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Finding Inspiration At G.A.
ation of philanthropists.
Rather then focusing on
examples of partnerships,
ne can almost be for-
the discussion turned to the
given for walking the
enormous challenges of
halls of the Toronto
reconciling the philanthro-
Convention Center and con-
pists' approach with that of
cluding that somehow another
the UJC.
year had passed and another
It was a bold ... honest ...
Joseph Hyman
opportunity was lost. But
and
at times, raw assess-
Jewish
something very profound and
ment.
Telegraphic
inspiring occurred this year at
It wasn't until Morris
Agency
the United Jewish
Offit,
the president of UJA-
Communities' General
Federation
of New York,
.
Assembly.
stood
in
front
of
the
panel,
visibly
Inspiration is hard to find in life. It's
shaken
by
the
discussion,
and
deliv-
certainly not something you expect to
ered
a
passionate
defense
of
the
feder-
find at the G.A. Gone are the days
ation that I truly understood the pro-
when Israeli leaders traveled to the
found nature of what we heard. It's
United States to implore us to support
rare that a man of his stature, in front
Israel in its unprecedented struggles
of such a large crowd, would open up
and global opportunities. No longer
are we united by wars and rescue cam- and share the level of disappointment
he must have felt. It was an intensely
paigns. Gone are the days when we
human and honest moment involving
could sit together in a plenary with
a leader I deeply respected. It was a
5,000 other Jews and feel inspired and
united by a sense of common purpose. prelude to what would follow.
Later in the day, at a session called
In its place, we live in a fragmented
"Rebels with a Cause a panel of
world where the United Jewish
Generation X social entrepreneurs
Community system struggles to main-
unabashedly challenged the UJC to
tain the core value of communal
adjust its culture. In a barrage of ideas
responsibility and the primacy of an
and suggestions, a new generation
unrestricted, annual campaign.
demanded their place at the table.
In such an environment, lacking a
Aaron Bisman, the producer of
crisis to unite us, how could the G:A.
Matisyahu, challenged the community
be inspiring? Somewhere in the midst
to invest 10 percent of our campaigns
of all the sessions and meetings, there
in social, Jewish entrepreneurs.
were moments of pure bravado. There
At a session on North American
were moments when I was forced to
immigration
to Israel, Carole Solomon,
pause and consider what I had seen
the
chairwoman
of the Jewish Agency
and heard.
for
Israel's
Board
of Governors, was
For the first time in my four trips to
challenged
by
young
Ethiopians: "Why
the G.A., I witnessed an open and
are
resources
being
spent
on middle-
honest debate about the future of our
Jewish community. It was as if an open class Jews from the United States seek-
ing to make aliyah while the Ethiopian
invitation had been sent to all who
community in Israel continues to suf-
cared; to come, sit at the table and
fer so greatly?"
share their ideas, hopes and fears.
Solomon's response was sympathetic
For a proud system that has accom-
and supportive, as she reviewed the
plished so much in caring for the
UJC's commitment to rescuing and
needy and rescuing millions, it must
resettling a generation of Ethiopian
have been a proud but painful
Jews. Yet, for the 22-year-old graduate
moment with far-reaching implica-
searching for her first job, the despera-
tions.
tion inherent in the question
remained.
In The Beginning
The G.A. ended with a plenary
It began with a session titled
focusing on the young, social entrepre-
"Federation, Foundations &
neurs who continued to challenge the
Philanthropists: Working Together."
culture, including Rochelle Shoresh,
The discussion quickly turned to the
goals and expectations of a new gener-
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