2025-08-18 5:14 PM <br/> Tags: #people #AmericanJewry #Tech #Donor ![[image-87.png|416x312]] # Sergey Brin (1973-) - Soviet Jewish immigrant and co-founder of [[Google]]. - The Jewish immigration organization [[Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS)]] facilitated Brin's resettlement as a child. - Brin made a large public $1 million donation to HIAS in 2009. - Brin's family is/has been involved in leadership roles at HIAS. - In 2019 Brin made another $1 million donation this time to "Jewish Vocational and Career Counseling Service" in the Bay Area. - Brin is listed as a notable alumni of the John Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. - Fellow Center for Talented Youth alumni include: - [[Mark Zuckerberg]] - [[Curtis Yarvin]] *At least 9 out of the 17 listed notable alumni are Jewish. * #### Brin and Google/Business *Many relevant connections related to Brin are on the [[Google]] page instead of this one, as the connections are primarily company related.* - Brin founded Google with [[Larry Page]], also Jewish. - Brin and Page met at Stanford. *Stanford is a recurring theme within the networks of tech, defense, Jewry, government.* - Brin and Page brought on [[Eric Schmidt]] as Google CEO in 2001. *I cannot find any information on the ethnicity of Schmidt, however his page speaks for itself.* - Brin was an early investor in Elon Musk's Tesla. - Recently (2023) Brin has once again become involved in Google's day to day activity regarding Google's AI ventures and Gemini. #### Brin's Marriages + Epstein Ties - Brin's first wife (2007-2015) was [[Anne Wojcicki]] (Jewish). - Wojcicki is the founder of [[23andMe]], the DNA harvesting consumer genetics company. - Anne Wojcicki is the sister of longtime YouTube CEO [[Susan Wojcicki]]. - As revealed in 2023 court documents, Brin and Wojcicki vacationed with [[Jeffrey Epstein]] on his private island Little St. James. - Brin's 2014 prescence on the island is recounted by Epstein victims who claim to have interacted with Brin and his wife on the island. - Epstein initially introduced Brin and [[Larry Page]] to JP Morgan executives in 2003. - From 2005-2007 Epstein further assisted Brin with financial matters. - Brin's second wife (2018-2023) was Nicole Shanahan. - Shanahan was RFK jr.'s running mate in the 2024 election. - Shanahan converted to Judaism in 2014 after becoming engaged to her first (Jewish) husband. - Shanahan left Judaism this year (2025) for Christianity. #### References - Wikipedia. 2025. s.v. _“Sergey Brin.”_ Last modified August 18. Accessed August 18. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Brin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Brin). - Jacob Berkman (JTA), “In One Week, Jewish Community Lands Obama, Brin,” _The Forward_, October 27, 2009, accessed August 18, 2025, [https://forward.com/fast-forward/117804/in-one-week-jewish-community-lands-obama-brin/](https://forward.com/fast-forward/117804/in-one-week-jewish-community-lands-obama-brin/). - Wikipedia. 2025. s.v. _“Eric Schmidt.”_ Last modified April 27. Accessed August 18. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Schmidt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Schmidt). - Levy, Steven. “The Birth of Google.” _Wired_, August 1, 2005. https://www.wired.com/2005/08/battelle. - Google. “From the Garage to the Googleplex: Our Story.” _About Google_. Accessed August 18, 2025. https://about.google/company-info/our-story/. - Berkman, Jacob. “Google’s Brin Gives $1 Million to HIAS.” _Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA)_, October 25, 2009. https://www.jta.org/2009/10/25/united-states/googles-brin-gives-1-million-to-hias-2. - Business Insider Staff. “Sergey Brin Returns to Google HQ to Help Develop Gemini.” _Business Insider_, July 21, 2023. https://www.businessinsider.com/google-sergey-brin-office-work-gemini-ai-research-2023-7. - Moment Magazine. “The Story of Sergey Brin.” Accessed August 18, 2025. https://momentmag.com/the-story-of-sergey-brin/.