David Amar | |
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Born | 1920
Settat, Morocco |
Died | 2000 (aged 79–80) |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | David Amar Worldwide North Africa Jewish Heritage Center |
Children | 3 |
Relatives |
Raphael Edery (son-in-law) Paul J. Fribourg (son-in-law) |
David Amar (1920–2000) was a Moroccan businessman, leader of the Moroccan Jewish community, politician, and philanthropist.
David Amar was born in Settat, Morocco. [1]
Amar was the head of Omnium Nord-Africain, Morocco's largest conglomerate, until he resigned in January 1986, and was replaced by King Hassan's son-in-law Fouad Felalli. The circumstances of this were unclear and may have been due to retirement, or to a loss of influence, and Amar sold all of his shares in the company. [2]
Amar was president of the Jewish community in Kenitra, which was where he started his business career. [1] He established connections with Moroccan nationalists, which helped him obtain the position of secretary general of the Conseil des Communautés Israélites du Maroc (CCIM) after Moroccan independence in 1956. [1]
Amar was involved in Operation Yachin, in which 97,000 Moroccan Jews emigrated to Israel in 1961 to 1964. [3]
For 26 years, from 1965 to 1986 (at least), Amar was president of the Council of Moroccan Jewish Communities. [4] [2] [5] He was also president of the World Assembly of Moroccan Jewry. [2] [4]
In 1965, Amar was a member of the Chamber of Moroccan Counselors. [4]
At the time of the 1971 coup, Amar briefly fled abroad, due to his closeness to King Hassan II. [3] In 1984, Amar was made an Officer in the Order of the Throne by King Hassan. [6]
He funded the restoration of the North Africa Jewish Heritage Center in Jerusalem, which was named the David Amar Worldwide North Africa Jewish Heritage Center in his honour. [7]
In 1965, his daughter Annie-Claude Amar (died 6 August 1993) [8] [5] married Raphael Cohen (later known as Raphael Edery, a member of the Knesset from 1981 to 1999 and a government minister), an oil company engineer, in the presence of two members of the Moroccan Cabinet, several former Ministers and the National Police Chief. [4]
His son Daniel Amar is a French-Jewish businessman, who owns stakes in Israel Salt Industries and Bank Hapoalim. [5]
Amar lived in a villa in "Casablanca's wealthiest district". [2]
David Amar | |
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Born | 1920
Settat, Morocco |
Died | 2000 (aged 79–80) |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | David Amar Worldwide North Africa Jewish Heritage Center |
Children | 3 |
Relatives |
Raphael Edery (son-in-law) Paul J. Fribourg (son-in-law) |
David Amar (1920–2000) was a Moroccan businessman, leader of the Moroccan Jewish community, politician, and philanthropist.
David Amar was born in Settat, Morocco. [1]
Amar was the head of Omnium Nord-Africain, Morocco's largest conglomerate, until he resigned in January 1986, and was replaced by King Hassan's son-in-law Fouad Felalli. The circumstances of this were unclear and may have been due to retirement, or to a loss of influence, and Amar sold all of his shares in the company. [2]
Amar was president of the Jewish community in Kenitra, which was where he started his business career. [1] He established connections with Moroccan nationalists, which helped him obtain the position of secretary general of the Conseil des Communautés Israélites du Maroc (CCIM) after Moroccan independence in 1956. [1]
Amar was involved in Operation Yachin, in which 97,000 Moroccan Jews emigrated to Israel in 1961 to 1964. [3]
For 26 years, from 1965 to 1986 (at least), Amar was president of the Council of Moroccan Jewish Communities. [4] [2] [5] He was also president of the World Assembly of Moroccan Jewry. [2] [4]
In 1965, Amar was a member of the Chamber of Moroccan Counselors. [4]
At the time of the 1971 coup, Amar briefly fled abroad, due to his closeness to King Hassan II. [3] In 1984, Amar was made an Officer in the Order of the Throne by King Hassan. [6]
He funded the restoration of the North Africa Jewish Heritage Center in Jerusalem, which was named the David Amar Worldwide North Africa Jewish Heritage Center in his honour. [7]
In 1965, his daughter Annie-Claude Amar (died 6 August 1993) [8] [5] married Raphael Cohen (later known as Raphael Edery, a member of the Knesset from 1981 to 1999 and a government minister), an oil company engineer, in the presence of two members of the Moroccan Cabinet, several former Ministers and the National Police Chief. [4]
His son Daniel Amar is a French-Jewish businessman, who owns stakes in Israel Salt Industries and Bank Hapoalim. [5]
Amar lived in a villa in "Casablanca's wealthiest district". [2]