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Overseas Jitters

New York

But that decision has now been
postponed indefinitely, in part because
it is so divisive.

Different Process
s Jewish federation leaders
Whatever the outcome of the current
around North America craft
process, the way funds raised by
a new process for funding
American Jews are distributed to help
overseas needs, the two agen-
Jews in Israel and around the world
cies that traditionally receive those
will look very different.
funds are worried about how they will
Until the merger, which became
fare under the new system.
official
in November, federations set
The American Jewish Joint
aside
a
percentage
of their annual cam-
Distribution Committee (JDC),
paign revenues and sent it to the UJA,
which provides services to needy Jews
with the bulk of the funds
around the world, has
ending up with the Jewish
issued a cry of alarm that
Agency and the JDC.
the new system under con-
But in recent years,
sideration would "destabi-
allocations flowing from
lize" the JDC and weaken
federations through the
its worldwide humanitarian
overseas channel have
efforts, including its hunger
dropped and federations
relief project for elderly
have expressed a desire to
Jews in the former Soviet
have greater control over
Union.
how overseas funds are
The larger recipient of
spent. Some are also
federation funds, the Jewish
directly funding other
Agency for Israel — which
Robert Aro nson
groups, such as the
rescues refugees and reset-
Reform
and
Conservative
movements
tles them in Israel — is not talking of
in
Israel
and
the
New
Israel
Fund.
crises and destabilization, but has
Local
Jewish
communities
have
launched an aggressive public relations
sharply different views on what sorts
campaign among federation leaders to
of overseas programs American Jews
tout the importance of its work.
should fund, the extent to which fed-
The JDC's skittishness and the
erations have "collective responsibility"
Jewish Agency's public relations efforts
for funding them and, if there is col-
come as the federations' umbrella
lective responsibility, whether the UJC
-
organization, the newly formed
should penalize federations that do
United Jewish Communities, struggles
not contribute an agreed-upon mini-
with the final stages of its merger of
mum for overseas needs.
the United Jewish Appeal and the
Now a committee composed of rep-
Council of Jewish Federations.
resentatives from 18 federations, the
A key reason for the merger — and
JDC and the Jewish Agency is charged
a sticking point in hammering out the
with prioritizing overseas needs and
final details — was the federations'
determining which programs should
desire to have greater control over how
be "core" — those the federations col-
overseas funds — which this year
lectively fund — and which should be
totaled almost $300 million — are
"elective," projects individual federa-
spent.
tions will opt to fund.
Federation leaders from around the
Leaders of the Overseas Needs
country will be meeting in early April
Assessment and Distribution
for an "owners' retreat" to decide on
Committee (ONAD), say no recom-
governing policies for the new entity.
mendations have been made and they
Originally, they were also slated to
stress they do not wish to destabilize
decide on the most contentious
either the JDC or the Jewish Agency.
issue: whether federations share a
But concerns about the way the
collective responsibility to fund over-
process
was moving prompted the JDC
seas needs, and if so, how that
OVERSEAS
JITTERS on page 28
should be enforced.

