Habit of Labor: Lessons from a Life of Struggle and Success
"There's no better way to explain the miracle of Israel than to examine the amazing life of Stef Wertheimer." —Warren Buffet
Forced to flee Nazi Germany with his family at age 10, Stef Wertheimer came to British Palestine in the late 1930s. He promptly dropped out of school, learned a trade through apprenticeship, and played a meaningful role in Israel’s War of Independence. He also started a company—ISCAR—that began in a shed and ultimately made him one of the world’s great self-made industrialists. In The Habit of Labor, Wertheimer shares the lessons he learned from a life of strife and struggle in one of the world’s newest industrial powers. Both a pragmatist and a visionary,Wertheimerhas devoted much of his life to promoting Jewish and Arab economic development through innovative educational and vocational programs, along with the establishment of a series of thriving industrial parks in Israel and in Turkey. The future of Israel, he believes, is not in military might or diplomatic alliances but in its growing economic clout.
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Habit of Labor: Lessons from a Life of Struggle and Success
"There's no better way to explain the miracle of Israel than to examine the amazing life of Stef Wertheimer." —Warren Buffet
Forced to flee Nazi Germany with his family at age 10, Stef Wertheimer came to British Palestine in the late 1930s. He promptly dropped out of school, learned a trade through apprenticeship, and played a meaningful role in Israel’s War of Independence. He also started a company—ISCAR—that began in a shed and ultimately made him one of the world’s great self-made industrialists. In The Habit of Labor, Wertheimer shares the lessons he learned from a life of strife and struggle in one of the world’s newest industrial powers. Both a pragmatist and a visionary,Wertheimerhas devoted much of his life to promoting Jewish and Arab economic development through innovative educational and vocational programs, along with the establishment of a series of thriving industrial parks in Israel and in Turkey. The future of Israel, he believes, is not in military might or diplomatic alliances but in its growing economic clout.
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Habit of Labor: Lessons from a Life of Struggle and Success

Habit of Labor: Lessons from a Life of Struggle and Success

by Stef Wertheimer
Habit of Labor: Lessons from a Life of Struggle and Success

Habit of Labor: Lessons from a Life of Struggle and Success

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"There's no better way to explain the miracle of Israel than to examine the amazing life of Stef Wertheimer." —Warren Buffet
Forced to flee Nazi Germany with his family at age 10, Stef Wertheimer came to British Palestine in the late 1930s. He promptly dropped out of school, learned a trade through apprenticeship, and played a meaningful role in Israel’s War of Independence. He also started a company—ISCAR—that began in a shed and ultimately made him one of the world’s great self-made industrialists. In The Habit of Labor, Wertheimer shares the lessons he learned from a life of strife and struggle in one of the world’s newest industrial powers. Both a pragmatist and a visionary,Wertheimerhas devoted much of his life to promoting Jewish and Arab economic development through innovative educational and vocational programs, along with the establishment of a series of thriving industrial parks in Israel and in Turkey. The future of Israel, he believes, is not in military might or diplomatic alliances but in its growing economic clout.

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ISBN-13: 9781468310863
Publisher: Overlook Press, The
Publication date: 10/20/2015
Pages: 272
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

STEF WERTHEIMER is a German-born Israeli businessman, philanthropist and former politician. In 1952, he founded the company ISCAR and eventually grew it into a multinational, multibillion-dollar corporation, later selling his stake to billionaire investor Warren Buffett in 2006. A former Member of the Knesset, he has taken an active role in Israeli policy. He lives in Jerusalem.

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