2100 BBYO'ers To Attend District Conventions Some 2100 alephs and BBG's-approximately one out Overall theme will be "Under- meetings, June 27 through July About 100 alephs and an equal of every 15 members of the order-will participate in district standing Ourselves as Jews, 1. The parleys will be held at number of BBG's are expected to conventions throughout the country this year, SHOFAR's Americans and Teen-Agers." In- Starlight, Pa. Theme for both con- attend the meetings, which will annual pre-convention round-up shows. cluded in the leadership training ventions will be "Judaism, Demo- place stress on leadership train- The number is substantially the same as last year's institute will be a model Israeli cracy, Communism - BBYO." ing. Featured will be a wide vari- total district convention attendance. "Knesset," which will discuss There will be about 150 delegates ety of "do it yourself" workshops While most conventions are still some of the current problems fac- attending the AZA convention in singing, dancing and other in the planning stage, a heavy co-ed affair at Schreiner Institute, ing Israel. About 60 participants and some 225 delegates at the skills. The practices and princi- emphasis on Judaism appears to Kerrville, Texas, site of the 1941 are expected at the Institute, with BBG parley. ples of Judaism will a major dis- be shaping up. international AZA convention. a total of 200 anticipated for the DePauw University, Green- cussion topic. Convention dates are .June 7 conventions. castle, Ind., will be the site of District 3's plans have been District 7 Early through 16, the first four days of District 1, with two concurrent the District 2 convention, which finalized only to the extent of Earliest of the district parleys which will be devoted to an insti- but separate conventions, expects will be a joint meeting. Dates selection of a site - Camp Akiba, will be the District 7 meeting-a tute on Judaism and democracy. a total participation of 375 at its are June 24 through June 29, (see CONVENTIONS, page 5) Career-In-BBYO Day Career Conference To Stress Necessity Of Early Start Philadelphia the FAR "Now is the time" will be the theme of next month's Career-in-BBYO Day here. Stress is to be placed on the fact that good educational preparation is a prerequisite for a successful career in Jew- Official Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization ish social group work and that interested high school seniors AZA-BBG-BBYA and college undergraduates should begin that preparation as Additional details on the con- early as possible. Office of Publications, Baltimore, Md. Send address changes ference are available from BBYO 34th YEAR 6 APRIL, 1957 to The Shofar, 1129 Vermont Ave., N.W., Washington 5, D. The afternoon conference, to be regional offices. held Sunday, May 5 at the John Bartram Hotel, Broad Street AZA Execs at Locust, will be open to inter- ested and qualified BBYO mem- bers and alumni from Districts 1, Map Drive 3 and the Northern Region of Dis- trict 5. The conference has been For Israel limited to the east coast as a trial. Similar conferences will be A $4500 drive for the Twin held in other parts of the country, B'nai B'rith Israel Colonies, if this pilot program proves suc- Ramat Tzvi and Moledeth, cessful. the current AZA Interna- Purpose of the conference is to tional Community Service interest young people in careers in social Jewish group work and Project, was set in motion by specifically in careers in BBYO. the International Executive It is part of a long-range plan to Committee at its annual interest BBYO alumni in particu- lar in such careers. meeting in Washington, D.C. over the Washington Birth- Certification day weekend. BBYO will subsidize each mem- ber participant to the extent of Acting on the belief that chap- $10 for transportation. For those ters learn more about a national coming from distances which will project and the importance of make it necessary for them to community service, when their stay overnight, the agency will obligations and goals are clearly underwrite hotel costs. Interested spelled out, the committee set participants must first be certified by their regional directors as hav- district goals based upon chapter contributions of $8 each. ing a potential for success in a THE SENATOR HAS HIS SAY. Sen. Richard L. Neuberger of Oregon replies to a question on the group work career. Non-BBYO District goals, based upon the Middle East during an informal luncheon meetin g with members of AZA's executive board in Wash- members will also be permitted to 1956 chapter registration, are as ington. Seated at the Senator's right from right to left, are: Dr. Max F. Baer, National Director, attend, but will receive no sub- follows: BBYO; Mrs. Neuberger: GAG George Lefcoe: man Chipkin, chairman, AZA Advisory Board, and sidy. Alex E. Balzer, BBYO Director of Field Operations. District 1, $950; District 2, The one-day conference will $500; District 3, $850; District 4, feature speakers from the BBYO $600; District 5, $400; District 6, national staff and faculty mem- Israel Tour CAMP SETTING $950; District 7, $250 - Total bers from schools of social work, $4,500. who will outline the. educational Applications BBYA Parley, June 16-20, The drive will be sparked by and other requirements for social the new National Chairman, group work careers. Jacob Segal, District 1 Aleph The conference call comes at a Reach 13 Open To Non-Delegates S'gan and Past Aleph Godol of time when the prognosis for em- the Tri-State Region. It is ex- ployment opportunities in the so- Brighton, Mich. pected that a Fund Raising Kit Enrollment in the 2nd an- cial group work field are consid- Some 50 delegates from B'nai B'rith Young Adult com- will be available to chapters to ered excellent. The number of nual BBYO Israel Summer munities all over the United States and Canada will partici- help carry the drive to a success- graduates being turned out by Institute is ahead of last ful conclusion. pate in the 9th international BBYA convention at Fresh Air schools of social work is failing Funds raised will be utilized to year's pace. It has reached to keep pace with the growing de- Camp here, June 16 through 20. equip a series of playgrounds for mand for the services of these 13 with the deadline for The five-day convention will also be open to non- the different age groups of highly trained professionals. receipt of applications still delegates. Arrangements have Moledeth and for building the BBYO, among other Jewish almost a month away. foundation for a new school house been made for non-delegates to group work agencies, has recently in Ramat Tzvi. Applicants are now being pro- been feeling the pinch of the participate fully in all deliber- This month's issue of SHO- cessed, and upon acceptance the ations, without vote. The only re- FAR, as you may have noticed, Parley Plans scarcity of trained personnel to is somewhat thicker. The inside serve the nation's growing teen- names of this year's Institute par- quirement is that non-delegates In another important decision, section of the newspaper con- preliminary plans for the forth- age population. ticipants will beeannounced. must register for the entire five- tains a four-page special BBG coming nine-day combined Inter< Communities represented in day event. No registrations will publication called "Menorah." national Institute and Convention premininary applications thus far be accepted for only part of the It's the first of what is expect- were approved by international Where To Find It include: convention. ed to become a once-a-year execs. Scarsdale, N. Y: Chicago, Ill.; Largest delegations will come BBG newspaper. Aleph Godol's Miami, Fla.; Grand Rapids, Mich.; from Districts Four and Six, As submitted by Yale Rosen- Message Page 3 Orlando, Fla.; Los Angeles, Calif.; which have the largest BBYA berg, Grand Aleph Mazkir and BBG President's membership registration. headed by BBYA'rr Marilyn Mil- Convention-Institute coordinator, Canton, Ohio: Mansfield, Ohio, ler and Morton Plotnick. the program revolves around four Message Page 5 Willoughby, Ohio, Brooklyn, Y. Good Facilities Representatives of both groups crucial areas of interest to AZA: BBYA President's and Alameda, Calif. Facilities at Fresh Air Camp, visited the camp here last month Israel, Relationships with the Deadline for applications is located about 30 miles from De- Message Page 2 to make final plans. Non-Jewish Community, Jewish April 25. troit, are among the best in the In addition to these committees, Values and Institutions and In- Chapter Chatter Page 7 Begins July 7 nation. In addition to regular rec- special core groups are at work ternal Organizational problems. Direct From Director reational areas, the Camp has a Page 8 Although the Institute is not in Boston and Los Angeles. This year, there will be no divi- large swimming and boating area. scheduled to begin until July 7, Among the issues to be pre- sion between the Institute and Names In The News Page 8 several weeks are required to Martin Levy, of Chicago, In- sented at the convention will Convention, and delegates will Program Corner Page 6 process visas and make other ar- ternational BBYA Treasurer, is be several major proposals deal- receive rebates only if they par- rangements for travel overseas. serving as convention coordina- ing with a revamping of BBYA's ticipate in the entire nine-day Shofar Feature Section Page 4 tor in cooperation with a special The Institute group, accom- present program structure. period. The $18 Leadership Train- World Datelines BBYA committee in Chicago. panied by a member of BBYO's Registration fee for the entire ing Scholarship will also be avail- Page 6 A technical arrangements com- five-day event has been set at able only to full participants. The (see TOUR, page 2) mittee is working in Detroit, $36.00. (see AZA EXECS, page 3)