BUSINESS AND COMMUNAL LEADER William Horowitz Of New the Haven Is Top AZA Alumnus New Haven business and communal leader William Horowitz has been designated recipient of AZA's annual "Sam Beber Distinguished Alumnus Award," it was an- nounced this month by National B'nai B'rith Youth Com- mission chairman David M. Blumberg and Grand Aleph Godol Sheldon Zimmerman. Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization The award is the highest AZA-BBG-BBYA honor accorded by AZA to a of the New Haven Jewish Com- former member who has made munity Council. notable contributions to the bet- The 55-year-old business (see HOROWITZ, page 4) 38TH YEAR JUNE, 1962 Office of Publications. Baltimore, Md. Send address changes to terment of humanity and has The Shofar, 1640 Rhode Island Ave., NW. Washington 6, D. C. achieved outstanding success in his chosen career. The award is named for AZA founder Sam Beber of Park Forest, Ill. 2500 Expected To Take Mr. Horowitz, a native of Kansas City, Mo., where he served as the first godol of Part In District Parleys Kansas City AZA No. 2 the second chapter organized in AZA An estimated 2500 BBYO'ers will take part in District -as well as the Order's first grand aleph s'gan, is chairman conventions throughout the order, a SHOFAR survey this of the Board of Education of the month showed. State of Connecticut, and has The parleys will combine a rich blend of discussions on been a member of the Board since 1955. a variety of internal organizational issues with seminars, Bank President workshops and speakers on a wide range of global issues. With Starlight, Pa. An expected 300 He is president and director few exceptions, they will be participants will be on hand. of the General Bank & Trust Co. of New Haven and serves as joint events. District 4 Plans an officer and director of a Early bird honors go to Dis- A series of discussions on re- variety of leading New Haven trict 1 AZA whose parley was gional convention planning in- institutions, including Radio held last month at Wawarsing, creasing contributions to the In- Station WELL. A past president ternational Service Funds, and of New Haven's B'nai Jacob N. Y. attended by 183 delegates "the radical right" will be the Synagogue, Mr. Horowitz was the -the largest attendance in the highlights of a joint AZA-BBG recipient of the synagogue's history of the district. District 4 convention, June 29- "Good Name Award" in 1958, Elected godol was Michael July 2 at the Riviera Hotel, Palm and was honored in 1953 as the Kane of Raynham, Mass., past Springs, Calif. S recipient of the annual Commun- godol of the Blackstone-Narra- Convention speakers will in- Canada ity Service Award given by New gansett Region. Other officers clude Zane Meckler and Al Mell- udaism Haven's Horeb Lodge of B'nai elected were: Michael Frumkin, man, Associate Director and B'rith. Mr. Horowitz is a mem- s'gan, past godol of the Queens Assistant Director respectively, theme ber of the lodge. Borough Region and Ian Lubeck, of the Community Relations sm mazkir, of Toronto. Theme of Committee of the Los Angeles the three-day AZA convention Jewish Federation. Some 150 was "Fraternalism in AZA participants each are expected at Through Better Programming." the AZA and BBG parleys which will revolve around the themes BBG's To Meet "Let This Be the Moment Now" The District BBG parley will (see DISTRICTS, page 8) be held June 28-July 2 at Camp copy High Point, West Shokan, N. Y. ARRIVE IN JULY It will revolve around the theme, "Why BBG-The Needs Met By A GOOD. JOB, WELL DONE. B'nai B'rith president Label A. Katz Its Programs." An expected 225 and British Name offers a hearty congratulatory handshake to BBG president Marcia delegates will hear an address Goren following the BBG's address to the B'nai B'rith triennial by Mrs. Minna Wolf, president convention. Marcia spoke briefly, expressing her thanks on behalf of District 1, B'nai B'rith Wo- Envoys To of all of BBYO, for B'nai B'rith's support and sponsorship of the men, and will also participate in youth order. Also present as an observer during the trienniar a panel discussion featuring Camp Events parley was GAG Sheldon Zimmerman, who had to cut short his speakers from the various agen- stay to return to school. cies of B'nai B'rith. In District 2, some 250 dele- Two 17-year-olds-a pros- gates are expected for a joint pective lawyer and a future 1962 BBYO Israel Institute parley July 5-9 at the Univer- teacher - will represent sity of Illinois, Champaign, Ill. Theme of the co-ed conclave will BBYO of Great Britain at Contingent Now Numbers 65 be "The Jewish Teen-Ager in the this year's international William Horowitz Community," which will feature A contingent of 65 BBYO'ers, including 17 recipients of summer events at Camp three major workshops on "The half scholarships, will form the 1962 BBYO Israel Summer Regarded as one of the youth Jewish Teen and the Jewish B'nai B'rith. Institute. founders of AZA, Mr. Horowitz Community, "The Jewish Teen