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AMERICAN FAMILY FOUNDATION (Cults) (AFF)
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P.O. Box 336, Weston, MA 02193
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(617) 893-0930
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Guy Ford, V.Pres.-Operations
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Budget: $130,000. Educational organization "seeking to understand and
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ameliorate the problems caused to individuals, families, and society at large
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by people and groups that employ unethical forms of social influence." Reports
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on legal, medical, psychological, and social issues raised by cultism.
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Publications: (1) Cult Observer (news magazine), monthly; (2) Cultic Studies
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Journal, semiannual; also publishes special reports and catalog.
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Section Heading Codes: Public Affairs Organizations (09)
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BEREAVEMENT CENTER (Children) (BC)
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Westchester Jewish Community Services, 141 N. Central Ave., Hartsdale, NY
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10530
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(914) 949-6761
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Oscar Rabinowitz, Exec.Dir.
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Founded: 1979. Staff: 3. Children and adolescents between the ages of ten and
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18 who have recently lost a parent. Aims are to: facilitate the normal process
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of mourning in children and adolescents; provide an arena of self-help and
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support to members who often feel alone in dealing with the death of a parent.
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The program is an offshoot of the Young Widows and Widowers of Westchester
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Jewish Community Services in New York. Children meet weekly to discuss
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problems; parents meet concurrently, but separately, in an adjoining room.
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Children discuss recollections of the death itself, the funeral, feelings of
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guilt and sadness, the family's often altered financial status, remarriage of
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the surviving parent and acquisition of new siblings, and health of the
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remaining parent. Conducts training program for professionals and agencies
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interested in starting similar programs for bereaved children. Also offers
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support groups for widows and widowers, families of victims of Alzheimer's
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disease, for those who have a child in a cult, and for children with
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life-threatening illnesses. Center currently operates on a local level but may
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expand in the future. Publications: Widow/Widowers of Westchester (newsletter),
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monthly. Formerly: (1983) Bereaved Children's Program.
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Section Heading Codes: Social Welfare Organizations (07)
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CHRISTIAN FAMILY RENEWAL (CFR)
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Box 73, Clovis, CA 93613
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(209) 297-7818
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Dr. Murray Norris, Pres.
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Founded: 1970. Members: 200,000. Staff: 11. Christians concerned with
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problems of the modern family. Promotes Christian solutions to problems in
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business, politics, and education counseling. Sponsors home study programs in
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Christian counseling and nutrition. Has established the Valley Christian
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University, which attempts to teach Christian answers to contemporary problems.
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Holds annual seminar and offers university courses on and off campus. Maintains
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library of 6000 volumes. Computerized Services: Information service listing
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local agencies and individuals who will help with counseling.
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Telecommunications Services: National Pregnancy Hot Line for young women with
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pregnancy problems. Divisions: African Emergency Relief; Demonstration School;
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National Pregnancy Hot Line; Valley Christian University. Publications: (1) Up
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With Families (newsletter), quarterly; (2) Valley Christian University
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Newsletter, quarterly; (3) Hot Line Directory, periodic; also publishes books,
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and pamphlets on pornography, homosexuality, satanism, and abortion. Affiliated
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With: American Life Lobby.
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Section Heading Codes: Religious Organizations (11)
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CHRISTIAN LITERATURE AND BIBLE CENTER (Mission) (CLBC)
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1006 Oak Cliff Dr., Toccoa, GA 30577
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(404) 886-7734
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Rev. Andrew J. Losier, Founder & Pres.
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Founded: 1952. Budget: $25,000. Directors: 7. Missionaries: 7. Distributes
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free Christian literature in over 50 languages; conducts Bible correspondence
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courses using audio cassette recordings. Operates Faith Bible College and
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Seminary in Nigeria. Sponsors direct missionary work in Africa and nations
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worldwide. Conducts research and educational programs and youth camps.
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Maintains library of 7000 master tapes and cassettes. Publishes Kingdom of
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Righteousness Under God, Know Your Bible Rightly Divided, Memoirs of Africa,
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One World Government Under Satan, Bible lessons, booklets, and a textbook on
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biblical survey (in English). Computerized Services: Personal computer
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publications. Convention/Meeting: semiannual mission conference.
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Section Heading Codes: Religious Organizations (11)
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CHRISTIAN RESEARCH (CR)
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P.O. Box 385, Eureka Springs, AR 72632
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(501) 253-7185
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Gerda Koch, Dir.
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Founded: 1958. Staff: 1. Nonmembership. Works to serve those who do not trust
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the media or the U.S. educational system, both of which the organization
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believes are "controlled." Distributes Christian literature; produces tracts;
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conducts and encourages Bible research and study. Emphasizes obedience to God
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and His Word; upholds the Constitution as it was originally written but
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advocates subjugation to God's law, not man's, if the two should conflict.
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Opposes Zionism, Communism, income taxation, and the United Nations; supports
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historical revisionism regarding the Holocaust. Maintains library of 900 books
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and booklets; bestows awards. Publications: Facts for Action, semiannual; has
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published Satan Dispelled and For More Light (books). Formerly: Pro-American
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Books.
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Section Heading Codes: Religious Organizations (11)
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CHRISTIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CRI)
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Box 500, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92693
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(714) 855-9926
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Dr. Walter Martin, Pres.
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Founded: 1960. Staff: 33. Christian scholars, ministers, missionaries, and
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laymen working in the United States, Canada, and Brazil. Through information
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relayed by member researchers, strives to counteract what the institute
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perceives to be threats against the Christian faith. Disseminates information
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on secular and theological trends. Plans to implement Project Retrieval in
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order to provide Christian schools with Christian alternatives to secular,
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cultic, and occultic beliefs through the aid of computers and microfilm. Offers
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seminars. Maintains 4000 volume library of materials on Christian apologetics
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and history, cults, the occult, philosophy, and psychology. Publications: (1)
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the Insider (newsletter), monthly; (2) Forward (magazine), 3/year.
