to Jewish Democratic politics.
Although no deadline been
set, Forman expects a formal
organization to emerge
sometime this year.
Attention Keeps
Haifa's USO
Spot Open
Recently, this column
reported on a crusade by
Shoshana Bryen, director of
the Jewish Institute for Na-
tional Security Affairs, to
save the USO in Haifa. The
Frank Mendal's offers —
Jewish Democratic
Group Hires
Consultant Forman
The -process of creating a
new national organization of
Jewish Democrats —
something akin to the Na-
tional Jewish Coalition on
the Republican side — con-
tinues to inch forward.
Recently, the ad-hoc Jewish
Democratic Study Group
engaged Washington consul-
tant Ira Forman to conduct a
study that will help launch
the new organization.
"What we're doing is con-
ducting a number of inter-
views with Jewish and
Democratic leaders to ascer-
tain the features and goals for
this new organization," For-
man said. "Among the
Democrats we've talked to so
far, there seems to be a great
deal of enthusiasm about
such an organization."
Like any smart political
planner, Forman is also talk-
ing to the opposition. "The
Coalition has been extremely
helpful," he said. "But it
would be premature to
assume that we will be pat-
terning this new organization
after them."
The nucleus of the
organization is the Jewish
Democratic Leadership Coun-
cil, the group created last fall
to boost Michael Dukakis'
prospects among Jewish
voters.
"The perception may be
that a group like this is
superfluous," said Marc Pearl,
director of the Americans for
Democratic Action. "But
despite the recent election, it
is important for the
Democrats not to take the
Jewish vote for granted."
Pearl cited the emotion-
charged rift between Jews
and Jackson supporters as
one reason for a new approach
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George Cheney:
Opposed closing USO.
facility was to be closed by the
voluntary organization that
provides entertainment and
services to members of the
U.S. armed forces.
The Haifa facility is the on-
ly one in Israel and a favorite
destination for thousands of
Sixth Fleet sailors.
Now comes word that the
sudden flurry of attention
caught the attention of people
in high places; as a result of
several weeks' worth of
behind-the-scenes activity, it
now appears that the USO
will not be closing.
"The Navy was furious
about the closing," said
Bryen. "Dick Cheney
weighed in — heavily. And
the USO people began hear-
ing from many active and
retired Navy people."
The closing order also in-
furiated Elmo Zumwalt, one
of the Navy's powerhouses. A
library at the Haifa USO is
named after Zumwalt's late
son.
As a result, it appears that
the Haifa USO will remain
open. "It's not an earthshak-
ing issue," Bryen said. "But
it's satisfying."
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