THE Official B'nai B'rith Youth SHOFAR Organization Newspaper ALEPH ZADIK ALEPH (AZA) B'NAI B'RITH GIRLS (BBG) B'NAI B'RITH YOUNG ADULTS (BBYA) larks YA 45th YEAR 17 WASHINGTON, USA FEBRUARY-MARCH, 1969 gion- and bert BBG Asks U.S. to Help ty, a lms, non- also Ease Hunger in Biafra on d an WASHINGTON, B'nai B'rith Girls, which helps ury, maintain a girls' school in Nigeria, has called upon American elec- government leaders "to clear away all obstacles that hamper other full-scale humanitarian assistance to the starving children of Love, Biafra." Nigeria and Biafra are currently at war. ing' Executive board members or of Child Important Deadlines urged immediate initiatives by American authorities in behalf For March and April of the Biafran people. The BBG hong March 31 is a key date for mem- leaders pointed out that their skat- bership registration. BBYA Reg- organization provided funds to rtho- ional delegation sizes to the build a classroom at the Girls' Our National BBYA Convention are Modern Academy at Lagos, Ni- t a based on membership as of that geria three years ago and con- on, a date. tinues to support the project S co- Also, AZA and BBG District through the UNESCO Gift Cou- man delegation sizes to National Con- pon plan. study vention are based on membership From left: YA President Neil Abugov; Rabbi Jay Kaufman, executive vice-president of B'nai B'rith; BBG N'Siah Pat Giniger; B'nai as of that date. "Our concern", the BBG state- B'rith President Dr. William A. Wexler, and AZA Grand Aleph Godol Art Schaefer at Washington meeting of B'nai B'rith Interna- April 15: Deadline for appli- ment declared, "is not over the tional Board of Governors. was cations for the BBG Anita Perl- political issues of the present oker man College Scholarship. And struggle. This is evident by our ad- Is on AZA Budgets $17,935 for ISF: the AZA Academic Scholarship. continuing support to our project Any member of BBG or AZA in Nigeria at the very time that d a Plans for Expanded Program may apply for these $200 grants we are conducting a nationwide resi- drive for food and medicine for which may be used towards col- on lege expenses in the fall. Appli- Biafran children. Our only con- ould cern is with human needs and hu- WASHINGTON - AZA's in- given to these officers, for in- CONVENTION: For the time cations and information are avail- rate ternational executive board stance, in the form of special being, joint conventions are able from any BBYO office, or man suffering on both sides of meetings for them at district deemed advisable-until ex- write the National office. the conflict. We sincerely hope adopted a 1968-69 budget of de a $23,500. with proposed distribu- conventions and leadership panded camp facilities permit April 15 also the deadline for the killing will stop and that films camps. separate conventions. Also ap- submitting BBYO Bowling forms peace will soon prevail. But, in tion of an additional $2,000, if rvice the meantime, innocent victims available. A total of $17,935, proved was a return to emphasis and money to the national office. ture MEMORIAL GROVE: Robert of the struggle deserve-demand raised from Oct. 1, 1967 to Sept. on district conventions. nner 30, 1968 was allocated to 16 F. Kennedy nominated-with -our compassionate response." apple final decision to be made. INTERNATIONAL CHAIR- International Service Fund re- The statement went on to say n, a MEN: To be invited to conven- cipients, including Biafran re- AGE LIMIT: The board rec- Arab Attacks, that "thousands-perhaps mil- by lief (see listing). ommends that an AZA officer tion (including temporary lions-of children have already the The three-day meeting at on any level may remain in the chairmen), with rebate, if they been destroyed in the war. Those II, a are active. BBYO headquarters took action organization to fulfill his officer Soviet Policy who escape annihilation from srael on a host of other issues to set responsibilities even past his CANADA CONFERENCE: bombs and shells, face the pros- the the course for organizational ac- 19th year. Ordinarily, he would Approved in principle a proposal tivity of the new year. Among be required to drop his member- Spur Protests pect of death or disfigurement by Jack Mintz