The Richest Jew in the World or My Lunch with Sheldon Adelson

It was almost 13 years ago and I was in Vegas on a reporting trip when I got a chance to spend a few hours with Sheldon Adelson, one of the most successful casino owners and, as he himself put it, “The Richest Jew in the World.”

It’s hard not to be captivated by Adelson and I fell hook, line, and sinker. All I know was that I wanted to write something about him, a book, a magazine piece, something. And I spent weeks banging out what follows. Unfortunately, as so often happens in this profession, something else came along —…