Dr Israel Arnold Ziff, OBE, founder & Chairman of Town Centre Securities PLC
Michael Rhodes
illness, was founder and Chairman of Town Centre Securities PLC, a
property investment and development company.
http://focus.comdirect.co.uk/en/news/article.html?server=afx&id=1089890402
Ziff leaves a widow Marjorie, his children and their spouses, Michael
and Debbie, Ann and Nigel, Edward and Dee, his sister Sybil, brother
Paul, and sister-in-law, Lea.
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Edwin King
"Michael Rhodes" wrote
> Dr Israel Arnold Ziff, OBE, who died 14 July, 2004, after a brief
> illness, was founder and Chairman of Town Centre Securities PLC, a
> property investment and development company.
Times obit at http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-1192407,00.html
Michael Rhodes
<<Dr Israel Arnold Ziff>>
The Lord-Lieutenant for West Yorkshire and Mr Roscoe, the High Sheriff
of West Yorkshire and Mrs Barker were present at a memorial service for
Dr Israel Arnold Ziff, businessman, philanthropist and High Sheriff of
West Yorkshire, 1991, held yesterday at Beth Hamidrash Hagadol
Synagogue, Leeds.
Rabbi Daniel Levy, who also gave an address, and the Rev Lionel
Rosenfeld officiated.
Dr Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi, the Right Rev Steven Oliver, Bishop of
Stepney, Mrs Marjorie Ziff, widow, and Mr Michael Ziff and Mr Edward
Ziff, sons, paid tribute.
Members of the Shabbaton Choir, directed by Mr Stephen Levey, sang
during the service.
The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Leeds and the Lord Mayor of
Bradford attended. Among others present were:
Mr and Mrs Nigel Manning (son-in-law and daughter), Mrs Michael Ziff
and Mrs Edward Ziff (daughters-in-law), Sam, Henry, Alexander,
Benjamin, Oliver, Charlotte-Daisy and Jacob Ziff and Andrew, Lianne and
Laura Manning (grandchildren), Mr Paul Ziff (brother), Mrs Sybil Gould
(sister), Mrs Leah Ziff and Mrs Angela Morrison (sisters-in-law), Ms
Gillian Balcombe, Miss Juliet Morrison.
The Earl and Countess of Harewood, the Vice Chancellor of Leeds
University, Mr Sherrard Cowper-Coles, the Vice Chancellor of Leeds
Metropolitan University and Mrs Lee, members of HM Judiciary, members
of the Rabbinate and representatives of UJIA, Karen HaYesod, Maccabi
GB, Leeds Jewish Welfare Board, WIZO, the Association of High Sheriffs
of England and Wales, Leeds City Council, Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds
Art Collections Fund, Leeds Jewish Housing Association, Leeds District
Magistrates Court, Leeds Opportunity Trust of the Young, Leeds Rotary
Club, the Salvation Army, Wades Charity, YABC - Clubs for Young
People, the United Hebrews Congregation Synagogue, Leeds, attended with
many other friends, former colleagues and representatives of other
organisations having connection with Dr Ziff.