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Saturday, November 27, 2004
New OU president pushes aliya - [slurs generations of American olim]

New OU president pushes aliya - [slurs generations of American olim]
Mati Wagner, THE JERUSALEM POST Nov. 25, 2004
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=110135
6023225&p=1078027574097

[Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA: It will be interesting to see if Stephen J.
Savitsky finds a way to gracefully correct remarks trashing generations of
American olim who did not wait for Israel to pass more than half a century
of independence before deciding that it was time to consider moving to the
Jewish State. That Mr. Savistsky thinks that "really successful people" only
started moving to Israel in the last few years and that before then only
misfits and losers took the plunge indicates more about a serious gap in the
education of this CUNY MBA than it does about the caliber of American olim
over the years. OU's office in Jerusalem 972.2.566.7787 Fax: 972.2.561.7432.
National headquarters 212-563-4000 Fax 212-564-9058 info@ou.org ]

Just three hours into his stint as the Orthodox Union's new president,
Stephen J. Savitsky, met Thursday with The Jerusalem Post and shared an
insight.

"Now is the time to promote aliya," said the blue-eyed, clean-shaven lay
leader. "I sense an opportunity."

Savitsky, 59, made the comment with a conviction and emphasis that
contrasted with his relaxed manner during most of the half-hour interview.

Savitsky heads what he says is the largest Orthodox Jewish organization in
North America, with close to 1,000 affiliated synagogues and tens of
thousands of members.

"People are starting to go to Israel for the right reasons. Years ago aliya
was for people who were running away from something. They weren't
successful. They didn't have a successful marriage. They were coming because
there was a reason. They weren't role models.

"But today I see really successful people. Young people. Doctors, lawyers,
business people, finance people, who are giving it up not to come here to
starve. Not to schnorr from their parents," he said.

Savitsky is a successful businessman. He is the president and chairman of
ATC Health Care Services, a nationwide provider of temporary medical
staffing. He has an MBA from City University of New York.

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