Ysrael Seinuk worked on the Chapultepec Tower in Mexico City and the O-14 tower in Dubai.
11 Facts About Ysrael Seinuk
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Ysrael Seinuk was the only child of Jaime Seinuk, who had moved there from Lithuania, and Sara Seinuk.
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Ysrael Seinuk studied at the University of Havana and graduated in 1954.
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Ysrael Seinuk moved to New York after Fidel Castro's rise to power.
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Ysrael Seinuk later became a named partner of what became known as Cantor Seinuk.
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Ysrael Seinuk worked on the Chapultepec Tower in Mexico City and the O-14 tower in Dubai.
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Ysrael Seinuk taught structural engineering at Cooper Union for much of his career.
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Ysrael Seinuk was honored with The Fazlur Khan Lifetime Achievement Medal from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat in 2010.
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Ysrael Seinuk lived in the Forest Hills, Queens section of New York in his later years.
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Ysrael Seinuk died of cancer in September 2010 in Manhattan.
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Ysrael Seinuk was survived by his wife, Fanny Seinuk, a son, Isaac Seinuk, a daughter, Beatriz Seinuk-Ackerman, six grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.