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The summons from the prime minister reflected the fact that when decisionmakers in Jerusalem and Washington want to take the pulse of the American Jewish community — or when they want help from the formi- dable pro-Israel establishment in Washington — they turn to these two organizations, which are seen as representing the consensus views of American Jewry. But the Presidents Conference is facing increasingly vocal com- plaints from some leading mem- bers about its long-established method of doing business. Crit- ics from across the political spec- trum in the 53-member umbrella group question whether the con- ference's vague procedures and nonexistent by-laws produce ac- curate readings of the Jewish community's views on complex and controversial issues. New fund-raising practices and the growing influence of wealthy outside donors have added to questions about ac- countability within the group, ac- cording to some critics. The grievances focus on Hoen- lein, a brilliant, dynamic and ef- fective but some say autocratic executive, and on a secretive, closed institutional style that has long been a source of dissatisfac- tion among member organiza- tions — particularly the large national groups, which fear the rising influence of a number of smaller, more ideological groups that have entered the conference in recent years. On the moderate left, Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president of the Re- form Movement's Union of Amer- ican Hebrew Congregations, com- plains, "There has been an ongoing sense that the Presidents Conference has a political tilt to the right that may not be repre- sentative of the community as a whole." 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