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Gerald Schwartz and Heather Reisman made the largest gift in U of T ’s history when they donated $100 million to the University in 2019 to help build the Schwartz Reisman Innovation Centre.
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- Onex Corporation
- Personal Life
- Philanthropy
- Honours and Awards
Gerry Schwartz was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Andrew Osher Schwartz and Lillian Schwartz (née Arkin). His mother was a lawyer. His father was trained as a pharmacist but worked in the family-run car-parts dealership. Gerry Schwartz started to work in the store when he was 10. At age 17, he and a friend started a clothingstore called The Stag Sh...
Gerry Schwartz left CanWest in 1983 and moved to Toronto, Ontario. With $2 million of his own money and nearly $50 million from investors, he formed his own holding company called Onex Corporation. Onex’s strategy was to turn around undervalued or mismanaged companies. It would buy them, increase their assets or efficiency, and then sell them for p...
In 1982, Gerry Schwartz married Heather Reisman, founder and CEO of Indigo Books and Music. The couple has two children. It is the second marriage for Schwartz, who also has two children from his first marriage. Schwartz has nine grandchildren.
Gerry Schwartz has donated to universities, hospitals, Jewish charitiesand Israeli organizations. In 1992, he and Heather Reisman established the Gerald Schwartz and Heather Reisman Foundation, which supports a number of charitable and arts organizations. The couple established the HESEG Foundation in 2005, which provides scholarships and living ex...
Honorary Degree, St. Francis Xavier University(1998)Member, Canadian Business Hall of Fame (2004)Lifetime Achievement Award, EY Entrepreneur of the Year, Ontario(2005)Officer, Order of Canada(2006)May 13, 2019 · Schwartz, his wife Heather Reisman — founder and CEO of Indigo Books and Music — and the couple's children are one of Canada's richest families. He has an almost incomparable reputation for...
Schwartz, along with his wife, successful book and music chain store owner, Heather Reisman, will have an exclusive lobby and gallery dedicated in their name at that soon to be opened Academy...
Mar 10, 2017 · Heather Reisman supports a variety of charitable and arts organizations through the Gerald Schwartz and Heather Reisman Foundation, established in 1992. She has also raised funds for medical research and Jewish and Israeli organizations.
In 1982, Schwartz married Heather Reisman, chief executive of Indigo Books and Music. Schwartz has two children from his first marriage and two stepchildren from his marriage to Heather Reisman. The couple are members of the Reform synagogue, Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto.
HESEG Foundation was established by Canadians Gerry Schwartz and Heather Reisman, as a way to recognize and honor the contribution of Lone Soldiers to Israel, by providing them with an opportunity, through education and career development.
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