Marcel Adams


































Marcel Adams
Born
Marcel Abramovich


(1920-08-02) 2 August 1920 (age 98)
Nationality Canadian
Occupation businessman
Known for Founder of Iberville Developments
Net worth US$ 1.5 billion (April 2017)[1]
Spouse(s) Annie Adams
Children Julian Adams
Sylvan Adams
Linda Adams Troy
Leora Adams

Marcel Adams (born 2 August 1920)[2] is a Canadian real estate investor, billionaire, and Holocaust survivor.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Biography


  • 2 Personal life


  • 3 References


  • 4 Further reading





Biography


Adams was born Marcel Abramovich to a Jewish family in Romania in 1920.[1] His father was a tanner.[3] During World War II he was forced to work in Nazi labor camps (1941-1944).[4] He escaped and fled first to Turkey and then to Mandate Palestine where he fought for the independence of Israel.[3] In 1951, he immigrated to Canada where he worked at a Quebec City tannery.[5] In 1955, he began investing in real estate making a 70% profit on his first building.[3] In 1958, he founded Iberville Developments[1] and in 1959, he opened his first mall.[3] Adams is retired and his son, Sylvan Adams, now operates the company.[1][6] As of 2017, Iberville owns and manages a diverse portfolio of over 100 properties consisting of 8 million square feet.[1]



Personal life


In 1953, he married Annie Adams; they have four children: Julian, Sylvan, Linda, and Leora.[3] His son Julian is a biochemist who lead a team that developed the drug Velcade; his son Sylvan runs Iberville;[3] his daughter Linda is a lawyer married to commentator Gil Troy; and his daughter Leora is a nurse.[3] Sylvan is married to English born Margaret Cornwell.



References





  1. ^ abcdef Forbes: The World's Billionaires - Marcel Adams April 2017


  2. ^ http://adevarul.ro/locale/piatra-neamt/extraordinara-poveste-romanului-800-milioane-dolari-ascunse-elvetia-traseul-evreul-sarac-meir-abramovici-miliardarul-marcel-adams-1_54e363fa448e03c0fdb52f6d/index.html


  3. ^ abcdefg The Press Reader: "Billionaire Marcel Adams Cultivates Israeli Brainpower" May 2, 2010


  4. ^ Financial Post: "93-year-old Canadian real estate mogul makes Forbes billionaires list for first time" by Nicolas Van Praet March 4, 2013


  5. ^ Canadian Business: "Canada's Richest People 2017 - Marcel Adams" 2017


  6. ^ Immobilier Commercial" "SYLVAN ADAMS en tête de peloton" volume 7 - numéro 6 - December 7, 2014




Further reading


  • Guy Mercier, Frédérik Leclerq, François Roy, Marcel Adams à Quebec. Les destins croisés d'un homme et d'une ville, en Pierre Anctil, Simon Jacobs dir.: Les Juifs de Québec. Quatre cents ans d’histoire. Presses de l'Université du Québec PUQ, Québec 2015, pp 195 – 220 (French)



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