Shaul Eisenberg

Shaul Nehemia Eisenberg (; 22 September 1921 – 27 March 1997) was an Israeli businessman and billionaire tycoon.

Biography

Shaul Eisenberg was born in Munich to a religious Jewish family from Poland, being the fifth out of six children born to Sophie (née Katz) and David Eisenberg. His mother was from Krakow and his father was from Warsaw. Shortly after the uprising of the Nazis in the government, he fled to Shanghai. While in Tokyo, Eisenberg met and married Leah Freudlsperger, a half-Japanese woman who was the daughter of an Austrian painter, and the couple had five daughters and a son.

Eisenberg died in Beijing in 1997, two years before the expiration of the Eisenberg Law.

After his death, the family fought over the inheritance, valued at around 1 billion dollars. His son continued to operate the family business. Eisenberg's brother, Rafael, who was a Hasidic scholar, died in 1976, leaving twelve children.

Career Eisenberg's business career began in the immediate aftermath of World War II and was characterized by his role as a high-level mediator, or "fixer," for massive industrial, infrastructure, and military contracts, primarily in Asia. Early Career in Post-War Japan A Jewish refugee who had fled Nazi persecution to Shanghai during World War II, Eisenberg remained in the Far East after the war ended. He settled in post-occupation Japan, where he founded the Eisenberg Group of Companies. He made his initial fortune by trading in iron, steel, and machinery, importing raw materials for Japan's nascent steel industry and exporting finished Japanese products to other markets, such as India. His mediation was instrumental in developing production lines, power plants, and purchasing trains and aircraft. For his contributions, Eisenberg received an award from the South Korean government and was considered a "primary factor and catalyst" in the nation's commerce with the West during that period.