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Arison
The Arison family is a Romanian-Israeli-American business family. Moshe and Sarah Arison immigrated to Ottoman territory of Palestine from Romania in 1882, and were among the founders of the town of Zikhron Ya'akov. Their eldest son was Meir Arison, who was the father of Theodore Arison (later Ted Arison) and two daughters, Aviva and Rina. The family of Ted Arison are his first wife Mina Arison (who became Mina Sapir after marrying her second husband, Yekutiel Sapir), their two children Micky Arison and Shari Arison, Ted's second wife Marilyn B. Arison, and her son Michael Arison who Ted later adopted, and their spouses. Notable members * Ted Arison (1924–1999), Israeli businessman, was born as Theodore Arison in Tel Aviv in 1924, in Mandatory Palestine. He served in the Israel Defense Forces and participated in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. After his army service he moved to the United States and became a business man. He founded Carnival Cruise Lines which earned him a fortune a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arison Investments
Arison Investments Ltd., the business arm of the Arison Group, is an international holding company owned by Shari Arison. The company's portfolio includes food tech, healthcare, mobility, education, real estate, AI/robotics, and circular economy. History Arison Investments is led by Shari Arison since 1999. It was established in 1991 by Ted Arison, founder of Carnival Cruise Lines. Until 2018, the company was the major shareholder and owner of some of the pillars of the Israeli economy, including Bank Hapoalom, Shikun & Binui, anSalt of the Earth which were sold in a series of acquisitions in 2018 and 2019. As of 2022, Arison Investments holds 5.62% of Bank Hapoalim shares, and its diversified impact investments are realized across asset classes, from traditional equities to innovative companies. Its strategy is aligned with broader social and environmental goals, with sustainable impact investing in Food Tech, Healthcare, Mobility, Education, Real Estate, AI/Robotics, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micky Arison
Micky Arison (; born June 29, 1949) is an Israeli-American billionaire businessman and chairman of Carnival Corporation, the world's largest cruise operator. From 1979 until 2013, he was also the company's chief executive officer. Arison is also the owner of the NBA's Miami Heat, which under his ownership has won three NBA Championships. Early life and education Arison was born on June 29, 1949, in Tel Aviv, Israel, the son of Ted Arison, co-founder of Carnival Corporation. His sister is Shari Arison. He also has a brother, Kames Arison. Arison attended the University of Miami School of Business at the University of Miami but dropped out to become a sales representative for Carnival Corporation. Career Miami Heat Arison has been the owner of the Miami Heat since 1995. During his ownership, Arison hired Pat Riley as the team's head coach (and later team president) and under Arison's ownership the team has won three NBA championships ( 2006, 2012, and 2013). Compensat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Arison
Ted Arison (; 24 February 1924 – 1 October 1999) was an Israeli businessman who co-founded Norwegian Cruise Lines in 1966 with Knut Kloster and soon left to form Carnival Cruise Lines in 1972. Early years Arison was born Theodore Arisohn on 24 February 1924 in Tel Aviv (in the then British Mandate of Palestine) to Meir, a wealthy businessman, and Vera Arisohn. He was a third-generation sabra of Jewish descent in Romania's diaspora and studied commerce and economics at the American University of Beirut. During World War II, he enlisted in the Jewish Brigade of the British Army and fought in Italy. After the British departure, he served as an officer in the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, eventually achieving the rank of lieutenant colonel. From 1946 to 1951, he managed M. Dizengoff & Co., a shipping company. Career Frustrated by the lack of business opportunities, Arison wrapped up his business and moved to the United States after 1952. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shari Arison
Shari Arison (; born ) is an American-born Israeli businesswoman and philanthropist. She is the owner of Arison Investments, which consists of several business companies, and of The Ted Arison Family Foundation, which comprises several philanthropic organizations that operate as its subsidiaries. She was the controlling shareholder of Bank Hapoalim for 21 years, and after selling some of her shares in November 2018, she ceased to be the controlling shareholder at the bank. She was also an owner of Shikun & Binui for 22 years, sold to the Saidoff Group on August 6, 2018. As of 2007, according to ''Forbes'', she is the richest woman in the Middle East, and the only woman to be ranked in the region's top-20 of the richest people in 2007. As of November 2021, ''Forbes'' estimated her fortune at US$4.6 billion, making her the 590th-wealthiest person in the world, and the fourth-wealthiest in Israel. As of January 22, 2024, Forbes listed Shari Arison net worth at US$4.4 billion, rank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lin Arison
Marilyn "Lin" Arison (born May 10, 1937) is the co-founder of the National YoungArts Foundation and the New World Symphony. She is the widow of Ted Arison, founder of Carnival Cruise Lines, and a real estate investor in Florida. Arison is an arts education advocate and a philanthropist. In 2007, she published a book about Van Gogh and impressionism, featuring her personal travel memoir alongside photographs by Neil Folberg. Arison was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama at the White House The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest (Washington, D.C.), NW in Washington, D.C., it has served as the residence of every U.S. president ... on July 10, 2013. Works * References {{DEFAULTSORT:Arison, Lin Living people American patrons of the arts American women non-fiction writers United States National Medal of Arts recipients 1937 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnival Cruise Lines
Carnival Cruise Line is an international cruise line with headquarters in Doral, Florida. The company is a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc. Its logo is a funnel shaped like a whale's tail, with a red, white, and blue color scheme. This trademark funnel design is built onto the line's ships. Carnival is ranked first on the list of largest cruise lines based on passengers carried annually. , Carnival Cruise Line operates a fleet of 29 ships with five new ships set to join between 2027 and 2033. History Carnival Cruise Line was founded in 1972 by Ted Arison. To finance the venture, Arison turned to his friend Meshulam Riklis, who owned Boston-based American International Travel Service (AITS). Arison and Riklis set up the new company as a subsidiary of AITS. AITS was to market and promote the new venture. In 1974, due to regulatory issues, Riklis sold AITS's interest in the company to Arison for $1, but subject to Arison taking over the substantial company debts. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelly Yachimovich
