Zalman Bernstein

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Zalman Bernstein (1926-1999) was a Jewish-American businessman and philanthropist.[1][2]

Biography

Zalman Berstein was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1926.[2] At the age of eighteen, he joined the United States Navy and fought in the Second World War.[2] He then received a Bachelor's degree in Economics from New York University, followed by a Master's degree in Economics from the Harvard Business School.[2][3]

He worked as an economic advisor for the Marshall Plan.[2] In 1967, he founded the investment management firm Sanford Bernstein.[1][2]

In the 1980s, he became an Orthodox Jew and dropped his English name, Sanford, for his Hebrew one, Zalman.[1] In 1989, he made aliyah and moved to Israel.[1] He also founded the Jewish organizations Avi Chai Foundation and Tikvah Fund, and he donated to the Shalem Center.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Zalman Bernstein, Wall Street giant, dies, j., February 5, 1999
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 The Shalem Center biography
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Interview with Roger Hertog by Professor Joseph Weiler, Tikvah Center for Law & Jewish Civilization, September 19, 2008
  4. ↑ Bret Stephens, The Business of Big Ideas, Philanthropy Roundtable


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