the SH FAR Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization AP. een AZA-BBG-BBYA icts om, 37TH YEAR NOVEMBER, 1961 Office of Publications, Baltimore, Md. Send address changes to The Shofar, 1640 Rhode Island Ave., NW, Washington 6. D C. L. eit- ton BBYO Groups Give $35,213.60 For Service Funds In 1960-61 A total of $35,213.60 was contributed by AZA, BBG and BBYA chapters to their Inter- national Service Fund during the past 12 months, BBYO's Washington headquarters office reported this month. 14 Groups The Service Fund report, which covered the period from October 1, 1960 through Sept. 30, 1961, showed that BBG Cited By groups had raised a total of $18,277.83, while AZA groups contributed $11,670.64. BBYA's contributed $5,265.13. Magazine Best per capita record was chalked up by BBG District 2, District 1 BBG led with $3819.84. TENTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION of BBYO's reorganized whose 2162 members contributed District 6 AZA contributed Fourteen BBYO chapters a total of $2241.92 for a per $2821.44. for Committee in Atlanta, Georgia included the presentation of a throughout the nation have capita average of $1.04. Leading BBYA contribution He watch to Atlanta Regional director Girt Bossak from B'nai B'rith been singled out for special For AZA, District 7 scored the ted National Youth Commission chairman David M. Blumberg on be- best per capita record. The dis- honors by "Parents Maga- First Funds For half of the Atlanta Committee. The program included a tribute trict's 1041 members averaged by Atlanta BBYO Committee chairman Ben Rabinowitz to some zine" in the publication's 7th $1.36 for an overall contribution 1961-62 Recorded on annual Youth Group of $1422.62. 100 volunteer advisors and committee members who help Mrs. With the 1960-61 Interna- (A district by district contribu- ted Bossak supervise the activities of the 500 AZA and BBG mem- Achievement Awards tional Service Fund contribu- tion table will be found on page tions now in the record books, ate red bers in the Atlanta-Macon-Columbus area. Current state BBYO program. 7). BBYO chapters are off to a st. chairman Irwin Greenbaum was primarily responsible for the The magazine gives awards In terms of totals contributed, fast start towards setting a reorganization of the Atlanta BBYO Committee in 1951. each year to youth groups per- new record for the next 12- han District 1 Leaders forming outstanding public ac- month period. First contributions towards $334,866 SPENT tivities. The awards consist of Get More Training the 1961-62 fund which have cash prizes, citations and plaques. Wawarsing, N. Y. been recorded by BBYO's The 14 BBYO groups named The year-round Glen Briar Washington office include: BBYO Parleys, Institutes recipients of Certificates of Hotel here was the site of a Chai BBG, Gary, Indiana Honor include: three-day District 1 BBG-AZA $26.64; Mimi Friedman BBG, Is Big Business Venture BBG 176, Atlanta, Georgia; Leadership Training Institute. Gary, Indiana - $26.64; Joe BBYO leadership in the district Reichman BBG, Houston, Max Kroloff-Zenith AZA, Sioux spent much of the time exam- Texas - $50.00: Beth Amim If you've been part of a BBYO convention or interna- City, Iowa; Fair Lawn BBG, Fair ining the topic of "Leadership in BBG, Silver Spring, Md. - tional institute during the past 12 months you've been part Lawn, N. J.; Samuel Greenstone the BBYO Our Jewish Objec- $45.00; Gary AZA, Gary, In- of one of the biggest businesses run by the order. AZA, Jersey City, N. J.; North tives and Values" in seminars diana $30.00; and Friend- Hudson BBG, North Bergen, N.J.; and discussion groups. Included ship BBYA - $50.00. Just how big a business is reflected in figures compiled in the program were also a num- this month by BBYO's headquarters office. Passaic BBG and Passaic AZA, ber of sessions designed to im- was made by Chicago Region They show that a total of $334, both of Passaic, N. J. prove leadership skills. with a total of $1590.00. The re- 866 in fees and other program for which higher fees are paid Also, Bellerose BBG, Bellerose, Six District 1 BBYO staff gion has 537 members. than at regionals - involved a Y.; Kenerit BBG and Merrick members, led by District Direc- Other regional contributions costs were paid during the past AZA, both of Merrick, N. Y.; tor Daniel Raylesberg served as were: Southern Ontario-$563.01 year by BBYO'ers participating total of $72,403. institute faculty. Others were: Middle Atlantic-$485.00; New in regional, district and interna- Among the international events Brandeis AZA, Roslyn, N. Y.; Jack Levy, New England Region York-$200.00; Detroit-$130-00; tional conventions, in addition to Reuben J. Miller AZA and Reu- -the program-rich AZA and BBG (See LEADERSHIP, Page 