13th RECIPIENT DavidBlumbergNamedTo the AZA Alumnus For 1963 B'nai B'rith Youth Commission Chairman David M. SH Blumberg of Knoxville, Tenn., has been named 1963 recipient of "The Sam Beber Distinguished Alumnus Award of Aleph Zadik Aleph." d The award is given annually by AZA to a former member Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization who has made outstanding con- D tributions to Jewish life and to distinguished former members AZA-BBG-BBYA r his chosen profession. There have of the Aleph Zadik Aleph who been 12 previous recipients of have been previously designated 's the award which is named for outstanding alumni. Office of Publications, Baltimore, Md. Send address changes to Sam Beber of Park Forest, Illi- 1-Philip M. Klutznick, for- 40TH YEAR 6 NOVEMBER, 1963 The Shofar, 1640 Rhode Island Ave., NW. Washington 6, D. C. nois, founder of AZA 40 years (see ALUMNUS, page 6) 's ago. t The National chairman of the B'nai B'rith Youth Commission BBYO Membership 43,910; N is immediate past president of the 80,000-member National As- Sets A New Record High sociation of Life Underwriters. Mr. Blumberg's community (See Chart, Page 8) s activities are long and varied. A picture of continued record growth for BBYO was i- A three-term president of the indicated last month with the release of year-end membership f Knoxville Jewish Welfare Board, registration figures by the Washington headquarters office. is Mr. Blumberg is a past president BBYO's total nationally registered members for the of the Southern Section of the 1962-63 program year stood at another new all-time high of National Jewish Welfare Board, 43,910-a total increase of 851 members over the previous 12- the Knoxville Jewish Welfare month period. Annual member- r Fund and has held membership ship registration figures are period ending August 31, 1963 on the boards of such organiza- compiled for the period from stood at 2822, a boost of 353 tions as the United Fund and the Sept. 1 through the following members - the largest increase n Knox County chapter of the Aug. 31. for all orders over the previous White House Conference on All three orders contributed to year. n Children and Youth. the membership rise - with Reflecting the rising trend, too, In Third Term BBYA showing the most dra- was an increase in the number Mr. Blumberg, currently serv- matic increase, both in actual of BBYA chapters - 96 for the total figures and in percentages. t ing his fourth consecutive term just-ended period as compared as national chairman of BBYO's BBYA membership for the with 87 for the previous year. y policy-making Youth Commis- AZA and BBG also showed an n sion, has been a member of the Last SHOFAR increase in the number of chap- Commission since 1956. He is WINNING ART. Norman Katz (left), international BBYA presi- g dent, and GAG Steve Morrison (right) discuss the winning entry For The Year ters. The new total of registered also a past president of the Dis- chapters for all three orders is trict 7 B'nai B'rith and a for- in BBYO's First Annual Art Competition with B'nai B'rith Exhibit This will be the last issue 1610, an increase of 58 over mer member of the Board of Hall Curator Robert Shosteck. The oil rendition of "Sabbath in the of THE SHOFAR for the last year. Governors of the Supreme Lodge. Ghetto" by Ina Metter of Rochester, N.Y. took "best entry" calendar year. BBG membership remains the < A graduate lawyer-his alma award as well as first place in oils. The work is on display at the Because of an unusual bud- highest of all three orders with maters are the University of B'nai B'rith Exhibit Hall, along with 14 other top quality entries. getary situation, the Decem- a 1962-63 total of 23,926 as com- Tennessee and Washington Uni- (Story, this page. Additional picture, page 8.) ber issue for this year has pared with 23,717 for the previ- e versity in St. Louis - Mr. Blum- been cancelled. ous 12-month period - an in- f berg entered the field of insur- FROM PARENTS' MAGAZINE The next issue of THE crease of 209 members. The num- ance in 1948 and rose rapidly e SHOFAR will appear in Jan- ber of BBG chapters now stands il 12 BBYO Groups Win uary, 1964. at 838 - a boost of 35 over last year. 8 TALE OF 2 CITIES Hidden Figures r Achievement Awards BBYO Groups Aid The BBYO Membership Report showed that AZA's total mem- h Senior Citizens bership stood at 17,162 for the Twelve BBYO chapters were recipients of 1962-63 Parents' year ending August 31, 1963. e Magazine Youth Group Achievement Awards. The BBYO San Antonio, Texas This was an increase of 289 chapters were among 191 youth groups throughout the U.S. "Taxi, please." members over last year. The and Canada to receive special Certificates of Honor for out- That