1963 Bowling Tourney Winners List (see page 5) the Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization AZA-BBG-BBYA 40TH YEAR AUGUST, 1963 The Shofar, 1640 Rhode Island Ave., NW. Washington 6, D.C. Office of Publications, Baltimore, Md. Send address changes to Twin AZA-BBG Parleys Will Draw Expected 400 Participants Starlight, Pa. COMMEMORATING AN HEROIC EPISODE in Jewish history- A combined convention body of about 400 Alephs and BBG's will be on hand here this the uprising of the Warsaw ghetto-members of Philadelphia's month for their orders' traditional annual international conventions. AZA region relayed the Martyrs' Torch of Independence from Independence Hall to a ceremony on the University of Pennsylvania Joint theme of the twin parleys is "A Search for A Teen Age Code of Ethics." The campus-a distance of about five miles. The torch was delivered week-long parleys-August 19-26-will be held in part separately, part jointly. The exec- to former American U.N. Ambassador Philip Klutznick-one-time president of B'nai B'rith-who was principal speaker at the 20th utive committees of both orders have dubbed the unique arrangement "simuljoinus." anniversary commemoration program. Pictured are Harry Tischler, The major events will take place incoming godol of Philadelphia's Roosevelt Council, handing over as co-ed activities with separate Their Year Ends Blumberg; Mrs. Louis Kash, B'nai the torch to Len Stein of Lacks-Pearlstein AZA to start the run. sessions planned for internal B'rith Women's BBYO Chairman; business issues. BBYO national Commissioner Norman Katz New BBYA A host of special events will Henry Cohen; B'nai B'rith Wom- highlight the twin conventions. en's third 'vice-president Mrs. Among them will be a report Lillian Holstein, former advisor Prexy; Jewish Education, from GAG Sy Schnitzer and BBG to BBG for the BBYO National International president Judy Mill- Youth Commission; and Mr. and man on their participation in the Mrs. Louis Perlman of Chicago. Membership Get Emphasis World Jewish Youth Conference Special guests will be Mr. and in Jerusalem which will have Starlight, Pa. ended just a few days prior to the Mrs. Louis Lerner who during start of the parleys. On the same the past two years have made A 24-year-old Winnipeg, Manitoba BBYA veteran- panel with them will be Dr. Max BBG international president substantial contributions to the Norman Katz-was elected international BBYA president F. Baer, BBYO's national direc- July Millman and GAG Sy Schnit- Anita Perlman Scholarship fund at the order's 18th convention at Camp B'nai B'rith here tor, who accompanied BBYO's zer ring down the curtain on in honor of Mrs. Perlman-one of delegation to the Jerusalem meet- their terms as they preside over last month. ing. their orders' international con- BBG's early founders and a long- Elected with Katz, a social land, Middle Atlantic, Toronto ventions this month. time friend of the organization. work trainee and 1962-63 inter- and Laurentian Regions. B.B. Dignitaries There will be three major con- Impetus for the new program Other B'nai B'rith dignitaries conventions are National Youth national BBYA treasurer, were: vention addresses by Rabbi spark came from a convention expected to participate in the Commission chairman David M. Ronald Reinblatt, 23, Montreal, Stanley Rabinowitz of Washing- activity featuring an address by Canada, a statistician, program Rabbi Harold Bleich, Washington, ton, D.C.; Rabbi Charles Shulman vice-president; D.C.-a member of the staff of AZA, BBG Fund Raising of the Riverdale Temple, New Allen Farkas, 21, Chicago, the B'nai B'rith Department of York; and Dr. William Korey, membership vice-president; Adult Jewish Education. Leonard Melman, 21, Los Rabbi Bleich spoke about the Pacing Last Year's Totals director of the New York Bureau of the B'nai B'rith International Angeles, a sophomore at Los department's "Living Room Learning Kits"-special packets AZA and BBG International Service Fund contributions Council. Angeles College, treasurer. of material available for home Retiring international presi- were ahead of last year's pace-a near year-end report Rabbi Rabinowitz, who will be dent Chuck Levy was elected group discussion purposes. Dele- at the camp to receive a plaque counselor. And newly-named gates who met in regional buzz compiled this month by the BBYO headquarters office designating him as last year's president Katz, in one of his first groups following the talk were showed. appointments, designated his so enthused about the program, With three months of the fund- August and September-contrib- outstanding AZA alumnus, will wife, Carol, to serve as secretary. they asked