http://blogs.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/the-merkin-angle/ One of the most compelling subplots in the raging financial scandal is the story of J. Ezra Merkin, the scion of a prominent Modern Orthodox family whose decision to invest in Madoff cost Yeshiva University $100 million. en-us aeden@jta.org Copyright 2008 2008-12-16T;20:34:05-05:00 charles.jackson.nyc@gmail.com there will be further investigations. merkin was a highly educated, extremely successful investor and businessman; the questions raised will be a lot more direct once he’s in front of a grand jury. there will be further investigations. merkin was a highly educated, extremely successful investor and businessman; the questions raised will be a lot more direct once he’s in front of a grand jury.

]]> 2011-02-25T;01:28:00-05:00 sherrill@rosenstock.net The answer to Mr. Merkin’s question about diversifing the funds should have been, “For the purposes of safety to protect what we have.” The answer to Mr. Merkin’s question about diversifing the funds should have been, “For the purposes of safety to protect what we have.”

]]> 2011-02-25T;01:28:00-05:00 wernercohn@mac.com Here is the first good news in this whole sad story:  UJA-Federation of New York was not exposed !  I take it to mean that, where there was enough seichel, the glitter of unreasonable returns was resisted. Here is the first good news in this whole sad story:  UJA-Federation of New York was not exposed !  I take it to mean that, where there was enough seichel, the glitter of unreasonable returns was resisted.

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