54 In This Issue: BBYO Highlights Of 1954 (See Page 5) the SHOFAR Official Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization AZA-BBG-BBYA 31st YEAR DECEMBER, 1954 Office of Publications Baltimore. Md. Send address changes to The Shofar. 1761 R St., N.W., Washington 9. D.C. NATIONAL AZA, BBG EXECS BEGIN TOURS ent ot Micki To Be Rothman To In Midwest, Visit Six New England AZA Cities in- Brooklyn, N. Y. the Pittsburgh onal "Operation Points BBG', GAG Elliot Rothman will as the winter school recess tour the embark on a two-nation tour uni- of BBG communities by Inter- that will take him to six com- der national President Micki pri- Kaner begins here Dec. 18 munities for a personal "look see" at AZA there, later this ; Micki's 10-day swing through month. ises New England and the Midwest dual will take her through six cities in Rothman's tour will take him ity. ning all, winding up in Detroit, Michi- to two Canadian AZA strongholds mits gan, Dec. 27-28 for the Michigan in the northwestern part of the Region Convention. country-Winnipeg and Regina. It ned. ican will the first time in some 15 The time-table for her tour, as nds this issue of Shofar went to press, years that a GAG has visited those our areas. the looked like his: His trip will be one of three to om- December 18-19-Brooklyn, N.Y. be made by AZA's top three execu- eme (BBYO University). the tives within the next month. Grand ated December 21-22-Boston Massa- Aleph S'gan Howard Miller will the chusetts. visit three major communities. n. December 23-Chicago Illinois. Grand Aleph Mazkir Jules Lichter December 24-25-Kansas City, will be in two places during the been Missouri (Mo-Kan Regional Con- school winter recess. Grand Aleph in vention). POLIO FIGHTERS. Members of Robert Golden AZA, Chicago, pose beside a rocking bed, used in the Kohen Godol Steve Wasser will re- ary, will December 26-Tri-Cities, Illinois treatment of infantile paralysis. The chapter presented the bed to the Cook County Foundation for Infan- turn from school in Philadelphia to (Illinois Regional Convention). tile Paralysis. It was the group's second major contribution to the Polio Foundation within a three-year participate in the Upper New York tion December 27 28 - Detroit, period. Pictured, left to right: Harvey Karlen, president, Chatham B'nai B'rith Lodge; Dave Blone, State Convention in his home- e is Michigan (Michigan Regional Con- Chapter Community Service co-chairman; Ascher Temkin, Aleph Godol; William Temkin, chapter adviser town of Schenectady, ear, by vention). and Richard Miller, Community Service co-chairman. Rothman Is Busy ated The most extensive traveling by cen- con- Are You Hearing Tercentenary, AZA And Jewish far will be done by Rothman whose this itinerary reads like a railroad-air- onal From Us? line schedule. The GAG will be on The ting Education Were Themes Of the road in all some nine days, Is your chapter registered leaving Pittsburgh Dec. 22. His yet? Are you hearing from us? AZA Sabbath Sermons first stop will be in St. Louis, Dec. heir Those are good questions to cted ask at this time of the year, be- 23. Other stopovers scheduled in- con- cause BBYO programming is clude: Kansas City, Dec. 24; Min- the chapters, really rolling this getting from on all fronts. To The Tercentenary Celebration and related themes were the inspiration for most of neapolis, Dec. 25; Regina, Dec. 26 ene: means the AZA Sabbath sermons entered in the annual Sidney G. Kusworm Sermon Writing Pro- or 27; Winnipeg, Dec. 28, and on guidance Shofar guides published many program by tips program and y gram this year. Chicago, Dec. 30. Rothman will re- and of the ing- the BBYO More than half the sermons submitted to Shofar re- (see TOUR, page 3) and national office regularly. But if volved around the 300th anniversary of the first Jewish Youth," in a similar vein, was the the you're not registered, you're not settlement in the United States or the consequences that theme of Paul Kent's sermon in any lists. Where To Find It S in chapter fuller So mailing rolling about richer, your how it? Get have followed that settlement during the past three een- Duluth, Minn., Kent, past aleph 954- to a turies. Another major category was AZA. Other sermons godol of Duluth AZA, asserted that Aleph Godol's Message Page 3 ican year by registering right dealt with Judaism, education and Jewish youth bears the burden "of The away. Do it now! BBG President's with him to America a great re- defending freedom against tyranny. ex- peace. Message Page 7 ligious tradition," Margolis said. You are the Jewish community Ter- "Passion For Freedom" Chapter Chatter leaders of tomorrow," he said. Page 7 can Subject To Change His sermon, delivered at Temple onal Sander Margolis, aleph godol of Beth Israel, Richmond, was an ap- In The ADL Corner Page 2 the The schedule, which is subject to Not Just "Good Citizens" change, will not be finalized until Richmond, Virginia's Stuart D. peal for wider Jewish interest Names In The News Page 8 Levenson AZA, spoke on "The among young people. He called on before the tour begins. Times Kent emphasized that Jews bear uide Sports-Scope Page 4 of American Jewish Tercentenary Jewish youth to attend synagogue ears arrival and departure are still a responsibility for more than of be worked out. Its Significance to the Jewish services frequently and "to learn What AZA Means "just being good citizens." Said To Me ning Youth." what the Jewish religion should Page 2 During her swing, Micki will par- he: "We must lead the way against 25 ticipate in four regional conclaves, "The Jew brought to America an mean to us and thus become more bigotry and intolerance. We must What Do You Think? Page 2 Pro- W W. including the BBYO University intense passion, a desire for hu- appreciative of our Jewish herit- apply the ethical laws of the Torah YM-YW President's must man freedom. Perhaps most im- age." to modern life trying to better the Message Page 6 ers. (See MICKI, page 7) portant of all, the Jew brought The "Tercentenary's Message to (see SERMONS, page 8)