y, 1951 Fill in the Ranks the SH FAR Replace Every Member Who Enters as The Armed Forces Official Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization AZA-BBG-BBYM-BBYW by C. 1950.) 27TH YEAR certain 82 FEBRUARY, 1951 1424 16th St. NW.. Washington 6. D. C. Send address changes to The Shofar tter of is not t think must be YM-YW PLAN ACHIM MEET IN JUNE; be man- st think basic in- by an urselves. AZA, BBG CONCLAVES IN ILLINOIS rest and e other and sub- has his AZA Conclave BBG Relates "We Pledge to Thee" se sight YM's To Live related Dates Are interest, To Districts At Adjacent ust per- ition. It Aug. 20-24 Names Chairmen not a of the As Preparation Camp Zahavo c. Coher- The University of Illinois, National BBG President The national executive com- the way Urbana, III., has been selected to give Marion Litinetsky has an- mittee of BBYM-YW has se- of the by the national AZA Executive nounced the appointment of two lected Camp Achim near Water- ved both Committee as the site of the vliet, Michigan, as the site of n of the national AZA convention this national chairmen to coordinate the 1951 National BBYM-YW he local summer. GAG Ronnie Weiss the program and business of Convention, Arthur Henle, na- announced that the dates will district conventions and na- impor- tional president, has announced. subject be from after lunch on August tional convention. At the same The convention will begin after eader. It 20 until after lunch on August time, she announced that the lunch on Monday, June 25, and the fol- 24. national convention of BBG is continue until after lunch on The University affords many scheduled for August 26-30 at One of the features of the na- at the opening campfire of the 1950 Friday, June 29. The Michigan stating facilities for convention activi- the University of Illinois, Ur- tional convention this year will be national convention. Pictured from camp has been the scene of AZA S on the ties that have been unsur- bana. the song contest, from which will left to right are Phyllis Schwartz. be selected the national BBG song. Nashville; Sari "Bootsie" Marks, and BBG conventions in past first or passed in previous AZA con- The decision on the site and Last year District 7 submitted an Birmingham; Edith Melnick, Dal- years. ventions Everyone attending time was made by the National original song entitled "We Pledge las; Renee Romiek, Dallas; and The BBYW members will be the the convention will be housed BBG Executive Committee dur- to Thee," which its delegation sang Naomie Hershorin, New Orleans. easonably housed on the Camp Achim in one dormitory. Meeting ing its meeting in Chicago, Feb- grounds, while BBYM's will e way of rooms, athletic facilities and ruary 2-4. Other plans for the lodge at Achim's twin camp, t empha- the auditorium will be within a convention were considered by BBYO Draftees Considered Zahavo, across the lake. Camp pness or short walk of the dormitory. the Executive Committee, which Iluminat- serious- STREAMLINE BUSINESS Members in Good Standing Achim is located on beautiful stressed the necessity of relating Lake Paw Paw, a short distance The National Executive Com- the national meeting to the var- ious district conventions which BBYO members entering the armed forces will be considered from Chicago. The lake provides a subject mittee made plans to stream- members in good standing throughout their periods of service. excellent facilities for boating, line the business sessions of will be held prior to the national nce with Should a member pay his national dues for an entire year and canoeing and swimming, for 11-propor- this convention to allow ample conclave. enter the service before that year is over, his chapter will be which Henle says the conven- the safe time for seminars and recrea- APPOINT CHAIRMEN credited with the unexpired dues. The chapter may reimburse tion schedule will provide ample ough the tional activities. The four full time. set up a Stephanie Multer, Phoenix. the member from its treasury. projected days of convention, from Mon- Ariz., was appointed to inform AGENDA day afternoon through Friday CREDIT CHAPTER district presidents of business Children's Home This convention will be the is help morning, will permit many spe- that will be transacted at the This policy has been effected first held by BBYM-YW since a theme, cial programs, formal and in- national convention so that the pursuant to a similar policy fol- Promised New the organizations were combined wed slav- formal athletics and time for writing, districts may discuss the issues lowed by AZA during World on the national level. Top on and new "bull sessions." The Commit- and take action as a form of in- War II. Because it is impossible tee met in Chicago, February AZA, BBG Aid the agenda will be the item sted. The struction to their delegates. 2-4. for the national office to reim- dealing with making permanent ready to Stephanie is president of Dis- The out- burse each member entering the By separate actions at their the joint organization which was the scale Seminars will take the form trict 4 BBG. service individually, the plan Chicago Executive Committee temporarily authorized at the of activity workshops and will The same function for the has been adopted to credit the meetings, both AZA and BBG 1949 convention in Pittsburgh. concentrate on American Jew- program aspects of the conven- chapter to which the serviceman joined the B'nai B'rith family Delegates will review also the f writing ish problems, leadership train- tion will be performed by Renee or woman had belonged. in an all-out endorsement of the total national BBYM-YW pro- nt. It in- (See AZA, Page 2) olishing a (See BBG, Page 4) (See DRAFTEES, Page 3) Children's Home in Jerusalem. gram with an eye toward sharp- useless The Home is sponsored by the ening its emphasis. Definite st fitting structure Each Convention Different Women's Supreme Council. It plans will be made for 1951. is one of the three projects on Some of the phases of the sting one, the new "B'nai B'rith Three- BBYM-YW program which will ted para- Point "Packaged" Aid-To-Israel warrant discussion are national ition. Program" adopted by the Su- service projects, the discussion preme Lodge. program, and membership re- MOVE The BBG's voted to emphasize cruitment. Seminars will bear ember the Children's Home in their (See YM, YW, Page 8) should YO office Care Concerning Children pro- correc- gram, and the alephs designated Registration Necessary e Shofar the Children's Home as the re- To Receive Shofar by of The cipient of all funds being raised All BBYO members who are BBYO by se it is in the national Aid to Israel not nationally registered by e of the Drive. Previous to the AZA and March 31 will be removed from from the BBG meetings, BBYM-YW had The Shofar mailing list, accord- ing to an announcement by Abe y. adopted the Children's Home as Kanterman, national office man- ional Of- their national project. ager. Inasmuch as national reg- ange, be NEW HOME istrations began September 1, it all name, will be assumed that those city, and B'nai B'rith lodges and chap- members not registered nation- city. ters will build a new and mod. ally over a period of seven ed forces far of all ern home in Israel to aid in the months are no longer active. hat they rehabilitation of youngsters No individual will be permit- ted to participate in any na- The Sho whose lives have been seriously tional convention or tournament periods of Every AZA convention is different. But one scene that is repeated in scores of conventions is intense business sessions at the National AZA Con- disturbed by the catastrophies unless he and other members of vention last summer. Some, however, spotted the of the last decade. AZA, BBG, his chapter are registered na- alephs were attending one of the more camera and flashed a smile for the photographer. (See HOME, Page 4) tionally by March 1.