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HIAS and ZOA trade charges as Conference of Presidents battle escalates
JNS Staff
May 27, 2020
HIAS wants ZOA and CAMERA disciplined for criticizing them. ZOA fires back saying HIAS has no place in a Conference that is reserved for groups with a Jewish mission.
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Zionist Organization of America
Morton A. Klein
May 26, 2020
ZOA exposes false claims by ‘radical students’ who support Muslims resettled by HIAS
The letter misleadingly identified its signers as caring “young Jews.”
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ZOA doubles down on opposition to Dianne Lob as next Conference of Presidents chair
Jackson Richman
May 12, 2020
A webinar hosted by ZOA president Mort Klein presented objections to Lob and alleged that, in reprisal, a number of member organizations have called for ZOA’s ouster from the big-tent group.
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Daniel Greenfield
May 7, 2020
The HIAS-ization of American Jews
The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations surrenders to the anti-Israel left.
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Farley Weiss
May 3, 2020
The Conference of Presidents: Moving forward
The National Council on Young Israel hopes that our vote against Dianne Lob’s nomination will send the message that moral clarity in the fight against anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism and the BDS movement is necessary. Without reservation.
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Matthew Mainen
May 1, 2020
HIAS endangers Jews, empowers their enemies
The newly named organization has made the determination that in creating a more diverse Europe, some collateral damage, particularly that of Jews, must be tolerated.
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David Suissa
Jewish Journal
April 30, 2020
Why did HIAS move away from helping Jews?
Jewish pride is not something we should hide—I learned that a long time ago from an organization called the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society.
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Jonathan S. Tobin
April 24, 2020
The HIAS legacy faces the 21st century
Due to their history, Jews overwhelmingly support the rights of immigrants and refugees. Still, it’s no use pretending that the debate about the issue hasn’t changed.
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Alex Traiman
April 24, 2020
Bylaw violations, strong-arming alleged in nomination of new Conference of Presidents chair
Such discord is becoming commonplace among Jewish communal leadership in an increasingly polarized political environment.
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Caroline Glick
April 24, 2020
American Jewry’s organizational crackup
Dianne Lob’s selection is an earthquake in American Jewish organizational life not because of anything she has said or done, but because of her organizational affiliation with HIAS.
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Zionist Organization of America
Morton A. Klein
April 23, 2020
A letter to the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations
ZOA believes that electing Ms. Dianne Lob as chairperson of the Conference would create multiple serious conflicts with the COP’s mission to help Israel and the Jewish people, and damage its relationships with the U.S. government, as well as the Israeli government and people.
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Conference of Presidents nominates business executive Dianne Lob as new chair
JNS Staff
April 22, 2020
A roll-call vote of member organizations to approve the nomination is scheduled to take place via Zoom on April 28.
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Alex Traiman
April 22, 2020
Nomination for new Conference of Presidents chair roils longtime members and donors
Given a choice between maintaining the loyalty of a smaller and older right-wing Zionist base, or aligning with a larger and better funded liberal Jewish communal structure, the nominating committee may be actively and intentionally shifting the organization’s direction.
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