WASHINGTON -- Young Judaea is en route to full independence from Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. Hadassah's board had voted for the separation in June 2011, and both organizations announced this week that the move to independence...
The owners of the New York Mets will pay up to $162 million to settle a "clawback" lawsuit filed in the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme. Fred Wilpon and his brother-in-law Saul Katz will not have to make payments for three years under the agreement. The...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published February 22, 2012
Nancy Falchuk, immediate past national president of Hadassah, the world's largest Jewish women's organization, was upbeat about the group's national, global and local strength a year after it took a major "hit" from the Bernard Madoff scandal. She also...
By Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published August 31, 2011
"Chasing Madoff" begins with images of blood and money set to eerie music and the words "unfortunately, a true story." The opening sets a tone of mystery about the investigation into the Bernie Madoff investment group, a compelling true story that uncovers...
