AZA Alumnus Award Goes Posthumously To Max N. Kroloff the SHOFAR e ac- AZA's "Sam Beber Distinguished Alumnus Award" for rship 1959 will be given posthumously to Max N. Kroloff, one- ently time Grand Aleph Godol and former National Director of Official Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization the B'nai B'rith Department of Membership who died last AZA-BBG-BBYA this summer, it was announced last month by B'nai B'rith president Label A. Katz. Office of Publications, Baltimore, Md. Send address changes 36TH YEAR 6 NOVEMBER, 1959 to The Shofar, 1640 Rhode Island Ave., NW, Washington 6. D. C. ely AZA makes the award annually smal to an alumnus who has achieved s may outstanding success in his chosen AZA-BBG Service Funds profession. Id the Mr. Kroloff, who was a member of AZA in the Twenties, was re- mbers garded as one of the most dis- Contributions Top $22,000 tinguished professionals in Jew- ere ish community work. At the time A whopping total of $22,449.25 was contributed by BBG pters of his death he was 51. New "What's New" and AZA chapters to their Service Funds during the 1958-59 ive In announcing Mr. Kroloff's se- program year, BBYO's Washington headquarters office re- can lection, Mr. Katz - himself the Ready For AZA ported this month. recipient of the annual award in The 1959-60 edition of "What's BBG groups, for the period average of slightly more than 1956-said the "award honors one New For Your Chapter To Do"- covering October 1, 1958, through $1.09, well above the AZA na- of America's most dedicated Jew- AZA's annual informal chapter. August 31, 1959, chipped in a tional Service Fund goal of $1.00 ish civil servants and one of activity program guide, is now total of $14,211,44. AZA chapters per member. B'nai B'rith's most distinguished being distributed through BBYO for the same period contributed a The best per capita average citizens." regional offices. total of $8,237.81. among the girls was scored by Mr. Kroloff's professional ca- This year's edition, dressed up District 2 whose 1577 members Best per capita record for con- attractively with illustrations, contributed an average of $.86 reer dated back some 30 years tributing funds of any area in the just under the $1.00 per member when he was appointed to direct contains reports from every AZA order was set by District 7 AZA goal. (that AZA work in Chicago. Later, after international committee chair- whose 930 members contributed several of law Max N. Kroloff In terms of totals, BBG Dis- (Continued on Page 6) a total of $1,013.19, a per capita trict 1 contributed the most the of tice, assistant hé years national private director prac- post was named to the money among the girls-$4,789.80. of MARCH 20 DEADLINE AMID ARNINGS District 6 AZA contributed the Anti-Defamation League of most for the boys-$2,655.42. B'nai B'rith, a position he held Lieberman Essay (A district by district contri- for seven years. AZA's Limited Membership bution chart will be found on page After a brief return to private Contest Opens 6.) enterprise, during which time he Campaign Gets Moving (A detailed report on BBYA's retained B'rith B'rith work-serving deep B'nai B'nai his interest in Sharpen your pencils and outstanding fund-raising efforts as a your wits because it's J. J. AZA's limited membership campaign rolled into gear for 1958-59 will be carried in the lodge president and as a district leader of the Anti- Lieberman Creative Writing December, 1959 SHOFAR.) this month amid warnings against over-zealousness. Defamation League he was time again. Funds from the BBG Service Armed with attractive bulletin board posters, jumbo Fund will be allocated among the hout You don't have to be a Kroloff Memorial mailing cards, a picture folder on AZA activities and other following beneficiaries: The B'nai Shakespeare or a budding aids, chapters in slow-growing B'rith Children's Home in Israel; Fund Is Started Hemingway to participate either. AZA areas began the drive to against any all-out membership The Leo N. Levi Memorial Hospi- All it takes is a little imagina- recruit additional members. drive. tal in Hot Springs, Ark.; BBG Atlanta, Ga. A fund to establish a memo- But even as they tacked up their Declaring that membership Emergency Disaster Fund; Juda- tion and some effort. rial to the late Max N. Kroloff needs to be sparked only in areas ism Pamphlet Series; Moledeth posters and mailed cards to pros- is being organized here by his pective alephs, National BBYO where there is a large gap be- B'nai B'rith and Ramat Zvi, the And for BBG'ers, there is an