JEWISH LEADERS EDUCATE COMMUNITY ON LOCAL JEWS FOR JESUS EFFORTS IN DECEMBER

In response to an aggressive evangelistic campaign undertaken by Jews for Jesus that will target South Florida in December, the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach Countys Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) will hold a media briefing on Tuesday, November 4 at 1 p.m. at the Lola and Saul Kramer Federation building, 4601 Community Drive in West Palm Beach.

MEDIA ADVISORY
                     Contact: Bill Orlove
(561) 242-6633
e-mail: billo@jfedpbco.org
      
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. -- October 31, 2003 -- In response to an aggressive evangelistic campaign undertaken by Jews for Jesus that will target South Florida in December, the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach Countys Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) will hold a media briefing on Tuesday, November 4 at 1 p.m. at the Lola and Saul Kramer Federation building, 4601 Community Drive in West Palm Beach.

JCRC Chair Michelle Kohn will discuss the free, JCRC-sponsored community forums to educate the Jewish community about Jews for Jesus and how to resist their efforts to convert Jews to Christianity. She will also discuss the increasing local presence of Jews for Jesus and other missionary groups efforts. Scott Hillman, executive director of Jews for Judaism, the leading international organization that educates Jews about cults and missionaries efforts and their attempts to convert Jews to Christianity, will discuss his organizations national and international efforts to combat Jews for Jesus Behold Your God campaign.

The forums, which will be led by Hillman, will be held on Tuesday, November 4 at 7 p.m. at Temple Beth David, 4657 Hood Road in Palm Beach Gardens; Thursday, November 6 at 3:30 p.m. at the Henry and Ida Hochman Jewish Community Center on the Alex and Esther Gruber Jewish Community Campus, 8500 Jog Road in Boynton Beach; and Thursday, November 6 at 7 p.m. at Temple Beth Torah, 900 Big Blue Trace in Wellington.

For the next three years, Jews for Jesus plans to proselytize to 65 metropolitan areas outside of Israel exceeding 25,000 Jewish residents in a campaign called Behold Your God, according to the Jews for Jesus Web site. Palm Beach County has been targeted as one of these areas from December 8 to 22.

The JCRC advocates for Israel, promotes Federations political agenda, educates our greater community on Jewish issues and participates in a broad variety of social justice activities. To register for the media briefing or for more information, call Bill Orlove at 561-242-6633.

The Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County serves residents from Boynton Beach to Jupiter as the central Jewish community-building organization. Federation strengthens Jewish identity, energizes the communitys relationship with Israel and meets the human needs of the Jewish community in Palm Beach County, Israel and 60 countries around the world with funds raised through three campaigns: the Annual Campaign, the Fulfilling the Vision Capital Campaign and opportunities made possible through the Foundation.

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