First Jewish Oligarch Signs Gates Giving Pledge

First Jewish Oligarch Signs Gates Giving Pledge: The Ukraine’s Victor Pinchuk has become the first Jewish billionaire from the countries of the Former Soviet Union to sign The Giving Pledge, a formal commitment by the world’s wealthiest individuals and families to dedicate the majority of their wealth to philanthropy. Forbes’ Ukrainian edition places Pinchuk’s wealth at $3.7 billion, making him Ukraine’s second-richest man.