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J. Ezra Merkin helps wipe out father’s legacy
By Carol Eisenberg | December 17, 2008 at 10:54am | 5
The late Hermann Merkin was a lion of Jewish philanthropy who gave millions to help build Yeshiva University, the Fifth Avenue Synagogue, and Merkin Concert Hall, among other causes. Now, his son, J. Ezra Merkin, has managed to wipe out much of what he spent a lifetime creating.
