Genesis Philanthropy Group

Billionaire debutantes: Russian philanthropists take Bloomberg to the ball

The Genesis Prize ceremony in Jerusalem was a coming-out party of sorts for both Michael Bloomberg and the Russian-Jewish philanthropists behind the award.

Accepting Jewish values prize, Bloomberg strikes universalist tone

The former New York City mayor accepted the inaugural $1 million Genesis Prize at a ceremony in Jerusalem hosted by Jay Leno.

Bloomberg ‘flattered’ by inaugural $1 million ‘Jewish Nobel Prize’

New York’s outgoing mayor acknowledged he didn’t need the prize money, which he said he will probably donate to some “unconventional” cause in the Middle East.

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