BB Cites Ben Barkin the As Humanitarian SH FAR an Official B'nai B'rith Youth Organization Newspaper ALEPH ZADIK ALEPH (AZA) - B'NA! (BBG) - B'NAI B'RITH YOUNG ADULTS (BBYA) will get ourt. ent until 42nd YEAR WASHINGTON, D.C. USA NOV. DEC., 1966 for any e when son, can ISF COLLECTS RECORD $53,400 without persona District Seven in your u please Distinguished Alumnus Tops Per Capita our OWI Is Leading Professor Contributions her. A record $53,400 was con- Dr. Abraham Kaplan, recently described in Time Mag- tributed by BBYO members tionality azine as one of America's 10 greatest university professors, to their International Service you from was the 16th recipient of the Sam Beber Distinguished Funds during the 12 months AZA Alumnus Award. which ended Sept. 30. The n marry An alumnus of Duluth (Minn.) AZA, Dr. Kaplan is now 1966 total exceeds the last family a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan. year's figure by more than nst you He also serves on the editorial boards of Inquiry, Philoso- $3,000. phy East and West, and the Journal of Applied Behavioral This sum is in addition to by your MILWAUKEE, WIS.-Ben Barkin, a public relations counsel here and Sciences. thousands of dollars raised en away now the national chairman of the B'nai B'rith Youth Commission, Formerly, he was chairman of the Department of Philos- and distributed locally by received the B'nai B'rith Humanitarian Award here on Dec. 1. BB ophy at UCLA, a visiting professor at Harvard University, BBYOers in 1,100 North and the President Dr. William A. Wexler has praised Barkin for "dedicating and president of the American Philosophical Association's American communities and avictions lifetime of service to the youth programs of B'nai B'rith." The Pacific Division. He received on five other continents. whatever honoree is shown with Lori Wagner, 6, a young Milwaukee girl who his Ph.D. degre at UCLA. In a joint statement, the is the 1966 National March of Dimes Poster child. Through its Dr. Kaplan is director of three new ISF chairmen laud- and at International Service Fund, BBYO helps more than 250,000 Amer- the East-West Philosophy ed this year's total. At the can't can children born each year with serious birth defects such as Conference which will take same time, AZA's Neil Stein- y associ Lori's open spine. AZA Grand Aleph Godol Daniel Brener, Houston, place at the University of horn, Baltimore, Md.; BBG's Texas, presented an award to Barkin from AZA, BBG, and BBYA. Hawaii next summer. He is Ronnie Suchoff, Manhassett part AZA Founder Sam Beber, Park Forest, III., presented the humani- an associate at the Academy Hills, L.I., N.Y.; and elections award, while the main speaker was AZA alumnus Leo M. for Psychoanalysis and Na- BBYA's Lynda Erwinne, es which Cherne, New York, N.Y. (Continued on Page Four) Toronto, Ont. urged BBYOers to make special efforts so that security the Sept. 30, 1967 figure will available ALL-TIME MEMBERSHIP TOPS 450,000 be another $3,000 or more higher. AZAs collected $19,000 this ons North American BBYO Membership year to easily top their 1965 you ca figure of $17,800. The average ng wage per capita donation for all of Sets New High; 20,000 Still Waiting AZA was $1.10. d leisure District Seven AZA led the holidays WASHINGTON, .C.