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The Charlotte Jewish News - November 1998 • Page 4 Of GbEATER CHARUQflTE Federation News Of GfeEATER CHARUOnTE Hillary Rodham Clinton Addresses 1,200 Women at UJA Federations of North America International Lion of Judah Conference NEW YORK — First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke about her vision for wom^n in the 21st century at the closing pro gram of the three-day International Lion of Judah Conference in Washington, D.C., September 15. The conference was organized by the National Women’s Campaign of United Jewish Appeal Federations of North America. The sold-out conference was chaired by Betty Kane of Southern New Jersey, Immediate Past Chairman of the UJA National Women’s Campaign. With 90 per cent of the gifts closed, the confer ence raised $11.6 million, a 16.4 percent increase over last year’s conference and a Lion of Judah Conference record. “I know that the women’s cam paign never waits. Lion of Judah women never wait, the UJA never waits, and you never wait. There are older citizens in the former Soviet Union who now have food. And there are victims of family violence from Baltimore to Israel that now have a new start. There are people all over Eastern Europe whose families are reunited and whose lives have been improved. I want to thank you for the work you do every single day,” Mrs. Clinton said. “I am also pleased that for the first time ever, the chair of UJA is a woman, Carole Solomon. I am well aware of how you have been talking about issues over the days of this conference - ones that can no longer be pigeonholed as % % Matd Ordan Office 704-364-6400 Direa 704-J67-7250 Pager 704-61J-5191 Home 704-365-1093 SEIlDREAMS(&;>al.coni Of OppomiNrrY Lti me be the Real Estate agent to help you to move into the home ol your dreans. I have a proven record of results since 1985 in assisting people txiy and sell their homes • Experience ‘Knowledge • Service Muki-Million Dollar Producer Hillary Rodham Clinton greets attendees at UJA Federations of North America’s International Lion of Judah Conference, after being introduced by National Women’s Campaign Chairman Rebecca Newman. women’s issues - for which I am personally very happy,” she said. “I wish you a happy new year. I wish that all of you may have the fulfillment that comes from know ing that you have been of service to others. May you all be written into the Book of Life.” The Lion of Judah program rep resents more than 7,000 women around the world who each give a minimum of $5,000 to the UJA Federation Annual Campaign. The UJA Federation National Women’s Campaign, chaired by Rebecca Newman of San Diego, contributed $140 million to the 1998 Annual Campaign and has $180 million in endowment funds. UJA Federations of North America, a partnership of United Jewish Appeal, the Council of Jewish Federations and United Israel Appeal, unites three premier American Jewish philanthropic organizations: UJA, which since 1939 has raised unequaled sums to save and sustain Jewish lives through the programs of the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) and the American Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), CJF, which has provided leader ship to hundreds of Jewish com munities across North American since 1932; and UIA, which over sees the distribution of funds to the Jewish Agency for Israel. ^ She also shook hands with many of the 1,200 women attending the conference. Renew Refine Tavin Plastic Surgery Associates Ellis TavIn • MD 10000 Park Cedar Drive • 704-341-4700 Charlotte V.O.T.E. ‘98 Program a Huge Success More than 60 members of the Jewish conununity spent Sunday morning, October 18, at V.O.T.E. ‘98. 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Many thanks to the Women’s Political Caucus Committee and to Emily Zimmem for summing up the pro gram so beautifully. ^ Women's Political Caucus Committee: (left to right) Ruth Goldberg, Izzy Rothchild-Woll, Susan Hirsch, Susan Hader, Ginny Rosenberg, Tammy Goldstein, Cary Bernstein. Not pictured: Lee Bierer, Anne Sinsheimer, Emily Vaughn. L CAROLINA MARKING DEVICES, INC. P.O. BOX 32143 3405 S. TRYON STREET CHARLOTTE, NC 28232-2143 TEL. (704) 525-7600 FAX (800) 777-8619 Rubber Stamps Notary and Corporate Seals, Laundry Markers, Stenciling Supplies SAME DAY SERVICE Ada Shapiro J^rey
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