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| children = Annie Claude Amar<br> Daniel Amar<br> Josabeth Amar
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| relations = [[Rafael Edri|Raphael Edery]] (son-in-law)<br> [[Paul J. Fribourg]] (son-in-law)
| relations = [[Rafael Edri|Raphael Edery]] (son-in-law)<br> [[Paul J. Fribourg]] (son-in-law)
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'''David Amar''' (1920-2000) was a Moroccan Jewish businessman.
'''David Amar''' (1920–2000) was a Moroccan businessman, leader of the Moroccan Jewish community, politician, and philanthropist.


==Early life==
==Early life==
David Amar was born in [[Settat]], Morocco.<ref name="Encyclopedia of Jews">{{cite web|last1=Hatimi|first1=Mohammed|title=Amar, David|url=http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopedia-of-jews-in-the-islamic-world/amar-david-SIM_0001820|website=Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World|accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref>
David Amar was born in [[Settat]], Morocco.<ref name="Encyclopedia of Jews">{{cite web|last1=Hatimi|first1=Mohammed|title=Amar, David|url=http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopedia-of-jews-in-the-islamic-world/amar-david-SIM_0001820|website=Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World|access-date=13 June 2017}}</ref>


==Business career==
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Amar was involved in [[Operation Yachin]], in which 97,000 [[Moroccan Jews]] emigrated to Israel in 1961 to 1964.<ref name="Pennell2000">{{cite book|author=C. R. Pennell|title=Morocco Since 1830: A History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g9Mu0faODjsC&pg=PA344|accessdate=13 June 2017|year=2000|publisher=C. Hurst & Co. Publishers|isbn=978-1-85065-273-1|page=344}}</ref>
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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.<ref name="nytimes1986">{{cite news|author=JUDITH MILLER, Special to the New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/07/31/world/moroccan-jews-talk-of-the-king-s-fate-and-theirs.html |title=Moroccan Jews Talk Of The King'S Fate, And Theirs |location=Morocco; Middle East; Israel, State Of |work=NYTimes.com |date=31 July 1986 |access-date=13 June 2017}}</ref>


==Political career==
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For 26 years, from 1965 to 1986 (at least), Amar was president of the [[Council of Moroccan Jewish Communities]].<ref name="jta1965"/><ref name="nytimes1986"/><ref name="haaretz1">{{cite web|last=Bennyesterday |first=Aluf |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/business/frenchman-to-buy-stake-in-israel-salt-1.127861 |title=Frenchman to buy stake in Israel Salt - Haaretz - Israel News |publisher=Haaretz.com |date=8 July 2004 |accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref> He was also president of the [[World Assembly of Moroccan Jewry]].<ref name="nytimes1986"/><ref name="jta1965"/>
Amar was president of the Jewish community in [[Kenitra]], which was where he started his business career.<ref name="Encyclopedia of Jews"/> 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.<ref name="Encyclopedia of Jews"/>


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Amar was involved in [[Operation Yachin]], in which 97,000 [[Moroccan Jews]] emigrated to Israel in 1961 to 1964.<ref name="Pennell2000">{{cite book|author=C. R. Pennell|title=Morocco Since 1830: A History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g9Mu0faODjsC&pg=PA344|access-date=13 June 2017|year=2000|publisher=C. Hurst & Co. Publishers|isbn=978-1-85065-273-1|page=344}}</ref>
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In 1965, Amar was a member of the [[Chamber of Moroccan Counselors]].<ref name="jta1965">{{cite web|url=http://www.jta.org/1965/04/22/archive/two-members-of-moroccan-cabinet-attend-jewish-wedding-in-casablanca |title=Two Members of Moroccan Cabinet Attend Jewish Wedding in Casablanca &#124; Jewish Telegraphic Agency |publisher=Jta.org |date=22 April 1965 |accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref>


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For 26 years, from 1965 to 1986 (at least), Amar was president of the [[Council of Moroccan Jewish Communities]].<ref name="jta1965"/><ref name="nytimes1986"/><ref name="haaretz1">{{cite web|last=Bennyesterday |first=Aluf |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/business/frenchman-to-buy-stake-in-israel-salt-1.127861 |title=Frenchman to buy stake in Israel Salt - Haaretz - Israel News |publisher=Haaretz.com |date=8 July 2004 |access-date=13 June 2017}}</ref> He was also president of the [[World Assembly of Moroccan Jewry]].<ref name="nytimes1986"/><ref name="jta1965"/>
At the time of the 1971 coup, Amar briefly fled abroad, due to his closeness to [[Hassan II of Morocco|King Hassan II]].<ref name="Pennell2000"/> In 1984, Amar was made an Officer in the [[Order of the Throne]] by King Hassan.<ref>http://www.jta.org/1984/07/18/archive/hassan-honors-moroccan-jewish-leader</ref>


