Elie Wiesel recalls that the great Rabbi Israel Shem Tov, when he saw that the Jews were being mistreated, went into the forest, lit a holy fire, and said a special prayer, asking God to protect his people. Continue reading
Day: January 20, 2012
How to temper steel
For many years, a blacksmith worked hard and performed many acts of charity; yet despite all his devotion, nothing seemed to go right in his life. Continue reading
MEET THE BOSS: Fred Hassan, Schering Plough
Chief executive tells how he transformed a company in freefall, oversaw $41.1bn merger with Merck.
In 2003, when Fred Hassan took over as chief executive at Schering-Plough, the company was in freefall and being investigated for accounting irregularities. Continue reading
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