Ben Novack
Ben Novack | |
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Born | Benjamin Novick February 24, 1907 New York, United States |
Died | April 5, 1985 (aged 78) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Hotelier |
Spouse(s) | Bella Novack (divorced) Bernice Mildred Stempel |
Children | Ronald Marc Novack Ben Novack Jr. |
Parent(s) | Sadie and Hyman Novick |
Ben Novack (1907–1985) was an American hotelier who developed the Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel.
Biography
Novack was born to a
In 1940, Novack and his wife moved to
In 1952, Novack and Mufson purchased the
Personal life
Novack married twice. His first wife was Bella Novack; they adopted a son, Ronald Marc Novack, before divorcing in 1951.
In 2009, his wife Bernice and his son, Ben Novack Jr. were murdered three months apart. Narcy Novack (née Narcisa Véliz Pacheco; born 1947), Ben Jr.'s estranged wife, was convicted of orchestrating the murders and, after a highly publicized trial, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.[12]
References
- ISBN 9780738567198.
- Moment Magazine. 2014.
Hotels such as Miami Beach's Fontainebleau, designed by Russian Jewish architect Morris Lapidus and built by Jewish hoteliers Ben Novack and Harry Mufson, have for decades catered to a Jewish clientele, providing kosher-for-Passover accommodations.
- ^ ISBN 9781250035721.
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- ^ "Fontainebleau Hotel Corp., Appellant, v. Florence Lustig Crossman, A/k/a Florence Lustig, Trading and Doing Business As Florence Lustig, Appellee, 286 F.2d 926 (5th Cir. 1961)". February 3, 1961. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ New York Times. April 7, 1985.
- ^ South Florida Business Journal: "Born to build - Muss, Soffer progeny develop joint project : Fontainebleau II" by Stephen Van Drake March 11, 2002
- ^ We Are Many: Reflections On American Jewish History And Identity By Edward S Shapiro retrieved April 13, 2013
- ^ a b Fool's Paradise: Players, Poseurs, and the Culture of Excess in South Beach By Steven Gaines pages 100 -110
- ^ Sun-Sentinel: "Turnberry Buys Fontainebleau - $150 Million Targeted For Upgrades" by Tom Stieghorst January 21, 2005
- ^ Brown, Julia (January 29, 2010). "Homeless drifter turns out to be heir to Novack fortune - Ronald Novack, 62, is adopted son of hotel magnate's first wife". Miami Herald.
He was the adopted son of Bella and the late Ben Novack Sr., who built and ran a number of hotels in Miami Beach, including the storied Fontainebleau resort. His father and mother went through a bitter divorce. Ben Novack Sr. was having an affair with a model, Bernice, whom he later married, and together they had a son, Ben Novack Jr., in 1959.
- ^ "Wynn switching restaurant's name". Las Vegas Review-Journal. October 28, 2012.
Her great uncle, Ben Novack, and grandfather, Joe Novack, built the Fontainebleau hotel on Miami Beach, which opened in 1954.
- ^ "Narcy Novack, brother guilty of plotting murders".