A U.S. businessman donated $12 million to the Israeli Olympic Committee. Sidney Frank, who recently sold his Grey Goose Vodka label to Bacardi for $2.3 billion, made the donation to support Israel’s athletes for the 2008 Olympics, Ha’aretz reported.
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