Sammy Ofer [SEP] date of death
Sammy Ofer
Sammy Ofer (born Shmuel Herskovich; 22 February 1922 – 3 June 2011) was an Israeli shipping magnate and philanthropist. He was one of the wealthiest men in Israel.
Early life.
He was born in 1922 in Galați, Romania. In 1924, Ofer's family migrated to Mandatory Palestine. The family lived in Haifa. With the start of World War II, he enlisted in the Royal Navy. During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, he served in the Israeli Sea Corps.
brother Yuli, and in exchange Yuli's assets in the Israel Corporation holding company were transferred to Sammy.
Death.
Yuli Ofer died on 11 September 2011, aged 87 at his home in Herzliya; his brother Sammy Ofer had died a few months prior. Ofer's death sparked an inheritence dispute between his children Liora and Doron Ofer. In 2008 Yuli Ofer had changed his will to leave most of his assets to his daughter Liora.
See also.
- Ofer Brothers Group
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