Sunday, December 28, 2008

Some Jews Fear Madoff Case Stokes Anti-Semitism

NEW YORK, NY [CBS] -- With a growing number of individual investors and organizations surfacing as victims in the Bernard Madoff ponzi scheme, one disturbing aspect is that the scandal may be fanning the flames of stereotypes about Jews.

In the heavily Jewish area of Crown Heights, if you say Bernie Madoff, you get strong reaction.

"How does someone steal from charity? I don't know," said Rabbi Shea Hecht of the national Committee for Jewish Education.

No comments: