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What’s The Latest On Peter Lowy?
The Jewish Journal hasn’t touched this story, but one of LA’s richest Jews (chair of the board of American Jewish University) is apparently a major tax cheat. Joe emails: What’s the latest with this? With the recent pressure UBS is … Continue reading
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The Aussie Mall Baron Who Fights The Taxman
From Bloomberg: Sept. 23 (Bloomberg) — Billionaire Frank Lowy, Holocaust survivor, one-time Israeli commando and now the world’s biggest shopping mall landlord, raises his hand to his forehead to indicate a shrapnel scar hidden beneath a shock of white hair. … Continue reading
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FIFA’s Lowy Blow
Andrew Jennings writes: ENGLAND’S hopes of hosting the 2018 World Cup have suffered a setback with president Sepp Blatter appointing the controversial billionaire leader of Australia’s rival bid to Fifa’s prestigious World Cup organising committee. There are no British members … Continue reading
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American Jewish University Board Chair Alleged To Be Hiding Money Offshore
Why hasn’t the Jewish Journal covered this story? It is again kowtowing to the rich and powerful? Carol Eisenberg writes: One of California’s wealthiest residents and the owner of a New York toy manufacturer were among the moguls identified by … Continue reading
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