The British BBYO'ers are was a member, along with and the General Community," Janet Ross of Bournemouth and Named as recipients of the scholarships, which are Philip M. Klutznick, of AZA's and "The Jewish Teen and the Max Gold of Hull. awarded from a fund provided first international Gold Medal BBYO Community." A three-year member of by AZA and BBG, were 7 alephs University City, Mo., who was Debating Team and was the The convention will also fea- Chaim Weizmann BBG, Janet ture a series of "how to" ses- and 10 BBG's. The scholarships the recipient of a full scholar- originator of the nomenclature of currently serves as social chair- Hebrew titles for AZA officers. sions with emphasis on providing man of her chapter and was the are worth $450.000-half the total ship provided by St. Louis real- As a student at Yale, he in- delegates with skills in singing organizer of a dramatics group. cost of the Institute fee. tor Harry Friedman. stalled the first ten chapters of and dancing designed to groom She has previously served as the Selected by a panel of judges In addition, as previously an- AZA in the east-the first being them, in turn, for teaching "back British equivalent of chapter headed by Harry E. Brager, nounced, Ronald Charles Taylor organized in Canonsburg, Pa. home." community service chairman. chairman of the Israel Projects of High Point, N. C., is the re- Active in a variety of com- In District 3, there will be Janet, a student at Bournemouth Committee of the B'nai B'rith cipient of a full scholarship munal, educational and political concurrent but separate conven- Grammar School for Girls, ex- Youth Commission, and Mrs. awarded by the North Carolina activities, Mr. Horowitz is direc- tions of AZA and BBG. The AZA pects to enroll in college next Maurice Bisgyer, a member of B'nai B'rith Youth Council, tor of the Connecticut Educa- parley, with 225 delegates ex- year for a career as a teacher the Commission were: tional Television Corp., and pected. will be held at Camp of English and history. AZA - Bernard M. Kirzner, N. Y. Departure served for six years as Presi- Akiba, Stroudsburg, Pa., from Her AZA opposite number is Oak Park, Mich.: Ian R. Lubek, The Institute group, which will dent of the National Friends of June 25-29. The BBG parley, to aleph godol of Orde Wingate Toronto, Ont., Canada; Martin leave from New York on June 30, the Yale Hillel Foundation. He be held during the same period, AZA and has previously served Mensch, Brooklyn, N. Y.: Sheldon following a three-day orientation is a former treasurer of the New will be at Camp B'nai B'rith, as chapter mazkir and kohen M. Paru, Tulsa, Okla.; David I. meeting, will make the round- Haven Democratic Town Com- godol. Like Janet, Gold has been Shorr, Woonsocket, R. I.; Marvin trip via an El A1 Boeing plane. mittee and was an alternate dele- in BBYO for three years. A stu- Waxman, Toronto, Ont., Canada; En route, the group will make a Last SHOFAR gate to the Democratic National dent at Hull Grammar School, and Stephen A. Jacobs, Balti- stopover of three days in Am- Conventions in 1956 and 1960. Till August he plans to pursue a career in more, Md. (see ISRAEL, page 3) law beginning next year. An BBG Tamara R. Gordon, Educational Interests In accordance with SHO- athlete as well as a scholar, Gold Beaver Falls, Pa.; Marcia A. In addition, Mr. Horowitz FAR's publication schedule, is a member of his school's Grossman, Aurora, Ill.; Frances Where To Find It serves as a member of the Na- this will be the last issue un- rugby team and serves also in T. Kass, New York, N. Y.; Bar- tional Committee for Support of til August, 1962. The August the Philosophical and Debating bara J. Kress, Memphis, Tenn.; Aleph Godol's Public Schools, along with such SHOFAR, which will contain Societies. Jill A. London, Lorain, O.; Gail Message Page 3 prominent Americans as Harry last-mintue details of the The two British BBYO are T. Maenza, Jackson Heights, BBG President's Truman, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, AZA and BBG international scheduled to sail from South- N. Y.; Renee S. Michael, Atlanta, Message Page 5 Walter Reuther, Carl Sandburg, conventions, will be in the ampton on the Queen Elizabeth Ga.; Dorian Mintzer, Oakland, YO Chapter Chatter Page 7 and others, and was vice-presi- mails about the third week on July 12, arriving in New Calif.; Adiva Rosenberg, Detroit, on, dent of the Connecticut delega- Mich.; and Karen Stecher, Names In The News in July. Deadline for the Au- York on July 17, to begin a Page 4 rs. tion to the 1960 White House gust issue is July 1. round of pre-camp visits to east- Brooklyn, N. Y. Pen Pals Page 8 in, Conference on Children and Until then, have a good ern cities arriving in Starlight in Another participant will be Sports-Scope Page 3 es Youth in Washington, D. C. He time for the start of the Lead- summer. Roberta A. Shedlofsky, 17, a World Datelines Page 8 is also an officer and director ership Training Institute. member of Anne Frank BBG,