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Michael Steinhardt
Michael Steinhardt speaking at the Champions of Jewish Values International Awards Gala in New York City, March 8, 2018 (Michael Brochstein/Getty Images/via JTA)
May 15, 2019, 12:03 pm
NYU hires lawyers to review Michael Steinhardt activities
University to investigate allegations of inappropriate interactions with women by well-known pro-Israel philanthropist
By Marcy Oster
Montage of Michael Steinhardt, chairman of WisdomTree Investments Inc., (L), speaking during an interview in New York, on April 12, 2012. (Scott Eells/Bloomberg via JTA) and Robert Kraft, owner of the NFL's New England Patriots football team, looking on during Super Bowl LIII Opening Night at State Farm Arena on January 28, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images/AFP)
April 24, 2019, 3:01 pm
After Steinhardt, now what?
The Jewish community has so far resisted embracing the systemic change needed to build a gender reality rooted in equality and respect
By Jamie Allen Black, Naomi K. Eisenberger and Nicole Nevarez
Illustrative: Participants of Taglit Birthright, on a free trip to Israel, visit the waterfalls at the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve near the Dead Sea. (Melanie Fidler/Flash90/via JTA)
April 7, 2019, 4:45 am
Here’s why Jewish organizations are focusing on education rather than continuity
Realizing that stressing procreation encourages stereotypes about women and Jewish families, new groups promote values of learning, service and inclusion of intermarried couples
By Ben Sales
Sheila Katz, CEO of the National Council of Jewish Women. (courtesy NCJW)
March 28, 2019, 9:30 am
Hillel head and Steinhardt accuser to lead National Council of Jewish Women
Sheila Katz was among several women interviewed for an investigative article alleging sexual harassment against the Jewish philanthropist
By JTA
Michael Steinhardt shown in 2010 attending the New York City premiere of 'A Film Unfinished,' a documentary about the Warsaw Ghetto (Jason Kempin/Getty Images via JTA)
March 23, 2019, 1:35 am
After allegations against Michael Steinhardt, beneficiaries not eager to talk
A look at the Jewish fallout from a scandal that has seen the megadonor accused of sexually harassing seven women
By Ron Kampeas
Michael Steinhardt in New York, April 12, 2012. (Scott Eells/Bloomberg/Getty Images/via JTA)
March 22, 2019, 7:55 pm
NYU school named for Michael Steinhardt to review his interactions
University to examine philanthropist’s dealings with faculty and staff after allegations of sexual harassment
By JTA
Steinhardt, who takes regular 90-minute strolls around his 55-acre private zoo, enjoys interacting with his tortoises. (Ben Sales/JTA)
March 22, 2019, 6:41 am
Family says Steinhardt, accused of sexual harassment, was just kidding around
Statement signed by children of Michael Steinhardt and leaders of two main philanthropies says his ‘sense of humor can be insensitive,’ but report on allegations ‘misleads readers’
By JTA
Financier and philanthropist Michael Steinhardt attends the Champions of Jewish Values International Awards Gala at the Marriott Marquis on May 5, 2016, in New York (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
March 21, 2019, 4:00 pm
Megadonor Michael Steinhardt accused by 7 women of sexual harassment
New York Times report alleges pattern of behavior in which philanthropist made sexually inappropriate propositions and remarks
By JTA and TOI staff
Michael Steinhardt attends a meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on April 26, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
From the WebJanuary 15, 2019, 12:19 pm
Hillel finds ‘complaints were justified’ on sexual harassment by major donor
New York Jewish Week: Investigation included Michael Steinhardt; slow response in one case caused ‘additional harm’; policies revised and expanded
By Gary Rosenblatt
The neighborhood of Abu Tor, just south of Jerusalem's Old City, contains a hilltop that Christianity believes to be the Hill of Evil Counsel and one of the last remaining unspoiled ridges surrounding Jerusalem’s Old City. December 16 2009. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
December 17, 2018, 9:43 am
Developers withdraw plans for luxury homes on Jerusalem’s Hill of Evil Counsel
David Sofer and Michael Steinhardt pull proposal for five apartment buildings on ancient, unspoiled site, for reasons not immediately clear
By Sue Surkes
Michael Steinhardt attends a meeting of Knesset Chairman Yuli Edelstein with the torch lighters of the 69th Independence Day state ceremony, at the the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, April 26, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
From the WebSeptember 13, 2018, 3:19 pm
Michael Steinhardt accused of inappropriate remarks to female Hillel employees
The Jewish Week: Campus organization investigating allegations against major philanthropist, removes name from board of governors list
By Hannah Dreyfus
Exhibition technician Dima Gurewitz places stuffed birds to be displayed at the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 21, 2017. (Oded Balilty/AP)
June 5, 2018, 10:39 pm
Israel opening impressive new nature museum, with a discreet evolution exhibit
Housing 5.5 million specimens, it’s ticketed as the only natural history research center in the Middle East, but allows visitors to bypass areas that challenge their beliefs
By Ilan Ben Zion
Professor and zoologist Yael Dayan, (left), who shepherded the new Natural History Museum from concept to reality (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
May 15, 2018, 11:13 am
Long-dead wild animals get new life on view at Tel Aviv nature museum
‘If they die, they come to us,’ where 2 Russia-trained taxidermists and dozens of curators have labored to prepare a facility that speaks to kids and professors alike
By Jessica Steinberg
Charles Bronfman
May 4, 2018, 6:50 pm
Charles Bronfman
Rebalancing the Jewish world
To Reform HUC graduates: We must act to prevent Israel and the Diaspora from breaking apart
Birthright Israel founder Michael Steinhardt flips off protesters calling for the boycott of the educational group outside its anniversary gala dinner in New York City, on April 15, 2018. (Screen capture: Twitter)
April 16, 2018, 10:10 pm
Birthright founder gives finger to protesters outside gala dinner
Michael Steinhardt reacts to student protesters calling for boycott of group’s free educational trips to Israel for young Jews
By JTA
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