Seth Klarman

Seth Klarman is the CEO of The Baupost Group, a Boston-based investment firm. He is one of the most prominent funders of pro-Israel causes in the United States. He co-founded The Times of Israel in 2012 and is chairman of its board. The Klarman Family Foundation lists “supporting the global Jewish community and the State of Israel” as one of its four priorities.

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• Feb 12, 2012 - A note from the chairman (Times of Israel) Klarman introduces The Times of Israel: “anti-Zionism is simply the newest form of anti-Semitism”
• Feb 29, 2012 - The Softspoken Man Behind Times of Israel (Forward) Klarman funded Times of Israel because “coverage of Israel within Israel itself is unbalanced and unjustifiably hostile.”
• Klarman Family Foundation donations to pro-Israel organizations (The Mapping Project) Detailed breakdown of foundation 990 filings