An event marking three years since the passing of Sheldon Adelson was held Wednesday at Reichman University in Herzliya. Adelson, who founded Israel Hayom together with his wife Miriam, passed away at 87 on January 11, 2021. The event was held at the Adelson School of Entrepreneurship, which the couple helped build along with other schools in the university, some seven years ago.
The event was attended by Dr. Adelson, Prof. Reichman – the founding president and chairman of the university's board of director – the current president Prof. Boaz Ganor, the university's Governor Oudi Recanati, and graduates of the Adelson School of Entrepreneurship.
At the event's opening, Prof. Reichman said: "About seven years ago we celebrated here in this hall the inauguration of this institution and the Miriam and Sheldon Adelson School of Entrepreneurship. Since then, our undergraduates and alumni have reached seventh place in the world in the number of unicorns in universities with fewer than 15,000 students. Over the past decdes, I have had the privilege and experience to follow not only Sheldon Adelson's achievements but also to learn about his character, his entrepreneurial thinking, and the courses of action derived from it."
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Video: Dr. Miriam Adelson speaks at the event / Moshe Ben-Simhon
Dr. Adelson said in her speech: "Sheldon and I were here in the early days, 20 years ago, when Reichman University was founded under the name Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya. It was an academic startup, an entrepreneurial act. It was only natural that the university would establish an entrepreneurship school proudly bearing the name Adelson. I promise you that this charming corner of Herzliya had a special place in Sheldon's heart."
In her remarks, Dr. Adelson also spoke about the ongoing war and Israelis' rallying around the flag, saying: "The enemy cannot defeat us. A nation that sanctifies life chooses life. It cannot defeat the Start-Up Nation – the land of dreamers and inventors. We all need to be entrepreneurs today; we need to find a way to bring our captives home, whether through sophisticated negotiations or military brilliance. We have to win this war in a way that ensures October 7 will never happen again. And we must reinvigorate our social contract – between Right and Left, religious and secular, the Jewish majority and the Arab minority, native-born Israelis and Diaspora Jews. Israel is a miracle, and it will shine anew."
Full disclosure: The Adelson family owns the company that is the primary shareholder in Israel Hayom. Dr. Miriam Adelson is the publisher of Israel Hayom.
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