Victor Elmaleh
Victor Elmaleh | |
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| Born | November 27, 1918 Mogador, now Essaouira, Morocco |
| Died | November 17, 2014 (aged 95) |
| Education | Brooklyn College University of Virginia |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Real estate developer, painter, national handball and squash champion |
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| Children | 2 |
Victor Elmaleh (pronounced el-MAHL-ay; November 27, 1918 โ November 17, 2014) was a Moroccan-born American businessman and real estate developer. He was born in
Essaouira, Morocco, the eldest of six siblings. He was among the first to import Volkswagens to the United States.[1]
Biography
Elmaleh was born to a
Sephardic Jewish forebears had adopted after fleeing the Spanish Inquisition to Morocco.[1]
He came to the United States in 1925, and grew up in
Bensonhurst and Borough Park in Brooklyn.[2] He attended P.S. 48, and later majored in music at Brooklyn College.[2] He then attended the University of Virginia.[1]
He won the one-wall handball national doubles championship in 1951. At 49, he and Victor Niederhoffer won the national doubles championship.[3] He continued to play squash and win tournaments at an advanced age. He enjoyed watercolor painting, creating 4,000 in his lifetime, some of which were exhibited in galleries.[1]
In 1943, he married Sono Osato, with whom he had two sons. He died on November 17, 2014, at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, New York City.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Douglas Martin (23 November 2014). "Victor Elmaleh, 95, Builder and Entrepreneur, Is Dead". The New York Times.
- ^ a b c Peter Vidani. "Old New York Stories โ VICTOR ELMALEH โ 94". oldnewyorkstories.com.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
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