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Message: <br /><br /> If you are having trouble reading this email, you may view this article online at: http://www.jweekly.com/40349/full/40349/obama-will-speak-at-federation-assembly/ <br /><br /> <b>Obama will speak at federation assembly</b> <br /> Thursday, October 29, 2009 | by <br /><br /><p>President Barack Obama agreed to speak next month at the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America to be held in Washington, D.C. — his first speech as president to a Jewish audience.</p> <p>For the Jewish Federations, which recently changed its name from United Jewish Communities, landing Obama could provide a boost to a North American charitable network coping with sagging fundraising campaigns and other significant challenges.</p> <p>The G.A. will be held Nov. 8 to 10 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. Obama will speak Nov. 10, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will speak Nov. 9.</p> <p>Communal insiders said the decision to speak was a good one for Obama, noting that president will be speaking to an audience of Jewish activists who care deeply not only about Israel but also domestic issues. —<em> jta</em></p>

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