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Encyclopedia > Mortimer Zuckerman
Mort Zuckerman

Mortimer Benjamin "Mort" Zuckerman (born 1937, Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Jewish American magazine editor, publisher, and real estate billionaire. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Province Region Montréal Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - Total 365. ... This article is about the Canadian province. ... This page may meet Wikipedia’s criteria for speedy deletion. ... A publisher is a person or entity which engages in the act of publishing. ... Real estate is a legal term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings. ... A billionaire is a person who has a net worth of at least one billion units of currency, such as United States Dollars (USD), Pounds or Euros. ...


He co-founded Boston Properties, Inc. in 1970. He is chairman of the board, and director. He has been the publisher/owner of the New York Daily News since 1993 and, as of 2007, is the current Editor-in-Chief of U.S. News & World Report. A well respected, self managed real estate investment trust (REIT) based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The Editor in chief is a publications primary editor. ... U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ...


As of 2007, Mort Zuckerman is the 188th wealthiest American[1] as per Forbes. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Contents

Biography

Education

Zuckerman graduated from:

He entered McGill University at the age of sixteen. [citation needed] Harvard redirects here. ... The Master of Laws is an advanced law degree that allows someone to specialize in a particular area of law. ... This article is about the private Ivy League university in Philadelphia. ... The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is a business school at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. The school was founded by Joseph Wharton, who also was one of the founders of Swarthmore College (founded in 1864), in 1881 as the first collegiate business school in the United States. ... Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... McGill University. ... The degree of Bachelor of Laws is the principal academic degree in law in most common law countries. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... McGill University. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B.) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ...


Professional life

Zuckerman taught at Harvard Business School as an associate professor for nine years and at Yale University. He also spent seven years at the real estate firm Cabot, Cabot & Forbes, where he rose to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer[2]. Harvard Business School, officially named the Harvard Business School: George F. Baker Foundation, and also known as HBS, is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. ... Yale redirects here. ... Cabot, Cabot & Forbes was founded by Francis Murray Forbes in 1897 as a real estate management firm. ...


In 1980, he acquired the literary magazine The Atlantic Monthly, where he was Chairman from 1980 to 1999. In 1999 he sold the magazine to David G. Bradley. In 1984, Mortimer Zuckerman bought U.S. News & World Report, where he remains its Editor-in-Chief. Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... The Atlantic redirects here; for the ocean, see Atlantic Ocean. ... David G. Bradley has chaired, edited, and owned several publishing and news firms. ... U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ... The Editor in chief is a publications primary editor. ...


Zuckerman serves on the Board of Trustees of several educational and private institutions such as New York University, the Aspen Institute, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the Hole in the Wall Gang Fund, the Center for Communications. He is a member of the JPMorgan's National Advisory Board, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and the International Institute of Strategic Studies. He worked as a president of the Board of Trustees of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. New York University (NYU) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in New York City. ... The Aspen Institute is a U.S. nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1950 dedicated to fostering enlightened leadership and open-minded dialogue. ... The original New York Cancer Hospital[1], first built between 1884 and 1886, now converted to luxury condominiums, at 455 Central Park West and 106th St. ... J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. ... The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an influential and independent, nonpartisan foreign policy membership organization founded in 1921 and based at 58 East 68th Street (corner Park Avenue) in New York City, with an additional office in Washington, D.C. Through its membership, meetings, and studies, it has been...


Associations

Zuckerman is known to be a mentor to and close associate of Daniel M. Snyder[3], owner of the NFL football team Washington Redskins. He has been a financial backer to Snyder's business ventures (CampusUSA magazine)[4], and was a shareholder and director in Snyder Communications Inc.[5], a marketing services business which was taken over in 2000 (by Havas Advertising). This article is about the Washington Redskins owner. ... NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... For other uses, see Redskins (disambiguation). ... The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ... Havas was the first French news agency, created in 1835 by Charles-Louis Havas. ...


Jewish Causes

In addition to his publishing and real-estate interests, Zuckerman is also a sought-after commentator on world affairs[citation needed], and an active supporter of Israeli and international Jewish causes. The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination...


