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Lester Crown (born 7 June 1925) is a Chicago tycoon who has been on the Forbes 400 list since 1982. He is one of leading donors to pro-Israel causes, and a key backer of Barack Obama. He is a member of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science and of the Tel Aviv University's Board of Governors. He established the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University with an initial gift of $10 million in 2005. He and is family also fund the Crown Fellows program in American History at Brandeis. His foundation funds [[Counterterrorism & Security Education and Research Foundation]], a front for [[Steven Emerson]]'s [[Investigative Project on Terrorism]].
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Lester Crown (born 7 June 1925) is a Chicago tycoon who has been on the Forbes 400 list since 1982. He is one of leading donors to pro-Israel causes, and a key backer of Barack Obama. He is a member of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science and of the Tel Aviv University's Board of Governors. He established the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University with an initial gift of $10 million in 2005. He and is family also fund the Crown Fellows program in American History at Brandeis. His foundation funds [[Counterterrorism & Security Education and Research Foundation]], a front for [[Steven Emerson]]'s [[Investigative Project on Terrorism]].<ref>Eli Clifton, [http://www.lobelog.com/more-insights-into-steven-emersons-tangled-funding-web/ More Insights Into Steven Emerson’s Tangled Funding Web], ''Lobelog.com'', 4 November 2010</ref>
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[[category:Israel Lobby|Crown, Lester]]

Revision as of 23:29, 26 November 2010

Lester Crown (born 7 June 1925) is a Chicago tycoon who has been on the Forbes 400 list since 1982. He is one of leading donors to pro-Israel causes, and a key backer of Barack Obama. He is a member of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science and of the Tel Aviv University's Board of Governors. He established the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University with an initial gift of $10 million in 2005. He and is family also fund the Crown Fellows program in American History at Brandeis. His foundation funds Counterterrorism & Security Education and Research Foundation, a front for Steven Emerson's Investigative Project on Terrorism.[1]

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  1. Eli Clifton, More Insights Into Steven Emerson’s Tangled Funding Web, Lobelog.com, 4 November 2010