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Education First
National appointment affirms
Jewish learning emphasis.
zations in launching bold initiatives to
expand and redesign Jewish program-
ming for teens, develop a national
infrastructure for teacher training
New York
through technology and create a "mul-
n a sign that the new Jewish
tifaceted support system to assist day
buzzwords of "renaissance and
schools striving for excellence."
renewal" are intrinsically linked
UJC officials said they selected
to education, a top Jewish educa-
Woocher, who was a professor of
tion professional has been tapped to
Jewish communal
oversee a national
studies at Brandeis
push to infiise Jewish
University before com-
life with more mean-
ing to JESNA in
ing.
1986, for his combina-
One of four key
tion of experience,
areas that will set the
connections with vari-
agenda for the newly
ous players in Jewish
formed United
life, expertise and
Jewish Communities,
familiarity with the
the national fund-
federation world.
raising and social ser-
It is unclear how
vice organization,
long
Woocher will
Renaissance and
hold the two large jobs.
Renewal was formed
UJC's president and
to promote increased
chief executive officer,
collaboration among
Stephen Solender, who
federations, the reli-
for six months last
gious movements,
year
balanced his cur-
Jewish educators and
rent
job
with his old
other Jewish organi-
post
as
executive
vice
zations in strengthen- Jonathan Woocher
president of the UJA-
ing Jewish identity
Federation of New
and community.
York, said Woocher will head the activi-
The other areas address fundraising,
ty at least through the end of 2000.
Israel and overseas needs and human
"For his part, Woocher was some-
services/social policy.
what cryptic about the future. "At this
Although the Renaissance and.
point, it is what it is, he said, adding,
Renewal's exact focus is still unclear, the
"I have no intention leaving JESNA."
selection of Jonathan Woocher — who
JESNNs president, Joe Kanfer, pre-
will also continue in his role at the
dicted that the pillar of Renaissance
Jewish Education Service of North
and Renewal will be the "focal point
America. JESNA is a coordinating body
for bringing national attention to key
for formal and informal Jewish educa-
issues of renaissance for communities,"
tion providers around North America
while the actual work will continue to
— indicates that advocates for educa-
be done in agencies like JESNA, Hillel,
tion will have a strong voice within it.
the Jewish Community Centers
Woocher, who has worked closely
Association
and the religious move-
with the federation world, was instru-
ments, all of which are represented on
mental in creating the Renaissance and
the pillar.
Renewal focus, drafting a platform
With the hiring of Woocher, all four
statement on the topic last year that
of UJC's focus areas are now staffed
described Renaissance as efforts to cre-
and active, said Solender, who said he
ate "a far more vibrant, engaging, con-
hoped the Renaissance and Renewal
tent-full Jewish life for large numbers
program will offer national leadership
of Jews here and around the globe than
in making "the identification with our
we ever could have imagined just a few
Jewish heritage and religious tradition
decades ago."
very exciting and very meaningful to
In his statement, Woocher suggested
the largest number of Jews." ❑
that the UJC work with other organi-
JULIE WIENER
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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