ril .1956 the SHOFAR Official Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization AZA-BBG-BBYA Office of Publications, Baltimore, Md. Send address changes 33rd YEAR 6 MAY, 1956 to The Shofar, 1129 Vermont Ave., N.W., Washington 5, D. C. AZAKlutznick Fund Lagging, District Delegations Named Tretiak Says For National Conventions AZA as a whole has done "rather poorly" in its Richard Klutznick Scholarship f und DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS raising efforts this year, In- BBG Rebates, AZA To Have ternational Membership chair- man Dan Tretiak reported Delegates Rabbi Louis Silberman, 109 Delegates; this month. Same As 1955 Former Aleph, Major Rebates Set In a special appeal to AZA coun- cil and regional g'dolim, aimed at A total of 87 delegates will Institute Lecturer AZA district delegations to spurring chapter contributions. be accredited to the BBG 12th the 33rd annual international Tretiak pointed to the nearness of convention will total 109 fully international convention and the international AZA convention Leadership Training Institute, Rabbi Louis H. Silberman, Hillel Professor of Jewish accredited participants the same figure as last year-i was and leadership training institute. Aug. 7-16, at the University Literature and Thought at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, announced this week. District dele- "The Kltuznick Scholarship Fund of Illinois. The total is the Tenn., and one of AZA's most distinguished alumni, will be gate apportionment remains vir- is particularly helpful to alephs same as it was for last year's major lecturer for the BBG and AZA Leadership Training tually unchanged from 1955 with who have distinguished themselves convention. only District 3 and 4 swapping one as leaders in the order but un- Institutes at the University of Illinois this summer, it has fortunately do not have the funds The BBYO Membership Depart- delegate. to lay out to attend," Tretiak said. ment, which compiles membership been announced. District 6, with 24 delegates will figures on which delegate appor- Rabbi Silberman, who has occu- have the largest single contingent His statement is backed by re- tionment is based, this week re- as it did in 1955. sults of a report disclosed earlier pied the Hillel chair at Vanderbilt leased this district delegation this year showing that 50 to 60 since 1952, will deliver four major Breakdown breakdown: lecture series during the Institute The breakdown for district dele- District 1-17 of Judaism portion of the Leader- gations is as follows: Breakdown Shows District 2-11 ship training Institutes. His sub- District 1-19 District 3-13 jects will cover, for BBG: District 2-12 Only $413 Raised District 4-13 "How Should I Relate to the District 3-20 AZA has raised only $413.87 District 5-10 Jewish Religion. and the Synago- District 4-15 of its 1955-56 Richard Klutznick District 6-15 District 5-10 Scholarship goal, a district-by- District 7-8 District 6-24 "Judaism for the Modern Age." district breakdown shows. District 7- March 31 Base For AZA, topics will be: (See Table, page 3.) AZA's district delegations are ar- The Membership Department The figures cover the period Modern Approach to the rived at in this manner, as pre- explained that district delegations Bible." between September 1, 1955, start scribed by the order's international are apportioned this way: Using "Movements in Jewish Life." of the current registration year, constitution: district membership figures re- through April 17, 1956. They Popular Lecturer Districts are assigned delega- corded with the National Office by include only money which has tions in accordance with the ratio March 31, 1956, it first assigned a Dr. Silberman, who is no strang- been recorded by the BBYO Na- of their total membership. Mem- basic delegation of eight for each er to B'nai B'rith audiences, was a tional Office in Washington. bership registered with the national district, in accordance with BBG charter member of Hollywood office as of March 31, 1956 was used by-laws. The total membership of AZA, Los Angeles, from 1931 to as the base figure. The starting percent of AZA's duly-elected dele- the smallest district-this year, 1933. A member of the lecture point is nine delegates, which is gates to international conventions District 7-was then subtracted staff of the B'nai B'rith Depart- Rabbi Louis Silberman given to all districts, regardless in previous years have been unable from the entire BBG membership. ment of Adult Jewish Education, of size. The remaining delegate- to attend because of insufficient The remaining number of delegate- he has been heard in various parts Temple Israel, Omaha, Nebr. ships are divided proportionately funds. Financial assistance in the ships-those in excess of eight for of the country. His lectures will serve as the among other districts. District 7 form of larger scholarships would each district-were then divided Prior to his appointment at Van- basis for a series of round-table, was the only district to receive the (see AZA FUND, page 3) (see BBG DELEGATES, page 8) derbilt, Dr. Silberman was Rabbi of small-group discussions which will basic delegation of nine because of be led by BBYO staff members. its comparative small size. Present plans call for a lecture in Rebate Same As 1953 the morning, followed by a half It was also announced that the hour of group discussions. Fol- rebate system would be the same lowing this, Institute participants as the one used in 1953, the last (see SILBERMAN, page 8) (see AZA PARLEY, page 3) BBYO MARKS PASSOVER m- the Chapters Hold Variety Of Third Seders, Model Seders BBYO chapters around the order conducted a variety of third seders and model seders last month, scattered reports received by SHOFAR indicated. Typical among them was the model seder presented by Harry by a "model family" who explained Washer AZA, Memphis, Tenn., at the entire service and recounted the day! the Baron Hirsch Synagogue. story of the Exodus. Utilizing the synagogue's rabbi, Interfaith Activity the chapter seder opened with an In Pittsburgh, Pa., Liberty AZA explanation of the religious sym- used the vehicle of a third seder bolism in the seder service. to hold an interfaith event. A total Every chapter aleph played some part during the program. The (see PASSOVER, page 6) traditional four questions were mer asked by aleph Neil Mermelstein, Where To Find It g an one of the chapter's youngest mem- Aleph Godol's Message Page 3 bers. The seder service was replete BBYA President's with a roast turkey dinner. LIGHTING THE SEDER TABLE CANDLES, Judy Greenspon, vice-president of the Chicago BBG Coun- Message Page 7 A model seder was conducted by cil, opens the special Third Seder presented by the Chicago AZA, BBG and BBYA Council. Special guests Chapter Chatter Page 4 Louis Needel AZA, Mattapan, Names In The News at the seder were members of the BBYO executive committees of Chicago. Herb Rappaport, Chicago BBYA Page 6 Mass., with invited guests from BBYA In The News Council secretary, was the reader. Dena Imber and Ray Berman, Chicago Council B'nai B'rith Women's and Louis Needel BBG and Malden Page 7 Sport Scope Men's BBYO chairmen, also participated in the program. BBG. The service was conducted Page 8