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The group that led the boycott of SoulCycle and other brands owned by billionaire Trump supporter Stephen Ross has turned its attention to Estee Lauder due to the relationship between President Trump and board member and heir Ronald Lauder. Ronald Lauder, the son of Estee Lauder, is a leading Jewish philanthropist and the president of…
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Ronald Lauder, a leading Jewish philanthropist, disavowed the anti-Muslim videos of a beneficiary organization, saying he had contributed because the group opposed the Iran nuclear deal. “Mr. Lauder donated to Secure America Now to support their work in opposition to the Iran nuclear deal,” a spokesman for the World Jewish Congress president…
The president of the World Jewish Congress was one of the biggest backers of a secretive group that spent millions of dollars on targeted campaign ads predicting a Muslim takeover of the United States. Ronald Lauder gave $1.1 million to the group Secure America Now, the watchdog group Open Secrets revealed Thursday, citing IRS forms…
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Openly breaking with Benjamin Netanyahu, Ronald Lauder, the president of the World Jewish Congress, said current Israeli government policies threaten Israel’s democratic character and even its existence. Lauder, in an Op-Ed on Monday in the New York Times, also pressed hard for a two-state solution, significant because the cosmetics billionaire has the…
(JTA) — Jewish groups and Jewish leaders condemned the violence at a white supremacist event in Charlottesville, Virginia, and criticized President Trump for saying that the hatred and violence came from “many sides.” “The vile presence and rhetoric of the neo-Nazis who marched this weekend in Charlottesville is a reminder of the ever-present need for…
WASHINGTON (JTA) – Bill Clinton consulted with folks who came up with him in Arkansas, George W. Bush preferred Texan veterans of his family’s hard-fought political battles and Barack Obama had his Chicago peeps. Who does the first billionaire president go to when he wants real-deal advice? Other billionaires, naturally. Much has been made of…
World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder was questioned by Israeli police last week in connection to the fraud probe into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The police’s anti-fraud unit summoned Lauder while he was in Israel for Shimon Peres’ funeral and questioned him about various aspects of the fraud case. The development was first reported by…
The Lauder clan of the Estée Lauder makeup behemoth are billionaires who, if an April profile of the family in Town and Country is any indication, like to accessorize their 1% status with allusions to their Jewy-bougie roots. 1) “Estée was a fairly typical Jewish mother and grandmother — with the emphasis on grand. Leonard…
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Dec 7, 2022
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A conversation with Julia Haart and her son Shlomo, stars of Netflix's 'My Unorthodox Life,' about the new season and much more.
