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Title:
The Shofar, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 7, August 1961
Description:
This newspaper contains articles reporting the activities of BBYO organizations (B'nai B'rith Girls, B'nai B'rith Young Women, Aleph Zadik Aleph, and B'nai B'rith Young Men) around the country. It includes information about officers, community service and philanthropy, events, alumni, and conventions.
Date/Date Range:
08/00/1961
Subjects:
Active Leadership
Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA)
Alumni
B'nai B'rith Girls (BBG)
B'nai B'rith Young Adults (BBYA)
Chapters
Community Service
Conventions
Councils
Elections
Godolim
N'siot
Programming
Regions
The Shofar (Publication)
Language:
English
Era:
1960s
20th Century
The Shofar, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 7, August 1961
CANADIANS TAKE 5 POSTS
Levinson New BBYA Head;
Total
elegates
Order Votes New Sums
23
13
For Its Service Fund
the SHOFAR
17
14
Haliburton, Ont., Canada
12
Canadians swept five of BBYA's top six offices at the
18
order's annual international convention here in late June.
Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization
10
Election of Robert Levinson of Montreal, and four other
AZA-BBG-BBYA
107
Canadians, came as the climax to the action-packed five-day
5
parley - first BBYA international convention ever to be
6
held outside the United States.
37TH YEAR
6
AUGUST, 1961
Office of Publications, Baltimore, Md. Send address changes
14
to The Shofar, 1640 Rhode Island Ave., NW, Washington 6.
The international character of
132
the convention was further em-
phasized by the presence of rep-
resentatives of Mexican and
Global Issues, Internal Matters Will
Netherlands BBYA groups.
And there was further tangible
evidence by delegates of their
Share AZA-BBG Convention Spotlight
awareness that BBYA is
a
global organization.
In addition to its regular In-
BBG Delegates
Gavel Wielders
20
ternational Service Fund proj-
AZA Parley To
12
18
ects, delegates voted an alloca-
Expected To Bone
15
tion of $500 for a Canadian health
Up On Issues
Feature Variety
11
agency - the Queen Elizabeth
Starlight, Pa.
Of Workshops
25
II Research Fund into the Dis-
"Issues of the '60's" will
of Children.
Starlight, Pa.
101
concern delegates to BBG's
One of the largest arrays
Other Beneficiaries
17th annual international
Other Service Fund benefici-
of workshops ever assembled
110
convention at Camp B'nai
at an AZA international con-
4
named were:
B'rith here, Aug. 21-28.
8
Leo N. Levi Hospital Little
vention will be a feature of
Red Schoolhouse - $2000; Dis-
An estimated 175 dele-
the order's 38th annual par-
gates, alternates, visitors and
Emergency Fund - $500;
ley here Aug. 18-25.
129
B'rith Martyrs' Forest -
contest finalists will spend a
The convention workshops
$750; B'nai B'rith Women's Chil-
week reviewing the order's
will be an amalgam of lead-
dren's Home in Israel - $1750;
programs of the past year
ership techniques and Juda-
Israel Summer Institute - all
with an eye towards shaping
ism seminars.
funds over $8000, to a maximum
activities for the 1961-62
Some 150 - or more - are
$2000.
program year.
expected to participate in the
Largest Service Fund contribu-
One highlight of the 7-day par-
week-long convention which will
will be earmarked for the
ley, which will convene midway
much-needed Katz-Klutznick Arts
during the AZA international
feature addresses by David M.
convention, will be an address
Education Buildings at Camp
TWO RETIRING PRESIDENTS, Alice Huberman (left) and Jerry
Blumberg of Knoxville, Tenn.,
by Dr. Trude Weiss-Rosmarin,
contribution B'rith. of Delegates $3000 maximum, a
voted
Diamond will preside over the 1961 annual international conventions
national chairman of the B'nai
editor of the nationally-circu-
lated and influential "Jewish
of their orders at Camp B'nai B'rith this month in one of their last
B'rith Youth Commission, and
funds to be scraped off the
official acts as heads of BBG and AZA, respectively.
Rabbi David A. Goldstein, spirit-
Spectator" - monthly Anglo-
of all contributions in excess
Jewish opinion magazine. An ex-
ual leader of Philadelphia's Har
$3750.
citing speaker and an author of
Zion Temple.
Assessments Upped
great renown, Dr. Rosmarin will
100 To Participate In
Rabbi Goldstein will deliver a
talk on "The Present Day Role
sermon on "You Are What You
delegates cents each another voted the International significant to by Staff step, 50
of Jewish Women."
Do - An Approach to Jewish
increase
Mrs. Louis Perlman of Wil-
Fund and Convention assess-
mette, Ill., member-at-large of
4th Annual NLTC
Ritual in Our Time" following
Saturday morning convention
ments.
the B'nai B'rith Youth Commis-
services.
sion, and a founder of the na-
Starlight, Pa.