for a Canadian through the ravages of malnu- these were: ship on August 31 of the year AZA-BBG conference in cooper- trition. We cannot allow this to With crisis after crisis ripping A? BIAFRA: Endorsed materials that he reached 19. Dr. Baer ation with Prime Minister's of- through the Middle East, BBYO go on! We implore our govern- and/or the Youth Commission fice, on Canadian concerns, ment leaders to act-even at the issued by the program depart- along with other Jewish youth dat- ment, and approved collection will be asked for an interpreta- pending availability of finances. organizations are being urged to cost of transcending protocol or of food and medical supplies for tion to determine if this is con- staff and cooperation of gov- precedent-to rush food and may continue programs designed to this cause. stitutionally possible. ernment officials. medicine from America's abun- e. bring about big-power action to halt Arab aggression. A New dant larder-to the starving hing SOVIET JEWRY: To initiate AZA Allocations for ISF Recommendations, Dec. 1968 people of Biafra." York Times report indicates re- you and take part in Passover and lace Israel Independence Day rallies. ALLOCATED Recommended Allocation newed large-scale Soviet arms The statement on Biafra was shipments to Egypt. The report issued at BBG's annual executive Materials to be prepared. A. FIXED cited jammed conditions in meeting at the B'nai B'rith head- a BYA NAJYC: To propose a consti- 1. 8% Administrative 1,435.00 Cairo because of the profusion quarters building. The board al- of arms-laden Soviet vessels. located $30,000 for 1969-70 for Jew- tutional amendment at the 1969 convention that would preclude B. TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT Cargoes have to wait for days to a variety of philanthropic en- ality the Grand Aleph S'gan Shaynee 1. Staff Associates 1,000.00 unload. deavors in the United States, from automatically serving as 2. District 15, Great Britain 1,000.00 Egypt reportedly now has 800 Israel and other countries. It of AZA delegate to the North 3. World Jewish Youth Center 200.00 Soviet tanks, plus huge quanti- launched "Operation Stork" in men American Jewish Youth Council. 4. Camp Development Fund 2,000.00 ties of military aircraft. On the cooperation with the B'nai B'rith cial, FIVE FOLD STUDY: To re- 5. I.S. Kallah 4,000.00 heels of the latest Arab attack Women and the March of ivity affirm the traditional Five Fold 6. ISI Administrative It is on an Israeli passenger plane- Dimes. The new project will pro- 7. LTC-Kallah and Full program with the sug- 5,000.00 this time in Zurich, Egyptian vide pre-natal care for women in all leaders promised a renewal of poverty areas of the United be- gestion that it become the Five C. TZZAKAH FUND 26 Fold Integrated program, each large-scale war, "probably in the States and Canada. 1. CARE 300.00 Suez area." Further details on the BBG ctive fold considered a means toward 2. UNICEF 300.00 and the end-objectives of AZA, not Protest against the Soviet pro- executive meeting will appear in 3. Leo N. Levi 400.00 The as an end-in-itself. Artificial Arab policy will be linked with our next issue. 4. Moledet, B'nai B'rith 200.00 the barriers between various aspects 5. Disaster Fund 400.00 demonstrations in behalf of di to of AZA work should not be al- 6. B'nai B'rith Martyr's Forest 100.00 Soviet Jewry. These will culmi- as lowed to impair programs-but 7. Negro Scholarship Fund 500.00 nate in special demonstrations IN THIS ISSUE we should serve as "bridges". 8. Bellefaire 300.00 during Passover week, begin- Chapter Review Page 2 dual DEBATE: The board pro- 9. AZA Academic Scholarship 600.00 S of ning April 3, according to the Districts, Regions Page 3 posed that the convention con- 10. Ramat Tzvi 200.00 sider reinstatement of this ac- American Jewish Conference on International are Page 4 duc- D. ADDITIONAL Soviet Jewry. Shofar Forum Page 5 not tivity on a national scale. 1. Into Reserve AZA News CHAPTER GODOLIM: Un- 3.88 Page 6 Suggestions for Passover holi- Total Allocated BBG News $17,935.00 Page 7 inue derlined 1968 convention pro- day programs are offered in this BBYA News posal that more attention be Page 8 pro- 1,223.00 issue on Page 5.