One of Jewish community’s most prolific philanthropist and a strong supporter of Jewish Republican candidates, Sheldon Adelson 
topped this year’s Forbes magazine ‘biggest winners’ list. “Adelson added more to his fortune than any other person” this year, Forbes said. According to Forbes, he saw his fortune jump by 68 percent in 2013, and is now worth more than $37 billion.
“Put another way, his fortune grew by a staggering $41 million a day,” Forbes wrote.
Forbes attributed the 68% growth in Adelson’s worth to the success of his casinos in Macau and Singapore. Formerly the 11th richest American the publication now places him in the 5th spot. “Las Vegas Sands chief exec Sheldon Adelson hit the jackpot in 2013,” the magazine said. “Not even cancelling plans to open a Sands casino in Madrid could dampen his year.”
Other Jewish entries on the list include Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg in second place, whose fortune climbed by $13.6 billion or 112% to $25.8 billion, and Google founder Larry Page who added $9.4 billion, or 26% to his net worth, now estimated at $30.5 billion.
Adelson controls the Israeli tabloids market as the owner of Israel Hayom Daily. His wife Dr. Miriam Adelson and himself are the world’s leading private donors to Jewish education, the Taglit-Birthright Israel program (to which they have contributed $180 million), and Jerusalem’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial.
(Jacob Kornbluh – YWN)
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Is it a Jewish trait to praise wealth made on gambling, and intermarriage on Shabbas?
Very sad source of “nachas(sic)”
Oy vey. The sinas chinam makes me sick to my stomach.
Rambam paskens that gambling with a non-Jew is not a form of gezel. Asmachta does not apply in transactions between Jews and non-Jews (see Biur HaGra to C.M. 370:7).] as cited by Rav Flug.
Kol haposel bimumo posel. Stop criticizing others and being choshed bichasheyrim. Look inwardy at all that YOU have to fix.
Adelson is a big baal tzadakah. When did we start examining the source of a donor’s money? If we did, many of the most respected mosdos in BP and Willy would lose half their budgets and file for bankruptcy.