Sivan 5747, June 1987 The Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA) B'nai B'rith Girls (BBG) UNT B'nai B'rith Youth Organization (BBYO) 00.00 00.00 00.00 00.00 00.00 BBYO: The Grassroots Members 75.00 00.00 By Arlene S. Lehner Awards Competition. Hoping to pur- Conference and attended Interna- president of both the region and her sue a study in pre-med, he has al- tional Convention both that year and chapter, Chai BBG #1728, was on the They're your next door neighbor, ready been published in two scientific the following. high school soccer team, served as your cousin, your friend, or your high journals. co-editor of the Hillsdale High news- school acquaintance. You are one as A short distance away from Litvin, paper, and held the posts of junior UNT well. In fact, there are nearly 25,000 in Harrisburg, Pa., lives Cara Brave- class secretary and senior class 55.34 of you in North America alone. You're man, a five-year member of Machar treasurer. 50.00 bonded by the sense of friendship BBG #4. A high school senior, Brave- In the community, Kay was in- 00.00 and comradery provided by other man has served Central Region East volved in an outreach program run by 64.00 Jewish teens. You're anxious to serve as sisterhood spirit chairperson and the county to work with handicapped the community at large, and you aym ha-chavairot or member-in- teenagers. But perhaps her involve- want to leave your mark on society in training officer. She has also held sev- ment with the Soviet Jewry move- the process. You are the grassroots eral chapter level positions, including ment will always set her apart. members of BBYO. that of president, editor, membership For several years, she wrote letters UNT You are unique in that you belong to officer, and counselor and has at- to President Reagan, signed petitions, the world's largest Jewish youth or- tended all of the international sum- and attended rallies to support the re- 50.00 ganization. But many of you are Mark Sweet mer programs. lease of Anatoly Shcharansky and 81.00 unique in other ways as well! You de- other Soviet refuseniks. She was also 50.00 Aside from spending numerous 50.00 vote countless hours to BBYO and hours devoted to BBYO, Sweet has instrumental in leading her region to 89.50 still come back for more. You're active taken part in every high school play picket the Soviet Embassy in San 50.00 in your high school, maintain a part- since he was a freshman. capturing Francisco. 50.00 50.00 time job, or seek out creative endeav- leading roles for the past three years. When Shcharansky was eventually 50.00 ors, and still come back for more. According to Sweet, the final weeks of released, Kay was thrilled but decided You're exceptional in that you always practice can sometimes require to continue wearing her prisoner of make time to reach for one more goal. nearly 45 hours of devoted time. conscience bracelet until she could Who are you, and what motivates At his high school, Sweet has been meet Shcharansky personally. Until you to be so involved? a member of the student council since such time, she decided to bend the In Reading, Pa., you may be some- he was a sophomore and serves as bracelet backwards and wear it that UNT one like Steve Litvin. President of president of the body this year. He way. 53.00 Central Region's Reading BBYO, Lit- Cara Braveman also served as president of both his vin is a 16-year-old high school junior sophomore and junior classes. He is a who has been a BBYO member for A four-year member of her high member of the National Honor So- three years. During that time, he has school drama club, Braveman has ciety, the Spanish club, and the Inter- also held the positions of chapter vice also participated in a state-wide national Thespian Society, and has president and has coordinated pro- model United Nations and a mock won numerous school awards UNT grams for the regional kallah. trial at the county courthouse, where Sweet's activities do not end there, At his high school, Litvin has been she played the part of a witness. 94.00 though. Aside from delivering news- a member of the Spanish Club and If you think that acting is in her papers, he also contracts himself out has played water polo on the school blood. you couldn't be more accurate. to entertain children at their birthday team. But his talents don't end there. Performing since she was nine years parties. How does he do all of this? old, she has played roles in some 28 Well, he seems to manage all right, productions over the last several of and his grades do not suffer either. Heather Kay and years. She has even acted in a profes- eiv- With everything that occupies his Anatoly Shcharansky sional production of "Love and ard time, Sweet is even a member of the In the early part of this year, Kay's Kisses," which was then taken on the Hol- National Honor Society. dreams came true. Shcharansky road to College Park, Md. Says the en- To some BBYO members, the senior came to California to take part in a ergetic teen, "Performing is an in- year in high school signifies an end to credible outlet for emotions. I'm able rally, and Heather was in attendance. ing BBYO activity, but to others like to portray what I see in people and Not only did she have an opportunity De- Heather Kay of Foster City, Ca., it then create a new character." to meet him, but also to give him the couldn't be further from the truth. Ro- bracelet with his name that she had Braveman, who attends her public sser. Kay, a 19-year-old college freshman high school on a half-day basis, been wearing all along. They spoke, obyn at San Diego State University, is an spends the remaining half days and Kay realized the impact of her Steve Litvin active madricha or counselor to her n work when Shcharansky told her studying broadcast journalism and region, Central Region West. This telecommunications at the Harris- such support had helped him greatly In the field of science, he's won sev- con- marks her sixth year in BBYO. Kay eral awards for his research into the burg Arts Magnet School. Bound for a during his imprisonment. comes from a family with strong ties structure of a new type of crystal. concentration in radio, television. In Texas, community impact is to the B'nai B'rith system, so contin- and film at Temple University's being made by Aaron Hendelman, a This research brought him to the In- ued activity seemed only natural to School of Communications and The- high school sophomore recently se- ternational Science and Engineering her. lected by Dallas' Tarrant County Fair in Fort Worth, TX, last year, ater, Braveman currently works for a While in high school, Kay was ex- United Way to serve on their Volun- where he placed first in the physics local radio traffic network. When tremely involved in BBYO as well as teer Youth Committee. The commit- division and to Puerto Rico this year, asked how she finds time for school, high school activities. She served as tee, comprised of nine teenagers, has where, as of this writing, his place- BBYO, and the performing arts, she Continued on Page 8 ment is unknown. Some 15 countries replies, "It's a perpetual high. The send award-winning individuals to flow of energy is always high!' this competition. In Milwaukee, Wi., Mark Sweet is Litvin also placed among the top another busy individual. A five-year INSIDE THIS ISSUE five in the Pennsylvania Army Sci- member of Genesis AZA #2307, Sweet ence Fair and won the privilege of is a high-school senior, who has Leadership Letters Page 2 travelling to the National Junior Sci- served as both vice president and Alumni Page 3 hia ence and Humanities Symposium at president of his chapter. On the re- Happenings Pages 4,5 ple West Point. There he heard presenta- gional level, he has been vice presi- Regional Updates Pages 6,7 tions from other individuals in sim- dent, public relations chairman, Award-Winning Programs Page 8 ilar competitions. His other coordinator of the winter regional Teen Connection Page 9 ern recognitions have included a first convention, and chairman of several International Convention Page 10 ple place award at the state meeting of committees for the Walk For Israel Sh'licha's Column Page 11 cut the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of project. Potpourri Page 12 lley Science and placement as one of the In 1985, Sweet was a participant at top 25 in the Navy National Science the International Leadership Training