BB Policy On Mideast Klutznick Supports UN Peace Try; Nasser Appeasement Hit B'nai B'rith views settlement of the Middle Mr. Klutznick hit hard at the policies which have Mr. Klutznick praised Israel's "discipline, states- Eastern crisis as the primary concern of the United been practiced by the government of Egypt. "Neither manship and fervent desire for genuine peace in Nations and believes that the world organization statesmanship nor the peace it must serve will be its agreement to withdraw troops from Egypt." He should take immediate steps to bring about "peace achieved by continued appeasement of the Nasser- declared that Israel's response to President's Eisen- negotiations.' But unless the United Nations dictated formula for conquest and expansion-that hower's "high priority" appeal for withdrawal of "deals decisively with the root causes Nasser's of playing off the Western nations against Moscow. Israeli troops from Egypt. "means that Israel has ambitions for a Pan-Arabic empire and his refusal Nor will it be achieved," Mr. Klutznick said, "by surrendered a material advantage in negotiating to accept the existence of Israel" U.N. peace settle- the indifference to the Nasser-dominated policy that with the Arab states. As a result, the high priority ment becomes "another stab at patchwork diplo- demands the total annihilation of Israel." responsibility for establishing and enforcing a peace macy." settlement now shifts to the United Nations." Eve of UN Assembly Those are the views of the world's largest and "What we need in place of cease-fire is a policy oldest Jewish organization as set forth by its presi- Mr. Kutznick's statements came as the United of unceasing and direct negotiations for peace," Mr. dent, Philip M. Klutznick, one-time Grand Aleph Nations General Assembly was preparting to open Klutznick asserted. "What we need instead of a Godol of AZA. its 1956-57 General Assembly sessions, and days constant reference to the difficulties in bringing Mr. Klutznick, in an address last month before after adjournment of the UN's special emergency about settlement is a continuing insistence on the sessions which had been called to deal with the impossibility of not having settlements of these the B'nai B'rith Board of Governors meeting in Middle East situation. His pronouncement came also tragic disputes." Washington, D. C., set the tone for the B'nai B'rith's as Jewish organizations throughout the United Destiny In Balance position on the world's newest tinderbox situation. States appeared to be closing ranks in opposition Mr. Kutznick asserted the Middle Eastern crisis While placing responsibility for a peaceful solu- to the policies of the Egyptian government and in involves "the whole destiny of our small people, as tion squarely on the shoulders of the United Nations, support of Israel. (Continued on Page 7) LEBANONS Mediterranean Haifa Sea the SHOFAR Avis Amman ISRAEL GAZA Jerusalem Official Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization Port Dead Said Usea AZA-BBG-BBYA SUEZ 33rd YEAR 6 DECEMBER, 1956 Office of Publications, Baltimore, Md. Send address changes CANAL to The Shofar, 1129 Vermont Ave., N.W., Washington 5. D. ismailia AbuAweigila ABU SUWEIRO. AIRFIELD BIR Membership GIFGAFA Editorial Lefcoe, Goldstein Cairo FAYID AIRFIELD NAKHL Stirs Interset Set For Tours "Democracy's Triumph," the editorial published in the Novem- AZA's international GAG, George Lefcoe, and BBG ber SHOFAR has been declared international president, Anne Goldstein, are packing their SINAI MILES SAUDI an essential document for inter- bags and getting ready to enplane for the traditional presi- PENINSULA dential mid-winter whirlwind tours later this month. Their ARABIA preting the current BBYO mem- 50 bership programs. To make it visits will coincide with regional conventions going on throughout the country. (Courtesy, ISRAEL SPEAKS) available to advisor and youth HOW ISRAELI FORCES struck into Egypt is graphically shown day appearance-the evening of leadership, copies have been re- Ready For Tours the 25th and most of the 26th-a by this map. Army units moved across the border at one point in a two-pronged attack meeting in Nakhl in the central Sinai. One arm printed and are now being dis- the Greater Ohio Council conven- of the attack moved northward while the other turned south. At the tributed by Regional offices. tion, Other stops on the BBG same time, Israeli army units struck from the central Negev at The non-discriminating, no-vote president's itinerary include: Madison, Wisconsin, for the Wis- Egyptian command posts in the Northern Sinai. With the capture -first come-first served mem- of these posts, the Gaza Strip was taken. consin Regional Convention, Dec. bership policy has been acclaimed 27: Minneapolis, Minn., for the by many chapters throughout the North Star Regional convention, BBYA Service Rally To Draw country which have been carrying the 28th through the morning of out and using democratic mem- the 30th; and Philadelphia on the bership practices over a long per- 30th for the Philadelphia Regional Delegates Throughout Order iod of time. The new policy has convention. also served to guide chapters Anne will be