the SH OFAR Is Your Chapter Registered? Registrations for 1951 began in September. Send Yours In Promptly. Official Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization AZA-BBG-BBYM-BBYW 27TH YEAR OCTOBER, 1950 1424 16th St. NW.. Washington 6. D. C. Send address changes to The Shofar AZA, BBG Uphold Korean Action BBG Extends New National Presidents AZA Elects CCC Project Weiss GAG Marion Litinetsky Mid-Century Theme Named President Developed at Meet Four jam-packed days of committee meetings, delegate AZA wound up its four-day sessions, seminars, swimming, Mid-Century National Conven- boating, folk dancing and sing- tion at Castle Heights Military ing were culminated at the na- Academy, Aug. 24, with resolu- tional BBG convention with the tions supporting the United Na- election of Marion Litinetsky, tions action in Korea, and rec- Trenton, as national president. ommendations to chapters that Among the important actions they investigate universal mili- taken there were support of tary training programs and the United Nations action in Korea, 2 extension of the franchise to the extension of CCC (Care 18-year-olds so that the national Concerning Children) as the na- organization may take action on tional BBG project, and the A these matters in the future. The final stamp of approval on the convention selected an aid to raise in annual national BBG Israel drive as its national proj- dues to $1.50. ect. Other newly elected national Ronnie Weiss, Houston 19- officers are Goldie Lipschutz, year-old former national social Chicago, vice-president; Elise committee chairman, was elect- Charness, Dorchester, Mass., ed Grand Aleph Godol in the treasurer; and Betty Hirsch, closing session. Other newly Los Angeles, counsellor. The elected officers are Clarence national secretary will be ap- Borns, Gary, Ind., Grand Aleph pointed by President Marion S'gan, and Dave Rothman, Pitts- Litinetsky shortly. The na- burgh, Grand Aleph Mazkir. tional BBG convention was held Grand Aleph Godol Richard at Camp Pokono-Ramona, Flat- Ronnie Weiss, GAG of AZA, and Marion Litinetsky, national president of BBG, had an opportunity during interest to both organizations. Weiss is from Houston, Brownstein was elected Grand brookville, N. J., Aug. 30-Sept. 3. Jewel Gordon, retiring na- the national BBG convention to discuss matters of Tex., and is former social chairman of AZA. Marion, former membership chairman, is from Trenton, N. J. Aleph Kohen Godol. He presided at all the delegate sessions. tional president, presided at all the sessions. The convention expressed its National Dues Are Waived AZA Sabbath Resolutions supporting the UN in Korea branded the inva- hope for "speedy cessation of sion of South Korea as a threat hostilities" in Korea. Until such time, the resolution supporting For Members In Service Observance Is to the United Nations and re- solved that "the decision of the the UN continued, "B'nai B'rith November 11 Security Council of the United Girls pledges its complete sup- BBYO members who enter the armed forces will be exempt Nations towards immediate ces- from national dues. In addition, BBYO members who become port to the United States Gov- The National AZA Sabbath will sation of hostilities be heartily overage while in the armed forces will automatically be vested fall this year on Saturday, Nov. ernment in whatever programs 11. Now is the time for chapters endorsed, and that President are established to assure with membership in a B'nai B'rith lodge or chapter of their choice. a who have not made plans for the Truman's action in supporting victory over the forces of ag- The action is a result of a directive from the Supreme Lodge celebration of the annual event to the United Nations toward peace affecting all B'nai B'rith services. gression." begin arranging special services be fully approved and sup- The executive committee of the BBG had voted to raise its such conditions as it may require, for that day and for Friday night, Supreme Lodge of B'nai B'rith has ported." (a) members may be accepted Nov. 10. Other BBYO groups are dues at last year's national con- invoked a section of the consitution who are less than twenty-six years encouraged to join with AZA in In addition, the convention vention. However, that conven- that is applicable in times of emer- of age, who shall pay one-half of preparing for this event. The mem- pledged AZA's full support of tion reserved the privilege of gency. It reads as follows: the regular annual dues charged bers conduct services, act as can- the war effort "as will best pro- affirming the raise for this "Sec. 130. Membership dues in a by the lodge, until they reach the tors and choirs, conduct special lodge shall be uniform for all mem- readings on this occasion and de- mote the preservation of demo- year's meeting. Final passage age of twenty-six years, in which bers except that, by action of a event the amounts payable to the liver the sermons, cratic traditions and the sacred (See BBG, Page 3) District Grand Lodge and under District Grand Lodge and to the As an aid to members who are hope of peoples all over the Supreme Lodge shall be reduced (See SABBATH, Page 6) (See AZA, Page 6) Source of National Oratory proportionately; (b) members who enter the armed forces of their country in BBYM-YW To Collect Art Supplies times of national emergency; Topic Is In Corwin Play members who are honorably dis- charged from the armed forces of For Children's Home in Jerusalem their country and who are re- ceiving treatment in a veterans BBYM and BBYW are launching their "Aid to Israel" drive "Not So Wild A Dream," which has been selected as the hospital while receiving such this month with a program of collecting supplies for the B'nai theme quotation for the AZA Oratory Contest for 1951, is con- treatment, or who are attending B'rith Children's Home in Israel. The drive will come to a climax tained in the radio play "On a Note of Triumph," written by colleges or universities under the in November, so that supplies will reach the home in time for Norman Corwin. It was first produced on V-E Day, May 8, 1945, provisions of a national law or Chanukah. to celebrate the occasion of victory in Europe. The public re- governmental regulation, while The home is the special pro- sponse to the broadcast was phenomenal and it was awarded so attending may be exempted several citations for its outstand- from payment of all dues and ject of the B'nai B'rith Women, News of Members assessments to their lodge, and who have encouraged BBYO to ing merit as a radio drama. In Service Wanted The play takes about one hour the following stanzas: to the District Grand Lodges of join them in this program. Ada for radio presentation and it is Lord God of test tube and blue the Supreme Lodge for such Belle Needel, Chicago, is chair- BBYO members are asked to members, and not until the very close of the print, man of the BBYM-YW pro- send to the national office pic- script that the quotation is used. (c) the Supreme Lodge or the tures and stories about members Who jointed molecules of dust Executive Committee thereof is gram. In the finale the narrator turns and alumni who distinguish and shook them 'til their name empowered to vest with member- The B'nai B'rith Children's themselves in the Korean war. aside from the audience and ad- was Adam, ship in the Order members of the dresses a prayer and message of Home is in Jerusalem. It is Send all such material to the Who taught worms and stars how ope to the Deity, which contains AZA who are in good standing dedicated to the rehabilitation Editor, The Shofar, 1424 16th (See ORATORY, Page 7) (See DUES, Page 3) (See ISRAEL Page 5) St., N. 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