Hadassah Executives Facing Fraud Allegations
Charges initiated by longtime staff member on administrative leave
Fugitive Prayer
First I learned that a wanted criminal from New York had fled to my Canadian shul; then I remembered that, as cantor, he’d begged God to forgive me
‘Jewish Indiana Jones’ and the Fraud Charges
Menachem Youlus arrested for selling bogus rescued Torahs and pocketing the profits
Old Ways
Soviet Jews survived by gaming the system, so it’s no surprise some felt entitled to fraudulently claim reparations from Germany
Rubashkin Found Guilty of 86 Fraud Charges
Sentencing, plus a second trial, on immigration charges, still to come
Agriprocessors Trial: Rubashkin Was Incompetent, Fraudster
An unpretty portrait of kosher meat-processor owner
Bernie Madoff, Bad for More Jews
Original investors were Ruth’s parents’ friends, says New York
Ben-Gurion
The Dispossessed
Hugo Chávez is ramping up his assault on Venezuela’s upper class, and now a rare Jewish paradise is squarely in his sights. Can it be salvaged?
Cheap Eats
An entrepreneur opened a Jewish-themed restaurant in Lviv, Ukraine. Chopped liver is on the menu, but not its price—diners get to haggle over it.
Grace Notes
Orthodox klezmer and bluegrass virtuoso Andy Statman and evangelical country star Ricky Skaggs cross genres and faiths to form a mighty duo
Goodbye to All That
For generations, the Jews of Caracas had idyllic weather, prosperity, and vibrant communal organizations. Things have changed under Hugo Chávez.
