Have You Moved? worke £ other the SH FAR Send Your New Address to method The Shofar ojective ge pla nce f Official Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization organ AZA-BBG-BBYM-BBYW e likel 29TH YEAR 6 AUGUST, 1953 Office of Publications, Baltimore, Md. Send address changes hinking to The Shofar, 1761 R St., N.W., Washington 9, D.C. advanc nd con e base tha IT'S CONVENTION TIME ays th is elf an BBG To Hear Mrs. Laufman; AZA Parley Marked By New mpath tellin Outdoor Events Featured re. Yo Features; Alumni To Speak organ BBG leaders from throughout the country-will chart he ad the course of the organization for the next year at the eighth Two distinguished AZA alumni-Rabbi Stanley Rabino- only b witz, a former Grand Aleph Godol and Dr. Milton A. Saffir, annual BBG national convention on the campus of the Uni- u, and one-time Grand Aleph Kohen Godol-will share the platform rk, yo versity of Illinois. The four-day convention will convene Fri- as the major speakers at the innovation-studded 1953 national quickl day, Aug. 21 and run until Tuesday, Aug. 25. AZA convention, Aug. 30-Sept. 4, at the University of Illinois. expla Prominent in a convention pro- With a total of 93 voting dele- ous ca gram that promises to be filled with xplana highlights will be the appearances BBYC Officials gates in attendance, and at least hours of Mrs. Arthur G. Laufman, direc- that many more alternates, contest Conventions May Be eakfas To Attend finalists, guests, advisors and staff utznick Last Held In Midwest members on hand, the convention exper The B'nai B'rith Youth Commis- will inaugurate the AZA Leader- This year's national AZA and m you sion will be well represented at the BBG conventions may be the highl ship Training Institute. AZA and BBG conventions, ad- last to be held at a midwestern vance registrations reveal. Two other unique features of college campus. disc BBYC chairman J. J. Lieber- Dr. Milton A. Saffir the convention will be the use of Negotiations are reportedly y pro man will attend both conventions. a completely new topic for discus- under way by B'nai B'rith direc Mrs. Louis Perlman, BBYC vice- sion contest finalists; and an all- District officials for the purchase of a pres chairman, will join him at the BBG AZA seminar on Judaism. camp site in the east which h side conclave. Job For Delegates would be ready for use by next nembe Commission officials who will at- ds tend the AZA convention, along Contest summer. Aside from the routine conven- ward with Mr. Lieberman, are Hyman tion business of electing a new on Chipkin, a vice chairman of the Champs slate of officers and similar affairs, This year's convention, for all al Commission, and Julius C. Bay- delegates will be called upon: 1. to its unique qualities, will generally rot linson, BBYC treasurer. select a new community service follow the pattern of previous na- timis project 2. reevaluate present mem- he To Compete For tional conclaves. District meetings ernment social welfare work, hav- bership procedures and 3. consider ing served as district supervisor the possibility of changing the cur- will mark the first day's activity. for the Cook County, Illinois, Bu- National Honors rent national discussion, athletic Among the changes will be the Mrs. Arthur Lautman reau of Public Welfare, and Direc- and publications programs. See AZA Page 8 tor of Social Services for the Illi- bus District winners of the na- tor 04 activities for the B'nai B'rith nois Selective Service System dur- Women and Dr. Mark Krug, emi- ing World War II, among other tional AZA discussion and H nent Jewish educator, as major posts. oratory contests and the BBG Afte Klut speakers. She will speak on "B'nai B'rith discussion and story telling vomal and Israel," drawing on her own Outdoor Programs nd experiences from her recent trip matches will vie for top hon- her An outdoor Oneg Shabbat on Fri- to the Jewish state. Her address ors at the national conven- ey day evening, Aug. 21, the opening will come at the banquet and in- tions. mm night of the convention, and an stallation on Monday evening, Aug. ge 1 outdoor dinner on Saturday night, 24, at which Mrs. Perlman will In a sharp departure from pre- Aug. 22, will be among the out- serve as