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David Amar | |
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| Born | 1920 |
| Died | 2000 |
| Nationality | Moroccan |
| Occupation | businessman |
| Known for | David Amar Worldwide North Africa Jewish Heritage Center |
| Children | Annie Claude Amar Daniel Amar Josabeth Amar |
| Relatives | Raphael Edery (son-in-law) Paul J. Fribourg (son-in-law) |
David Amar (1920-2000) was a Moroccan Jewish businessman.
Amar was involved in Operation Yachin, in which 97,000 Moroccan Jews emigrated to Israel in 1961 to 1964.[1]
For 26 years, from 1965 to 1986 (at least), Amar was president of the Council of Moroccan Jewish Communities.[2][3][4] He was also president of the World Assembly of Moroccan Jewry.[3][2]
In 1965, Amar was a member of the Chamber of Moroccan Counselors.[2]
At the time of the 1971 coup, Amar briefly fled abroad, due to his closeness to King Hassan II.[1] In 1984, Amar was made an Officer in the Order of the Throne by King Hassan.[5]
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.[3]
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.[6]
Personal life
In 1965, his daughter Annie-Claude Amar (died 6 August 1993)[7][4] married Raphael Cohen (later known as 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.[2]
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.[8]
His son Daniel Amar is a French-Jewish businessman, who owns stakes in Israel Salt Industries and Bank Hapoalim.[4]
Amar lived in a villa in "Casablanca's wealthiest district".[3]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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". Morocco; Middle East; Israel, State Of: NYTimes.com. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ a b c Bennyesterday, Aluf (8 July 2004). "Frenchman to buy stake in Israel Salt - Haaretz - Israel News". Haaretz.com. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ http://www.jta.org/1984/07/18/archive/hassan-honors-moroccan-jewish-leader
- ^ Bennyesterday, Aluf (9 June 2011). "A touch of Morocco in the heart of Jerusalem - Haaretz - Israel News". Haaretz.com. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ https://www.dansnoscoeurs.fr/annie-claude-amar-edery/1119645/avis
- ^ http://pagesix.com/2007/09/05/behind-leonas-testament/
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