Category Archives: AJU

American Jewish University’s Top Earners

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Luke Ford

According to its 2008 990 filing: Mark Bookman, COO: $191,000 Robert Wexler, President: $135,000 Zofia Yalovsky, VP: $133,000 Nina S. Lieberman Gilardi: $127,000 Gady Levy: $155,000 According to the 2007 filing: Robert Wexler: $248,000 Mark Bookman: $210,000 Zofia Yalovsky, VP: … Continue reading →

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Whatever Happened To Deportment Among Conservative Rabbis?

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Luke Ford

Last week I wondered why the head of American Jewish University’s rabbinics program publishes photos of himself in jeans and a tye-dye t-shirt. Can you imagine Saul Lieberman doing that? I also wonder the Ziegler School of Rabbinics is run … Continue reading →

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Inside American Jewish University

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Luke Ford

Here is their 2006 990 filing for 2005. Highest paid employees of AJU: Robert Wexler: $222,000 Bradley Artson: $177,000 Mark Bookman: $174,600 Gady Levy: $145,000 Zofia Yalovsky: $143,000 Jay Strear: $143,000 Ronald Wolfson: $142,000 Nina Leiberman Giladi: $126,700

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Jonathan Safran Foer At AJU’s Sunday Book Fair

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Luke Ford

Here’s an excerpt of my full report: Last discussion of the day is Rabbi Robert Wexler interviewing Jonathan Safran Foer. Joel Stein does the introduction in place of some chick on the side of the stage named Abby. (Listen) We … Continue reading →

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Vincent Bugliosi on giving Bush the “Alice Walker” benefit of doubt!

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Luke Ford

This clip confuses me for my friend Joey Kurtzman, who was the one who asks the question here at AJU:

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