Early Life
Miriam Farbstein was born in Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine (present-day Israel) on October 10, 1945. Her parents fled Poland before the Holocaust. Her family settled in Haifa, where her father owned movie theaters. She attended the Hebrew Reali School for 12 years. She served in the Israeli army as a medical officer.
Medical Career
She earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Genetics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She earned her medical degree from Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine, graduating magna cum laude. She became a physician and eventually the chief internist in an emergency room at Tel Aviv's Rokach (Hadassah) Hospital. In 1986, she went to Rockefeller University as an associate physician specializing in drug addiction.
Rise to Success
She met Sheldon Adelson in the late 1980s and married him in 1991. After Sheldon Adelson died in 2021, she became the owner of casino company Las Vegas Sands. She also co-owns the Dallas Mavericks basketball team. She is the publisher of Israel Hayom and owns the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Key Business Strategies
Miriam Adelson has focused on international operations, particularly in Asia, with properties such as Marina Bay Sands in Singapore and resorts in Macau. She has also expanded into the media industry through her ownership of Israel Hayom. Her strategy has included selling assets on the Las Vegas Strip in 2022 to focus on the Asian market. In addition, she bought a majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks.
Philanthropy
Adelson has been a major donor to Republican campaigns and conservative causes. She is a major supporter of Birthright Israel and has given over $250 million to the program.