The Bad Placeqwant news | Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to Les Wexner spur Jewish alums of his foundation to launch survivor fund
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More than 100 alumni of the Wexner Foundation – a fellowship program for mid‑career Jewish leaders founded by retail billionaire Leslie Wexner – have created the Ashru Fund to support survivors of sexual abuse and exploitation after revelations of Wexner’s past financial ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The alumni, including Rachel Faulkner, a senior director at the National Council of Jewish Women, and rabbis Josh Feigelson and Danya Ruttenberg, aim to raise $100,000 for two nonprofits, World Without Exploitation and the National Survivor Network, and have already collected more than $46,000. Their effort follows a lawsuit alleging Wexner gave Epstein millions, a townhouse and a plane that were used for trafficking, and Wexner’s own congressional testimony that he was “conned” by Epstein. Many former fellows are now removing references to the Wexner fellowships from their resumes, viewing the association as a liability, while hoping the foundation will someday contribute to reparations for Epstein’s victims.
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