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Gil Trou identifies Milstein as a contemporary leader of [[cultural Zionism]] in his book ''The Zionist Ideas Visions for the Jewish Homeland—Then, Now, Tomorrow'' (2018). The section on Milstein presents his "vision of Israeliness to invigorate invigorate Zionism and Jewish identity—in Israel and abroad."<ref>{{cite book |last=Troy |first=Gil |date=2018 |title=The Zionist Ideas Visions for the Jewish Homeland—Then, Now, Tomorrow |url= |location= |publisher=University of Nebraska Press |pages=469–471 |isbn= |author-link=Gil Troy }}</ref>
Gil Trou identifies Milstein as a contemporary leader of [[cultural Zionism]] in his book ''The Zionist Ideas Visions for the Jewish Homeland—Then, Now, Tomorrow'' (2018). The section on Milstein presents his "vision of Israeliness to invigorate invigorate Zionism and Jewish identity—in Israel and abroad."<ref>{{cite book |last=Troy |first=Gil |date=2018 |title=The Zionist Ideas Visions for the Jewish Homeland—Then, Now, Tomorrow |url= |location= |publisher=University of Nebraska Press |pages=469–471 |isbn= |author-link=Gil Troy }}</ref>

In August 2018, ''[[Le Monde diplomatique]]'' and ''[[The Nation]]'' reported that Milstein is the founder and financial backer of [[Canary Mission]],<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/how-israel-spies-on-us-citizens/|title=How Israel Spies on US Citizens {{!}} The Nation|last=Gresh|first=Alain|access-date=2018-09-13|language=en-US|issn=0027-8378}}</ref> an anonymous<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/palestinians/twitter-account-blacklisting-pro-palestinian-activists-deactivated-1.5850607|title=Twitter Account Blacklisting pro-Palestinian Activists, anti-Semites Deactivated|last=Nathan-Kazis|first=Josh|date=27 Feb 2018|work=Haaretz|access-date=16 September 2018}}</ref> website that hosts profiles of individuals that it considers to be [[anti-Israel]] or [[Antisemitism|antisemitic]], focusing primarily on students and professors at [[North America|North American]] universities.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.jta.org/2018/08/27/news-opinion/united-states/pro-israel-donor-adam-milstein-denies-report-funds-canary-mission|title=Pro-Israel donor Adam Milstein denies report that he funds Canary Mission|last=|first=|date=27 August 2018|website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=16 September 2018}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://mondediplo.com/2018/09/02israel-lobby|title=The truths that won’t be heard|last=Gresh|first=Alain|date=September 2018|work=Le Monde Diplomatique|access-date=16 September 2018}}</ref> While some of those who have been targeted by Canary have called it a [[Blacklisting|blacklist]],<ref name=":3" /> some pro-Israel advocates have applauded it for harassing hardcore activists.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://forward.com/news/407279/canary-missions-threat-grows-from-us-campuses-to-the-israeli-border/|title=Canary Mission’s Threat Grows, From U.S. Campuses To The Israeli Border|last=Nathan-Kazis|first=Josh|date=2 August 2018|website=Forward|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=16 September 2018}}</ref> Milstein denies being the founder of Canary Mission.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":7">{{Cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-parts-of-censored-al-jazeera-documentary-on-pro-israeli-lobby-leaked-1.6432835|title=Parts of Censored Al Jazeera Documentary on D.C. Israel Lobby Leaked|last=Tibon|first=Amir|date=30 August 2018|work=Haaretz|access-date=16 September 2018}}</ref>


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Revision as of 15:11, 9 October 2018

Adam Milstein
Born1952 (age 71–72)[1]
Haifa, Israel
NationalityAmerican, Israeli
EducationTechnion (BSc)
USC (MBA)
Occupationreal estate investor
TitleChairman of the Israeli-American Council
Managing Partner of Hager Pacific Properties
SpouseGila Milstein
Childrenthree
Websitehttp://www.adammilstein.org

Adam Milstein (Hebrew: אדם מילשטיין; born 1952) is an Israeli-American real estate investor and philanthropist. He is a managing partner of Hager Pacific Properties.

