The spiritual problems of American Jewish youth will be discussed by about 300 B’nai B’rith teen-age leaders at two national conventions opening here tomorrow at the University of Illinois. The conventions, held separately by Aleph Zadik Aleph and the B’nai B’rith Girls–major affiliates of the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization–will last nine days.
The delegates, boys and girls between the ages of 14 and 20 from various sections of the United States and Canada, will exchange ideas on community service projects and interfaith activities, and will formulate programs for the next year. They will be addressed by prominent Jewish leaders on Jewish traditions and principles related to contemporary living.
The B’nai B’rith Youth Organization has 26,000 members, 23,000 of whom are between the ages of 14 and 20. It maintains chapters in Canada, Mexico, Israel, Britain, Australia and in all major cities in the United States. BBYO’s major objectives are to help develop mature, responsible citizens who may continue to serve the Jewish community as well as the larger communities of which they are a part.
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