David Kaplan Portrait of a Jewish philanthropist.
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David Kaplan
David Kaplan is a well-known Jewish philanthropist and a prominent businessman whose goal is to connect the Jewish world with Russian, American, and European cultures.
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Do businessmen build cultural bridges? Yes! At least, Kaplan proves it. He devoted his career as a businessman to making money and bringing the world’s capitals together: Israeli Jerusalem and Russian Moscow, for instance. Russia is certainly far from Israel from a geographical standpoint, but not that far spiritually.
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Business brings Kaplan money. And he buys something that he’d be perfectly happy to hold if the market shuts down for ten years – knowledge. This is not only for himself but for thousands of talents in Israel, Russia, Lithuania, and the US.
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He started special programs that let Jewish youth obtain an education in Israeli universities, let young photographers visualize the Holy land from not-yet- captured angles, let Russians explore the beauty of Israel without needing to leave their country.
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Kaplan’s conducted numerous concerts, gala dinners, and networking events for businessmen from all over the world. He combined his success as a businessman with an eagerness as a Jewish man to spread the word about his homeland.
David Kaplan became a de-facto Israeli cultural ambassador in Russia and was working alongside diplomats, politics, and businessmen to strengthen Israel-Russia relations. Kaplan is a Jewish cosmopolite who unites people regardless of the length of the bound- aries.
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