‘We are saving souls,’ says Tzofim’s first Israel-American leader Ronny Urman, a former scout and founder of the Israeli Scouts’ Arizona chapter, tells JNS that Tzofim empowers Israeli-American and disconnected young American Jews. Mike Wagenheim March 13, 2023
Sheldon Adelson’s values and vision will live on Sheldon worried about the world that preceded his birth—those long centuries in which Jews were persecuted, without a homeland to protect them. And he dedicated his life to changing that for good. Miriam Adelson Jan. 26, 2023
Construction of Adelson cancer center gets underway in Tel Aviv At 43,000 square feet and 20 stories tall, the Adelson National Center for Advanced Cancer Therapy will be constructed in two stages over five years. Assaf Golan Sept. 13, 2022
The billionaire who cared about Israel and the Jews Sheldon Adelson wasn’t like the others on the Forbes’ list of the world’s wealthiest people. And he didn’t care if his efforts to help the Jewish state thrive made him unpopular. Jonathan S. Tobin Jan. 7, 2022
Yad Vashem launches academy to train future leaders in Holocaust awareness New program will help “make the Jewish catastrophe a firm fact in the international consciousness, a fact beyond denial—in the hope that the world which turned a blind eye during World War II will not do so again and will ensure that such events never recur,” says Dr. Miriam Adelson. Deborah Fineblum Jan. 7, 2022
Adelson family donates $40 million to Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center The contribution will allow construction to commence on the Adelson National Center for Advanced Cancer Therapy, which will include an oncology institute, inpatient units, clinics and Israel’s first proton therapy institute. Dan Lavie Jan. 3, 2022
Pompeo to ZOA: Biden reversing Trump’s historic support for Israel “We can't allow that to happen. We can't allow the current administration to reverse the historic change, the historic progress we brought to the Middle East,” says the former secretary of state. Dmitriy Shapiro Dec. 20, 2021
Let us choose life Living life—living the right way, with self-fulfillment and dignity—is a choice. Sheldon knew that better than most. Miriam Adelson Feb. 15, 2021
Israeli, American Jews hold online memorial for Sheldon Adelson post-shivah The online tribute included eulogies and personal stories from family and friends, as well as prayers and small groups of Jewish text study focused on his legacy of giving to the community. Jan. 22, 2021