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more than JCC youth groups," said
Hal Polon, chair of BBYO's largest
region, covering northern New Jersey,
New York's northern suburbs and
upstate New York.
Points Of Appeal
B'nai B'rith leaders say it is poised for
a resurgence even if it never returns to
its glory days. They point to a newly
balanced budget, more young people
recruited for top leadership positions
and a host of new programs designed
to attract young members.
The organization is launching new
membership categories and affinity
groups, such as ones for amateur ath-
letes, young couples, singles, alumni of
BBYO and Jewish fraternity Alpha
Epsilon Pi. That is in addition to
existing "Impact" groups, a handful of
local B'nai B'rith chapters for people
in their 20s and 30s.
Shari Barash, 31, an engineer with
the Environmental Protection Agency
in Washington, was one of the
founders of an Impact group and now
sits on B'nai B'rith's international
board of governors.
Drawn to B'nai B'rith in search of a
social scene that was more community
service-oriented than singles meat
market, Barash is hopeful that the new
networks — which require less of a
time commitment than existing
groups— will help attract new blood
to the organization.
"This allows people to plug in, suit-
able to their schedule," she said.
But if Jewish youth group affilia-
tion is any indicator, the next genera-
tion of Jews will be no more likely to
join than their parents. Leaders in
most Jewish youth groups report
declining participation in year-round
activities, with teens instead more like-
ly to attend camps or Israel trips.
and even
Indeed, most outsiders
do not expect a
many insiders
reverse in the longstanding decline.
"I think the restructuring addressed
the easiest part of the problem and no
one bothered to address the harder
part, the base problem, which is a
philosophical one. Who are we? What
are we? What's our focus?" said Polon,
whose involvement today is mostly
limited to assisting BBYO.
Nonetheless, B'nai B'rith leaders
insist the picture is brighter. "You can
choose to paint B'nai B'rith as old and
outdated, and that's yesterday's news,"
said Heideman. "Today's news is we've
come a long way in two years. We
have a lot more to accomplish, but
were on the road in a positive way."
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