Tag: Met Council
NY UJA-Federation Giving $23 Million in Grants & Loans to COVID-19 Affected New Yorkers
UJA is making $250,000 available for Passover meals to-go that will be distributed to those who are newly isolated or quarantined.
Ex-Met Council Chief Rapfogel to Plead Guilty in Financial Scam
William Rapfogel, the ousted leader of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty in New York, reportedly will plead guilty for his role in a...
Two More Charged in Met Council Scam
Two former employees of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty were charged Tuesday in the multimillion-dollar scam at the New York charity.
Former Executive Director...
Another Arrest In Rapfogel Case; Alleged Theft Now $7 Million
Authorities charged the owner of a New York insurance company with helping William Rapfogel, the former chief of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty,...
Another Arrest in Rapfogel Case
Authorities charged the owner of a New York insurance company with helping William Rapfogel, the former chief of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty,...
Hatzalah CEO, Linked to Met Council Scam, Steps Down
The CEO of the (U.S.) Chevra Hatzalah ambulance service resigned amid allegations that he conspired with William Rapfogel, the ex-CEO of the Metropolitan Council...
Met Council Taps NY Finance Chief Frankel to Replace Rapfogel
The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty is bringing in New York City’s finance chief, David Frankel, to succeed the fired William Rapfogel as executive...
Exclusive: Joe ‘Yoely’ Lhota on his Relationship With the Jews
Although born into a Catholic family, the candidate is halachically Jewish.
Met Council and NYC Food Bank Launch Virtual Food Drive for Passover
This Passover season, more than 100,000 Jewish families in NYC will find themselves struggling to put food on the table, according to the Metropolitan...