Zalman Bernstein

American billionaire

Zalman Chaim Bernstein (Hebrew: זלמן חיים ברנשטיין; 1926–1999), originally known in his businesses as Sanford Bernstein, was an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Zalman Bernstein (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1926, died 1999.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedNew York University3
  • Date not recordedHarvard University3
  • Date not recordedHarvard Business School3

Career

Occupation: businessperson.7

  • Date not recordedFounded Tikvah Fund4
  • Date not recordedFounded AVI CHAI Foundation5
  • Date not recordedFounded AllianceBernstein6

Personal life

  • Born1926, Brooklyn8
  • CitizenshipUnited States9

Bernstein married three times and had six children. His third wife was Mem Dryan Bernstein. He died of lymphoma in 1999.

In the 1980s, he became an Orthodox Jew and dropped his English name, Sanford, for his Hebrew one, Zalman. He attended Lincoln Square Synagogue and became a friend of its rabbi, Shlomo Riskin. In 1989, he immigrated to Israel. He also founded the Jewish organizations Avi Chai Foundation and Tikvah Fund.

From Wikipedia’s article on Zalman Bernstein (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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