Anthony Weiss
By Anthony Weiss
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News A Murder in Yemen Stirs a Tiny Remnant
Unlike many of his more isolated countrymen, Moshe Yaish Nahari, a Yemeni Jew, spent years studying abroad, then returned to act as a leader of Yemen’s ancient but tiny Jewish community. Now, however, the recent murder of Nahari has thrown the fate of Yemen’s Jewish population into doubt. Nahari, a 35-year-old teacher and religious leader…
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Life A Kosher ‘Shield of Justice’
The Conservative movement’s Hekhsher Tzedek Commission has released its newly designed logo for their proposed “Justice Certification” seal that they are proposing to affix to kosher foods that meet certain labor, environmental, and corporate standards. While the merits of the new logo (which, to this reporter, is a bit migraine-inducing) are up for debate, the…
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News Even With Aid, Groups Scramble To Cope With Post-Madoff Mess
Representatives of major Jewish foundations have agreed to offer millions of dollars in loans to not-for-profits hurt by the massive alleged Ponzi scheme of investor Bernard Madoff. But even with the announcement of this emergency intervention, additional organizations report being damaged by the scandal, and new information has emerged about those whose losses had already…
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News Madoff Scandal Rips Apart Close World of Jewish Philanthropy
Back before he was disgraced for losing investors billions in a massive alleged Ponzi scheme, financial adviser Bernard Madoff offered his services with a soft sell. Mark Seal, a longtime veteran of Jewish organizations, recalls watching Madoff make his pitch twice to Jewish organizations — once in the early 1990s, and once 10 years later….
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News Charities, Day Schools Hard Hit by Madoff Scandal
The collapse of the investment firm of Bernard Madoff has opened a black hole at the center of the tight knit circles of wealthy Jews who socialize and do business together, and who, year after year, support Jewish causes. Madoff, who stands accused of running a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, served on the board of Yeshiva…
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News Madoff Arrest Sends Shockwaves Through Jewish Philanthropy
The arrest of Wall Street trader Bernard L. Madoff, who federal agents say defrauded investors of an estimated $50 billion, has had immediate consequences in the Jewish philanthropic world. One charity already closed and insiders are worried that the ramifications of Madoff’s financial demise may extend to the many organizations he supported and the wealthy…
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News Debate Highlights the Politics of Kosher Food, From Left, Right and Center
In the Orthodox world, the arguments over kosher ritual, Jewish ethics and beleaguered kosher meat giant Agriprocessors have led to boycotts, name-calling and cries for investigations. But a recent evening at Yeshiva University featured a new element for the Orthodox world: an actual public debate. For the first time since May, when a federal raid…
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News Birthright Israel Faces Challenge as $20 Million Gift in Doubt
Birthright Israel, the popular initiative offering young Jews free trips to Israel, may be unable to pay for thousands of such trips in the summer of 2009 due to the financial meltdown of its largest donor. A $20 million pledge to the group from casino mogul Sheldon Adelson is now in question. Two sources close…
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