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Jewish fenders debate
the focus of their
philanthropic priorities.

MARK J. JOFFE
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Phoenix
hen more than 200 Jewish phil-
-mthropists and foundation pro-
fessionals gathered in Phoneix last
week, they got a challenge they might
not have expected.
Instead of praising their work, one
of the first speakers to address the
10th national conference of the
Jewish Funders Network questioned
the priorities of the conference partic-
ipants.
"There are so many causes support-
ed by Jews and Jewish organizations
without thought or reference to
Judaism," Jack Wertheimer, provost of
the Conservative movement's Jewish
Theological Seminary, told the group.
"The question 'What is a Jewish
cause?' needs to be weighed carefully."
The conference organizers appar-
ently agree, because they chose as this
year's theme: "Saving the Whales: Is It
Jewish Funding?"
For Wertheimer, the answer to that
question is a resounding "no." He
decried the fact that many Jewish
foundations and private funders are
. supporting non-Jewish causes, at the
expense of Jewish ones, in the pursuit
of tikkun olam, or repairing the
world.
"Increasing numbers of wealthy
Jews have decided that the real needs
lie elsewhere," he said, quoting a
recent study which found that 70 to
90 percent of the grants provided by
Jewish family foundations go to non-
Jewish causes. This is happening, he
said, at a time when "a great many
Jewish institutions teeter on the brink
of bankruptcy.
"In the process of gaining the
world, we are losing ourselves," he
warned. "For those of us concerned
about the future of the Jewish com-
munity, this is a disaster.
"Are funders acting as responsible
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