| Cached/copied 11-05-10 for original link click here - http://www.topix.com/forum/afam/TCEL6H6L79C279EVA 48 Percent Of U.S. Billionaires Are Jewish Jewish Americans are the most powerful and influential ethnic group in America. Jewish Americans make up 2 percent of the U.S. population yet comprise 40 percent of U.S. billionaires. 18% of jewish households have a net worth of $1 million or more. More than 55% of all Jewish Adults received a college degree and 25% earned a graduate degree. More than 60% of all employed Jews are in one of the three highest status job categories: professional or technical (41%), management and executive (13%) and business and finance (7%). Over 45% of large gifts made to charity are made by Jewish Americans. Over 50% of Jewish Americans live in just four states: New York, New Jersey, Florida and California. Jewish Billionaires Lawrence Ellison Net Worth:$25.0 billion Sheldon Adelson Net Worth:$20.5 billion Sergey Brin Net Worth:$18.7 billion Larry Page Net Worth:$18.6 billion Michael Dell Net Worth $17.2 billion Steve Ballmer Net Worth $15.2 billion Carl Icahn Net Worth $14.5 billion Michael Bloomberg Net Worth:$11.5 billion George Soros Net Worth:$9.0 billion Samuel Newhouse Net Worth $8.5 billion Source: Forbes Magazine Jewish Media Executives Rupert Murdoch CEO of News Corporation Robert A. Iger CEO of the Walt Disney Company Philippe P. Dauman CEO of Viacom Jeff Zucker CEO of NBC Universal David Westin President of ABC News Donald Graham CEO of the Washington Post Mortimer Zuckerman Editor-In-Chief of U.S.News & World Report Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr Publisher of The New York Times Mel Karmazin CEO of SIRIUS Satellite Radio Joanne Lipman Editor-In-chief of Condé Nast Portfolio Jann Wenner Publisher of Rolling Stone Magazine Source: Wikipedia Jewish Investment Bankers Richard S. Fuld, Jr. CEO of Lehman Brothers Lloyd C. Blankfein CEO of Goldman Sachs Charles R. Schwab Founder of the Charles Schwab Corporation Prof. Stanley Fischer Governor of the Bank of Israel Bob Zoellick President of the World Bank Ben Bernanke Chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan D. Schwartz CEO of Bear Stearns Bruce Wasserstein CEO of Lazard LLC Dr. Josef Ackermann - [123 People]* CEO of Deutsche Bank Jean Claude Trichet President of the European Central Bank James Dimon CEO of JPMorgan Chase Blake Grossman CEO of Barclays Global Investors Source: Wikipedia http://www.localnewsdigest.com/world-news-dir... *links added - mpg |