Shelly Rachel Yachimovich (; born 28 March 1960) is an Israeli politician, who served three terms as the official Leader of the Opposition, a member of the Knesset, and a member of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. She served as leader of the Israeli Labor Party between 2011 and 2013. Before entering politics, she was a journalist, an author, and a television and radio commentator. Early life Yachimovich was born in Kfar Saba. Her father, Moshe, was a construction worker and her mother, Hanna, a teacher. Both parents were Holocaust survivors who immigrated to Israel from Poland. She became politically engaged at an early age, and was expelled from Ostrovsky high school in Ra'anana at age 15 for hanging up posters denouncing the principal's style of leadership. She was conscripted in 1978, and in 1985, Yachimovich graduated from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev with a degree in behavioural science. Journalism and media career While studying in Beersheba, she w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bank Hapoalim
Bank Hapoalim ( lit. ''The Workers' Bank'') is one of the largest banks in Israel, established in 1921. The bank offers a broad range of financial services to retail, corporate, and institutional customers, with a focus on retail banking services. It operates a network of more than 250 branches and offices in Israel and abroad. Bank Hapoalim is a prominent player in the Israeli banking sector, with a significant market share. The company is traded in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the symbol POLI, and is part of the Tel Aviv 35 Index. Noam Hanegbi was appointed Chairman of the Board in 2025, and Yadin Antebi was appointed CEO in August 2024, succeeding former CEO Dov Kotler. History The bank was established in 1921 by the '' Histadrut'', the Israeli trade union congress (lit. "General Federation of Laborers in the Land of Israel") and the Zionist Organisation. The bank was owned by the '' Histadrut'' until 1983, when it was nationalized following the Bank Stock Crisis. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami Heat
The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Kaseya Center, and has won three List of NBA champions, NBA championships. The franchise began play in the 1988–89 NBA season, 1988–89 season as an expansion team. After a period of mediocrity, the Heat gained relevance in the mid-1990s when Pat Riley became team president and head coach. Riley constructed the trades for Alonzo Mourning and Tim Hardaway, which propelled the team into NBA playoffs, playoff contention. Mourning and Hardaway led the Heat to four consecutive division titles prior to their departures in 2001 and 2002, respectively. The team also experienced success after drafting Dwyane Wade in 2003. Led by Wade, following a trade for former NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) Shaquil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnival Corporation & Plc
Carnival Corporation & plc is a British and American cruise operator with a combined fleet of over ninety vessels across eight cruise line brands. A dual-listed company, Carnival is composed of the Panama-incorporated, US-headquartered Carnival Corporation, and UK-based Carnival plc, which function as one entity. Carnival Corporation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, whereas Carnival plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange with an ADR listing on the NYSE. Carnival is listed in both the S&P 500 and FTSE 250 indices. The American entity Carnival Corporation has its headquarters in the United States, with operational headquarters located in the city of Doral, Florida. The UK entity Carnival plc has its headquarters in Southampton, England. History Carnival Corporation was founded as Carnival Cruise Line in 1972. The company grew steadily throughout the 1970s and 1980s, making an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in 1987. The capital generated was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Cruise Line
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is an American cruise line founded in Norway in 1966, headquartered in Miami, Florida, and incorporated in the Bahamas. It is the List of cruise lines, fourth-largest cruise line in the world by passengers, controlling about 8.6% of the total worldwide share of the cruise market by passengers . It is wholly owned by parent company Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings. History The cruise line was founded in 1966 by Norwegian Knut Kloster and Israeli Ted Arison, with the 8,666-ton, 140 m long Cruiseferry, cruise ship/car ferry, , which in 1966 operated as a car ferry between Southampton UK and Gibraltar, for that one short season only. The ''Sunward'' was first managed under the Arison Shipping Company, and marketed as Ensign Cruises. Arison soon left to form Carnival Cruise Lines, while Kloster acquired additional ships for Caribbean service, with the line renamed and marketed as Norwegian Caribbean Lines. Norwegian Caribbean Lines Norwegian pioneer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Foundation For Advancement In The Arts
YoungArts (previously National YoungArts Foundation and National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, or NFAA) is an American charity established in 1981 by Lin and Ted Arison to help nurture emerging high-school artists. The foundation is based in Miami, Florida. In 1981, Ted Arison gave $5 million to launch the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts. YoungArts nominates up to 60 candidates for consideration as U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts following participation in YoungArts week. YoungArts disciplines The YoungArts application consists of the following ten disciplines across the visual, literary, design and performing arts: *Classical Music – composition and instrumental *Dance – ballet, choreography, hip hop, jazz, modern, tap, and world dance forms *Design Arts - architecture, interior, product, graphic, fashion and theater design *Film – narrative, documentary, experimental, and animation *Jazz – composers and instrumentalists *Photography *Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