Director Dr. Max Baer and GAG tween total numbers of AZA and twin Israeli colonies; B'nai B'rith former lodge brethren. added attraction this year. A lit- Martyrs' Forest; BBG Israel The fund would be used to Bill Goldman sounded a warning (Continued on Page 3) set up a permanent exhibit in erary magazine, including all ma- Scholarship Fund; and Camp B'nai B'rith. Mr Kroloff's memory in the terial deemed worthy of publica- Philip N. and Ethel Klutznick Allocations are apportioned by tion, is expected to be printed. Exhibit Hall of the B'nai B'rith But it won't see the black of print Building in Washington. unless there is_enough good ma- Spearheading the fund drive a.a.a. and the BBG executive committee. JOIN How It's Split AZA's Service Fund will be ap- is Gate City Lodge which Mr. terial to fill it up. portioned on the following basis: Kroloff once served as presi- dent. So get busy now. You have un- til March 20, 1960 to submit your material which may be in any belong CLUB PLUS 30 percent to the Leadership Training Institute; 30 percent for scholarships for the Israel Sum- persuaded to return to another form you choose - poetry, es- mer Institute sponsored by professional of B'rith, post Department with B'nai says, short stories, plays, book BBYO; 15 percent to the United director of its reviews or radio and TV scripts. Nations International Children's Membership. He held that post Emergency Fund; 15 percent for until his death in July, 1959. Here are the simple rules: the renovation of Kline Chapel at Camp B'nai B'rith; 10 percent Gifted Orator 1. The program is open to all for an emergency disaster relief Widely sought as a speaker, members of BBYO. fund. Kroloff was a gifted orator- 2. All types of creative writing Service Fund goals for both trait he exhibited in his teens may be entered: poetry, short orders for the 1959-60 program when he won the national AZA stories, essays, plays, book re- have again been set at $1.00 per oratory was familiar championship-and figure important views, and radio scripts. member. at 3. The theme of the material is The beneficiaries of BBG's B'rith functions throughout left to the discretion of the au- Service Fund for this year will nation. The award will be accepted by thor. remain the same. The emphasis of the AZA fund has been slightly mer's convention widow, Mary, annual international at next sum- 4. All material must be origi- altered. 37th nal and of interest to Jewish The new line-up of Service of Aleph Zadik Aleph. youth. Fund recipients includes: Mr. Kroloff is the ninth person designated for the coveted Dis- 5. Essays and book reviews are 20 percent for AZA scholar- tinguished Alumnus Award. Pre- limited to 1500 words. ships for the Israel Summer In- stitute. vious recipients have been: 6. Short stories and radio Philip M. Park 30 percent to help finance the scripts are limited to 3000 words. Forest, dent Illinois, Klutznick B'rith, honorary of presi- National Leadership Training of B'nai wartime 7. The length of poems or one- Conference, Federal Public Commissioner Housing of Authority Fed- act plays will depend on the na- 50 percent to a health and wel- the ture of the material. fare fund, with 10 percent, at least, being set aside for an emer- recently a member of the 8. All material must be typed, S. Delegation to the United OF B'NAI B'RITH gency relief fund. Nations 1951. double-spaced, on one side of the YOUTH ORGANIZATION paper. ©Cultural Work Athletics Activities Social Work New Economist Cherne secretary Leo M. of 9. Send all entries to: Program Where To Find It York, executive Research Institute of America Department, BBYO, 1640 Rhode OUR NEXT MEETING IS: Alech Godol's chairman of the International Island Ave., N.W., Washington 6, Message Page 3 Rescue Committee-1952 D.C., U.S. BBG President's executive director of the Angeles, Julius Bisno of Los 10. BBYO reserves the right Message Page 5 WORLD'S LARGEST JEWISH YOUTH ORGANIZATION Los to edit and cut any material se- BBYA President's Angeles Jewish Community Coun- FOR BOYS BETWEEN 14 AND 21 lected for publication. Message Page 2 cil-1953. Samuel D. Gershovitz of New The contest is named for J. J. Chapter Chatter Page 7 York, executive vice-president of Lieberman, honorary chairman of HERE'S A REPLICA of the AZA membership recruitment material Shofar Feature Section Page 4 the National B'nai B'rith Youth currently being circulated in some parts of the country. The piece World Datelines (See ALUMNUS AWARD, pg. 3) Page 7 Commission. above is available as a bulletin board poster or jumbo mailing card.