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World Jewish Congress Reorganizes By Associated Press January 2, 2002, 4:31 PM EST NEW YORK -- The World Jewish Congress, which led the effort to gain $11 billion in restitution for Holocaust victims, says it has reorganized its executive structure to focus on global terrorism. Secretary General Israel Singer will become chairman of the 21-member executive committee, and Elan Steinberg, WJC staff director for the past 15 years, will move to executive vice president, Steinberg said Wednesday. Avi Becker, director of the WJC's Jerusalem office, will assume the secretary general's title. "The Holocaust restitutions will remain our legacy, but we feel it is the right time to move on," Steinberg said. "The central issue now is security, the threat of worldwide terrorism and the menace to all democratic institutions." The leadership changes follow WJC President Edgar Bronfman Jr.'s recently announced decision to step down in 2002. The WJC has about 250,000 members in the United States and represents Jewish organizations in 80 countries. Copyright C 2002, The Associated Press ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
