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JCRC President Richard Krugel visits with U.S. Reps. Brenda Lawrence,
John Conyers and Dave Trott at JCRC's Annual Congressional Breakfast.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2015
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7:30 P.M.
TRADITIONAL
MEGILLAH READING
JCRC welcomes Michigan's
federal legislators.
Jackie Headapohl
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our members of
Michigan's congres-
sional delegation
converged on the Federation
Building in Bloomfield Hills
Feb. 16, on one of the coldest
days of the year, to hear from
local Jewish agencies about
what they did and the legisla-
tive agenda they are advocat-
ing for in Washington, D.C.
The breakfast, sponsored
John Jacobs, chair of Federation's
and arranged by the Jewish
Government Relations Oversight Committee,
Community Relations
(GROC) chats with U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell
Council, featured Democratic
and Dave Trott.
U.S. Reps. John Conyers,
Brenda Lawrence and Debbie
Dingell and Republican David
about Israel Prime Minister Benjamin
Trott.
Netanyahu's upcoming speech to the
JCRC President Dr. Richard Krugel
Congress, which, he said, he would
opened the event by talking about
be boycotting. He also said he is still
the legislative concerns of his agency:
considering the Obama administra-
mainly support for the U.S./Israel
tion's Iran nuclear policy.
relationship, concern about the BDS
Dingell said she would be attend-
movement, rising anti-Semitism and
ing Netanyahu's speech. She also said,
Iran's nuclear agenda.
"Iran is the biggest danger to world
John Jacobs, chair of Federation's
peace:' She spoke about the presi-
Government Relations Oversight
dent's request to her to let "diplomatic
Committee, also said that Iran's
efforts run their course" concerning
Iran and its nuclear program.
nuclear program was highest on his
agenda.
Trott, on the other hand, said he
Representatives from the ADL,
supports greater sanctions against
NCJW, Hadassah, AIPAC and
Iran.
Federation's NEXTGen Detroit
Lawrence said that "it broke her
department talked about their legisla- heart" that Netanyahu's upcoming
tive priorities, which ran the gamut
congressional visit had turned sup-
from affordable childcare, reproduc-
port of Israel into a "partisan issue:'
tive freedom and gender equality in
She said she's still wrestling on
medical research to foreign aid for
whether to attend the speech and,
Israel and homeland security grants
if she does, will not applaud for the
Israeli prime minister. "I despise
for Metro Detroit Jewish agencies.
Then it was the representatives'
the way this was done she said. "It
turn. Conyers, current dean of the
was unacceptable for the speaker to
House of Representatives, spoke
bypass the president:'
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