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Lev Leviev: De Beers
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Not surprisingly, Lev Leviev took an enthusiastic interest in the state of affairs for the Volgograd Jewish community and local Jewish educational institutions. Following their brief river cruise, the delegation then visited the construction site of the Volgograd Synagogue, which is close to being finished, and learned about Jewish life in this major Russian city.
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Durante su subida, según Forbes[1] Sr. Leviev tuvo que acordar a negocios con De Beers que frecuentemente puseronle en desvantajes. Por muchos mercadores de los diamantes, la influencia de De Beers les impedía. Leviev luchó duro por definir su lugar en el mundo de la minería de piedras preciosas, y hizo acuerdos separados de De Beers con gobiernos en paises de minería, como el Presidente Jose Eduardo dos Santos en Angola. Una acción que le ayudó ser independiente de De Beers fue hacer un proceso de integración vertical.
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Oxfam is trying to clear its name after a human-rights organization and several blogs questioned its relationship with a controversial Jewish philanthropist, Lev Leviev. Spokespeople for Oxfam Great Britain and Oxfam America have said the organization has not received contributions from Mr. Leviev, despite press reports.
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With the guidance of Be’er Hagolah’s dean Rabbi Avner German and executive director Pearl Kaufman, Leviev opened his first school for Russian kids in Queens two years ago. It now has 400 students.
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Uzbek-born Leviev is making the move with his family to monitor personally the progress of AFI Development, the Russian property unit of Leviev’s Africa Israel Investments. AFI raised $1.4 billion in May, which was the biggest IPO (initial public offering) ever by a European real estate developer, but the share has since lost about 35 percent in trading on the London Stock exchange.
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DeBeers has been criticised for doing little to develop the indigenous people of the countries where it has mining interests, while the Leviev package holds appeal for the local communities. In Botswana, for instance, he reportedly promised to relieve "10's of thousands" of unemployed people. He has already approached the government, sources said.
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