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'''Lev Avnerovich Leviev''' (born [[July 30]], [[1956]] |
'''Lev Avnerovich Leviev''' (born [[July 30]], [[1956]] is an [[Israel]]i billionaire with the [[diamond]] , [[real estate]] and [[chemicals]]. He of [[]] and , is the [[ ]] |
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Leviev is a supporter of [[Jew]]ish philanthropic causes and president of the [[Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS]] (FJC), an umbrella body representing Jewish communities across the former Soviet Union. He is the founder of the [[Ohr Avner Foundation]], named for his father. |
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He lives in [[Bnei Brak]], Israel, with his wife Olga and their nine children. He owns the Israeli TV Russian channel Israel Plus and [[Africa Israel]] Investments, an international holding and investment company involved in residential real estate, shopping malls, energy, fashion, telecom, and media. Furthermore, Leviev, controls diamond mines in Russia and Africa and has emerged as a major competitor to [[De Beers]]. |
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in [[Tashkent]], [[Uzbekistan]] in 1956. His father, Rabbi Avner, and his mother, Chana Leviev, were prominent members of the [[Bukharan Jews|Bukharan Jewish]] community. In 1971, when he was fifteen, his family [[aliyah|]] to Israel. Shortly afterwards, Leviev began to work as an apprentice in a diamond polishing plant, and following his military service, established his own diamond polishing plant. |
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With the fall of [[Communism]] in the early 1990s, Leviev expanded his business endeavors into [[Eastern Europe]] and the former Soviet Union. He received the blessings for success in business and personal support of the [[Chabad-Lubavitch|Lubavitcher]] Rebbe, Rabbi [[Menachem Schneerson]] for his philanthropic activities. |
With the fall of [[Communism]] in the early 1990s, Leviev expanded his business endeavors into [[Eastern Europe]] and the former Soviet Union. He received the blessings for success in business and personal support of the [[Chabad-Lubavitch|Lubavitcher]] Rebbe, Rabbi [[Menachem Schneerson]] for his philanthropic activities. |
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He is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of [[Africa Israel|Africa Israel Investments Limited]], an investment company |
He is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of [[Africa Israel|Africa Israel Investments Limited]], an investment company in Israel and around the a of Leviev a $ million . |
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In 2005, Leviev's company completed a $230 million 5,800 apartment project in [[Modi'in Illit]], for the [[Haredi]] sector. |
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Leviev is also the owner of the new high-end luxury diamond retailer bearing his name. |
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Leviev recently opened a luxury jewelry store on Old Bond Street in London. He has plans to invest billions in the Far East, and is considering investments in Argentina, Brazil and Russia.<ref>http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/821056.html</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:01, 19 August 2007
Lev Leviev | |
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| Born | July 30, 1956 |
| Education | Businessman |
| Spouse | Olga |
| Children | 9 |
Lev Avnerovich Leviev (born July 30, 1956), is an Israeli billionaire with investments in the diamond industry, real estate and chemicals. He owns Israel Plus, an Israeli Russian-language TV channel, and is chairman of Africa Israel Investments, an international holding and investment company involved in residential real estate, shopping malls, energy, fashion, telecom, and media. Leviev owns diamond mines in Russia and Africa, and is a major competitor to the De Beers international diamond cartel.
Leviev is a supporter of Jewish philanthropic causes and president of the Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS (FJC), an umbrella body representing Jewish communities across the former Soviet Union. He is the founder of the Ohr Avner Foundation, named for his father.
He lives in Bnei Brak, Israel, with his wife Olga and their nine children. Leviev was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in 1956. His father, Rabbi Avner, and his mother, Chana Leviev, were prominent members of the Bukharan Jewish community. In 1971, when he was fifteen, his family immigrated to Israel. Shortly afterwards, Leviev began to work as an apprentice in a diamond polishing plant, and following his military service, established his own diamond polishing plant.
With the fall of Communism in the early 1990s, Leviev expanded his business endeavors into Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. He received the blessings for success in business and personal support of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Schneerson for his philanthropic activities.
He is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of Africa Israel Investments Limited, an investment company with enterprises in Israel and around the globe aiming for a market value of $7 billion by the end of 2007. Leviev purchased the company a decade ago for $400 million. It is his only publicly traded company.
In 2005, Leviev's company completed a $230 million 5,800 apartment project in Modi'in Illit, for the Haredi sector.
Leviev recently opened a luxury jewelry store on Old Bond Street in London. He has plans to invest billions in the Far East, and is considering investments in Argentina, Brazil and Russia.[1]