How did Israeli democracy come under threat? Follow the money
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News Sheldon Adelson leaves behind a Jewish philanthropic empire. What’s next?
Love him or hate him, Sheldon Adelson’s impact on the Jewish nonprofit world cannot be overstated. Adelson, the casino magnate who died Tuesday at 87 of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, is best known as the top political contributor in the country, donating more than $218 million to Republican campaigns in the 2020 election cycle alone. But he…
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Opinion Sheldon Adelson is gone. Soon his favorite political projects will be, too.
Sheldon Adelson, the self-made casino billionaire and leading political donor to right-wing political causes in both the United States and Israel, passed away this week at the age of 87. Reactions to the loss of one of the leading Jewish political donors came swiftly, with political allies such as Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu hailing…
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Opinion To understand Sheldon Adelson’s mark on the world, look to George Soros
When a generation begins or ends often clicks into focus only in retrospect. Even so, the passing of Sheldon Adelson at the age of 87 clearly marks the end of a chapter. He was a casino mogul who made big bets on Republican politics in the United States and Bibi Netanyahu in Israel, as well…
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News ‘A proud, tough Jew’: Sheldon Adelson through the eyes of some who knew him well
Billionaire donor. Republican kingmaker. Casino magnate. Those were among the phrases that blared from national headlines on Tuesday in the hours after Sheldon Adelson’s death at 87. But the Jewish political activists, nonprofit executives, commentators and diplomats who worked with him up close are mourning a different Adelson. “A proud, tough Jew,: was how one…
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News How Sheldon Adelson taught me the secret of success
One long face-to-face meeting with Sheldon Adelson taught me everything I needed to know about the secret to the man’s success. It was 1999. I was the managing editor of the Jewish Journal in Los Angeles. I got a call from Adelson’s offices, requesting an urgent meeting with the editor-in-chief. He was out of town,…
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Community A letter to Miriam Adelson
Dear Dr. Miriam Adelson, I was given the opportunity to travel to Israel last summer through the Taglit-Birthright Organization, an experience that made a lasting imprint on my life. I connected with about 30 gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, non-binary and transgender Jews on my trip, all a part of a specialized “Pride” Taglit group departing…
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Fast Forward Report: Trump lashes out at Sheldon Adelson, one of his biggest donors
(JTA) — Sheldon Adelson might be one of Donald Trump’s biggest donors, but that doesn’t mean the two men have a warm relationship. According to a report in Politico this weekend, Trump appeared not to understand Adelson’s significance when the president spoke to him last week — and lashed out at the casino magnate for…
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