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== Background ==

== Background ==

Chomsky was born '''Avram Noam Chomsky''' in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of William Chomsky, a [[Russia]]n immigrant, and Elsie Simonofsky Chomsky.  His parents both practiced [[Judaism]].  His father taught [[Hebrew]], and published a scholarly edition of a medieval Hebrew grammar.<ref>http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/information/biography/abcde/chomsky_noam.html</ref>  He received his education at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] where he studied linguistics, mathematics, and philosophy, and eventually earned his Ph. D. in 1955.  Since then, he has taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  He previously held the Ferrari P. Ward Chair of Modern Language and Linguistics, and is now an Institute Professor.

Chomsky was born '''Avram Noam Chomsky''' in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of William Chomsky, a [[Russia]]n immigrant, and Elsie Simonofsky Chomsky.  His parents both practiced [[Judaism]].  His father taught [[Hebrew]], and published a scholarly edition of a medieval Hebrew grammar.<ref>http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/information/biography/abcde/chomsky_noam.html</ref>  He received his education at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] where he studied linguistics, mathematics, and philosophy, and eventually earned his Ph.D. in 1955.  Since then, he has taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  He previously held the Ferrari P. Ward Chair of Modern Language and Linguistics, and is now an Institute Professor.

=== Religious views ===

=== Religious views ===

==With convicted Jeffrey Epstein ==

==With convicted Jeffrey Epstein ==

[[File:Chomsky with Jeffrey Epstein.png|right|thumb|300px|Chomsky with Jeffrey Epstein.]]

[[File:Chomsky with Jeffrey Epstein.png|right|thumb|300px|Chomsky with Jeffrey Epstein.]]

Documents reveal anti-Zionist fanatic Noam Chomsky maintained contact with Jeffrey Epstein after Epstein’s conviction<ref>[https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article312933902.html Epstein turned to academic Chomsky, others to rehab image after Herald investigation]. Shirsho Dasgupta, ''Miami Herald'',  Novembet 18, 2025.

Documents reveal anti-Zionist fanatic Noam Chomsky maintained contact with Jeffrey Epstein after Epstein's conviction<ref>[https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article312933902.html Epstein turned to academic Chomsky, others to rehab image after Herald investigation]. Shirsho Dasgupta, ''Miami Herald'',  Novembet 18, 2025.

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With Jeffrey Epstein’s reputation in tatters following a 2018 Miami Herald investigation into his sex crimes – and how he evaded serious consequences – the financier hit on a plan: He would produce a documentary to present himself in a favorable light.

With Jeffrey Epstein’s reputation in tatters following a 2018 Miami Herald investigation into his sex crimes – and how he evaded serious consequences – the financier hit on a plan: He would produce a documentary to present himself in a favorable light.