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folksinger Mary Travers which
will be broadcast over Voice of
America to the Soviet Union.
Author Elie Wiesel agreed
this week to be the opening
speaker.
Alter is national chairman of
the Washington conference with
Marla Gilson of Washington,
D.C. His interest in assuming
leadership within the Detroit
Jewish community had its roots
in his "Zionistically-oriented
family," he said. His Polish-born
father and Belgian-born mother
spent World War II in hiding.
"You grow up in a home
where things relating to matters
Jewish and survival are kind of
up front, you come to have a
deep appreciation and under-
Marcy Feldman:
standing of that," Alter said.
Boosting the young leadership
"... I think it's very important
groups.
to identify and affiliate Jewishly
and I would want my kids to
on their respective Congres-
have positive and strong Jewish
sional appointments," said Al-
affiliations and identities."
Recruitment co-chairman ter. "Everyone will have several
Marcy Feldman belongs to the appointments (within a three-
Young Women's Leadership hour span). For the Michigan
Cabinet. Jane Sherman said participants, (Senator) Carl and
that unlike the men's cabinet, (Congressman) Sandy Levin
which has individual city chap- have scheduled a reception on
ters, the women representatives the Hill. It's a nice gesture by
are chosen at large and meet on them."
"It's amazing how they can
a regional basis. Feldman be-
move 2,500 people in buses all
came involved in the Federation
Women's Division in 1975, when over the Hill simultaneously,"
she attended a get-acquainted added March Feldman.
At the appointments, partici-
"Communitea." There was a
sign-up sheet to volunteer for pants have the opportunity to
various committees. As Feldman "talk to their Senator or Con-
put it, "I signed up for every- gressman and thank him for his
thing." Her jiusband, Michael, support or tell why they want
later joined her as an active his support on certain issues,"
"It's a
Federation volunteer and also said Michael Feldman. poSitions
became a Young Leadership chance to reinforce our
— not just on Israel but\ on
Cabinet member.
Alter talked about the impor- whatever topic we're interested
tance of the Washington confer- in."
Prominent Senators andcon-
ence for young Jewish men and
/ than
women: "Unfortunately ... we gressmen have been more
can't take them all to Israel, but willing to get involved iii this
... a good thing for us to do is year's conference — /calling
to bring them to Washington Alter to ask to be put on the
and make them aware of the in- program in some casks — be-
ternational and national issues cause of their respect for the
that are so critically important. caliber of individuals drawn to
We will provide outstanding the Washington conference.
"The speakers want to come
speakers and programs to in-
crease their awareness about is- there, not because we're pretty
sues that are Jewish, that relate faces, not because it's a show,
to Jewish survival, and how we but because they know we have
can in in Jewish suri- clout," said Alter. "We have
val n a creative way. Hopefully, clout by virtue of what we have
we do that each one of us, in done and what we can do and
what we will do in our corn-
our own way."
He recalled that as recently as munities. Not only in terms of
ten years ago, Jewish political raising money for Israel and
activity was not as prominent as Jewish causes, but in terms of
it is today. "The Washington helping some of these people
conference is something that has politically.
"There is a recognition that
established a way of promoting
Jewish awareness ... and at the this is a group of doers, a group
same time creating a tremen- of activists. People who don't
dous sense of political aware- just promise but deliver," he
ness, which is more and more said.
The idea of being recognized
important. As somebody once
said, 'UJA may raise $650 mil- as a political force by America's
lion a year for Israel, but Con- leaders is an exhilarating ex-
gress gives $2.5 or $3 billion.' So perience for some first-time par-
political awareness is something ticipants in Washington. And
that brings financial rewards for it's also exhilarating when they
Israel, too." discover that their peers share
A popular feature of the con- their interests and concerns on
ference is having participants Jewish issues.
"What's especially good about
meet face-to-face with their own
representatives in Congress. the Washington conference
is
exposure
"Everyone will be scattered that it gives people an
around the Senate and Congress
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