David Geffen, 76, is a powerful player in both Hollywood and the music industry: He was instrumental in founding Asylum Records, Geffen Records, DGC Records, and DreamWorks SKG. Additionally, Geffen is a prodigious philanthropist to various causes. A multibillionaire, his contributions — adding up to hundreds of millions of dollars — have included to the School of Medicine at UCLA (renamed the David Geffen School of Medicine) and the UCLA Westwood Playhouse (renamed the David Geffen Playhouse). Interestingly Geffen never went to college. He is openly gay.
Quote: “The concept known as bal tashchit — ‘do not destroy’ — has a special significance in Jewish tradition. We are constantly being warned in our faith that the capricious, thoughtless, wasteful destruction of the elements and creatures of the earth is wrong. We should remind ourselves daily of our responsibility to all aspects of creation.”
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