Shlomo Zabludowicz ( Hebrew: שלמה זבלודוביץ'; 1914–1994) was a Polish-born Israeli businessman. He gained wealth through the armament trade between the Finnish weapons manufacturer Tampella and Israel. [1]
Biography
Shlomo Zabludowicz was born in a Jewish family in Łódź, Poland. His father was a rabbi. Zabludowicz and his family was interned at the Auschwitz concentration camp, where only he and his wife Pola survived. After the war, he immigrated to Finland via Sweden. [1] In Finland, he had two children, business magnate Poju Zabludowicz and ophthalmologist Rebecka Belldegrun. [2] In 1975, he immigrated to Israel. [1]
Business career
Zabludowicz founded the investment firm Tamares that is currently owned by his son Poju. Zabludowicz was a prominent figure in creating the joint enterprise between Tampella and Solel Boneh, Soltam Systems. In the 1980s, he began moving his investments to property. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d Miettinen, Anssi (September 2011). "Isänsä poika". Helsingin Sanomat Kuukausiliite. pp. 25–33.
- ^ Coren, Ora (12 October 2004). "Soltam heirs near end of feud over father's $200-300m fortune". Haaretz.
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Shlomo Zabludowicz ( Hebrew: שלמה זבלודוביץ'; 1914–1994) was a Polish-born Israeli businessman. He gained wealth through the armament trade between the Finnish weapons manufacturer Tampella and Israel. [1]
Biography
Shlomo Zabludowicz was born in a Jewish family in Łódź, Poland. His father was a rabbi. Zabludowicz and his family was interned at the Auschwitz concentration camp, where only he and his wife Pola survived. After the war, he immigrated to Finland via Sweden. [1] In Finland, he had two children, business magnate Poju Zabludowicz and ophthalmologist Rebecka Belldegrun. [2] In 1975, he immigrated to Israel. [1]
Business career
Zabludowicz founded the investment firm Tamares that is currently owned by his son Poju. Zabludowicz was a prominent figure in creating the joint enterprise between Tampella and Solel Boneh, Soltam Systems. In the 1980s, he began moving his investments to property. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d Miettinen, Anssi (September 2011). "Isänsä poika". Helsingin Sanomat Kuukausiliite. pp. 25–33.
- ^ Coren, Ora (12 October 2004). "Soltam heirs near end of feud over father's $200-300m fortune". Haaretz.
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