Full Page Of J. J. Lieberman Creative Writing Entries (See Page 6) the SH Official Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization AZA-BBG-BBYA 33rd YEAR 6 MARCH, 1956 Office of Publications, Baltimore, Md. Send address changes to The Shofar, 1129 Vermont Ave., N.W., Washington 5. D. C. Final Plans Readied For Parley Plans Institute BBYO National Director Dr. Max F. Baer left this month for Israel to work out In Drawing final details for the 1956 BBYO Summer Institute there. Dr. Baer will confer with Dr. Benzion Benshalom, Director of the Youth Department of the Board Stage World Zionist Organization, which is coordinating the institute in co- operation with BBYO. Discussion on finalizing the Relaxed Pace Institute Of BBYO Institute program will be one of many things to be accom- Keynote Of Judaism At plished by Dr. Baer during his stay in Israel. Also included on his itinerary are scheduled visits to BBG Confab AZA Conclave the B'nai B'rith Children's Home, to which BBYO chapters have con- A more relaxed pace than AZA's 1956 joint interna- tributed more than $10,000; the previous conventions and in- tional leadership training in- B'nai B'rith Martyrs' Forest, an- other BBYO project, and the kib- stitutions is one of the major stitute and convention, set for butzim established in Israel by goals of this year's joint BBG Aug. 22-Aug. 31 at the Uni- ARTIST'S CONCEPTION of the proposed B'nai B'rith headquarters B'nai B'rith. events at the University of versity of Illinois, Urbana, building to be erected in Washington, D.C. this year. BBYO, which These same points of interest Ill., will offer several innovations, has already contributed more than. $5000 towards the furnishing of Illinois, Urbana, Ill. are to be included as part of the preliminary planning indicates. a BBYO conference room for the building, will continue its fund- sightseeing phase of the seven- The eight-day parley, which will The five-day leadership training raising efforts on behalf of the edifice which will stand as a symbol week BBYO Institute. Participants, run from Tuesday, Aug. 7 through institute, which will precede the of the contributions to democracy of American and Canadian Jewry. in addition, will attend seminars, Thursday, Aug. 16, will be divided convention, will be built around the The Building will house BBYO international headquarters, along with study groups and hear lectures by this way: The convention will come series of lectures and discussions the headquarters of the other departments and agencies of B'nai B'rith, top-ranking Israeli government first, winding up Friday evening, on the Bible and movements in (See story, page 5.) officials. Aug. 10. The institute will begin Jewish life. Workshops, which on the evening of the next day. Sat- were customary at past institutes, Applications Available Scholarship Fund Key To urday, Aug. 11, is being planned to are to be replaced by "electives"- The Institute, first one of its serve as a day of transition between a series of seminar groups which kind to be undertaken by BBYO, convention and institute. will offer a varied choice of study will begin in late June or early July, when the BBYO group will Your Delegate Participation BBG coordinators for the events in such areas as discussion tech- are: Anne Goldstein, Silver Spring, niques, the individual and the leave by scheduled airliner from Md., international cultural chair- group, and others. New York for a two-day sightsee- The number of duly-elected delegates to the AZA and man-convention coordinator; and Four Categories ing stopover in Paris. They will BBG international conventions and leadership training insti- Joyce Orliss, Seattle, Wash., in- tutes, and the amount that each will receive as a scholarship ternational secretary-institute co- These will be divided into four travel as a group during the entire Institute, accompanied by a regu- ordinator. general categories: lar member of BBYO's field staff. to help defray part of the cost for attending the conclaves, High on the list of convention is- Leadership training. Sabbath. Cost for the entire Institute will hinges on the Scholarship fund-raising efforts of both orders. sues to be resolved will be a re- A concentrated effort to have evaluation of BBG's membership Arts and Crafts. be $795.00 per person-which would normally be the cost for round- chapters meet their goals is being of AZA and BBG duly-elected dele- admission policies. In addition, Depth Judaism. trip transportation between New gates to international conventions delegates will decide on