Jewish billionaires

Julia Milner and Yuri Milner attend the 2020 Breakthrough Prize Red Carpet at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California, November 3, 2019. (Ian Tuttle/Getty Images for Breakthrough Prize via JTA)

April 29, 2022, 11:20 am

Russian Jewish billionaire to donate $100 million for Ukrainian refugee relief

Yuri Milner made billions in Silicon Valley with early support from the Kremlin, but has avoided Western sanctions and is now seeking to distance himself from Putin

By Asaf Shalev

Joshua Kushner and Karlie Kloss attend The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2019, in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagic/ via JTA)

April 7, 2022, 12:47 pm

Forbes cites Joshua Kushner, not his brother Jared, as family’s first billionaire

First member of the family to make the list of world’s richest is valued at $2 billion due to early-stage venture investments and stake in his VC firm Thrive Capital

By Jacob Henry

Billionaire William Ackman, left, and wife Neri Oxman, an Israeli-American designer and professor, are at the center of a real estate controversy on the Upper West Side. (Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan, via Getty Images/JTA)

November 23, 2021, 8:46 am

Clash over Jewish billionaire’s penthouse points at NY struggle with super-rich

Neighbors say Bill Ackman’s two-story pavilion plans are a little too much, even for Manhattan, but real issue said to be city’s ability to rein in desires of magnificently wealthy

By Ben Sales

In this Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011, file photo, billionaire Eli Broad attends the unveiling of the Broad Art Foundation contemporary art museum designs in Los Angeles (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

May 1, 2021, 5:18 am

Eli Broad, Jewish billionaire entrepreneur who reshaped LA, dies at 87

City’s mayor Eric Garcetti calls Broad the most influential private citizen of his generation: ‘He loved this city as deeply as anyone I have ever known’

By ALEX VEIGA

An undated photo of British newspaper magnate Robert Maxwell. (AP Photo)

February 23, 2021, 10:43 am

From wooden shack to global media magnate: The rise and fall of Robert Maxwell

His death 30 years ago remains a mystery, but a new book by British author John Preston lifts the lid on the extraordinary life of the British newspaper publisher

By Robert Philpot

Tony Murray and Baronne Von Brandstetter. (Stephane Cardinale/Corbis via Getty Images and JTA)

May 14, 2020, 4:09 pm

100-year-old Jewish war hero is first centenarian to make UK billionaire list

Tony Murray escaped Nazi-occupied France during World War II, joining Polish forces and RAF, and then took over his murdered father’s construction business

By Cnaan Liphshiz

Michael Bloomberg at an on-stage conversation at the American Geophysical Union fall meeting, December 11, 2019, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

December 26, 2019, 8:44 am

Bloomberg said spending unprecedented sums on Democratic primary campaign ads

Jewish billionaire has reportedly poured $120 million into advertising in 3 weeks, with Tom Steyer similarly spending $83 million — far outpacing all other candidates

By ToI Staff

Howard Schultz speaks at a Barnes and Noble bookstore about his new book 'From the Ground Up' in New York City, Jan. 28, 2019. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images via JTA)

February 1, 2019, 4:28 am

7 Jewish things to know about possible 2020 candidate Howard Schultz

Billionaire has an intriguing backstory, from growing up in a working-class Brooklyn household to making Starbucks into the global giant it is today

By Josefin Dolsten

In this June 21, 2017, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during preparation for the Facebook Communities Summit, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

October 6, 2018, 1:27 pm

5 Jews make Forbes’ list of top 10 wealthiest Americans

Mark Zuckerberg is highest with net worth of $61 billion, followed by a slew of other Silicon Valley stars — as well as former NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg

By ToI Staff

Chelsea's Russian owner Roman Abramovich applauds his players after they defeated Arsenal 6-0, in an English Premier League soccer match at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, on March 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

June 1, 2018, 7:32 pm

Envoy hopes billionaire Abramovich will invest in ‘pitiful’ Israeli soccer

Israel’s ambassador to Russia welcomes the Jewish tycoon who made aliyah this week in wake of dispute over UK visa

By AFP and ToI Staff

David Tepper speaking at the Jacob Javitz Center in New York City, May 12, 2014. (Brad Barket/Getty Images via JTA)

May 19, 2018, 6:50 am

Jewish billionaire David Tepper buys NFL’s Carolina Panthers

Hedge fund manager pays a record $2.3 billion for the team, says he’s ‘thrilled’ to be new owner

By JTA

George Soros speaks at the Festival of Economics in Trento, Italy in 2012. (Wikimedia Commons, Niccolò Caranti, CC BY-SA 3.0)

August 15, 2016, 8:01 pm

Soros email hack reveals plans to fight ‘racist’ Israeli policies

Documents show Jewish-American billionaire contributed millions to combating Jewish state’s ‘restrictive measures’ against minorities

By Ron Kampeas

Mark Zuckerberg speaking at the Samsung Electronics Co. Unpacked launch event ahead of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 21, 2016. (JTA/Pau Barrena/Bloomberg)

June 29, 2016, 8:32 pm

Mark Zuckerberg’s Hawaii wall irks neighbors

As stone wall goes up around Facebook founder’s 700-acre estate, some locals complain of lost landscapes

By JTA

Joseph Safra in 2002 (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

April 1, 2016, 5:33 am

Jewish Brazilian billionaire charged in kickback scheme

Joseph Safra, considered the world’s richest banker, allegedly knew of a plan by executives to pay $4.25 million in bribes

By AP and ToI Staff

Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook, speaking at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, March 2, 2015. (David Ramos/Getty Images via JTA)

March 3, 2016, 1:11 am

Facebook’s Zuckerberg is world’s richest Jew

31-year-old social media titan is sixth wealthiest person on the planet, according to new Forbes billionaires list

By JTA