http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/ en bharris@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-01-05T15:20:01-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/01/05/1001992/the-other-merkin-speaks-out-on-madoff Ben Harris http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/01/05/1001992/the-other-merkin-speaks-out-on-madoff#When:15:20:01Z Except for an entirely missable reference in the first sentence, it’s possible to read Daphne Merkin’s take on the Madoff affair without realizing that it was her brother, J. Ezra, who was the principal conduit between moneyed Orthodox Manhattanites and the giant Ponzi scheme Madoff was running out of his Midtown digs. Which on some level is understandable, given that her whole point is that women are virtually absent from the world of high finance, relegated to elegant set pieces that enhance the status of the men to whom they’re attached and lubricate the social machinery needed for their advancement.  Featured 2009-01-05T15:20:01-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/01/02/1001954/loose-change-more-on-madoff-shortfall-in-denver-and-scholarships-at-day-schools Jacob Berkman http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/01/02/1001954/loose-change-more-on-madoff-shortfall-in-denver-and-scholarships-at-day-schools#When:16:26:00Z There is a growing need for scholarships at Jewish day schools due to the financial crisis. 2009-01-02T16:26:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/01/02/1001950/the-jewish-federation-in-tornoto-lost-500000-in-madoff-scheme Jacob Berkman http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/01/02/1001950/the-jewish-federation-in-tornoto-lost-500000-in-madoff-scheme#When:15:49:00Z The Jewish Federation of Greater Toronto lost about $500,000 from its $2 million endowment, according to the Associated Press. 2009-01-02T15:49:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2008/12/31/1001939/steinhardt-lost-2-million-in-madoff-scandal Jacob Berkman http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2008/12/31/1001939/steinhardt-lost-2-million-in-madoff-scandal#When:00:26:01Z Philanthropist Michael Steinhardt told Bloomberg Wednesday that he actually lost $2 million that he had invested with J. Ezra Merkin’s Ascot Partners. 2009-01-01T00:26:01-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2008/12/31/1001926/what-were-the-real-losses Jacob Berkman http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2008/12/31/1001926/what-were-the-real-losses#When:16:19:00Z While it has been repeatedly reported that Yeshiva University lost $110 million in the Madoff scheme, the school told Bloomberg News yesterday that its actual investment was only $14.5 million. 2008-12-31T16:19:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2008/12/31/1001919/no-mention-of-madoff-losses-in-ajcongress-and-yu-fund-raising-letters Ami Eden http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2008/12/31/1001919/no-mention-of-madoff-losses-in-ajcongress-and-yu-fund-raising-letters#When:15:58:00Z Two Jewish entities that took big hits in the Madoff scheme—the American Jewish Congress and Yeshiva University—failed to mention that fact in their respective year-end fund-raising e-mails. 2008-12-31T15:58:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2008/12/31/1001920/kevin-bacon-cant-avoid-six-degrees-of-separation-from-bernie-madoff Jacob Berkman http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2008/12/31/1001920/kevin-bacon-cant-avoid-six-degrees-of-separation-from-bernie-madoff#When:15:56:00Z Actor Kevin Bacon, who is now just as famous for the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon game as he is for his prolific acting career, lost money in the Bernard Madoff scheme, according to New York magazine. 2008-12-31T15:56:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2008/12/30/1001905/edwin-black-why-is-the-fed-giving-merkin-5-billion Jacob Berkman http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2008/12/30/1001905/edwin-black-why-is-the-fed-giving-merkin-5-billion#When:22:42:00Z JTA contributor Edwin Black brings up a legitimate question on his blog: Shouldn’t the Fed have some reservations about handing General Motors Acceptance Corp. $5 billion to turn itself into a bank, when its chairman just lost a couple of billion by recklessly investing his own hedge fund solely in Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme? 2008-12-30T22:42:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2008/12/30/1001903/comparing-jewish-losses-to-non-jewish-losses-in-the-madoff-scheme Jacob Berkman http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2008/12/30/1001903/comparing-jewish-losses-to-non-jewish-losses-in-the-madoff-scheme#When:21:31:00Z A new list of Madoff victims in the foundation world should provide a little perspective. 2008-12-30T21:31:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2008/12/30/1001892/is-there-a-bit-of-bernie-in-all-of-us Jacob Berkman http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2008/12/30/1001892/is-there-a-bit-of-bernie-in-all-of-us#When:16:43:00Z Eugene Robinson writes in the Washington Post that, while 2008 was the year of Barack Obama, it was also the year of Bernard Madoff—because we all have a bit of Bernie in us. 2008-12-30T16:43:00-05:00