Episode 541 • • 2:39:40 - 2:46:30
541: Huge Samoan
Bertha Foundation, Tony Tabatznik and Documentary Funding
Research into the Bertha Foundation reveals it is funded by Tony Tabatznik, a billionaire who made his fortune in generic drugs before selling his company to Merck. The foundation primarily funds documentaries with anti-imperialist or pro-Palestinian themes, including works by Laura Poitras and Jeremy Scahill. Tabatznik is described as a "self-loathing Jew" by some critics due to his financial support for projects critical of Israeli policy.