1951 Fill in the Ranks the SH FAR Replace Every Member Who Enters The Armed Forces Official Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization ad AZA-BBG-BBYM-BBYW Rosen- 28TH YEAR nia, a JUNE, 1951 1424 16th St. NW.. Washington 6. D. C. Send address changes to The Shofar ttee of lent of ational ing of ington, YM-YW SET FOR NATIONAL MEET vice- Wold- g-time Saul Dorfman Convention Personalities J. M. Braude Named Youth Gans, member Will Conduct d Mrs. Moderator of Free vice- mission. BBYO Choir elphia, Cantata Planned Speech Discussion and is The moderator for the na- ourt of For AZA, BBG ber of AZA Alumnus tional BBYM-YW discussion Conventions program to be held at the na- for 21 lent of The Chicago BBYO chorus Elected Head tional BYM-YW,convention in B'rith June will be Judge Jacob M. ent of which will present a cantata Of District 7 Braude, municipal judge of Chi- e is a for the national AZA and BBG cago. Judge Braude, a leader in ifornia conventions this August will be David Blumberg, Knoxville, the Jewish community, has ee and Board directed by Saul Dorfman, became the fourth AZA alumnus often served on panels both as mation noted pianist and musician. to head a district grand lodge of participant and moderator. He Mr. Dorfman, who is associ- B'nai B'rith with his recent is considered an expert in the presi- uished ate professor of the piano de- election as president of the Dis- field of youth personality de- trict 7 Grand Lodge. With Blum- velopment. nity at partment at Roosevelt College women School of Music in Chicago, has berg on the District 7 slate of As moderator of the discus- at the Judge Braude already begun rehearsals with Dr. Sparling officers is Label Katz, New Or- sion program, he will conduct She ard of AZA and BBG members in Chi- leans, new second vice-president the panel of BBYM and BBYW of Los cago. The contata, "The Jour- Mobilization Is BBG's Jam Meet of the district. The other AZA members who will discuss the as also ney's End," will be presented as alumni to head district grand subject, "How Free Should Local part of the entertaining and in- ion in Vital Subject With Inspiration, lodges are Lewis Sutin, District Freedom of Speech Be"? A spirational program at the na- 2; David Goldman, District 4; representative, either a BBYM past of Jew tional convention. For AZA Meet Entertainment and Philip M. Klutznick, Dis- or BBYW member, from each in Los The cantata's composer, Can- trict 6. district will participate in the as the tor Jacob Barkin, of Washing- Forums on the current world Folk dances and a talent PERES MEMBER panel. Discussionists are being local ton, D. C., has given BBYO crisis - information about the night program will be one of the selected at district BBYM and Blumberg started in B'nai When special permission to perform armed forces, career planning entertaining features of the Na- B'rith as a member of Peres BBYW conventions this month. red to the work. Cantor Barkin is in time of conscription, and tional BBG Convention which AZA in Memphis. He later The discussion program was ground affiliated with the Adas Israel home front mobilization activi- ap- will be held at the University joined a St. Louis chapter and an innovation in BBYM-YW this Synagogue in Washington and ties- form a major portion of Illinois at Urbana, August became its aleph godol. He year. It was designed to develop is an occasional guest soloist of seminars and discussions at 26-30. Four full, jam-packed joined the B'nai B'rith lodge in group thinking on a topic of with the National Symphony the National AZA Convention. days of recreation, athletics, St. Louis in 1936, later trans- interest to young people. Be- Orchestra. The effect of conscription upon discussions and business ses- ferring to the Knoxville lodge ginning at the chapter level, Gloria Arrangements were made for young men of AZA age will be sions are promised the delegates of which he was president. He one discussionist from each Chicago performers to present given special emphasis in an at- and guests attending the con- served District 7 as first vice- chapter participated in a re- the his work through the efforts tempt to give representatives vention. president last year. gional panel on the freedom of B'rith of Miss Ethyle Simon, director attending the convention infor- for The BBG convention is espe- He has been president of the speech topic. Later, regional hal be of the Chicago Region. Inter- mation to take back to their cially designed this year for Beth El Temple in Knoxville discussionists participated in B'rith ested BBYO members who chapters. official delegates of the districts. and of the Knoxville Jewish Wel- district discussion panels. acceeds wished to participate in the Tied in with this will be the Guests certified as leaders by fare Board. A Past Commander Should the discussion program Louis, cantata were asked to try-out llor of role AZA as an organization their regional or district may of his Jewish War Veterans prove meritorious this year, it ational for the large cast. The cantata will play in home defense activi- also attend. The "limited" de- Post, he has been a member of may be instituted as an annual (See DORFMAN, Page 8) (See AZA, Page 2) (See BBG, Page 5) the Mayor's Committee for Ju- BBYM-YW program. venile Delinquency, a board No national discussion winner BBG's Paint Hospital Chairs member of the Council of Com- will be selected. Rather the na- munity Agencies, and an officer tional panel is planned as an of the Jewish Community Cen- informative and entertaining Purim ter. program for the national con- M and Katz was aleph mazkir of the vention. party Youth Freed chapter, now the Freed- CAMP ACHIM Queen Goldberg AZA in New Orleans. The national convention this ure of He later joined the New Orleans G held year will be held at Camp B'nai B'rith lodge, serving it as llowing Achim, Watervliet, Michigan, of the president. He served also as beginning after lunch on June th and president of the Communal He- 25. It will continue through ed to brew School and as board lunch on Friday, June 29. member of the Jewish Welfare A chartered bus will provide fund in New Orleans. He was to ing third vice-president of the Dis- transportation to the camp the from Chicago. It will leave Chi- trict Grand Lodge last year. Upon his election, Mr. Blumberg cago at approximately 10 a.m., (See YM-YW, Page 3) gue prepared the following statement on AZA: by DUE TO AZA Register by June 15 "My ascendency to the Presi- The deadline for registering dency of D.G.L. No. 7 can be at- for the national BBYM-YW con- tributed directly to the training cipating vention is June 15. An additional and environment which AZA pro- chapter, vided for me. The privilege cf fee of $2 will be charged anyone who registers for the national serving as an officer in AZA gave conclave after that date. me the background to serve later as an officer of my lodge, my state The registration fee for the ship conference, and finally to achieve four full days of convention at mming the District Presidency. The pro- Camp Achim, June 25-29, is $28. history Deborah BBG of Hillside, New Jersey, refurbish chairs with varnish at the St. Barnabas Hospital gram of religious environment de- Fill in your registration blank taking. hospital. Girls also bring scrapbooks, entertain young patients, etc. From left to right are Helen Fried- The BBG's tackle all sorts of jobs to make things more pleasant for patients and visitors at veloped by AZA created the desire today and send it with your to serve my Jewish faith which cul- registration fee to BBYO, 1424 Greenspan, Gina Ritz, Grace Lippe and Arlene Bennett. (See ALUMNUS, Page 7) 16th St., N.W., Washington