APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE Y Preliminary Plans Set For 1962 Israel Institute (See Application Blank, Page 6) SHOFAR the Preliminary plans for the 1962 BBYO Annual Israel Summer Institute were announced by BBYO's Washington office this month. Departure date has tentatively been set for some time during the last week in June or the first few days in July. Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization The group will be on tour AZA-BBG-BBYA for a total of about 7 weeks, They Know Us including the usual European Even In Japan 38TH YEAR stopover which will probably JANUARY, 1962 Office of Publications, Baltimore, Md. Send address changes to The Shofar, 1640 Rhode Island Ave., NW. Washington 6. C. Ever wonder if what you're be Amsterdam. doing has worldwide import? Transportation both ways will Wonder no more. The an- be by Boeing 707 Jet - one of swer is definitely "hai." That's BBYO Fund the fastest commercial planes Japanese for yes. BBYO's Washington office aloft. last month received a letter For Service Fee for this year's Institute from a Japanese girl student will be $895.00 which includes who is studying youth move- transportation to and from New ments around the world. The $161,874 York to Europe and Israel, as letter was a request for litera- ture and a description of Headquarters Office as all food, housing and pro- BBYO activities. gram expenses following depar- Both were promptly dis- Survey Reports ture from New York. patched. 12-Year Total The fee does not cover the cost of the stay in New York during among the criteria to be consid- A resounding total of the orientation program-a three- ered in making the awards. Addi- $161,874.75 has been con- day-event - which immediately tional scholarship information tributed to B'nai B'rith precedes departure. In addition may be obtained by writing to the director of the Israel Summer philanthropies since 1949, the regular Institute fee, appli- cants will be required to pay Institute, Dr. Daniel Thursz, c/o BBYO's Washington office $25.00 registration fee to cover BBYO, 1640 Rhode Island Ave., reported this month. all administrative costs in con- NW, Washington 6, D.C. nection with application and pass. A cumulative total going port processing and the like. The YA Trip Planned back some 12 years-through registration fee is not refundable, In addition to the AZA-BBG Nov. 30, 1961-showed that unless an applicant is rejected by the Israel Summer Institute Institute, a Young Adult Summer BBYO groups had con- Institute is being planned for tributed in the past three Requirements BBYA'ers and BBG and AZA Minimum requirements ac- years a total almost equal to alumni. Fee for the program will cants ceptance BBYO proviso membership for appli- include: in what was contributed for be the same. The age span of this plus the that will have reached their group will be 18-26. the nine years previous. 16th birthday by July 1, 1962. BBYO's Israel group will be The accelerated rate of contri- All applicants must be approved butions reflected both the growing accompanied on the entire trip membership of the orders and the BBYO staff members follow- by members of BBYO's staff and ing an interview, and by the stepped up emphasis on the BBYO Washington headquarters adult guidance will be augmented International Service Funds. with the group's arrival in Israel. office. In some instances, non- Breaking down the figures, the There Israeli staff members as- BBYO members will be considered signed by the Jewish Agency, A PLAQUE OF THANKS. Rabbi Henry Skirball, right, accepts Washington office reported that provided that membership in the co-sponsor with BBYO of the a plaque from Chicago Region BBG president Elaine Schwartz and between October 1, 1958 and Nov- order has not been available to Chicago AZA godol Mel Sirner as a token of the region's apprecia- ember 30, 1961, the $78,997.75 them because no chapter exists Institute, will accompany the raised by the orders almost Institute participants. tion for his stirring talk at a Chicago BBYO Judaism Institute. The rabbi, who is director of the Hillel Foundation at Northwestern equalled the $82,877.00 raised be- their community or in close proximity. A fee of $945.00 plus $25.00 registration has been Bowling Tourney University, spoke about youth's challenge in meeting some of the tween January 1, 1949 and Sep. tember 30, 1958. major crises of our time. Some 120 Chicago BBYO'ers took part in the Institute held at Decatur, III. By beneficiary, here are some for non-BBYO members. Set For March of the major amounts which have Scholarships for BBG and AZA been disbursed since 1949 among serving members, available. provided past, de- as in the will be It's BBYO