The Charlotte Jewish News - December 2001 - Page 6
United Jewish Communities Washington 13 Conference,
February 10-12, 2002
3,000 Young Jewish Leaders Expected
Abracadabra - an ancient
Hebrew word meaning “with
these words I shall create it” - will
be the theme of the J3th biennial
United Jewish Communities
National Young Leadership
Conference, expected to attract
3,000 young Jewish leaders to the
nation’s capital February 10 to 12.
The conference, known as
Washington 13, is the single
largest gathering of its kind in
North America, and the young
Jews in attendance will hear from
top American, Israeli and Jewish
political, media and community
figures; meet other actively
involved Jews from across the
continent; discuss critical issues
with their representatives on
Capitol Hill; and learn about the
Jewish world and their place in it.
“Washington 13, as its prede
cessors were, is a call to social
and political action for an
engaged generation of Jews,” said
William Kreisberg, co-chair of
the event, a member of the UJC
National Young Leadership
Cabinet, and president of the
Jewish Community Center in
Washington, DC. “By attending,
young people are fulfilling their
obligation to come together and
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and actions - an objective that our
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theme. Abracadabra, so wonder
fully reflects and is now more
important than ever.”
Three days of plenary sessions,
100-plus workshops on topical
and critical issues facing the
nation and the Jewish community,
and visits with Congressional
leaders will give Washington 13
participants the opportunity to
exercise and expand their social,
political and community involve
ment, organizers said.
“There is a magic to being with
3,000 young people who want to
express their Jewish values by
making a positive difference,”
said Monique Gibbons,
Washington 13 co-chair, UJC
National Young Leadership
Cabinet member and a board
member of The Women’s
Campaign of the Jewish
Federation Council of Greater Los
Angeles.
For example, as part of
Washington 12, in 2000, thou
sands of participants fanned out
across Capitol Hill to meet with
their representatives and senators
and speak out on such issues as
military and economic aid to
Israel and passage of federal hate
crimes legislation. After meeting
with Washington 12 delegations,
ten members of Congress agreed
to co-sponsor legislation guaran
teeing certain rights to elderly
managed care enrollees.
“At the end of the three days,
participants realize that we have a
voice, and they walk away with
the energy that comes from
accomplishment and the mandate
to go home and effect change
either personally, politically or
communally,” Gibbons added.
Kreisberg said the theme of
Washington 13 and the involve
ment that it fosters and advances
is even more important in light of
the tragic events of September 11
and their aftermath.
“We will mobilize collectively
to express our support for the
United States and Israel in their
joint efforts to end terrorism and
ensure that our shared democratic
values and freedoms prevail,” he
said.
Among the political figures,
social commentators, journalists,
business leaders, entertainers and
religious scholars who have
appeared at past National Young
Leadership Conferences were
President Bill Clinton, Vice
President A1 Gore and Israeli
Prime Ministers Rabin, Shamir
arid Netanyahu.
The National Young Leadership
Division of UJC and the 189
Jewish federations that it repre
sents is directed at young Jews,
aged 25 to 45, who express the
Jewish value of tikkun olam,
repair of the world, in communi
ties across the continent.
For more information on the
UJC National Young Leadership
Conference, please call Mamie
Moskowitz, Director of Program
Development, 704-944-6764,
or to register to attend
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