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Tag Archives: Roland Arnall
Shalhevet Missing $2 Million?
So I received a bunch of interesting documents about Shalhevet. Apparently, in 2004, an accountant was hired to go over the school’s books and halfway through his audit, he was fired by school founder Jerry Friedman. I got sent copies … Continue reading
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Tagged arnall, debt situation, jerry friedman, pledges, Roland Arnall, s books, school board member, school founder, wasc
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Chabad Sues Estate Of Subprime King Roland Arnall
From the Los Angeles Business Journal: Roland Arnall became known as one of the wealthiest Angelenos thanks to the subprime mortgage industry he helped create with his company, the former Ameriquest Mortgage. He was also known for giving money to … Continue reading
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Tagged ameriquest mortgage, formal document, king roland, pico boulevard, Roland Arnall, subprime mortgage
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‘Chain of Blame: How Wall Street Caused the Mortgage and Credit Crisis’
This is an excellent new book on the mortgage and credit meltdown. The authors get inside the lives of the leading characters in the mortgage meltdown and explain what makes them tick and what makes their business work (or fail). … Continue reading
Posted in Daniel Arnall, Economics, Roland Arnall
Tagged credit crisis, long beach mortgage, mortgage meltdown, orthodox jew, rabbi abner weiss, Roland Arnall
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Nathans Closing, Cunin Threatens To Sue
Nathan’s (fast food place on Pico Blvd) has closed and will be replaced by a glatt kosher italian restaurant. Chabad/Rabbi Cunin is suing the Arnall estate for $18 million. Cunin claims Roland Arnall promised him the amount. When it did … Continue reading
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Tagged cunin, dawn arnall, food place, pico blvd, Roland Arnall
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Jewish Briefs
Joe emails: An offer was made to mediate the Biston-Weil dispute before a beit din and that fell through. It is now scheduled for trial in September. Pacific Jewish Center in Venice is looking for a part time rabbi – … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles, Orthodoxy
Tagged biston, boruch, Chabad, cunin, downstairs, intellectual superiority, jewish center, minyan, north hollywood, pulpit, rabbi, Roland Arnall, school tuition, seams, Shaarey Zedek, shabbos, sherman oaks, shul, shuls, underground parking
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West Coast Chabad Leader Rabbi Boruch Shlomo Cunin Gets $18 Million From Roland Arnall’s Estate
Many of L.A.’s biggest rabbis were salivating at the shiva for subprime billionaire Roland Arnall. Rabbi Cunin got the biggest jewish payout. Roland’s son Daniel holds the $3 million note for the loan Roland extended to Shalhevet. Daniel could call … Continue reading
Posted in Boruch Cunin, Chabad, Daniel Arnall, Roland Arnall, Shalhevet
Tagged 30 million, beneficiary, big trouble, billionaire, boruch, ceo, Chabad, cunin, hermine, palisades, Purim, rabbi, rabbi shlomo, Rabbis, Roland Arnall, Shalhevet, shiva, shlomo, son daniel, stern, weinberg, west coast
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Roland Arnall Memorial Service At Sinai Temple 1 PM
Roland Arnall was the godfather of subprime lending and Shalhevet’s major benefactor. He left behind a wife and a blind son in Pico/Robertson who claims to be a rabbi. Steve Katz emails: I hope you are attending the memorial for … Continue reading
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Tagged benefactor, Beverly Hills, chv, daughter michelle, divorcee, godfather, Google, google search, humble person, learning disabilities, left behind, lymphoma, medical illness, nbsp, obits, rabbi, rabbi abner weiss, rabbi daniel, rabbi steve, rabbi weiss, Roland Arnall, second wife, Shalhevet, Sinai Temple, son daniel, steve katz, temple 1, wife dawn
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Shalhevet Owes Roland Arnall $7 Million
I’m sure the school was hoping Roland would forgive the debt. Now Roland’s dead, so what happens? What provisions are in his will about this? Jeff emails: "Did you like that full paged ad Shalhevet placed in the Jewish Journal? … Continue reading
Posted in Shalhevet
Tagged ambassador, ameriquest mortgage, billionaire, cancer, financial services, financier, flowers, fortune, fox, lisa cohen, netherlands, president bush, provisions, Roland Arnall, spokeswoman, street corners, sub prime lending, ties, ucla medical center, unsettled issues
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