Battle lines deepen in bruising fight for control of Germany’s liberal Jewish institutions

The fight over control of Germany’s Reform rabbinical school has taken a new twist — one that appears poised to shatter longstanding institutions within liberal Judaism here, and reforge them into something new. The Central Council of Jews in Germany announced Thursday that it is bringing in an outside expert to help redesign the country’s…

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Cha-Ching! Jeff Bezos’s Ex-Wife Is Using Her Divorce Settlement To Enrich Radical Left-Wing Groups

MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has pledged to give her money to charity “until the safe is empty.” That’s good news for a number of radical left-wing organizations. The billionaire divorcée this week detailed $14 billion in donations she has given to more than 1,600 nonprofit groups since 2019. The giveaway…

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Zaka Jerusalem Inflated Data, and Got Millions of Shekels as a Result

The Zaka Identification, Extraction, and Rescue organization has inflated data regarding the number of its volunteers, receiving millions of shekels on the basis of these figures from the state for years – this is the conclusion from documents and testimonies . According to an official Interior Ministry document, in recent years the organization has reported…

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New documents show top Trump officials disregarded concerns by State Dept. staff in relaxing sanctions on Israeli “Blood Diamond” magnate

It was one of the final decisions Trump officials made before leaving office. On January 15, 2021, the Treasury Department eased sanctions on Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler, temporarily restoring his access to a web of companies and frozen bank accounts that U.S. officials say he used to bilk more than $1.3 billion in mining revenues…

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