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August 21, 2007

World Jewish Congress Sues Former Chairman

Israel Singer, the former chairman of the World Jewish Congress, has been sued by both the organization and its former president, Edgar Bronfman, reports The Jerusalem Post.

Mr. Bronfman filed a civil suit in a New York court claiming that his former friend, Mr. Singer, whom Mr. Bronfman fired in March, did not repay more than $500,000 in personal loans. The World Jewish Congress is suing Mr. Singer over smaller expenses, including frequent-flier miles and office computers.

“I feel real sorry for Edgar Bronfman, who is allowing himself to be manipulated at this stage of his life by other people,” Mr. Singer told the Post.

In 2004, the New York State Attorney General’s Office investigated $1.2-million transferred by the charity from New York accounts to a Swiss account; the probe resulted in no criminal charges, although Mr. Singer was prohibited from further involvement in the organization’s financial dealings.

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