Epstein Secrets

lthy investors collected Dollars 2m (Pounds 1.2m) to conduct a novel experiment on the extent of global academic freedom. The group, which included George Soros, Henry Jarecki and Jeffrey Epstein, established a fund to help scholars escape threats in their home countries and find teaching work elsewhere. The

t an index of academic freedom that would spotlight abuses in particular countries. "The impact and need has been greater than we expected," says Mr Soros, comparing the effort to his work on behalf of central and eastern European dissidents in the 1980s. So far, the thud has helped 30 scholars from 1

ducation; the renown physicist/cosmologist Lawrence Krauss, and many others. Institutions funded include Harvard University; Penn State University; Lenox Hill Hospital (New York); the Biomedical Research and Education Foundation; the Santa Fe Institute; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Case Western Reserve U

part of a larger effort to create a 10 million endowment that is being leesefugee-turned-millionaire Henry Jarecki, along with fellow businessmen Soros, Thomas Russo and Jeffrey Epstein. While the roster of scholars who have been helped suggests that the Jewish funding for the program does not come

formal education; the renown physicist/cosmologist Krauss, and many others. Institutions funded include Harvard University; Penn State University; Lenox Hill Hospital (New York); the Biomedical Research and Education Foundation; the Santa Fe Institute; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Case Western Reserve U

s business from a 100-acre private island in St. Thomas. Power on Wall Street has generally accrued to those who have made their open bids for it. Soros. Wasserstein. Kravis. Weill. The Sturm and Drang of their successes and failures has been played out in public. Epstein breaks the mold. Most everyo

on his Boeing 727.' Mr. Epstein's private foundation gives away a total of almost a million dollars a year to causes including New York University, Lenox Hill Hospital, The Juilliard School of music, and the UJAFederation of New York. Mr. Epstein may live in New York's largest private residence and support New Yor

is part of a larger effort to create a 10 million endowment that is being lefisefugee-turned-millionaire Henry 'mad, along with fellow businessmen Soros, Thomas Russo and Jeffrey Epstein. While the roster of scholars who have been helped suggests that the Jewish funding for the program does not come

formal education; the renown physicist/cosmologist Krauss, and many others. Institutions funded include Harvard University; Penn tate University; Lenox Hill Hospital (New York); the Biomedical Research and Education Foundation; the Santa Fe Institute; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Case Western Reserve U