Jewish billionaires

No. 14: Jan Koum, Michael Dell, Bill Ackman, Marc Benioff, Larry Ellison, Michael Bloomberg

These billionaires have made a profound impact on Jewish life and Israel through investment and influence, in another year of unprecedented challenges to the Jewish state.

(L-R): Marc Benioff, Jan Koum, Michael Dell, Michael Bloomberg, Bill Ackman, Larry Ellison
Billionaire Brandon Korff with former IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari.

Billionaire behind Paramount mega-deal obtaining Israeli residency - exclusive

Miriam Adelson at the inauguration of the US embassy in Jerusalem, May 14, 2018

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

 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


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

Israeli tech-billionaire Eyal Waldman's daughter, Danielle, was murdered along with her boyfriend, Noam, and their friends as they attempted to flee from the site of the Nova music festival in Re’im.

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

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

Plotkin, whose net worth is estimated at $400 million, is the founder of investment management firm Melvin Capital, which he named after his grandfather.

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

Is Israel running low on philanthropic foundations?

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

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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.