Las Vegas, NV – If you have the time, Connie Bruck has an enormous 12,500-word profile of Sheldon Adelson in the latest New Yorker – written, interestingly, without his cooperation. Let’s just say Adelson doesn’t come across as a very sympathetic individual:
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According to a guest at a reception in Washington a few years ago, Adelson remarked to President Bush, “You know, I am the richest Jew in the world.” He also introduced himself that way to a former Israeli official recently. The investment banker Ken Moelis said that when he saw Adelson not long ago he was surprised to hear him refer to himself as “Sheldon Adelson III.” “I said, ‘I never realized your father was Sheldon Adelson II,’ ” Moelis recalled. “And he said, ‘He wasn’t! But I’m the third-richest American!’ ”
Adelson’s outsize persona and bullying tactics, especially with regard to Israel, reminded me of no one so much as the late Robert Maxwell – possibly the first person ever to be a negative billionaire. It’s still possible, if Adelson comes unstuck in Macau, that the same fate might befall him.
I’s his parsha this week Korach also the richest jew in his time,look where his atitude got him.
I think rich Jews who live this this guy are a chilul hashem. Plays right into the stereotypes.
What! is he eating gold bullions for supper?! He still puts on his pants one leg at a time! (like the rest of us)! With his [apparently] obnoxious personality he’ll soon find out that the world is a [very] lonely place!
Tell him not to be a wise guy: Safra was rich as well and look what happen to him and he kept a pretty low profile
Havey dan chaveiro l’kaf zechus. Don’t judge a yid until you’ve spoken to him first and see for yourself what he is like. It may be loshon harah what we read in this article
He just gave 15,000,000 to chabad of L.V.
he gives a lot of money to chabad and is right winger thats why they are going after him i hope he acts like trump acts when someone bad mouths him
Everyone who talks against him walk in his shoes come from where he came from and then talk
he donated 200 mil to birthright that no matter what you might say brings jews closer to religion and donates to many other orgs. he might not give to brisk mir chaim berlin satmar or any other of those but he does enough for the jews enough bashing ppl it just shows your true colors
anon 151 talk about Eddy Safra AH but he kept many yeshivos and shuls going he was a great man and if you read or know anything about him an outstreched hand was never rejected adn why talk bad about the dead look how many ppl died in the holocaust what happened there and they didnt have money death has nothing to do with money
to Long Live Zionism – Right on and I can’t believe it even need to be said. This website has really shown what mean spirited people there are amongst us – scarry really.
HE IS A BIG BAAL CHESED !!!
The New Yorker will write any article as long as it is anti Israel or Anti jewish. They have done more negative pieces that any publication save the good old NYT and only because they have better writers. Moreover, since the article is done without his cooperation it is cleary against his interest. I dont know a thing about this guys personal life or his politics but if Hashem has seen fit to give him billions and he sees fit to give it to yidden and yiddish causes I guess Hashem knows what he is doing so all the blogggers here who think they know better better look at themselves long and hard.
The New Yorker is extremely left wing and likely has an agenda. This guy Adelson may have a big ego but is far from what is portrayed. Obviously they have an axe to grind with someone of this caliber.
And yes he does fund and give lots of tzedakah – is very smart and knows where to give his charity. Yes Chabad of Las Vegas is one of his pet projects (and some other Chabad institions) – if you notice alot of big money and names gravitate to Chabad. When you understand the logic and nature of Lubavitch-Chabad altogether one begins to understand why so much is devoted to this group from secular and non-frum individuals.
Don’t judge others by the way you were taught.Judge him by what he grew up with and the good he does in his own way.Let’s hope and pray that Hashem will make some true b’nei Torah super-wealthy and that they will do what’s right.We can dream.
why are some of you so jealous and bitter? such attitude will definately not get you any riches! firstly, you can never believe what you read in the press…and secondly as long as you personally dont know the guy… why jump to bitter jealous accusations and curses…and Loshon Hara (about safra) Fargin…. at least a jew has the money …i’m sure he gives some charity- charities of his choice… and im sure many jews benefit..better he should have it than some anti semite.
maybe if we all excersize some ahavas yisrael instead of sinas chinam – we can merit greeting mashiach bekarov!
Sheldon Adelson is a big supporter of Yeshiva Day School of Las Vegas.