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…Yom HaAtzmaut Message ISRAEL Our Ancestra staeri Ma Sea coas on e e was Robert Sklar Editor W e know the history. But it bears repeating this week as we celebrate Israel's 61st birthday as the Jewish state. Yom HaAtzmaut, Israeli Independence Day, falls on 5 Iyar — this year April 29. Rewind: On Nov. 29, 1947, the U.N. General Assembly voted to partition the British Mandate of Palestine and carve out a Jewish state in the wake of the Hol...…
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…Special Report ,\ 1DSON LEGAL ,E OVER bou i Son-in-law Jonathan Aaron helps drive transition team of Davidson network. Stories by Bill Carroll Special to the Jewish News 42-year-old lawyer from Oak Park has been thrust into the limelight in the Jewish community's "worlds" of business, synagogue life and philanthropy following the death last month of William "Bill" Davidson, the prominent international businessman, sportsman and philanth...…
…Special Report BILL DAVIDSON LEGACY Rebounding from page A13 Foundation Impact he late William "Bill" Davidson never really like founda- tions, reports his son-in-law, Jonathan S. Aaron, because of the many procedures and legalities involved. Yet he created what prom- ises to become one of the most sig- nificant foundations in the state. The multi-million-dollar William Davidson Foundation now will con- tinue to fund his many philanthropic...…
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…Special Report BILL DAVIDSON LEGACY Rebounding from page A14 Karen Davidson's Perspective Aaron spent 12 years working at law firms or as an in-house attorney for vari- ous companies before joining Guardian. Aaron got married around that time after he and Mary, both belonging to the same circle of friends, "got serious with each other:' he says. They have three sons: Benjamin, 5; Oliver, 3, and Hugh, 18 months. Ronald Applebaum of Huntingt...…
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