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NJCRAC Move Sparks
Washington Turf Battle
Several months ago, the
National Jewish COmmun-
ity Relations Advisory
Council (NJCRAC) hired a
part-time consultant to help
out with its chores in Wash-
ington — a decision that did
not sit well with some of
NJCRAC's major consti-
tuent agencies.
For several years,
NJCRAC has been serviced
in Washington on a rotating
basis by three member agen-
cies with Washington offices
— the Anti-Defamation
League, the American Jew-
ish Congress and the Ameri-
can Jewish Committee.
The new arrangement
with Ellen Witman, former-
ly second- in-command at the
Council of Jewish Federa-
tions Washington Action Of-
For several years,
NJCRAC has been
serviced in
Washington on a
rotating basis by
three member
agencies with
Washington
offices.
fice, was designed to provide
more immediate contact
with policy-makers and
more up-to-date information
on happenings in the capital.
But that has revived fears
that NJCRAC is planning to
open a permanent Washing-
ton office.
"We have been having
conversations on the sub-
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ject," said Abraham Fox-
man, ADL's executive direc-
tor. "Basically, it is in the
interests of the community
not to duplicate services.
And the issue goes back to
what the role of NJCRAC
should be with respect to the
national agencies. NJCRAC
is a conveyer belt, a com-
munications link; it is a
vehicle which, when there are
disagreements, can help us
develop a consensus.
But NJCRAC officials see
the move as a natural one.
"The purpose of the ar-
rangement is simply to serve
as NJCRAC's eyes and ears
in Washington," said Larry
Rubin, the group's executive
director. "Washington is a
very sensitive area for the
national agencies. We are
arguing that by working
together, we can provide the
community with a better
product — especially with
regard to domestic issues."
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