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Special note: New links were found for June 2003.

http://www.nypostonline.com/news/regionalnews/23504.htm
(Link active February 10, 2001)

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New York Post | Saturday, February 10, 2001

RABBIS: WE LOOTED HOLOCAUST CHARITY

By DAVID SEIFMAN and DAN MANGAN

PHOTO + CAPTION:
UNHOLY ACT: Hasidic rabbi Efroim Stein leaves Brooklyn federal court
yesterday after pleading guilty to swindling the U.S. government through
a charity for Holocaust victims. - Mary Altaffer

Two Brooklyn rabbis - including an adviser to former Mayor Ed Koch -
yesterday pleaded guilty to swindling the federal government out of
hundreds of thousands of dollars earmarked for Holocaust survivors.
Rabbis Jacob Bronner, 51, and Efroim Stein, 55, each agreed to serve
33 months in prison and repay up to $162,500 in restitution.

The Hasidic rabbis - who controlled the not-for-profit charity Project
Social Care - remain free on $500,000 bond until their June 8 sentencing.
They read details of their crimes in Brooklyn federal court in front of
U.S. Magistrate Viktor Pohorelsky, but would not comment afterward.

Bronner served for 12 years as unpaid adviser on Jewish affairs to Koch,
who appointed him to the city's Human Rights Commission. "I only have nice
things to say about him," Koch said yesterday.

Brooklyn-based Project Social Care was established in 1994 to provide
Holocaust survivors and immigrants with medical, job training, and other
services. In 1995, the organization applied for and received a $2.5 million
grant from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development department.

The application detailed a program "of support and counseling tailored to
meet the needs of elderly Holocaust survivors," helping them "deal directly with
the Holocaust experience."

The court papers say Bronner and Stein conspired to misspend hundreds of
thousands of dollars of the grant in three ways from 1995 to 1996:

* Project Social Care allegedly paid companies for non-existent goods and
services, with the bulk of that money then kicked back to the rabbis.

* Funds were paid to an institute and several of Stein's relatives for
nonexistent training; most of the institute-earmarked funds then went to a
Stein-controlled synagogue.

* Project Social Care paid the Council of Jewish Organizations of Borough
Park (COJO) in a subcontracting deal that required the council to kick back
money to businesses controlled by Bronner and Stein. Those included United
Housing & Community Services, B&B Furniture Company, and CCI Community
Consultants.

COJO officials were prosecuted in Brooklyn federal court in the late 1990s
on charges of swindling the federal government out of funds. Several were
convicted.

City records show Bronner signed a letter of intent with lobbyist Suri
Kasirer on Dec. 29, 1998 to try to win city contracts.

But the $3,000-a-month deal apparently was never consummated, since Kasirer
reported receiving no payments and said she conducted no lobbying. Kasirer, who
is married to Bruce Teitelbaum, Mayor Giuliani's former chief
of staff, couldn't be reached last night.

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Abstract:
The court papers say [Rabbis Jacob Bronner] and [Efroim Stein] conspired to
misspend hundreds of thousands of dollars of the grant in three ways from 1995
to 1996:

* Project Social Care paid the Council of Jewish Organizations of Borough Park
(COJO) in a subcontracting deal that required the council to kick back money to
businesses controlled by Bronner and Stein. Those ...

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The above article as mirrored at other web sites:

http://www.theunjustmedia.com/rabbis%20we%20looted%20holocaust%20charity.htm
(Archived locally as: holocaust_charity)

Source: The New York Post, February 1, 2001

Rabbis: We Looted Holocaust Charity

By DAVID SEIFMAN and DAN MANGAN

Photo caption: http://www.theunjustmedia.com/lootingcharity.jpg
(Archived locally as: lootingcharity.jpg)
UNHOLY ACT: Hasidic rabbi Efroim Stein leaves Brooklyn federal court
yesterday after pleading guilty to swindling the U.S. government through
a charity for Holocaust victims. - Mary Altaffer

----

Two Brooklyn rabbis - including an adviser to former Mayor Ed Koch - yesterday
pleaded guilty to swindling the federal government out of hundreds of thousands
of dollars earmarked for Holocaust survivors. Rabbis Jacob Bronner, 51, and
Efroim Stein, 55, each agreed to serve 33 months in prison and repay up to
$162,500 in restitution.

