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Jared Corey Kushner (born January 10, 1981) is an American investor, real-estate developer, and newspaper publisher who is currently senior advisor to his father-in-law, Donald Trump, the President of the United States. Kushner is the elder son of real-estate developer Charles Kushner, and is married to Ivanka Trump, President Trump's daughter and advisor. He was chief executive officer of the real-estate holding and development company Kushner Companies, and of Observer Media, publisher of the New York Observer. He is the co-founder and part owner of Cadre, an online real-estate investment platform.[1][2]
Kushner was born in Livingston, New Jersey,[6] to Seryl Kushner (née Stadtmauer) and Charles Kushner, a real-estate developer.[7] His paternal grandparents, Reichel and Joseph Kushner, were Holocaust survivors who came to the U.S. in 1949 from Navahrudak, Belarus.[8][9]
Kushner was raised in a Modern Orthodox Jewish family.[10] He graduated from the Frisch School, a Modern Orthodox yeshiva high school, in 1999. According to a Kushner Companies spokeswoman, he was an honors student and a member of the debate, hockey, and basketball teams.[11]
Jared Kushner had been a lifelong Democrat, making major donations to its candidates for years, yet also to New York Observer-endorsed Republican US presidential race nominee Mitt Romney in 2012;[45][46] then, reportedly continuing along his "ideological conversion", Kushner joined his father-in-law Donald Trump's nascent US presidential campaign in 2015.[51] Kushner had no prior involvement in campaign politics or in government before Trump's, campaign.[52]
Kushner's contacts with Russian officials have come under scrutiny as part of the larger federal investigation into Russian interference in the election.[62]Kushner had two undisclosed phone calls with the Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak, between April and November 2016. His attorney, Jamie Gorelick, told Reuters that he had participated in "thousands of calls in this time period" and did not recall any with Kislyak.[63]
Abbe Lowell, the lawyer of Kushner, in a statement admitted that Kushner used private e-mail for official White House business. Reportedly, no classified or privileged information was used on this account. Kushner's father-in-law repeatedly criticized his opponent Hillary Clinton for her personal e-mail usage in her role as Secretary of State.[103]
Kushner has a younger brother, Joshua, and two sisters. He married Ivanka Trump, daughter of businessman Donald Trump, in a Jewish ceremony on October 25, 2009. They had met in 2005 through mutual friends.[124][125][126] Kushner and his wife (who converted to Judaism in 2009[127]) are Modern Orthodox Jews, keep a kosher home, and observe the Jewish Shabbat.[128][129][130] They have three children, born in 2011, 2013, and 2016.[131] In 2017, federal disclosures suggested Kushner and his wife had assets worth at least $240 million, and as much as $740 million.[99][132] They also have an art collection, estimated to be worth millions that was not mentioned in the financial disclosures initially,[133] and enjoy visiting art studios.[134] The United States Office of Government Ethics has said that the updated disclosures comply with the regulations and laws.[135]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Kushner
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Charles Kushner (born May 16, 1954) is an American real estate developer. He founded Kushner Companies in 1985. In 2005, he was convicted of illegal campaign contributions, tax evasion, and witness tampering, and served time in federal prison. After his release, he resumed his career in real estate. His son is Jared Kushner, who is the husband of Ivanka Trump and son-in-law and senior advisor to President Donald Trump.
Kushner was born on May 16, 1954,[2] to Joseph and Rae Kushner, Jewish Holocaust survivors who came to America from Belarus in 1949.[3][4]. At birth, he was named Chanan, after a maternal uncle who died in a concentration camp during the Holocaust.[1] He grew up in Elizabeth, New Jersey, with his elder brother Murray Kushner[2][5] and sister Esther Schulder.[6][7][8]:3 Kushner's father worked as a construction worker, builder, and real estate investor.[2] Kushner graduated from the School of Law of Hofstra University in 1979.[9]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Kushner
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Murray Kushner (born 1951) is an American real estate developer.
