sible with the Amer ygones itler's pla SHOFAR eir minds ese forme that the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization ld be let an's cru ALEPH ZADIK ALEPH (AZA) action. In formation B'NAI B'RITH GIRLS (BBG) specifically Yet seven appointed more the October, 1978 notes the e ages o ese cases Force be e." INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION: d citizens Rodino mittee to SETTING HIGH GOALS S "Holo his drive To some 360 International Convention "BBG 50th Birthday" presentation pro- ncern delegates from'throughout the United States, vided impetus for celebrating this special enchmen Canada, Great Britain, and Israel, the 1978 event next March, and for beginning to pro- Convention at B'nai B'rith Periman Camp mote BBG Golden Sister membership. Spe- in Starlight, Pennsylvania, was living proof tor to the cial guest at the presentation was Anita Student of the great vitality and high goals of BBYO. Perlman, who earlier was named BBG's first Delegates surprised themselves by the Honorary International N'siah on the occa- amount of convention business they were sion of the 50th anniversary of the organiza- able to transact during long hours of careful tion which owes her so much, as well as deliberations. They took pride in the up- Official Sweetheart of the Order of AZA. swing in AZA membership and in the in- Booklets for the Golden Sister Chapter creases in ISF contributions. BBGs, in- Plan for celebrating and the BBG Golden spired by the plea of their International Anniversary are available through the na- N'siah, Jodi Binstock, and by the Golden tional office in Washington and Region Sister Chapter plan, established an award offices. 118.00 for Region or Council with record member 100.00 registration, and have begun working on Celebrating Israel's 30th 100.00 putting the plan into effect. In referring to A special slide-and-sound program was 157.19 new successful BBYO programs such as the 150.00 presented on the occasion of the thirtieth Chapter Leadership Training Conference birthday of the State of Israel. It depicted the (CLTC) at the new B'nai B'rith Beber Camp long saga of the Jewish state from the pre- 100.00 in Wisconsin, and Shana B'Yisrael (Year-in- .169.73 state years to this day. The narration was Israel), as well as the old established pro- studded with songs which elicited wide par- grams, BBYO International Director, Dr. 100.00 ticipation. Following the program, which 100.00 Sidney Clearfield, told the delegates that was produced by the American Zionist Youth 113.02 those who talk about the "good old days" Foundation, the delegation of Israel's Noar 100.00 fail to realize that those days are here and L'Noar to the Convention presented a song, 100.00 now. dance, and skit program which conveyed 100.00 That this was indeed true was reflected in the spirit of Israel and brought a long the high spirits of fraternity and sisterhood 261.00 "Aleph" Spitzer Elected applause. which pervaded the convention. This spirit A slide presentation of a major BBYO Re- was in evidence at the opening theme pres- gional program in honor of Israel's 30th was B'nai B'rith President entation and during the States of the Order 425.00 given by South Jersey Region, where a life- by Grand Aleph Godol, Barry Machin, and size kibbutz attracted thousands of people 142.80 by International N'siah, Jodi Binstock, all the (see Shofar, June-July 1978). "Now is the time for all good Alephs to come to the aid of Youth Aliyah," wrote the then way to the installation of Mark Plotkin as the 235.60 Grand Aleph Godol in The Shofar in April, 1939. It was the eve of World War Two. Nazi The CLTC program in Wisconsin was pre- new GAG, and Jois Brownstein as the new persecution of Jews had begun. Youth Aliyah, rescuing Jewish children, was one of the few sented through slides and how-to programs. International N'siah. 100.00 ways of saving Jewish lives. Now, almost forty years later, the author of that statement, Jack With emphasis on the chapter, this program What made this spirit even more special 125.00 Spitzer, has been elected President of B'nai B'rith, the world's largest Jewish service is a major step in upgrading chapter pro- was the fact that it demonstrated the dedica- 151.51 organization. gramming, and its effect has begun to be tion of AZA and BBG leaders not only to felt. Spitzer's election is the culmination of many years of untiring service to B'nai B'rith and their own Order but to their fellow Jews and 177.73 BBYO, which was served by Mr. Spitzer as Chairman of the Youth Commission. In his to all people. Examples: The "New Games" method of program- 150.00 150.00 New Year message, the newly elected President reaffirmed his dedication to Jewish and At the presentation of the Sam Beber (continued on page 2) 100.00 general causes around the world, first voiced in his Shofar message forty years ago. Distinguished AZA Alumnus award to TV 100.00 BBYO salutes Jack Spitzer and wishes him many years of distinguished service. star Monty Hall, participants asked probing questions concerning Mr. Hall's Jewishness 150.00 and personal relation to Israel. The give- and-take between the well-known TV per- 150.00 sonality and his BBYO audience was a true 435.35 GOLDEN lesson in civic and Jewish commitment (see 108.75 270.27 story on page 6). 280.00 After Mrs. Irna Gans, a Holocaust sur- vivor from Skokie and local B'nai B'rith SISTERS FOR leader spoke about the Nazi march, partici- pants broke into discussion groups which went long after the appointed time. Concern for dissidents in the Soviet 1978-79 Union, for Israel, and for the welfare of Jews everywhere was voiced in the many ques- tions directed to Mr. Joseph Polakoff, Washington correspondent of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. See page 3 BBG Golden Anniversary Marking BBG's Golden Anniversary, a Anita Perlman at