| 词条 | Walter Shorenstein |
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| name = Walter Shorenstein | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1915|2|15}} | birth_place = Glen Cove, New York | death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2010|06|24|1915|2|15}} | death_place = | nationality = United States | alma mater = B.A. University of Pennsylvania | parents = | spouse = Phyllis Finley | children = Joan Shorenstein Carole Shorenstein Hays Douglas W. Shorenstein | other_names = | known_for = Principal of Shorenstein Properties | occupation = Real estate developer }}Walter H. Shorenstein (February 15, 1915 – June 24, 2010)[1] was an American billionaire real estate developer and investor. His company, Shorenstein Properties, owned 130 buildings totaling at least {{convert|28000000|sqft|m2}} of office space at the time of his death.[2] Early lifeShorenstein was born to a Jewish family[3][2][4] in 1915 in Glen Cove, New York, son of a clothier.[1] His uncle, Hyman Schorenstein, was a political "kingmaker" in New York during the early 20th century, and ancestor to a number of New York politicians.[5] In 1934, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1941, he enlisted in the United States Air Force.[2] CareerUpon his discharge from the Air Force, Shorenstein moved to San Francisco with savings of $1,000.[6] He worked as a commercial real estate broker, becoming a partner at Milton Meyer and Co., a firm he bought in 1960 upon its founder's death and renamed after himself.[2] He and others attributed his success in business to "street smarts".[2][1] In 1993, Shorenstein helped an investor group purchase the San Francisco Giants baseball team thus preventing the franchise from moving to Florida.[2] Philanthropy and political activitiesShorenstein became active politically and was a significant fundraiser for the Democratic Party. He was a major donor to civic and charitable causes, as well as higher education.[2] He was prominent in the Jewish-American political and philanthropic community.[7] In honor of his daughter who died of cancer in 1985, Shorenstein founded the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy — renamed the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy in 2014 — at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. He also endowed the Walter H. Shorenstein Forum for Asia Pacific Studies at Stanford University.[8] In 1993, he and Mikhail Gorbachev established the Gorbachev Foundation in San Francisco.[6] FamilyIn 1945, Shorenstein married Phyllis Finley of Wellington, Kansas. She met her husband while working as a volunteer ambulance driver at Travis Air Force Base, where Shorenstein was stationed during World War II.[9] Phyllis converted to Judaism.[10] Mrs. Shorenstein had a heart ailment and died in 1994 at the age 76 in San Francisco. They had three children:[9]
References1. ^1 2 Los Angeles Times: "Walter H. Shorenstein dies at 95; Democratic Party fundraiser and San Francisco real estate mogul" By Dennis McLellan June 26, 2010 {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Shorenstein, Walter}}2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite news|publisher=San Francisco Chronicle|title=Street-smart developer shaped S.F. skyline|author=Robert Selna|date=2010-06-24|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/06/25/MNDR1E4R2D.DTL#ixzz0rwv2yiJ0}} 3. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=DGn8UMzI--8C&pg=PA116#v=onepage&q=shorenstein&f=false We Are Many: Reflections On American Jewish History And Identity By Edward S Shapiro] retrieved April 6, 2013 4. ^Jewish Telegraph Agency: "At least 139 of the Forbes 400 are Jewish" By Jacob Berkman October 5, 2009 5. ^{{cite news|publisher=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/25/nyregion/25jewish.html?scp=223&sq=gould&st=nyt|title=An Old-Time Kingmaker and His Political Legacy|author=Sam Roberts|date=2008-08-24}} 6. ^1 {{cite news|publisher=Forbes Magazine|url=https://blogs.forbes.com/billions/2010/06/25/walter-shorenstein-real-estate-magnate-dies-at-95/|title=Walter Shorenstein, Real Estate Magnate, Dies at 95|date=2010-06-25|author=Keren Bankfeld}} 7. ^{{cite news|publisher=Associated Press|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1988&dat=19890125&id=vz0iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AKoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1208,1984195|title=Brown the front-runner for Democratic chairman|date=1989-01-25}} 8. ^Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies: "Walter H. Shorenstein Forum for Asia Pacific Studies" retrieved August 3, 2013 9. ^1 [https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/24/obituaries/phyllis-shorenstein-76-patron-of-asian-arts-in-san-francisco.html New York Times: "Phyllis Shorenstein, 76, Patron Of Asian Arts in San Francisco" By KATHLEEN TELTSCH] June 24, 1994 10. ^San Francisco Gate: "Second Acts / San Francisco's Carole Shorenstein Hays has built a career on Broadway by taking calculated risks" by Steven Winn October 31, 2004 11. ^Federal Reserve bank of San Francisco: "Douglas W. Shorenstein Designated Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Board of Directors; Patricia E. Yarrington Designated Deputy Chair for 2011" July 23, 2010 8 : 1915 births|2010 deaths|American billionaires|American real estate businesspeople|Philanthropists from New York (state)|American Jews|People from Glen Cove, New York|Businesspeople from the San Francisco Bay Area |
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