INCOMPLETE FIGURES AZA, BBG Fund Raising Nears $13,000 For Year BBG and AZA members have contributed a grand total the SHOFAR of $12,224.13 for all their fund raising activities as of May 28, 1958. The total represents all monies collected for both the AZA and BBG Service Funds, as well as the scholarship Official Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization funds of both orders. AZA-BBG-BBYA District 363.00 2,871 The incomplete figures are ex- District 432.39 924 pected to be boosted considerably by year's end when all chapters Total $3754.64 14,137 35TH YEAR 6 JUNE, 1958 Office of Publications, Baltimore, Md. Send address changes to The Shofar, 1640 Rhode Island Ave., NW, Washington 6, have been registered by the Washington headquarters office and when the fund appeals come Parleys down the home stretch in the final three months of the 1957-58 program year. Open To Of the grand total, BBG has contributed $8415.49 towards its service fund, plus an additional Visitors $1117.72 for its Anita Perlman Scholarship Fund. AZA chapters The barriers are down to have contributed $3754.64 to- participation in this year's words AZA's Service Fund, plus annual BBG and AZA inter- $239.00 for the Richard Klutznick national conventions at Camp Encampment Fund. B'nai B'rith. The contribution figures are With accredited delegates, based on the incomplete total of members of the interna- 19,078 BBG members registered tional executive committees nationally as of April 30, 1958 and contest finalists filling and 14,137 alephs nationally reg- only slightly more than half istered as of the same date. The following district-by-dis- the capacity of the camp, trict breakdown shows money spaces for scores of conven- contributed, as well as district tion "visitors" have been membership so that the district DISTRICT CONVENTION ACTIVITY began early this year. Here is a view of religious services held fund-raising can be seen in the opened. "Visitors" are regis- at the District 1 AZA convention at New York's Camp High Point last month. The weekend parley in- light of per capita contributions: cluded Friday night, Saturday morning and Saturday night services. Other district conventions will be tered members of AZA or BBG Service Fund Membership held throughout this month. BBG who wish to attend and participate in the conven- District 1-$1496.37 5,523 District 2- 1001.61 1,470 3 PRESIDENTS HEAD LIST tion activity. District 3- 1678.80 3,615 Special sessions with an em- District 4- 501.00 2,507 phasis on leadership training, District 5- 887.94 1,624 40 BBYO'ers, Including 6 Scholarship seminars on Judaism and recre- District 6- 1061.30 3,325 ation are being planned for the District 7- 670.75 1,014 visitors to closely parallel the Winners, Ready For Israel Visits convention program for dele- Total $8415.49 19,075 gates. Fee for visitors for the AZA Service Fund Membership A contingent of 40 BBYO'ers and staff-led by the No Decisions entire five-day period will be $55.00. District 1-$1127.89 3,123 presidents of the three orders-will be visiting Israel this The five-day World Jewish District 304.91 1,413 summer. Youth Conference will enact no Specialists Named District 3- 353.45 2,700 Included in the total are six scholarship winners who legislation nor make decisions Meanwhile selection of a num- District 4- 193.00 1,669 have been given partial grants to participate in BBYO's binding on any participating or- ber of top-flight specialists for District 741.00 1,437 Third Annual Israel Summer Institute. ganization. Its primary purpose both the BBG and AZA parleys is educational. It is aimed at sti- was announced this month. Selected for scholarships from mulating an exchange of views on They are: No July SHOFAR a special fund earmarked by AZA Elainé Gilner, international BBG the following three-point agenda: and BBG for members who have Arts and Crafts - Bertha president; Yale Rosenberg, inter- There will be no July issue 1. Ways and means of deepen- exhibited outstanding leadership national AZA Grand Aleph Godol: Decker, Crafts Instructor at the ing Jewish consciousness and of SHOFAR, in accordance traits are: and BBYA international president Bronx YM-YWHA, Bronx, N. Y. with the regular publication knowledge among world Jewish Howard Denis, 18, Montgomery Mort Plotnick have been invited youth. Folk Dancing-Fania Gervin, schedule. Next scheduled issue of AZA, Silver Spring, Md. to represent BBYO as official dele- 2. Finding common links be- dance instructor, Yeshiva Univer- SHOFAR is for August and Stephen Andrew, 18, AZA No. gates to a World Jewish Youth tween Jewish youth in Israel and sity, New York, N. Y. 357, Atlanta, Ga. Conference, to be attended by the rest of the world. Music Specialist-Richard Neu- will be off the press the last Simi Litvak, 16, Alliance BBG, some 200 youth delegates, repre- 3. Finding ways and means of mann, director of music, Hill- week in