Leon Yehuda Recanati
Ottoman-born businessman and Jewish community leader
Leon Yehuda Recanati (Hebrew: ליאון רקנאטי; 1890–1945) was an Ottoman-born businessman and Jewish community leader who became a prominent banker and philanthropist in Mandatory Palestine.2
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Born 1890, died 1945.1
Companies
- Israel Discount Bank Ltd.Founder9
Career
Occupation: merchant, banker.5
- Date not recordedFounded Israel Discount Bank Ltd.3
- Date not recordedFounded Beit Rekanatti4
Personal life
Politics
In 1935, Recanati established the Palestine Discount Bank in Tel Aviv; the institution would later become Israel Discount Bank. In his later years, he became involved in philanthropic endeavors and served as a member of the executive committee of the Society of Friends of the Hebrew University and was the founder and chairman of Banim L'Gvulam, which encouraged the settlement of Sephardic Jews in Palestine. In 1985, Recanati was honored on an Israeli commemorative postage stamp.
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- 1WikidataLeon Yehuda Recanati on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaLeon Yehuda Recanati on Wikipedia
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- 10Wikimedia CommonsLeon Yehuda Recanati photo by Recanati family property, CC BY-SA 4.0