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In 1965, Amar was a member of the [[Chamber of Moroccan Counselors]].<ref name="jta1965">{{cite web|url=http://www.jta.org/1965/04/22/archive/two-members-of-moroccan-cabinet-attend-jewish-wedding-in-casablanca |title=Two Members of Moroccan Cabinet Attend Jewish Wedding in Casablanca &#124; Jewish Telegraphic Agency |publisher=Jta.org |date=22 April 1965 |access-date=13 June 2017}}</ref>
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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.<ref name="nytimes1986">{{cite web|author=JUDITH MILLER, Special to the New York Times |url=http://www.nytimes.com/1986/07/31/world/moroccan-jews-talk-of-the-king-s-fate-and-theirs.html |title=Moroccan Jews Talk Of The King'S Fate, And Theirs |location=Morocco; Middle East; Israel, State Of |publisher=NYTimes.com |date=31 July 1986 |accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref>


He funded the restoration of the [[North Africa Jewish Heritage Center]] in Jeruslam, which was named the David Amar Worldwide North Africa Jewish Heritage Center in his honour.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bennyesterday |first=Aluf |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/a-touch-of-morocco-in-the-heart-of-jerusalem-1.366698 |title=A touch of Morocco in the heart of Jerusalem - Haaretz - Israel News |publisher=Haaretz.com |date=9 June 2011 |accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref>
At the time of the 1971 coup, Amar briefly fled abroad, due to his closeness to [[Hassan II of Morocco|King Hassan II]].<ref name="Pennell2000"/> In 1984, Amar was made an Officer in the [[Order of the Throne]] by King Hassan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jta.org/1984/07/18/archive/hassan-honors-moroccan-jewish-leader |title=Hassan Honors Moroccan Jewish Leader &#124; Jewish Telegraphic Agency |publisher=Jta.org |date=18 July 1984 |access-date=13 June 2017}}</ref>

==Philanthropy==
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.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bennyesterday |first=Aluf |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/a-touch-of-morocco-in-the-heart-of-jerusalem-1.366698 |title=A touch of Morocco in the heart of Jerusalem - Haaretz - Israel News |publisher=Haaretz.com |date=9 June 2011 |access-date=13 June 2017}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
In 1965, his daughter Annie-Claude Amar (died 6 August 1993)<ref>https://www.dansnoscoeurs.fr/annie-claude-amar-edery/1119645/avis</ref><ref name="haaretz1"/> married Raphael Cohen (later known as [[Rafael Edri|Raphael Edery]], a member of the [[Knesset]] from 1981-99 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.<ref name="jta1965"/>
In 1965, his daughter Annie-Claude Amar (died 6 August 1993)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dansnoscoeurs.fr/annie-claude-amar-edery/1119645/avis |title=Avis de décès - Annie-Claude AMAR EDERY - Avis obsèques - Paris (75) - Dans nos coeurs |publisher=Dansnoscoeurs.fr |access-date=13 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="haaretz1"/> married Raphael Cohen (later known as [[Rafael Edri|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.<ref name="jta1965"/>

His daughter Josabeth "Babette" Amar had three children with her first husband, and after a divorce married American businessman [[Paul J. Fribourg]], and had four more children.<ref>http://pagesix.com/2007/09/05/behind-leonas-testament/</ref>


His son Daniel Amar is a French-Jewish businessman, who owns stakes in [[Israel Salt Industries]] and [[Bank Hapoalim]].<ref name="haaretz1"/>
His son Daniel Amar is a French-Jewish businessman, who owns stakes in [[Israel Salt Industries]] and [[Bank Hapoalim]].<ref name="haaretz1"/>
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Latest revision as of 13:07, 23 June 2024

David Amar
Born1920
Settat, Morocco
Died2000 (aged 79–80)
OccupationBusinessman
Known forDavid Amar Worldwide North Africa Jewish Heritage Center
Children3
RelativesRaphael 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.

Early life[edit]

David Amar was born in Settat, Morocco.[1]

Business career[edit]

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]

Political career[edit]

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]

Philanthropy[edit]

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]

Personal life[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Hatimi, Mohammed. "Amar, David". Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d JUDITH MILLER, Special to the New York Times (31 July 1986). "Moroccan Jews Talk Of The King'S Fate, And Theirs". NYTimes.com. Morocco; Middle East; Israel, State Of. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  3. ^ a b C. R. Pennell (2000). Morocco Since 1830: A History. C. Hurst & Co. Publishers. p. 344. ISBN 978-1-85065-273-1. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d "Two Members of Moroccan Cabinet Attend Jewish Wedding in Casablanca | Jewish Telegraphic Agency". Jta.org. 22 April 1965. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  5. ^ a b c Bennyesterday, Aluf (8 July 2004). "Frenchman to buy stake in Israel Salt - Haaretz - Israel News". Haaretz.com. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Hassan Honors Moroccan Jewish Leader | Jewish Telegraphic Agency". Jta.org. 18 July 1984. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  7. ^ Bennyesterday, Aluf (9 June 2011). "A touch of Morocco in the heart of Jerusalem - Haaretz - Israel News". Haaretz.com. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Avis de décès - Annie-Claude AMAR EDERY - Avis obsèques - Paris (75) - Dans nos coeurs". Dansnoscoeurs.fr. Retrieved 13 June 2017.


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