Miriam Adelson

Miriam Adelson
Miriam Adelson
	Adelson receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Donald Trump in 2018
Born	Miriam Farbstein; 10 October 1945 (age 78); Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
Nationality	American; Israeli;
Education	Hebrew University of Jerusalem (BS); Tel Aviv University (MD)
Spouses	; Ariel Ochshorn (div. 1980) ; Sheldon Adelson (m. 1991; died 2021)
Children	5
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 (née Farbstein; born 10 October 1945) is an Israeli-American physician, political donor, and philanthropist. She was married to Sheldon Adelson from 1991 until his death in 2021. After his death, she became the owner of the Las Vegas Sands and as of May 2024, is estimated to be the fifth richest woman in America with a net worth of $34.2 billion.^[2] Adelson is the richest Israeli in the world and the 42nd richest person in the world according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, while Forbes places her as the 44th.^[3]^[4]^[5]

She is the current publisher of the newspaper Israel Hayom and, with her family, owns the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Adelson is the majority owner of the Dallas Mavericks with her son-in-law Patrick Dumont.

Adelson is a political megadonor to the Republican Party and one the largest supporters of Donald Trump, who awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2018.^[6] Adelson has been a major donor to Trump's presidential campaigns as well his 2017 presidential inauguration and defense fund against the Mueller investigation into Russian interference.

^ Binkley, Christina (7 January 2019). "Meet Dr Miriam Adelson: the record-breaking Republican donor driving Trump's Israel policy". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
^ Denham, Jemima. "America's Richest Women 2023". Forbes.
^ "30 Israelis make Forbes 2022 billionaires list, led by Miriam Adelson | The Times of Israel". The Times of Israel.
^ "Bloomberg Billionaires Index". Bloomberg. 22 May 2024 – via www.bloomberg.com.
^ "Miriam Adelson & family". Forbes.
^ Schleifer, Theodore (25 June 2024). "The Pro-Israel Donor With a $100 Million Plan to Elect Trump". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

[Binkley_2019-1] Binkley, Christina (7 January 2019). "Meet Dr Miriam Adelson: the record-breaking Republican donor driving Trump's Israel policy". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

[2] Denham, Jemima. "America's Richest Women 2023". Forbes.

[3] "30 Israelis make Forbes 2022 billionaires list, led by Miriam Adelson | The Times of Israel". The Times of Israel.

[4] "Bloomberg Billionaires Index". Bloomberg. 22 May 2024 – via www.bloomberg.com.

[5] "Miriam Adelson & family". Forbes.

[6] Schleifer, Theodore (25 June 2024). "The Pro-Israel Donor With a $100 Million Plan to Elect Trump". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

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Miriam Adelson
Adelson receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Donald Trump in 2018
Born	Miriam Farbstein (1945-10-10) 10 October 1945 (age 78) Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine^[1]
Nationality	American Israeli
Education	Hebrew University of Jerusalem (BS) Tel Aviv University (MD)
Spouses	Ariel Ochshorn (div. 1980) Sheldon Adelson (m. 1991; died 2021)
Children	5
Awards	Presidential Medal of Freedom (2018) Smithsonian Institution's Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship (2008) Doctor Honoris Causa by Tel Aviv University (2007)