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Fast Forward Mark Cuban selling majority stake in Dallas Mavericks to Miriam Adelson, the Jewish philanthropist and casino owner
Cuban has been outspoken about political issues, including antisemitism; Adelson has donated prolifically to Jewish causes
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Fast Forward Miriam Adelson slashed her philanthropy as casinos closed due to Covid. Now, her business empire is recuperating
The family’s charitable trust, which funnels money into the Adelson Family Foundation, dropped from more than $200 million before the pandemic to $37 million in 2021
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Fast Forward Birthright participation drops 40% for summer of 2023
Organization cites higher costs costs for post-COVID travel as the reason for fewer spots on free trips to Israel
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Fast Forward Miriam Adelson won’t take sides in the next presidential primary, shunning Trump and other GOP contenders
Many GOP hopefuls have reached out to the wife of late GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson. So far, she’s refused to commit or donate to any of them
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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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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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Israel News Jews are divided on Trump’s Israel plan but evangelicals bless it — why?
When President Trump rolled out his long-touted “deal of the century” on Tuesday, several evangelical Christian leaders joined him in the East Room, along with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and leaders of Jewish groups like the Zionist Organization of America and the American Jewish Committee. Among the Christians: Pastor John Hagee, the founder of Christians…
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Fast Forward Sheldon Adelson Ordered To Pay Damages To Jewish Democratic Group
(JTA) — A federal judge in New York has ordered billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson to pay compensatory damages and legal fees to the National Jewish Democratic Council for using “legal sadism” to disband the organization. The NJDC now exists in name only as it works to recover its debts from its legal battle with…
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