installation officer. vious custom, AZA discussion Ric standing features of the convention. finalists will compete on a topic Scores of visitors, advisors, Workshops Listed completely different from the one at iarg alternates and prominent B'nai Workshops for the convention that has been used during the year. The topic for the convention d, B'rith members, including B'nai include: "Journalism-Putting Out B'rith Youth Commission chair- the Convention Newspaper"; "Dra- will be "Is American Judaism join man J. J. Lieberman and Mrs. matics": "Israel Folk Dancing"; Jewish Enough The discussion Anita Perlman, a commision vice- and "Singing and Song Leader- topic for the year was "Should the chairman and a vice-chairman of ship." Jewish Written Laws Be Revised the Women's Supreme Council, will To Fit the Times?" to The outdoor Oneg Shabbat, to be be in attendance. conducted at the Hillel Foundation, Double Winner Workshops and Seminars will include the national discussion program, with district winners dis- District 5's AZA finalist, George THE ANNUAL YOUTH NIGHT sponsored by Horeb Lodge, New Creative workshops and seminars cussing this year's topic "Is Our Lefcoe, is a double winner. The Haven, Conn., was the setting for this meeting of three past Grand will augment the regular plenary Jewish Education Preparing Us for Hurricane AZA, Miami Beach, Fla., Aleph Godols (above). B'nai B'rith president Phil Klutznick, second sessions of the delegate assembly. Lives as Jews?" aleph won both the district discus- GAG, talks over old times with Charles Shane of Hartford, first GAG, One noteworthy change in the con- sion and oratory championships. (right) and Rabbi Stanley Rabinowitz of New Haven, who was GAG vention procedure this year will be The outdoor dinner the following The AZA oratory topic, "The evening will include Havdallah in 1937-38. Rabbi Rabinowitz will be one of the major speakers at the great number of workshops. Earth Saw and Trembled," which Their activities will culminate in a services and the finals in the na- this year's national AZA convention. High spot of the evening was was used during the year will be the presentation of the Lodge's AZA Alumni Award to William Horo- workshop presentation night which tional story-telling contest. the topic at the convention. BBG's witz, New Haven banker and industrialist. Horowitz and president will replace the traditional talent Major Issues 1952-53 discussion topic, "Is Our Klutznick formed AZA's first national debating team when both night on Monday, Aug. 24. Jewish Education Preparing Us Dr. Krug, Superintendent of the One of the major issues to be were charter members of Kansas Cty AZA 2. Pictured (below) are: For Lives As Jews ?" will be the decided upon by the convention left to right: Klutzniek, Horowitz, Paul Goodwin, recipient of last Chicago Board of Jewish Education, will address the convention at a will be a revision of delegate se- topic facing the finalists at the con- year's award, and Haves, AZA Legion of Honor member, who is vention. president of Horeb Lodge. Haves is a former BBYO Director for luncheon meeting on Saturday, lection. A proposal made by the District 1. Aug. 22. His topic "Eternal Jewish Structure Committee and designed District 1 Winners Values and Twentieth Century See BBG Page 8 The District 1 AZA Oratory win- Civilization," will introduce a series ner is Marvin Cantor, a member of of seminars, which will be under Louis Needel AZA, Dorchester, FOUND 184. the direction of BBYO staff mem- Mass. This will be Cantor's second bers. crack at the national oratory cham- Dr. Krug is a past president of pionship, having won the district the Mid-western Council of Jewish title last year. Educators, and is a vice president Sid Peck, a member of Julius of the Zionist Organization of Kramer AZA. Toronto, will repre- America. sent District 1 as the discussion finalist. Mrs. Laufman District 1's two BBG entrants in London-born Mrs. Laufman is the national finals will be Fredda known to BBG's for her role Shapiro, a member of Momtakin the B'nai B'rith Children's Home BBG, Hewlett, N.Y., winner of campaign. She has a vast back- the district story-telling contest ground in civic and federal gov- Dr. Mark Krug See CONTEST Page 2