IN THIS ISSUE: 1962 BBYO Bowling Tournament Winners (See Page 2) TWELFTH RECIPIENT Rabbi Stanley Rabinowitz the Top 1962 AZA Alumnus Rabbi Stanley Rabinowitz, spiritual leader of Wash- SH ington, D.C.'s Adas Israel Congregation, has been named 1962 recipient of AZA's "Sam Beber Distinguished Alumnus Award," it was jointly announced this month by GAG Sy Schnitzer and national Youth Commission chairman David Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization M. Blumberg. The award, given annually to AZA-BBG-BBYA an alumnus of AZA who has was appointed a member of form- made notable contributions to the er Minnesota Governor Orville betterment of humanity who has (see ALUMNUS, page 2) 39TH YEAR OCTOBER, 1962 Office of Publications. Baltimore, Md. Send address changes to The Shofar, 1640 Rhode Island Ave., NW. Washington 6, D. C. achieved outstanding success in his chosen career, is named in honor of Sam Beber of Park For- est, Ill., AZA founder. International Parleys Name Millman, A former GAG (1937-38), Rabbi Rabinowitz has been in the pulpit at Adas Israel - one Schnitzer To Head Orders For 62-'63 of the most important Conserva- tives Synagogues in the nation since 1960. BBG'S Adopt Program AZA Creates New Prior to his present post, he For Peace; Define had served for seven years as rabbi of Adath Jeshurun in Min- Goals Of I.S.F. Chairmen; Policy Set Starlight, Pa. On AIT Membership neapolis, one of the oldest syna- gogues west of the Mississippi. Delegates to BBG's 18th Starlight, Pa. annual international conven- Delegates to AZA's 39th Communal Leader tion took action on a globe- annual international conven- Active in a variety of civic circling program ranging all the way from Camp B'nai tion voted a 75c per member and Jewish communal affairs, B'rith to establishment of a assessment, a modification of Rabbi Rabinowitz is currently a member of the Rabbinic Cabinet "Youth for Peace" clearing the order's structure, a of the Rabbinical Assembly of house. slightly revised membership America and a fellow in the Jew- Elected president for the com- policy, elected Sy Schnitzer ish Theological Seminary spon- ing year was Judy Millman, 17, of Chicago as Grand Aleph a high school senior from Detroit, Mich., and last year's NLTC vice- Godol, and revamped the In- president. iternational Service Fund in Named with her were: Judy the major action of the fast- Smith, 17, Salt Lake City, Utah, paced seven day conclave program vice-president; Rita Rifken, 17, convention vice- here. president; and Janet Brenn, 16, The post of Grand Aleph Giz- Ft. Wayne Ind. NLTC vice- bor was dropped and four new president. chairmanships were added - Retiring president Marcia ternational Service Fund, Social Goren was named to the tradi- Awareness, Community Service tional post of counselor. and Jewish Heritage. The move In addition to voting alloca- was taken in an effort to give tions of $10,550.00, delegates added emphasis to these aspects agreed that contributions to the of AZA's programming for the International Service Fund should coming year. be met before chapters make The revised membership policy, contributions to causes outside which cannot become effective the fund. Excluded from the rec- until it is acted upon by the ommendation is personal volun- B'nai B'rith Youth Commission, teer service performed in con- enunciates procedures by which nection with helping to raise an Aleph-In-Training can be re- RABBI RABINOWITZ funds for outside agencies. fused membership in a chapter. Some exceptions to the rec- It also specifically establishes sored Herbert H. Lehman Insti- ommendation will be permitted in that an AIT pays regular dues tute on Ethics. He serves cur- fund contributions in communities immediately upon acceptance as rently as a member of the na- where an emergency situation THE NEW PREXIES. Newly-elected GAG Sy Schnitzer of Chi- an AIT. (See full statement, tional B'nai B'rith Youth Com- makes it impossible to meet ISF cago and BBG chief executive Judy Millman were a happy duet page 3). goals first. mission, and is the chairman Climax of the parley was the of its Judaism Pamphlet Com- BBG's were also told that their following their election