Shari Arison — businesswoman, philanthropist with roots in the Russian Empire
Shari Arison is an Israeli-American businesswoman and philanthropist, born in New York City in 1957. In 1999 she inherited 35 per cent of her father Ted Arison's possessions; she was the controlling shareholder of Bank Hapoalim for 21 years until selling out by September 2022, and Forbes named her the richest woman in the Middle East as of 2007.
Tracing the roots — Romania (town not documented)
Born in New York City in 1957 to Ted Arison, who was born in Tel Aviv in 1924, a third-generation sabra of Romanian Jewish descent. Ted Arison founded Carnival Corporation and in 1990 renounced his US citizenship and returned to Israel.
Daughter of Carnival founder Ted Arison, of Romanian Jewish descent.
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Romania (town not documented). At the time, this region lay within the Russian Empire, which spanned from Poland to the Pacific.