1951 Fill in the Ranks the SH IOFAR Replace Every Member Who Enters The Armed Forces Official Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization AZA-BBG-BBYM-BBYW 27TH YEAR APRIL, 1951 1424 16th St. NW.. Washington 6. D. C. Send address changes to The Shofar AZA Presents $1,000. to Israel Home; Begins Cigarette Drive AZA "Servicement Smokes" Check For BB Children's Home Is First Program Launched For Men in Armed Forces 1) Presented At WNC Meeting AZA took its initial step in its aid to servicemen programs AZA has presented a check for $1,000 to the B'nai B'rith Children's Home in Israel as the with the launching of its "Cigarettes to Korea" drive this month. first major contribution in its drive to provide much needed equipment at the home. The presen- ttsburgh The project of supplying our fighting forces with small luxuries tation was made to the B'nai B'rith Women, who sponsor the home, at the Women's National to lighten their days at the ion and Council meeting in Washington, front is part of a larger pro- 1 to the gram of "Smokes to Service- AZA Contributes to Home April 7-10. The funds presented by AZA s, are men." red. Chapters have two ways of consist in part of money col- participating in this giant pro- lected by AZA in the Lapidus r areas gram: They may send cartons Memorial Fund, transferred to per cent of cigarettes directly to their rk, New 7388 the Israel fund by the National members and alumni; or they No may contribute to the total COMMISSION AZA Executive Committee at tario, its February meeting. The re- strict 4, AZA fund for a case of ciga- mainder has been contributed itan Dis- rettes to Korea. 511 by AZA chapters, particularly A special kit containing com- plete information on the drive, Washington, 1000.00 non-met- those in New England, since the plus some valuable suggestions Supreme council adoption of the Aid to the Cornbelt, DOLS DOCTS Children's Home project. on programming for this proj- B'NAI YOUTH COMMISSION B'RITH dis- ect, is now being prepared and WEISS WRITES will be distributed through re- A letter from Ronnie Weiss, gional and district offices in May. Commercial Bank Grand Aleph Godol of AZA, ac- WRAPPING PAPER Decurity Savings STREETS. Hymond companied the presentation. Because Weiss was not able to Chapters will be able to dec- orate their own cartons of ciga- Washington, travel to the meeting, his letter was read to the B'nai rettes with a specially designed B'rith Women. ent AZA wrapping paper that will Weiss said that the presenta- ent be contained in the kits. They tion itself was an expression of ent also receive a gift enclosure AZA's check for $1,000 which was presented to the B'nai B'rith Women's Supreme Council as AZA's "the sentiments of the AZA ent card and a coin saver, the lat- initial contribution to the B'nai B'rith Children's Home in Israel. membership for our brethren in d the per ter to be filled with coins as a Israel." He pointed out that the ered are: contribution toward the large quantities of cigarettes to be Roosevelt College President value of this gift lay in the Per Cent fact that AZA members cannot ct 7. 111 ct 3, 106 shipped by National AZA to afford to give money individ- 98 Korea. To Speak at YM-YW Meet ually to the project, but that 95 Through special arrange- they have had to work to raise 88 ments with a cigarette com- Dr. Edward J. Sparling, June 28. His topic will be 2, 88 Hiram, Ohio, and the presi- the money. 85 pany, a case of 1,000 packs of leading crusader in the field of day's Challenge to Youth." He dency of the Central YMCA in The presentation of the check 80 cigarettes can be purchased for human rights, and president of $77 (each pack costing less will speak at the closing instal- Roosevelt College in Chicago, Chicago. He was one of the was one phase only of the 80 lation banquet of the conven- BBYO program of assistance to 79 than 8 cents). This is the op- will be the principal speaker at founders of Roosevelt College 78 the children's home. Many portunity AZA is employing the National BBYM-YW Con- tion. 4 75 (See YM-YW, Page 5) (See CHECK, Page 8) (See SMOKES, Page 3) ct 73 vention at Camp Achim on As head of Roosevelt College, 72 Dr. Sparling heads one of the 4 67 62 58 Chicago Plans Cantata country's leading institutions, Gutstadt To Address founded on the principles of 57 . 53 31 For BBG Convention equality of opportunity and AZA's At Illinois U. academic freedom. In 1946, the paratively college was awarded the first Richard E. Gutstadt, execu- follows: Chicago BBYO is preparing a cantata for the coming na- tive vice-chairman of the Anti- tional BBG convention which will be presented at a special eve- annual award of the Mayor of the most dynamic speakers rep- Per Cent Chicago's Commission on Hu- Defamation League of B'nai ning program during the four-day meeting, August 26 through resenting any Jewish organiza- 113 man Relations. B'rith, will speak at the Na- lunch of August 30. The cantata, "The Journey's End," by Can- tion in America. Affiliated with 102 tional AZA Convention, Univer- ADL since its inception, he is 100 96 Jacob Barkin, is a sweeping The award said: "Award in sity of Illinois, Urbana, August versed in every phase of Jewish 95 history of the Jewish people in Cantor Barkin is the Cantor Human Relations to Roosevelt 20-24. His topic will be the and civic life. Following his 94 narrative and musical form. at the Adas Israel Synagogue College led by its crusading same as the theme of the con- presentation at the convention, 93 in Washington, D. C., and is an president, Edward J. Sparling; vention, "Youth Mobilizes for a 87 begins with reference to an informal discussion panel 83 Abraham and the giving of the occasional guest soloist with whose welcome of student, fac- Strong Free World." dealing with his address will be the National Symphony Or- ulty and trustees without dis- 72 The last time Mr. Gutstadt organized. It will consist of Commandments to Moses 61 chestra. He has given BBYO crimination and without quotas spoke at a national AZA con- one representative from each ict concludes with the estab- lishment of Israel. The nar- special permission to use the and whose militant stand has vention was at the Oakland, AZA district, who will present 39 cantata for the national con- rallied the forces of democracy Calif., convention in 1930. his views on youth's role to- touches on all significant ventions. A chorus is being or- in the city and throughout the Twenty-one years have elapsed ward a free world, and how expulsion from Western Eu- in Jewish history-the ganized in Chicago, under the nation." since he last spoke to AZA. Mr. AZA can further this goal. rope, to direction of a professional mu- Dr. Sparling holds his doc- Gutstadt was particularly As executive vice-chairman ing Hitler's migration gas chambers-weav- America, sician, to prepare the cantata torate from Columbia Univer- pleased to accept an invitation of the ADL, and former na- for presentation at the BBG through it the eternal sity in the field of applied psy- to speak at this year's conven- tional director, Mr. Gutstadt the theme of return to Israel. conclave. Ethyle Simon, Chi- chology. He has held the posi- tion. has achieved national renown and (See BBG, Page 4) tion of Dean of Hiram College, He is recognized as one of (See GUTSTADT, Page 7)