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California judge says Kars4Kids misled donors by omitting Orthodox Jewish mission from ads

JL;DR SUMMARY A recent California Superior Court ruling mandates Kars4Kids, a Jewish car-donation charity, to disclose its funding focus on Orthodox Jewish programs in its advertisements, particularly in California where it has been masking such information. 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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Orthodox JudaismLawsuitJewish OutreachCaliforniaDonationsAdvertisingTransparencyOorahKars4kidsDeceptive Practices

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California, United States
"A California judge has ordered Kars4Kids to stop airing its ubiquitous jingle in the state unless the Jewish car-donation charity discloses that its funding is dedicated to Orthodox Jewish programs for families and adults in New York, New Jersey and Israel."
New York, United States
"A California judge has ordered Kars4Kids to stop airing its ubiquitous jingle in the state unless the Jewish car-donation charity discloses that its funding is dedicated to Orthodox Jewish programs for families and adults in New York, New Jersey and Israel."
Lakewood, New Jersey, United States
"Kars4Kids is based in the heavily Orthodox city of Lakewood, New Jersey."
Israel
"A California judge has ordered Kars4Kids to stop airing its ubiquitous jingle in the state unless the Jewish car-donation charity discloses that its funding is dedicated to Orthodox Jewish programs for families and adults in New York, New Jersey and Israel."
Pennsylvania, United States
"In 2009, Pennsylvania and Oregon fined the organization for deceptive advertising, accusing the nonprofit of obscuring that most of the money it raises goes to Orthodox outreach rather than needy children."
Oregon, United States
"In 2009, Pennsylvania and Oregon fined the organization for deceptive advertising, accusing the nonprofit of obscuring that most of the money it raises goes to Orthodox outreach rather than needy children."
Minnesota, United States
"And in 2017, the Minnesota attorney general said she was concerned and troubled by the organizations practices after finding that only 1% of its funding went to children in the state."

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