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The Main Event Scores
On Behalf Of Needy Jews
for Israel, a nation of 3 million Jews,
Many had already donated. Others
Fisher said 50 years of existence as a
were making their donation. Some
Jewish state is a short time. We can't
were increasing their pledge. But all
take anything for granted," he said.
were supportive of the Allied Jewish
"Israel gives us a strong Jewish com-
Campaign.
munity. But a strong Jewish communi-
They were attending The Main
ty needs Israel."
Event, a fund-raiser on behalf of the
George Stephanopoulos, President
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit's 1999
Allied Jewish
Campaign.
Attendees pledged
at least $500 to
the Campaign
($250 if 35 or
younger).
More than 130
new or increased
gifts brought this
year's running
total to $26.1 mil-
lion from 16,000
donors. The over-
all goal is $29.6
million, which
would set a new
record.
"Detroit,
although by pop 112-
tion is only the 10th Allied Jewish Campaign Chairs Linda Klein and Peter Alter,
or so largest Jewish
right, chat with guest speaker George Stephanopolous at The
community in
Main Event.
America, boasts the
fourth largest cam-
Clinton's former advisor on policy and
paign behind only New York, Los Angeles
strategy
and author of the new book
and Chicago," Campaign co-chair Peter
All Too Human," was guest speaker at
Alter told the 550 guests at Congregation
The Main Event. Addressing the role
Shaarey Zedek March 25.
of humanitarianism, he said: "It's our
The Allied Jewish Campaign, in
responsibility to care for others who
cooperation with the United Jewish
can't care for themselves — to practice
Appeal and the Jewish Agency for
tikkun olam (repairin the world)."
Israel, sustains and enriches Jewish life
Ronald Klein and Joel
J Gershenson
through support of programs and ser-
co-chaired
The
Main
Event.
vices on behalf of 1 million people in
the U.S., Israel and 58 other countries.
— Robert A. Sklar
Support agencies provide Jewish edu-
cation, services to older adults and
people with disabilities, counseling for
families in crisis, resettlement services
for new Americans, employment assis-
Excerpts follow from George
tance, camping, recreation, interest-
Stephanopoulos' speech, "Politics: The
free loans and other social services. In
Art of the Impossible-A View from
the former Soviet Union,150,000 Jews
Washington," to Allied Jewish
rely on tzedaka to operate the soup
Campaign donors :
kitchens where they eat.
• Kosovo —"We intervened too late in
"We are all a part of the circle —
Bosnia, after nearly 50,000 were
the Jewish circle," said Linda Klein,
killed. I don't believe we have an
the other Detroit Campaign co-chair.
option but to try to stop the aggres-
A video, "The Jewish Circle,"
sion [in Kosovo] not only for humani-
included remarks from Detroit philan-
tarian reasons, but also because of the
thropist Max Fisher. In urging support
danger of what would happen if this
Capitol Insights