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JFSA NW campaign event will focus on Israel

The Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona Northwest Division will present a talk by Laura Green, “When It Comes to Israel, Why is the World Silent?” on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. at the Hilton El Conquistador in Oro Valley.

Green is on the Utah board of the America-Israel Friendship League, is an area vice-president of the Desert-Mountain Region of Hadassah and is a member of the national council of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. She has traveled to Israel more than four dozen times, leading groups and on business.

The event will include a silent auction and dessert reception. Admission is $18, plus a $180 minimum household contribution to the Federation’s 2012 Community Campaign. RSVP by Feb. 22 at jewishtucson.org or contact Karen Graham at kgraham@jfsa.org or 577-9393, ext. 118.