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Miriam Adelson

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Who

Miriam Adelson · Economics & Business

What

Casino Magnate and Philanthropist

When

1945, Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine (now Israel)

Where

Israel · United States

Biography

Miriam Adelson is recognized among Jewish contributors to Economics & Business — Casino Magnate and Philanthropist

How & why

Miriam Adelson is an Israeli-American physician specializing in addiction medicine and a major philanthropist and Republican political donor, having inherited a fortune from the Las Vegas Sands casino empire built with her late husband Sheldon Adelson. She and her husband funded medical research clinics for drug dependency in Israel and the United States. She is Jewish, born to a Jewish family in Tel Aviv.

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Source: Forbes Billionaire 2025

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Casino Magnate and Philanthropist

1991

Source: Forbes Billionaire 2025