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ing more of the refugee ab-
sorption process and making
better use of voluntary
agencies.
"For the Jewish commun-
ity, we hope this means
better management of the
initial integration of
newcomers into the United c J
States,'' said Mark
Talisman, Washington di-, c
rector for the Council of Jew-
ish Federations. "The reor-
ganization could ease the fi-
nancial burden for local
governments through better
management, and create
better coordination with
state and local programs."
Jewish groups are also ,
watching the unfolding
refugee drama because of
concerns that refugee ad-
missions might ultimately
be linked to available fun-
ding. This could endanger
Jews from the former USSR
if violence increases in that _)
part of the world.
AJC Official
Switching Jobs
One of the more energetic
Jewish activists on Capitol
Hill will leave Jewish poli-
tics in a few weeks.
Judy Golub, the American
Jewish Committee's (AJC)
legislative director, will
become executive director of
the American Arts Alliance,
an advocacy group for non-
profit arts organizations.
In the five years that Ms.
Golub, 44, has worked for
AJC, she had a significant
role in the 1990 Immigration
Act, and was a major player
in this year's effort to pass
the Religious Freedom Res-
toration Act.
She has also worked for
more progressive immigra-
tion and refugee policies,
and was recently arrested c.7,
while demonstrating in front
of the White House for fair
treatment for Haitian refu-
gees.
The most rewarding part
of her job, she said, was par-
ticipating in broad coali-
tions.
"It was a joy," she said,
"that people from different
backgrounds could work
together for issues we con-
sidered important. It was
really diversity in action."
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Jewish groups are working
hard to guarantee that
changes in the Office of
Refugee Resettlement
(ORR), authorized in the last
days of the 102nd Congress,
are implemented so they do
not disrupt the effective
partnership between the
government and voluntary
agencies in resettling refu-
gees.
Just before the disorderly
recess, Congress increased
funding for ORR from the
president's original lowball
request — and authorized a
major revamping of the of-
fice.
Jewish groups were in-
itially uneasy about the pro-
posed changes. But even-
tually, most decided that the
reorganization plan might
mitigate the effects of a tight
budget that will probably
get even tighter in the next
few budget cycles.
The idea is to cut costs to
the government by privitiz-
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Sometimes, the best of in-
tentions aren't enough.
Recently, it was reported
in this column that leaders
of B'nai B'rith were excited
about their plans to bring
Sukkot to the Jewish com-
munity in Cuba.
B'nai B'rith president.
Kent Schiner, public affairs
director Dan Mariaschin and
Irving Silver, a B'nai B'rith
activist from Mobile, Ala.,
were scheduled to recently
visit Havana to show of soli-
darity with the small, highly
isolated Jewish community
there.
Alas, it was not to be.
Despite repeated efforts by
B'nai B'rith leaders, Fidel
Castro's government refused
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