1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ol9ToM5NbC"><a href="https://www.jta.org/2008/12/25/united-states/jta-madoff-deals-latest-blow-to-jewry-in-the-former-soviet-union">JTA: Madoff deals latest blow to Jewry in the former Soviet Union</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/2008/12/25/united-states/jta-madoff-deals-latest-blow-to-jewry-in-the-former-soviet-union/embed#?secret=ol9ToM5NbC" width="600" height="338" title="“JTA: Madoff deals latest blow to Jewry in the former Soviet Union” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="ol9ToM5NbC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> The collapse of the Chais Foundation in the wake of the Bernard Madoff scandal dealt the latest in a series of body blows to funding for Jewish projects in the former Soviet Union. The foundation was the primary funder of higher education projects in the former Soviet bloc, and many of those programs are in […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315