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Morris Kahn

Morris Kahn (born 5 March 1930) is an Israeli billionaire entrepreneur. He is the founder of Golden Pages Israel, Amdocs, the Aurec Group, Coral World and other companies. Through Coral World, he founded several marine parks around the world, including an underwater observatory in Eilat, Israel.[1] As of March 2022, his net worth is estimated at US$1.0 billion.[2]

Morris Kahn
Born(1930-03-05)5 March 1930
Benoni, South Africa
NationalityIsraeli
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder and chairman of Aurec Group
SpouseJackie Maloon (died 2011)
Children2, including Benjamin Kahn

Early life

Morris Kahn was born in March 1930[3] in Benoni, South Africa, to a Jewish family. He is the eldest child of Philip and Beattie Kahn.[4] He was an active member of the Zionist youth group, Habonim.[5]

In 1956, Kahn moved from South Africa to Israel with his wife, Jacqueline Maloon, and their two sons, Benjamin and David.[6][7][8]

Business ventures

Kahn’s business career in Israel began with a few business ventures, including a bicycle factory in Beit Shemesh in partnership with Kibbutz Tzora; and a cattle company in the Northern Galilee.[8]

In 1978 Kahn and Shmuel Meitar founded the Aurec Group,[9] an Israeli-based private equity firm which started with investments in the cable and telecom sectors.[10] This led to the installation of a fiber optic cable from Israel to Italy, which connected Israel to the rest of the world.[9]

His first major success began with the establishment of the Golden Pages telephone directory in Israel in 1968,[11] which led to the co-founding of Amdocs in 1982,[12] together with Shmuel and Tzvi Meitar.[13][5] Amdocs provides customer relationship management and billing software for big telecommunications firms.[7] The company, which is traded on NASDAQ (revenue in fiscal 2015: $3.6 billion) currently serves more than 300 clients in more than 90 countries,[14] and has about 26,000 employees.[9]

Aurec also owns Golden Channels, Israel's first cable company, founded in 1989[11][15] and Golden Lines, Israel's first international communications company, founded in 1996.[11]

In 1997 the Aurec Group acquired 50% of Netcom, the launch of AIG Golden Insurance and Alpha Visa-Card.[11]

He is a principal investor in Aurum Ventures and the clean tech water company Atlantium,[16] that uses UV rays to disinfect water,[5] and N-Trig, a manufacturer of multi-touch screens for computers. In 2016 Aurum Ventures invested $3 million in a new method of diagnosing cancer developed by Noklaiks (Nucleix) Israel.[17]

Time to Know is a digital education platform which Kahn first launched as a nonprofit organization focused on improving grade school education.[7]

Kahn, a former diver, founded Coral World International, a group of aquariums around the world in Eilat, Israel; Maui, Hawaii; Perth, Australia; St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands;[18] Coral Island Nassau, The Bahamas; Oceanworld in Manly, Australia;[19] and elsewhere.[10]

Philanthropy

Kahn supports the work of Save a Child's Heart (SACH), an organization that brings israeli doctors around the world to perform life-saving surgery and medical monitoring for children of all races, religions, nationalities, and economic status.[20][21]

The Morris Kahn Initiative is a $4 million program to help develop pioneering cancer research at Tel Aviv University. The initiative’s aim is to develop 3D cancer modeling of live cancer tumors.[22]

“Big Data Maccabi,” founded with contributions from Kahn, will help medical professionals to diagnose illness using the information collected during blood tests, imaging and other diagnostic testing.[23]

He supports Serious Fun, a camp for children with terminal illness, and a therapeutic horse-riding camp for the disabled.[7]

Kahn founded Zalul in 1999, a non-profit foundation which cleans bodies of water in Israel.[7]

Founded by Morris Kahn, SpaceIL is the first to sign a launch agreement for a private moon mission on the SpaceX Falcon 9 Launcher.[24] SpaceIL hoped to land an Israeli spacecraft on the moon in either 2017 or 2018, but delays arose, and it was targeted for 11 April 2019.[9] The attempt was unsuccessful, the engine cut out at around 10 km height and the spacecraft crashed into the Moon. Still the mission was seen as a success.[25]

He started the Youth Leadership Program called LEAD, dedicated to developing the next generation of leaders.[26]

Kahn is a supporter of Ben-Gurion University and the National Institute for Biotechnology of the Negev.[27]

The Morris Kahn Institute for Human Immunology was funded by Kahn.[8]

In conjunction with the Weizman Institute, he founded the Kahn Family Research Center for Systems Biology of the Human Cell.[28]