for immediate imple- utions receipted in BBYO's Wash- deliver the conventions' keynote mentation. Vice-president Rein- raising year still to go-July, ington office showed that as of address-relating his talk to his Membership Drive blatt was instructed to make own AZA experiences and how Among the major actions taken plans for the eastern institute. June 30, 1963 both orders were No SHOFAR For they helped nurture in him a de- by the convention were resolu- ahead of their fund raising pace Other Speakers sire for a worthwhile career. tions calling for a continued Other convention speakers were Next Month of last year during a similar A series of youth panel ses- membership drive and a new em- Dr. Max F. Baer, Washington, period. sions will follow. phasis on Jewish education. D.C., BBYO's national director; In accordance with our reg- BBG's grand total for the nine- BBYA will again stage its an- Dr. Ira Eisenstein, New York, ular publications schedule, Summary Speaker month period ending June 30, nual membership contest with president of the Jewish Recon- there will be no issue of THE Rabbi Shulman will serve as March 31, 1964, as the cut-off structionist Foundation of Amer- SHOFAR for the month of 1963 stood at $18,719.95. At the summary speaker addressing date. (Contest details will be ica; Otto Weiner, Chicago, BBYO September. same time last year, the order himself to the series of issues available in a subsequent issue national youth commissioner and Publication will resume with had amassed a total of $16,375.63. that have been raised during the of THE SHOFAR). A goal of BBYA advisor for the commis- an issue dated for October- The year-end total for the 1961- entire's week's discussion of the 3500 members for next August sion; and national B'nai B'rith off the press some time during 62 year-which includes all con- search for a teen code of ethics. was set. Youth Commission chairman, the fourth week of September. tributions through September 30 Dr. Korey will focus on the A stepped-up program of Jew- David M. Blumberg of Knoxville, Deadline for receipt of mate- issue of ethics in national and in ish education will mark the or- rial for the October issue, -was $22,691.63. Tenn. international relations-between der's program activities in the One of the inspirational high- which will contain news of the AZA's total thus far this year nations, between nations and peo- coming year-with an Eastern lights of the convention was an AZA and BBG international stands at $9,208.24 as compared ple and between people and peo- Judiasm Institute to be held this address by Judy Goodman of conventions, is September 5. with $9,009.63 for the same peri- ple. The talk will deal specifically fall at a site still to be desig- Syosett, New York, a 23-year-old Till next issue have a od last year. The full 1961-62 with such wide-ranging issues as nated. It will involve members out-patient at the Leo N. Levi pleasant summer. fund raising total for AZA was the United Nations and U.S. from the New York, New Eng- (see BBYA, page 2) $12,516.86. racial integration. In addition to the usual con- LEFT LAST MONTH vention business sessions, a full day will be set aside for a series of so-called "take home sessions" 69 BBYO'ers Taking Part In Israel Summer Institute which will concentrate on giving (see AZA-BBG, page 4) New York Israel will be spent touring the by BBYO's regional director in A contingent of 69 members of the B'nai B'rith Youth country's historical and modern Toronto, Canada-Harold Smith, Organization and their two staff leaders flew to Israel last points of interest, participating assisted by Mrs. Ruth Cantor of Where To Find It in a series of question and answer the organization's Maryland re- month to participate in the organization's 8th annual Israel Aleph Godol's periods with Israeli government gional office, and Sandra Cohen Message officials, and listening to a series Page 3 Summer Institute. of Bridgeport, Conn. The annual event takes mem- trip is a full week stay at an agri- of lectures. Chapter Chatter The group will return to the Page 6 cultural settlement where the The program is sponsored by United States in late August Names In The News Page 7 bers of the organization to Israel Institute participants work and the B'nai B'rith Youth Organi- Prior to their departure, the Pen Pals Page 7 for a unique seven-week work live as regular members of the zation in conjunction with the Institute spent three days at a Sports-Scope Page 3 and study program. community. Jewish Agency. briefing session at Camp B'nai World Datelines Page 5 One of the highlights of the The remainder of their time in This year's group is supervised B'rith.