Talk:Charles Kushner

message: This article seems overly positive. It reads like a PR piece for the man. For example, [REDACTED unsourced derogatory allegations against this living person].
Nor does it mention that the witness he tampered with [REDACTED unsourced derogatory information about this living person] Instead, there's a lot of fluff about the schools he funded and the buildings named after him (and his wife!).  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.198.137.123 (talk) 01:35, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article seems overly positive 

message: accompanied by aides or associates, the two principals met. If an article in a reliable source says they met, no matter who else was in the room as aides, rewriting this sourced material is inappropriate.  As is edit-warring.  Please respond here, with a policy-based reason for the reversions. Gleaning the intentions of the editors (either of the reliable source, or of the wiki-editor) is foolish and outside of the norms here.  Focus on the edit, not the editor. David in DC (talk) 10:01, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: If two principals attend a meeting...

message: "Representatives from Kushner Companies presented the new design plans to the Perth Amboy Redevelopment Agency last month to generate discussion. The city is in discussions with Kushner on the overall plan. Nothing has been approved.
The revised plans are the result of meetings with the city officials to get the waterfront project back on track.
“This is an opportunity to have a redesign Perth Amboy is proud of, that reflects the city’s historical significance,” Mayor Wilda Diaz said."
In what sense are these facts "not in citation given"? David in DC (talk) 10:23, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Other than as the source for an after-the-fact comment, I see no mention ot Mayor Diaz in that quote or any other indication she or Kushner participated in the meeting. Ergo, the assertion "Perth Amboy Mayor Wilda Diaz met with Kushner and officials from his company" is not in the citation given. Fat&Happy (talk) 15:35, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: And the next sentence "Diaz said company president Charles Kushner, chairman of Kushner Companies who got a chance to tour both buildings, sketched a concept for the courthouse that was incorporated into the redesign." doesn't convince you either? We're dealing here with puposeful contortion worthy of Rose Mary Woods. David in DC (talk) 16:48, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Any contortion occurring her is on the part of those trying to twist reported facts to support their preconceived notions. The article does not state Diaz was at any meeting. The article does not state Kushner was at any meeting. To say they were at a meeting together is not even synthsis, which at least requires statements to have been supported by some cited source; it's pure fabrication out of thin air. Fat&Happy (talk) 17:35, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: The facts ARE in the reference given

message: I've asked BLP-savvy editors to review the disputes here.  Please let's all stop editing this until we hear from them. David in DC (talk) 11:27, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: BLP Noticeboard inquiry made 

message: Helga Van Eckert, director of the city’s office of economic/community development and redevelopment, urban enterprise and Business Improvement District; and Perth Amboy Redevelopment Agency attorney Joseph Maraziti have both confirmed that Mayor Wilda Diaz and Charles Kushner met personally during the extensive conference between city officials and representatives from the development company.  It occurs to me that this information may be trivial in the larger context, but for the sake of defending against unwarranted accusations of 'hate' and defamation, I want to set the record straight.
Mayor Wilda Diaz and Charles Kushner met personally during the extensive conference between city officials and representatives from the development company. 68.46.70.19 (talk) 02:30, 29 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Charles Kushner meeting with Mayor Wilda Diaz confirmed

message: The cited source does not mention Section 8. Perhaps Perth Amboy is so poverty-stricken that all rental housing in the city is subsidized under Section 8, but even if that were the case, applying the description to a yet-to-be-built project would be synthesis. The description needs to be either sourced or removed. Fat&Happy (talk) 17:42, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Unsourced derogatory information about a living person must be deleted, quick-like-a-bunny.  For other facts, the schedule is much less exacting. A cite request tag that's been around for a year or two is a problem.  One that's been around for a day or two is not.  This is an encyclopedia, not a newspaper. It's written entirely by volunteers, on volunteer time. Outside of BLP violations, patent nonsense, vandalism, and things that are demonstrably false, please give editors enough time to look for citations. Mindless deletionism is no less destructive to the project than mindless inclusionism. David in DC (talk) 18:57, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Another unsupported assertion 

message: I was reading some news articles about some supposed infighting within Donald Trump's transition team, including how supposedly Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was behind Chris Christie being pushed out. This apparently was due to Christie, while he was the New Jersey Attorney General, having prosecuted Jared's dad, Charles. According to this BBC report on the matter, "Like Mr Trump's father Fred, also a property mogul, Kushner senior was a controversial figure. He was jailed for tax evasion, illegal campaign contributions and witness tampering. He admitted setting up his own brother-in-law with a prostitute, secretly filming the liaison, and sending the tape to his sister in an effort to dissuade them from testifying against him. The man who prosecuted Kushner senior was former New Jersey attorney general and 2016 Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie. Jared Kushner is reported to have been involved in counselling his father-in-law to choose Mike Pence as his running mate, over Mr Christie."
Intriguing stuff, no? So I popped by to see what Wikipedia has about this and found....nada, squat, and diddly. What's up with that? -BC aka 209.6.92.99 (talk) 13:21, 16 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  What about the felony conviction? 

message: According to Tamara Vershitskaya (the creator and director of the Jewish Resistance Museum in Navahrudak, Belarus) the Kushners came to America NOT from Poland in 1949, but from Belarus in 1945. Joseph Berkovich (he had changed his last name before leaving for America and taken his wife's last name) and his family had their house in the center of the town of Navahrudak. The town was under Poland till 1939, since then it was under USSR, now under Belarus. The Kushners had their own business in Navahrudak — they sewed hats and fur coats. — Ramanuki (talk) 08:38, 21 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: The Kushners came to America not from Poland

message: How should the lede sentence read? --Malerooster (talk) 18:12, 21 November 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Keithbob did a nice rewrite it seems. Does the lede need a citation for using the term "philanthropist"? --Malerooster (talk) 02:01, 22 November 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes it does, because there is no evidence that he is known as a philanthropist. He was originally a relatively obscure real estate developer focusing on rentals in the suburbs, who became known for a spectacular criminal case (including blackmail of relatives) which resulted in him being sent to prison. He owes his notability mainly to that case. Even if he has made a few political/religious donations, that doesn't make him primarily a philanthropist. --Tataral (talk) 02:22, 22 November 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok. We can use this. Usually we don't put citations in the lede since they are covered in the body of the article but no biggie. --Malerooster (talk) 13:00, 22 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  I thought "silly season" was over, my bad. 

message: Why did you revert the actual names of his two daughters...it should include them instead of the generic placeholder there.
Falazar (talk) 02:46, 3 June 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: They are not notable, and so their is no need to include them. Furthermore they were unsourced. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 14:46, 3 June 2017 (UTC)

text: I believe at least the one as, as 2 of the other kids have taken over the Kushner company businesses. 
http://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/news/a9244/charles-jared-kushner-family/ 
Wont waste much more time on this, but doing some basic writing on Jared, these links would have been helpful.Falazar (talk) 19:37, 5 June 2017 (UTC)
replies: text:  If one has taken over the family business then that is an issue for that article and not here. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 19:49, 5 June 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Family Section 

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message: Kushner has stated many times in interviews that when he was a teenager, he was often called a kike and was often made fun of for being the son of Jews who immigrated from Poland, and as a result, has since become a non-practicing Jew.
So can someone at least edit the article to mention that Charles Kushner is a non-practicing Jew? It would be very helpful. 2601:C6:8480:1F10:8C7D:C0B3:6D38:81CE (talk) 03:24, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi, I've reverted your addition of this information to the article, as it was unsourced. You are welcome to put it back with a source. Tacyarg (talk) 02:27, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Charles Kushner is a non-practicing Jew