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STAFF REPORT washing (Am. — The General Assembly of the Council of Jewish Federations this year set an attendance record, offered a glittering array of speakers, celebrated the 25th anniversary and rejuvenation of the National Foundation for Jewish Culture and sent forceful words of sup- port to Soviet Jewry and President Reagan on the eve of the summit talks in Geneva. The explicit message of the assembly was that North American Jewry has begun to come of age politically. But the. maturation is accompanied by the birth pangs of emerging new self-perceptions. Jews have been seeking new directions and methods of changing from a single issue-oriented community focusing on Israel to a multi- issue community involved in the broad American scene. Jews are increasingly perceiv- ing of themselves — and are being perceived by others — as more than just a group of Americans who call themselves Jews, worship in synagogues rather than churches, and are particularly supportive of Israel. American Jews have also been moving away from their tradi- tional identification with and support of the Democratic Party and political liberalism, and are increasingly voting on issues rather than party labels and personalities. More than 3,300 people attended the assembly, which was held last Tuesday through Sunday at the Washington Hil- ton in Washington, D.C. It was the 54th time that Jewish fed- erations — now numbering 200 — had gathered from all over the United States and Canada to exchange ideas; discuss issues confronting the Jewish commu- nity and hear national and in- ternational authorities expound on subjects of interest to Jews throughout the world. Among the group of distin- guished speakers were Assistant Secretary of State Richard Mur- phy, Ambassador Richard Schif- ter, Sen. George J. Mitchell, Is- raeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Sen. Carl Levin, Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary Dorcas Hardy, Rep. Michael Barnes, author Max Apple, Sen. Robert Dole and Ambassador Max M. Kampel- man, head of the U.S. delegation to the negotiations on nuclear and space arms. Baltimore's Shoshana S. Car- din, president of the Council of Jewish Federations (CJF), deliv- ered the keynote address at the opening plenary session in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Mrs. Cardin expanded on the theme of the assembly, which was "The Coming of Age of North American Jewry — Our Communal Affirmation," saying that "our task is not only philanthropy and rescue, but to assure Jewish continuity; to start fostering a sense of na- tional community." Confronting the phenomenon of a highly mobile population, Mrs.Cardin urged "affiliation as a value unto itself." It is, she said, "one of the most serious commitments we must under- take." "Federation affiliation alone is insufficient," she said. Other linkages, such as synagogues and Jewish community centers, are necessary. "We must encourage outreach." Mrs. Cardin told the assem- bled delegates not to fear diver- sity and pluralism, and said that "a golden age of American Jewry is within our grasp," pro- vided we accept a commitment to cultural improvement. In her speech, Mrs. Cardin sent President Reagan the CJF's blessings and best wishes and urged him to ask Mikhail Gor- bachev to allow Soviet Jews to emigrate. She touched on the UN's "Zionism is Racism" reso- lution and commended President Reagan for vowing to work at removing the "blot" from the UN's record. Mrs. Cardin also announced the formation of a Jewish Serv- ice Corps, which would give young Jewish Americans the opportunity to live and serve in Israel for a year. Ted Comet, the CJF's director of international affairs, will act as American coordinator. Inter- viewed later, he said that the program would begin operating within the next month, and would be conducted in coopera- tion with the Jewish Agency, the Israeli Forum and the World Zionist Organization's Youth Department. Comet said that about 50 young people would be selected for the program's first year of fellowships. Each of them would be adopted for a year by an Is- raeli family. Rabin: A Time For Compromise It is quite possible that American Jews are more haw kish on Israel than most Is- raelis. With that in mind, no doubt, Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin told a packed audience that Israel must "take risks for peace. We have taken too many risks at war." He stressed that "for peace you have to compromise," and he emphasized Israel's aggressive- ness in initiating peace talks. "I believe peace is the real goal of Israel, and we won't sit and wait for a phone call from the other side," he said, noting