Toronto, Canada - Canadian businessman, activist and philanthropist Moshe Reichmann passed away Friday morning October 25 2013 in Toronto at the age of 83. Mr. Reichmann had been in poor health and wheelchair bound for the past several years.
Reb Moshe was the leading Ba’al Tzedakah (philanthropist) in the last 100 years, and gave hundreds of millions of dollars to Tzedakah. The Funeral is said to take place this Motzi Shabbos 9:00 PM EST, in Toronto at Bais Yaakov Girls school - 15 Saranac st.
Documentary Preview About the Reichmanns - Faith and Fortune: The Reichmann Story
An epic tale of the rise and fall of one of the most religious, secretive and fascinating great Jewish families. The Reichmanns were ultra-Orthodox Jews who rose from humble origins to build the greatest real estate empire in the world. They became one of the dozen wealthiest families on earth. They had power and wealth beyond imagination, yet used it to surround themselves with the pious world of the Jewish shtetl (village) from which they had emerged.
CBC News Reports On His Passing
Saturday, October 26, 2013
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