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Silver Lining Of Madoff Scandal
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The ongoing Bernie Madoff tragedy – a Ponzi scheme now in the $50 billion range – is one of the most bizarre Jewish stories of the ages. Here you have a Jewish guy who targeted Jews as clients. Those Jews who made a lot of money (on paper at least) from Madoff then used it to found and fund countless good charities serving Jews and non-Jews. The end result in this very sad chapter in modern America is that some operations have already been forced to shut their doors (such as the Robert I. Lappin Foundation in Boston) and others (such as Hadassah and Yeshiva University) have lost more than $90 million each. Unlike what many talking heads are jabbering about, this is not just all about the alleged greed of Madoff and key colleagues. Rather, it’s also about… read more

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The silver lining is that some truly detestable “charities” lost funds, such as the ACLU. Or were wiped out, like one which pushed gay propaganda on school kids. The obsession with far-left causes has always confused and angered my husband and I.

Posted by Miriam Rosensweig on 01/08/09 at 08:30 PM

I find this comment very interesting. Still, it doesn’t get away from the sadness of it all.

Posted by Interesting on 12/19/08 at 03:07 PM

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