-- The Jewish 500 Boycott List
This is the beginning of CSM101's work (he's a guy from New Saxon) on a comprehensive boycott list of Jewish owned, held, or controlled businesses. I hope to finish the project by August 8th (8/8/08). Unless otherwise noted, most sources for the research are from Wikipedia.
Any contributions (with source materials) for inclusion in the list are most welcome.
Here is the first installment of The Jewish 500:
THE JEWISH 500
BANKING/FINANCE
1. GMAC
Owned by Cerberus Capital Management, which is headed by Steve Feinberg.
RETAIL
1. Sears/K Mart
Sears was controlled nearly from its inception by the Julius Rosenwald family, and then by Max Adler, who married Sophie Rosenwald. A Significant number of the company’s shares are still Jewish controlled to this day.
2. The Home Depot
The Home Depot was founded in 1978 by Bernie Marcus, Arthur Blank (Atlanta Falcons), Ron
Brill, and Pat Farrah. This is the second largest retailer in America, behind Wal-Mart. The
Jewish founders retain substantial holdings in the company.
3. Victoria’s Secret (Les Wexner)
4. The Limited (Les Wexner)
5. Bath & Body Works (Les Wexner)
6. The Men’s Wearhouse ( George Zimmer)
7. Staples Office Supply (Thomas G. Stemberg)
8. Office Depot (Merged with Staples, Thomas G. Stemberg)
9. Bon Ton Stores (Founded by Max Grumbacher)
Also includes the following stores:
Elder-Beerman
Parisian
Saks Inc.
Bergner’s
Boston Store
Carson Pirie Scott
Herbergers’
Younkers
Pomeroy’s
Maxwell’s
Fowler’s Department Store
10. Steve & Barry’s University Sportswear (Steve Shore & Barry Prevor)
11. The Gap (Donald Fisher, founder, holds 37% of stock)
12. Banana Republic (Donald Fisher, founder, holds 37% of stock)
13. Old Navy (Donald Fisher, founder, holds 37% of stock)
14. American Eagle Outfitters (founded 1904 by Edward Beinstein.
Current CEO J.L. Schottenstein)
15. ABC Warehouse
16. Circuit City (founded 1949 as Wards Appliance Store by Samuel S. Wurtzel, Jewish)
17. Costco Warehouses (founded 1954 by Sol Price, Jewish, as Fed Mart)
18. Spencer Gifts (Steve Silverstein, CEO. Privately held corporation)
19. Eddy Bauer
20. Starbucks (Howarad D. Schultz, CEO)
INSURANCE
1. AIG (American International Group)
Director: Marshall A. Cohen, (Jewish), member of Tri Lateral Commission. (source: Wikipedia)
Cohen also sits on the “International Advisory Committee of the Blackstone Group, a Jewish
run “private equity and investment firm.†Blackstone was co-founded by Stephen A.
Schwarzman,
2. Safe Auto Insurance Company (1-800-SAFE-AUTO) Privately held corporation. CEO is Ari
Deshe; Vice Chairman and President is Jonathan Diamond.
SPORTS
1. Miami Heat, 65% owned by the Ted Arison family of Tel Aviv, Israel
2. Washington Redskins, owned by Daniel Snyder (Jewish)
3. Indianapolis Colts, owned by Jim Irsay (Jewish)
4. New England Patriots, owned by Robert Kraft (Jewish)
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, owned by Malcolm Glazer (Jewish)
6. Denver Broncos, owned by Pat Bowlen (Jewish)
7. Philadelphia Eagles, owned by Jeffrey Lurie (Jewish)
8. Cleveland Browns, owned by Al Lerner (Jewish)
9. Minnesota Vikings, owned by Zygi Wilf (Jewish)
10. New York Giants, owned by the Mara & Tisch families (Jewish)
11. Atlanta Falcons, owned by Arthur Blank (Jewish)
12. Seattle Seahawks, owned by Paul Allen (Jewish)
13. Philadelphia Flyers, owned by Comcast (Brian L. Roberts, Jewish)
14. Philadelphia 76ers, owned by Comcast (Brian L. Roberts, Jewish)
SERVICES
1. H & R Block Income Tax Service
Founded
2. U-Haul
Founded by Leonard Samuel Shoen, 1945, committed suicide 1999; family still controls around
40% of the corporation’s publicly traded stock.