The Hasidic rabbis - who controlled the not-for-profit charity Project Social
Care - remain free on $500,000 bond until their June 8 sentencing. They read
details of their crimes in Brooklyn federal court in front of U.S. Magistrate
Viktor Pohorelsky, but would not comment afterward.

Bronner served for 12 years as unpaid adviser on Jewish affairs to Koch, who
appointed him to the city's Human Rights Commission. "I only have nice things to
say about him," Koch said yesterday.

Brooklyn-based Project Social Care was established in 1994 to provide Holocaust
survivors and immigrants with medical, job training, and other services. In
1995, the organization applied for and received a $2.5 million grant from the
U.S. Housing and Urban Development department.

The application detailed a program "of support and counseling tailored to meet
the needs of elderly Holocaust survivors," helping them "deal directly with the
Holocaust experience."

The court papers say Bronner and Stein conspired to misspend hundreds of
thousands of dollars of the grant in three ways from 1995 to 1996:

* Project Social Care allegedly paid companies for non-existent goods and
services, with the bulk of that money then kicked back to the rabbis.

* Funds were paid to an institute and several of Stein's relatives for
nonexistent training; most of the institute-earmarked funds then went to a
Stein-controlled synagogue.

* Project Social Care paid the Council of Jewish Organizations of Borough Park
(COJO) in a subcontracting deal that required the council to kick back money to
businesses controlled by Bronner and Stein. Those included United Housing &
Community Services, B&B Furniture Company, and CCI Community Consultants.

COJO officials were prosecuted in Brooklyn federal court in the late 1990s on
charges of swindling the federal government out of funds. Several were
convicted.

City records show Bronner signed a letter of intent with lobbyist Suri Kasirer
on Dec. 29, 1998 to try to win city contracts.

But the $3,000-a-month deal apparently was never consummated, since Kasirer
reported receiving no payments and said she conducted no lobbying. Kasirer, who
is married to Bruce Teitelbaum, Mayor Giuliani's former chief of staff, couldn't
be reached last night.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Source: The Associated Press | August 10, 2001

Two New York City Rabbis Sentenced in Holocaust
Survivor Embezzlement Scheme

NEW YORK (AP) Two rabbis were sentenced to nearly three years in prison for
embezzling federal money meant for training counselors for elderly Holocaust
survivors.

Efroim Stein and Jacob Bronner pleaded guilty in February to federal conspiracy
charges. As part of a plea deal, they have paid $162,000 in restitution. The
rabbis were sentenced to two years and nine months.

The rabbis were founders of Project Social Care, a nonprofit organization in New
York City, court papers indicate. In 1995, the federal government awarded them a
$2.5 million grant to provide ''specialized training to deal with the unique
problems and issues experienced by Holocaust survivors.''

As part of the scheme, Stein's relatives were put on the payroll as trainers but
never worked. Stein also slipped funds to his synagogue and to subcontractors in
exchange for kickbacks, prosecutors said.

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This is a Japanese web page BUT the English content more or less mirrors the
above as well as the original NY Post article I posted.

http://www.jca.apc.org/~altmedka/glo-54.html
(Archived locally as: glo-54)

Rabbis: We Looted Holocaust Charity

New York Post

| Saturday, February 10, 2001

By DAVID SEIFMAN and DAN MANGAN

Two Brooklyn rabbis - including an adviser to former Mayor Ed Koch - yesterday
pleaded guilty to swindling the federal government out of hundreds of thousands
of dollars earmarked for Holocaust survivors. Rabbis Jacob Bronner, 51, and
Efroim Stein, 55, each agreed to serve 33 months in prison and repay up to
$162,500 in restitution.

The Hasidic rabbis - who controlled the not-for-profit charity Project Social
Care - remain free on $500,000 bond until their June 8 sentencing. They read
details of their crimes in Brooklyn federal court in front of U.S. Magistrate
Viktor Pohorelsky, but would not comment afterward. Bronner served for 12 years
as unpaid adviser on Jewish affairs to Koch, who appointed him to the city's
Human Rights Commission. "I only have nice things to say about him," Koch said
yesterday. Brooklyn-based Project Social Care was established in 1994 to provide
Holocaust survivors and immigrants with medical, job training, and other
services. In 1995, the organization applied for and received a $2.5 million
grant from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development department.

The application detailed a program "of support and counseling tailored to meet
the needs of elderly Holocaust survivors," helping them "deal directly with the
Holocaust experience." The court papers say Bronner and Stein conspired to
misspend hundreds of thousands of dollars of the grant in three ways from 1995
to 1996:

* Project Social Care allegedly paid companies for non-existent goods and
services, with the bulk of that money then kicked back to the rabbis.