Kahn supports the Morris Kahn and Maccabi Health Data Science Institute, to create a database for the 2.5 million members of the Maccabi Healthcare Services organization.[9]

He sponsors an Omo Valley and Jinka, Ethiopia-based project, Jinka Eye Camp, for volunteer Israeli surgeons to perform operations to restore eyesight to people living in rural villages suffering from eye diseases such as cataracts and trachoma.[29]

Honours

Kahn was named honorary president of the 20th Maccabiah by Maccabi World Union Chairman Yair Hamburger in November 2016, and opened the Games in July, 2017 in Jerusalem.[30]

Bar-Ilan University awarded Kahn an honorary doctorate for his support, bringing state-of-the-art labs and equipment to the university.[31]

In 2018, Kahn was given a Bonei Zion Prize Lifetime Achievement Award.[citation needed]

Personal life

Kahn has two sons, David and Benjamin Kahn, a marine biologist, who was a Time Magazine hero for his work on the environment.[16]

Morris Kahn was married to his late wife, Jacqueline, until the time of her death in 2011.[8]

He lives in Beit Yanai, north of Tel Aviv.[27]

References

  1. ^ "מוריס קאהן מונה לנשיא הכבוד של המכביה". www.one.co.il. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  2. ^ "Forbes profile: Morris Kahn". Forbes. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. ^ "AMDOCS (UK) LIMITED - Officers (free information from Companies House)". Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  4. ^ Slier, Lionel (10 July 2009). "Community Buzz" (PDF). South African Jewish Report. p. 7. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  5. ^ a b c Georgi, Anat; Grimland, Guy (2017-05-09). "Confessions of a 'Start-up Junkie'". Haaretz. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  6. ^ http://www.sajr.co.za/docs/default-source/pdf/2009/10-july-2009.pdf[dead link]
  7. ^ a b c d e "Israeli Billionaire Morris Kahn: Life Beyond the Sea". Forbes.com. 2011-03-29. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  8. ^ a b c d "Morris Kahn: Serial entrepreneur, serial philanthropist" (PDF). Weizmann Institute. Spring 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Morris Kahn: Honorary Maccabiah president is a modern Maccabean hero". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  10. ^ a b "Morris Kahn, The World's Richest People - Forbes.com". www.forbes.com. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  11. ^ a b c d "Morris Kahn - Aurec Group - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  12. ^ Schechter, Asher (2016-09-29). "Behind the Scenes at the Company Behind the Scenes". Haaretz. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  13. ^ Horesh, Hadar (2016-10-29). "Aurec Sells Off Last Israeli Asset Golden Pages". Haaretz. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  14. ^ "Amdocs Corporate Fact Sheet" (PDF). Amdocs. 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  15. ^ "Cable TV Council Approves Idan Cable Network Sale to Golden Channels, Fishman - Globes English". Globes (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  16. ^ a b "Israel's 10 richest men and women". Israel21c. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  17. ^ "אורבימד, זהר זיסאפל ומוריס קאהן משקיעים בחברה לאבחון סרטן - גלובס". Globes. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  18. ^ "Coral World St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands". www.coralworld.com. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  19. ^ "Coral World International - Company Profile". www.coralworld.com. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  20. ^ "לפחות העולם רואה ומבין ממה אנחנו עשויים באמת". Ynet (in Hebrew). 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  21. ^ "Saving children in Tanzania". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  22. ^ "Curing cancer in three dimensions?". english.tau.ac.il. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  23. ^ יסעור, מיטל (19 December 2016). "111 איש אותרו כבעלי סיכון לחלות בסרטן המעי הגס". Israel HaYom. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  24. ^ "Israeli Google Lunar XPRIZE Team Is First to Sign Launch Agreement For Private Mission to the Moon On SpaceX Falcon 9". Google Lunar XPRIZE. 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  25. ^ "Israeli spacecraft Beresheet crashes as moon landing fails in final moments". 2019-04-11.
  26. ^ "Public Board | SpaceIL". www.spaceil.com. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  27. ^ a b "Drilling and diving with Israel's Top 10". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  28. ^ "Gut Bacteria, Artificial Sweeteners, and Glucose Intolerance". www.newswise.com. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  29. ^ "Israeli doctors give the gift of sight". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  30. ^ "Morris Kahn named honorary Maccabiah president". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  31. ^ "Morris Kahn" (PDF). Bar-Ilan University. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

