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Article: UJA? Jewish Agency? Poll shows Israelis view the bodies as vital
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- June 29, 1995
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Larry Yudelson
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
06-29-1995
UJA? Jewish Agency? Poll shows Israelis view the bodies as vital.
A survey of the Israeli public's attitudes toward the United Jewish Appeal and the issue it deals with has brought reassuring news for officials at the premier Jewish philanthropy.
The survey reaffirmed "that we are relevant," said Richard Pearlstone, national chairman of UJA, speaking on a telephone conference call from Israel on Tuesday.
The results of the survey were encouraging for both UJA and the Jewish Agency for Israel, the quasi-government body that is the primary recipient of money raised by UJA for Israel. Both organizations have taken a number of blows to their ...