Forward: Few CEOs of Jewish organizations took salary cuts when laying off staff [UPDATED] http://blogs.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/forward-few-ceos-of-jewish-organizations-took-salary-cuts-when-laying-off-staff/ The Forward’s Anthony Weiss has an excellent story in this week’s Forward about salaries of executives at major Jewish organizations. en-us jberkman@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-06-11T;21:12:00-05:00 Comment by Alan Jay Weisbard alan.weisbard@gmail.com Many of the individuals mentioned are extremely capable, dedicated, and hard-working people. I do not begrudge them a decent living, at a time so many doing much less good earn so much more. But I would note that Arnold Eisen, Chancellor of JTS, took the largest salary cut among Seminary employees. That is leadership worthy of emulation in a time of crisis and hardship. Then again, Eisen is not a product of the system. He is, first and foremost, a scholar and an educator. Others might learn from his example. Many of the individuals mentioned are extremely capable, dedicated, and hard-working people. I do not begrudge them a decent living, at a time so many doing much less good earn so much more.

But I would note that Arnold Eisen, Chancellor of JTS, took the largest salary cut among Seminary employees. That is leadership worthy of emulation in a time of crisis and hardship.

Then again, Eisen is not a product of the system. He is, first and foremost, a scholar and an educator. Others might learn from his example.

]]> 2011-02-25T;01:28:00-05:00 Comment by Esther D. Kustanowitz esther.kustanowitz@gmail.com I’m not sure that people in top positions aren’t subject to performance review. But what I am sure of is that this is another list that underscores that in a field with many capable and devoted women, very few women make it to these top positions and earn the big bucks. For most non-profit workers (and for Jewish journalists, too), the job has to be very rewarding, because the paycheck seldom is. I’m not sure that people in top positions aren’t subject to performance review. But what I am sure of is that this is another list that underscores that in a field with many capable and devoted women, very few women make it to these top positions and earn the big bucks. For most non-profit workers (and for Jewish journalists, too), the job has to be very rewarding, because the paycheck seldom is.

]]> 2011-02-25T;01:28:00-05:00 Comment by L. Shiro rrl2222@gmail.com What remarkable arrogance from Howard Reiger and Steven Shwager.  Between their outsized salaries and expense accounts, and their many overpaid associates, how many gifts of $360 does it take to sustain them?  No wonder fundraising is tough.  Who wants their hard earned dollars to go to bloated agencies, even if they do good work?  They may be helping others, but they sure are helping themselves first. What remarkable arrogance from Howard Reiger and Steven Shwager.  Between their outsized salaries and expense accounts, and their many overpaid associates, how many gifts of $360 does it take to sustain them?  No wonder fundraising is tough.  Who wants their hard earned dollars to go to bloated agencies, even if they do good work?  They may be helping others, but they sure are helping themselves first.

]]> 2011-02-25T;01:28:00-05:00 Comment by Will Edwards wl.edwards@gmail.com Pierre, ya know… it really pisses me off to hear you badmouth people you know nothing about.  It gets my goat.  Bernie Madoff was a crook and he will pay for his dishonesty.  It was nothing compared to to conspiracy of wealthy core republicans that raped the United States of over 2 trillion dollars and left us in a mess we may never climb out of or the war on three fronts that GW Bush and his cronies started with lies and trickery that have killed tens of thousands and maimed even more that is bleeding us completely dry of our children and our money.  These men in charge of these organizations are greedy… of that there is no doubt and trust me they will pay for it, but it is more our task to control our own lives and strive to live a life according to Torah and let G-d take care of the wicked in our midst.  The percentage of dishonest Jews is but a trickle compared to the wide flood of white right wing capitalist crook or the other racial examples.  The Jew in the world is a very small minority and the dishonest among us make up up a microcosm of that . Pierre, ya know… it really pisses me off to hear you badmouth people you know nothing about.  It gets my goat.  Bernie Madoff was a crook and he will pay for his dishonesty.  It was nothing compared to to conspiracy of wealthy core republicans that raped the United States of over 2 trillion dollars and left us in a mess we may never climb out of or the war on three fronts that GW Bush and his cronies started with lies and trickery that have killed tens of thousands and maimed even more that is bleeding us completely dry of our children and our money.  These men in charge of these organizations are greedy… of that there is no doubt and trust me they will pay for it, but it is more our task to control our own lives and strive to live a life according to Torah and let G-d take care of the wicked in our midst.  The percentage of dishonest Jews is but a trickle compared to the wide flood of white right wing capitalist crook or the other racial examples.  The Jew in the world is a very small minority and the dishonest among us make up up a microcosm of that .

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