PARLEY EMPHASIZES MEMBERSHIP BBYA Votes To Keep "Staff Fund"; Levy Is New Prexy SHOFAR the Starlight, Pa. (Additional Convention News, Page 2) tap for A continuation of BBYA's self-generated "Operations Bootstraps" to build up the order's membership, an expan- cted sion of the Service Fund and a new emphasis on Jewish edu- Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization District cational activities were among the major decisions of BBYA's 17th international convention at Camp B'nai B'rith AZA-BBG-BBYA will be here last month. cademy, The five-day parley, July 15-20, also took a number of major de- 39TH YEAR by to be used exclusively for ex- AUGUST, 1962 Office of Publications. Baltimore, Md. Send address changes to The Shofar, 1640 Rhode Island Ave., NW. Washington 6, D. C. president cisions affecting internal pro- penses involved in hiring a clearly Sheldon gramming. defined BBYA part-time worker high- Elected to head the order for to work in membership accretion the next 12-months was Charles al and program development. Levy of Chicago, 23, who served More Than 350 Delegates Are as last year's international 4. Rejected the concept that the of treasurer. Fund be used for the purpose of Named to serve with him were: hiring AZA or BBG part-time Expected For AZA, BBG Parleys Stuart Horwitz, Chicago, mem- workers thus freeing a full time bership vice-president; Herman staff person to work with BBYA. Chudnow, Detroit, programming 5. Encouraged the concept of vice-president; Norman Katz, "matching funds" by a region. New BBG Song Delegates Will Winnipeg, treasurer; Robert Ley- In a variety of program area decisions, convention delegates To Be Dedicated Gavel Wielders inson, Montreal, counselor; Fran- Concentrate Or ces Okun, Chicago, recording sec- agreed: retary; and Eileen Sherman, Chi- To continue sponsorship of For Delegates Jewish History cago, corresponding secretary. the oratory contest. (Brief biographical sketches of The world premiere of a To continue sponsorship of A scholarly and sweeping the new officers will be found on the annual bowling tournament. new BBG song and a dra- look at Jewish history will be Page 2.) To attempt to establish an matic emphasis on BBG's the intriguing theme of Do-It-Yourself Interfaith Council in cities in International Service Fund AZA's 39th annual conven- BBYA's do-it-yourself "Opera- which BBYA chapters exist. will be the highlights of the tion at Camp B'nai B'rith, tions Bootstraps," which provides Jewish Education staff funds in communities with order's 18th annual conven- Starlight, Pa., Aug. 20-27. potential for membership growth, In another move, delegates will see funds channelled this voted to emphasize Jewish edu- tion at Camp B'nai B'rith, An estimated 175 delegates, cational activities throughout the Starlight, Pa., Aug. 20-27. guests and contest participants year into the New York, Middle Atlantic, Chicago, Greater Bos- year and will enlist the help and The convention is expected to will take part in the week-long ton, Laurentian, Southern Cali- support of the B'nai B"rith Adult attract upwards of 175 delegates, TWO RETIRING Presidents, Marcia Goren and Shelly Zim- parley which is to run concur- Jewish Education Commission to fornia and Minneapolis-St. Paul guests, alternates and contest regions. The latter has been implement the program. merman, will preside over their rently with the BBG convention. finalists. order's annual international One of the convention high- Although at the same site and added to the staff fund recipients For the first time in several lights was a Service Fund Rally conventions at Camp B'nai S years, the convention will be held at the same time, the conclaves list for the first time. B'rith, in one of their last offi- In addition to voting to retain during which films of the Leo N. concurrently with AZA's annual will operate as separate events cial acts as heads of BBG and the $1.50 per member assessment Levi Memorial Hospital, models international parley. However, with the exception of several to finance the Staff Fund, the and speakers on other phases of AZA, respectively. with the exception of mealtime joint cultural events for which the Fund were exhibited. The convention approved the following and several selected joint cul- top-flight speakers are being 5-point statement of principles rally also produced an additional tural activities, the BBG parley Argentine Teeners brought in. $4800.00 in actual cash contribu- governing the concept and opera- will be run as a separate event. In probing a variety of aspects tions of the Fund: tions with pledges of an addi- The new BBG song, "Give Me Want Pen Pals of Jewish history, delegates will 1. Reaffirmed a principle that tional $1400.00 to be redeemed Your Hand," has been composed be conducting their discussions nd- once a program is established as by the end of this month. for BBG by Gerald Marks of Want to exchange correspond- and focus their attention on a result of Staff Fund money, that In terms of allocations, the con- New York, nationally-known ence with Argentinian Jewish AZA's role in creating a part of per BBYA will continue to honor its vention voted to continue its