$13,498.70 TOTAL BBG, AZA Have Good They'll Address Delegates Fund Year, Record Shows BBG and AZA contribution totals to their various service funds have reached a robust combined total of $13,498.70 for the period between September 1, 1956, through July 15, 1957. BBG's share of that total is a At DGL Parleys whopping $10,423.70. AZA has chipped in with a total of Big Year For $3074.92. Included in the BBG total is AZA Alumni $8033.18 for the Service Fund, in- cluding $1525.75 in earmarked AZA alumni continue to funds for such designated proj- reap more glory in B'nai ects as Leo N. Levi Hospital, B'rith adult activities. B'nai B'rith Children's Home, BBYO's oft-made claim that Martyrs' Forest, Henry Monsky Foundation, the twin colonies of it "trains leaders" was borne Ramat Tzvi and Moledeth and out again at various District Bellefaire Home. Undesignated funds will be apportioned among Grand Lodge conventions Rabbi Polish the Service Fund projects on the around the order. Mrs. Turner Dr. Noveck basis of need. Designation will be In District 2, Leonard Belove, made by the out-going interna- one-time aleph of Kansas City tional BBG executive committee prior to the start of the conven- AZA No. 2, and 1937 Internation- tion at the University of Illinois. al AZA Oratory champion, was The BBG total also includes elected first vice-president. $1842.68 for the Anita Perlman In District 4, former alephs Leadership Training Program Burton Lewkowitz of Phoenix, the FAR and $547.92 for Anita Perlman Ariz. and Merle Cohen of Seattle, College Scholarships. Wash., were elected 2nd and 3rd AZA's total of $3074.92 in- vice-presidents, respectively. cludes contributions to the Klutz- In District 5. AZA's 1930-31 nick Leadership Training Fund, GAG, Aaron Tollin, one-time Official Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization (See FUNDS, Page 8) member of AZA in Chester, Pa., AZA-BBG-BBYA and now a government official in Washington, D.C., was named 1st 34th YEAR No September AUGUST, 1957 Office of Publications, Baltimore, Md. Send address changes vice-president. In the same dis- to The Shofar, 1129 Vermont Ave., N.W., Washington 5, D.C. trict, alumnus Louis Mirman of Shofar Norfolk, Va., was elected to the There will be no September post of 2nd vice-president. issue of SHOFAR, in accord- And down in District 7, Birm- Sparkling Programs Await ance with our regular publi- ingham, Ala. AZA alumnus Hy- cations schedule. The next man Weinstein was elected third SHOFAR, the post conven- vice-president. tions issue will be dated Oc- In other DGL convention activ- AZA, BBG Confab Delegates tober, 1957 and will be in the ity, two districts retired AZA mails about the third week in alumni presidents - Jacob Shem- September. Deadline for the ano, San Francisco, in District 4 Bas Mitzvah, Gavel Wielders Alephs Will October issue is September 6. and Bernard Klein, Beaumont, Current Issues Texas, District 7. Look At Non- DUES ARE BOOSTED Share Spotlight Jewish World Champaign, Ill. Champaign, III. Plotnick New BBYA Head; BBG's 13 years as an in- "AZA Faces The Non-Jew- ternational organization will ish World" and "AZA Looks Delegates Ask More Staff be commemorated in song, At Israel," are searching dance and drama during the looks at some of the key is- Brighton, Mich. order's international conven- sues in comtemporary life, A 20-year-old Wayne State University senior - Morton tion at the University of Illinois are expected to be among the Plotnick of Detroit - was elected international president of here, August 4-13. Outgoing international presi- dents Anne Goldstein (left) and most stimulating discussions in a B'nai B'rith Young Adults at the order's precedent-making An expected 175 BBG's includ- George Lefcoe will preside over crowded and interesting interna- international convention here in mid-June. ing 139 fully-rebated delegates, the BBG and AZA interna- tional AZA convention-institute Plotnick, who will serve for will participate in the nine-day tional conventions, respectively, agenda. The nine-day parley at one year, will head an adminis- patients' recreation room. at the University of Illinois this the University of Illinois will run "Bas Mitzvah" conclave. They trative slate that includes: Shel- month. from August 20 to 29 and is ex- Goals Set will hear from some of the most don Schuster, San Francisco, ad- pected to draw some 175 alephs outstanding B'nai B'rith Women ministrative vice-president; Mar- leaders of today, all of whom Convention Open from throughout the order. A In addition, delegates pledged ilyn Miller, Windsor, Ontario, total of 148 of these will be fully- to raise $3175.00 during the next were instrumental in creating To Visitors Canada, program vice-president; rebated delegates. It will be the 12 month period. The convention BBG as an international organi- Larry Schwimmer, Los Angeles, BBG's and alephs who largest fully-rebated delegate body further voted to fulfill a zation in 1944. counselor; and Sharon Fox and would like to attend this contingent in AZA convention Dorothy Robinson, both of De- $1000.00 pledge for a library at Mrs. Turner to Speak year's international events at history. troit, corresponding secretaries. the B'nai B'rith Children's Home Among these will be Mrs. the University of Illinois can The nine - day parley at the Dues Increase in Israel. BBYA delegates Maurice Turner of Los Angeles, still do so provided: University of Illinois has voted to inaugurate a who was Women's Supreme 1. They do it quickly. In addition, to voting approval Council president in 1944 and 2. They pay the full visi- been arranged so that the insti- for annual conventions-in place tute will precede the convention. (See CONVENTION, page 2) (See BBG, page 7) (See VISITORS, page 3) of the former practice of holding The final night of the convention, international BBYA conventions Wednesday, August 28, will fea- every 18 months delegates ture a major address by AZA voted a total dues increase of $1.50 per member per year. alumnus Leo M. Cherne of New Fifty cents of the new tariff will York, 1952 Sam Beber Alumnus be used to finance the more fre- Award winner. Mr. Cherne, one quent conventions. The remain- of the nation's foremost econo- ing $1.00 increase will be ear- mists, is executive director of marked in a history making move the Research Institute of Amer- ica. to help employ part-time staff for the exclusive use of B'nai B'rith Hyman Chipkin, of New York, Young Adults. chairman of the AZA Advisory The result of both actions, en- Committee of the B'nai B'rith thusiastic delegates hoped, will Youth Commission, will serve in increase BBYA membership his traditional role of installing some 50 percent by next summer. the order's newly-elected officers. Coupled with the additional staff help, delegates pledged them- Dr. Noveck Speaks selves to a vigorous membership Among other topics scheduled recruitment and publicity pro- gram in the coming year. THE for discussion will be "AZA Looks At Religious Values and A Service Fund Rally, incor- Institutions in Modern Times," to porated for the first time with a be presented by Dr. Simon No. BBYA international convention, veck, National Director of the saw the presentation of a check B'nai B'rith Adult Education De- for $2000 to the Leo N. Levi Me- morial Hospital, Hot Springs, BBYA'S NEW EXEC BOARD lines up for its first official portrait. From left, (Photo Larry by Schwimmer, Al Bennett) partment. Ark., for the furnishing of a Sharon Fox, Dorothy Robinson, Morton Plotnick, Marilyn Miller, Martin Levy, Sheldon Shuster, Jacques Other parley highlights will be Urbach and Jerry Shapiro. That flag was designed by the Detroit-Windsor BBYA Council, "An Evening of Jewish Music" See AZA, page 3)