THE B'nai B'rith Youth Organization SHOFAR ALEPH ZADIK ALEPH (AZA) B'NAI B'RITH GIRLS (BBG) B'NAI B'RITH YOUNG ADULTS (BBYA) 46th YEAR WASHINGTON, D. C. USA NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1970 Big BBYO Group At Demonstration In Capitol City WASHINGTON, 200 young people-approxi- mately a tenth of all the participants who swarmed into this city's Farragut Park in October to demonstrate for Soviet Jewry ctor Si -were members of the BBYO. AZA and BBG collectively con- Harvey stituted the largest single representation among the many Jewish organizations that had arrived for a two-day series of demonstrations, seminars and visits with State Department officials. BBYO'ers came by bus, plane and train from Arizona, Cali- fornia, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, New S York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Vir- ginia. The biggest contingent, consisting of 39 AZA and BBG aim, members, hailed from Detroit. bosal Most of the youth interviewed by the press said they had rvice come not only to affirm their solidarity with Soviet Jews, but the Phoenix, Ariz., among many other cities, was the scene of a mass protest in behalf of Soviet Jewry, with heavy representation to acquire the latest information on the conditions of the Jewish will from BBYO. Greater Phoenix BBYO Council members were gratified at the youth response. people behind the Iron Curtain. They hoped, they said, to bring first this back to their communities: such L.A Chicago, Texas, Long Island The national mobilization. organized by the North American and Jewish Youth Council and the Greater Washington Jewish t of List New Staff Appointments Community Council, featured. a mass-rally with prominent reas speakers and musical, and dancing performances, a protest staff march as near to the Soviet Embassy as regulations allowed, aug- Several recent appointments tivities for the Hillel Founda- County, N.Y., a post formerly and religious services: S in- to the BBYO professional staff tion at Los Angeles Valley Col- held by the late Gustav Unger, Washington Area BBYO's Role are announced by Jack J. Spit- lege. Previously, she served as who died several months ago F re- zer, international chairman of a BBYO field worker in Los after many years of devoted Steve Chasen and Sarine Cohen, religious chairmen of the ated the B'nai B'rith Youth Com- Angeles. Mrs. Cornfeld was and creative service to BBYO BBYO's Washington Metropolitan Council, worked closely with used mission: president of her B'nai B'rith Mr. Seeliger, who received a the sponsors of the rally throughout the two days' activities. uild- JAY YOSKOWITZ is the Women's chapter. Bachelor's degree at the City One of their big responsibilities was to make arrangements for and new director of Texoma Re- College of New York, and a (Continued on Page 2) orial gion of District 4, which COV- ALAN NYDICK, new direc- Master's in sociology (social ings, ers the Houston-southern tor of Upstate New York Re- group work) at the New York Texas area. Mr. Yoskowitz, 24, gion, District 1-22, is a gradu- University School of Social is a graduate of the City Col- ate of Rutgers University, Work, was program director at Jewish Is Beautiful lege of New York, where he where he majored in sociology. the YM-YWHA in the Bronx, He was student counselor and earned a Master's degree in an employee of the New York Political Science after receiv- assistant director of operations City Department of Social AN EDITORIAL ing his B.A. degree there. He of the Student Center at Stony Service and a Jewish summer Brook, New York State Univer- They came by the hundreds Twenty three organizations received his elementary edu- youth camp counselor. sity in Long Island and assist- the park was crowded. On were represented-and what cation at a Hebrew parochial ant manager of the student MRS. KAREN SILVER is the "K" Street side, BBYOers a joy to see Jewish youth giv- mns school and later pursued higher Jewish studies at the center of Queens College, New assistant director of BBYO's from Atlanta, Los Angeles, Ca- ing lie to the canard of a lack narsie, Chicago, Cleveland- of commitment. Bearded col- Jewish Theological Seminary York. Mr. Nydick was aleph Chicago Region and regional Teachers' Institute. New York godol of North Jersey Council director for the Southern Illi- and all over-waited in line to lege students, youngsters not n of AZA, a part-time BBYO worker nois area. The former Karen register for housing, excitedly yet bar mitzvah, Black Jews plies City. For several years, he in North Jersey Region and an Lindenberg, was BBG's re- greeting old and new friends from New York, and a sprink- taught in religious schools and alike. nger later served as a counselor at officer in a BBYA chapter. gional n'siah before going on ling of adults doing nothing local a Jewish camp and as director to Northern Illinois University, It was, of course, the open- much more than sitting back, RE- MICHAEL SEELIGER has of which she is a graduate and ing rally of the Mobilization grinning, joining in the sing- of a synagogue's teen-age been appointed director of the former member of its Hillel for Soviet Jewry in Washing- ing and marching, but most of center. Empire region, Westchester Foundation. ton in October-but for many, all just "shepping nachas!" nent ISAAC ALBALA, formerly it took on aspects of a reunion (Gathering up a feeling of con- with the New York Housing of Jewish youth and friend- pride.) ON. Authority as a field coordina- ships. BBYOers' who had spent Even the bystanders seemed a week or a month together at to say, in more ways than lent. tor and assistant contract com- pliance officer, is director of Camp B'nai B'rith only a few one, "This is good!" As we man Long Island Region, District weeks before, as well as the marched along on our circuit jects 1-22. A graduate of the Adelphi newest members of the new- around the Soviet Embassy, vice- University School of Social est chapters from Washington, there were friendly greetings Work, he served as a junior Baltimore, Detroit (which sent from the watchers on the a crowded bus full!)- of sidelines with the single ex- h be high school program super- visor at a New York "Y" for them here for a single purpose ception of a few disgruntled ions three years, as a group worker -to stand up and be counted. members of the American and case worker with a New SICOND CA But the added bonus of a com- Nazi Party conducting their CITIZENSHIP mon bond in BBYO was im- counter march across the oint York hospital, and in a social ) as work capacity during a year portant. street, carefully watched by They looked the same as the police. red, spent in Israel. TO they did at camp-same shirts, These same police, well MRS. CHARLOTTE CORN- levis, boys hair a little shorter trained and sensitive to every FELD assumed her duties this -but the same joy at being nuance of crowd control, re- summer as director of Greater together. Many found time dur- sponded to our "Thanks for Los Angeles Region, District 4. ing the two-day conference to your help" with a "glad to xt A graduate of the University of visit 1640 and browse through help!" (One student, looking Los Angeles, she was, for five Part of the youth demonstration in Washington's Farragut Park that marched near the publications room (our for a parking spot, was told by years, director of student ac- the Soviet Embassy during the two-day assemblage in behalf of Soviet Jewry. stock is noticeably depleted!) (Continued on Page 2)