United Jewish Communities will be the name of North American Jewry’s newly created central fund-raising and social-service agency. Delegates attending the new entity’s “Founders Forum” in Washington favored that name over an alternative by a vote of 73-59 after a passionate debate Monday afternoon. The decision must be ratified by a not-yet-elected board of trustees of the new entity, which was formed by the merger of the Council of Jewish Federations, the United Jewish Appeal and the United Israel Appeal. Meanwhile, Stephen Solender, the executive vice president of UJA-Federation of New York, was named acting president of the new entity. Solender will serve in his new capacity for up to six months, while retaining his permanent job.
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