BBG's 40th Anniversary; Israel Update SHOFAR the 73107 Official B'nai B'rith® Youth Organization Newspaper ALEPH ZADIK ALEPH (AZA) - B'NAI B'RITH GIRLS (BBG) - B'NAI B'RITH YOUNG ADULTS (BBYA) 43rd YEAR WASHINGTON, D.C. USA June, 1967 OiONG TEL AVIV-The banner on the Israeli bus announces the First As- sembly of the National Federation of Noar Lenoar in Israel. The 5,000 teenagers active in the program are now affiliated with the international network of B'nai B'rith youth groups. (See Pages 11 and 12 for more about Israel developments.) ILLON D U JUDAISME ILION OF JUDAISM Presidential Kiss Precedes "WE SUPPORT BBG," proclaim AZA Grand Aleph Godol Danny MONTREAL, QUE. was host city when BBG 40th Anniversary Chair- Brener (left) and AZA Grand Aleph S'gan Alan Yuspeh as they man Renee Russian presented a guest register book to the Pavilion "support" International BBG Vice President Marlene Tenenbaum Cake Cutting of Judaism at Expo '67. and International BBG President Sheryl Allen. BY MAX F. BAER and and her family is her congre- SEYMOUR S. COHEN gation." The Midrash, exalt- ing woman in another sense, Goucher College in Balti- explains that Eve was created more prefaces its catalogue after Adam so that he could with these meaningful words: be reminded, when he com- "When you educate a boy, you plained about her, that it was educate an individual; when he who had prayed to God to you educate a girl, you edu- provide a companion for him. cate a family." It is not the purpose of the The statement was at least writers of this article to rake partially proved by a poll up ancient controversies on taken a number of years the relative importance of the ago by the American Insti- two sexes. Let it suffice that tute of Public Opinion. Amer- each has an indispensable ican adults of both sexes, look- function. This is recognized ing back on their childhood, today in the fact that in vir- told interviewers that their tually every area of knowledge mothers had a greater influ- and skill, educational oppor- ence on their lives than their tunities are as abundant for fathers. For every person who women as for men. said that Dad had the great- AZA Is Brother Group er influence, two remembered Chapters of B'nai B'rith Mother's influence the more. Girls have been in existence The reason is easily accept- almost as long as chapters of able from this typical com- AZA. The first chapter of ment: "Mother knew what we AZA was organized in Omaha were doing; Dad was only in 1923, while the first con- home nights." tinuing BBG group had its Even in ancient days, when start in San Francisco in 1927 fathers saw more of their with some groups existing children than they do today, temporarily before that. How- the mother was the real guard- ever, the development of AZA ian of the home. Writing and BBG, from the standpoint of the Jewish woman, the his- of organization, control, and torian Remy commented, "The supervision, was radically dif- INTERNATIONAL BBG President Sheryl Allen cuts the BBG 40th Anniversary Cake as former B'nai home is the real temple of ferent. B'rith Women President Mrs. Louis Perlman and current BBW President Mrs. Arthur Rosenbluth woman, the education of her The first AZA chapter was on. children is her divine service, organized by Nathan Mnoo- The History of B'nai B'rith Girls Continues on Page 2