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Harold Schnitzer was born on 8 June, 1923 in United States, is an A 20th-century american philanthropist. Discover Harold Schnitzer's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 87 years old?

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Occupation Real estate developer Philanthropist
Age 87 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 8 June 1923
Birthday 8 June
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Date of death 27 April, 2011
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Nationality United States

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1923

Harold J. Schnitzer (June 8, 1923 – April 27, 2011) was an American businessman, civic leader, and philanthropist.

Schnitzer is best remembered for having made over $80 million in charitable gifts over the course of his lifetime, including the establishment of the Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon and at the University of Oregon.

Harold Schnitzer was born in 1923 to Rose and Sam Schnitzer, ethnic Jewish émigrés from Tsarist Russia.

Harold was the fifth of seven children of the couple.

The elder Schnitzer was in the scrap metal business, beginning the Alaska Junk Company.

1944

Harold anticipated entering the steel industry from an early age, studying metallurgy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, from which he graduated in 1944.

Following graduation, Schnitzer served a stint in the U.S. Army during World War II as an ordnance specialist.

After the war, Schnitzer entered the family business, Schnitzer Steel Industries, for a time.

1950

He did not wish to compete with his four brothers in the company, however, so in 1950 Harold Schnitzer decided to shift gears, selling his share of the business to provide capital for a new enterprise.

The new enterprise founded was a real estate investment company known as Harsch Investment Properties.

The name of the firm, Harsch, derived from the first three letters of Harold Schnitzer's first and last names.

Schnitzer began his career as a real estate developer with the purchase of an old warehouse in downtown Portland and its conversion into office space.

Over the years Schnitzer's company grew to the point where it owned 130 properties with 21,000000 sqft of rentable commercial space in five western states, as well as more than 1,000 apartments.

At the time of his death, Harsch Investment Properties employed 225 people.

1993

From 1993 until his death in 2011, Harold Schnitzer and his wife Arlene were responsible for $80 million in charitable giving to a wide range of projects.

Some of these projects included the refurbishing of the Portland Art Museum, the creation of the Harold Schnitzer Diabetes Health Center at Oregon Health and Science University, the restoration of what is today known as the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, and the establishment of the endowed Harold Schnitzer Program in Judaic Studies at Portland State University and the University of Oregon.

Other prominent Oregon institutions supported by the Schnitzer family through the Harold and Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation included the Oregon Zoo and Oregon Public Broadcasting.

Schnitzer was also a financial supporter of such cultural institutions as the Oregon Symphony, the Portland Opera, and the Oregon Ballet, in addition to various educational and social service programs.

Schnitzer was also a supporter of programs within Oregon's Jewish community, including the Mittleman Jewish Community Center, the Portland Jewish Academy, and an independent and assisted living facility for elders known as Rose Schnitzer Manor.

2011

Harold Schnitzer died April 27, 2011, in Portland, Oregon, following a two-year battle with abdominal cancer.

Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber recalled of Schnitzer that "he was incredibly easy to be around. He made you feel at ease. He was powerful and wealthy yet at ease. He didn't take himself that seriously."

Schnitzer was remembered by U.S. Senator Ron Wyden as "one of those really rare individuals you call a vintage Oregonian.... who almost always says when you begin to talk to him, 'What can I do to help?'"