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David Joshua Azrieli , C.M., C.Q., B.A., M.Arch., LL.D., (born May 10 , 1922 ) is a Canadian builder, designer, architect, developer and philanthropist . Born in Makow, Poland , he fled Europe during World War II for Palestine . He studied architecture at the Technion .¹ He fought in the 1948 War of Independence .² After immigrating to Montreal in 1954 he established Canpro Investments in 1958 .³ In 1984 he was made a Member of the Order of Canada . In 1999 he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec .⁴ He married Stephanie and has four children: Rafi, Sharon, Naomi and Danna.⁵

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David Joshua Azrieli , CM , CQ ( ; born May 10, 1922) is a Canadian builder , designer , architect , developer and philanthropist . Born in Makow, Poland , he fled Europe during World War II for Palestine . Between 1943 and 1946, Azrieli briefly studied architecture at the Technion , though did not complete his studies at that time. He fought in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War . After immigrating to Montreal in 1954, he established his building business, beginning with the construction of small duplexes and working his way up to apartment buildings and, later on, shopping malls. This business is now called Canpro Investments . At the age of 75, he received his Master's degree in architecture from Carleton University . The Azrieli Towers in Tel Aviv , one of his premier projects in Israel. He married Stephanie (family name?) and the couple have four children: Rafi, Sharon, Naomi and Danna. Azrieli's building projects can be seen in the office buildings, high-rise residences, office towers and shopping centres he has built in Canada, the United States and Israel. His two companies - Montreal-based Canpro Investments Ltd. and Tel-Aviv-based Canit Investment, Management and Finance Ltd. – are considered leaders in their fields . Azrieli built a number of notable Israeli commercial centres including the Jerusalem Shopping Mall in Malcha , Jerusalem , Kanion ha-Negev in Beersheba and the eponymous Azrieli Center in Tel Aviv , the largest real estate project in Israel and the Middle East, including three skyscrapers in the heart of Tel Aviv, which has become an architectural landmark at the core of Israel's business activities. Azrieli and his wife currently reside in Herzliah.

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David Joshua Azrieli , CM CQ ( ; May 10, 1922 – July 9, 2014) was a Canadian - Israeli real estate tycoon , developer , designer , architect , and philanthropist . With an estimated net worth of $US 3.1 billion (as of March 2013), Azrieli was ranked by Forbes as the 9th wealthiest Canadian and 401st in the world.

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David Joshua Azrieli , CM CQ ( ; May 10, 1922 – July 9, 2014) was an Israeli–Canadian real estate tycoon , developer , designer , architect , and philanthropist . With an estimated net worth of $US 3.1 billion (as of March 2013), Azrieli was ranked by Forbes as the ninth wealthiest Canadian and 401st in the world.

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Israeli-Canadian entrepreneur (1922–2014) David Joshua Azrieli , CM CQ ( ; 10 May 1922 – 9 July 2014) was an Israeli - Canadian real estate tycoon , developer , designer , architect , and philanthropist . With an estimated net worth of US$3.1 billion as of March 2013, Azrieli was ranked by Forbes as the ninth wealthiest Canadian and 401st in the world. Azrieli established the Azrieli Foundation in 1989, and on his passing, bequeathed the bulk of his estate to the Foundation.

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Israeli-Canadian entrepreneur (1922–2014) 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. 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. In 1989, he founded the philanthropic Azrieli Foundation, to which he bequeathed the bulk of his estate upon his death in 2014.

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