new inter- The latter will enable partici- York and Israel alone. pushed for April and May. Final national community service proj- pants to go into a fairly extensive and leadership training institutes A unique feature of the projected totals should be available by the ects, contests and other pressing exploration of a variety of Jewish were not able to attend because of institute will have BBYO partici- end of May so that delegate ap- lack of funds. Financial assistance internal issues. subjects. pants living in a kibbutz as regular portionments can be made. in the form of larger scholarships Installation And Services The Sabbath group will produce members of one of Israel's collec- the conclave's Sabbath services and The importance of this fund- would have enabled them to par- Installation of officers will take Havdallah program. tive settlements for a period of raising effort is stressed by a study ticipate, it was found. place Friday night, in combination two weeks. AZA's present annual scholar- The arts group will probe the just completed which showed that with Friday evening services. art forms with particular emphasis (see INSTITUTE, page 4) in previous years 50 to 60 percent (see SCHOLARSHIP, page 2) (see BBG, page 5) (see AZA, page 3) BBYO'ers In Record Numbers Attend Regional Meets BBYO'ers in record numbers attended regional conventions and universities of BBYO for "the average American girl" elected was Leslie Miller. Phyllis throughout the order during the period between December and February. and problems concerned with Pressman was elected president of dating. Some 20 chapters in the One of the largest single gatherings was the fourth annual Philadelphia University of the BBG region. Contest winners region were represented. were: BBG Story-Telling Sym BBYO, Feb. 17-19, attended by some 350 persons. And in Rego Park, Long Island, Winston, Canton, O.; BBG Discus- Attendance at other events varied greatly New York, 80 alephs and 120 sion-Hannah Kempler, Steuben- In District 1, Blackstone-Narraganset AZA and BBG at Hudde Junior High School. A BBG's attended the region's joint ville, O.; AZA Oratory - Fred feature of the meeting was the re- Bagel Brunch - a one-day event Weismann, Warren, O.; AZA Dis- regions held a joint convention in Worcester, Mass. Among port on his trip of last summer to which featured addresses by Rabbi cussion - Jerry Glazman, Akron, the 93 delegates attending were Joan S. Greenberg of Albert Israel by Alan Bisno. The event- Derby of the Rego Park Jewish Ohio. Einstein BBG, Cranston, R.I., who laden parley, which began with Fri- Center, and District 1 BBG presi- First Coed For KIO was named BBG discussion winner, man, Mablehead Swampscott AZA day evening services, featured a dent Beverly Rubin and a discussion and Marlene Gladstone of Robert and James Levine, Chelsea (Mass.) variety of seminars and workshops on "Attitudes of Our Youth on The Missouri-Kansas regional Clovers AZA. A feature of the ranging from discussion of Juda- Judaism Today." convention was also a joint affair. Arthur Lavan BBG, Pawtucket, gathering was the presentation to ism to things to look for in select- In District 2, the Greater Ohio (see REGIONALS, page 8) R.I., story-telling winner. AZA had Sybil Falk of Milton (Mass.) BBG ing a college. "University students" BBG and AZA Councils held a no contests. of the Aleph Godol's trophy for her also heard an address by Beverly joint convention in Youngstown, Where To Find It District One's Tri-State's AZA outstanding work in connection Rubin, District 1 BBG president. Ohio. Participating were 117 Region, with some 210 alephs par- with the recent New England Also in District 1, BBG's of the alephs and 118 BBG's. Major Aleph Godol's Message Page 3 ticipating, heard District 5 DAG BBYO University. Connecticut Valley Region held a speakers included Youngstown BBG President's George Lefcoe deliver the main ad- one-day conclave at the Norwalk, Mayor Frank Kryzan; Eli Berk, Message Page 5 dress at its Milton, Mass., conclave. Bisno Speaks Conn., Jewish Community Center, president of Youngstown B'nai Chapter Chatter Page 2 The new regional godol is Jacob In Brooklyn, New York, the AZA with some 95 girls in attendance. B'rith and Mrs. Francis Snider- Segal of Lynn AZA, Lynn, Mass. and BBG regions held their second Highlights of the convention pro- On The World Stage Page 2 man president of Youngstown B'nai Oratory winners were: Saul Feld- annual University from Déc. 9-11 gram were discussions on Judaism What Do You Think? Page 2 B'rith Women. New AZA godol