T, 1953 Have You Moved? the SHOFAR Send Your New Address to The Shofar Official Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization AZA-BBG-BBYM-BBYW 29TH YEAR 6 SEPTEMBER, 1953 Office of Publications. Baltimore, Md. Send address changes to The Shofar, 1761 R St., N.W., Washington 9, D. BBG'S NAME CHUCKIE Officers Becomes First District 4 Veteran BBG To Hold Post Charlotte "Chuckie" Turner of Los Angeles was elected Leaders national president of B'nai B'rith Girls, as the climax to one of the most successful conventions ever held by BBG. The four top leadership Chuckie became the first girl from District 4 to ever on posts in BBG have gone to hold BBG's highest office. girls from widely scattered Margie Goldman of Greensboro, convention body by Lyn Michael- areas of the country who N. C., was elected by acclamation son of District 1. "Chuckie is one have demonstrated leadership ENT first vice-president, and Elaine of the hardest working girls I ability throughout their ca- "Micki" Kaner of the Bronx, N. Y., know," Lyn said. Sandra Dunkin of reers as BBG's. BRITI was named second vice-president. Portland, Ore., one of Chuckie's nate, Rochelle Kreisman of Denver is the closest friends, made the second- Chuckie Turner, in her senior lists year as a BBG, comes to her post etc. NIZA new national secretary. ing speech. Chuckie herself answered ques- with a full years' experience as Mrs. Perlman Installs light. president of District 4 BBG. Dur- tions freely that were put to her The four new national officers lacks ing that same year, 1951-52, she by delegates from the convention were installed by Mrs. Louis Perl- held the job of National Structure floor. It was the first time that man, vice-chairman of the B'nai Chairman. such a procedure had been followed. B'rith Youth Commission and vice- Last month 18-year-old Chuckie "When a girl has moved up the president of the Women's Supreme was named one of four winners of ladder in BBG, serving on every Council, in an impressive ceremony. the 1953 Anita Perlman Scholar- level, she wants to have a hand in "My one hope is that I can be BBC ship Awards. She will use her a BBG president of which all of the shaping of the future of her the OC- scholarship grant to continue her you can be proud and which will organization," Chuckie declared in family justify your faith in me," Chuckie, answer to one question. studies at UCLA where she is a tears of joys streaming down her Margie's election to the first vice- BBYM- sophomore. The president-elect is Chuckie Turner face, told the delegates. presidency by acclamation came sent the preparing for a career in admini- justify your faith on a motion from the District 3 Her installatiaon capped an emo- parley. strative work with either a private tion-packed evening in which the delegation. Delegates roared their al YM- or social welfare agency. in, will AZA Gets Newman's outgoing national officers were offi- immediate approval. BBG Since 1948 cially "de-installed" by Mrs. Perl- Other Thrills at the man. She has been a BBG since 1948, The election was only phase of a part of when she joined the Phoenix chap- 17-Point Program Phyllis Block Brotman, in her thrill-packed convention which final act as outgoing national presi- repre- opened on Friday evening, Aug. 21, BBY0 ter, transferring in 1951 to West- dent expressed her "deep thanks" in a Sabbath atmosphere. Jessica wood BBG, Los Angeles, when her A 17-point program of recommendations touching every to BBG's "everywhere who have Schildhaus of Washington, D. C., family moved to the west coast. An phase of AZA activity has been issued by outgoing Grand helped make the past year the won- outgoing national co-secretary, derful one that it was. Let us now tion active student at school, she is also lighted the Sabbath candles signi- Aleph Godol Don Newman. The Newman recommendations, go forward together under the fying the opening of the Sabbath a member of Hillel, contained in his year-end report to the order, were to be acted new leadership you have elected," and the convention. Chuckie, in her career as a BBG, upon by delegates to the AZA Phyllis said. Earlier, she herself The convention scene shifted has served as counsellor of District national convention. sion program as part of the cul- had been elected to a new national swiftly that evening from the 4, and prior to that as intergroup he BBG (For the complete text of the tural program with the recommen- post-counsellor. banquet hall to the Hillel Founda- chairman for her district. dation that there be a regional tion Building on the University of e aimed Newman report, see Page 3.) District 1 Nominates ditional She is also an accomplished contest of the chapter discussants Among the recommendations in- Chuckie's name was placed in Illinois campus where Sabbath national speaker. In 1949 she won the BBG cluded in the report were: (see NEWMAN, page 2) nomination before the national (see CONVENTION, page 7) of the Central Region debate contest and 1. Adoption of a formal pledging upon by in 1951 was the winner of the BBG system. to this Southern Conference, District 4, 2. Inclusion of the discussion pro- ave. the dele- story-telling contest. She also serv- gram as a permanent part of AZA's 53 con- cultural program. ed as commencement speaker for 3. Formation of a permanent in- her high school graduating class. ternational press club with a chair- Margie Past Prexy man at its head. First vice-president Margie 4. Adoption as permanent part Goldman is a past president of Dis- of procedure the separation of trict 5, which she is now serving district g'dolim and international as counsellor. The 18-year-old committee chairman. Greensboro, N. C., BBG is a sopho- Indoctrination Needed more at the Women's College of the University of North Carolina. The Newman report declared that on She is a member and past presi- the AZA indoctrination program as dent of Etta Spier BBG. She has constituted has failed to keep up also recently been appointed jun- with the growth in membership of ior advisor of her chapter. Margie the organization. Asserting that he is a past Anita Perlman Scholar- found "a deplorable lack of knowl- ship chairman. edge of AZA among chapter ining alephs" during his extensive travels Elaine Kaner, who prefers the as GAG, Newman said that the nickname "Micki," will enter Syra- and solution lies in the adoption of a cuse University this fall. She is a "formal pledging system" to in- member of Menorah BBG, Bronx, clude two types of programs - one New York, and has served her for large pledge classes, and an- gate, (see OFFICERS, page 7) other for individual pledging. ntest "We cannot continue to rely The 30th annual national AZA only off the resourcefulness of a etc., convention was in progress as few alephs in each chapter," the alent this edition of SHOFAR went to report said. press. For complete coverage of witz. the convention, see the October Discussion Changes THE GAVEL, SYMBOL OF AUTHORITY is presented to Chuckie Turner by outgoing president Phyllis issue. The retiring GAG coupled his Block Brotman, Looking on are the other new top national officers. From left to right: Micki Kaner, call for the inclusion of the discus- second vice-president; Margie Goldman, first vice-president; and Rochelle Kreisman, national secretary.