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24-610: Opened in July 1985, Ayalon Mall was the first mall in Israel to have a large shopping complex outside the city centre with a parking lot surrounding it. Ayalon Mall is also notable for its owner, David Azrieli , inventing the word for "mall" in Hebrew for this mall, "kanyon". In addition, Ayalon Mall is the place of the first McDonald's location in the Middle East , which opened there in 1993. The mall

48-633: A family of Ashkenazi Jews in the town of Maków Mazowiecki , in what was then the Second Polish Republic . Following the outbreak of World War II , he fled from the German-led invasion of Poland and took refuge in the Soviet Union for a brief period. By late 1942, he had arrived in the British Mandate for Palestine , having been smuggled along with a weapons shipment concealed in coffins for

72-516: A partial new two-story wing was added, which included a new 15 screen movie theatre, "Yes Planet" (sponsored by the Israeli satellite company Yes ), and some fast food restaurants. The new theatre replaced the old approximately 10-year-old one, which had only 4 screens. The old cinema was replaced with about 10 new stores. In mid 2014, the construction of the second floor extension had begun, and in April 2015

96-583: Is a secular academic institution located in Montreal , Quebec , Canada . It offers a program of university level studies in the liberal arts . Affiliated with Université de Montréal at its beginning, it is now affiliated with Bishop's University to jointly deliver Bachelor of Arts degrees. TMI was founded in Montreal in 1945 by a group of people, most of them in their twenties, including Charlotte Tansey , Martin O'Hara, Stan Machnik, and Veronica Smyth. The aim

120-585: Is inspired by the Socratic method as well as the Shared Inquiry approach developed by the Great Books Foundation , in which the leader uses primarily open-ended questions to guide discussion. Instead of conventional lectures, TMI for the most part offers discussion-based seminars that are guided by trained leaders and based upon carefully chosen and sequenced texts representing different perspectives on

144-584: Is not for students to agree, or come to a consensus, but to embrace new ways of thinking that go beyond individual bias. In 1977, TMI launched an outreach program to take courses to seniors’ residences and centres in response to some of the Institute's original discussion leaders and students no longer having the mobility to come to courses downtown. The program continues to organize discussion groups on history, literature, science, and other liberal arts topics in residences and meeting places of older adults throughout

168-762: The Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration at Yeshiva University in New York City and supported schools and educational institutions in Canada and Israel. His aim to support education in multiple and diverse ways guides the Azrieli Foundation to this day. The Foundation has disbursed over CA$ 450 million since 1989. Notable donations in that time include: the Azrieli Schools of Architecture at Tel Aviv University and Carleton University ;

192-522: The COVID-19 pandemic . As of 1 October 2020, the Foundation pledged CA$ 8.6 million for pandemic-related initiatives, including food relief, hospitals and long-term care institutions, and support for the vulnerable, including Holocaust survivors , people with disabilities, people experiencing homelessness, and students. In 1969, the heirs of Canadian railway magnate William Cornelius Van Horne put up for sale

216-677: The Van Horne Mansion in the Canadian city of Montreal . A buyer was not found until 1973, when Azrieli bought the land. His intention to raze the mansion was met with fierce opposition from many groups opposed to the demolition spree of the Golden Square Mile , including René Lépine , another prominent Canadian real estate developer who owned the building next to the Van Horne Mansion and who wanted to buy it back from Azrieli to restore

240-693: The Yishuv . By 1945, except for one of his brothers, Azrieli's entire family had been murdered in the Holocaust throughout German-occupied Europe . Between 1943 and 1946, Azrieli studied architecture at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in the city of Haifa , but did not complete his degree. He subsequently enlisted with the 7th Brigade of the Haganah and fought in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War . In 1954, he immigrated to Canada from Israel , settling down in

264-621: The Azrieli Faculty of Medicine at Bar-Ilan University , the creation of the Azrieli Institute for Educational Empowerment, Azrieli Institute for Systems Biology at Weizmann Institute of Science , Azrieli Institute of Israel Studies at Concordia University , and the School of Continuing Studies at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology . In 2020, the Azrieli Foundation created an emergency fund to be allocated to meet urgent needs caused by

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288-795: The Azrieli Group public in the largest ever IPO on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange . It is now the largest real estate company in the country. Its projects include a number of Israeli commercial centres, including the first enclosed mall in Israel (the Canion Ayalon in Ramat Gan ) as well as the Malha Mall in Jerusalem and the Beersheba Shopping Mall ( Canion ha- Negev ) . He also built

