Arison family
The Arison family is a Romanian-Israeli-American business family. Moshe and Sarah Arison immigrated to Ottoman territory of Palestine from Romania in 1882, and were among the founders of the town of Zikhron Ya'akov.[1] Their eldest son was Meir Arison, who was the father of Theodore Arison (later Ted Arison) and two daughters, Aviva and Rina.
The family of Ted Arison are his first wife Mina Arison (who became Mina Sapir after marrying her second husband, Yekutiel Sapir), their two children Micky Arison and Shari Arison, Ted's second wife Marilyn B. Arison, and her son Michael Arison who Ted later adopted, and their spouses.
Notable members
- Carnival Cruise Lines which earned him a fortune as it grew to be one of the biggest in the world. Over time he became one of the richest people in the world. In 1990, he returned to Israel. He contributed large sums of money to the state of Israel to build hospitals and to establish charity organizations. In 1997 he acquired from the state of Israel (as part of a government privatization plan) most of the controlling shares in Bank Hapoalim, the biggest bank in Israel.
- NBA's Miami Heat. He has two adult children.
- Shari Arison, born in 1957 in New York City, is Ted and Mina Arison's daughter. She immigrated to Israel with her father and, after his death, inherited 35% of his fortune. Her primary inheritance was her father's investments in Israel, among them, the shares of Bank Hapoalim. She left Israel for a brief period following her father's death, and moved to Miami. News reporter Shelly Yachimovich said Shari was motivated by greed in her move out of Israel. Shari Arison accused Yachimovich of slandering her. In 2004 she and her then husband Ofer Glazer returned to Israel. As of 2011, she is Israel's richest woman.[3]
Business holdings and organizations
- Ted Arison Family Foundation
- Arison Holdings
- Arison Investments
- Bank Hapoalim
- Carnival Corporation & plc
- Carnival Cruise Lines
- Miami Heat
- National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts
- Norwegian Cruise Line
References
- ^ Neri Livneh (2003-01-29). "The Arison family: From riches to riches". Haaretz Daily Newspaper. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
- ^ "New Carnival Corp. CEO talks about priorities after first week on job".
- ^ Forbes list 2011