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Morris Kahn born 5 March 1930 is an Israeli billionaire entrepreneur He is the founder of Golden Pages Israel Amdocs the Aurec Group Coral World and other companies Through Coral World he founded several marine parks around the world including an underwater observatory in Eilat Israel 1 As of March 2022 his net worth is estimated at US 1 0 billion 2 Morris KahnBorn 1930 03 05 5 March 1930Benoni South AfricaNationalityIsraeliOccupationBusinessmanKnown forFounder and chairman of Aurec GroupSpouseJackie Maloon died 2011 Children2 including Benjamin Kahn Contents 1 Early life 2 Business ventures 3 Philanthropy 4 Honours 5 Personal life 6 ReferencesEarly life EditMorris Kahn was born in March 1930 3 in Benoni South Africa to a Jewish family He is the eldest child of Philip and Beattie Kahn 4 He was an active member of the Zionist youth group Habonim 5 In 1956 Kahn moved from South Africa to Israel with his wife Jacqueline Maloon and their two sons Benjamin and David 6 7 8 Business ventures EditKahn s business career in Israel began with a few business ventures including a bicycle factory in Beit Shemesh in partnership with Kibbutz Tzora and a cattle company in the Northern Galilee 8 In 1978 Kahn and Shmuel Meitar founded the Aurec Group 9 an Israeli based private equity firm which started with investments in the cable and telecom sectors 10 This led to the installation of a fiber optic cable from Israel to Italy which connected Israel to the rest of the world 9 His first major success began with the establishment of the Golden Pages telephone directory in Israel in 1968 11 which led to the co founding of Amdocs in 1982 12 together with Shmuel and Tzvi Meitar 13 5 Amdocs provides customer relationship management and billing software for big telecommunications firms 7 The company which is traded on NASDAQ revenue in fiscal 2015 3 6 billion currently serves more than 300 clients in more than 90 countries 14 and has about 26 000 employees 9 Aurec also owns Golden Channels Israel s first cable company founded in 1989 11 15 and Golden Lines Israel s first international communications company founded in 1996 11 In 1997 the Aurec Group acquired 50 of Netcom the launch of AIG Golden Insurance and Alpha Visa Card 11 He is a principal investor in Aurum Ventures and the clean tech water company Atlantium 16 that uses UV rays to disinfect water 5 and N Trig a manufacturer of multi touch screens for computers In 2016 Aurum Ventures invested 3 million in a new method of diagnosing cancer developed by Noklaiks Nucleix Israel 17 Time to Know is a digital education platform which Kahn first launched as a nonprofit organization focused on improving grade school education 7 Kahn a former diver founded Coral World International a group of aquariums around the world in Eilat Israel Maui Hawaii Perth Australia St Thomas US Virgin Islands 18 Coral Island Nassau The Bahamas Oceanworld in Manly Australia 19 and elsewhere 10 Philanthropy EditKahn supports the work of Save a Child s Heart SACH an organization that brings israeli doctors around the world to perform life saving surgery and medical monitoring for children of all races religions nationalities and economic status 20 21 The Morris Kahn Initiative is a 4 million program to help develop pioneering cancer research at Tel Aviv University The initiative s aim is to develop 3D cancer modeling of live cancer tumors 22 Big Data Maccabi founded with contributions from Kahn will help medical professionals to diagnose illness using the information collected during blood tests imaging and other diagnostic testing 23 He supports Serious Fun a camp for children with terminal illness and a therapeutic horse riding camp for the disabled 7 Kahn founded Zalul in 1999 a non profit foundation which cleans bodies of water in Israel 7 Founded by Morris Kahn SpaceIL is the first to sign a launch agreement for a private moon mission on the SpaceX Falcon 9 Launcher 24 SpaceIL hoped to land an Israeli spacecraft on the moon in either 2017 or 2018 but delays arose and it was targeted for 11 April 2019 9 The attempt was unsuccessful the engine cut out at around 10 km height and the spacecraft crashed into the Moon Still the mission was seen as a success 25 He started the Youth Leadership Program called LEAD dedicated to developing the next generation of leaders 26 Kahn is a supporter of