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m Donald Trump’s term in the White House was a time of great turmoil for America – as well as for its millions of Jews. The American Jewish community was courted by Trump with pro-Israel moves since his presidential campaign, but was also repulsed by his cultivating of white supremacist allies.
These four years have seen unprecedented gains for the Israeli government under the Trump administration – as well as unprecedented acts of violence against Jewish communities. The United States moved its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, and neo-Nazis marched in the streets of Charlottesville. Trump’s administration brokered historic agreements between Israel and Arab states, and the worst antisemitic attack on U.S. soil took place in Pittsburgh.
On Monday, the Conservative movement lost a great friend.
Billionaire, philanthopist, and Conservative Sheldon Adelson has passed away at age 87, in his Malibu, California, home. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal,
Adelson founded and served as chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp., the world’s largest gaming corporation, from its inception in 1988. He had been on medical leave from the company since Thursday to resume his fight against non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which he had battled since 2019.
In a statement, the company said Adelson died from complications related to treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
As I mentioned, that he was a major player in Republican political circles is indisputable. By the numbers, Adelson was a hefty piece of the donor puzzle for the Grand Old Party’s nominee in at least the past two presidential cycles including for President Donald Trump. Israeli newpaper The JTA reports that “[h]e was the largest donor to Donald Trump’s 2016 presi
Billionaire donor. Republican kingmaker. Casino magnate. Those were among the phrases that blared from national headlines on Tuesday in the hours after Sheldon Adelson’s death at 87.
But the Jewish political activists, nonprofit executives, commentators and diplomats who worked with him up close are mourning a different Adelson. “A proud, tough Jew,: was how one put it. “Like a little kid,” said another. “Very direct.”
The mark Adelson left on the political, philanthropic and media landscapes in Israel and the United States will be debated in the coming days. He is lionized by the right, demonized by the left, and ripe for caricature. For those who knew him well, though as with any death the loss is much more personal.
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Sheldon Adelson, with his wife, Miriam, talks with then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson before a 2017 speech by President Trump at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
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Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, one of the most prolific donors in conservative politics, died Monday night at the age of 87 due to complications from treatment for non-Hodgkin s lymphoma, according to a statement from Las Vegas Sands, the company he founded.
Forbes in the casino hotel industry. He spent much of it backing conservative politicians in the U.S. and Israel, shaping the political debate of both countries.
He was in the first wave of superwealthy Americans to take advantage of the Supreme Court s controversial