He would claim that he was born in Switzerland and that his family owned the CIBA - Geigy pharmaceutical company .
Shafferman was born in Israel , where his father was Ben Shafferman , a wealthy diamond merchant who moved to Canada after World War II .
Shafferman would claim that Shafferman was born in Switzerland and that Shafferman 's family owned the CIBA - Geigy pharmaceutical company .
Shafferman was born in Israel , where his father was Ben Shafferman , a wealthy diamond merchant who moved to Canada after World War II .