Fill in the Ranks the SH Replace Every Member Who Enters The Armed Forces Official Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization AZA-BBG-BBYM-BBYW 1424 16th St. N.W. Washington 6. D.C. 28TH YEAR MARCH, 1952 Send address changes to The Shofar BBG's Sign Freedom Scroll In Pittsburgh BBG's of Western Pennsylvania salute the signing of the Freedom Scroll for the Crusade for Freedom during their recent regional rally in Pittsburgh. This was one of many events during their conclaye, typical of those held throughout the country. BBG Realigns National Delegations; Klutznick Receives First Emphasis Is on Training Leaders Beber Alumnus Award A plan tending to equalize rector of BBYO were author- plan opened the way for the Philip M. Klutznick, Chicago builder and B'nai B'rith the size of district delegations ized by the 1951 BBG conven- national executive committee leader, became the first recipient of the Sam Beber AZA to the national BBG conven- tion to draw the plan allowing to design a convention that Alumnus Award at a testimonial dinner given in his honor at tion was disclosed by national each district a basic number of will concentrate on training Chicago's Covenant Club on February 10. BBG President Renee Romick delegates to the convention, leaders for BBG. Each district at the national executive com- therefore permitting more is assured of at least eight PAY TRIBUTE mittee meeting of BBG in leaders from each district to accredited delegates, which B'nai B'rith and AZA dig- Washington, February 16-17. attend. makes it possible for most, if nitaries from all parts of the Florida YM-W The president and national di- The presentation of the not all, district officers to country joined in tribute to attend. the man who was selected Youth Commission Prescribes The remaining 27 district unanimously by the last na- Fills Quota delegates (83 in all) will be tional AZA convention "as the apportioned among districts alumnus who, among 100,000 Broward County BBYO, according to membership fig- of our former members, has Hollywood, Fla., a joint chap- Home Housing at Conventions ures as of March 31, 1952. best exemplified the ideals of ter of BBYM-YW, is the first Previously, the entire con- our Order." to contribute its quota to the Housing delegates to con- sion Executive Committee. vention delegation, except for The speaking program at national YM-YW service fund, ventions at private homes the five national officers and The policy was adopted at a the dinner was headlined by a three-pronged program es- rather than in hotels will meeting of the Executive seven story-tellers (who have Sidney G. Kusworm, Treasur- tablished at the last national hereafter be a regular pro- committee in Washington, no vote in the proceedings), er of the Supreme Lodge of convention of the young cedure for all AZA and BBG January 28. J. J. Lieberman, was apportioned according to B'nai B'rith. After regaling adults. The chapter, composed conventions, according to a Los Angeles, chairman of the membership only. Thus a the audience with his char- of both BBYM and BBYW policy established by the commission presided. (See BBG, Page 3) acteristic wit and humor. Kus- members because its commun- B'nai B'rith Youth Commis- Every year complaints have worm spoke of Philip Klutz- ity is too small to support been received about disturb- Convention Delegations nick as a symbol of the con- separate chapters, has con- Lieberman Named BB ances and noise created by tributions made to Jewry and tributed $1.50 per member to Based on Registration humanity by the B'nai B'rith cover its share of the fund. BBYO members while staying Man of the Year Representation to all BBYO in public hotels. The com- national conventions this year Youth Organization and the Money collected in the serv- J. J. Lieberman, Los Angeles, plaints have had an adverse will be based on the number of B'nai B'rith. ice fund will be divided equally between the B'nai B'rith chairman of the B'nai B'rith Youth effect on BBYO and B'nai members registered at the na- JWB HEAD SPEAKS Children's Home in Israel and Commission, will receive the Man B'rith public relations. Strong tional BBYO office by March 31, of the Year Award from the South- The president of the Na- complaints resulting from one 1952. a disease research project that ern California Council of B'nai tional Jewish Welfare Board, B'rith on March 2. Mr. Lieberman, of the recent conventions Since chapter registration re- is being developed with the prompted the youth com- cords undergo a long processing Irving Edison of St. Louis, cooperation of the Leo N. Levi whose 25 years of service on the in regional and district offices described Klutznick's serv- Hospital in Hot Springs, Ark., Supreme Advisory Council of AZA mission executive committee before they are forwarded to the ices to the Jewish community. and the National Jewish Hos- and on the B'nai B'rith Youth Com- to take immediate action. national office, chapters are ad- Nathan Manilow, who is as- pital in Denver. mission was the subject of a story In addition to lessening the vised to register immediately so sociated with Klutznick in The National Jewish Hospi- in the January issue of The Shofar, possibility of complaints from that they may be counted when is a former president of District 4 the building of the new com- tal, famous for its slogan, other guests of a hotel, the district delegations are appor- B'nai B'rith and a leader of the munity of Park Forest, Illi- tioned. "None May Enter Who Can West Coast Jewish community. (See COMMISSION, Page 8) (See KLUTZNICK, Page 2) (See YM-YW, Page 7)