IN THIS ISSUE Israel Summer Institute-1962 SHOFAR the Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization AZA-BBG--BBYA 38TH YEAR FEBRUARY, 1962 Office of Publications, Baltimore, Md. Send address changes to The Shofar, 1640 Rhode Island Ave., NW. Washington 6, D. C. Zimmer On Mend BBYA Execs Vote To Hold Following Injuries Philadelphia 1962 Convention At Camp BB Former BBYA president Lou Zimmer is reportedly on the Ste. Agatha, Canada road to recovery following in- The BBYA international convention for 1962 will be juries sustained in an auto ac- held at Camp B'nai B'rith. cident while en route to the This was one of the major decisions taken here at the BBYA executive committee meeting in Ste. Agathe. annual mid-year meeting of the order's executive committee. Zimmer suffered serious in- Dates for the parley-the first to juries when the automobile in be held at the Camp since 1960- parley for 1962 at the BBYO- which he was a passenger was were set for July 15-20. operated campsite, the executives rammed on the New Jersey The convention theme will take indicated the possibility of hold- Turnpike by a speeding car. The car in which Zimmer was its name from the title of the ing the 1963 convention there as hit was standing on the side celebrated book by former B'nai well. Without definitely commit- of the road with a number of B'rith president, and now U.N. ing themselves, the execs agreed other cars which had been Ambassador, Philip M. Klutznick to restudy the possibility at a halted by Turnpike police to clear the wreckage of an earl- "No Easy Answers." Delegates later date. YOUTHS OF THE MONTH. Robert Libman and Myra Lazerwith, show off their citations after being named Junior Citizens of the ier accident when a speeding will view the American-Jewish Other Decisions Month by the Chicago Association of Commerce. The two BBYO'ers, car slammed into them. The communities in the manner ex- In other decisions taken at this who were selected from among scores of entries from youth organi- driver of the other car, who amined by Mr. Klutznick in his Laurentian Region resort site, zations throughout the city, will each receive $250.00 scholarships was drunk, was severely in- book. to the college of their choice. They will also have an opportunity jured. and his passenger was the order's executives gave a vote to compete next May when a "Youth of the Year" will be named killed. In addition to drawing definite of confidence to its Committee from among the monthly winners. The winner of the yearly contest plans to hold the international for Young Adult Development. receives an additional $750.00 scholarship. Libman a member of The Committee for Young Ad. Lawn Manor AZA, is valedictorian of his high school graduating AZA-BBG Execs Gather ult Development, which is charged class and is an accomplished musician and Hebrew student. Myra, high school junior, is a member of Tovah BBG, and is active in with helping recruit new mem- a variety of school organizations. For Annual D.C. Parley bers for the order, was granted an allocation of $300.00 to con- MARCH 4-11 AZA and BBG executives were gathering in Washing- tinue its work during the next few months. The execs agreed ton for the orders' annual mid-year executive committee that a possible additional grant It's Time To Bowl Again meetings as this issue of THE SHOFAR went to press. would be made to the Develop- This year's event was slated to ment Committee, if funds were be one of the most unusual ever tional Service Funds slated for a available, For Fun And Worthy Cause In the area of the order's staff held - combining a unique new day-long Sunday session. fund, the executive committee re- Service Fund rally which is de- The executives, meanwhile, viewed the work done thus far Whatever you're doing the week of March 4-11, make signed to serve as a stimulus were to be reviewing various as- in the New York, Middle Atlantic certain you reserve time for participation in the 5th annual for similar events around the pects of the program year- and Chicago Region and came up BBYO Bowling Tournament. through chairmen and district with a reaffirmation of the prin. nation. Some 20 alephs and BBG's, rep- president and g'dolim reports. ciple that BBYA will continue The Bowling Tourney, which has grown into one of the to honor its commitment to an biggest mass events of the order, benefits the building fund resenting several eastern com- Lunch At Capitol area in which a program has the Katz-Klutznick Arts and munities, were expected to be on In addition to these usual mat- been started as a result of the Education Buildings to be erected scheduled for the summer of hand for the Service Fund parley. ters on an exec meeting agenda, Staff Fund - provided that re- Camp B'nai B'rith, Starlight, 1963. They will serve as the head- A Saturday night banquet was to the orders' leaders were sched- sults of the program continue to quarters for BBYO's annual lead- kick off the event with a round uled to have lunch at the Capitol. prove satisfactory. ership training institutes. of workshops on various aspects A member of New York Senator But at the same time, the Completion of the buildings is (See BOWL, Page 4) of the AZA and BBG Interna- Jacob Javits' staff was to talk execs called on the Youth Com- briefly to the execs and then mission to make every effort to answer their questions on a va- include in BBYO's regular oper- AREA NAMES MOST POPULAR riety of issues. ating budget funds to support pro. Included on the weekend calen- grams now being aided through dar were services at one of Wash- the BBYA Staff Fund. What's In A Name? Survey Shows ington's best known synagogue's The BBYA executives, before -Adas Israel, whose spiritual adjourning, called on all BBYO leader is Rabbi Stanley Rabino- members to support the annual Wide Variety Among BBYO Groups witz, AZA alumnus and B'nai Bowling Tournament March B'rith Youth Commission mem- 4-11-coordination for which is ber-at-large. the responsibility of BBYA. When BBYO chapters are selecting a name for their group what type of name are they likely to decide upon? down by orders: BBG-82; AZA Statistics show that an overwhelming number of groups -160; BBYA-15. wind up with the name of the locality in which they are Another category from which situated. chapters select names with rela- running a strong second and munity or area. The breakdown tive frequency are names of na- BBYO in the types of names which by orders: BBG-200 chapters tionally-famous American Jews. groups appear to favor named for the area in which they Some 70 groups are thus named. Hebrew and Israeli names- exist; AZA-240 chapters named Among the Hebrew and Israeli names, those which show up with include names of biblical by area; BBYA-25 geographical connotations and names of dis- greatest frequency are Menorah names. -11 (6 BBG, 3 AZA and 2 local leaders of the Hebrew Names BBYA); Hatikvah-10 (8 BBG, community whose memories these Second most popular type of 1 AZA, 1 BBYA); and Deborah perpetuate by taking their name among BBYO chapters- 12 (all BBG). over 300 groups have them-are Other popular names include: as the chapter name. Hebrew and Israeli names. The Sinai, Akiba, King Solomon, recent survey of the more breakdown by order: BBG-185; Shalom, Sabras, Hillel and Sa- 1500 nationally registered AZA-70: BBYA-50. bras. ERETZ YISROEL. A quintet of BBYO'ers who participated in the one-thirdroups - about 460 groups- shows that almost A total of 257 chapters are In the famous American Jewish 1961 Israel Summer Institute tread the hallowed soil of Israel en named for deceased local Jewish names category, the names Louis route to a work detail at Moledeth. For information on what they did names denoting their com- community leaders. The break- (See NAMES, Page 4) there, see the special insert in this issue.