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Benjamin Harrison Swig (born November 17, 1893 - October 31, 1980) was a real estate developer and a philanthropist active in Jewish and non-Jewish communities. [ 1 ] Biography
Wonderstruck (2011) is an American young-adult fiction novel written and illustrated by Brian Selznick, who also created The Invention of Hugo Cabret (2007). In Wonderstruck, Selznick continued the narrative approach of his last book, using both words and illustrations — though in this book he separates the illustrations and the writings into their own story and weaves them together at the end.
Weiler was born to a poor Jewish family in Svyatsk, Russian Empire, the seventh of ten children. [2] His father, Faivel, was a rabbi and Talmudic scholar. [2] In 1910, the family moved to the United States and settled in Manhattan and then the Bronx where his father taught yeshiva students. [2]
Swig installed his son, Benjamin Swig, as the bank's treasurer. Alongside Tremont, Swig also gained control of the Tamiami Banking of Company of Miami, Florida in 1926. [1] Swig was a popular figure in the Boston banking world, but rose to prominence for his involvement in uncovering Charles Ponzi's banking irregularities known as the "Ponzi ...
In 1954, real estate promoter Ben Swig presented the San Francisco Prosperity Plan which involved a complete overhaul of the south of Market street (SOMA), a project that the city approved in 1966. [4] Primary work started on the Moscone Center project. In 1955, Joseph Alioto was appointed chairman of the board of the SFRA. [5]
Benjamin Hollingsworth is a Canadian actor best known for his role on the CBS series Code Black as well as his current role as Dan Brady on Netflix’s popular show, Virgin River.. The 38-year-old ...
Ben Falcone knows how to make people laugh.. The actor, director and writer, 50, has written and directed hit comedies like 2014's Tammy, 2018's Life of the Party and Thunderforce in 2021 (not to ...
In 1900, Huebsch established the publishing house B. W. Huebsch. [1]B. W. Huebsch's publishing logo circa 1916 (from James Joyce's Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. He was the first publisher in the United States of: D. H. Lawrence's book Sons and Lovers (1913), [4] James Joyce's Dubliners (1916 [5]) and Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916 [6]), [7] and Sherwood Anderson's ...