BBYO-Wide Bowling Tournament Winners Named (see page 2) LIST WILL GROW 19 BBYO'ers Set For Israel Tour the FAR Seven weeks in Israel is just a few flips of the calendar away for at least 19 BBYO'ers who have been accepted for BBYO's 3rd Annual Israel Summer Institute. Official Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization The BBYO Summer Institute contingent will leave from AZA-BBG-BBYA New York by plane on July 6, returning home August 26. Allan Gerald Bortel, Tulsa, The addition of scholarship re- Okla. Office of Publications, Baltimore, Md. Send address changes (see ISRAEL, page 8) 35TH YEAR 6 MAY, 1958 cipients and late registrants to The Shofar, 1640 Rhode Island Ave., NW, Washington 6, D.C now being accepted on a standby basis - could bring the total BBYO contingent up to 30, mak- ing it the largest group in the history of BBYO Israel Summer Camp B'nai B'rith Site Institutes. Applications for the Institute will continue to be accepted through May 15, on the advice Of National Conventions of the Jewish Agency, which co- sponsors the program with BBYO. Not Automatic BBG Parley AZA To Study But BBYO's Program Depart- ment advises that filing of an Will Be Open "How To" Sessions Planned Three Major application-or even acceptance of an application-will not auto- To Visitors matically assure participation in For Regional Presidents Vital Issues this year's program. The determ- A total of 128 delegates ining factor will be available will attend BBG's 14th an- Delegates to AZA's 35tl travel space. The Jewish Agency nual international conven- Camp B'nai B'rith at Starlight, Pa. will become the focal annual international conven- says that if additional air travel spaces open up during this busy tion, Aug. 20 - 25, at Camp point of BBYO's international leadership training and opera- tion will concentrate on tourist season places will be B'nai B'rith, Starlight, Pa., tional activities for a three-week period, beginning in mid- three major study areas at assigned to BBYO'ers in the international BBG president August, release of the camp schedule this week showed. their five day gathering, order in which registrations were received. Elaine Gilner announced this Aug. 26-31, at Camp B'nai Accompanying the group will month. B'rith, GAG Yale Rosenberg be BBYO's District 4 Director Delegate apportionment, based announced this month. Leon A. Rosenfield, Jr., and his as usual on BBG's nationally- The fast-paced parley will take wife. registered membership as of up these issues which occupied In Israel, the group will be met March 31, breaks down as aleph attention during the 1957- by two Israeli guides who will follows: be with them during their entire 58 program year: District Delegates stay. 1 22 1. Problems of Education in Here is the list of names of 2 11 the Public and Jewish Schools. those who have already been ac- 3 17 2. Peace in the Middle East cepted, and who have been 4 15 and in the World. granted scholarships from the 5 12 3. AZA organizational prob- Jewish Agency, thereby reduc- 6 16 lems. ing the cost to them for the tour 7 10 In addition to the 103 district Every one of the 135 accredited to $825: delegates, there will be 25 inter- convention delegates will take Carol A. Singer, Detroit, Mich. A VIEW of Camp B'nai B'rith's waterfront where BBG and AZA Irene Barouh, Long Beach, national, officers, chairmen and part in the full discussion of convention participants will have an opportunity to cool off and New York. contest finalists. This year's five- some phase of the study areas. relax between business sessions. This is one of the two swimming day parley will be wide open to Delegates will be assigned to a Robert Glaser, Great Neck, cribs on the camp lake. visitors and alternates. Fee for group studying either some as- New York. delegates is $40, for alternates International BBYO conclave likewise, will be of five days' pect of peace or education. They Robert Fields, Lincolnwood, Ill. and visitors $55. activity begins August 11 with duration. will deliberate in sub groups David Eugene Marcus, San Accredited delegates will fill a joint week long AZA BBG The seven-day leadership train- after which representatives of Pedro, Calif. only slightly more than half the Leadership