David Joshua Azrieli | |
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דוד יהושע עזריאלי | |
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Born | Maków Mazowiecki, Poland | 10 May 1922
Died | 9 July 2014 Ivry-sur-le-Lac, Canada | (aged 92)
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Alma mater | Thomas More Institute (BA) Carleton University (MArch) |
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Organization | Azrieli Foundation |
Agent | Azrieli Group |
Spouse |
Stephanie Lefcort (m. 1957) |
Children | 4, including Sharon and Danna |
Awards | Order of Canada (1984) Order of Quebec (1999) |
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Service/ | Haganah |
Years of service | c. 1946–1949 |
Unit | 7th Brigade |
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David Joshua Azrieli CM CQ (Hebrew: דוד יהושע עזריאלי; 10 May 1922 – 9 July 2014) was an Israeli-Canadian tycoon, real estate developer, architect, and philanthropist.[1][2] With an estimated net worth of US$3.1 billion in March 2013, he was ranked by Forbes as the ninth-wealthiest Canadian and the 401st wealthiest person overall.[3]
In 1989, he founded the philanthropic Azrieli Foundation, to which he bequeathed the bulk of his estate upon his death in 2014.