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UPDATES:
PHONE BANKING – TONIGHT, 6 p.m.!
Wednesday, 6 p.m., 1800 JFK Blvd, Suite 502.  We need your help as we reach 
out to the Orthodox community to explain to them why Kerry is best for 
Israel.  Email eric@njdc.org for any questions or directions.

NJDC at the Jewish Collaborative event -- Thursday, 6-9 p.m., Lucy's Hat 
Shop.  Look for the NJDC recruiting table at the Philly Collaborative (an 
organization geared to Jewish professionals in their 20's and 30's) event.

Get the NJDC at your synagogue – the NJDC is amidst a concerted effort to 
have informational fliers available at all synagogues during the High 
Holidays.  Contact eric@njdc.org for more information about this effort.

Phone at home:
Want to make calls for the NJDC, but you can't make it downtown?  Email 
eric@njdc.org for a script, phone numbers, and a brief explanation of what 
we're doing with the call.

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Shalom and Welcome-
This is the NJDC Philly Digest, a newsletter that chronicles the news and 
activity pertaining to the National Jewish Democratic Council in the greater 
Philadelphia region.  Please send inquiries to Eric Colchamiro, greater 
Philadelphia Region Field Director for the NJDC at .


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IMPORTANT NEWS LINKS:
1) Continuing to set Kerry’s record straight – “Lies, Damn Lies, and 
Convention Speeches.”  Robert Kaplan from Slate.com weighs in.
http://slate.msn.com/id/2106119/

2) Respect Ralph Nader, but don’t vote for him.
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2004/09/06/s
econd_thoughts_on_ralph_nader/
“…progressives should vote for Kerry, but they should listen to Nader and 
get to work.”

3) “Kerry, Sharpening Criticism of Bush, Lists Costs of Iraq War.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/08/politics/campaign/08CND-CAMP.html?hp – 
free registration required for this NYT article.
“Senator John Kerry today said that because of poor administration planning 
the war had cost American taxpayers $200 billion that could have been spent 
on important needs at home.”
 
ACTION ALERT -- HOW YOU CAN HELP THE NJDC SHOW THAT KERRY IS BEST FOR ISRAEL
1) Help make NJDC materials available at your synagogue for the High 
Holidays!  Contact eric@njdc.org for more info.
2) Join the NJDC for one of our weekly events: a Meetup, a phone banking 
night, or (coming soon) a local canvassing night
3) Write letters to the Jewish Exponent (or your local paper), to explain 
why Kerry is best for Israel
4) Host a house party (dinner table discussion!) with your friends and 
family to talk about the candidates and Israel.
5) Host an NJDC Movie Night!: Bring your friends and family together to 
watch an election related movie (we can lend you a Kerry DVD put out by ACT, 
Outfoxed, or Farenheit 911), and then talk about the issues!


BE PART OF NJDC PHILLY!:
--Wednesday, September 8th: NJDC Phone Banking Night: 1800 JFK Blvd, 
Philadelphia. 6 p.m to 7:30 p.m.

--Thursday, September 9th, 6-9 p.m., Lucy's Hat Shop.  Look for the NJDC 
table at the Philly Collaborative (an organization geared to Jewish 
professionals in their 20's and 30's) event. 

--Thursday, September 9th, 7 p.m. 9/11 Interfaith Ceremony, The Maternity of 
the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church, 9220 Old Bustleton Avenue, 
Philadelphia. 


SAVE THE DATE:
Wednesday, October 13th, 7:15-9 p.m. at the Kaiserman JCC -- the NJDC will 
take part in a debate sponsored by the Kaiserman, Klein, and Gershman JCC's  
on Judaic Values in the Presidential Election, moderated by Jane Eisner of 
the Philadelphia Inquirer.  You are then invited to stay at the JCC to watch 
the third presidential debate. 

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