at the AZA and BBG international parleys election of Sy Schnitzer, a 19- mittee. personal contributions to ISF are definitely welcome, in addition to at Camp B'nai B'rith. The new presidents have already swung into year-old Roosevelt University Earlier this year, Rabbi Rab- (see BBG, page 8) action, as witness their columns, this issue. (Chicago) freshman as Grand inowitz authored one in the series Aleph Godol. The new GAG of the Judaism Pamphlets, the served last year as District 6 Godol. popular and fast-selling "A Jew- LTC LECTURER SAYS ish View of Love and Marriage." BBYO'ers Give Other Officers He is also the author of numerous published articles in leading jour- Youth Has Major Role In Overseas Aid Elected to serve with him for the coming year were: Samuel nals dealing with community or- BBYO groups have been en- Chafetz, 17, Memphis, Tenn., a ganization, synagogue activities and Middle Eastern Affairs. A native of Duluth, Minnesota, Predicted Cultural Boom high school senior-Grand Aleph gaged in an international aid S'gan; Steve Morrison, 17, Elgin, program of their own during Ill., a high school senior-Grand Rabbi Rabinowitz grew up in Des recent weeks. Moines, Iowa, where he was a Aleph Mazkir; Benzion Goldstein, member of Des Moines AZA No. Starlight, Pa. AZA has received an acknowl- 17, Montreal, Canada, a high 4, later rising to the post of Participants to BBYO's International Leadership Train- edgement of its gift of an audio- school senior, Grand Aleph Mo- reh. chapter godol, godol,of the Corn- ing Conference were told here that their generation would be visual classroom teaching aid kit Retiring GAG Shelly Zimmer- belt Region and District godol. responsible for a predicted resurgence of Jewish life in to the Suehn Industrial Academy man was acclaimed Grand Aleph Shortly after his ordination, America. in Monrovia, Liberia. "I can as- Kohen Godol. Rabbi Rabinowitz served as Mid- sure you that this kit with its west Director of the Jewish But author-critic Charles Angoff said that the resurg- On the International Service contents will be a special help to Fund, delegates resolved that the Theological Seminary's Field ence would be stymied if today's my classroom work," wrote school present formula for allocations Office in Chicago, and later as 5 In BBYO Get director Bibi Z. Roberts of the Acting Director of the United teeners fall into the same cul- be abandoned and that alloca- gift which was donated through Synagogue of America. Academic Awards tural trap as their parents. "Do CARE. tions be apportioned on the basis His first pulpit was in New Five scholastic scholarships not make the mistakes of some of need. The allocations would be In the wake of the disastrous Haven, Conn., as rabbi of B'nai of your elders who look upon made by the International Ex- to enable deserving BBYO'ers Iranian earthquake, BBG and Jacob Synagogue. During his to continue their higher educa- Judiasm as a form of antedeluv- ecutive Committee of AZA with BBYA last month jointly con- tenure there he served as a mem- tion were awarded last month. ian clannishness, a body of semi- "first preference" going to tributed a total of $100.00 for For details of the three AZA barbaric rituals, a conglomeration BBYO projects. ber of the Mayor's Committee on Red Cross relief work. The money These include: BBYO Israel Human Relations, as well as scholarship recipients, see of traditions and customs," he was expended from the Disaster page 3. said. Summer Institute; National president of the Zionist district Relief Funds which are part of Leadership Training Conference; and chairman of the local United Brief biographical sketches Instead, he urged today's both orders' International Service Katz-Klutznick Arts and Educa- Jewish Campaign. of the two BBG scholarship younger generation "to take to Funds. tion Buildings at Camp B'nai While serving in his Minne- recipients will be found on heart what some of your elders Approval for the contribution B'rith; United Nations Interna- apolis pulpit, Rabbi Rabinowitz page ' have learned the hard way and quickly came from Judy Millman tional Children's Emergency (see LTC, page 5) (see FUNDS, page 2) (see AZA, page 3)