In 2000, Milstein and his wife Gila founded the Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation. He is a co-founder of the Israeli-American Council, where he currently serves as Chairman of the Board. Both organizations support Israeli-American and Jewish-American identity and support of Israel.

Early life

Milstein was born in Haifa, Israel, the eldest child of Eva (née Temkin), a homemaker, and Hillel Milstein, a real estate developer.[2]

In 1971, Milstein was conscripted into the Israel Defense Forces and served during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Afterwards he enrolled in the Technion, where he graduated in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science degree in business and economics. While in college, he worked with his father to expand their real estate construction and development business.[2]

In 1974, Milstein married Gila Elgrably in Haifa.[2] In 1981, the family moved to the United States. In 1983, Milstein received an MBA from the University of Southern California.[3] He started working in commercial real estate as a sales agent.[4]

Personal life

Milstein and his wife Gila live in Encino, California. They have three daughters and three grandchildren.[5]

Career

Milstein is a managing partner of Hager Pacific Properties, overseeing the firm’s financing, disposition and accounting.[6] The firm specializes in acquiring, rehabilitating and repositioning industrial, retail, office and multi-family properties.[7]

In 2009 he served a brief jail sentence for tax fraud.[8][9]

Philanthropy and activism

In 2000, Milstein and his wife Gila founded the Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation (MFF). The organization sponsors education of students and young professionals to identify with their Jewish roots, connect with the State of Israel, and gain knowledge to advocate for the State of Israel and the Jewish people.[10]

Milstein is a co-founder of the Israeli-American Council.[11][12][13] In 2015 he was named Chairman of the group.[14][15][16]

Milstein also sits on the boards of StandWithUs, Israel on Campus Coalition, Hasbara Fellowships, Jewish Funders Network, Birthright Israel, Stand By Me, and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) National Council.[17][18]

Milstein and his wife Gila are co-founders of Sifriyat Pijama B'America, which provides free monthly books in Hebrew to more than 70 Israeli-Jewish American families in the United States.[10] In 2016, they started "The Donor Forum," an initiative to connect pro-Israel donors with pro-Israel causes.[19]

In June 2015, Milstein joined with Sheldon Adelson and Haim Saban to organize the inaugural Campus Maccabees summit.[20] The event brought together more than 50 organizations to collaborate against anti-Semitic groups or activities on college campuses in the United States.[21]

Milstein strongly opposes the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement,[22][23] and has had several op-ed pieces published on this subject.[24][25][26][27]

In 2016, The Jerusalem Post selected Milstein for its list of the world's 50 most influential Jews.[1][28] In 2015 and 2016, Algemeiner Journal named Milstein to its list, "The Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life, 2015."[29][30]

In 2016, JTA ranked Milstein as one of the top 25 most influential people on "Jewish Twitter."[31]

Gil Trou identifies Milstein as a contemporary leader of cultural Zionism in his book The Zionist Ideas Visions for the Jewish Homeland—Then, Now, Tomorrow (2018). The section on Milstein presents his "vision of Israeliness to invigorate invigorate Zionism and Jewish identity—in Israel and abroad."[32]

In August 2018, Le Monde diplomatique and The Nation reported that Milstein is the founder and financial backer of Canary Mission,[33][34] an anonymous[35] website that hosts profiles of individuals that it considers to be anti-Israel or antisemitic, focusing primarily on students and professors at North American universities.[36][33] While some of those who have been targeted by Canary have called it a blacklist,[33] some pro-Israel advocates have applauded it for harassing hardcore activists.[37] Milstein denies being the founder of Canary Mission.[36][38]

