50 the SH 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 82 JANUARY, 1951 1424 16th St. NW.. Washington 6. D. Send address changes to The Shofar DISTRICT 7 As the Flag Is Raised BBYM TO SEEK REGISTERS MEMBERSHIP NEARLY100% AMONG VETS Henle Says Large District 7 is leading all others in BBYO registrations for 1950- Chapters Offset 51. As of Jan. 10, 1951, nearly Loss to Services lols, phia 100 per cent of the chapters in that district had completed An increase in the size of in- their registrations with the na- dividual chapters and the re- tional office. The district direc- cruiting of war veterans for tor is Harry Popkin. membership in BBYM is seen Other districts, all with many by Arthur Henle, national more chapters and members BBYM-YW president, as the whose records must be pro- only solution for the imminent cessed, are fast on the heels of loss of members to the armed District 7. Next in line is Dis- forces. In a statement, printed trict 2, whose director is Stan- in full elsewhere in this issue, old ley Harris, with over 50 per Henle warns against accepting vice, cent of the job completed. In' membership loss as inevitable. ith's that district, the Ohio Region He says: "There are many and the St. Louis area, two of steps we can take both as in- the large registration areas in THE NATIONAL executive committee of AZA tball tive committee meeting in Chicago, Feb. 2. dividuals and as chapters to BBYO, have registered at least is busily accumulating information on the na- 75 per cent of their chapters. This scene was snapped at the national conven- wake up to the losses which we soft- onds, tional convention so that it may make plans will have to replace as the pace ad- Sam Sorin, director of the tion last summer during the early morning flag for the next national convention at the execu- of military preparedness quick- r ac- Eastern Ohio Region, is re- raising at Castle Heights Military Academy. ens." the sponsible for the quick action reed- Henle took an initial step in ZA in taken by the Ohio chapters. Credit for the St. Louis area YM, YW Sabbath Brotherhood Week Dates this area by designating the coming month as "Bring In a no registration falls to both Stan- Dates Are Set Buddy" month for BBYM and than ley Harris, district director, and ailet. Set for February 18-25 BBYW. Membership can be Edna Cherrick, director of girls' t is work in St. Louis. For March 23 Brotherhood Week this year will be observed beginning Feb. built up now, Henle emphasized, er of 18 and ending Feb. 25. This special observance, based on the so that losses that have already In- LARGE REGIONS National BBYM-YW Sabbath will be held the fourth week of March, concept that men can live together in harmony despite differences become apparent will not force Or- Other large regions high in the list of registrations, accord- March 23 and 24, Arthur Henle, in their religions, social customs, and even color of skin, has be- serious curtailment of BBYM were ing to percentage of chapters national BBYM-YW president, has come an annual event. Sponsored by the National Conference of and BBYW activity. The dates announced. This will be the first Christians and Jews, Brother- Com- of the "Bring In a Buddy" drive made re-registered, are Miami, Selma time BBYW will incorporate a na- hood Week is intended to climax ago. Lewis, director; Southern On- tional Sabbath into its program, inter group harmony at all have been set for Jan. 15 although individual chapters have year-around activity in this times through Feb. 22. chap- tario, Sol Littman, director; and conducted Sabbath services in the area and is a spark toward into Chicago, Ethyle Simon, director, past. achieving greater understand- AZA, BBG, BBYM and BBYW LARGE GROUPS r, the and Dave Rosen, assistant di- into ing in the coming year. Under- have long recognized the effec- BBYM and BBYW have been BBYM and BBYW chapters will rector. "take over" services in synagogues experimenting for some time and temples on Friday evening, standing of other people can- tiveness of joint gatherings The areas with a compara- with large chapters having items March 23, conducting the service, not be achieved, it is stressed, have tively small number of chapters with non-Jewish groups featur- membership rosters of from 75 leading responsive reading, singing through a once-a-year reminder (See DISTRICT 7, Page 6) ing activities which they both vided (See SABBATH, Page 3) to 100 members. It is in these without continued concern for enjoy. Emphasis in recent years chapters, Henle stated, that has been removed from the once membership loss will be least World May Still Achieve Moral Goals popular panel of speakers (each I harmful, since there will be a describing distinctive qualities sufficient number of members of his own group) to more in- Message of Chairman of B'nai B'rith Youth Commission, J. J. Lieberman