In Convention Spotlight - S adents. ceived Label A. Katz Mrs. Louis Perlman Mrs. Avraham Harman David M. Blumberg Rabbi Stanley Rabinowitz Leadership Conference Had SRO Sign Out Weeks Ago Starlight, Pa. If popularity is a measure of success - and it's usu- the SHOFAR ally a pretty good yardstick - BBYO's Leadership Training Institute is an overwhelming triumph. Weeks before the start of this year's event, all available space Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization approach to learning - with been filled and requests con- group workers teaming up with AZA-BBG-BBYA tinued to pour in daily from regions which wanted to send rabbis to lead various groups through a maze of subjects, di- than their stringently-ap- rectly and indirectly related to 36TH YEAR 6 AUGUST, 1960 Office of Publications, Baltimore, Md. Send address changes to The Shofar, 1640 Rhode Island Ave., NW, Washington 6. D. portioned participants. Judaism. 96 participants lucky en- This year's conference, which to get reservations will have was to start July 31, will follow intensive 19-day experience the same pattern. Open Convention To Draw leadership training and Ju- Special Events all pointed toward help- them be better leaders in Participants will cover such their home communities next varied areas as "The American Expected 400 Participants and, it is hoped, in adult life Jewish Community"; "Religious Practices in Jewish Life," "Is- Effects Training Conference year's rael," "Jewish Peoplehood and of last Leader- Beliefs," "Trends in Jewish Life," Top Speakers Gavel Wielders AZA Parley To were "Great Jewish Books" and others. daism throughout local institutes of pro- Ju- the 1959-60 There will be such special Share Spotlight as Give Posthumous and other events as an Arts Evening, a terned programs summer organized pro- pat- "Meet the Press" panel with sev- At BBG Conclave on the 1959 Award To Kroloff were conducted - eral top newspapermen replying Starlight, Pa. many of the alumni of last to questions on the national elec- Major addresses by four Starlight, Pa. conference. tion, a "Meet the Rabbis Panel," well-known public figures will AZA's 37th annual inter- and "A Night on the Jewish of the unique features of Stage." highlight BBG's 16th annual national convention here conference was the team (See LEADERSHIP, Page 8) convention here, Aug. 24-29. August 19-24 will lean heav- Convention An expected 200 delegates, ily on the traditional, an ad- contest participants, alternates Borenstein New YA Prexy; and guests will hear addresses by vance look at the convention B'nai B'rith world president La- RETIRING presidents Sara program this month indi- bel A. Katz: Mrs. Avraham Har- $10,000 Miller and William Goldman cated. Service Fund Goal man, wife of the Israel Ambassa- dor to the United States; David will preside over their respec- Aside from concentrating M. Blumberg, national chairman tive conventions this month largely on internal issues, the Starlight, Pa. of the B'nai B'rith Youth Com- Irving Borenstein of Los Angeles was elected interna- before handing over the gavels convention will feature a mov- tional president of B'nai B'rith Young Adults at the or- mission and Mrs. Louis Perlman, to successors to be named at ingly sentimental program with chairman of the BBG Advisory ganization's annual convention here. Committee of the National Youth the conclaves. Convention stor- the posthumous awarding of the Commission and former national ies, this page. Sam Beber Distinguished AZA The 25-year-old optical firm manager takes over the president of the B'nai B'rith Alumnus Award to the late Max organization's helm in the midst Women. significant growth both in Wichita BBYOers N. Kroloff. Children's Home: Martyrs' For- The convention itself will fea- The former B'nai B'rith Mem- of members and service. est, Emergency Fund, some Cana- ture a fast-paced program geared high spot of the parley was Travel 120 Miles bership Department Director's announcement that a total (Continued, Page 2) (Continued, Page 8) widow, Mrs. Mary Kroloff, will $5300 had been contrib- during the to To Meeting accept the award. Their son, Rabbi Charles Kroloff, will make the Leo Service year were Fund. made year Allocations as the Great Bend, Kans. the response. fol- There's no limit to the ends Mr. Kroloff, who died last sum- N. Levi Hospital mer at the age of 51, was a grand B'nai B'rith Martyrs' members of Wichita, Kansas' Air aleph godol of AZA and one of $750.00; B'nai B'rith Capital AZA and Witchita BBG the order's most distinguished Children's Home will travel for a program - and alumni. He was designated as Chilean Disaster Relief they -proved it here recently by the 1959 recipient posthumously $250.00. last fall. addition, delegates voted to journeying 120 miles just to keep an additional $250.00 to up a tradition. Oratory Award Chilean Relief Fund as soon The important tradition in- The presentation ceremonies money is raised. volves the holding of meetings at will take place on the afternoon Other Officers the homes of different members of Monday, August 22, and later that same evening, the AZA in- to serve with Boren- on a rotating basis. And when it for year ternational oratory winner will the next were: Jack came time to hold a meeting at Eric Cohen, Chicago, 21, vice-presi- Montreal, 21, (See AZA, Page 3) the home of one of its out-of- and Marsha Lazar, 22, town members in Great Bend-a Where To Find It Angeles, secretary. distance of 120 miles-the Wich- Delegates set their Service ita BBYO'er took it as calmly as Aleph Godol's sights considerably higher going next door for a gathering. Message Page 3 next year. A goal of $10,- BBG President's almost double the money They journeyed to Great Bend AN ADVISOR'S ADVISOR. Morrie Mayer, right, advisor of Lorain Message Page 5 this year was ap- by chartered bus - met, swam, AZA, Lorain, Ohio, talks with Arthur Goodman, chapter co-advisor; ate, planned - and piled back Chapter Chatter Page 7 money would be apportion- Gary London, chapter godol; and BBYO national Director Dr. Max into the bus for the 120 mile Names In The News Page 3 among the Leo N. Levi Hospi- F. Baer, at a recent reception honoring him for 25 years of con- return trip, exhausted but ex- Shofar Feature Section Page 4 B'nai B'rith Women's secutive service as an advisor to Lorain AZA. hilarated. Sport-Scope Page 8