Ben Gurion University and the National Institute for Biotechnology of the Negev 27 The Morris Kahn Institute for Human Immunology was funded by Kahn 8 In conjunction with the Weizman Institute he founded the Kahn Family Research Center for Systems Biology of the Human Cell 28 Kahn supports the Morris Kahn and Maccabi Health Data Science Institute to create a database for the 2 5 million members of the Maccabi Healthcare Services organization 9 He sponsors an Omo Valley and Jinka Ethiopia based project Jinka Eye Camp for volunteer Israeli surgeons to perform operations to restore eyesight to people living in rural villages suffering from eye diseases such as cataracts and trachoma 29 Honours EditKahn was named honorary president of the 20th Maccabiah by Maccabi World Union Chairman Yair Hamburger in November 2016 and opened the Games in July 2017 in Jerusalem 30 Bar Ilan University awarded Kahn an honorary doctorate for his support bringing state of the art labs and equipment to the university 31 In 2018 Kahn was given a Bonei Zion Prize Lifetime Achievement Award citation needed Personal life EditKahn has two sons David and Benjamin Kahn a marine biologist who was a Time Magazine hero for his work on the environment 16 Morris Kahn was married to his late wife Jacqueline until the time of her death in 2011 8 He lives in Beit Yanai north of Tel Aviv 27 References Edit מוריס קאהן מונה לנשיא הכבוד של המכביה www one co il Retrieved 2017 01 30 Forbes profile Morris Kahn Forbes Retrieved 7 March 2022 AMDOCS UK LIMITED Officers free information from Companies House Beta companieshouse gov uk Retrieved 2017 03 30 Slier Lionel 10 July 2009 Community Buzz PDF South African Jewish Report p 7 Retrieved 30 January 2017 a b c Georgi Anat Grimland Guy 2017 05 09 Confessions of a Start up Junkie Haaretz Retrieved 2017 01 30 http www sajr co za docs default source pdf 2009 10 july 2009 pdf dead link a b c d e Israeli Billionaire Morris Kahn Life Beyond the Sea Forbes com 2011 03 29 Retrieved 2017 01 13 a b c d Morris Kahn Serial entrepreneur serial philanthropist PDF Weizmann Institute Spring 2016 Retrieved 30 January 2017 a b c d e Morris Kahn Honorary Maccabiah president is a modern Maccabean hero The Jerusalem Post Retrieved 2017 08 03 a b Morris Kahn The World s Richest People Forbes com www forbes com Retrieved 2017 01 30 a b c d Morris Kahn Aurec Group Globes English Globes in Hebrew Retrieved 2017 08 03 Schechter Asher 2016 09 29 Behind the Scenes at the Company Behind the Scenes Haaretz Retrieved 2017 01 30 Horesh Hadar 2016 10 29 Aurec Sells Off Last Israeli Asset Golden Pages Haaretz Retrieved 2017 01 30 Amdocs Corporate Fact Sheet PDF Amdocs 2016 Retrieved 30 January 2017 Cable TV Council Approves Idan Cable Network Sale to Golden Channels Fishman Globes English Globes in Hebrew Retrieved 2017 08 03 a b Israel s 10 richest men and women Israel21c Retrieved 2017 01 30 אורבימד זהר זיסאפל ומוריס קאהן משקיעים בחברה לאבחון סרטן גלובס Globes Retrieved 2017 01 30 Coral World St Thomas U S Virgin Islands www coralworld com Retrieved 2017 01 30 Coral World International Company Profile www coralworld com Retrieved 2017 01 30 לפחות העולם רואה ומבין ממה אנחנו עשויים באמת Ynet in Hebrew 2016 04 12 Retrieved 2017 01 30 Saving children in Tanzania The Jerusalem Post Retrieved 2017 01 30 Curing cancer in three dimensions english tau ac il Retrieved 2017 01 30 יסעור מיטל 19 December 2016 111 איש אותרו כבעלי סיכון לחלות בסרטן המעי הגס Israel HaYom Retrieved 30 January 2017 Israeli Google Lunar XPRIZE Team Is First to Sign Launch Agreement For Private Mission to the Moon On SpaceX Falcon 9 Google Lunar XPRIZE 2015 10 09 Retrieved 2017 01 30 Israeli spacecraft Beresheet crashes as moon landing fails in final moments 2019 04 11 Public Board SpaceIL www spaceil com Retrieved 2017 01 30 a b Drilling and diving with Israel s Top 10 The Jerusalem Post Retrieved 2017 01 30 Gut Bacteria Artificial Sweeteners and Glucose Intolerance www newswise com Retrieved 2017 08 02 Israeli doctors give the gift of sight The Jerusalem Post Retrieved 2017 08 03 Morris Kahn named honorary Maccabiah president The Jerusalem Post Retrieved 2017 01 30 Morris Kahn PDF Bar Ilan University Retrieved 30 January 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Morris Kahn amp oldid 1132185835, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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