Bowling Tournament PLEA FOR HELP, TOO B'nai B'rith-supported and oper- Funds to ated institutions: members will reduce the time again. mately $450.00. One change in cost to the individual to approxi- BBYA Scholarship Fund- Dates for the annual BBYO Judaism Pamphlets Getting $1200.00 Tourney, coordinated by BBYA, Bellefaire Home-$2000.00 year scholarship arrangement this will be March 4 through 11. able will make the grants avail- As in past years, all members Universal Big Response National Jewish Hospital only to those whose financial $3025.00 circumstances would make it of BBYO are eligible to partici- B'naiB'rith Headquarters impossible for them to pay the pate. Prizes of trophies will be The order was marked "please rush." Building-$10,000.00 fee. awarded to winning individuals It asked for immediate shipment of one copy each of Leo N. Levi Memorial Hospital scholarship consideration is that addition, one requirement for and chapters. A goal of 7500 bowl- the BBYO Judaism pamphlet series, Appended to the order -$20,595.00 ers for this year has been set. Camp B'nai B'rith-$24,455.90 applicants will remain in BBYO Competition will be in tenpins, was a note: "Please rush as I am trying to keep a Jewish Moledeth B'nai B'rith in Israel Outstanding service to the organ- at least one additional year. five pins and candlepins. girl from marrying a Christian. Any other information you -$4800.00 Additional details will be avail- can send will be greatly appreciated." The writer identified Ramat Tzvi in Israel-$3000.00 and community are also able in next month's SHOFAR. herself as "A Jewish Mother." B'nai B'rith Martyrs' Forest- A PAGE FROM HISTORY A letter from a Jewish Com- $10,215.00 munity Center Program super- BBG Anita Perlman College visor accompanied an order for Scholarships-$6200.00 Pearl Harbor Plus 20 Years 60 pamphlets - actually a re- Katz-Klutznick Arts and Edu- cation Buildings-$13,978.73 order. Said the letter: BBG Israel Summer Institute Recalls BBYO's War Efforts "My own personal comment - Scholarships-$11,239.00 the pamphlets look as if they B'nai B'rith Women's Chil- meet a real need experienced by dren's Home in Israel - Twenty years ago last month the United States was our teens to have a concise, $12,672.50 plunged into the greatest war in its history. AZA as a typical example of the authoritative piece of material to BBG Leadership Training patriotism of Canadian Jewish December, 1941 and VJ Day in September, 1945 are part For BBYO's present members the period between servicemen. The report cited spe- use as a basis for taking a look Scholarships-$16,345.47 cifically the record of Ottawa's at some of the problems which it AZA Leadership Training Moses Bilsky AZA which had 24 covers." Scholarships-$11,897.60 era about which they read in their history textbooks. of its 35 members in active Serv- (See FUNDS, Page 8) period. grew generation up of the ice. Both quotes are typical of the who in that With war clouds on the horizon In the United States, immedi- comments which are being re- indeed who participated since the late 1930's, many AZA ately after the declaration of war ceived almost daily from Where To Find It ways. the war effort in a variety of members had enlisted in the arm- on the Axis powers, alephs rushed BBYO'ers, members of their Aleph Godol's reality it was a period of grim ed forces. Canadian alephs, by the in droves to join up to do their families and persons outside Message Page 3 BBYO'S The war period was one of time of Pearl Harbor, had already part in the war effort. BBYO who have been discover- BBG President's been engaged in battle action - neing finest hours. Self-sacri- By July of 1942, only six months ing the pamphlets. Message Page 5 numerous fronts - on the battle- service was rendered on many of them with distinction - after America's entry into the Sales High BBYA President's since Canada's entry into the war war, AZA's War Service Conven- The verbal plaudits are being Message Page 2 and the home front alike. preceded America's. tion in Chicago had the sad task backed up also by some impres- Chapter Chatter Page 6 Pre-Pearl Harbor So notable were Canadian of memorializing seven members sive sales records - another im- AZA contributions to the main- alephs' war efforts that an offi- who had reportedly laid down portant barometer of the success Names In The News Page 7 tenance of the free world had be- cial document issued by the Cana- their lives on active duty. The of the pamphlets. Pen Pals Page 4 dian Minister of National War memorial prayer "El Mole Rach- even BBYO's Washington office re- Sports-Scope Page 3 before Pearl Harbor. Services, "Canadians All," cited (See HISTORY, Page 7) (See PAMPHLETS, Page 4) World Datelines Page 7