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Haas was born to a Jewish family in San Francisco, [1] one of three children of Walter A. Haas and Elise Stern. [3] Haas was the great-grandnephew of Levi Strauss, the founder of denim manufacturer Levi Strauss & Co. and great grandson of David Stern. He attended the Deerfield Academy preparatory school in Massachusetts. [3]
Walter A. Haas Sr. (May 11, 1889 – December 7, 1979), was an American billionaire businessman who was the president and CEO (1928-1955) and chairman (1955-1970) of Levi Strauss & Co. Early life and education
Haas was born to a Jewish family in San Francisco, the son of Elise (née Stern) and Walter A. Haas. [1] His mother was the daughter of Sigmund Stern (the nephew of Levi Strauss [4] [5] and the son of David Stern); and Rosalie (née Meyer) Stern (the daughter of Harriet Newmark Meyer and Marc Eugene Meyer; [6] and the granddaughter of rabbi Joseph Newmark).
Haas was either a director or trustee at the Levi Strauss Foundation, the Red Tab Foundation, the Joanne and Peter Haas Jr. Fund, the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, the Novato Youth Center Honorary Board, Trustee Emeritus of the San Francisco Foundation (1996-2005), and Vice President of the Peter E. Haas Jr. Family Fund. [7] [10] [11] [12]
Other names: Wally Haas: Occupation: Businessman: Known for: former President of the Oakland Athletics: Spouse: Julie Salles: Children: 3: Parent(s) Evelyn Danzig Haas Walter A. Haas Jr. Family: Robert D. Haas (brother) Roy Eisenhardt (brother-in-law) Walter A. Haas (grandfather) Abraham Haas (great-grandfather) Simon Koshland (great-great ...
Researchers excavated five unmarked graves at the cemetery in 1999 in an effort to find Samuel Washington’s resting place. They recovered small bones and teeth from three burials, but DNA ...
The Bibas boys were the youngest Israeli hostages, and the only children still held in captivity by Hamas after 100 hostages were released in a short-lived ceasefire agreement in November 2023.
Evelyn D. Haas (1917 – February 3, 2010) was a San Francisco Bay Area civic leader and philanthropist.She was the co-founder of the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund which has contributed more than $364 million to Bay Area cultural, civic, and social service organizations.