References

  1. ^ a b "Jerusalem Post 50 Most Influential Jews: Number 39 - Adam Milstein Orthodox Jew". The Jerusalem Post. September 29, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Bio". AdamMilstein.com.
  3. ^ "IAC Board of Directors". Israeli-American Council. Archived from the original on 2015-01-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "How to Succeed as an Entrepreneur: Lessons from a Millionaire". Huffington Post.
  5. ^ "Adam Milstein". Hager Pacific. Archived from the original on 2013-07-27. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Adam Milstein Bio". Hager Pacific.
  7. ^ "Hager Pacific". Hager Pacific. Archived from the original on 2013-09-25. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Active Philanthropist Adam Milstein – a Growing Connector in the Jewish World". JNS.
  9. ^ Gresh, Alain (31 August 2018). "How Israel Spies on US Citizens". The Nation. ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  10. ^ a b "Who We Are". Milstein Family Foundation. Archived from the original on 2015-02-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "The Israeli-Americans: Who they are, what they want, where they're headed, why they matter". Jewish Journal. May 14, 2015.
  12. ^ "Adam Milstein: Leading by example". Jewish Journal. November 18, 2015.
  13. ^ "Why we set up the Israeli-American Council". Times of Israel.
  14. ^ "Israeli-American group names new leaders ahead of national conference". JNS. September 17, 2015.
  15. ^ "Ascending Israeli-American group seeks to be the 'glue,' not the 'wedge,' for US Jewry". JNS. November 20, 2017.
  16. ^ "Israelis will power the future of American Jewry, IAC chair says". JTA. October 31, 2017.
  17. ^ "Adam Milstein". Milstein Family Foundation.
  18. ^ "'Active' philanthropist Adam Milstein a growing connector in the Jewish world". JNS. February 16, 2015.
  19. ^ "Food, money and Jews". Jewish Journal. August 3, 2017.
  20. ^ "We Will Boycott the Boycotters and Make them Illegal". Arutz7.
  21. ^ "Campus Maccabees Formed to Fight Hate Groups on Campus". PRWeb News Release.
  22. ^ "The Israeli-American connector". The Jerusalem Post. April 25, 2016.
  23. ^ "IAC head Milstein urges: Boycott the boycotters". The Jerusalem Post. May 22, 2016.
  24. ^ "It's Not Just About Israel. BDS Threatens Us All". Huffington Post.
  25. ^ "The Arab League Boycott and BDS – The same old lady in a new dress". The Times of Israel.
  26. ^ "Israel to invest to track potential terrorists on social media". The Jerusalem Post.
  27. ^ "Why BDS threatens Israel, America and Western Society". The Times of Israel.
  28. ^ "The Jerusalem Post's 50 Most Influential Jews". The Jerusalem Post. October 2, 2016.
  29. ^ "The Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life, 2015". Algemeiner. March 20, 2016.
  30. ^ "Jewish 100, 2015: Adam Milstein – Community". Algemeiner. March 30, 2016.
  31. ^ "The 25 most influential people on 'Jewish Twitter'". JTA. March 27, 2016.
  32. ^ Troy, Gil (2018). The Zionist Ideas Visions for the Jewish Homeland—Then, Now, Tomorrow. University of Nebraska Press. pp. 469–471.
  33. ^ a b c Gresh, Alain (September 2018). "The truths that won't be heard". Le Monde Diplomatique. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  34. ^ Gresh, Alain. "How Israel Spies on US Citizens | The Nation". ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  35. ^ Nathan-Kazis, Josh (27 Feb 2018). "Twitter Account Blacklisting pro-Palestinian Activists, anti-Semites Deactivated". Haaretz. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  36. ^ a b "Pro-Israel donor Adam Milstein denies report that he funds Canary Mission". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  37. ^ Nathan-Kazis, Josh (2 August 2018). "Canary Mission's Threat Grows, From U.S. Campuses To The Israeli Border". Forward. Retrieved 16 September 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  38. ^ Tibon, Amir (30 August 2018). "Parts of Censored Al Jazeera Documentary on D.C. Israel Lobby Leaked". Haaretz. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
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