Background
Maurice Wohl was born in the East End of London to Eastern European parents.
Businessman mayor philanthropist
Maurice Wohl was born in the East End of London to Eastern European parents.
At a young age, Wohl became a property developer creating "United Real Property Trust". He rose to success by innovation in raising modern office buildings in the damaged post-World World War II London and his business also later spread to Australia. By the mid-1970s, he had retired to Switzerland.
Wohl was made Commander of Order of the British Empire (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1992.
Wohl died on 28 June 2007 (13th of Tammuz, 5767). He was buried in the Sanhedria Cemetery in Jerusalem the next day, eulogized by former Chief Rabbi of Israel, Yisrael Meir Lau.
The couple had been childless. Wohl was president of the Jerusalem Great Synagogue in Israel.
In honour of his many contributions in Jerusalem, Wohl was given the title "Trustee of Jerusalem" (Ne-eman Yerushalayim) by Ehud Olmert when he was mayor of the city.
Wohl also received an honorary doctorate from Bar-Ilan University in 2001. Wohl contributed tens of millions of dollars to the construction of public structures and support of various foundations some of which include:
In Israel
Wohl Amphitheatre in The Yarkon Park, Tel Aviv
Wohl Rose Park opposite the Knesset, Jerusalem
Wohl Archaeological Museum in Old City of Jerusalem
Wohl Centre (convention/cultural centre), "The Book and the Wall", designed by architect Daniel Libeskind at Bar-Ilan University
benefactor of thousands of scholarships to students in Bar Ilan University
an operating room complex at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem
Wohl Institute for Advanced Imaging, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv
Wohl Synagogue in "Lamed" neighbourhood, Tel Aviv
Mercaz haRav
The Slonim Yeshiva
Yeshivat HaKotel
Jerusalem College of Technology
Shalva association of mentally and physically challenged children
dedicated the first volume of the English edition of Talmud Tractate Bava Metzia by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz
In the United Kingdom
Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation
Maurice Wohl Charitable Trust
Maurice Wohl General Dental Practice Centre, Dental Institute at King"s College London
Maurice Wohl Laboratory, Institute of Liver Studies, King"s College GKT School of Medicine
Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King"s College London
Maurice Wohl Research Fellowship in Surgery/Dental Surgery Details at Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Wohl Virion Centre, Division of Infection and Immunity at University College London
While many establishments carried the Wohl name, Maurice Wohl was also known for donating to many organizations and charities without that same publicity.