left is Betty Hirsch, vice-president. To her right is Jewel was enclosed in a bound volume The seventy-five delegates, chosen Gordon, the new national president. Standing from right to left are especially for their potential leader- of testimonials to Sam Beber, Ferne Lester, secretary, Vivian Brown, youth commissioner, and Goldie ship ability, had a program of sem- AZA founder, presented to him Lipschutz, treasurer. inars, discussion groups, speakers, at the Silver Anniversary Night films, and music. The six seminars, program. devoted to techniques of leadership, B'nai B'rith Girls and B'nai B'rith Nason Named Field Arriving at a time when 285 AZA delegates and guests were in the structure and topics pertaining to midst of their annual activity of the general Jewish community, business, study groups and infor- were so arranged that each girl mal creative activity, the Jetter ex- could attend them all. Operations Director pressed the President's concern for Palestinian dancing followed an Nathaniel Nason, Boston, Mass., has been appointed Director the future of the nation's young evening program of cantorial Jew- of Field Operations of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, it has people. It said that if the ideals of sh folk, and secular music by Can- tor Burton Kaplan of Chicago. The been announced by Jacob J. Lieberman, Chairman of the Youth democracy are "to take root, they General Convention Chairman was must become part of the very Commission. thinking of young people, part of Sally Lipschitz of Chicago. Dick Brownstein Mr. Nason, formerly field secretary of the New England Sec- their education during the years In their business sessions, the tion of the Jewish Welfare Board, when their minds are plastic and Grand Aleph Mazkir in 1947-48 girls made recommendations to the comes to his new position as direc- receptive." and chairman of the Community BBYC that they felt would be AranoffSpeaks tor of fiscal operations and super- The letter was addressed to J. J. Service Committee. During the valuable in carrying out the BBG visor of the field staff of BBYO af- Lieberman, chairman of the B'nai program. Among these were rec- ter many years in Jewish commun- last year, he was chairman of At Conventions B'rith Youth Commission. Here is commendations that BBG dues be ity work as a member of the Na- the interim committee. Elected its text: increased, that a program of edu- tional Jewish Welfare Board staff. with him were Grand Aleph S'gan cating new members about the or- Delegates to both the National "My dear Mr. Lieberman: Mr. Nason served as an associate Elliott Levitas, Atlanta, Ga. Grand ganization, Mit, be instituted and AZA and BBG Conventions devoted "I am happy to take this occa- of Dr. Oscar I. Janowsky in the Aleph Mazkir Leon Dolnick, Mil- that BBG attempt child care proj- an evening to Israel. Their speaker sion to congratulate the leadership widely publicized JWB Survey and waukee, Wisc., and former GAG ects in their separate communities. was Murray Aranoff, a crew mem- of the AZA of the B'nai B'rith as Field Secretary-at-Large in the Orrin Kabaker, Los Angeles, who The new officers were installed ber on the ill-fated "Exodus 1947," Department of Small Communities. (See TRUMAN, Page 8) is now Youth Commissioner. by Mrs. Anita Perlman, chairman which was turned back from the His experience in the latter two Dick Brownstein has been a of the BBG Advisory Board. Jewel shores of Haifa to France at the assignments especially brought him AZA's Founder member of Portland AZA 65 since and Vivian seem to have switched time when Britain restricted im- in contact with many of the prob- 1944 and has held most of the chap- jobs, because Jewel was the Na- migration to Palestine. His topic lems related to BBYO practices. ter's offices. He has been Aleph tional Youth Commissioner last was "Israel and Its Impact on For several years, Mr. Nason was Paid Tribute S'gan of his region and Aleph Go- year. Jewel has also been an ardent American Jewish Youth." connected with the National Jew- dol of District 4. This last conven- Tributes paid to Sam Beber. participant in district and local Mr. Aranoff dramatically related ish Welfare Board USO operations, tion was the fourth national con- Founder of AZA, were bound to- activities. She was formerly Dis- the story of the 4.000 Jewish dis- first` Director at Fort Devens and vention he attended. Dick, who is gether in a leather volume and pre- trict 1 President, President of her placed persons cramped on an ordi- then the Southeast Region and sented to him as the climax to an 19, is a sophomore at Reed College in Portland and is a BBYO area (See BBG ELECTS, Page 5) (See ARANOFF, Page 6) (See NASON, Page 6) inspiring program on Silver Anni- supervisor for two AZA chapters versary Night at the National AZA and one BBG chapter in Portland. Kusworm Principal Anniversary Night Speaker Convention. Seated in the beauti- A national AZA debate winner is ful auditorium of the Indiana Thea- Elliott Levitas. the newly elected ter, the 285 delegates and guests Grand Aleph S'gan. Elliott. who"i is listened to tributes paid to AZA's 18 years old, is pioneers which led up to the pre- a member of sentation of the volume to the Morris Lichten- Omaha lawyer. stein AZA in The principal speaker- was Sidney Atlanta, He is G. Kusworm of Dayton, Ohio, now Aleph Go- Treasurer of the Supreme Lodge, dol of his re- who although seriously ill, left his gion and Aleph bed in order to be present for the S'gan of District occasion. He encouraged the boys 5. At this con- to continue the work of AZA to- vention, he was ward the high goals set for it and chairman of the to strive to develop those traits Elliott Levitas awards tradi- personally which represent the ma- tion and ritual committee. He is ture, well-rounded individual. vice-chairman of the Southern Sec- The presidents of AZA, BBG, and tion of the National Jewish Youth BBYW, Orrin Kabaker, Vivian Conference and a sophomore at Brown, and Ruth Cohen, respec- Emory University in Atlanta. At tively, began the evening program the University, he is secretary of by expressing the appreciation of the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation. their organizations for the efforts A member of Milwaukee AZA 39, of Mr. Beber in founding AZA. (See BROWNSTEIN, Page 5) They were followed by leaders in B'nai B'rith who elaborated on this YM, YW Conventions theme and encouraged the boys to To Be in Pittsburgh continue the fine work that has The National BBYM and been done in AZA. Max N. Kro- BBYW Conventions will be held loff, Atlanta, Chairman of the AZA in Pittsburgh, Dec. 25-27. Regis- Silver Anniversary Committee, was SILVER ANNIVERSARY NIGHT tration blanks for delegates and This program climaxed the Silver man, chairman of the BBG Ad- chairman of the program. was highlighted by an inspiring guests are available at regional Anniversary of AZA at the Uni- visory Board, Sam Beber, AZA's Mr. Beber had difficulty recover- and district offices. talk by Sidney G. Kusworm, Treas- versity of Indiana, Bloomington, founder, and J. J. Lieberman, chair- ing from his overwhelming emotion Preliminary plans for the con- urer of the Supreme Lodge, who August 22-26. Mr. Kusworm is pic- man of the B'nai B'rith Youth in order to respond upon receiving current meetings are given on left his hospital bed to be present tured as he spoke. Looking on from Commission. the bound volume presented by J. Page 8 of this issue. at AZA's 25th birthday celebration. left to right are Mrs. Anita Perl- (See FOUNDER, Page 7)