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Section Heading Codes: Religious Organizations (11)
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CULT AWARENESS NETWORK (Cults) (CAN)
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P.O. Box 608370, Chicago, IL 60626
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(312) 267-7777
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Reginald M. Aley, Exec.Dir.
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Founded: 1974. Members: 10,000. Budget: $100,000. Local Groups: 54.
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Educational organization of volunteers interested in freedom from mind control.
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Offers information and counsel to persons concerned about destructive cults.
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Seeks to understand tactics of mind control in order to provide protection from
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those persons who take advantage of people through mind control and coercive
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persuasion. Opposes deceptive recruitment, fraudulent solicitation of funds,
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illegal immigration, child abuse and neglect, trafficking in drugs, smuggling,
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and using unpaid or lowly paid labor working long hours to staff lucrative
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businesses. Serves as a national referral network for concerned families to
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religious, legal, and medical sources. Conducts educational programs and
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seminars; participates in radio and television programs; sponsors support
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groups for former cult members; offers audiovisual aids. Sponsors workshops for
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rehabilitative counseling to persons in the mental health field. Provides
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speakers; maintains data bases; bestows awards; compiles statistics. Operates
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library of ten-year history of media clippings and books dealing with anti-cult
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literature. Publications: News, monthly. Formerly: (1986) Citizens Freedom
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Foundation. Convention/Meeting: annual conference, with seminars - usually
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October. 1987 Oct. 31-Nov. 2, Kansas City, MO; 1988 Oct. 30-Nov. 1, Pittsburgh,
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PA.
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Section Heading Codes: Religious Organizations (11)
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FOCUS (Cults) (AFF)
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c/o Steven Hassan, P.O. Box 686, New Town Branch, Boston, MA 02258
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(617) 964-6977
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Steven Hassan, Coordinator
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Founded: 1979. Members: 375. Former members of destructive cult groups
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including such organizations as Moon's Unification organization, Church of
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Scientology, the Way International, Hare Khrishna, and Rajneesh. Purposes are
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to collect and disseminate information about destructive cults; give personal
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support to: those still "trapped" in a cult and looking for a way out, as well
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as to those thinking about joining; provide counseling and personal support to
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"victimized" families and individuals; educate the public on the dangers of
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mind-control technology. Holds seminars on mind-control cults; initiates
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federal government investigations; conducts monthly discussion groups in
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several major U.S. cities; compiles and distributes kits of essential
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information on cults to interested persons. Hopes to establish formal
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rehabilitation facilities and to initiate lawsuits. Maintains collection of
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documents and news clippings. Publications: Newsletter, irregular. Affiliated
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With: Citizens Freedom Foundation. Formerly: (1980) Ex-Members Against Moon;
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(1984) Ex-Moon. Convention/Meeting: annual.
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Section Heading Codes: Public Affairs Organizations (09)
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INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM FEDERATION (Cults) (IFF)
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P.O. Box 392, Lathrup Village, MI 48076
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(517) 738-7496
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Edward M. Mielock, Pres.
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Founded: 1975. Members: 5300. Staff: 2. Regional Groups: 60. Individuals
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united to aid what the federation regards as victims of "destructive" cults and
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to provide support to victims' friends and families. (According to IFF, a cult
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is destructive when it uses mind control and psychological coercion to gain and
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hold converts.) Conducts educational campaign stressing the nature and dangers
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of "destructive" cults; teaches ways to prevent conversion of susceptible
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individuals. Maintains library; bestows awards; operates speakers' bureau.
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Computerized Services: List of destructive cults; bibliography of books on
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destructive cults. Affiliated With: Citizens Freedom Foundation (parent).
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Formerly: (1979) Individual Freedom Foundation. Convention/Meeting: annual -
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always October.
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Section Heading Codes: Religious Organizations (11)
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JEWS FOR JEWS (Jewish) (JJ)
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P.O. Box 6194, Surfside, FL 33154
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(305) 931-0001
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Rabbi Rubin R. Dobin, Chm.
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Founded: 1970. Members: 10,000. Budget: $25,000. Jewish individuals united to
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fight the conversion of Jews by Christian missionaries and cult groups. Strives
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to strengthen Jewish identity and to heighten awareness of what the group views
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as the danger of missionaries and cults. Provides information on therapy and
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exit counseling for Jews who have been converted wishing to return to the
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Jewish faith. Conducts seminars and workshops for families dealing with
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conversion from Judaism. Offers computerized services. Bestows awards; compiles
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statistics; maintains speakers' bureau. Publications: (1) Information Kit on
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Jewish Identity, quarterly; (2) Fact File of Cults and Missionaries, annual.
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Section Heading Codes: Religious Organizations (11)
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PROJECT YEDID (Cults) (PY)
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c/o Jewish Community Center, 5700 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore, MD 21215
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(301) 542-4900
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Molly Koch, Dir.
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Founded: 1980. Staff: 6. Works to prevent young people, particularly young
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Jews, from becoming involved in cults. Serves as information clearinghouse on
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cults and acts as resource center. Provides counseling services and early
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prevention seminars for parents of young children. Presents cult recruitment
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techniques seminars for high school and college students; conducts weekly
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discussion groups for high school students as part of an outreach program.
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Maintains speakers' bureau. Publications: Newsletter, irregular. Also Known As:
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Project Friend.
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Section Heading Codes: Religious Organizations (11)
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