Controversies and Criticism
In the summer of 2007, 31 undocumented workers doing work for a subcontactor at Oorah's summer camp were arrested in a raid by ICE and local law enforcement. Camp director Eliyohu Mintz stated that the organization was not aware that the workers lacked employment authorization.
Joy for Our Youth paid $65,000 in fines in Pennsylvania and Kars4Kids paid $65,000 in fines in Oregon in settlements reached with the respective state attorneys general as a result of investigation of alleged misleading practices in those states.
On September 11, 2010, Oorah's website was hacked by radical Islamists posting antisemitic messages.
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