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JTA announces first Green Beanie Awards

In conjunction with this year’s Tu B’Shevat holiday, JTA is sponsoring a contest to find the best Jewish environmental initiatives.

After much speculation over its future, a major Jewish educational organization is canceling its annual conference and significantly downsizing.

The one-time fugitive financier Marc Rich lost between $10 million and $15 million in the Bernard Madoff scheme, according to the New York Times.