Mathilde Krim (1926-2018): Ardent Zionist Who Influenced LBJ During Six-Day War
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Dr. Mathilde Krim and Harvey Weinstein arrive for an AmfAR Charity Event at the Le Moulin de Mougins during the 56th International Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2003 in Cannes, France. More than a decade later, it was revealed that Weinstein had hired former Mossad agents to pressure women he allegedly harassed and assaulted from going public with their accusations against him. (STEVE FINN/GETTY IMAGES)
THE VAST MAJORITY of mainstream obituaries for Mathilde Krim, a founding chairman of The Foundation for AIDS Research, or amfAR, who died Jan. 15 at her home on Long Island, New York at the age of 91, identified her as an AIDS activist: The New York Times, for example, described her as a “Mobilizing Force in an AIDS Crusade,” while The Washington Post deemed her a “Scient...