In their 2006 paper The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy, John Mearsheimer, political science professor at the University of Chicago, and Stephen Walt, academic dean of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, named Zuckerman as a member of the media wing of the "Israeli lobby" in the United States.[6] Zuckerman replied: "I would just say this: The allegations of this disproportionate influence of the Jewish community reminds me of the 92-year-old man sued in a paternity suit. He said he was so proud, he pleaded guilty." [6] For other uses of the term Israel lobby, see Israel lobby (disambiguation). ... Image:JJM07. ... For other uses, see University of Chicago (disambiguation). ... Stephen Martin Walt (born July 2, 1955) is a professor of international affairs at Harvard Universitys John F. Kennedy School of Government. ... John F. Kennedy School of Government The John F. Kennedy School of Government is a public policy school and one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. ... Harvard redirects here. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... Paternity is the social and legal acknowledgment of the parental relationship between a father and his child. ...


He occasionally appears on The McLaughlin Group and writes columns for U.S. News & World Report and the New York Daily News, usually taking liberal to centrist positions on political matters. Between 2001 and 2003, Zuckerman was the chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. Typically, the nominating committee attempts to choose a person who is both respected and uncontroverisal. However, Zuckerman was widely opposed by liberal Jewish factions.[7][8] Nonetheless, Zuckerman was eventually elected and served a full term. The McLaughlin Group is a half-hour weekly public affairs television program in the United States, where a group of five pundits discuss current political issues in a round-table format. ... U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... American liberalism—that is, liberalism in the United States of America—is a broad political and philosophical mindset, favoring individual liberty, and opposing restrictions on liberty, whether they come from established religion, from government regulation, from the existing class structure, or from multi-national corporations. ... In politics, centrism usually refers to the political ideal of promoting moderate policies which land in the middle ground between different political extremes. ... The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (abbreviated as COPOMAJO or CPMAJO) is self described as a central address for key American, Israeli and other world leaders to consult on issues of critical concern to the Jewish community. It is often referred to as simply the Presidents Conference...


In 2005, before the Jewish settlers' pullout from Gaza, at James Wolfensohn's request, Zuckerman made a private plea to his friends, including Bill Gates, and Leonard Stern, and raised $14 million within two days for a private advocacy group, the Aspen Institute, which bought greenhouses in Gaza and transferred them to Palestinians as a gift.[9] About 30% of the greenhouses were then looted and damaged by Palestinian civilians.[10] James D. Wolfensohn (2003) James Wolfensohn AO KBE (born December 1, 1933) was the ninth president of the World Bank Group. ... For other persons named Bill Gates, see Bill Gates (disambiguation). ... Leonard Sterns (1939-) son Edwards Canary Capital Partners hedge fund set off recent mutual fund scandal, paid $40 million to settle investigation into illegal trading practices. ... The Aspen Institute is a U.S. nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1950 dedicated to fostering enlightened leadership and open-minded dialogue. ...


Honors

Zuckerman was awarded the Commandeur De L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.[citation needed] LOrdre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters) is a French award for significant contributions to the arts, literature, or the propagation of these fields. ...


References

  1. ^ Forbes 400
  2. ^ Boston Properties Management bio. Boston Properties (current).
  3. ^ From a College Dropout to Billionaire Owner of Washington Redskins. Chicago Business Online (28 October, 2004).
  4. ^ Forward Motion. Washington Post (15 September, 2002).
  5. ^ SEC 424B4 filing for Snyder Communications. US Securities & Exchanges Commission (21 May 1998).
  6. ^ a b Clyne, Meghan. Kalb Upbraids Harvard Dean Over Israel, New York Sun, March 21, 2006. Accessed August 17, 2007.
  7. ^ Jewishsf.com
  8. ^ Dallas' Jewish Week
  9. ^ Mideast Outlook: Palestinians can't compromise on minor issue. Bruce S.Ticker. Crisisisrael.com (August 27, 2005).
  10. ^ The Associated Press (September 13, 2005). Looters Strip Gaza Greenhouses. MSNBC.com.

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External Links

Mort Zuckerman interview with The New York Observer


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Harvard Gazette: Mortimer Zuckerman establishes major fellowship program (910 words)
Zuckerman, who earned an LLM at Harvard Law School and who spent nearly a decade teaching at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, said his connection to the University was key to his decision to establish the program.
Zuckerman said the sense of contribution the fellows will gain during their study at Harvard will be equally as important as the financial support of the fellowship.
Zuckerman Fellows will gather on a regular basis during the academic year for dinner and discussion with one another and with a Harvard faculty member, a policy-maker, an educator, a public health professional, or a private sector leader who is strongly involved in the public sector.
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