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Category Archives: Jewish Federation
Las Vegas Jewish Federation
Tom Ficara emails: Hi Luke: Sorry for the delay in getting back to you but we are receiving so much information on Elliot Karp’s bad behavior from his various stops along the Jewish Federation trail that we are simply overwhelmed. … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Federation, Las Vegas
Tagged Brandeis University, capable women, employee abuse, Jewish Federation, reign of terror, rockland new york
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Jewish Federation Las Vegas
Jack emails: Luke, I have been a reader of your blog for quite some time, but feel the need to respond to these postings about the Las Vegas Jewish Federation. I feel it is necessary to clear up some misconceptions … Continue reading
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Tagged agron, federation system, fundraising consultant, Jewish Federation, karp, new professionals
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Jewish Las Vegas – Cincinnati version
Tom Ficara emails: Hi Luke: The national Jewish Federation victims of Elliot Karp are now being head from. With our Las Vegas Jewish Federation video interviews finished, Las Vegas Justice Bureau host Ron Futrell and I will be heading to … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Federation, Las Vegas
Tagged broadcast tv stations, futrell, Jewish Federation, luke ford, national jewish, philadelphia new york
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Jewish Federation Las Vegas
Tom Ficara emails: Hi Luke: As you know, on Friday Ron Futrell, longtime TV newsman in Las Vegas was in our studios to videotape some of the many victims of Jewish Federation of Las Vegas CEO Elliot Karp. Ron Futrell … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Federation, Las Vegas
Tagged charry, Jewish Federation, pain and suffering, town folks, tv newsman, vegas community
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Jewish Las Vegas Suit
Report from The Las Vegas Tribune: On March 30, 2010, a charge of discrimination
Posted in Jewish Federation, Jewish Journalism, Las Vegas
Tagged employment opportunity commission, equal employment opportunity, equal employment opportunity commission, longstanding record, racial epithets, verbal harassment
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Jewish Las Vegas
Arthur J. Bloberger, the former editor of the Las Vegas Jewish Reporter, emails me: Hi Luke. I just wanted to give you an update on what’s been happening lately twixt the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas and myself, it’s former … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Federation, Jewish Journalism, Las Vegas
Tagged chief development officer, Jewish Federation, nevada detr, religious discrimination, reporter editor, unemployment benefits
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The Late Lamented ‘Jewish Reporter’ Newspaper Of Las Vegas
Here’s some background. Arthur J. Bloberger, the former editor of the “Jewish Reporter”, emails me today: Although I’ve still not heard the results of my unemployment appeal hearing (way overdue by their own estimation – I don’t know if that’s … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Federation, Jewish Journalism, Las Vegas
Tagged charitable organization, fear mongering, Jewish Federation, longest time, several letters, web of deceit
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Las Vegas Jewish Federation
A departing employee emails the chairman of the Las Vegas Jewish Federation Leonard Stone: Leonard, I never had the opportunity to ask you the one burning question I had prior to my leaving the Federation. What do you suppose your … Continue reading
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Tagged being a man, burning question, Jewish Federation, karp, legal deposition, personal destruction
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Jewish Las Vegas II
Tom Ficara emails: Hi Luke: This week has been the CES convention, our most important, so I’ve been unavailable. Kim Wanker is the apparent ‘attorney’ for the Las Vegas Jewish Federation. She has an interesting method of playing a sympathetic … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Federation, Las Vegas
Tagged faithful employees, fear and loathing, fear and loathing in las vegas, impre, Jewish Federation, justice bureau
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Jewish Las Vegas
I expect a Jewish newspaper to return to Las Vegas around Passover. It will be called The Las Vegas Jewish Ink. It has no website yet. “The Las Vegas Jewish Reporter” was closed by the local Federation last year. Jewish … Continue reading
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Tagged casino operator, davening, feudal society, finleys, jewish day school, Jewish Federation, sabbath morning, shabbat morning, sheldon adelson
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