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Last Sunday, our community lost a wonderful community leader, Emily Gottfried. Emily was the exceptional Executive Director of the Oregon Area Jewish Committee (OAJC) where she forged incredible ties with other faith-based communities.
The Israeli people have spoken. Israel held its parliamentary elections this past Tuesday and to say the least, the results were surprising and did not necessarily go as expected.
I was born in Atlanta and have been a diehard Atlanta Falcons fan since birth. Yes, I grew up in Orlando, and despised the fact our TV market was stuck watching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Miami Dolphins games.
Let me start by saying…Thank You! Thank you for a great start to our 2013 Annual Campaign. As you may recall, one of our goals was to “speed up the pace” of this year’s campaign with major emphasis in October and November.
Happy and healthy new year to you and your family. And, congratulations to the Oregon Ducks for their victory in the Fiesta Bowl last night.
