‘Simpsons’ Get Legos; Two Charged in Rapfogel Scheme
Plus Israeli museums look for Nazi-looted art, and more in the news
January 08, 2014
The Simpsons.( 2013 FOX BROADCASTING)
• Two more people were charged in the multi-million dollar Met Council scheme orchestrated by fallen power-broker William Rapfogel. [JTA]
• Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg isn’t wasting any time: the billionaire, who is currently affiliated with the independent party, gave $2.5 million to a super PAC tasked with maintaining Democratic control of the Senate in the 2014 elections. [WSJ]
• Israeli museums are working with a restitution group to locate and return any Nazi-looted artwork in their galleries [Times of Israel]
• Ruth Wisse talks Jewish humor (check out her Vox Tablet appearance here) with Hillel Halkin. [Tikveh Fund]
• Rum, a strange new study shows, is the most bipartisan drink. [Washington Post]
Stephanie Butnick is chief strategy officer of Tablet Magazine, co-founder of Tablet Studios, and a host of the Unorthodox podcast.
