The president of Hadassah, Nancy Falchuk, indicated last week that she was “shocked” to learn that a former finance chief of the organization had an extramarital affair with Bernie Madoff.
The former finance chief, Sheryl Weinstein, who left Hadassah in 1997, writes of her 20-year affair in her book, “Madoff’s Other Secret: Love, Money, Bernie, and Me,” set to be published next week.
In reaction, Falchuk wrote a letter to her board Aug. 17 that said, “Hadassah was shocked to hear the news reports of Mrs. Weinstein’s personal admissions regarding this relationship.”
Hadassah had invested $40 million with Madoff, eventually withdrawing $130 million but believing it still had $90 million invested with him. — jpost.com