Obituary: David Azrieli, died at the age of 92

Article: David Azrieli,one of the greatest Israeli personalities, died recently. His famous Azrieli towers dominate the Tel Aviv skyline; he brought the indoor mall to Israel and even named them (kanyon). David was born in 1922 Poland as David Azrylewicz. He escaped into Russia during the Holocaust, survived getting shot, and made his way to Palestine with Moshe Dayan. He fought in the War of Independence then went to Canada in 1954 where he worked as a Hebrew teacher and real estate developer. He built a real estate empire in Canada, the US and Israel. He also became a philanthropist (Yad Vashem, Technion, Weizmann Institute), married and had four children. A tremendous Zionist and real estate visionary, he built in areas people thought him crazy (a mall in Jerusalem!) and never stopped defending the State of Israel and Jewish people.