More J.J. Lieberman Creative Writing Entries (See Page 7) the SH Official Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization AZA-BBG-BBYA 33rd YEAR 6 APRIL, 1956 Office of Publications, Baltimore, Md. Send address changes to The Shofar, 1129 Vermont Ave., N.W., Washington 5, D. C. 9 Registered For BBYO Israel Tour; Deadline Extended To April 30 Registration for BBYO's first Summer Institute in Israel reached nine this week as the deadline for applications loomed within one month. The registrants represent a geographical cross-section of BBYO membership. Among them are a brother and sister, Barbara and Michael Laikin of Milwaukee, Among new developments in con- nection with the forthcoming tour was the extension of the applica- Coordinators tions deadline. Applications will continue to be accepted through April 30. Named For Dates Now Set Definite departure and arrival BBG Confab dates have also been set. The BBYO Institute participants will meet in Three major coordinating New York City and leave there posts for BBG's 12th interna- BBYC CHAIRMAN MEETS SOME OF HIS KIDS. Label A. Katz, chairman of the B'nai B'rith Youth from Idlewild Airport on Satur- tional convention and leader- Commission, was in New York last month to address the Metropolitan B'nai B'rith Council. After his day evening, June 23, arriving in ship training institute were presentation, BBYO leaders gathered 'round for an informal gab session. Pictured, (left to right): Israel, Monday morning, June 25. Steve Schilder, AZA Brooklyn Region godol; Noel Tepper, District 1 AZA aleph s'gan; Henny Wolf, They will travel as a group, ac- announced this month by Brooklyn Region BBG president; Jackie Koss, Long Island BBG Region president; Al Shapiro, AZA companied by a regular member BBG international president Long Island Region godol; Louise Schine, District 1 BBG vice-president. In the background is Arnold of BBYO's staff, both to and from Sharon Blanck. Henochstein, BBYO chairman of the Metropolitan Council. (see TOUR, page 8) Appointees are: Rena Fox, Dis- trict BBG president, who will n l AZA Parley AZA Membership Committee chair the committee on structure n which will re-evaluate BBG's pyra- l To Feature Launches Study On Chapter mid structure and make recom- e mendations; Barbe Gold, District Program Day 2 BBG president, who will coordi- Heavy stress on better Member Intake Policies nate all leadership training insti- tutes at the convention; and Nan e methods of interpreting A searching, order-wide study of AZA membership practices has been launched by the Cook, BBG international 2nd vice- AZA's international programs AZA International Membership Committee under chairman Dan Tretiak. president, who will coordinate the n to the "grass roots" aleph will Major objective of the study is to determine if and why AZA chapters exclude prospec- national programming seminars at a be the major focus of the order's the convention. tive members from joining. n 33rd international convention at Tretiak's study will result in a for membership practice evalua- : our sponsoring orders. Overall coordinators, already the University of Illinois, Urbana, set of recommendations to be passed tions in their areas, Tretiak "The problem that I am refer- named, are: Anne Goldstein, inter- n Ill., Aug. 22-Aug. 31, GAG Leon on to the B'nai B'rith Youth Com- summed up the present state of ring to is one which concerns chap- national cultural chairman, who is ; Ginsberg asserted this week. things this way: "During the last mission, which has set up a para- few months certain events in vari- ters being over-selective in their serving as convention coordinator, X AZA's chief executive declared lell study. ous parts of the country have membership. Many people have and Joyce Orliss, BBG internation= the new emphasis, which is being Membership practices in AZA brought to a serious head a prob- been greatly hurt by the actions al secretary, who will coordinate called "Program Day," results have recently come in for much lem confronting our order. The of chapters who simply desire to the BBG international leadership from evidence that AZA programs, solution that we in AZA take on discussion as a result of reported keep prospective members out training institute. decided on international, district that problem is so important that questionable procedure. unless we solve the problem the for no good reason whatever. Some Relaxed Pace e and regional levels, are not filtering Letter To G'dolim funds needed to carry on such people say that this problem ac- The BBG summer event, which of down to chapters in a form clear In a letter last month to AZA re- things as national conventions and tually rarely occurs; others say will be held Aug. 7-Aug. 16, at the (see AZA, page 3) gional and council g'dolim asking institutes will cease to flow from (see MEMBERSHIP, page 3) University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill., 5 will be one of the most relaxed in e: AZA, BBG Raise $3845 To Date BBG history. Among other fea- tures will be a "lounge night" every A evening of the leadership training n, (A complete box score of contributions will be found on page 6.) institute. Under the plan, delegates st AZA and BBG chapters throughout the order have raised The funds contributed represent How It's Recorded will have free choice in selecting a grand total of $3845.14 through March 21, 1956 of the cur- a variety of chapter-sponsored The BBG Scholarship Fund from among a group of informal rent registration year, a tally this week showed. All contribu- money-raising ventures - from makes provisions for an apportion- activities which will include, among ; tions recorded by the BBYO Washington office from Sept. 1, dances and carnivals to sale of ment of money raised among the others, folk dancing, singing, lis- n, merchandise. tening to music, reading, viewing A 1955 through the March 21 date are included. The figures districts. The money is divided on films. The scholarship funds of both are for major fund projects only. the basis of the total funds con- BBG and AZA fall into special cate- The BBG convention will open Of that total, AZA has contrib- tributed by a district, plus the dis- Tuesday, Aug. 7, winding up Fri- S- gories. The sale of Life Member uted $314.11 towards its annual Other Funds tance to be travelled by delegates day evening, Aug. 10 with special n cards are utilized as fund raisers overall $3,000 Richard Klutznick to the international convention and religious services. The following t- A concentrated fund-raising ef- by both orders. S, fort is being made this month and leadership training institute. An- day, Saturday, Aug. 11, will serve Scholarship Fund. BBG has raised $499.95 of its $2,500 Anita Perlman next for chapters to help meet in- In BBG, a chapter minimum of other part of the BBG scholarship as a day of transition between con- y ternational goals. $5.00 has been set. No quota on the money is awarded for college vention and institute. The day will n, Scholarship Fund goal. number of Life Member Cards- scholarships to one or two deserving Here is a breakdown on other (see BBG, page 4) e Both scholarship funds play an which sell for $3.00 each-has been BBG's. n- fund-raising totals, to date: e: important part in the order's an- established. Contributions to all BBYO fund- AZA-B'nai B'rith Building - Where To Find It nual leadership training institutes. AZA, however, has set a mini- raising projects should be sent di- A, $330.35; Martyrs' Forest-$167.75; The number of duly-elected dele- Bellefaire Home-$925.10. mum of two Life Member Cards per rectly to the BBYO International Aleph Godol's Message. Page 3 G chapter as its annual goal. Cards Office, c/o Abe Kanterman, 1129 BBG President's e: gates to both parleys, and the BBG - Leo N. Levi Memorial are sold at $3.00 and in cases Vermont Ave.; N. W., Washington Message Page 5 n- amount each delegate receives in Hospital - $122.73; B'nai B'rith where chapters do not have gradu- 5, D. C. Calendar of Events Page 2 S- rebate to help defray part of his Children's Home $1343.15, B'nai ating alumni, a chapter contribu- No contribution is counted as Chapter Chatter Page 6 n- enrollment fee is dependent upon rd B'rith Building-$56.00; Martyrs' tion of $6.00-raised from other official until it is recorded in the On The World Stage Page 2 the total sum raised. Forest-$86.00. sources-is being required. BBYO International Office. Sport Scope Page 8 S-