Nathaniel Popper
By Nathaniel Popper
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News Backroom Battler for Rumsfeld and Bronfman Finds Himself Centerstage in High-stakes Struggle
Stephen Herbits has moved through many halls of power during the past decade: He worked at the side of secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld at the Pentagon, then jumped into the fray of gay activism in Miami and finally ended up as head of the World Jewish Congress, one of the most storied and influential…
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News Source of WJC Leak a Mystery
As the controversy over the firing of top officials at the World Jewish Congress entered its third week, much of the focus was on a topic that seems to riddle all national debates these days: the source of a leaked document. The document in question was a letter written March 14 by the president of…
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News Ugly Allegations Fly as Fabled WJC Duo Splits
A surprise firing last week is threatening to tear apart the World Jewish Congress and appears to have shattered one of the most powerful partnerships in Jewish communal life. For decades, billionaire beverage mogul Edgar Bronfman and Rabbi Israel Singer were a dynamic duo, fighting global campaigns side by side while sharing a personal bond…
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News Lawsuit Over Chabad Building Puts Rebbe’s Living Legacy on Trial
The neo-Gothic brick building at 770 Eastern Parkway, in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, has become the defining symbol of Chabad Lubavitch as the ultra-Orthodox movement has spread around the world with its philosophy of reaching out to all Jews. The building was once the headquarters of the Hasidic movement’s grand rebbe, Menachem Mendel…
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Israel News Camp Paris
For The Shmooze, it has been a source of both shame and pride that Paris Hilton has never given us a reason to write about her. A gossip page without the hot hotel heiress is a bit like a circus without a clown. Recently, though, Hilton gave us our big chance when she took up…
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News Bronfman Pushes Longtime Lieutenant Out of the World Jewish Congress
The president of the World Jewish Congress, beverage heir Edgar Bronfman, announced Wednesday that the organization was severing all ties with his most trusted adviser during the last two decades. During a meeting of the WJC steering committee, Bronfman announced that he had decided to end the organization’s relationship with Rabbi Israel Singer, the organization’s…
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News ‘No Donuts, No Peace,’ Cry Kosher Protesters
What does it take to spark a Jewish protest movement? Sometimes nothing more than a good cup of joe and a doughnut. Over the past month, Dunkin’ Donuts has faced a wave of protest after news got out that a Washington-area franchise was being pushed by its corporate parents to serve the company’s bacon-heavy sandwiches…
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News Sports Team Owner Pledges $75 Million to Hadassah
A Detroit businessman and professional sports team owner has pledged $75 million to help build a new hospital tower in Jerusalem. The gift, from glass magnate Bill Davidson, is believed to be the second largest ever devoted to a Jewish cause. Last year, fertilizer executive Ronald Stanton pledged $100 million to Yeshiva University. Davidson’s donation…
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