Miriam Adelson
Miriam Adelson | |
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מרים אדלסון | |
Adelson in 2023 | |
| Born | Miriam Farbstein 10 October 1945 |
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| Education | Hebrew University of Jerusalem (BS) Tel Aviv University (MD) |
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| Children | 4, including Matan |
| Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom (2018) Smithsonian Institution's Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship (2008) Doctor Honoris Causa by Tel Aviv University (2007) |
Miriam Adelson (Hebrew: מרים אדלסון) is an Israeli-American physician, businesswoman, philanthropist, and conservative political donor. She was married to Sheldon Adelson until his death in 2021.
In 2025, her net worth was US$29.5 billion.[2] In 2024, she was the 58th richest person in the world. She is the current publisher of Israel Hayom and, with her family, owns the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Since the 2010s, Adelson has been one of the Republican Party's largest individual donors and has been a well known donor to President Donald Trump.[3]
Adelson is known for pushing lawmakers for pro-Israel policies.[4]
Trump awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2018.
References
- ↑ Binkley, Christina (7 January 2019). "Meet Dr Miriam Adelson: the record-breaking Republican donor driving Trump's Israel policy". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ↑ "Miriam Adelson & family". Forbes. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ↑ "Top Contributors, federal election data for Donald Trump, 2024 cycle". OpenSecrets. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ↑ Slyomovics, Nettanel (2024-06-03). "Trump Is Desperate for Miriam Adelson's Cash. Her Condition: West Bank Annexation". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
Other websites
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- Binkley, Christina (2019-01-07). "Meet Dr Miriam Adelson: the record-breaking Republican donor driving Trump's Israel policy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-04-15.