Marcel Adams
Marcel Adams | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marcel Abramovich 2 August 1920 Piatra Neamț,Romania |
| Died | 11 August 2020(aged 100) Montreal,Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian/Romanian/Israeli |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Founder of Iberville Developments |
| Spouse |
Annie Adams
(m.1953; died 1997) |
| Children | 4, includingSylvan Adams |
Marcel Adams(2 August 1920 – 11 August 2020)[1]was a Canadian real estate investor, billionaire, andHolocaustsurvivor.[2]
Biography
[edit]Marcel Abramovich (later Adams) was born to aJewishfamily inRomaniain 1920.[2]His father was atanner.[3]DuringWorld War IIhe was forced to work in Nazi labor camps (1941-1944).[4]He escaped and fled first toTurkeyand then toMandatory Palestinewhere he fought for the independence ofIsrael.[3]In 1951, he immigrated to Canada where he worked at a Quebec City tannery.[5]In 1955, he began investing in real estate making a 70% profit on his first building.[3]In 1958, he founded Iberville Developments[2]and in 1959, he opened his first mall.[3]Adams retired and his son,Sylvan Adams,operated the company for almost 25 years,[6]before being succeeded by his own son, Josh.[2][7]As of 2017, Iberville owns and manages a diverse portfolio of over 100 properties consisting of eight million square feet.[2]
Personal life
[edit]In 1953, he married Annie Adams; they had four children: Julian,Sylvan,Linda, and Leora.[3]His son Julian is a biochemist who led a team that developed the drugVelcade;his son Sylvan ran Iberville;[3]his daughter Linda is a lawyer married to commentatorGil Troy;and his daughter Leora is a nurse.[3]Annie died in November 1997.[8]
Adams died on August 11, 2020.[9]
References
[edit]- ^Florin Jbanca (18 February 2015)."Extraordinara poveste a românului cu 800 de milioane de dolari ascunse în Elveţia. Traseul de la evreul sărac Meir Abramovici la miliardarul Marcel Adams"(in Romanian). piatra neamt.
- ^abcdeForbes: The World's Billionaires - Marcel AdamsApril 2017
- ^abcdefgThe Press Reader: "Billionaire Marcel Adams Cultivates Israeli Brainpower"May 2, 2010
- ^Financial Post: "93-year-old Canadian real estate mogul makes Forbes billionaires list for first time" by Nicolas Van PraetMarch 4, 2013
- ^Canadian Business: "Canada's Richest People 2017 - Marcel Adams"Archived2021-09-23 at theWayback Machine2017
- ^Cashman, Greer Fay (March 3, 2019)."35. Sylvan Adams".The Jerusalem Post.RetrievedAugust 17,2020.
- ^Immobilier Commercial "" SYLVAN ADAMS en tête de peloton "volume 7 - numéro 6 - December 7, 2014
- ^"Paid Notice: Deaths ADAMS, ANNIE".The New York Times.November 14, 1997 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^Gil Troy (August 12, 2020)."Marcel Adams passes away after a hundred years of loving Israel and life".The Jerusalem Post.RetrievedAugust 13,2020.
Further reading
[edit]- Guy Mercier, Frédérik Leclerq, François Roy,Marcel Adams à Quebec. Les destins croisés d'un homme et d'une ville,enPierre Anctil,Simon Jacobs dir.:Les Juifs de Québec. Quatre cents ans d’histoire.Presses de l'Université du QuébecPUQ, Québec 2015, pp 195 – 220 (French)
- 1920 births
- 2020 deaths
- Canadian billionaires
- Canadian centenarians
- Holocaust survivors
- Canadian Jews
- Canadian philanthropists
- Canadian people of Romanian-Jewish descent
- Canadian businesspeople in real estate
- Men centenarians
- People from Piatra Neamț
- Romanian emigrants to Mandatory Palestine
- Romanian centenarians
- Forced labourers under German rule during World War II
- Israeli emigrants to Canada
- Jewish centenarians