call brings Alamo City number of chapters was also up standing community service pro- BBG'ers on the run every Wed- from 662 to 676. grams for the twelve-month per- ment Awards annually since nesday. It's part of the chapter's The National Office figures re- iod from June 1, 1962 through 1955 as a means of "turning the program of providing free trans- flect only those members who are May 31, 1963. spotlight on juvenile decency and portation for members of the actually nationally registered. Winning BBYO chapters were: to encourage community service Jewish Community Center's Gold- Washington headquarters esti- I Daughters of B'nai B'rith BBG, activities as a healthy, useful en Age Club. mated that hundreds more bene- Atlanta, Ga.; Sisters of the Cove- and rewarding outlet for the Transportation is available to (see MEMBERSHIP, page 8) nant BBG, Atlanta, Ga.; Haym enormous energies of youth," says take members to meetings of the Solomon BBG, Dorchester, Mass.; the magazine's associate pub- old folks group, for visits to Einstein AZA, Detroit, Mich.; lisher and vice-president, Robert friends or for whatever purpose Where To Find It Beth Malkotes BBG, Union, New S. Cramer. the Golden Agers may require BBYA President's Jersey; Havarim BBG, Milwau- At the same time, the maga- "a lift." Message Page 2 kee, Wisc.; Bathsheba BBG, zine announced that nominations West Roxbury, Mass. Grand Aleph Godol's David M. Blumberg Cleveland, Ohio. for next year's awards are now When residents of the Hebrew Message Page 3 Also, Merrick AZA, Merrick, in professional circles. In 1953 open. The new awards will cover Home for the Aged had to be World Datelines Page 2 N.Y.; Bellmore AZA, North Bell- he was elected president of the community service programs per- moved recently from Dorchester BBG President's more, N.Y.: Sabra BBG, Valley formed from June 1, 1963 to the Home's brand new build- Knoxville Association of Life Message Page 5 k Stream, N.Y.; Charleston AZA, through the end of May, 1964. ing here, AZA and BBG volun- Underwriters, and in 1956 was Chapter Chatter Page 7 Charleston, S.C.; and Dr. Israel Nomination forms are available teers played a vital role, Names In The News named president of the Tennessee Page 5 I Brown AZA, Norfolk, Va. from Youth Group Achievement The alephs and BBG's per- Association of Life Underwriters, Pen Pals Page 4 Juvenile Decency Awards, Parents' Magazine, 52 formed a variety of chores to Speak Up Page 6 Other Recipients Parents' Magazine has been Vanderbilt Ave., New York, N.Y. make the move for the 264 el- Sports Scope Page 6 Mr. Blumberg joins these other making Youth Group Achieve- 10017. (see 2 CITIES, page 7) BBG's Oil Painting Of Sabbath Theme Takes Art Contest Honors n Ina Metter of Rochester, New York's Ner Tamid BBG took top honors in BBYO's Sharlyn Klein (Denver, Colo.) Debbie Rose (Seattle, Wash.) r F. D. Roosevelt BBG, for "Gift Habanot BBG, for "God's Chil- recent first Annual Art Competition. e from God." dren". ) Her oil painting "Sabbath in the Ghetto" was adjudged "best entry in the show" in Melanie Kotlen (Houston, Tex.) Sherry Soll (Philadelphia, Pa.) addition to taking first place in oils. H. Barnston BBG, for "Follow Rabbi Brenner BBG, for "De- Second place in oils was Youth". votion". n awarded to Holly Bruskin, a Remi Feingersh of Hyattsville, Tov Haverim BBG, for "And Judi Kramer (Bayside, N.Y.) Roslyn Solomon (Montreal, p d member of Shalom BBG, Milwau- Maryland's Ricbacs BBG was Every Man". Oakland BBG, for "And God Said, Que., Canada) Kadima BBG, for kee, Wisc. for her rendering of awarded honorable mention for Let There Be Light". "Moses and Ten Commandments" a her watercolor "From These Arleen Hymovitz (Chester, Jay Weinstein (Denver, Colo.) "And The Lord God Said Unto Penna.) Chester BBG, for "The Judy Lavine (Greensboro, N.C.) Roots Grew the Tzabor." Tov Chaverim BBG, for "The t the Woman Wedding". Etta Spier BBG, for "Peace Ap- Burning Bush". Judges also selected another In addition, 14 other entries Bobbie Kall (Tuscon, Ariz.) proaches". n This year's judges were James d first place winner - in charcoal were selected for display at the Lillian Wald BBG, for "The Eter- Linda Popkin (Houston Texas) W. Jones, Supervising Director 1 drawings - Sally Berenstein of Exhibit Hall in the B'nai B'rith nal Light". Houston BBG, for "Moses". of Art, D. C. Public Schools, and Dorchester, Mass., a member of Headquarters Building. Jerri I. Kaplan (Fall River, Roberta Posner (Silver Spring, John Ruddley, Dean of the School Palomes BBG. Her entry was They were: Mass.) A. Dashoff BBG, for Md.) Beth Amim BBG, for "The of Art, Corcoran Art Gallery, entitled "Ruth and Boaz." Leslie Fried (Denver, Colo.) "Fruit of the Earth". Tablets". Washington.