JL;DR SUMMARY Jeffrey Epstein, a financier and convicted sex offender, donated $50,000 in 2017 through his charity, Gratitude America, to the UJA-Federation of New York, the largest local Jewish federation in the U.S. While Epstein had multiple philanthropic endeavors, his ties to numerous Jewish causes and the implications of these relationships have come under scrutiny following his criminal charges. 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'.