Morris Bear Squire

Morris Bear Squire (born: November 5 1923) is an American psychologist and hospital administrator who is best known for his philanthropy . Squire is the former owner and CEO of a national chain of 26 medical care facilities. He also founded several charitable organizations including the Forest Foundation, Moishe House and the Morris B. Squire's philanthropic endeavors are focused particularly on supporting Jewish causes. Morris Bear Squire was born on November 5 1923 in Chicago Illinois , the son Ukrainian immigrants. His father was a dentist and his mother was a pharmacist. Squire earned degrees in psychology from the University of Illinois and University of Chicago . In 1958, Squire purchased a Chicago psychiatric hospital and succeeded in administrating it. During the subsequent years, Squire purchased and administrated 25 more psychiatric treatment facilities. In 1963, Squire established the Forest Foundation, a non-profit organization for funding psychology research. After retiring as Chief Executive Officer and selling of his corporation, Squire founded Moishe House . The international non-profit organization, based in Santa Barbara California, consists of a series of community centers for the support of young Jewish adults. In 1999, Squire married Lei The Dei of Cambodia . They renewed their marriage in 2003 at the Western Wall in Jerusalem . Squire resides in Santa Barbara , California .

Morris Bear Squire ( November 5, 1923 - March 2014) is an American psychologist and hospital administrator who is best known for his philanthropy . Squire is the former owner and CEO of a national chain of 26 medical care facilities. He also founded several charitable organizations including the Forest Foundation, Moishe House and the Morris B. Squire's philanthropic endeavors are focused particularly on supporting Jewish causes. Morris Bear Squire was born on November 5, 1923 in Chicago Illinois , the son Ukrainian immigrants. His father was a dentist and his mother was a pharmacist. Squire earned degrees in psychology from the University of Illinois and University of Chicago . In 1958, Squire purchased a Chicago psychiatric hospital and succeeded in administrating it. During the subsequent years, Squire purchased and administrated 25 more psychiatric treatment facilities. In 1963, Squire established the Forest Foundation, a non-profit organization for funding psychology research. After retiring as Chief Executive Officer and selling of his corporation, Squire founded Moishe House . The international non-profit organization, based in Oakland, California, which supports and sponsors young Jewish leaders as they create vibrant communities for their peers from their homes. In 1999, Squire married Lei The Dei of Cambodia . They renewed their marriage in 2003 at the Western Wall in Jerusalem . Squire resides in Santa Barbara , California . Squire died in March 2014.

Morris Bear Squire (November 5, 1923 – March 2014) was an American psychologist and hospital administrator who was best known for his philanthropy . Squire was the former owner and CEO of a national chain of 26 medical care facilities. He also founded several charitable organizations including the Forest Foundation, Moishe House and the Morris B. Squire's philanthropic endeavors were focused particularly on supporting Jewish causes. Morris Bear Squire was born on November 5, 1923, in Chicago , Illinois , the son of Ukrainian immigrants. His father was a dentist and his mother was a pharmacist. Squire earned degrees in psychology from the University of Illinois and University of Chicago . In 1958, Squire purchased a Chicago psychiatric hospital and succeeded in administrating it. During the subsequent years, Squire purchased and administrated 25 more psychiatric treatment facilities. In 1963, Squire established the Forest Foundation, a non-profit organization for funding psychology research. After retiring as chief executive officer and selling off his corporation, Squire founded Moishe House . The international non-profit organization, based in Oakland, California, which supports and sponsors young Jewish leaders as they create vibrant communities for their peers from their homes.

Morris Bear Squire (November 5, 1923 – March 2014) was an American psychologist and hospital administrator who was known for his philanthropy and for a Medicare fraud case brought against him by the U.S. attorney's office in 1996 that involved a psychiatric hospital owned by Squire and administered by his son, Ari Squire. Morris Squire was the former owner and CEO of a national chain of 26 medical care facilities. He also founded several charitable organizations including the Forest Foundation, Moishe House and the Morris B. Squire's philanthropic endeavors were focused particularly on supporting Jewish causes. Morris Bear Squire was born on November 5, 1923, in Chicago , Illinois , the son of Ukrainian immigrants. His father was a dentist and his mother was a pharmacist. Squire earned degrees in psychology from the University of Illinois and University of Chicago . In 1958, Squire purchased a Chicago psychiatric hospital and then administrated it. During the subsequent years, Squire purchased and administrated 25 more psychiatric treatment facilities. In 1963, Squire established the Forest Foundation, a non-profit organization for funding psychology research. After retiring as chief executive officer and selling his corporation, Squire co-founded Moishe House , an international non-profit organization based in Oakland, California that supports and sponsors young Jewish leaders as they create communities for peers from their homes.