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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
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