(Jerusalem Post) Greer Fay Cashman - Philanthropist Sheldon Adelson died Tuesday of complications from treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He was 87. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Adelson "an incredible champion of the Jewish people, the Jewish state and the alliance between Israel and America....With his wife Miri he contributed endlessly to strengthening the Jewish people and the Jewish state, funding breakthroughs in medicine and science and advancing higher education. He gave anonymously to help victims of terror and countless other people in need." President Reuven Rivlin said: "Saddened by the passing of Sheldon Adelson who loved the Jewish people and Israel and was a great American patriot, and who strengthened the bonds between Israel and America with boundless generosity." Jewish Agency chairman Isaac Herzog dubbed Adelson "the modern Montefiore" and said he was "one of this generation's great Jewish leaders" who "always stood out for his kind attitude, openness, modesty and accessibility - even when we disagreed."
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