…Business & Professional ENTREPRENEUR On His Own Self-made philanthropist donates art museum to MSU. Adam Finkel Special to the Jewish News 0 n the morning of Nov. 20, there were several events that could have aroused concern for Eli Broad. Real estate and finance, two indus- tries that augmented his wealth to nearly $7 billion, were in disarray. The assets of his philanthropy, one of America's largest, were diminishing — just as the ne...…
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…Spirituality HOLIDAY 101 Purim At A Glance Elizabeth Applebaum Special to the Jewish News W hen it happens: The 14th day of Adar, which this year corresponds to sundown, Monday, March 9, until sundown, Tuesday, March 10. • What it commemorates: How Queen Esther and Mordechai thwarted the plans of the evil Haman to kill all the Jews during the reign of King Ahaseurus (Achashverosh) of ancient Persia (4th century BCE). • What the name of...…
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