The board of trustees of the United Jewish Communities voted to recommend that federations voluntarily increase their overseas allocations. The resolution, passed Monday at the group’s meeting in Washington, suggests that federations use all the funds they will save as a result of a 9.5 percent reduction in UJC dues.
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