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Jewish leaders and elected officials condemned the protesters for spreading ‘antisemitic propaganda’
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Eric Adams’ interaction with a diverse cross-section of Israeli society showcases his decades-long backing of Israel, said one Jewish leader
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Fast Forward NYC Councilman Cries Anti-Semitism In Affordable Housing Fight
The crisis over the Broadway Triangle continued this week, with opposing sides exchanging barbs ahead of a major zoning vote. A group of activists called for Councilman David Greenfield, who supports a major development in the Triangle, to recuse himself from the vote in a letter sent this week. They cite his close ties to…
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News EXCLUSIVE: Met Council Spends $750K On CEOs As Revenue Plunges 30%
The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty paid a combined $750,000 to two separate CEOs in 2016 while its revenue dropped by 30% in just one year, according to tax filings obtained by the Forward. The new filings, provided by the Met Council on Thursday night, shed further light on the crisis roiling the group, which…
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Fast Forward David Greenfield’s Hand-Picked Successor On City Council Once Worked For Met Council
David Greenfield, the powerful City Councilman tapped Sunday to run the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, is keeping his City Council seat in the Met Council family. Kalman Yeger, the longtime advisor Greenfield handpicked to inherit his seat, is the Met Council’s former director of external affairs. Yeger worked at the Met Council from 2003…
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News Can New CEO Revive Powerhouse Charity After Crushing Scandal?
Five years ago, the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty was one of the largest, most powerful charities in New York City and the biggest Jewish anti-poverty agency in the nation. Today, it’s little but an afterthought. A humiliating scandal laid the Met Council low in 2013, sending executive director William Rapfogel and two former top…
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Fast Forward Greenfield Taps Protege For Council Seat After Taking Met Council Post
New York City Councilman David Greenfield’s longtime adviser Kalman Yeger will inherit Greenfield’s ballot line in upcoming elections, Jewish Insider’s Jacob Kornbluh reported Tuesday. The move all but ensures that Yeger will win Greenfield’s seat. Greenfield is leaving the council to run the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty. Because of the timing of his announcement,…
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News David Greenfield Appointment As Met Council Chief Still Needs Approval From City And State Monitors
News that a powerful City Councilman will take over the troubled Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty broke before the city and state agencies tasked with monitoring the not-for-profit after its 2013 fraud scandal had approved the hire. Reports in Crain’s and the Wall Street Journal on Monday revealed that David Greenfield, who represents Boro Park…
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