-Prof. Abra- Order with $1.57 per member. od, cloth sions for "BBYO membership on Sept. 1, 1966, 2,287 young men and women in 76 chapters. ham Kaplan, Ann Arbor, Mich., Next were District Two's thers an totaled 45,172 youths in 1,646 North Amer- Here is a summary of district membership was the 16th recipient of the Sam $1.34, District One-22's $1.30, can chapters to set new record highs in mem- totals: The 445 chapters in District One-22 Beber Distinguished AZA Alum- District Four's $1.21, District nus Award. ementary Dership and chapters," reported Ben Barkin, include 3,975 AZAs, 6,947 BBGs, and 656 Three's $1.01, District Six's schooling Milwaukee, Wis., who is chairman of the BBYAs for a total of 11,578. Second largest $.84, and District Five's $.74. B'nai B'rith Youth Commission, major is District Six with 3,533 AZAs, 4,621 In addition, AZAs donated yment BBYO policy-making body. BBGs, and 578 BBYAs - a total of 8,732 AZA Covers $417 to the Richard Klutznick ofit BBY0, the world's largest Jewish youth members of 297 chapters. Memorial Scholarship Fund organization, has a world total of 50,000 Australia and $117 to the B'nai B'rith ful worl members. Besides North American chapters, District Four Ranks Third Martyrs' Forest in Israel. ed. BBYO groups are located on every continent District Four has 6,796 members in 230 Perth AZA, the newest The BBGs topped last except Antarctica. chapters. This includes 2,621 AZAs, 3,663 BBYO chapter in Austra- year's $26,300 with its cur- responsi Barkin pointed out that "BBYO member- BBGs, and 512 BBYAs. In District Three, lia, has received its charter, rent total of $26,800. The per you don ship has been increasing steadily since the 271 chapters have a total membership of according to Tony Berg, capita contribution of the 1950 figure of 22,300, a total we doubled in 6,521 which is made up of 2,565 AZAs, president of the Austra- girls averaged $1.07. rson, about a decade and a half. In addition, there 3,509 BBGs, and 447 BBYAs. lia and New Zealand Coun- District Seven's $1.61 aver- troy are 20,000 teenagers on waiting lists in In District Five, there are 1,893 AZAs, cil of B'nai B'rith. age led the BBG drive just as areas where BBYO does not yet have a suf- 2,744 BBGs, and 94 BBYAs for a total of The establishment of the same district paced this ficient number of professional social workers 4,731 in 165 chapters. District Two has 168 Perth AZA means that year's AZA efforts. Following its staff." chapters with 4,593 members. This includes there is at least one BBYO the leader district are District 2,003 AZAs and 2,590 BBGs. chapter in every Australian Four's $1.43, District Two's BBG Shows Best Increases The 911 AZAs and 1,254 BBGs in District state. $1.13, District Three's $1.04, B'nai B'rith Girls turned in the largest Seven total 2,165 in 70 chapters. Most of the 23 charter District One-22's $.96, Dis- absolute and percentage membership in- BBYO's six largest regions are Chicago members are sons and trict Five's $.92, and District crease this year as the girls make plans to with 2,930 members in 95 chapters, Long Is- daughters of members of Six's $.90. celebrate the 40th anniversary of the found- land with 2,783 young people in 92 chapters, the Perth B'nai B'rith BBGs also donated $655 to in San Francisco, Calif., of the first BBG Tri State-Bay State (District One-22) with Lodges and B'nai B'rith the Anita Perlman Scholar- chapter. A total of 25,328 girls are active 2,208 youths in 72 chapters, North Jersey Women chapters. (In Aus- ship Fund, $2,200 to the members of 877 chapters. which has 2,076 members in 81 chapters, tralia, AZA chapters in- Anita Perlman Leadership Aleph Zadik Aleph marked the beginning Greater Los Angles with 1,947 members in clude boys and girls.) Fund, and $126 to the B'nai its 43rd year with a membership of 59 chapters, and Philadelphia with 1,858 BBYO has chapters on B'rith Martyrs' Forest in 17,557 in 693 chapters. AZA was founded in youths in 73 chapters. every continent except Ant- Israel. 1924 by Sam Beber who is now very active The estimated all-time cumulative BBYO arctica. The sun never sets Among other contributors a community developer in Park Forest, membership in North America is 450,000 on BBYO members. were Mr. and Mrs. Henry B'nai B'rith Young Adults members total young people. (Continued on Page Two)