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business owners.
• A "media tour" that will take
Israeli spokesmen and U.S. Middle
East experts — scholars, journalists
and other opinion-shapers — into
key communities across North
America to meet with local media.
• A major mission to Israel, called
"Journey to Solidarity I," to be held
Sept. 9-14.
• Production of 1 million leaflets,
to be distributed Sept. 17 in all syn-
agogues during Rosh Hashanah, to
remind Jews of the need for solidari-
ty.
"As we sound the shofar this year,
it will also be a call to action for
every Jew in North America,"
Hyman said.
• A Solidarity Shabbat on Sept.
22-23 that wi'l reach out to syna-
gogues, churches and university
campuses to show that "support for
Israel extends beyond the Jewish
community," Hyman said.
• A major outdoor rally in New
York Sept. 23, with a concurrent
rally possibly in Los Angeles. New
York was chosen not only because of
its large Jewish community, but also
because it is America's "media capi-
tal," Hyman said.
The UJC also "wants our voices
heard by members of the United
Nations,” who will be convening
their General Assembly just days
later.
Grass-Roots Push
The intensified UJC campaign
comes on the heels of a slew of pro-
Israel rallies organized nationwide at
the grass-roots level.
Some Jewish activists say they now
hope the federation establishment
will be emboldened to take charge of
the solidarity campaign more pub-
licly.
"I can understand that they took a
wait-and-see attitude," said Rabbi
Kenneth Brander, who co-chaired a
rally Sunday that drew 3,000 partici-
pants in Miami.
"But now that they've gotten the
message that there is a serious com-
mitment to do these things, they
have the responsibility to take the
ball and run with it," Rabbi Brander
said: "And we're there to work with
them. We're all serving the same
cause."
One turning point for activists was
the June 1 terrorist bombing of a Tel
Aviv disco, which killed 21 Israeli
young people.
The massacre seemed to fuel the
passion at a June 4 rally in New
York, which was organized by an
inter-denominational coalition of
rabbis and drew 10,000 participants.
A UJC rally originally scheduled
for that day, which was to have
included Israeli Prime Minister Ariel
Sharon, reportedly fell through
because of scheduling and security
issues for Sharon.
100 Rallies
In addition to Miami, smaller
demonstrations have been held in
Chicago, Cleveland, Boston, Denver
and other cities.
At the Florida event, one activist
drove from St. Petersburg — more
than four hours away — to learn
how to organize a similar rally in his
region, Rabbi Brander said.
After initial hesitations, the local
Jewish federations threw their weight
behind the rally with finances and
other resources, Rabbi Brander said.
"My personal intuition is that if I
put together a rally and it fails, well,
it's an Orthodox rabbi whose rally
failed; here today, gone tomorrow,"
Rabbi Brander said. "But if the
organized community puts together
a rally and it fails, the consequences
may be more significant in terms of
how the public would view the
organization, the Jewish community
and the state of Israel."
Hyman, though, maintains that
since the outbreak of Mideast vio-
lence, "there's been a lot of activity
that has taken place and that contin-
ues to take place," including more
than 100 rallies and numerous com-
munity-based missions to Israel.
Rabbi Brander and other activists,
meanwhile, have called for a "March
on Washington" similar to the Dec.
6, 1987, rally in the nation's capital
demanding freedom to emigrate for
Soviet Jews.
"If there is no public display at the
national level, there's a group of us
committed to creating that display
— and I think we have the where-
withal to do it," Rabbi Brander said.
But the activists hope UJC will
take the lead.
Hyman said the UJC will deliver
its message to Washington at the
organization's General Assembly
Nov. 9-14.
Besides, the UJC has its plate full
for the coming months.
"This is only phase one of Israel
NOW," Hyman said.
"Unfortunately, we anticipate that
we'll have to continue the program
beyond this year."
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JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT
UNITED JEWISH FOUNDATION OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT
COMBINED ANNUAL MEETING
Jewish
Federation
of Mean DetnzA
Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the
United Jewish Foundation will take place on
Tuesday, September 25, 2001
7:30 p.m.
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
Southfield, Michigan
Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit will take place on
Tuesday, September 25, 2001
7:30 p.m.
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
Southfield, Michigan
The following individuals have been appointed by
President Mark R. Hauser to serve on the 2001 Nominating Committee:
The following individuals have been appointed by President
Penny B. Blumenstein to serve on the 2001 Nominating Committee:
Sharon Hart, Chair
David Aronow Dede Feldman
Elizabeth Kanter Groskind
Robert H. Naftaly, Chair
Diane Klein Scott Kaufman
Sharon Lipton Benjamin Rosenthal
Petition Candidates: Other persons may be nominated for membership on the
Petition Candidates: Other persons may be nominated for membership on the
Board of Directors by petition signed by not less than twenty-five (25)
members of the United Jewish Foundation and filed with the Chief Executive
Officer not less than 30 days prior to the date of the Annual Meeting. Only one
person may be nominated in each petition, and no nominations shall be valid
unless the nominee shall have consented to be a candidate in writing either in
A the petition or in a separate written document filed with the Chief Executive
Officer not less than 45 days prior to the date of the Annual Meeting.
Board of Governors by petition signed by not less than one hundred (100)
members of the Jewish Federation and filed with the Chief Executive Officer
not less than 45 days prior to the date of the Annual Meeting. Only one person
may be nominated in each petition, and no nominations shall be valid unless the
nominee shall have consented to be a candidate in writing either in the petition
or in a separate written document filed with the Chief Executive Officer not less
than 45 days prior to the date of the Annual Meeting.
Filings should be sent to:
United Jewish Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit
Robert P. Aronson, Chief Executive Officer
P.O. Box 2030
Bloomfield Hills. MI 48303-2030
Filings should be sent to:
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
Robert P. Aronson. Chief Executive Officer
P.O. Box 2030
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-2030
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