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AJCongress Crippled by Madoff Scandal

JL;DR SUMMARY The American Jewish Congress (AJCongress), a storied national Jewish organization established in 1918, has been severely impacted by the Bernard Madoff scandal, losing $21 million of its endowment. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityZionismJewish OrganizationsAjcongressBernard MadoffEndowment LossMartin SteinbergLillian SteinbergFinancial CollapseChurch State Issues

Places mentioned

Beverly Hills, California, United States
"Honoring Salman Rushdie, Nonie Darwish, Salim Mansur, Tashbih Sayyed and Wafa Sultan at the Four Seasons Hotel on September 17, 2006 in Beverly Hills, California."
New York, United States
"The organization sold its New York headquarters for $18 million in 2003 and used part of the proceeds to create an endowment."
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"the AJCongress shed a number of local chapters, in such cities as Boston, Philadelphia and Los Angeles, over ideological differences and disputes regarding finances."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"the AJCongress shed a number of local chapters, in such cities as Boston, Philadelphia and Los Angeles, over ideological differences and disputes regarding finances."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"the AJCongress shed a number of local chapters, in such cities as Boston, Philadelphia and Los Angeles, over ideological differences and disputes regarding finances."
Israel
"The other, valued at $10 million, was dedicated to programs in Israel."
Pakistan
"One of Rosens main initiatives was to assiduously cultivate close ties with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf."

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