Cyril Stein
Cyril Stein | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 February 1928 London, England |
| Died | 15 February 2011 (aged 82) Jerusalem, Israel |
| Education | West Ham Grammar School |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | Chairman, Ladbrokes (1966-1993) |
| Spouse | Betty Young |
| Children | 3 |
Cyril Stein (20 February 1928 - 15 February 2011) was an English
Biography
Born in the East End of London into a family of immigrants from Russia. His father, known as “Honest Jack”, worked for the London and Provincial Sporting News Agency, which relayed information between off-course bookmakers and racecourses. Cyril Stein was educated at West Ham Grammar School.[3] Stein did his best to shun publicity and said one of his main concerns was to keep his family out of the limelight. He married Betty Young in 1949. He was survived by his wife sons Jonathan and Daniel and daughter Marion,[4] and several grandchildren.
An Orthodox Jew, he was never seen at a racetrack on a Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath, and was frequently seen in public wearing a knitted kippah.[citation needed] He used his money and influence to try to keep the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in Israeli hands, and built a large estate in the centre of Jerusalem.[citation needed]
As a committed Zionist throughout his life, Stein spent much of his latter years in Israel.[citation needed] Stein was a major funder of the Labour Friends of Israel along with Trevor Chinn.[5]
Business career
Stein ran his own small credit-betting office in the
Appointed chairman of
Philanthropy
He was:[1]
- Vice-president of United Joint Israel Appeal (UJIA)
- Supporter of the Jewish National Fund (JNF), including
- Chair of the JNF Negev redevelopment project
- Trustee of the Jewish Education Development Trust
- Trustee and chairman of the Governors of Carmel College, Wallingford, Oxfordshire (UK)
References
- ^ a b The Times (London), obituary Thursday February 17, 2011
- ^ The Jewish Chronicle, February 17, 2011
- ^ "Cyril Stein". 23 February 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2018 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Obituary: Cyril Stein, bookmaker and businessman". scotsman.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "The UK's Pro-Israel Lobby in Context". New Left Project. 27 November 2013. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2018.