Leon Charney
Lawyer, Film actor
1938 –
Who is Leon Charney?
Leon Charney is an American real estate tycoon, author, philanthropist, political pundit, media personality, and Jewish cantor. He lives in Manhattan in New York City, dividing his time between his residences in Tel Aviv and Boca Raton, Florida. As of March 2012, Forbes lists Charney as #353 among the wealthiest Americans. He is a graduate of Yeshiva University where he was known as "the gonche." At YU he participated in demonstrations to free Soviet Jewry.
Charney is best known as a New York real estate baron, but in recent years, his role as one of the backdoor players integral to sealing the Camp David Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt has emerged. In 1979, Charney played an important role as the unofficial adviser to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, most well known for his behind-the-scenes role in the Camp David Accords which created the first comprehensive peace between Israel and Egypt in 1978 and 1979.
In 2008, some thirty years later, Charney, a major real estate owner in New York's Times Square, appeared for the first time on the Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans, debuting at #321. The 2009 list - the first to reflect the world financial crisis, indicates Charney's net worth had fallen in the previous year, although his rank had jumped to #296, up 35 notches, indicating that while he lost wealth, he lost comparatively less than other fellow billionaires. For 2010, Charney ranked #308 on the Forbes 400.
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- Born
- 1938
Bayonne - Also known as
- Leon H. Charney
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Yeshiva University
- Brooklyn Law School
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on July 23, 2013
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