left to fill the shoes of those in formal programs in which indi- the service. He urges other e a As I write this message to all How will this situation affect us? Yielding to despair is suicidal. vidual members of each group chapters to consider this as a AZA of you in BBYO, we have just left our national holiday, Thanks- Will it emasculate BBYM? Will it If we go down, isn't it better to become better acquainted possible solution to their own e was some giving Day, behind us. and our do the same to AZA and drive us go down fighting? There's still through working and playing problems brought on by mobili- Tulsa Jewish festive period of the Fes- back to the junior age brackets? glory in heroism. But, to me, together. zation. meet- tival of Lights is here. How will it affect BBG and uppermost is the self-satisfaction on the of serving others, of protecting BBYO chapters should begin What can we be thankful for BBYW? What will be our sources Potential members can be re- of replenishment? And to what family and neighbor, friend and planning now for an evening of in days like these, one may well cruited among veterans and extent? Something to ponder fellow-citizen, fighting for home bowling, a musical, a joint drive ers are ask. In the celebration of both other young men who will not ost re over, eh? and country, striving for the pres- Thanksgiving Day and Chanukah for the March of Dimes, a holi- ervation of democracy. be affected by present draft reg- hapters we express gratitude for the past; Of course, if a full-scale, third day celebration, a dance or a in raf Before us there is still the ex- ulations, he asserted. Their in each case it's world war should break out with ample of bravery and fortitude panel discussion that they can names can be secured from AZA e AZA an historic OC- its atomic media of destruction, abbath it could lead to such a holocaust and zeal, of belief in the value join with a non-Jewish group in and BBG alumni lists, graduat- casion which is deliv observed. But as to eliminate all problems. It and validity and virtue of holding sponsoring. Topics for panel (See VETERANS, Page 8) 's have could bring "World's End," with to one's faith, of the sacredness discussions, speakers, or de- what of the season all of us gone. Or, maybe a couple of preserving one's people's posi- present and its bates need not be limited to the will remain, to start propagation tion in the world, displayed by brotherhood theme. Such topics National Officers portent of the for a new humanity in a new that stalwart band of heroic fig- Is future? ures who brought about the as world government, the hous- Here we are. Garden of Eden? Do you think. To Meet Feb. 2 perchance, that the world is due miracle of the Maccabees! Before ing problem, federal aid to edu- in the midst of The national executive com- small-scale but for a fresh start? us there is still that intrepid cation, or book reviews make the idealism which guided the pil- mittees of AZA and BBG will N York Lieberman terrible war. That's really projecting our- grim fathers and the founders of stimulating subjects for all meet in Chicago, Feb. 2-4. Top tion and on what ap- selves pretty far ahead into a this country. Before us is the groups. priority on the agenda for both BBYM pears to be the verge of a world- real pessimistic state of dismal wide -World War III! slow yet steady progress of sci- Further assistance in prepar- organizations will be plans for feature despondency and despair, isn't it? ence. Halting as has been that the national conventions this the You, our youth, are again on ing for a Brotherhood Week nd FAITH progress, destructive as have been summer. AZA will consider also h your threshold of a life of combat, All around us we find a feel- its discoveries, man's lot has been program can be obtained from its role in the present conscrip- plans for your future dis- ing of confusion. Maybe it takes bettered and the way to a better the National Conference of tion of young men into the rupted, tainty delayed; your lot. careers uncer- such thinking as I have outlined life made clearer. Often, as we Christians and Jews, 381 Fourth armed forces. 1, and tension are above, to lead to unthinkable con- have slipped back in the direc- Avenue, New York 16, N. Y., or Chapters who wish to have BBYO FUTURE clusions! Definitely it takes phil- tion of savagery, we have never- specific matters studied at the BBYO, as an organization, osophy and faith to straighten theless each time come closer to from the Anti-Defamation meetings are asked to inform the similarly in a state of uncertainty. is oneself out, to pull oneself out of civilization. League of B'nai B'rith, 212 their district presidents, or con- the depths of despondency. (See MESSAGE, Page 7) Fifth Avenue, New York 10. tact BBG President Marion N. Y. Litinetsky or GAG Ronnie Weiss.