Israel’s prime minister may visit American Jewish communities to help federations raise money. During the Jewish Agency for Israel’s board of governors meeting in Jerusalem, Sharon told leaders of the United Jewish Communities and the Jewish Agency on Monday that he was amenable to the idea of visiting large Jewish communities in North America to boost the federations’ campaigns, according to Alex Grass, former budget and finance chair of the Jewish Agency, who attended the meeting.
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