the SHOFAR Official Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization AZA-BBG-BBYM-BBYW 30th YEAR 6 JANUARY, 1954 Office of Publications, Baltimore, Md. Send address changes to The Shofar, 1761 R St., N.W., Washington 9. D.C. YM-YW Group Calls For Leadership Institute At 1954 International Parley The BBYM-YW National Executive Committee will be asked to endorse recommenda- tions calling for the establishment of an International Leadership Institute to be held in conjunction with the order's International Convention this summer. This was one of the major results of meetings in New York last week of national YA leaders and district delegates. The week-end parley brought together national YM-YW exec- utives in the east and delegates from districts One and Five. The YA leaders, meeting in what was called a planning committee, submitted a series of recommendations which will be transmitted to the full execu- tive committee and to the national convention for ratification. Delegate Cut-Off Limited Funds A COMMON BOND is their devotion to the Bonds for Israel campaign. levying a special assessment on Mimi Oelbaum, president of the BBG Southern Ontario Region, chats Jerry Nelson, YM-YW national Date Is March 31 all members in the region affected, with Congressman Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.. during the Congress- president, explained that limited or by conducting fund-raising The BBYO National Member- funds forced postponement of a man's recent visit to Toronto on behalf of the bond campaign. BBG's programs. ship Office announced this week regular executive committee meet- and AZA's in the Southern Ontario region have been active in the Other recommendations of the that March 31, 1954, will be the ing this year, and that the plan- campaign. planning committee, which must cut-off date for calculating dis- ning committee was organized in await executive committee or con- trict representation to national its place. Executive committee vention body action, were: conventions this year. AZA-BBG Executive members will be polled by mail on 1. Creation of a sub-committee Delegations to AZA, BBG and the resolutions and recommenda- Pillars One and Two of the YM-YW national parleys will be tions adopted by the planning group. national YM-YW program. figured on the basis of district Committees Meet In 2. Proposals affecting the na- membership recorded in the na- Chief among these is a recom- tional discussion program. tional office at the cut-off date, mendation to strongly emphasize 3. Seminar discussion topies. the membership office said. The Washington, Feb. 5-7 the order's regional structure, and 4. Apportionment of delegates announcement stressed that dis- at the same time de-empliasize the on a regional basis where no district tricts would receive no credit district set-up. Purpose behind this structure exists. toward the size of their delega- The AZA and BBG national executive committees will recommendation would be to estab- tions on the basis of membership meet in Washington, Feb. 5-7, to consider a full agenda of lish a direct line between the region Institute To Follow increases after the March 31 and the national structure. The planning group proposed that deadline. organizational problems headed by planning for the impend- One of the most important tools a three-day leadership training in- ing 1954 encampments, Steve Wasser, International Grand in the development of this process stitute be held immediately after, Aleph Godol, and Chuckie Turner, national BBG president, of strengthened regional structures, and in conjunction with, the inter- gates. The three-day institute would the planning group recommended, national convention. A tentative be open to all delegates and any announced last week, would be the hiring of part-time date of the third or fourth week in YM-YW member in good standing. Other Topics Notice Cards executive secretaries by metropoli- July was suggested. The training institute would in- tan regional councils. These part- The two-day convention would be clude a program of training for Convention workbook topics, time employes would render semi- attended only by duly elected dele- (see INSTITUTE, page 6) study committee reports, and proj- Can Be Aid professional services in assisting ect evaluation will also rank high the region and its component chap- among the issues to be discussed ters in better organizing them- by the 23 members of the executive To Mazkir selves, recruiting members and gathering information for expanded committees. Ball point pen, conventional mailing lists and contacts. Heaviest concentration will be on point pen or typewriter. Should Be Alumni the encampments, with the commit- They all can make for writer's The group proposed that these tees focusing their sights on a CO- cramp if a chapter mazkir has a part-time employes be alumni of ordination of district and national load of meeting notices to get out. YM-YW, whose knowledge and parleys. The AZA and BBG leader- All the work can be done easily close ties with the organization ship will strive to eliminate over- now, by using the new handy post- would be assets in helping them card meeting notice forms which lapping in programming at the dis- perform their jobs to the best possi- are available from the BBYO Na- ble advantage of the order. Funds trict and national level as well as tional Office. The card was de- for paying these part-time execu- prepare district delegates for a signed by Arnold Lupin, Grand tive secretaries, it was recom- fuller participation in this year's Aleph Mazkir, to help chapter mended, could be raised by either mazkirs with their work. national encampments. The card, announcing "It's An There will also be a discussion AZA Meeting," is a printed form Children's Home of national convention issues; con- on one side with spaces to be filled vention dates and a determination in for date, time, place, and type Story In This of who will be eligible to attend the of meeting, and can be an asset to leadership institutes which were any busy chapter mazkir. The cards are available .with or Issue Of Shofar inaugurated at the 1953 national without postage. The price for cards The B'nai B'rith Children's Home with postage is $2.50 per 100, $4.75 in Israel is about to add a new Where To Find It per 200. The price for cards with- phase to its relatively brief but out postage is $.75 per 100, and eventful and important existence. Aleph Godol's Message Page 3 $1.25 per 200. A permanent home with all the latest in modern facilities for hous- BBG President's conventions and will be continued ing and treating scores of malad- Message Page 7 at this year's encampments. justed children is expected to be B'nai B'rith Briefs Page 8 AZA Issues ready for occupancy by the summer of 1954. Chapter Chatter Issues on the tentative AZA ex- Page 7 Completion of the home will be ecutive committee agenda include: the fulfillment of a dream BBYO Children's Home 1. Grand Aleph Godol's report on has shared with the B'nai B'rith Story Pages 4-5 Travel. Women's Supreme Council, which 2. Grand Aleph S'gan's report on Israel Moss' Column created the first home in 1948 to Page 2 Programming meet the needs of a war torn world. YM-YW President's 3. Discussion of Encampment. Today BBYO continues its sup- Message Page 6 a-Reports by study port of the Home, through mone- committees. Sports tary contributions, gifts and moral Page 8 b-Tentative Convention support. To learn what the Home UNDER ONE BANNER, these happy, healthy children march. The YM-YW News Schedule-to be submitted Page 6 has done, what it is doing and what B'nai B'rith Children's Home has enabled hundreds of kids just like by G.A.G. it plans to do-see pages four and these to get a second chance to grow into healthy, useful adults. (see EXECUTIVES, page 2) five of this issue of SHOFAR. For the complete story of the Children's Home, see pages 4 and 5.