JTA — A grant funneled through a Jewish federation to a group that was accused of funding the Capitol insurrection was an anomaly, said Eric Fingerhut, the CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America.
Fingerhut reached out to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency to address the controversy engendered by an Intercept article last week that noted the $100,000 grant to the Tea Party Patriots, a group that organizers of the deadly January 6 Capitol insurrection say helped fund the protest. Tea Party Patriots denies funding the protest. Continue reading “US Jewish umbrella group: Grant to far-right group linked to DC riot was anomaly”