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has to be transparent," said Saffer, who
lives in Jerusalem. "We're audited by the
local auditors and we have to conform to
the local tax laws."
The JDC annual budget is $45 mil-
lion, $20 million from the Holocaust
Claims Conference, the rest of it from
Jewish federations and foundations.
`All the needs are crucial," he said, also
citing needs in Argentina, where 35,000
Jewish families depend on weekly food
vouchers from the JDC.
"The Jewish world has become more
difficult and severe in the last three
years," he said.
Saffer said this year's budget has a $20
million shortfall, half for the Argentinean
program, and half in the Soviet Union.
"We have to find the resources to
reach out to them," he said.
"We're not going to cut services
because people are waiting for the pack-
ages and the food vouchers."
The JDC was formed almost 90 years
ago as a temporary agency. "It's one of
the great ironies," Saffer said.
"Temporary but still going strong
because, unfortunately, there are crises
around the world in Jewish populations
and we have to help out. We face diffi-
cult periods and we face them now."
With two weeks to go and a $35.5
million goal for its 2003 Annual
Campaign, the Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit has raised $28.6
million, $24.8 million raised for the
Annual Campaign and $3.8 million
raised for the Nancy and Stephen Grand
Challenge Israel Emergency Fund,
reports Douglas Bloom, Campaign co-
chair.
"We are slightly on target," said Bloom
of Birmingham, who co-chairs with
Nancy Grand of Bloomfield Hills.
"I'm not sure if we'll hit $35.5 million,
but even if we fall short, it will be the
second biggest campaign we've ever had."
Bloom is confident the Federation will
either meet or beat the $4 million goal
for the Grand Challenge, a one-time gift
matched dollar for dollar for urgent
needs in Israel, including terrorism sur-
vivors, children at risk and other vulnera-
ble Israelis.
I ast year, Federation raised a record
$37.75 million, $7.5 million going to an
Israel emergency campaign.
The mood of the campaign staff is still
good, Bloom said. "Most of us are get-
ting a flat or an increased gift. We're get-
ting very few decreases, which really sur-
prised me considering the state of the
economy and the state of people's minds.
If you have the opportunity to talk to
people and explain to them what's going
on in this community and in Israel,
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