con- songwriter and lyricist who is the teen-agers?. that history, as well as how the ed commitment to the area, so long tributions to the Katz-Klutznick composer of AZA's "Tomorrow order grew naturally out of an if as reasonably satisfactory re- and Today," which was composed The BBYO headquarters office Arts and Education Buildings at historical context. sults are obtained. Camp B'nai B'rith at the rate of on the occasion of AZA's Silver last month received a request 2. On the other hand, the Exe- (See CONVENTION, Page from the Sociedad Hebraica Ar- History Book (See SONG, Page 5) One of the convention features cutive Committee recognized that gentina for letters from BBYO it could not continue to support INTERIM REPORT SHOWS chapters wishing to establish con- will be the creation right at the an area indefinitely, and asks the tact with Argentinian youth campsite of a so-called "AZA B'nai B'rith Youth Commission History Book" with each of the groups. to look with favor upon the pos- AZA, BBG Fund Raising seven district delegations as- For further information, chap_ sibility of incorporating into a signed the responsibility of writ- ters are asked to write: Marcos regular budget of a BBYO office, ing one of the "chapters." Leiderman, Executive Director, funds to support programs now Well Ahead Of 1961-'62 Youth Department, Sociedad He- Assignments include: being made possible through the braaca Argentina, Sarmiento District One (Chapter 1) BBYA Staff Fund, when that AZA and BBG fund raising for the 1961-'62 program 2233, Buenos Aires, Argentina. (See AZA, Page 7) Fund has succeeded in establish- ing and supporting a member- year is well ahead of last year's pace, an interim report ship and program over a period from BBYO's Washington headquarters office this month of time. NLTC Attendance This 3. Reaffirmed that the Fund is showed. The report, covering the period from October 1, 1961 through Year Is Record 144 June 30, 1962 shows that BBG's Starlight, Pa. have contributed a grand total of $16,375.07 to four different funds The 5th annual edition of BBYO's Leadership Training as compared with $14,976.20 over Conference was taking place at Camp B'nai B'rith here as a similar period last year. AZA's this issue of SHOFAR went to press. total for the period ending June With the largest attendance in the annual event's 30, 1962 is $9,009.63, about 10 history - some 144 regional, percent ahead of last year's fig- council and district leaders-the start of the regular leadership ure of $8,252.53 for the same three-week leadership parley has conference, the smaller group period. now established itself as one of was incorporated into the three- (A district by district break- down will be found on page 6.) the most important events in week event. The accelerated pace of this BBYO's annual slate of activities. The NLTC uses an education- year's drives indicates, accord- Highlight of this year's event al technique of teaming a social ing to BBYO headquarters esti- was to be a day-long "Day With group worker with a rabbi which mates, that both order's will sur- pass last year's record fund The Jewish Arts" featuring ad- has attracted considerable notice in Jewish educational circles. raising totals. BBG's 1960-'61 dresses by noted writer Charles The event had been oversub- k total was $20,253.77, while AZA's Angoff, discussing Jewish litera- scribed by participants several year-end sum was $12,077.45. ture; famed art critic Alfred 1 weeks prior to its start. Included in the BBG figures Werner in a discussion of Jew- are funds raised for the Anita ish art; and Wayne State Uni- Perlman College Scholarships, versity faculty member Harriet Where To Find It Anita Perlman Leadership Schol- Berg talking about the Jewish Aleph Godol's it YOUNG CITIZEN OF THE YEAR. Aleph Robert Libman of arships, Martyrs' Forest and the Dance. Message Page 3 Chicago's Lawn Manor AZA, who received a $1000.00 scholarship overall Service Fund. The NLTC was preceded by the BBG President's from the Chicago Junior Association of Commerce, is congratuiated AZA contributes to the Klutz- second annual Extended Leader- Message Page 5 on his achievement by Mrs. Louis Hirsch, chairman of the BBYO nick Leadership Fund and the ship Training Conference involv- BBYA President's committee which designated him. Aleph Libman was named from Martyrs' Forest in addition to ing some 25 top leaders of the order who participated in an in- Message Page 2 among 70,000 applicants in the Junior Association's monthly its Service Fund. "Youth of the Month" competition. Pictured also are Mrs. Isadore A year-end contributions re- tensive leadership training pro- Chapter Chatter Page 7 Feinglass and Bernard B. Brody, co-chairmen of the Chicago BBYO port, including district per capita gram under the direction of Dr. Names In The News Page 6 Board of Directors. The award is given annually to the outstanding breakdowns, will be published in Irving Canter, National BBYO Pen Pals Page 8 youth in Chicago who is selected from among the winners of the the fall. BBYO's contributions Director of Programs, assisted Sports-Scope Page 3 monthly contest. year ends Sept. 30. by a panel of rabbis. With the