Walter H Shorenstein was an American billionaire real estate developer and investor.
10 Facts About Walter Shorenstein
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Walter Shorenstein's uncle, Hyman Schorenstein, was a political "kingmaker" in New York during the early 20th century, and ancestor to a number of New York politicians.
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Walter Shorenstein worked as a commercial real estate broker, becoming a partner at Milton Meyer and Co.
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In 1993, Walter Shorenstein helped an investor group purchase the San Francisco Giants baseball team thus preventing the franchise from moving to Florida.
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Walter Shorenstein became active politically and was a significant fundraiser for the Democratic Party.
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Walter Shorenstein was a major donor to civic and charitable causes, as well as higher education.
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Walter Shorenstein was prominent in the Jewish-American political and philanthropic community.
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Walter Shorenstein endowed the Walter H Shorenstein Forum for Asia Pacific Studies at Stanford University.
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Walter Shorenstein met her husband while working as a volunteer ambulance driver at Travis Air Force Base, where Shorenstein was stationed during World War II.
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Mrs Walter Shorenstein had a heart ailment and died in 1994 at the age 76 in San Francisco.