Anthony Weiss
By Anthony Weiss
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Fast Forward SUPER TUESDAY: Home Depot Founders Split
Arthur Blank and Bernie Marcus have been through a lot together — the two of them were fired from the same hardware store chain on the same day; they then founded the Home Depot chain of hardware mega-stores, building it into a multi-billion dollar business; and they are now both prominent Jewish philanthropists in their…
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News Claiming Discrimination, Lawyer Sues Own Firm
A former associate in the New York office of one of the world’s largest law firms has sued his old employer, claiming he was harassed, and ultimately fired, for observing the Sabbath and Jewish holidays. Norman David Schoenfeld filed a complaint in federal court last month against Allen & Overy, a London-based firm that, according…
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News Rabbi’s Resignation in Buffalo Resurrects Painful Memories
The rabbi of the largest Conservative congregation in Buffalo, N.Y., is stepping down in the face of an allegation that he had an inappropriate relationship with a congregant. His resignation comes nine years after the same congregation voted to retain him despite findings of sexual misconduct. Rabbi Arthur Charles Shalman submitted a letter of resignation…
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News Facing Internal Unrest, UJC Takes Flak From Insider Blog
The national alliance of Jewish federated philanthropies once again came under fire this week, as the agency’s chief executive prepared for a meeting in New York with the heads of the biggest local Jewish charities. The gathering comes as United Jewish Communities, the charities’ national coordinating body, announced the departure of two more senior staffers…
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News Pro-Israel Ad Rejected by Feminist Magazine
A prominent feminist magazine declined to run an advertisement featuring images of Israel’s top female political leaders, igniting a war of words with a major Jewish organization. The ad was submitted by the American Jewish Congress to Ms. Magazine, and spotlighted photographs of Dorit Beinisch, president of Israel’s Supreme Court; Tzipi Livni, Israel’s foreign minister,…
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Culture Dual-Degree Program Targets Agency Leaders
In an effort to better prepare Jewish communal organizations’ future leaders, a new graduate-school program in New York will combine Jewish studies with management training. The Jewish Professional Leadership Program — a dual-degree program that is run under the partnership of the Jewish Theological Seminary and Columbia University — will offer students the opportunity to…
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News Pro-Israel Ad Rejected by Ms. Magazine
A prominent feminist magazine declined to run an advertisement featuring images of Israel’s top female political leaders. The ad in question was submitted by the American Jewish Congress to Ms. Magazine, and spotlighted photographs of Dorit Beinisch, President of Israel’s Supreme Court; Tzipi Livni, Israel’s foreign minister; and Dalia Itzik, the Speaker of the Knesset,…
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News With Detroit Economy Sputtering, Federation Offers Housing Help
With the city’s population reeling from a battered economy and a plunging housing market, the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit has begun offering housing assistance to Jewish families to help stave off the threat of foreclosure. For the past month, the Jewish Housing Assistance Program has been providing loans, advice and negotiating assistance to community…
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