Mr. Blumberg will address the
BBYA's new international
president - the second Canadian
tional organization of B'nai B'rith
Some 100 BBYO regional leaders are taking a long
convention body on Friday night,
Aug. 18 - at the first general
hold this office - is a 22-
Girls, will install the incoming
officers at the parley's closing
step toward adult leadership roles here this summer as they
convention session following Fri-
year-old Levinson alumnus of past AZA. president
Presi-
banquet.
participate in BBYO's International Leadership Training
day evening services.
is a
BBYA's Laurentian Region.
Among internal issues to be
Conference.
Commissioners Meet
acted upon by the convention's
It's the fourth annual get-together of the intensive
The AZA convention will also
Melvin Named Leitman, to serve Vice-President; with him Nor-
were:
132 officially accredited and vot-
International
summer program which brings together regional leaders
be site of a meeting over the
ing delegates will be a decision
weekend of the executive com-
gramming Membership Katz,
on whether or not to continue
for a 19-day look and study ses-
International Pro-
mittee of the B'nai B'rith Youth
(See BBG, Page 5)
sion on the structure of the Jew-
ish community.
Vice President:
Commission. It will also give the
Participants get a rounded view
Treasurer; Charles national Levy, Packer,
International
commissioners an opportunity to
Carole Inter-
of not only the Jewish commun-
see a portion of the convention.
Recording Secretary;
ity-which they are destined to
Convention workshops will run
Brenda Tanny, International
lead as future adults-but the
the gamut from "Planning a Re-
Corresponding Secretary.
gional Program" and "Public
world at large. The entire pro-
All but Levy are Canadians.
Speaking in BBYO" to "What is
gram is geared towards making
a Good Jew? and "Living Jew-
(See page 2 for a brief bio-
graphical sketch of BBYA's new
the regional leaders better BBYO
ishly in America Today.'
officers.)
members and, consequently, bet-
Delegates will also be con-
ter citizens.
cerned with a variety of internal
the address of the
Jewish vention, major delegates con- that
Theme of the parley will be
organizational issues such as the
BBYO National Director
order's International Service
F. Baer told
"Living Judaism, 1961 - As Seen
Fund, its religious programs and
education "is tragically
in the NLTC Looking Glass."
inadequate no further ad-
athletic and social activities, as
vanced than was secular educa-
All Ages
well as community service and
in America at the turn of
Implied in the theme is the
human relations programs.
century."
general aim of the conference-
The convention participants
will be joined midway through
Drastic Overhaul
to get the BBYO leaders to ex-
their parley by the BBG inter-
Baer called for "drastic
amine Judaism from all angles
national convention. For a period
overhauling of the curriculum in
and, most importantly, to get
of three days, when both groups
schools so that it will be
them thinking about the great
are in session, there will be sev-
children-centered instead of sub-
heritage of Judaism with a view
eral joint activities.
sect-centered, reflecting the needs
towards encouraging further fu-
There will be 129 fully ac-
today's youth, not of their
ture reading and study.
credited and voting district dele-
grandparents."
Under the heading of Judaism
gates, international officers and
will be such topics as The Ameri-
Baer said also that the
contest finalists at the parley, in
gradual decline in religious dis-
can Jewish Community, Zionism
addition to a limited number of
crimination throughout the
and Israel, Comparative Religion,
guests and alternates.
United States will in the next
Conceptions of God, Great Jew-
decade "challenge Jewish youth
ish Personalities, Contributions
of Jews and Judaism to Civili-
Where To Find It
remain loyal to their faith."
"This is true,"
zation, and Jewish Holidays.
BBG President's
The "curriculum" will employ
Message
Page 3
identified where BBYO especially Director, youngsters said
"in cases
the lecture, panel discussion,
BBYA President's
Jewish have
seminar and workshop formats.
Message
Page 2
with their own people
NOW ITS OFFICIAL. Morris Kushner of Pittsburgh, Pa., a member
The Judaism staff will include
Chapter Chatter
Page 7
because of discrimina-
of the B'nai B'rith Youth Commission (right), officially installs
Rabbis Paul Hait, Myron Fen-
Names In The News
Page 3
Bob Levinson as 1961-62 international BBYA president. Mr. Kushner
ster, Harry Essrig and Judah
Pen Pals
Page 2
(See BBYA, Page 2)
is BBYA advisor for the Youth Commission.
(See NLTC, Page 5)
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The Shofar, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 7, August 1961
This newspaper contains articles reporting the activities of BBYO organizations (B'nai B'rith Girls, B'nai B'rith Young Women, Aleph Zadik Aleph, and B'nai B'rith Young Men) around the country. It includes information about officers, community service and philanthropy, events, alumni, and conventions.