Jared Kushner

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Jared Corey Kushner (born January 10, 1981), is an American businessman. He is the owner of the New York Observer and is active in his family's real estate investments.

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[edit] Personal

Kushner is the son of the New Jersey real estate developer Charles Kushner.[1]

Kushner graduated from the Frisch School, a private, coed yeshiva high school in Paramus, New Jersey. He finished his undergraduate work at Harvard University in 2003. Prior to his admission, his father had donated $2.5 million to the university. [2]

He is now attending both the New York University Stern School of Business and the New York University School of Law.[3]

As of December 2007 Kushner was dating Ivanka Trump.[4] The couple split in April, 2008. [5]

[edit] Career

In July 2006, at age 25, Kushner paid $10 million to purchase the New York Observer, a weekly newspaper popular with New York's well-educated elite.[6]

The younger Kushner inherited his fortune in real estate working with his father.[citation needed]

[edit] Charities

[edit] Political donations

Kushner, along with his father and the rest of his family are major contributors to the Democratic Party and to some select Republican candidates. He has contributed over $100,000 to various campaigns.[citation needed]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Salkin, Allen. "The Education of a Publisher", The New York Times, March 11, 2007. Accessed November 29, 2007.
  2. ^ Beam, Alex. "Harvard's admissions of gilt", The Boston Globe, September 4, 2006. Accessed January 7, 2008.
  3. ^ Seelye, Katharine Q. "Developer’s Son Negotiating to Buy New York Observer", The New York Times, July 22, 2006. Accessed November 29, 2007.
  4. ^ Silverman, Stephen M. "Ivanka Trump Aims to 'Have Fun' With Her Looks", People (magazine), December 27, 2007. Accessed January 8, 2008.
  5. ^ "Ivanka Trump Can Get Back to Focusing on Her Career" evilbeetgossip.film.com, April 2, 2008. Accessed April 2, 2008.
  6. ^ Seelye, Katharine Q. "Developer’s Son Acquires The New York Observer", The New York Times, July 31, 2006. Accessed January 8, 2008.

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