Two Arrested Toronto Rabbi Fraud Case
In October 2011, Earl Seth David, a Toronto-based individual who had also used the name Avraham David and presented himself as a rabbi, was arrested in Toronto in conn...
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In October 2011, Earl Seth David, a Toronto-based individual who had also used the name Avraham David and presented himself as a rabbi, was arrested in Toronto in conn...
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Rabbi Saul Kassin, a senior religious leader associated with the Syrian Jewish community in Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced in June 2011 to two years of unsupervised...
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On July 24, 2009, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced a large-scale public corruption and money laundering investigation involving arrests of political...
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In July 2009, federal authorities in New Jersey arrested 44 individuals, including five rabbis, in a large-scale corruption and money laundering investigation conducte...
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Bernard “Bernie” Madoff, a financier of Jewish faith, was sentenced on June 29, 2009, in Manhattan federal court to 150 years in prison for operating the largest known...
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Michael Jackson, the “King of Pop,” died on June 25, 2009, at the age of 50 in Los Angeles, California, from acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication administere...
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The Global Financial Crisis was triggered by the collapse of major financial institutions following widespread failures in mortgage-backed securities and excessive lev...
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Background and Decision-Makers On March 20, 2003, the United States, the United Kingdom, and coalition allies launched a military invasion of Iraq. The primary jus...
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Ashley Madison is an online dating and social networking service launched on January 21, 2002. It was founded by Darren J. Morgenstern and Noel Biderman, and later ope...
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On February 4, 1982, authorities in Los Angeles County discovered thousands of preserved human fetuses inside a repossessed storage container connected to a defunct pa...
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The Watergate Affair: Timeline, Operatives, And Unresolved Questions On June 17, 1972, five men were arrested inside the Democratic National Committee headquarters at...
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The birth control pill was developed in the mid-20th century as a result of combined efforts by scientists, doctors, activists, and funders. The idea of an oral contra...
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Joan Barry was an American actress who became involved with Charlie Chaplin during the early 1940s. Their relationship later resulted in a highly publicized paternity ...
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Financial backers of Hitler in 1933 In early 1933, Adolf Hitler received financial support from multiple sources as he rose to power in Germany. Major contributions c...
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Charlie Chaplin married actress Lita Grey on November 25, 1924, in Empalme, Sonora, Mexico. Chaplin was 35 years old and Grey was 16. Their marriage followed a relatio...
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Before Hitler rose to power, major banks and financiers profited from high interest rates in Germany. During the Weimar Republic, government bonds often carried 6-10% ...
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Charlie Chaplin married actress Mildred Harris on October 23, 1918, in Los Angeles. Chaplin was 29 years old and Harris was 16. Harris was already working as a film ac...
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The creation of the Federal Reserve System on December 23, 1913, established the central banking authority of the United States. It was enacted through the Federal Res...
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The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, during its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. Among the planned passengers was financier J.P. Morgan, head of the Internat...
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Charlie Chaplin was an English actor, filmmaker, composer, and producer who became one of the most prominent figures of twentieth-century cinema. His career included s...
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Expulsion of Jews from Portugal On December 5, 1497, King Manuel I of Portugal issued an edict requiring all Jews to either convert to Christianity or leave the kingd...
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Expulsion of Jews from France On July 22, 1306, King Philip IV of France, also known as Philip the Fair, issued an edict expelling all Jews from the kingdom. The expu...
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Expulsion of Jews from England On July 18, 1290, King Edward I issued the Edict of Expulsion, ordering all Jews to leave the Kingdom of England. The decree affected J...
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1914–1917 Allied purchasing and finance role — J.P. Morgan & Co. becomes a major financial and purchasing intermediary for Britain and France in the United States duri...
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17 November 1869 — The Suez Canal officially opens, connecting the Mediterranean and Red Seas without requiring ships to sail around Africa. The canal transforms globa...
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3 September 1939 — Britain and France declare war on Germany after Hitler refuses demands to withdraw from Poland. Governments that spent much of the 1930s attempting ...
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Chase Manhattan Bank was a major U.S. financial institution led by David Rockefeller during a period of significant international expansion. The bank maintained intern...
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Chase Manhattan Bank was a major U.S. financial institution led by David Rockefeller during a period of significant international expansion. The bank maintained intern...
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16 August 1924 — The Dawes Plan restructures German reparations payments and facilitates large flows of American capital into Germany. The arrangement helps stabilize ...
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16 August 1924 — The Dawes Plan illustrates the interdependent postwar financial system: American capital flows to Germany, Germany pays reparations to Britain and Fra...
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The Trilateral Commission was created to encourage cooperation and discussion among North America, Western Europe and Japan. Early discussions included economic, polit...
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8 December 1941 — The United States declares war on Japan one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. President Franklin Roosevelt describes 7 December as a date that wi...
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6 April 1917 — The United States declares war on Germany. Unrestricted submarine warfare is the immediate strategic cause, while the Zimmermann Telegram further intens...
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29 October 1929 — Severe declines on the New York Stock Exchange become a symbol of the developing global economic crisis. Banking failures, declining trade, falling d...
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16 March 1935 — German rearmament creates enormous military demand for steel, chemicals, vehicles, weapons and fuel substitutes. Industrial firms benefit from governme...
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16 January–1 March 1917 — German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann sends a coded proposal instructing Germany's representative to seek Mexican cooperation if the Uni...
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