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responsible and effective in their fund-
ing choices.
"We are about promoting strategic
philanthropy," said Evan Mendelson,
JFN's executive director.
The gathering included plenary ses-
sions, workshops and breakout" meetings
on such topics as "Education: Funding
Strategies That Work," "Partners Without
Borders: Collaborative Funding
Internationally," and
"Supporting the Next
Generation of Jewish
Innovators."

His speech clearly rattled some of his
listeners, who included a wide range
of fenders, from individual donors to
representatives of large foundations.
But those who might have been
offended by Wertheimer's remarks got
some reassurance from the
next speaker at the confer-
ence, Rabbi David
Saperstein. Saperstein,
director of the Religious
Action Center of Reform
Judaism, said he agreed
A Bit Of Both
with Wertheimer that not
But while many of the ses-
enough Jewish money was
sions focused on supporting
going to Jewish causes.
the types of Jewish causes that
But he passionately
Wertheimer feels need more
defended the importance of
Rabbi David
attention, others dealt with
supporting non-Jewish
Saperstein
the more universal causes that
causes as well. Acting on
Saperstein said deserve Jewish
"universal concerns is in our
support too. They included a
interests," he said. "We can-
session on "Funding
not truly be for ourselves
Advocacy: Strategies for
without being for others."
Changing Public Policy on a
Moreover, Saperstein
Living Wage and Gun
argued that Jewish hinders
Control" and another on
do not have to support one
"Funding as a Global Citizen:
at the expense of the other.
Environmental Challenges at
"I don't believe it has to be
Home and Abroad."
a choice," he said. "We
Jeffrey Dekro, president of
have the wealth, the
the Shefa Fund, which pro-
wherewithal and the influ-
Dr. Jack Wer theimer
motes Jewish social responsi-
ence to do both."
bility, argued during a ques-
Indeed, most of the
tion-and-answer session following
fenders attending the Phoenix confer-
Wertheimer's and Saperstein's remarks
ence support a vast array of Jewish
that causes such as these are, in fact,
causes — from a Yiddish festival in
Jewish interests, too. As he put it: "Is
Los Angeles to a Jewish day school in
clean air and clean water something
Warsaw. And the conference itself was
Jews can do without?" ❑
geared to helping those funders be

Honored

Jewish News earns
3 national awards.

The Jewish News finished second twice
and third once in the Suburban
Newspapers of America's 1999
newswriting contest.
The weekly Arts & Entertainment
section, edited by A&E Editor Gail
Zimmerman, and the annual Living
Well supplement, edited by Associate
Editor Alan Hitsky, earned second
place for Best Entertainment/Lifestyle
section and Best Special Section,
respectively. Staff Writer Harry
Kirsbaum's profile of a Holocaust sur-

vivor, "In Tears and Triumph," placed
third for Best Feature.
The Jewish News competed nation-
wide against other weekly suburban
newspapers with a circulation of
10,000 to 20,000. The SNA is based
in Chicago.
"These awards from one of the
suburban newspaper industry's most
respected umbrella organizations is a
tribute to not only the hard work of
our staff, but also the caliber of news-
paper that our readers and advertisers
expect us to deliver each and every
Friday," said Robert A. Sklar, Jewish
News editor.
"We're proud of the achievement,
but view it as a spur to strive for even
higher standards of journalistic excel-
lence, and not a sign to stand pat." ❑

