Adelsons gave $70 million to Birthright this year

Sheldon and Miriam Adelson donated some $70 million this year alone to Birthright Israel, the organization providing free ten-day trips to Israel for tens of thousands of young Jews each year, the group says.

The organization thanked the couple, who have given some $410 million in total over the years, at a gala event Wednesday marking 18 years since Birthright’s founding.

Some 33,000 young Jews from around the world are slated to visit Israel on Birthright trips this summer.

Miriam and Sheldon Adelson at the Birthright Israel gala event in Jerusalem, June 27, 2018. (Courtesy Birthright Israel/Oren Ben Hakun)
Birthright participants at the organization’s gala event in Jerusalem, June 27, 2018. (Courtesy Birthright Israel/Oren Ben Hakun)

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