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Monthly Archives: December 2008
I Interview Solomon Schimmel About His New Book,
Listen to the whole thing here.
Posted in Torah
Tagged fear, fundamentalism, Solomon Schimmel, tenacity, Truth
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Inside Steven Spielberg’s Wunderkinder Foundation
Here are the 2007 990 IRS filing and the 2006 filing. The amount of trading with the Wunderkinder’s money is unbelievable. It’s as though someone was day-trading with the Foundation’s nestegg. Wunderkinder’s operators were, at best, asleep at the wheel. … Continue reading
Posted in Bernard Madoff, Charity
Tagged Bernard Madoff, commodity futures, Elie Wiesel, fraud scandal, irs code, irs filing, steven spielberg
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Real Estate Developer Brian Dror Files For Bankruptcy On One Of His Entities
I first reported in April that Dror was in financial difficulty. He filed for personal bankruptcy many years ago. A lot of people around town have invested in Dror’s development companies. He filed for bankruptcy on one of his companies … Continue reading
Posted in Bankruptcy, Brian Dror
Tagged apartment owners, certified public accountant, condo conversions, dror, entities, personal bankruptcy, real capital analytics, real estate developer, real estate investment, san bernardino counties
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Yeshiva University Winter Appeal for Students
A friend says: "Is a "trajectory of exceptional growth" the Modern Orthodox term for losing $110m?" Here’s the letter: Dear Yeshiva University Community: This has certainly been both an extraordinary and unusual year. In spite of the economic turmoil, our … Continue reading
Posted in Yeshiva University
Tagged economic turmoil, integrated vision, orthodox term, torah education, winter appeal, Yeshiva University
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Manhattan’s Elite – Fifth Avenue Shul Members Lose $2 Billion To Bernie Madoff
Haaretz says: Hanukkah, which began Sunday, will not bring light and joy to the famous Modern Orthodox synagogue, situated in an upscale Manhattan neighborhood, known to many within the Jewish community as the "Fifth Avenue Synagogue." The revelation that has … Continue reading
Posted in Bernard Madoff
Tagged bernie madoff, fairfield greenwich, fifth avenue synagogue, ira rennert, nobel prize laureate, synagogue members
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