Record Number of Applicants For 1963 Israel Institute A record number of applicants for the 1963 BBYO office was announced this week. SHOFAR the Israel Summer Institute by BBYO's Washington headquarters Plans for the annual seven- week Institute, meanwhile, con- Joel Rosenthal, 4212 Norwich Drive, Fort Worth, Texas tinue to shape up. Doreen Shapiro, 1105 Glenview Already set is the departure Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania date-Monday, July 1, via an Air Harriet Siegel, 7109 Claridge Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization France Boeing Jet. The group will Street, Philadelphia, Pennsyl- AZA-BBG-BBYA land in Paris the following morn- vania ing after an overnight trans- Jilla E. Wolsey, 2178 High- Atlantic flight. Following a brief land Oaks Drive, Arcadia, Cali- fornia 40TH YEAR 6 MAY, 1963 Office of Publications, Baltimore, Md. Send address changes to stopover, the Institute will trans- The Shofar, 1640 Rhode Island Ave., NW. Washington 6, D. C. fer to an El Al plane to con- tinue on to Israel. Arrival in Israel is scheduled for Tuesday, BBYO Art Competition Is July 2. The return trip, which is sched- uled to include a two or three Seeking Your Contributions set- day stopover in Europe, is still mal in the planning stage. Arrival Here's an opportunity to make a resounding success of a back in the U.S. is set for Sun- new BBYO program the Annual Art Competition which day, August 18. BYO is being held in conjunction with the Klutznick Exhibit Hall Nor- Typical Program in the B'nai B'rith Building. ion. In Israel, the Institute mem- This year's competition is be- All participants will be re- bers will take part in a typical ing limited to entries in all two quired to pay an entrance fee of Israel Institute program of tour- dimensional media oil, water $2.00. The fees will be used to ing, meeting top government color, pastel, pen and ink, char- cover the cost of printing an ex- leaders, seeing historical sites and points of current interest and liv- coal and the like. hibit catalog, insurance to cover 1 ing with Israeli families as part Any member of BBYO is eli- all art work while in BBYO's pos- of a plan to familiarize BBYO gible to enter the program session, mailing, handling and members at first hand with the prizes. people of Israel. with competition directly on a There will be three cash prizes. m Prior to their departure for national level. There will be no CONGRATULATIONS BBG international president Judy Millman First prize will be a $50.00 U.S. Israel, Institute participants will plants a congratulatory kiss on the cheek of BBW's newly-elected regional or district eliminations. Savings Bond. Second and third take part in a three-day orienta- president, Mrs. Tillie Sims of Detroit. Looking on, at left, Mrs. tion meeting at Camp B'nai Lillian Holstein of Pittsburgh, newly-elected third vice-president of the B'nai B'rith Women, and Mrs. Helen Smith of Austin, Youth Awards prizes will be $25.00 U.S. Savings B'rith. Bonds. In addition, a number of The orientation session will in- Texas, who represents the Women's District Grand Lodge 7 on the honorable mention certificates will clude lectures and seminars on BB Youth Commission, and is newly-elected treasurer of the what to expect in Israel, a brief Competition be awarded to deserving entries. B'nai B'rith Women. 1 review of Israel's current history, Judges Panel and a brief course on conver- REPORT FROM WASHINGTON: Now Open Entries will be judged by a sational Hebrew. panel of prominent persons in Applications for the Institute Judy Recounts Her Thrilling Competition for "Parents' Mag- the world of art, including repre- are available from BBYO regional azine's" 9th annual Youth Group sentatives of leading art gal- offices or by writing directly to the BBYO headquarters office: Achievement Awards was opened leries, schools of art and museums 1640 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Participation At Biennial this month. in the Washington, D.C. area. Washington 6, D.C. BBYO groups are invited to Deadline for submitting en- By Judy Millman h Acceptances submit their applications for one tries is Sept. 15, 1963. (BBG Int'l. President) The names of those who have of the scores of awards which The best entries will be ex- ts been accepted thus far for this Monday, April 1: arrived in Washington, D.C. late this will be made this year for out- hibited at the Klutznick Exhibit year's Institute are as follows: afternoon. As I stepped from my plane I spotted the tiny pink standing community service per- Hall in Washington for a six- C- Diane Alexander, 6920 South buds that dotted the trees in the nation's capital. Cherry formed during the past year. week period