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Israel Arnold Ziff
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Arnold Ziff and attended both
Ziff Building He inherited his father's shoe company Stylo, and formed property company Town Centre Securities in 1959.Times Online
31 July 2004 A notable development was the
27 May 2009). They had 2 sons, Michael (born 1953) and Edward (born 1960) who continued his business, as
Ziff was a major sponsor of Tropical World, Roundhay Park which is now named after him. Likewise his gifts to the University of Leeds are commemorated in the Marjorie and Arnold Ziff building, which is home to student services at the university after being formally opened in 2009. He gave to Jewish welfare organizations, and is commemorated in the Marjorie and Arnold Ziff Community Centre in
Guardian 30 July 2004
Arnold Ziff
Timesonline 31 July 2004
It's business as usual, Arnold Ziff's heirs insist {{DEFAULTSORT:Ziff, Arnold 1927 births 2004 deaths Businesspeople from Leeds English people of Russian descent English philanthropists English Jews Officers of the Order of the British Empire People educated at Roundhay School High sheriffs of West Yorkshire 20th-century British philanthropists 20th-century English businesspeople
OBE
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...
(31 January 1927 – 14 July 2004) was a British businessman and philanthropist
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, who particularly donated to good causes within Leeds
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, West Yorkshire
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. He was made a Freeman of the City of London
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in 1979 and received an OBE
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...
in 1981.Burke's Landed Gentry - the Ridings of York/ref> From 1991 to 1992 he was
High Sheriff of West Yorkshire
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Life
Ziff's family was of Russian origin. He was born 31 January 1927 in LeedsGuardian 30 July 2004Arnold Ziff and attended both
Roundhay School
Roundhay School is a mixed, all-through and sixth form community school in Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. In 2020, the school received a World Class Schools Quality Mark, which requires an 'Outstanding' Ofsted assessment as well ...
and Leeds University
The University of Leeds is a public research university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was established in 1874 as the Yorkshire College of Science. In 1884, it merged with the Leeds School of Medicine (established 1831) and was renamed ...
, where he studied economics, but did not complete the degree, being called up for national service
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.Leeds ReporterZiff Building He inherited his father's shoe company Stylo, and formed property company Town Centre Securities in 1959.Times Online
31 July 2004 A notable development was the
Merrion Centre, Leeds
The Merrion Centre is a shopping centre located in the Arena Quarter area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Since opening in 1964, the centre has been owned and managed by Town Centre Securities. Originally open air, the centre had a roof ins ...
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In 1952 he married Marjorie Esther Morrison (born 26 May 1929Jewish Chronicle27 May 2009). They had 2 sons, Michael (born 1953) and Edward (born 1960) who continued his business, as
CEO
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a chief executive or managing director, is the top-ranking corporate officer charged with the management of an organization, usually a company or a nonprofit organization.
CEOs find roles in variou ...
s of Stylo and Town Centre Securities respectively. Arnold and Marjorie also had a daughter, Ann Louise
Arnold's wife, Marjorie Ziff received an MBE in the 2011 New Year Honours
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for services to the community in Leeds
Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...
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Benefactions
Ziff was a major sponsor of Tropical World, Roundhay Park which is now named after him. Likewise his gifts to the University of Leeds are commemorated in the Marjorie and Arnold Ziff building, which is home to student services at the university after being formally opened in 2009. He gave to Jewish welfare organizations, and is commemorated in the Marjorie and Arnold Ziff Community Centre in Moortown, Leeds
Moortown is a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is a civil parishes in England, civil parish and sits in the Moortown (ward), Moortown ward of Leeds City Council in the north east of the city.
It is situated between Roundhay and G ...
. He was also a patron of the arts, and had a collection including items from his friend, Rowland Emett
Frederick Rowland Emett OBE (22 October 190613 November 1990), known as Rowland Emett (with the forename sometimes spelled "Roland" s his middle name appears on his birth certificateand the surname frequently misspelled "Emmett"), was an Eng ...
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Further reading
*Nigel Watson (2005) ''Arnold Ziff: The Making of a Great Yorkshireman'' (Vallentine Mitchell
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The company publishes books on Jewish-related topics. One of its earliest books was the first English-language edition of '' The Diary of Anne Frank''. Fr ...
)
References
Guardian 30 July 2004
Arnold Ziff
Timesonline 31 July 2004
It's business as usual, Arnold Ziff's heirs insist {{DEFAULTSORT:Ziff, Arnold 1927 births 2004 deaths Businesspeople from Leeds English people of Russian descent English philanthropists English Jews Officers of the Order of the British Empire People educated at Roundhay School High sheriffs of West Yorkshire 20th-century British philanthropists 20th-century English businesspeople