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A Jewish PAC's influence is growing.

JULIE EDGAR

News Editor

T

he group has its origins in a
meeting held in a Detroit
hotel room during a nation-
al Jewish federation conven-
tion 18 years ago.
Four Jewish women, alarmed by the
rising power of the conservative right
in the United States, decided to put
their money where their political sen-
timents were and start a political
action committee to support congres-
sional candidates who shared their
views.
Last year, with an estimated 2,500
members, the Joint Action Committee
for Political Affairs (JAC) raised
$259,000 that went to candidates —

Republicans and Democrats — who
are pro-choice, support the constitu-
tional division between church and
state, and the Middle East peace
process.
"JAC's stand on the peace process
is, we have always been in favor of the
peace process going forward and the
United States, in its role as facilitator,
doing what is necessary to move that
process forward. We don't take a posi-
tion on the Palestinian homeland.
That is part of the final status talks,"
said Joy Malkus, JAC's national
research director.
Last week, Abbe Sherbin of West
Bloomfield sent a check for $1,200 to
the national office in' Highland Park,
Ill., the money raised from an infor-
mational meeting at her house earlier

this month. The money represents 12
new memberships. Malkus came to
town to speak to the group of 22
women.
Whin JAC was founded, she
explained in a separate interview, it
was a pro-Israel political action com-
mittee that concerned itself with arms
sales to Arab countries and U.S. aid to
Israel.
Members were spurred by the 1980
federal election, in which the conserv-
ative right began to spend money on
ads that attacked candidates, including
two senators who were quite friendly
to Israel, she said.
JAC's agenda is considerably broad-
er today.
"The U.S.-Israel relationship is still
the No. 1 issue, but from a legislative