Antisemitism in disturbing attacks on George Soros
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| Open Society Foundation is the Soros philanthropic foundation |
He was born in Budapest. Soros survived Nazi-Germany-Occupied Hungary and immigrated to England in 1947, after the country was occupied by the Soviets.
He attended the London School of Economics, graduating with a bachelor's and eventually a master's degree in philosophy. Soros began his business career by taking various jobs at merchant banks in England and then the United States, before starting his first hedge fund, Double Eagle, in 1969. Profits from his first fund furnished the seed money to start Soros Fund Management, his second hedge fund, in 1970. Double Eagle was renamed to Quantum Fund and was the principal firm Soros advised. At its founding, Quantum Fund had $12 million in assets under management, and as of 2011 it had $25 billion, the majority of Soros's overall net worth
Letter to the editor of The New York Times:
It is deeply disturbing to see the breadth and depth of the hatred generated against George Soros, who has probably committed more of his resources than anyone else to push for democratic ideals and sane government worldwide.
The hatred is deeply entwined with anti-Semitism, coupled with the rise of “nationalism” here and in Europe, in the form of know-nothing populism seeking to expel “outsiders.” For President Trump to reinforce anti-Soros stereotypes is beyond disgusting.
Mr. Soros is a liberal in the best sense: encouraging free exchange of information, open trade and, yes, open borders. No iron curtains and no tyrannical control of societies.
Republicans of the 1950s would have revered his ideals.
Cheryl Gajowski
Yorktown Heights, N.Y.
He attended the London School of Economics, graduating with a bachelor's and eventually a master's degree in philosophy. Soros began his business career by taking various jobs at merchant banks in England and then the United States, before starting his first hedge fund, Double Eagle, in 1969. Profits from his first fund furnished the seed money to start Soros Fund Management, his second hedge fund, in 1970. Double Eagle was renamed to Quantum Fund and was the principal firm Soros advised. At its founding, Quantum Fund had $12 million in assets under management, and as of 2011 it had $25 billion, the majority of Soros's overall net worth
Letter to the editor of The New York Times:
It is deeply disturbing to see the breadth and depth of the hatred generated against George Soros, who has probably committed more of his resources than anyone else to push for democratic ideals and sane government worldwide.
The hatred is deeply entwined with anti-Semitism, coupled with the rise of “nationalism” here and in Europe, in the form of know-nothing populism seeking to expel “outsiders.” For President Trump to reinforce anti-Soros stereotypes is beyond disgusting.
Mr. Soros is a liberal in the best sense: encouraging free exchange of information, open trade and, yes, open borders. No iron curtains and no tyrannical control of societies.
Republicans of the 1950s would have revered his ideals.
Cheryl Gajowski
Yorktown Heights, N.Y.
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