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Hero of the Week

Eric Sampson – A Man of Steel with a Heart of Gold

South African steel tycoon and philanthropist Eric Samson died at his Newport, California home on Tuesday at the age of 83.“Eric was a visionary leader and nation-builder and a man of unsurpassed generosity, one whose multifaceted legacy will benefit our country long into the future,” the South African Jewish Board of Deputies said in a statement.“Innumerable organizations and individuals benefited from his support throughout his life. This was true not just for the South African Jewish community – of which he was a devoted member – but for the people of South Africa as a whole, and for the State of Israel.” ​

venture between Iscor, a state-owned South African steel producer, and the Israel-based Koor Industries, and soon gained full control of the combined company. He and his wife, Sheila, donated millions of dollars to Keren Hayesod, the Barzilai Medical Center and the Eric and Sheila Samson New Emergency Surgical Hospital in Ashkelon, the Samson Assuta Ashdod Hospital and The Eric and Sheila Samson Prime Minister’s Prize, a prestigious international award which grants a million dollars annually for groundbreaking innovation in the fields of smart mobility and alternative fuels for transportation.He was a close friend and supporter of the late South African president, Nelson Mandela, as well as current President Cyril Ramaphosa, who was part of a consortium that bought a quarter of his flagship business, Macsteel Service Centres SA, in 2006.

“Eric was a visionary leader and nation-builder and a man of unsurpassed generosity, one whose multifaceted legacy will benefit our country long into the future,” the South African Jewish Board of Deputies said in a statement.“Innumerable organizations and individuals benefited from his support throughout his life. This was true not just for the South African Jewish community – of which he was a devoted member – but for the people of South Africa as a whole, and for the State of Israel.” ​

In 1998, he purchased 49% of Iskoor, then a joint venture between Iscor, a state-owned South African steel producer, and the Israel-based Koor Industries, and soon gained full control of the combined company. He and his wife, Sheila, donated millions of dollars to Keren Hayesod, the Barzilai Medical Center and the Eric and Sheila Samson New Emergency Surgical Hospital in Ashkelon, the Samson Assuta Ashdod Hospital and The Eric and Sheila Samson Prime Minister’s Prize, a prestigious international award which grants a million dollars annually for groundbreaking innovation in the fields of smart mobility and alternative fuels for transportation.He was a close friend and supporter of the late South African president, Nelson Mandela, as well as current President Cyril Ramaphosa, who was part of a consortium that bought a quarter of his flagship business, Macsteel Service Centres SA, in 2006.

Eric's Remarkable Achievements and Legacy

  • Samson’s fortune, made primarily from steel and real estate assets he amassed
  • Macsteel holding company, was valued at $1.1 billion,
  • In 1998, he purchased 49% of Iskoor, then a joint venture between Iscor, a state-owned South African steel producer, and the Israel-based Koor Industries
  • He and his wife, Sheila, donated millions of dollars to Keren Hayesod, the Barzilai Medical Center
  • Eric and Sheila Samson New Emergency Surgical Hospital in Ashkelon, Established the Samson Assuta Ashdod Hospital and
  • The Eric and Sheila Samson Prime Minister’s Prize, a prestigious international award which grants a million dollars annually for groundbreaking innovation in the fields of smart mobility and alternative fuels for transportation.
  • Close friend and supporter of the late South African president, Nelson Mandela,
  • Fagship business, Macsteel Service Centres

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Rabbi Yonatan Landau - Ohr Savoy

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A truly wonderful service to the Jewish Community abiding by all halchos required to honour the deceiced and encourage growth in Torah and Mitzvos. To perpetuate the Neshamos of our passed relatives, heroes, legends and icons, those who have contributed to so much to South Africa and the World. 

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