MEDIA
1. Capital Cities/ABC/Disney [Revenue: $30.8 billion]
President and CEO is Robert Iger
This company controls the following media empire:
Buena Vista Distribution
Walt Disney Pictures
Touchstone Pictures
Pixar Animation Studios
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Miramax Films
Disney Toon Studios
Hollywood Pictures
ABC Network
ABC News
ABC Family
ABC News Now
The Disney Channel
Jetix
Jetix Play
SOAPnet
Toon Disney
Lifetime Entertainment Services (50%)
A & E Television Network (37.5%)
ABC Studios
Disney-ABC Domestic Television
Disney-ABC International Television
Walt Disney Television Animation
Radio Disney
ESPN Networks (80%), to include:
ESPN
ESPN 2
ESPN Classic
ESPN News
ESPN Deportes
ESPNU
ESPN on ABC
ESPN HD
ESPN 2 HD
ESPN Radio
ESPN Deportes Radio
ESPN The Magazine
ESPN Now
ESPN Plus
ESPN PPV
ESPN 360
NASN
Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, to include:
Disneyland Resort
Walt Disneyworld Resort
Tokyo Disney Resort
Disneyland Resort Paris
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
Disney Cruise Line
Disney Regional Entertainment
Walt Disney Imagineering
ABC-owned Television Stations, to include:
KABC, Los Angeles
KFSN, Fresno
KGO, San Francisco
KTRK, Houston
WABC, New York City (Live With Regis & Kelli)
WJRT, Flint, Saginaw, Bay City (Michigan)
WPVI, Philadelphia
WLC, Chicago
WTVG, Toledo
ABC-owned Radio Stations, to include:
KDIS, Pasadena
KDIZ, Minneapolis, St. Paul
KESN, Dallas/Fort Worth
KMIK, Tempe, AZ
KMKY, Oakland, CA
KNIT, Dallas/Fort Worth (Spanish language ESPN)
KSPN, Los Angeles
WDDY, Albany, NY
WEAE, Pittsburgh
WEPN, New York City
WFDF, Farmington Hills (Detroit), MI
WMKI, Boston
WMVP, Chicago
WQEW, New York City
WRDZ, Lagrange, IL
WRDZ FM, Indianapolis, IN
WSDZ, Belleville, IL
WWCS, Pittsburgh
WWMK, Cleveland
ABC News Radio
Disney Interactive Studios
Hyperion
Muppets Holding Company
Reedy Creek Energy Services
Walt Disney Theatrical
2. Viacom/CBS
CEO/major stockholder: (Sumner Redstone, changed name from Murray Rothstein)
3. The New York Times
Controlled by the Arthur Sulzberger family
4. The Washington Post
Controlled by the Katherine Graham Mayer family
5. U.S. News and World Report
CEO and major stockholder Mortimer Zuckerman
6. CanWest (Canada’s second largest media conglomerate)
Founded and run by the Jewish Asper family
7. The NFL Network
Currently run by Stephen Bornstein, who was formerly head of ESPN and president of ABC
8. Google
Co-founded by Sergey Brin (Jewish) and Larry Page
9. Advance Publications (Samuel Newhouse)
The company owns/controls the following newspapers:
Brighthouse Networks Cable Television Company (Indianapolis/Marion IN)
Brighthouse Networks Cable Television Company (Orlando, FL)
Brighthouse Networks Cable Television Company (Bakersfield, CA)
Brighthouse Networks Cable Television Company (Pensacola, FL)
Brighthouse Networks Cable Television Company (Elmore County, AL)
Brighthouse Networks Cable Television Company, (Eufaula, AL)
Brighthouse Networks Cable Television Company, (Birmingham, AL)
Brighthouse Networks Cable Television Company, (Farmington, Novi, Livonia, Redford, MI)
Brighthouse Networks Cable Television Company (Tampa Bay, FL)
Brighthouse Networks Cable Television Company, (Palm Beach County, FL)
The Business Journal (Austin TX)
Baltimore Business Journal (Baltimore, MD)
Birmingham Business Journal (Birmingham, AL)
Buffalo Business Journal (Buffalo, NY)
Charlotte Business Journal (Charlotte, NC)
Cincinnati Business Journal (Cincinnati, OH)
Columbus Business Journal (Columbus, OH)
Dallas Business Journal (Dallas, TX)
Dayton Business Journal (Dayton, OH)
Denver Business Journal (Denver, CO)
Eastbay Business Journal (Oakland, CA)
Triad Business Journal (Greensboro, NC)
Pacific Business Journal (Honolulu, HI)
Houston Business Journal (Houston, TX)
Jacksonville Business Journal (Jacksonville, FL)
Kansas City Business Journal (KC, MO)
Business First of Louisville (Louisville, KY)
Memphis Business Journal (Memphis, TN)
Milwaukee Business Journal (Milwaukee, WI)
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal (Twin Cities)
Nashville Business Journal (Nashville, TN)
