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The Detroit Jewish News, 2000-11-24

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York, Schwartz said it's incumbent on
he Jewish National Fund
Detroit Jewry to acknowledge the
will host an informational
work
of JNF and step up "to the chal-
meeting on Wednesday,
lenge
of what needs to be done for the
Nov. 29, to build support to
land
and
people of Israel.
fight Israel's severe water shortage.
"Yes, the most cur-
JNF's "Just Add
rent
issue is water, and it
Water" plan is seeking
is
an
issue with life and
$125 million through
death consequences," he
American contributions,
said. "Israel could run
matching funds from
out of drinking water in
the Israeli government
a matter of a few years.
and other sources.
In the United States we
"Consider an endow-
are
talking about Social
ment," said Robert H.
Security
running out in
Schwartz, president of
2030. Israel cannot sur-
JNF's Metropolitan
vive without water!"
Detroit Region.
There are multiple
"Consider a major gift.
plans
for building reser-
Tree sales will go on,
voirs,
for desalination
but as you can see, with
and
for
other possible
one tree at a time, it will Robert H. Schwartz
solutions,
Schwartz
be very difficult to raise
added.
the necessary funds.
"It has been written
Think about $500,
and spoken that our par-
$1.,000, $10,000,
ents and grandparents
$100,000 and, if fortu-
helped to buy much of
nate enough, we can
the land in Israel a
even talk about $1 mil-
penny,
nickel, dime and
lion. Don't sell yourself
dollar
at
a time," he
or the land of Israel
said.
"We
bought the
short."
trees
to
help
conserve
Schwartz and local
the land... over 210 mil-
board member Michael
lion of them. We must
Jacob represented
now take care of what
Detroit at the JNF's
our
parents and grand-
Nov. 12 leadership
parents
have invested
meeting in New York
in."
City. Speeches focused
Schwartz said metro
not only on water's life-
Detroiters and others
sustaining virtue, but
living outside Israel
also its value as a bar-
must renew their com-
gaining chip in Middle
mitment to help with
East peace talks,
the
water issue so that
Schwartz said.
the
land
of
Israel
and
its people sur-
JNF's back on track, he said: "From
vive.
what was a difficult situation four years
"We are the caretakers, and we must
ago, JNF has totally reorganized, has
take care of the land," he said. E_J -1
reduced personnel and cut its rent

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"We must
now take
care of
what our
parents and
grandparents
have
invested in."

commitments and has modernized the
way it does business."
Under national leaders Ronald
Lauder and Russell Robinson, JNF is
on a record pace for annual receipts
and the amount of money being sent
to Israel. "The goal of sending 70 per-
cent of all receipts to Israel is within
reach," Schwartz said.
Based on what he learned in New

The Jewish National Fund will
meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov.

29, at 28555 Orchard Lake
Road, Farmington Hills.
Refreshments will be served. For
information, call the regional
office, (248) 203-9111.

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