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

t of Jewish philanthropist Patti Kenner to raise money to help revive the rescue program. After cocktails, the crowd of about 100 guests retired to Kenner's warm living room to sit on plush couches among pastoral landscape paintings. Four recently rescued scholars had been brought in for the evening,

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

t of Jewish philanthropist Patti Kenner to raise money to help revive the rescue program. After cocktails, the crowd of about 100 guests retired to Kenner's warm living room to sit on plush couches among pastoral landscape paintings. Four recently rescued scholars had been brought in for the evening,

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

of persecution in Iran and Pakistan, which seemed much more than a world away from the safety of the Upper East Side. "I've had such an easy life," Kenner said after hearing the scholars speak, with a tone of gratitude that was representative of her guests. "I've never experienced anything difficult.