Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site pegasus.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!pegasus!naiman From: naiman@pegasus.UUCP (Ephrayim J. Naiman) Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish Subject: Re: EMERGENCY NEED Message-ID: <1968@pegasus.UUCP> Date: Wed, 19-Dec-84 14:58:16 EST Article-I.D.: pegasus.1968 Posted: Wed Dec 19 14:58:16 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 20-Dec-84 04:12:50 EST References: <828@eisx.UUCP> <746@ihuxv.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Information Systems, Lincroft NJ Lines: 33>> This note is response to the recent article on Operation Moses. >> The original article claimed that the UJA was putting money into >> a special fund for helping Ethiopian Jews resettle in Israel, and >> that this special fund would be used 100% for this purpose. >> >> Uh-uh. The UJA is up to its usual tricks on this one, at least in Chicago. >> >> I called, and the lady who claimed to be in charge said that there >> is no special fund set apart for Operation Moses. Instead, the UJA has >> made a commitment for X amount of dollars and is assuming that we will >> raise our contribution amount to cover it. I called the UJA in New York and evidentally the "commitment for X amount of dollars" is the way The Jewish Federation of Greater Chicago is handling checks earmarked for "Operation Moses." Many other local federations are sending the checks right through to the national UJA; which in turn send them right on Israel. Check with your local Jewish Federation to see what strategy they are using in dealing with "Operation Moses" with the national UJA. Basically, all I'm trying to say is that -- >> is no special fund set apart for Operation Moses. Instead, the UJA has The word UJA in the above sentence should be changed to "Jewish Federation of Greater Chicago" (or whatever they call themselves). I think this is what Glenn meant in the first place. -- ==> Ephrayim J. Naiman @ AT&T Information Systems Laboratories (201) 576-6259 Paths: [ihnp4, allegra, ahuta, maxvax, cbosgd, lzmi, ...]!pegasus!naiman