Orlando Business Journal (Orlando, FL)
Philadelphia Business Journal (Philadelphia, PA)
Phoenix Business Journal (Phoenix, AZ)
Pittsburgh Business Journal (Pittsburg, PA)
Portland Business Journal (Portland, OR)
Triangle Business Journal (Raleigh, NC)
Sacramento Business Journal (Sacramento, CA)
St. Louis Business Journal (St. Louis, MO)
San Antonio Business Journal (San Antonio, TX)
San Francisco Business Journal (San Francisco, CA)
San Jose Business Journal (San Jose, CA)
Seattle Business Journal (Seattle, WA)
South Florida Business Journal (Miami, FL)
Tampa Bay Business Journal (Tampa, FL)
Washington DC Business Journal (Washington DC)
Wichita Business Journal (Wichita, KS)
The Birmingham (AL) News
The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, PA)
The Express-Times (Easton, PA)
The Allentown (PA) Times
The Huntsville (AL) Times
The Press-Register (Mobile, AL)
The Jersey Journal (Jersey City, NJ)
The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ)
Gloucester County Times (Woodbury, NJ)
Today’s Sunbeam (Salem, NJ)
Bridgeton (NJ) Evening News
The Times (Trenton, NJ)
Mississippi Press (Pascagoula, MS)
The Oregonian (Portland, OR)
The Hillsboro (OR) Argus
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH)
Staten Island Advance, (New York City)
Syracuse (NY) Post-Standard
The New Orleans (LA) Times-Picayune
The Springfield Republic (Springfield, MA)
Sun Newspapers (Cleveland area)
Ann Arbor News (MI)
Bay City Times (MI)
Flint Journal (MI)
Grand Rapids Press (MI)
Jackson Citizen-Patriot) (MI)
Kalamazoo Gazette (MI)
Muskegon Chronicle (MI)
Saginaw News (MI)
Sports Business Journal
Sports Business Daily
NASCAR Scene
NASCAR Illustrated
Street & Smiths Sports Annuals
Hemmings Motor News
Hemmings Muscle Machines
Hemmings Sports & Exotic Cars
Hemmings Classic Car
The Sporting News
Allure
Architectural Digest
Bon Appetit
Brides
House & Garden
Conde Nast Traveler
Glamour
Gourmet
GQ
Jane
Lucky
The New Yorker
Parade
Self
Tatler
Vanity Fair
Vogue
Wired
The World of Interiors
W
Women’s Wear Daily
Daily News Record
Footwear News
Home Furnishings News
Highpoints
Executive Technology
Children’s Business
Supermarket News
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10. Block Communications (Allen Block, Jewish)
This company owns the following media assets,
according to Hoover’s Handbook:
The Toledo Blade newspaper
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newspaper
Buckeye Cablesystem (Toledo, OH)
Buckeye Telesystem (Toledo, OH)
Buckeye Express High Speed Internet (Toledo, OH)
Buckeye-Access Dial-up Internet (Toledo, OH)
Metro Fiber & Cable Construction Company (Toledo, OH)
KTRV (Nampa-Boise ID, Fox TV Affiliate)
WAND (Decatur, IL, NBC TV Affiliate)
WDRB (Louisville, KY, Fox TV Affiliate)
WMYO (Louisville, KY, My TV Affiliate)
WLIO (Lima, OH, NBC Affiliate)
WTO5 (Toledo, OH, CW Cable Channel)
11. Comcast (Brian L. Roberts, Jewish)
Comcast is the largest provider of cable television
in the United States; it is also the second largest provider
of internet service in our country. (Source: Wikipedia)
Revenue: US$24.97 billion (2007)
In addition to its massive cable and internet business,
Comcast owns the following media properties:
E! Entertainment Television
Style Network
The Golf Network
OLN
G4
AZN Television
PBS Kids Sprout
TV One
Roberts also sits on the corporate board of the Bank of New York
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MANUFACTURING
1. Chrysler LLC
Owned by Cerberus Capital, which is headed by Steve Feinberg. Cerberus owns/controls a
multitude of other companies as well, included GMAC. Source: Wikipedia
TECHNOLOGY
1. Intel
founded by Andrew Grove (Jewish) Source: Wikipedia
2. Oracle
founded by Larry Ellison (Jewish) Source: Wikipedia
3. Dell Computer
founded by Michael Dell (Jewish) Source: Wikipedia
Dell computers are sold through Office Depot (also Jewish owned, see Retail list)
4. United Online
founded by Mark Goldston (Jewish) Source: Wikipedia
Subsidiaries of this company include Netzero, Bluelight Internet Services, and Juno
TRAVEL & LEISURE
1. Carnival Cruise Lines (80% ownership by the Ted Arison family of Tel Aviv, Israel