312-409: The Montreal area. Bernard Lonergan , the Canadian philosopher, theologian, and economist, lectured at TMI, significantly shaping the learning and questioning experience offered by the institute. According to Lonergan himself, the 1945 lecture series that he delivered at TMI, entitled "Thought and Reality," served as the seed for his seminal book, Insight: A Study of Human Understanding (1957). TMI

336-475: The [Azrieli] foundation’s or company’s websites is that in 2010 the Azrieli Group apparently donated NIS 30,000 (CAD $ 10,000) to Im Tirtzu " even though the Azrieli group "claims it has no political agenda." The donation was made specifically "to a project to stop the academic boycott of Israel " by Palestinian -led initiatives. Thomas More Institute The Thomas More Institute (TMI) for Adult Education

360-428: The age of 75, he earned a Masters of Architecture from Carleton University in the city of Ottawa . In 1957, he married Stephanie Lefcort. They have four children: Rafael, Sharon , Naomi, and Danna . For the last ten years of his life, Azrieli and his wife resided in the Israeli city of Herzliya for five months per year and in the Canadian city of Westmount for the rest of the year. On July 9, 2014, he died at

384-650: The age of 92 in his lakeside house at Ivry-sur-le-Lac . In Montreal , he established his building business, beginning with the construction of small duplexes and working his way up to apartment buildings and, later on, shopping malls. Azrieli's building projects can be seen in the office buildings, high-rise residences, office towers, and shopping centres that he built in Canada , the United States , and Israel . His two companies are Montreal-based Canpro Investments Ltd. and Tel Aviv –based Azrieli Group Ltd. In 2010, he took

408-523: The city of Montreal . In Canada, he reconnected with a few of his first cousins who had also survived the Holocaust and fled from Europe, including Henia Azrieli Rosenfeld. He routinely came for Shabbat dinner to Henia’s home while working and studying. In Montreal, Azrieli enrolled at the Thomas More Institute (now part of Bishop's University ), where he completed a Bachelor of Arts in 1956. At

432-431: The construction was completed. The second floor extension contains the addition of several more international stores, such as American Eagle , H&M , Desigual and Forever 21 . 32°6′0″N 34°49′36″E  /  32.10000°N 34.82667°E  / 32.10000; 34.82667 David Azrieli David Joshua Azrieli CM CQ ( Hebrew : דוד יהושע עזריאלי ; 10 May 1922 – 9 July 2014)

456-560: The eponymous Azrieli Centre in Tel Aviv , the largest real estate project in Israel, which includes three skyscrapers in the heart of Tel Aviv and has become an architectural landmark at the core of Israel's business industry. The Azrieli Foundation was established by David Azrieli in 1989 to support initiatives and develop and operate programs that promote access to education and the achievement of excellence in various fields of knowledge and activity. Azrieli's early philanthropy established

480-472: The mansion instead of developing the land. However, Azrieli remained committed to demolishing the historic landmark and ended up doing so on 8 September 1973. The Azrieli-built Sofitel Montreal now stands on the property. As a direct result of this action, the Canadian advocacy group Save Montreal was formed to organize resistance to future demolitions of designated heritage sites. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that "What you won’t find on either

504-592: The questions each group has come together to explore. Although they may have special knowledge in a particular field, the leaders do not lecture or explain. Using the text as a basis, the discussion team asks questions to channel the conversation. Participants learn to listen to one another, so that each meeting allows people of varied ages and backgrounds to exchange their views on the week's readings. TMI's approach requires critical thinking, clear references to common terms, and respect for alternate views. The challenge in TMI courses

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528-453: Was an Israeli-Canadian tycoon, real estate developer , architect, and philanthropist. With an estimated net worth of US$ 3.1 billion in March 2013, he was ranked by Forbes as the ninth-wealthiest Canadian and the 401st wealthiest person overall. In 1989, he founded the philanthropic Azrieli Foundation, to which he bequeathed the bulk of his estate upon his death in 2014. Azrieli was born into

552-488: Was originally one story tall, but in 2006 an extension which contains a second floor with cinemas above some of the mall was built. A second extension in 2015 added many shops and restaurants. The mall is built near the Ramat Gan Stadium and Bnei Brak Railway Station . The mall contains international stores such as Zara , and Aldo , in addition to Israeli chains such as Castro , Fox , and Honigman . In July 2006,

576-609: Was to provide opportunities for lifelong learning and liberal arts education for adults. In 1950, TMI established the Workers' School, which offered evening classes in "Human Rights and Labour Unions," "The Rise of Labour Movements," and "Talking at Meetings," training workers to become union members. The Institute received a federal charter in 1959. Today, annually, the institute has more than 400 registrations and 35-40 new courses. The adult students are of all ages, from those in their early 20s to several over 90 years of age. TMI's teaching

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