Sylvan Adams

WJC's Adams gifts Iran's Pahlavi two Jerusalem stone mezuzot for future Israeli Tehran embassy

World Jewish Congress Israel President Sylvan Adams and Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi met in Paris to discuss a democratic future for Iran and the eventual restoration of diplomatic ties.

Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi (L) meets World Jewish Congress President Sylvan Adams in Paris, France, July 26, 2026.
Sylvan Adams speaks at the WJC Governing Board in Geneva, in May

‘I trust President Trump’

The opening of the Sylvan Adams Sport Science Institute with Prof. Ariel Porat, Prof. Eran Ben Gal, Yael Arad and Sylvan Adams.

Tel Aviv University opens $35m Sylvan Adams Sport Science Institute

NSN Cycling Team Skoda car with the road bikes during the Stage 3 of 89th Tour de Suisse 2026 on June 19, 2026 in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland.

Former Israeli pro-cycling team starts anew at official opening of Tour de France


From dreaming to achieving objectives

Sylvan Adams has a lot of ideas on his mind these days

 SYLVAN ADAMS at his eponymous National Velodrome, in Tel Aviv.

Bahrain, Israel begin first humanitarian cooperation

Bahraini envoy meets Sylvan Adams at Save a Child’s Heart home in Holon.

 FROM RIGHT: Save a Child’s Heart executive director Simon Fisher; philanthropist Sylvan Adams; Bahrain’s Ambassador to Israel, Khaled Yousif al-Jalahma, and his wife, Nouf; and Save a Child’s Heart, Australia CEO Doron Lazarus.

National velodrome ready for inauguration

The inauguration of the velodrome will also include a private preview of the Fresh Paint Art and Design Fair 2021, the largest art event in Israel.

 THE VELODROME is just the latest sports endeavor spearheaded by Sylvan Adams, who is himself an avid cyclist.

Sylvan Adams: We have spoken with the FIFA head about bringing World Cup to Israel

Adams discussed using sports and entertainment to promote Israel abroad at the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference.

Canadian-Israeli philanthropist Sylvan Adams is seen speaking at the Jerusalem Post annual conference at the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem, on October 12, 2021.

Israel's self-appointed ambassador talks sports, COVID, 'normal Israel'

No. 11 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2021: Canadian businessman and philanthropist Sylvan Adams.

 Sylvan Adams

From Holocaust to Israel: Bringing my parents' experience full-circle

Opinion: Making aliyah completes the journey of my Zionist parents.

SYLVAN ADAMS and his father Marcel.

Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Winners 2021

The awards honor outstanding English-speaking immigrants who have contributed to Israeli society.

(From left) Reuven Asch, Prof. Deborah Rund, David Blatt, Dr. Avraham Infeld, Tony Gelbart, Rabbi Yehoshua Fass, Debbie Gross, Dr. Dore Gold, Zo Flamenbaum

Sylvan Adams - Showing Israel’s true heart in Rwanda

"I am carrying the blue and white all over the world."

FACES OF joy: With past Save a Child’s Heart patients

Sylvan Adams honors parents memory at Tel Aviv University tree planting

Adams planted two Plane (Platanus) trees as a token of appreciation for his parents' efforts for, and connection with, the university.

(L-R) President of Tel Aviv University Professor Ariel Porat, pictured next to Sylvan and Margaret Adams

Sylvan Adams - The ‘self-appointed envoy for Israel’

Meet the man who brought the Giro d’Italia bicycle race, Madonna and Lionel Messi to Israel and entered his Israel Start-Up Nation (ISN) cycling team in the Tour de France.

Sylvan Adams at his home in Tel Aviv