8) Southern California - $960.00; the annual leadership training ben J. Miller BBG, both of Phil- Laurentian $757.62. conventions and the international adelphia, Pa., and Atomic City conference and the Israel Sum- leadership training conference How It's Spent BBYO, Oak Ridge, Tenn. BBYA Votes Funds mer Institute. and extended leadership training This year's Service Fund con- Four Repeaters Largest single expenditure was For Disaster Relief tributions will be, or have already conference-involved an expendi- For four of the groups it was Two contributions of $150.00 been allocated, as follows: the regional conventions which ture of some $90,000. the second year in succession in each have been authorized The AZA funds will be divided also involved the largest num- The seven-week Israel Summer which they had been recognized from BBYA's International among the following beneficiar- ber of BBYO'ers. Some 9000 Institute of 1961 involved some for their outstanding efforts. Service Fund disaster chest. ies: BBYO'ers last year took part in $72,000. Winning repeaters were: Mer- BBYA executives, by mail The Katz-Klutznick Arts and regional parleys around the rick AZA, Reuben J. Miller AZA The international BBYA con- ballot, voted allocations to the Education Buildings to be con- and BBG, and Max Kroloff- order. Involved was a total of Canadian Red Cross to help its vention, held last Spring in Can- structed at Camp B'nai B'rith; $94,650 in fees. Zenith AZA. relief program in connection Israel Summer Institute Scholar- ada, shows a total of some $5750. A total of 198 youth groups in with a series of recent devas- ships; International Leadership District Costs So, as it says in the BBYO pep 44 states were cited this year. tating forest fires, and to the Training Scholarships; AZA's Last spring and summer's dis- song, "conventions are a place In addition to their awards, American Red Cross for its Health and Welfare Fund which trict conventions which are of where you make friends." But winning groups received a letter post-hurricane relief program includes such agencies as UNI- somewhat longer duration and in Texas. they're also big business. (See CITATIONS, Page 7) CEF, CARE, Moledeth B'nai B'rith, the Leon N. Levi Memorial MOST IN 15-17 AGE GROUP Hospital and others. BBG's funds will be disbursed among: "Typical" AZA-BBG Age Is 16, Survey Shows Martyrs' Forest in Israel: Ramat Tzvi and Moledeth B'nai B'rith, the B'nai B'rith-founded Meet the mythical "typical" BBYO'er. lower - is around 67 percent in of the age scale, AZA member- colonies in Israel; Harmon Schol- In AZA he is 16 years old. His BBG sister is the same the 15 to 17 age bracket. ship in the below 15 age grouping arship Fund for an Israeli stu- dent; Leo N. Levi Memorial Hos- age, and his older brother and sister in BBYA is only BBYA, whose membership has accounts for about 13 percent of slightly older 19. the membership. pital; B'nai B'rith Women's Chil- a very wide age spread 18 dren's Home in Israel; BBYO through 26 has a more diversi- For BBG, about 12 percent of But he is "typical" in age only, for BBYO is very dis- fied age breakdown. But the larg- Judaism Pamphlet Series; UNE. the membership is in the upper tinctly an organization of individuals. est number of the order's more age groups over 17 - but SCO; an educational film-strip on An interesting age breakdown than 2500 members are 19 years about 21 percent are in the under (See FUNDS, Page 8) of age. 15 age bracket. than survey largest Washington just completed by the BBYO's Actually, for both orders the office shows that Few "Oldsters" 15 to 17 age bracket contains the BBYA's membership, on the Where To Find It number of AZA's more The survey showed that al- other hand, is somewhat more Aleph Godol's 16,000 members are 16 years overwhelmingly majority of mem- though membership in AZA is evenly distributed within the 18 1/2 Message Page 3 the age - just over 15 percent of bers, open through the age of 21, a very and 23 year-old age group where BBG President's membership, in fact. same sense in BBG - slightly The age of 16 is typical in the For AZA, some 62 percent of small percentage of the member- the bulk of membership is found. Message Page 7 the membership of the order is ship is in the upper age bracket. Less than 10 percent of BBYA's Chapter Chatter Page 6 over 16 percent of whose mem- within the 15 to 17 age bracket. Only about 2.7 percent of the en- membership is in the upper age Names In The News Page 8 bership of almost 23,000 is that tire membership, in fact, is be- BBG's percentage - probably group of 23 1/2 through 26. Less Pen Pals Page 6 tween 19 and 21. than 17 percent of the member- because the upper age limit is Taking a look at the other end ship is below 19. Sports-Scope Page 4