He was the son of Borys Lewertow, a Jewish businessman and teacher, in a world that was soon destroyed by the Nazis.

ECONOMIST: Bronislaw Geremek

And interest is being rekindled by a growing number of Jewish businessman, who hold regular religious services in the city.

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Ezri Namvar (59) was once a respected businessman in the tight-knit Jewish community of Iranians in southern California.

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The house in question had been bought from its Palestinian owners by an American Jewish businessman, Irving Moskowitz, who also owns a large tract nearby on which he proposes to build an entire Jewish suburb.

ECONOMIST: Israel