Premier Menachem Begin of Israel will address over 2500 leaders of North American Jewish Federations on Thursday, Nov. 13, at the Council of Jewish Federations’ General Assembly in Detroit, it was announced here today. Speaking at a major plenary session, Begin will provide delegates with his views on “Israel-Diaspora Relations”–the bond between American Jewry, the State of Israel and its people.
The General Assembly, Nov. 12-16, will bring together leadership from CJF’s 200 constituent Federations in the United States and Canada. The Assembly is the largest single gathering held each year of North American Jewish leadership. Delegates will participate in sessions covering every major aspect of concern to the organized Jewish community.
Additional major sessions will be devoted to the implication of the results of the U.S. Presidential elections, strengthening the Jewish family through community support systems and programs; “The Struggle for Soviet Jewry”, “Serving the Aging in the 1980s,” and “The Quest for Peace in the Middle East.”
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