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==Early life and business career== ==Early life==
Solow was born in ], ] in 1929 (age 84) to a ] family.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jacob Berkman|date=October 5, 2009 |url=http://www.jta.org/2009/10/05/fundermentalist/at-least-139-of-the-forbes-400-are-jewish|title=At least 139 of the Forbes 400 are Jewish|work=]|accessdate=June 20, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=|date=|url=http://www.subvertednation.net/jew-lists/jewish-billionaires/|title=Jewish Billionaires|work=|accessdate=June 20, 2013}}</ref> After ] he attended ] but dropped out.<ref>{{cite web|author=|date=|url=http://www.therichest.org/celebnetworth/celebrity-business/men/sheldon-solow-net-worth/|title=Sheldon Solow Net Worth|work=|accessdate=June 20, 2013}}</ref>


Upon ] of college, Solow started working as in real estate business, putting everything that he owned on the construction of the business building at 9 West ]. This building quickly attracted attention due to its curved glass facade and became one of the most profitable buildings in ]. In 1972, he invested more in what became the ], which houses ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|author=|date=|url=http://www.radioislam.org/thetruth/realestate3.htm|title=Sheldon L. Solow|work=]|accessdate=June 20, 2013}}</ref> Thanks to the success of this new business, Solow went on to own a collection of residential and commercial properties such as Sutton Place North, the Solow Tower on East ], One East River Place, ] and Rivers Bend.<ref>{{cite web|author=|date=|url=http://www.zoominfo.com/p/Sheldon-Solow/40993888|title=Mr. Sheldon Henry Solow|work=]|accessdate=June 20, 2013}}</ref> Solow was born in ], ], in 1929 to a ] family.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jacob Berkman|date=October 5, 2009 |url=http://www.jta.org/2009/10/05/fundermentalist/at-least-139-of-the-forbes-400-are-jewish|title=At least 139 of the Forbes 400 are Jewish|work=]|accessdate=June 20, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=|date=|url=http://www.subvertednation.net/jew-lists/jewish-billionaires/|title=Jewish Billionaires|work=|accessdate=June 20, 2013}}</ref> After ] he attended ] but dropped out.<ref>{{cite web|author=|date=|url=http://www.therichest.org/celebnetworth/celebrity-business/men/sheldon-solow-net-worth/|title=Sheldon Solow Net Worth|work=|accessdate=June 20, 2013}}</ref>

Solow has filed over 200 suits against competitors, business associates and at times even friends. In 2004, Solow and his good friend ] ended up in a lawsuit when Solow went ahead and posted an advertisement in ] which said that Kalikow was ].<ref>[http://exposecorruptcourts.blogspot.com/2008/12/more-on-dreier-kovachev-solow-kalikow.html
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==Personal life== ==Personal life==

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Sheldon Solow is an American real estate mogul.

Early life

Solow was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1929 to a Jewish family. After high school he attended New York University but dropped out.

Personal life

Solow is married, has two children (named his son Stefan as his “heir apparent”) and lives in New York City. According to Forbes, as of June 2013 his estimated wealth is US$3.7 billion.

Solow founded the Manhattan-based a non-profit organization called "Sheldon H Solow Foundation Inc" Solow is considered by many a big art collector: Some of the works he owns are placed on display at 9 West 57th Street, and his collection includes paintings by Francis Bacon, Matisse, Balthus. He is reported to have a collection on sculptures by Henry Moore, Giacometti and Van Gogh. In the year 2007, he donated two whole floors of a New York City townhouse to the New York University Institute of Fine Arts. Solow has interests in Jewish welfare - he has donated many to Jewish charities and received the "Israel Peace Medal.

External links

References

  1. ^ "Sheldon Solow". Forbes. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  2. Jacob Berkman (October 5, 2009). "At least 139 of the Forbes 400 are Jewish". JTA. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  3. "Jewish Billionaires". Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  4. "Sheldon Solow Net Worth". therichest.org. Retrieved June 20, 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  5. "Sheldon Solow biography". Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  6. "Sheldon H Solow Foundation Inc". December 28, 2005. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  7. "Posts Tagged 'Sheldon Solow'". The Real Deal (magazine). Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  8. "JEWS AND REAL ESTATE". Radio Islam. Retrieved June 20, 2013.

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