Israel Matz
Israel Matz | |
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Born | |
Died | February 10, 1950 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | (aged 81)
Occupation | Philanthropist |
Known for | Founder of Ex-Lax |
Spouse(s) | Gussie H. Matz |
Israel Matz (Hebrew: ישראל מץ; February 9, 1869 - February 10, 1950) Matz is well known for founding the Ex-Lax company in 1906, today owned by Novartis. His grandson, Roy M. Goodman, was a New York State Senator from 1969–2002.
Community activity[]
Israel Matz Institute for Jewish Law[]
The Israel Matz Institute for Jewish Law at the Faculty of Law of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is located on Mount Scopus, in one of the original buildings of the Hebrew University, built in 1925.[1]
Israel Matz Foundation[]
The Israel Matz Foundation is a non profit organization located in New York City. The foundation is concerned with aiding indigent Hebrew writers[2][3]
The Israel Matz Chair of Organic Chemistry[]
The Israel Matz Chair of Organic Chemistry was established at the Weizmann Institute of Science by the Alice Matz Goodman Endowment Fund, New York, NY, daughter of Israel Matz.[4]
References[]
- ^ Institute of Jewish Law:"The Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Faculty of Law", Hebrew University of Jerusalem, available online at [1] Archived 2009-04-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ TaxExemptWorld.com, 2008:"ISRAEL MATZ FOUNDATION", Tax Exempt/NonProfit Organization Information, available online at [2]
- ^ The New York Times:"Paid Notice: Deaths ARFA, MILTON", The New York Times, 15 June 2003
- ^ Annual report, 2001:"Historic Records of Major American Contributors", The Weizmann Institute of Science, available online at [3][permanent dead link]
- 1869 births
- 1950 deaths
- People from Kalvarija, Lithuania
- Lithuanian Jews
- Congress Poland emigrants to the United States
- American people of Lithuanian-Jewish descent
- American businesspeople
- European business biography stubs
- Lithuanian people stubs