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Richard Joel and Daniel Forman: Faith in a changing economic environment

In this latest piece from Contact, Richard Joel, the president of Yeshiva University, and his top fund raiser, Daniel Forman, talk about how the economy has affected faith and money raising.

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Y.U. acknowledges that it lost $110 million

Yeshiva University President RIchard Joel sent out the following letter Tuesday, acknowledging that the university lost $110 million it had invested with J. Ezra Merkin’s Ascot Partners, which was wiped out by the Bernard Madoff scandal.

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Joel keeps mood light, but addresses Madoff mess at Y.U. dinner Sunday

As news was filtering down that its endowment could have taken a serious hit due to its investment with Bernard Madoff, Yeshiva University held its 84th annual Hanukkah banquet Sunday night at the posh Waldorff Astoria hotel in Manhattan.

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