back by the eve- Chicago which had to select its new mem- GAG George Lefcoe and Anne ning of the 30th, in time to spend Delegates from 12 BBYA communities are expected to bers because they had room for Goldstein, international BBG New Year's eve at home. be on hand here later this month for the annual BBYA Serv- only few new members, although president, embark later this ice Fund Rally to be held at the Hotel Hamilton, Dec. 28-30. large numbers were clamoring to month for cross country tours Lefcoe's Also Tentative join. that will take them to about GAG Lefcoe's itinerary, al- Communities represented will goal will be presented. Accept- a dozen BBYO communities. be: Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles, To clarify the "no-vote on though now blocked out, is also ing the pledges and contributions AIT's policy," seminars are being Anne's tour, still somewhat ten- tentative. Subject to change, this Cleveland, Boston, Montreal, New- will be Benjamin I. Morris of planned at Regional conventions tative, will keep her on the road is how Lefcoe's trip shaped up at ark, Philadelphia, Toronto, Cin- Chicago, prominent insurance and universities. As presently in- and in the air 11 days. It Shofar presstime: cinnati, and Washington, D. C. executive and a vice-president of terpreted, an AIT becomes an will begin in Pittsburgh on Dec. On Dec. 22 he was scheduled to The three-day weekend con- the B'nai B'rith Supreme Lodge, AIT upon application, and auto- 20 and wind up in Philadelphia on visit Rock Island, Ill., arriving clave will open with Sabbath serv- who has several times served in matically becomes a member at Dec. 30. In between, she will visit in Chicago, the following day for ices on Friday night, to be host- the role of "pledgemaster" at the end of the maximum 8 week Louisville, Kentucky, on the 24th a two-day stopover. From the ed by members of the BBYA Chi- BBYA gatherings. period. Voting is not an auto- and 25th, where she will spend Windy City, he planned to pro- cago Council. At a Saturday Levi Hospital Pledge matic process, and becomes neces- time at the Kentucky-Indiana- ceed on to Detroit, spending the night banquet, pledges towards The banquet will also be fea- sary only in the event that the Ohio regional convention-a co-ed 24th there, before moving on to the order's $5000 Service Fund (See RALLY, page 2) (See EDITORIAL, page 3) gathering. From Louisville, she Louisville, on the 25th. Other will go to Lorain, Ohio, for a one- stops include Biloxi, Miss., on the A PHILADELPHIA STORY 26th, for the Cotton States Re- AZA, BBG Guides gional convention; Athens, Ga., on the 28th, for the Southern Re- They Turn Catastrophe To Success Now Available gion AZA-BBG convention. He is due home in Miami, AZA's and BBG's national pro- around the 30th. Lefcoe will make (Picture, Page 6) Philadelphia gramming "bibles" - "What's his tour en route home from BBYO'ers and their advisors here are firmly convinced meeting to plan for Philadelphia's New for Your Chapter To Do" school at Hanover, N. H. that the renowned official slogan of the U.S. Post Office De- Fifth Annual BBYO University and the "BBG National Program at the downtown YM and YWHA, partment neither rain, nor snow, nor dark of Bulletin" - rolled off the presses word came of a wildcat transpor- night - was especially written for them. They have al- last month and are now being Where To Find It tation strike, tieing up all prin- distributed through regional offi- ready proved their willingness to respond over and beyond cipal subway, trolley and bus lines ces. Aleph Godol's Message the call of duty on innumerable occasions. So much so, in in the city. While University "of- Both publications, designed to Message Page 3 fact, that putting a little extra effort into a BBYO activity ficials" frowned and considered help chapters build strong and BBG President's here has become a tradition. the possibility of cancelling the better programs, have achieved Message Page 5 Last March, on the very day With streets and roads impass- event in view of the lack of pub- wide notoriety in the past several BBYA President's that BBG's annual city-wide able to vehicular traffic, some 600 lic transportation, BBYO'ers sud- years. The goals and standards County Fair was scheduled to youngsters and adults got out denly began descending on the Message Page 2 they set, and the programs they take place, a late season storm the boots and overshoes and downtown "Y" on foot, in bor- outline early in the program year, Chapter Chatter Page 6 dumped more than 10 inches of tramped on foot to Town Hall for rowed cars, by hitch-hiking, beg- are used as guides throughout the Names In The News Page 2 snow on the city. The freak bliz- what turned out to be the most ging rides from parents and entire year. On Tap Page 7 zard virtually paralyzed Philadel- successful and best attended neighbors. Some of the partici- (Summaries of both publica- phia. End of the Fair? Not for County Fair in local history. pants came from as far as 15 Shofar Feature Section Page 4 tions will be found elsewhere in hardy Philadelphians. Last October, on the eve of a (See PHILADELPHIA, page 6) Sport-Scope Page 6 this issue of Shofar).