July. senting Jewish youth organiza- Denver, Colo. fostering the knowledge of He- crest Jewish Center, Hillcrest, Deadline for all copy and tions in 40 countries. The Youth brew throughout the world. N. Y. pictures for the August SHO- Sandra Graitzer, 18, Shofar- Festival-a two-day event-will FAR is July 1. The three international presi- Dramatics - Jacob Cochey, an ettes BBG, Philadelphia, Pa. come at the tail-end of the five- dents, who leave for Israel on Israeli actor and drama coach Barbara Fink, 17, George Ger- day Youth Conference which has June 29, will spend part of their now studying in the U.S., and shwin BBG, Brooklyn, N. been called in conjunction with time touring with the BBYO Sum- former drama director at Cejwin "Inside Information" Sylvia Wiseblott, 17, Aviva Israel's 10th anniversary celebra- mer Institute group. The three Camp. BBG, Toronto, Ont., Canada. tions. (see TOUR, page 8) Sports New Look All specialists will be on tap The scholarship recipients will during both the BBG convention, AZA's basic publication, the join 25 other BBYO'ers for the Panel On Young Adult August 20-25, and the AZA par- member's manual "Inside Infor- seven-week study visit to Israel. ley, Aug. 26-31. mation" comes off the press this The group will be accompanied by month with a brand new look- BBYO's District 4 Director Leon Delegates Apportioned its first major format revision in A. Rosenfield and Mrs. Rosen- Needs Convention Feature A total of 128 delegates will be some 25 years. field, of Los Angeles. attending the BBG convention. In addition to a new, easier to They will leave for Israel from Brighton, Mich. Of these, 103 will be accredited read type, "Inside Information's" New York July 6, returning home "What Are the Needs of Young Adults?"- panel dis- district delegates apportioned on overall page size has been in- August 26. the following basis: cussion involving delegates and a specially selected group ereased. The larger page size, District Delegates Meet Leaders plus the streamlining of much of of adults will be one of the highlights of the BBYA interna- 1 22 the material has reduced the to- In addition to visiting places of tional convention at Fresh Air Camp here, June 15-20. 2 11 tal number of pages from 96 to current and historic interest in The contingent of 51 accredited 3 17 52. Israel, the BBYO Summer Insti- delegates from such BBYA cen- tute group will meet some of the ters as Montreal, Toronto, Winni- is $39.00 - for delegates and (see CONVENTIONS, page 3) The revised manual also sports nation's top leaders, including visitors alike. a new series of illustrations, an peg, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Los Prime Minister David Ben Gurion. Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Winners of the recent order- up-to-date history of AZA, a Where To Find It A high spot of their stay in Is- modern cover design and a cur- Detroit, Newark, N. J. and Wash- wide BBYA-sponsored Bowl- rael will be a two-week work rent list of program resources. ington, D. C. will also hear ma- ing Tournament will receive their Aleph Godol's period at Moledeth B'nai B'rith, jor addresses by Otto Weiner of awards during the convention, Message Page 3 The constitutions have been re- the B'nai B'rith-founded kibbutz, vised also to include the most Chicago, chairman of the B'nai which will be marked by the pres- BBG President's where they will live with kibbutz B'rith Youth Commission's BBYA current ammendments. ence of an expected visitors con- Message Page 5 families, working alongside them Advisory Board, and Mrs. Fran- tingent of 10 members of Mexico "Inside Information" will be BBYA President's in the fields and shops. ces Solovich of Detroit, former distributed to new AZA members City's BBYA chapter. Message Page 2 Toward the end of their Israeli chairman of the BBYA Advisory in the fall. Old members will be visit they will take part in a Committee, and 2nd vice-presi- Hospitality Group BBYO Life Page 4 able to purchase copies of the re- mass World Jewish Youth Festi- dent of District 6 B'nai B'rith A special Committee on Ar- Chapter Chatter Page 6 vised manual from BBYO region- val in Jerusalem, which will bring Women, rangements headed by Ronnie Names In The News Page 2 al offices for $.25. together an expected 3000 Jewish The spacious facilities at the Miller, Detroit BBYA Council Pen Pals Page 3 Since BBYO began publishing youngsters from all over the camp have permitted BBYA con- president, has been established to "Inside Information," nearly Shofar Feature Section Page 4 a world touring Israel this sum- vention officers to make spaces handle housing and transporta- quarter of a million copies have mer. available for visitors. Registra- tion for convention delegates. Sportscope Page 6 been printed and distributed. What Do You Think BBYO's three chief executives, tion for the full five-day period (see YA, page 2) Page