beginning Sept. 15 Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois S- blossom season was here, and I could feel that fresh breath of Awards include cash prizes, med- and continuing through October Jolene Chozen, 1200 Oaklawn spring everywhere. als, plaques and certificates of 31. Road, Arcadia, California Faith Kindler, 110 Shore Drive As my taxi neared the Statler and on. But what was most ex- honor. When the exhibit closes at the Hilton, I caught a glimpse of citing I was about to participate Nominations must be submitted of West, Miami, Florida those historic sights that were in the activities of the 1963 B'nai Exhibit Hall, the award-winning B'rith Women's Biennial Con- to Youth Group Achievement Trudy Nuger, 5510 Wilbur Ave- paintings may be available as a mere pictures in my school his- C nue, Tarzana, California, tory book: the Washington Mon- vention. Awards, Parents' Magazine, 52 traveling exihibit to BBYO re- Linda Robb, 18003 Mendota, ument, the Lincoln Memorial, the I arrived at the hotel just in Vanderbile Ave., New York 17, gional offices. In addition, winning a Detroit, Michigan Capital, the White House and on (see WASHINGTON, page 5) N.Y. Deadline for applications is entries may be placed on perma- June 1, 1963. nent display at Camp B'nai B'rith or at BBYO headquarters in AZA Alumni Make Leadership Marks Details and applications are Washington, D.C. available from the above address. Here, again, are the rules of AZA alumni-many of whom credit their experience in nicipal Court of Los Angeles by Numerous BBYO groups have the competition: the order as their inspiration for adult leadership-continue to California Governor Edmund been award recipients in recent 1. All entrants must be na- make important contributions to the general community. Brown. years. (see ART, page 2) Here is a rundown of alumni Judge Feinerman, 36, who was whose distinguished activities Former aleph Robert Feiner- godol of his chapter, and later a This Is Final Reminder have recently come to the atten- man of Los Feliz (Calif.) AZA regional godol, is a past B'nai tion of the BBYO Washington -and a one-time district 4 godol B'rith lodge president. headquarters office. -has been appointed to the Mu- In taking the bench he resigned On BBYO Career Day his post as President of Los A word to the career-wise should be sufficient. Angeles' Westlake Savings and And this has to be the last word for the year because Loan Association which he has headed since 1961. Sunday, May 19 is the day for the annual BBYO Career REC Conference Day. Sixth On Bench The day-long program is a all BBYO members and alumni in Judge Feinerman is the sixth uniquely BBYO event designed Districts 1. and the Northern former BBYO'er to reach the to stimulate qualified members Region of District 5. bench. of the order, and alumni, to pur- Those found by their regional As reported in the April sue careers in social group work. SHOFAR, former GAG Irving Ultimate objective of the annual directors as having good career Hill (1934-1935) currently serves recruitment conference is to at- potential will receive travel funds. on the Superior Court in Los tract top quality BBYO-oriented BBYO will pay a subsidy for any Angeles. people into career work with the travel expense above $5.00 and Another former GAG, Joseph agency. up to $25.00 for all qualifying Karesh, (1929-1930) is serving on This year's conference will be participants. the Superior Court in San held at Congregation Zichron But, better hurry, because time Francisco Ephraim, 163 East 67th Street, is short. New York City. Judge Milton A. Friedman, a The conference will include ses- former AZA leader in Miami, sions on social group work; Fla., has been serving on the BBYO as an agency employing Where To Find It Municipal Court in that city for social group workers: and general several years. BBYA President's training in the field of Jewish And another one-time GAG, Message Page 2 communal services. Peter K. Rosedale, (1951-1952) Chapter Chatter Page 7 was recently elected to the Mu- Conference Staff COMMISSIONER HONORED. B'nai B'rith Youth Commission nicipal Court in Providence, R.I. Members of BBYO's headquar- Names In The News Page 6 chairman David M. Blumberg is presented with a statuette as a A former BBYM'er also is a ters and field staff, along with Pen Pals Page 2 token of appreciation for his visit to Montreal. Making the pre- faculty members of schools of member of the distinguished band Speak Up sentation are Jerry Tollinsky, Laurentian Region AZA Godol, and social work will be on hand to Page 4 of alumni jurists-Judge Sher- BBG regional president Monette Malewski. answer questions. Sports-Scope Page 3 (see ALUMNI, page 6) The conference will be open to