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the American Jewish commu-
nity in an era of peace.
Behind that effort, which is
still in the proposal stage, is con-
cern that Jewish groups could
be in trouble as Mideast ten-
sions decrease, and as support-
ing Israel becomes less of a
unifying factor for American
Jews.
Israeli leaders worry that any
decline in American Jewish ac-
tivism could jeopardize the U.S.-
Israeli relationship and
undercut Israel's security.
The proposal from the em-
bassy to the foreign ministry in
Jerusalem includes ways to
help Jewish groups increase
their investment in Jewish ed-
ucation and Jewish continuity
by expanding their links to Is-
raeli society. The idea is to spur
an American Jewish renais-
sance and increase ties to Israel,
while simultaneously de-em-
phasizing bonds based on Is-
rael's security and economic
needs.
The proposal also addresses
increasing private-sector in-
vestment in Israel, something
that Israelis believe could fill
a void in American Jewish life
when pro-Israel activism is no
longer an overwhelming prior-
ity.
Times Hard
For PACS?
With the brave new world
that might be emerging in the
Mideast, there's growing con-
cern that pro-Israel political ac-
tion committees may be in for
tough times.
(PACS channel campaign
contributions to friendly House
and Senate candidates.)
One sign of the changes
ahead may be the downsizing
at the National PAC (NatPAC),
the largest of the pro-Israel
PACs, with about 25,000 mem-
bers and total contributions to
congressional candidates ex-
ceeding $5.3 million.
Recently, NatPAC slashed its
staff by half and Richard Alt-
man left after more than a
decade as its executive director.
Marvin Josephson, the
group's founder and chairman,
ibuted the change to the eco-
nomics of political life: "Our
fund raising has stayed rea-
sonably stable, but our costs
have been creeping up. We are
responding as anybody would
in that circumstance."
The group, he said, will move
away from the extensive polit-
ical research that has been its
hallmark, and focus more on
fundraising.
But other PACs' officials
were apprehensive about the
future of political funding or-
ganizations, which are a key
component of pro-Israel clout in
Washington.
"People are confused about
the need for pro-Israel PACS,"
said Mandell I. Ganchrow, the
founder and longtime president
of the Hudson Valley PAC, the
largest local pro-Israel PAC.
"There still is a need for pro-Is-
rael PACS, but with so many
people thinking that peace is at
hand, there is a lot of uncer-
tainty."
AMY GOLDFADEN, M.D.
and
GENISE E. KERNER, M.D.
welcome their new associate
LISA BUCKFIRE ELCONIN, M.D.
to their practice in Internal Medicine
effective September 7, 1993.
Backing
Packwood
It's a rule in pragmatic poli-
tics that you don't forget old
friends. So it wasn't a surprise
this week when the Washing-
ton Post printed a long list of
lobbyists and political contrib-
utors who have aided Sen. Bob
Packwood, R-Ore., who is fend-
ing off charges that he made un-
wanted sexual advances to
several dozen women over the
years.
Contributors to the Pack-
wood legal defense fund include
Jewish heavy hitters associat-
ed with the American Israel
Public Affairs Committee
(AIPAC), including Edward C.
Levy, Mayer Mitchell, Robert
H. Asher and Lawrence Wein-
berg. All are former chairmen
orpresidents of the pro-Israel
lobbying organization.
Also on the list was Lester
Pollack, chairman of the Con-
ference of Presidents of Major
American Jewish Organiza-
tions, a longtime personal friend
of Sen. Packwood, who pointed
out that helping friends through
thick and thin is an acceptable
part of the political process.
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