Training Conference ing institute (Aug. will the subgroups will meet to help Michael Steven Schwartz, available spaces at the large and continues through August 31, bring together an expected 60 draft final recommendations and Brooklyn, New York, Camp, making it possible for wind-up date of the AZA inter- regional and council BBG presi- proposals for presentation to the Maxine Kivert, Allentown, BBG officials to issue a general national convention. In between dents and godols for an intensive delegate assembly. invitation to BBG'ers to attend will come BBG's international Penna. learning experience in the areas A similar pattern will be fol- Eugene Cohen, Fond du Lac, as rebated delegates and parley, a five day event from of Judaism and internal organi- lowed for the discussion of or- visitors. August 20-25. AZA's convention, (see LEADERSHIP, page 6) (see AZA, page 6) Wisconsin. The convention will feature Harry Ray Krigsten, Sioux the annual international story- City, Iowa. telling and oratory programs. Mexico YA's Will Attend Convention Stephen H. Olson, Akron, Ohio. Oratory topic is "Man Doth Not Allen L. Samson, Milwaukee, Live By Bread Only," a quota- The largest contingent of ton, Mich. volved in the convention includes: Wisconsin. tion from Deuteronomy VIII: 3. foreign delegates ever to at- Announcement that a delega- Montreal, Toronto and Winni- Leon Williams, Milwaukee, Project Dedication tend an international BBYA tion of 10 members of Mexico peg in Canada and Cincinnati, Wisconsin, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Bruce H. Konheim, Beverly A highlight of the convention convention will be one of the City's BBYA chapter will take Francisco, Chicago, Detroit, New- Hills, Calif. will be the dedication of several highlights of next month's part in the June 15-20 conven- ark, N.J. and Washington, D.C. Jim Alan Dinow, Encino, Calif. camp projects built or improved tion brings a true international Stephen Baron Goot, Las with funds provided from BBG's international BBYA parley flavor to the gathering. The list A total of 51 accredited dele- Vegas, Nev. (see BBG, page 6) at Fresh Air Camp, Brigh- of other communities to be in- gates are expected at the parley. In addition, the BBYA interna- tional officers and committee MAY 18 AT CHICAGO chairmen will be there. But fa- cilities at Fresh Air Camp are Last Call For Career Conference (see MEXICANS, page 6) Where To Find It If you're a BBYO'er in District 2 or 6 and NOT in- sity of Wisconsin; Dr. Max F. district. Members and alumni will terested in doing yourself a favor DON'T BOTHER TO Baer, BBYO National Director: be entitled to a travel rebate. The Aleph Godol's Alex E. Balzer, BBYO Director agency will pay each partici- Message Page 3 READ ON. of Field Operations, and profes- pant's round trip railroad coach BBG President's But if you're a career-hunting midwestern BBYO'er sional members of BBYO's Chi- fare, less $5.00, up to a maximum Message Page 5 with a real interest in social group work as a career then cago staff. of $25.00. BBYA President's you may be doing yourself the favor of your life by being Following brief formal presen- Non-BBYO members interested Message Page 2 tation of facts and figures, youth BBYO Life in Chicago on Sun., May 18 for the 2nd annual "Career-in- in learning about the advantages Page 4 participants will fire questions at Chapter Chatter Page 7 BBYO Day." of social group careers, are be- social work, work-study plans, the professional panel. Names In The News Page 6 And if you're still reading on, ing invited to attend also, but here are the facts: graduate training, professional Every high school senior or On Tap Page 8 without rebate. On The Bookshelf Page 8 The career conference gets un- growth possibilities, salaries and college undergraduate who is a The travel rebates will be Shofar Feature Section Page 4 der way at 1 p.m. in Chicago's career opportunities will be Jo- member of BBYO in District 2 famous Palmer House Hotel. On seph Soffen, assistant professor or 6 will be eligible to partici- given only to those who have Shortscope Page 3 What Do You Think? Page 4 hand to talk about schools of of Social Work at the Univer- pate, as well as alumni of either (see CAREERS, page 8)