* Funds were paid to an institute and several of Stein's relatives for
nonexistent training; most of the institute-earmarked funds then went to a
Stein-controlled synagogue.

* Project Social Care paid the Council of Jewish Organizations of Borough Park
(COJO) in a subcontracting deal that required the council to kick back money to
businesses controlled by Bronner and Stein. Those included United Housing
Community Services, B Furniture Company, and CCI Community Consultants. COJO
officials were prosecuted in Brooklyn federal court in the late 1990s on charges
of swindling the federal government out of funds. Several were convicted. City
records show Bronner signed a letter of intent with lobbyist Suri Kasirer on
Dec. 29, 1998 to try to win city contracts. But the $3,000-a-month deal
apparently was never consummated, since Kasirer reported receiving no payments
and said she conducted no lobbying. Kasirer, who is married to Bruce Teitelbaum,
Mayor Giuliani's former chief of staff, couldn't be reached last night.

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Here is another disreputable sort seeking to cash in on the Holocaust:

----NIZKOR.ORG Director Ken McVay's Numerous Lies Regarding His Funding----
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=&selm=07qc8vguuom77pvmugliksb3dmdf8pp82r%404ax.com&rnum=6
Subject: Did NIZKOR.ORG Director Ken McVay Pay Tax On Those $50k+ Donations He
Denies Receiving From the San Antonio Area Foundation - Nizkor Fund
Message-ID: <07qc8vguuom77pvmugliksb3dmdf8pp82r@4ax.com>
Date: 30 Mar 2003 03:49:22 GMT

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=&selm=453fevk7jgu8ctdt45a4coabbfgo9k5dns%404ax.com&rnum=1
Subject: Article on Ken McVay _mcvay@internet.fighter_ (Also Helps Prove He's a
Liar) R_0611
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 15:20:32 -0500
Message-ID: <453fevk7jgu8ctdt45a4coabbfgo9k5dns@4ax.com>

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=&selm=67qc8v8192tumoaivq4joitsquts3t5bs8%404ax.com&rnum=7
Subject: NIZKOR.ORG Director Ken McVay Caught Lying About San Antonio
Connection! (Those Two U.S. Servers!) V2.0
Date: 30 Mar 2003 03:49:12 GMT
Message-ID: <67qc8v8192tumoaivq4joitsquts3t5bs8@4ax.com>

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=&selm=rhao2v4fbuij94mcmi6sicj73sa4eifsns%404ax.com&rnum=1
Subject: Nizkor LHR Fund; Just Another Self Serving FUND Like the Nizkor
Endowment and Trust Funds?
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 10:56:49 -0600
Message-ID: <rhao2v4fbuij94mcmi6sicj73sa4eifsns@4ax.com>

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=&selm=3e060868_1%40news2.uncensored-news.com&rnum=1
Subject: Is NIZKOR Running a Self Serving Endowment Fund Scam?
Message-ID: <3e060868_1@news2.uncensored-news.com>
Date: 22 Dec 2002 18:46:15 GMT

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=&selm=3e0608d2_1%40news2.uncensored-news.com&rnum=1
Subject: NIZKOR.ORG and B'nai Brith's Apparent Funding Kick Backs and Tax Scam
Message-ID: <3e0608d2_1@news2.uncensored-news.com>
Date: 22 Dec 2002 18:48:04 GMT

B'nai Brith also funded communist David Lethbridge:
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=&selm=8hqsdv4c67ida5vp7bfdl9f9rt8cj405hd%404ax.com&rnum=1
Subject: Tax Exempt Religious Org (B'nai Brith) Gave Communist Financial and
Moral Support
Message-ID: <8hqsdv4c67ida5vp7bfdl9f9rt8cj405hd@4ax.com>
Date: 4 Jun 2003 21:52:32 GMT

Need I say more?

Tavish

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=&selm=pr6bfvkaaako5v32kove54fvoetrks3tb2%404ax.com&rnum=1
Subject: If Communism Was/Is so Oppresive to Jews then Why Don't Jews Treat it
the Same as They Do Nazism?
Message-ID: <pr6bfvkaaako5v32kove54fvoetrks3tb2@4ax.com>
Date: 22 Jun 2003 12:25:59 GMT

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