Kushner's parents Joseph Kushner and Rae Kushner, Holocaust survivors of Belarusian-Jewish descent, escaped to America from Poland[1] by way of Italy in 1949.[2] His father worked as a construction worker and concurrently as an independent builder, while investing in real estate, eventually building a portfolio totaling 4,000 New Jersey apartments.[3][4] The Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy and the Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School, in Livingston, New Jersey, built by Charles Kushner, are named after them.[3][5] He has two sisters, Esther and Linda, and a younger brother, Charles.[1] Murray graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and then went on to obtain a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.[1]
Kushner married Lee Kushner[1] and they raised their children in Modern Orthodox Judaism.[15] His son Marc is an architect and married Christopher Barley in a Jewish ceremony in 2012.[15] His son Jonathan Kushner has taken over The KRE Group.[16][17] Kushner is a prominent supporter of governor Chris Christie.[16] His wife was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the mid-1990s and they dedicate much of their philanthropic activities to finding a cure.[18]
He remains estranged from his brother Charles Kushner.[16]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Kushner
Kushner was born in Livingston, New Jersey,[6] to Seryl Kushner (née Stadtmauer) and Charles Kushner, a real-estate developer.[7] His paternal grandparents, Reichel and Joseph Kushner, were Holocaust survivors who came to the U.S. in 1949 from Navahrudak, Belarus.[8][9]
Kushner was raised in a Modern Orthodox Jewish family.[10] He graduated from the Frisch School, a Modern Orthodox yeshiva high school, in 1999. According to a Kushner Companies spokeswoman, he was an honors student and a member of the debate, hockey, and basketball teams.[11]
Jared Kushner had been a lifelong Democrat, making major donations to its candidates for years, yet also to New York Observer-endorsed Republican US presidential race nominee Mitt Romney in 2012;[45][46] then, reportedly continuing along his "ideological conversion", Kushner joined his father-in-law Donald Trump's nascent US presidential campaign in 2015.[51] Kushner had no prior involvement in campaign politics or in government before Trump's, campaign.[52]
Kushner's contacts with Russian officials have come under scrutiny as part of the larger federal investigation into Russian interference in the election.[62]Kushner had two undisclosed phone calls with the Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak, between April and November 2016. His attorney, Jamie Gorelick, told Reuters that he had participated in "thousands of calls in this time period" and did not recall any with Kislyak.[63]
Abbe Lowell, the lawyer of Kushner, in a statement admitted that Kushner used private e-mail for official White House business. Reportedly, no classified or privileged information was used on this account. Kushner's father-in-law repeatedly criticized his opponent Hillary Clinton for her personal e-mail usage in her role as Secretary of State.[103]
Kushner has a younger brother, Joshua, and two sisters. He married Ivanka Trump, daughter of businessman Donald Trump, in a Jewish ceremony on October 25, 2009. They had met in 2005 through mutual friends.[124][125][126] Kushner and his wife (who converted to Judaism in 2009[127]) are Modern Orthodox Jews, keep a kosher home, and observe the Jewish Shabbat.[128][129][130] They have three children, born in 2011, 2013, and 2016.[131] In 2017, federal disclosures suggested Kushner and his wife had assets worth at least $240 million, and as much as $740 million.[99][132] They also have an art collection, estimated to be worth millions that was not mentioned in the financial disclosures initially,[133] and enjoy visiting art studios.[134] The United States Office of Government Ethics has said that the updated disclosures comply with the regulations and laws.[135]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Kushner
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Charles Kushner (born May 16, 1954) is an American real estate developer. He founded Kushner Companies in 1985. In 2005, he was convicted of illegal campaign contributions, tax evasion, and witness tampering, and served time in federal prison. After his release, he resumed his career in real estate. His son is Jared Kushner, who is the husband of Ivanka Trump and son-in-law and senior advisor to President Donald Trump.
Kushner was born on May 16, 1954,[2] to Joseph and Rae Kushner, Jewish Holocaust survivors who came to America from Belarus in 1949.[3][4]. At birth, he was named Chanan, after a maternal uncle who died in a concentration camp during the Holocaust.[1] He grew up in Elizabeth, New Jersey, with his elder brother Murray Kushner[2][5] and sister Esther Schulder.[6][7][8]:3 Kushner's father worked as a construction worker, builder, and real estate investor.[2] Kushner graduated from the School of Law of Hofstra University in 1979.[9]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Kushner
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Murray Kushner (born 1951) is an American real estate developer.
Kushner's parents Joseph Kushner and Rae Kushner, Holocaust survivors of Belarusian-Jewish descent, escaped to America from Poland[1] by way of Italy in 1949.[2] His father worked as a construction worker and concurrently as an independent builder, while investing in real estate, eventually building a portfolio totaling 4,000 New Jersey apartments.[3][4] The Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy and the Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School, in Livingston, New Jersey, built by Charles Kushner, are named after them.[3][5] He has two sisters, Esther and Linda, and a younger brother, Charles.[1] Murray graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and then went on to obtain a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.[1]
Kushner married Lee Kushner[1] and they raised their children in Modern Orthodox Judaism.[15] His son Marc is an architect and married Christopher Barley in a Jewish ceremony in 2012.[15] His son Jonathan Kushner has taken over The KRE Group.[16][17] Kushner is a prominent supporter of governor Chris Christie.[16] His wife was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the mid-1990s and they dedicate much of their philanthropic activities to finding a cure.[18]
He remains estranged from his brother Charles Kushner.[16]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Kushner
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