JEWS IN THE NEWS2019-05-02T12:59:55-04:00

Huma Abedin

February 29th, 2024|

Huma Abedin, the former top aide to Hillary Clinton and the ex-wife of disgraced Rep. Anthony Weiner, revealed in a Valentine’s Day post on social media that she’s in a relationship with Alex Soros, the son of George Soros, the Democratic megadonor.

Deni Avdija

February 29th, 2024|

Deni Avdija, the Israeli forward who plays for the Washington Wizards, exploded for 43 points and 14 rebounds on February 14, in a game against the New Orleans Pelicans. He is the first player to record those numbers for the team in nearly a half-century. Alas, in spite of the great numbers Avdija put up, the Wizards lost the game 133-126.

Harrison Bader

February 1st, 2024|

Jewish outfielder Harrison Bader is headed back to New York, this time as a member of the New York Mets. The 29-year-old Bronxville native agreed to a one-year $10.5 million contract.

Bader spent the first five and a half seasons of his baseball career with the St. Louis Cardinals, where he won a Gold Glove in 2021. He was traded to the New York Yankees in 2022, but despite his stellar defense, he struggled at the plate and was cut late in the 2023 season. Bader played his final 14 games with the Cincinnati Reds before becoming a free agent this winter.

 

Jon Stewart

February 1st, 2024|

Now hear this: For fans of “The Daily Show” — before Trevor Noah’s departure and the rotation of guest hosts — when Jon Stewart ruled late night political comedy, your hero is returning.

Yes, you read that right: Jon Stewart will host his old program on Mondays, at 11 p.m., in a 45-minute format of monologues, interviews, and plenty of gags, beginning on Feb. 12.

Fun ahead.

Miriam Adelson

January 2nd, 2024|

Miriam Adelson, one of the richest women in the world, sold $2 billion in stock in the Las Vegas Sands Corp, the casino company her late husband built, to buy the Dallas Mavericks basketball team. Even after the sale, which is pending approval by the NBA board of governors, she will remain the majority stockholder of the casino company, retaining 51.3% of company shares.

The $3.5 billion purchase from team owner Mark Cuban would make Adelson one of a few female owners of a U.S. professional sports franchise, and one of the wealthiest overall. Her net worth was reported by Forbes at about $$32 billion, ranking here fifth-richest among women in the U.S. and 35th richest billionaire in the world.

Sylvan Adams

January 2nd, 2024|

Canadian-Israeli businessman Sylvan Adams has donated $100 million to Ben-Gurion University as part of an effort to rebuild the south, following the devastating Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, university officials announced at a benefit gala in Toronto on Dec. 3.

Adams, a real estate magnate who moved to Israel in 2015, is perhaps best known for his support of cycling in Israel. He established the country’s first cycling institute, created an eponymous commuter bike path in Tel Aviv, and brought the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia competition to Israel in 2018 — at a personal cost of more than $20 million. He also owns the Israel-Premier Tech Cycling Team, and last year won the world championship in cycling for his age group.

The $100 million donation is the largest ever to an Israeli university, which lost 82 members of its community on Oct. 7, including students, staff, faculty and their family members. The funds will focus on six areas: the future of the Negev and Israel, technological advancements, climate change, sustainability, and global health.

Sam Bankman-Fried

December 6th, 2023|

Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty on Nov. 2 of seven counts of fraud for his role in the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. He faced a slew of charges for stealing billions of dollars from accounts belonging to customers of FTX, which was once one of the most trusted names in crypto. He was found guilty also of defrauding lenders of FTX’s sister company, Alameda Research, which held FTX customer funds in a bank account.

The verdict caps a yearlong saga that saw the 31-year-old go from a billionaire living in a luxury apartment in the Bahamas to a defendant in one of the biggest white-collar crime cases since Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme that fell apart in 2009. Bankman-Fried’s sentencing is set for March 2024.

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