(New York Times) On Monday, the chairman of the American Jewish Congress, Jack Rosen, appealed to Jews to help Pakistani earthquake victims. On Tuesday, Rosen received a telephone call from President Pervez Musharraf, who said that Pakistan welcomed aid from American Jewish charities and that he would be open to publicizing this help to Pakistanis, who are overwhelmingly Muslim. Rosen helped to organize a meeting between Musharraf and leaders of American Jewish organizations in New York City in September.
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