President Kennedy today formally “installed” Stephen Lutz, of Newark, N. J. a 15-year-old high school honor student who regularly attends morning services at an Orthodox synagogue, as “Boy of the Year” selected from 600,000 members of the Boys’ Clubs of America. The President cited young Lutz as the nation’s “finest example of juvenile decency.”
As part of his honor, he will receive a $500 scholarship. His ambition is to study medicine. For several years, he has been working as a volunteer at Newark Beth Israel Hospital, and has also assisted professional staff personnel at the Daughters of Israel Home for the Aged in Newark. He became Bar Mitzvah at Congregation Ahavath Zion, in Newark, and regularly attends morning services there. He also helps solicit funds for the synagogue.
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