Obama to Address UJC Assembly

Sara Ivry — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:51:47 +0000

President Barack Obama will address the annual General Assembly meeting of the United Jewish Communities and Jewish Federations next month in Washington, D.C., the UJC announced this morning. It will be his first speech as president to a broad audience of Jewish leaders. “The speech comes as many American Jews and Israelis have been encouraging Obama to do more to explain his Middle East peacemaking efforts,” notes the JTA in its report, “although Obama could also choose to discuss domestic issues such as health care and other social services that UJC advocates for in Washington.” Obama will speak on November 9, replacing Vice President Joe Biden, who was previously announced to speak. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is also expected to attend the meeting.

Obama to Speak at UJC [JTA]

New UJC Chief

Gabriel Sanders — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:06:14 +0000

United Jewish Communities, the money-hemorrhaging umbrella organization for the North American Jewish federation system, announced yesterday that its new president and CEO will be Jerry Silverman, who since 2004 has headed the small but scrappy Foundation for Jewish Camp, a non-profit dedicated to bolstering the fortunes of North America’s Jewish summer overnight camps. In a mark of his innovative fund-raising style, Silverman announced an immediate color war between the Jewish federations of Detroit and Chicago.

UJC Taps Silverman as New Executive [JTA]

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Obama to Address UJC Assembly

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