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Stef Wertheimer, one of Israel’s richest men, dies at 98

JL;DR SUMMARY Stef Wertheimer, a pioneering figure in Israel's industrial and political landscape, passed away at the age of 98. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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PhilanthropyKnessetIsrael PrizeWarren BuffettPalmachStef WertheimerIscarIndustrial DevelopmentKfar Vradim

Places mentioned

Nazareth, Northern District, Israel
"Stef Wertheimer in Nazareth, Israel in 2013.(Bernd Weissbrod/picture alliance via Getty Images)"
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"They emigrated to Palestine, settling in Tel Aviv."
Nahariya, Northern District, Israel
"Wertheimer started his company, Iscar, which is short for Israel Carbides, in the backyard of his home in the northern Israeli city of Nahariya in 1952."
Kfar Vradim, Northern District, Israel
"Wertheimer also served in a centrist party in the Knesset, Israels parliament, and founded the northern Israeli town of Kfar Vradim."

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