Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations
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The opening as it read in 2005
Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations is self described as "a central address for key American, Israeli and other world leaders to consult on issues of critical concern to the Jewish community".1It is often referred to as simply the "Presidents' Conference".2Currently comprising 52 national Jewish organizations, they Conference meets relatively infrequently to make major statements or meet with important leaders.3The Conference was originally founded to promote the state of Israel in the U.S., and that remains its most important task.4The Conference does not draft comprehensive policies (which is done by the Jewish Council for Public Affairs ), nor does it do conventional lobbying (the task of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee ).5
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The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations ( CoP ; often referred to as the Presidents' Conference ) is a non-profit organization that describes itself as "a central address for key American, Israeli and other world leaders to consult on issues of critical concern to the Jewish community." Currently comprising 51 national Jewish organizations, the Conference meets relatively infrequently to make major statements or meet with important leaders.The Conference was founded to develop a consensus voice among various Jewish organizations when dealing with the executive branch, and to promote the State of Israel in the United States ; those remain its primary task.The Conference does not draft comprehensive policies, nor does it do conventional lobbying; these are done, respectively, by the Jewish Council for Public Affairs and by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee .
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The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations ( CoP ; commonly Presidents' Conference ) is an American non-profit organization that addresses issues of critical concern to the Jewish community.It comprises 51 national Jewish organizations.It was founded to develop a consensus voice among Jewish organizations in dealings with the executive branch.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations ( CoP ; commonly Presidents' Conference ) is an American non-profit organization that addresses issues of critical concern to the Jewish community. It comprises 51 national Jewish organizations. It was founded to develop a consensus voice among Jewish organizations in dealings with the executive branch.
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Nonprofit organization The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations ( CoP ; commonly Presidents' Conference ) is an American non-profit organization that addresses issues of critical concern to the Jewish community, and the state of Israel in particular.It comprises 50 national Jewish organizations. It was founded to develop a consensus voice among Jewish organizations in dealings with the executive branch.
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Jewish umbrella organization in the U.S.The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations ( CoP ; commonly Presidents' Conference ) is the umbrella organization for the American Jewish community .Comprising 53 national Jewish organizations across the political spectrum, it was founded in 1955 to develop a consensus voice among Jewish organizations, especially to the U.S. government.Along with the Jewish Federations of North America , Hillel International , and the Anti-Defamation League , the CoP is considered to represent mainstream Jewry in the United States.Since the 1970s, the CoP's chairperson is the American Jewish community's de facto spokesperson on international affairs.
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self described as "a central address for key american
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umbrella organization for the american jewish community
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