Jewish billionaires

Record-breaking number of Israelis featured on Forbes' 2024 billionaire's list

The unprecedented rise in the number of Israelis featured on Forbes' list is mainly attributed to the continued growth of Israel's hi-tech industry.

Miriam Adelson at the inauguration of the US embassy in Jerusalem, May 14, 2018
 Russian oligarch and politician Roman Abramovich arrives at the Western Wall for his son’s Bar Mitzvah, in the Old City of Jerusalem on December 20, 2022.

Roman Abramovich, NGO sue Israeli bank over blocked wartime donation

 IDF soldiers inspect the burnt cars of festival-goers at the Nova Festival a week after the massacre on October 7.

Daughter murdered by Hamas, Israeli tech-billionaire maintains hope for two-state solution

 Gabe Plotkin talks to wounded soldier Shuri Moyal, the Belev Echad chef.

Gabe Plotkin, Jewish millionaire involved in GameStop saga, buys Charlotte Hornets


Is Israel running low on philanthropic foundations?

In Switzerland there are 14 times as many philanthropic foundations relative to the population than in Israel.

THE STRATEGIC active philanthropy model.

Trump: Billionaire ‘puppeteer’ George Soros 'wreaked havoc' on our country

Jewish investor George Soros, a major donor to Democratic political campaigns and liberal organizations, is frequently targeted by conspiracy theorists.

 LEFT: Jewish billionaire philanthropist George Soros RIGHT: Former US president Donald Trump

Half of America’s 25 most generous philanthropists are Jews. Few give to Jewish groups.

Of the Forbes list of America’s 25 “most generous givers,” 12 are Jewish.

 Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg attend the 2020 Breakthrough Prize Red Carpet at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California on Nov. 3, 2019.

Sam Bankman-Fried: The rise and fall of the Jewish king of crypto

Also known as SBF, Bankman-Fried was a 30-year-old multi-billionaire who founded the profitable cryptocurrency exchange FTX. And then it all came crashing down.

 Representations of cryptocurrencies are seen in front of displayed FTX logo and decreasing stock graph

Jewish billionaire, Mets owner Steven Cohen: Major league philanthropist

No. 34 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: US billionaire, philanthropist and New York Mets owner Steven Cohen.

 Jewish billionaire, philanthropist and Mets owner Steven Cohen.

Russia’s Jewish oligarchs, 4 months into the war on Ukraine: Where are they now?

Of the 18 Jewish oligarchs identified as likely sanctions targets, 15 are now subject to them. Together, they are worth over $120 billion.

 Left to right: Mikhail Fridman (Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images), Petr Aven (Alexander Aleshkin/Epsilon/Getty Images ), Moshe Kantor (Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images), Roman Abramovich .

Anthony Pratt chairs world's largest recycled paper manufacturer

No. 35 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2021: Australian businessman and philanthropist Anthony Pratt.

 Anthony Pratt

TECH TALK: Meet Alex Mashinsky, everyone’s white knight

Alex Mashinsky is a hard-headed, pioneering entrepreneur who has already made $3 billion in profits, and he’s just getting started.

 ALEX MASHINSKY.

Jewish billionaire Marc Lasry celebrates Milwaukee's NBA championship

Marc Lasry attended a fundraiser for AIDS research in France led by legendary actress Sharon Stone and singer Alicia Keys before returning to the US to celebrate his team's triumph.

Jewish-American businessman Marc Lasry holds the NBA trophy after Milwaukee Bucks win NBA championship, July 20, 2021.

Jewish billionaire, philanthropist Eli Broad dies at 87

Broad passed away at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles following a long illness

Eli Broad waits to speak during a media preview of The Broad Museum in Los Angeles

A wild birthday party for an up-and-coming celebrity

The location chosen for the birthday celebration: Ronit Farm. The concept: INTO THE WILD.

Gil Ofer at his birthday bash