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Jewish News
Rabbi Gil Student writes: Gary Rosenblatt argues for government subsidies of secular studies in Jewish day schools (Jewish Week). Now that Solomon Schechters are struggling and not just yeshivas, he cares. The Maharat makes it to the list of Jews … Continue reading
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A Charity For The Victims Of Bernie Madoff
Darrah Ford emails: Is this the woman you talked about liking? http://www.myspace.com/humafanclub Madoff’s stolen statue returned — with a ‘lesson’ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090101/ap_on_re_us/madoff_statue Texas Millionaire Offers Support to Charity Victims of Bernard Madoff http://newsblaze.com/story/20081230124359zzzz.nb/topstory.html Jewish? Pittsburgh mayor Luke Ravenstahl is now Luke … Continue reading
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Bernard Madoff’s Hasidic Court
Benjamin Atlas blogs at Horizontal Plane: Was Bernard L. Madoff Securities a business or a Chasidic court? Is Bernie Madoff a galitzianer? Does he come from Polish or Austrian Galitzia? Galitzia is the origin of many famous or infamous Jewish … Continue reading
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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
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Israel’s Technion University Lost $70 Million To Bernie Madoff
The Technion is Israel’s Institute of Technology. Here is the 2006 990 filing by Technion’s American friends who lost the $70 million. The filing is about 100 pages long and I can’t figure it out. Technion is known as one … Continue reading
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First Reported Suicide From The Bernie Madoff Scandal
This bloke who offed himself was a big deal among French-Swiss Jewry and European Jewish financiers. Experts say that having a big hairy long hyphenated name is the single best warning sign for an impending suicide. How could we have … Continue reading
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Inside The Simon Wiesenthal Center
They seem to have not been hurt by the Bernie Madoff scam. Donations are down because of the economy and staff have had their work week (and pay) reduced by one day. My every contact with the Simon Wiesenthal Center … Continue reading
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Inside The Chais Family Foundation
It went bankrupt when Bernie Madoff was arrested. On its 2007 990 IRS filing, it reported assets of $178 million. (2006 filing) From the Los Angeles Times: Chais, 82, did not respond to interview requests. Last week, he told the … Continue reading
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Tagged assets, bernie madoff, family foundation, honorary doctorates, irs filing, jewish charities, jewish philanthropy, weizmann institute
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The Elie Wiesel Foundation Does Not Have Clean Hands
The losers in the Bernie Madoff scandal rarely have clean hands. They were knowing participants in a scheme that was entirely imprudent and in more jeopardy than a virgin at a jailhouse rodeo. The Elie Wiesel Foundation had $9 million … Continue reading
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Boston’s Maimonides School Devastated By Bernie Madoff
The Boston Globe reported Dec. 17: The Maimonides School, the oldest and largest Jewish day school in Greater Boston, is warning parents that it has lost a steady source of income because a bequest that benefited the school lost 60 … Continue reading
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