Chanukah in Auschwitz. “For a long time,” my father wrote, “we warmed ourselves at the thought of those candles, reminded of another generation of Jews who had the courage to believe that they would be victorious over their enemy”. The thought alone of the candles warmed them.

This is unprecedented: New data from the ADL Center on Extremism shows that in the two months since the Oct 7 terror attacks, the American Jewish community experienced the highest number of antisemitic incidents ever recorded by ADL. timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry…

Are we there yet? Yes kids, we are: The inflation measure the Fed targets (core PCE) has run at an annualized rate of 1.9% over the past six months, *below* the Fed's two percent target. This isn't a one-off blip; it's six months of sustained low inflation.

We lost my brother in law at Thanksgiving 2022. Today, after 14 months his remains will be peacefully scattered off the coast of his favorite scuba spot in Kona. My daughter won’t grow up knowing her uncle, but his memory and spirit will live on. Z”L

Kevin Durant is UNREAL ‼️

Friday Fun Read: The — still relevant — appeal of the Entrepreneurmobile! tropicalmba.com/articles/entre… Timely as my “fun and rare” weekend car meets the definition and hit 100k miles last night. #dadwagon #altezza #under10k #rare

“Everybody who came to Sobibor had to die.” In 2009 I interviewed Philip Bialowitz, one of the few people to escape from Nazi death camp Sobibor. His words have stayed with me ever since. Camera: Michael Günther. #HolocaustMemorialDay #HMD2024

12 hours of Bob Seger on flights this week doesn’t make me a heartland rock expert like Steven Hyden but this piece captures my feelings well: stereogum.com/2056986/bob-se… Fav “new to me” song: No Man’s Land (Against the Wind) Best overall vibe: Ramblin Gamblin Man (Live Bullet)

It’s been a year. Z”L

Special: I was at this game w/ my grandpa about 15 rows up directly even w the free throw line. I attended 30+ games / yr with Papa (original Phoenix Suns season ticket holder) as he stepped in as a father figure growing up. This is our last great sports memory together: MJ game winner!

JPMORGAN: “.. the US has achieved US energy independence for the first time in 40 years while Europe and China compete for global energy resources.” [Cembalest] #OOTT 🇺🇸

Miss this team pt 84

Curious about bank-fintech M&A activity? Explore synergies needed for success and challenge conventional wisdom with insights from startup founders, bank executives, and #fintech investment bankers in our latest report > owy.mn/44Imqvx

Interested in bank-fintech M&A? Our report dives into the past 10 years of deals. Gain insight from founders, bank execs, and #fintech investment bankers as we examine the market owy.mn/44Imqvx Fintech bat signal (Jason Henrichs Kiah Lau Haslett is a bank reporter (she/her) Jason Mikula Alex Johnson)

Solid morning at Modern Treasury Transfer…. cool to see something we conceptualized during my time at J.P. Morgan taking flight. Great panel with Dimitri Dadiomov and John China, with shoutouts to Chetan Puttagunta for hosting.

Closing the day with a regulatory panel as Matt Janiga holds it down with Ashwin Vasan and Tim Chiodo… Big day of news with the Supreme Court ruling earlier, but what does it all mean?

M&A is hard and many fintechs are now looking to banks as an exit. This episode, Jason Henrichs talks to Jason Zaler of Oliver Wyman and Robert Antoniades of Information Venture Partners on the current state of M&A and what's next. bit.ly/3W50jwJ #podcast #fintech #banking

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Voice of my childhood AND my mom’s childhood. A man I spent hours imitating and who, when I finally met him, personified class and dignity. One of my heroes.

Mostly on the blue place BUT some exciting news: Today I'm proud to announce Presidio Strategies, a digital banking and fintech advisory firm. We provide banks, investors, and fintechs with top-tier strategic advice and executive talent, scalably. linkedin.com/posts/zaler_gr…