So Bernie gets his free place in a secure retirement home, but where is the money. Perhaps the feds should start digging on Mt Sion?

Jews and personal hygiene do not go together, especially those jews with the black hats and curly sidburns. I was in Emirates Dubai lounge earlier this year with a bunch of them, they were smelly and looked like they never took a bath, also their clothes were filthy.

you got surprisingly close then!

i am uncertain of the rules governing personal male hygiene, but certainly women must go to the mikvah at the end of their period .... or at least i think that is correct

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after some quick research, the mikvah is for all and also includes the washing of cooking utensils.
though there is no mention of using soap - that was always an unlikely word to find in Deuteronomy! - the implication is undoubtedly that personal hygiene for all is and was a very important aspect of Jewish life.

just for the record, the western concept of washing ones hands, even as a doctor, is comparatively recent - mid 19th century - which is why there was such a high incidence of puerperal fever

Presumably Madoff won't have any problems with his ablutions in his new retirement home, although he may want to watch his back.

only if he has to pick up the soap

Trouble is, that until the 70s, Britain didn't have running water or showers!

showers in UK are indeed a relatively new preference to good old fashioned deep tubs, but for running water, try 1870's!

With all that money stashed away Madoff will probably not be showering too often.

only vicariously - to launder the dosh!

With his money on the outside he will be well protected by the ones who run the place and I do not mean the skrews.

Surely the Jewish community can put pressure on Madoff and his family to disclose where he has hidden the money?

what planet do you come from?

Madoff may wish to protect his family from future harrassment which is likely to go on as the search for the stolen money continues and intensifies.

oh for goodness sake! ..... and what supreme pressure do you suppose the "jewish community" could apply? ...... this isn't Palermo!

Jewish Mafia very funny. You would soon spot them with their big noses, speaking down their nose, silly black hats, and curly sideburns.

Wait a minute that sounds like cynic oh shit maybe he is in the Jewish mafia.

Madoff's family live in the Jewish community and they would probably not wish to spend the rest of their lives being ostracised.

that's why Sammy Davis Jnr was so inconspicuous

jewish community does NOT = enclosed ghetto!
like mosquitos, we get everywhere

Is that like being circumcised.

Jews delight

cynic we are sorry you do not appear to have much faith in the Jewish community being able to persuade the Madoffs to "come clean".

i don't live in Cloud Cuckoo Land either!