MY URBAN KVETCH (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
This week, philanthropist Michael Steinhardt took the microphone for a speech to a group of philanthropists and Jewish professionals that seemed to condemn Jewish organizations for focusing on discussion and conversation over action. According to TJCTV, the speech "came at an event touting a study claiming Birthright Israel, which was founded in part by Steinhardt, has done...
eJewish Philanthropy (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
from The Jewish Channel: Michael Steinhardt Speaks vs. Jewish Organizational Leadership Billionaire philanthropist Michael Steinhardt scolded Jewish organizational leadership at the announcement of a study regarding Birthright Israel’s impact. Click here to view the embedded video. from The Wall Street Journal: Clandestine Resettlement U.S.»
Tzvee's Talmudic Blog (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
... but strongly insulting video clip, Steven I. Weiss says, "Billionaire philanthropist Michael Steinhardt delivered a bold speech indicting Jewish leadership for not doing enough on Monday. The speech came at an event touting a study claiming Birthright Israel, which was founded in part by Steinhardt, has ... achieved quite a lot to combat intermarriage." The notion...
Jewlicious (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Click here to watch in High Definition (HD) This is one of those “you’ve gotta see it to believe it” speeches. In front of roughly 50 philanthropists, Jewish professionals and members of the media, Michael Steinhardt spoke in deeply critical terms about the rest of Jewish leadership. This video is a Web bonus feature for this week’s [...]
market folly (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
... warned of inflation and have shorted long-term US treasuries. One of the original hedgies Michael Steinhardt himself has called treasuries foolish . Legendary investor and ex-Quantum fund manager Jim Rogers shares this sentiment and dislikes treasuries . Hedge fund legend Julian Robertson is betting on higher interest rates and is doing so via constant maturity swaps (CMS). We also...
market folly (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
... include: Paul Tudor Jones (legendary trader & founder of hedge fund Tudor Investment Corp) Michael Steinhardt (founder of the modern day hedge fund via his old Steinhardt Partners) Bruce Kovner (runs the global macro hedge fund giant Caxton Associaties) Ed Seykota Michael Marcus Richard Dennis & many more Check out Schwager's talk where he shares the advice he...
Tracing the Tribe (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
... to the links above to read more about them and why they were selected. Top Picks Jerry Silverman Michael Oren Sara Hurwitz Joel Coen & Ethan Coen Activism Stuart Appelbaum Jeremy Ben-Ami Robert Bernstein Amy Dean Joel Engelman Marsha Levick Ruth Messinger Jay Michaelson Irving Moskowitz Jane Ramsey Steve Rosen Community Leonard Abess, Jr. Yonah Bookstein Shifra Bronznick Sam Harris...
The Reasoned Sceptic (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
I wanted to write this morning about Charlie Gasparino's interview with Ted Forstmann which appeared in Friday's Wall Street Journal. On the way to doing so, I happened to see Lee Cooperman's appearance on CNBC for a few hours this morning. The contrast between the two seemed to me to be notable. Last March, I wrote this post describing the dynamics of Cooperman , Michael Steinhardt and...
The Business Insider (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Billionaire philanthropist Michael Steinhardt, whose 1967 launch of the Steinhardt, Fine, Berkowitz & Co.way back in 1967 makes him one of the founding fathers of hedge funds, delivered a bold speech indicting Jewish leadership for not doing enough on Monday. The speech came at an event touting a study claiming Birthright Israel, which was founded in part by Steinhardt,...
Jewlicious (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
... an increased interest in building Jewish families than those who did not participate in the trip. Michael Steinhardt and his partners figuratively peed in their pants at these results. Steinhardt stood up during the meeting to implore federations and philanthropists to provide greater support to the only program that seems to be working among Jewish youth. “In ten short years,...
FailedMessiah.com (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
... Birthright supporters, including the program’s founders, mega-philanthropists Charles Bronfman and Michael Steinhardt.The president of Boston’s Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Barry Shrage, characterized the report’s findings as a “tipping point.” He called Birthright’s success “some species of miracle,” but also warned, as many of those present did, that more had to be done both...
