Is Your Chapter the SHOFAR 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 82 DECEMBER, 1950 1424 16th St. NW. Washington 6. D. C. Send address changes to The Shofar Alumnus Receives Award WEISS ISSUES CALL FOR AZA'S TO FILL CHAPTERS' RANKS A call to AZA to "Fill in the Ranks" has been issued by Grand Aleph Godol Ronnie Weiss in a statement to all AZA members. With the draft of young men into the armed forces, AZA faces a depletion in older members comparable to that suffered during World War II. AZA and BBG Weiss warned chapters that unless each member who goes Select Chicago into the service is replaced, AZA will face a major member- For Meetings ship problem. Two phases of an all-out membership drive were The national executive com- delineated in his statement. One is to replace each member mittees of AZA and BBG will leaving for service. The second meet in Chicago during the first is to increase the size of small weekend in February, Feb. 2-4. chapters to 25. Their meetings will overlap one "Once again the world sit- ED ROMAN, alumnus of Balfour AZA, receives a day in order for the executives from left to right are: Stewart Engel, chairman of uation awakens us to the prob- plaque from the New York BBYO Committee as an the BBYO Committee; Roman; S. Arthur Glixon. of both organizations to meet lem of membership," said outstanding BBYO alumnus. Roman is co-captain of president of the New York Metropolitan B'nai B'rith together to discuss subjects of Weiss. "For the first time since the CCNY basketball team, which won the National Council; and Mrs. Lester Waldman, co-chairman of mutual interest. World War II, AZA is issuing Collegiate Basketball Championship. In the picture the BBYO Committee. Chapters who wish to have a call for an all-out membership Alumni Award specific matters studied at the drive." AZA Begins National meetings are asked to inform Wartime Program their district officers, or should is Presented The GAG warned that AZA contact national BBG President Free Throw Contest may again be called upon to Marion Litinetsky or GAG Ron- CCNY Star develop a program scaled to nie Weiss. Ample time has wartime situations. He con- Rules for the National AZA Free (or Foul) Throw Tourna- been allotted at the meetings The co-captain of the City cluded, "The record of our ment have been announced by Ralph Lupin, national AZA for discussion on topics brought College of New York basketball Order in times of war is one athletic chairman. The contest begins this month and will forward by the districts. to which we may point with team, the team that last year continue until Feb. 15. The chapter with the highest number District Problems pride. During these times of won the national collegiate bas- of points scored during a chap- Particularly is this true of crisis, we must keep strong." ketball championship, is Ed Ro- Varied Plans ter tournament will be named the national BBG executive Despite the call for an exten- man, former member of Balfour the national winner. committee, which will base its sive membership campaign AZA in New York City. Roman Mark YM, YW agenda on district problems as little increase in the number of The contest is designed to de- recently returned from a trip to presented in the opening session chapters now in existence is Israel where he played on the Israel Drive termine prowess on the basket- by the district presidents. From contemplated. Limited staff American team that won the ball court, especially in throw- this will be developed almost all and funds prevent a large in- basketball championship in the New York Metropolitan Re- ing free or foul shots. Each the matters to be considered in crease in membership. However, Israeli Maccabiad. gion chapters have found varied entrant will be allowed 30 tries the BBG meeting. an increase in the size of small Top on the agenda for both existing chapters, and the d Last month, the New York methods to plug the BBYM-YW for the basket. The total num- groups is the discussion of na- ber of baskets he scores will be maintenance of the membership Metropolitan B'nai B'rith Youth national drive of aid to the tional convention sites, program now in AZA will be stressed. t Committee presented an award recorded in the contest. h B'nai B'rith Children's Home in and dates. Much of this discus- to Roman as being an "out- (See FREE THROW, Page 8) Enlarge Chapters standing New York alumnus of Israel. In many cases the ad- (See AZA, BBG, Page 2) The GAG disclosed that the is BBYO." The award will be pre- mission charge to a program of sented annually by the BBYO Camp Cot Committee average AZA chapter now num- special interest was one of the bers approximately 20 members. et Committee to the BBYO alum- small items that are SO desper- He affirmed that the best 6. nus in New York City who has ately needed at the home. When working size for a chapter is n secured a position of merit in a sufficient number of small around 25, thus allowing most the community since graduating school supplies and art aids are chapters a comfortable margin h from BBYO. collected, they will be shipped for increase in membership. This is the first time the directly to the home. e The two-fold program of re- award has been made. The Israeli Night placing members who have been award was presented to Roman Al Weiner BBYW was cogni- called to service and increasing by S. Arthur Glixon, president zant of the phase of the pro- the size and strengthening the in of the Metropolitan Council of y B'nai B'rith, at an all-day 'con- gram devoted to informing chapter will be a major objec- d members here of Israel's needs tive of AZA this year. Material ference of B'nai B'rith the when that chapter sponsored on programming for such a BBYO Hotel on Nov. is now 12. at devel- The Astor "Israeli Night." Special empha- membership campaign will be committee sis was given to learning more forthcoming through the com- oping a record of the accom- about Israel as the members de- bined National Release. Plishments of other alumni to posited coloring books and cray- The full text of the GAG's be consulted for future awards. ons as the admission price. statement will be found on Page As a member of Balfour AZA, The program was held in con- 3 of this issue. Roman led its team to the na- junction with Chanah Szenish tional AZA championship in St. Louis in 1948. The same team BBYW. The film, "Behind the Alumni Organized Blockade," narrated by John A committee of alumni will help ships both in 1948 and 1949. the District 1 champion- Carradine, was shown. The film arrange the 21st anniversary Roman was a member of AZA also includes songs by Richard alumni reunion of Freed-Goldberg Tucker. The chapter secured the AZA in New Orleans. Label A. The busy constitution and resolu- honor student at CCNY and is three years. He is now an the usual pressure of wording con- film from the Jewish National Katz, third vice-president of Dis- tions committee at the national vention resolutions. The girls chose trict 7 B'nai B'rith Grand Lodge, Fund. BBG convention last summer was the most comfortable spot they is chairman of the alumni com- junior year. busy with all the details of revising could find for their long delibera- (See ISRAEL, Page 5) mittee. The celebration will be a the national constitution as well as tions-their cots. three-day affair on Feb. 16-18.