Secretary of State George Shultz has accepted an invitation from the Council of Jewish Federations to address its 52nd General Assembly on the night of November 19 in Atlanta, Ga. it was announced here today. Shultz will address the Assembly on the topic of “U.S. Foreign Policy Goals: Achieving a Just and Peaceful World Order.” This will mark the first time in several years that a high Administration official will address the GA.
On the evening of November 17, President Chaim Herzog of Israel will address a major plenary session. Among other featured speakers at the GA will be Ambassador Meir Rosenne of Israel, author Elie Wiesel, and CJF president Martin Citrin.
During the GA, which begins November 16 and concludes November 20, there will be, among the numerous plenary meetings and workshops, sessions on Soviet Jewry, Ethiopian Jews, Israel-diaspora relations, the Middle East, the “new anti-Semitism,” and aliya. At one of the sessions, the Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing on the effects of federal budget cuts and unemployment on Jews, Jewish agencies and other human service providers.
More than 2,500 Jewish leaders from the United States and Canada are expected to attend the GA, according to Osias Goren, of Los Angeles, GA program committee chairman. The theme of the gathering is “Coping with Change: Federations Confront the Challenges of an Uncertain Future.”
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