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Pacesetter Division chairmen unveil '92 Campaign strategy By Barbara Chandler The 1992 Pacesetter Division chairmen have announced their 1992 Campaign strategy which includes plans to "pass the ' torch," and to raise the standard of campaign giving for the entire community. Noting the decline in major gifts for previous regular UJAi Federation campaigns and the over whelmijig number of Jews who fled from the Soviet Union in 1990, Phil Schra-. ger and Tom Pellman, Paceaettu Division cochairmen, aaid they are working to raise the level of giving in the Omaha Jewish community and to develop and expand the twif gooeratjon of laaderahip for future campaigns. "Our conununity faces two urgent chaUangee," said Mr. Schrager. "First, in order to secure our Omaha Jewish community, we must over-
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Phil Schrager come a decline in major gifts that has occurred over the past few years with the loss of some of our lanior roembars. This meana that we all have to dig a little dewier to make up the difference. "The aecood chaUenge is to help Israel and our kical conununity absorb one million immigrants. Although, Continuing Exodua places a fioandal bur den on all of ua, we caiutot turn our backs. That mistake waa made once in this century during WorU War
Marvin Lender 11, and we must not allow it to be repeated. "Whatever our personal economic situations may be," he added, "none of us is giving up our homes, our poaaenaiou and leaving everything we've built in order to escape religious oppreaaion. Most of us cannot even imagine our selvea in such a situation. It is our moral obligation to support resettlement, bvt more than that, Soviet immigrants can act as a forceAil catalyst for political and economic change
Tom Pellmaa in Israel that will secure her future viability into the 21st Century." Mr. Schrager further outlmed three goals for the 1992 Pacesetter Diviaion as part of the strategic plan to regenerate the UJA/Federation Campaign. "Our first objective is to meet the financial needs of the Omaha Jewish community and the teaettlement of Soviet J«wa. The 1992 goal for the PaceMttar Diviaion is 91.600,000 for the regular campaign
and the same amount (or Continuing Exodus. This r^resents 65 percent of the total campaign goal, which is $2.5 million for each of those fund-raising efforts. 'The men of the Pacesetter Division are our Jewish community's most successful professionals and businessmen," Mr. Schrsger continued. "Omaha has traditionally ranked at the top of the national scale in percapita giving, but with the recognition of this historic moment for Jews throughout the worhl, the top level of that scale ia rlimhing. Since we all tend to pace our gifta baaed upon the commitments of our peara, it is up to the Paceerttar Division to raise the benchmark for giving in our community in every diviaion of the campaign. The timea simply require no leaa. "Secnndly, we want tq put into place a 'Une of succaaaion' for this divi-
sion that will provide leadership continuity for future campaigns. "The estsblishment of a mentoring program is our third goal. We must begin the process of passing the torch of leadership from the olda- goiwation to the younger Jewish men in our community. This does not mean that the senior members of the Ptceeetter Division are abandoning the new members. Rather, this is an opportunity for the older men tb share their experience and knowledge with their younger Pacesetter members." To ma^ theae goala, Mr. Schrager and Mr. Fellman have aasembled a team of 60 campaign workers. "Theae man make up one of the largest and most committed campaign teams in the division's history," remarked Mr. Fellman. The chairmen are meeting with their campaign team at a seriea of breakfast and lunch nteetings.
Rabbi Weinstein urges Americans to topple Duke
^RBy Marria MaliM PHUbhi BuTV Weinstain of ' age. La., a .fwuiv. ,.o.^^v<uit rahl^ at TiMnpb lataet in Omaha, is contacting friends here seeking financial supputt for a political action com' mittee fighting against David Duke. Mr. Duke is a former oeo-Nati and Ku Klux Klan official who entered mainstream poiitica two years ago and has reached the point where he ia in a runoff campaign with fonmr Uouwiana govnraor . SihnaBdwaKiBlorgpver nwrell^winiaMk TWtvft-
off takes place Nov. 16. By letters and telephone calls. Rabbi Weinstein has alerted trienda here to th« danger wluch Louisiana and the nation fices if Duke should win the rac« la a telephone call initialed by the Jewish Preaa, Rabbi Weanatein cvofinned tiiat he waa desperately trying to let as numy people as poasible know how damaging (his election ma' •"^'•' to Araertea. He pointtM i<ui tnat some &Q0 coacemed Jewa and Ountina met at his TM^ StaMtay Bighl da-
daring that the election of to stop ^e poison<)us raDuke as governor ia an cism ^that's been turned anti-.\mer loose in Louisiana." Inasinvii te NaRabbi Weinstein said tional Jewish Democratic that contributions may be Council, has called on made out to DEMOPAC President Bush to strong- and seat to him at 1023 ly support Edwards in his Leyeester Drive. Baton bid to beat republican Rouge. La. 70808-5742. State Rep. David Duke. His telephone number is The le^er stated, in (^04) 767-1389. part, "Wtwthor the naExcerpts from Rabbi tional RepuhUean Party Weinatcin'a letter to his recogniaaB Duka as an offi- frieoda hare are aa foUowa: cial guhematoiiat nomiiMe .. Unless huge IS not the question uiunts of money are queatton ia what wiU .<v^> rwaed for the-lxxiisiAna dfr-aa PiwideQl of the Democratic Party or the Unilad Stttaa and le«ier Edwin Edwards CamofUtalUpuhiicinParty- paign now. w* have rsaaon
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