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Sylvan Adams talks about rebuilding the South

Posted on May 5, 2024

Philanthropist Sylvan Adams is interviewed on I24 News  a few weeks ago about how his $100 million transformational donation to Ben Gurion University (see here previously) to rebuild Israel’s south devastated on Oct 7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWKoc_hvEVY

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Children with trauma can make a wish

Posted on April 7, 2024

The NGO Make-A-Wish Israel (see here previously) has granted more than 5,500 life-changing wishes for sick children in Israel (one-third for Arabs). It is now to help children traumatized by Oct 7 events. Philanthropist Sylvan Adams has just been named … Continue reading →

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Sports center to be built on Gaza border

Posted on February 18, 2024

Canadian-Israeli philanthropist Sylvan Adams has promised to build a sports infrastructure in the Gaza border area. He announced that a bicycle track will be built in memory of the fallen, as a donation on behalf of the cycling group he … Continue reading →

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Ride for Freedom

Posted on January 25, 2024

Tens of thousands of cyclists around the world responded to Israel-Premier Tech cycling team owner Sylvan Adams’s call to join the ride in over 40 cities across the globe to mark 100 days in captivity for the hostages of Hamas. … Continue reading →

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Donor gives uni $100 million to help rebuild the South

Posted on December 10, 2023

Philanthropist Sylvan Adams (see here previously) has donated $100 million to Ben Gurion University. The funds are to be “allocated for an extensive plan aimed at advancing education and campus life at BGU while rebuilding and strengthening the south. https://www.timesofisrael.com/ben-gurion-university-gets-100m-donation-to-rebuild-and-strengthen-the-south/

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Israeli cycling team returns to Tour de France

Posted on January 8, 2023

The Israel – Premier Tech (IPT) cycling team has been selected to compete again in the Tour de France. IPT was one of only six teams to achieve two Stage wins last year. IPT owner Sylvan Adams said that his … Continue reading →

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Iron Man Israel attracts 3,000+ competitors

Posted on December 11, 2022

More than 1200 Israeli and international athletes competed in the IRONMAN Israel-Middle East Championship – a 2.3-mile Sea of Galilee swim, a 111-mile bike ride and a 26-mile run. 1,860 competed in a shorter event. Philanthropist Sylvan Adams brought IRONMAN … Continue reading →

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Afghan female cyclist joins Israeli team

Posted on November 6, 2022

Afghan cycling champion Fariba Hashimi has accepted a contract with Women’s WorldTour team Israel–Premier Tech Roland (IPT). It gives Fariba a chance to race the Tour de France Femmes. IPT owner Sylvan Adams helped hundreds of Afghans escape Afghanistan last … Continue reading →

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Outstanding immigrants

Posted on October 3, 2022

Seven Olim received the 2022 Sylvan Adams Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize for their contributions to the State of Israel (see previous years). They include Prof. Eidelman (Neonatology and much more), Prof. Hartstein (Opthomology in Ethiopia), and Asher Friedman (Israeli-Emirati … Continue reading →

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The world’s largest ER facility

Posted on July 31, 2022

Tel Aviv’s Sourasky (Ichilov) Hospital has inaugurated the Sylvan Adams Emergency Hospital (see here previously). The 8,000sqm Emergency Room is the largest in the world. Technology includes facial recognition registration, self-triage, alerts for abnormal results, navigation robots and an app. … Continue reading →

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