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Max Palevsky (July 24, 1924 – May 5, 2010) was an American art collector, venture capitalist, philanthropist, and computer technology pioneer.[1] He was known as a member of the Malibu Mafia – a group of wealthy American Jewish men who donated money to liberal and progressive causes and politicians.[2] Palevsky was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Jewish immigrant parents[3] — Izchok (Isadore) Palevsky (born May 10, 1890, in Pinsk, in the Brest Region of the Russian Empire [now in Belarus], died September 27, 1969, in Los Angeles), and Sarah Greenblatt (born May 16, 1894, died December 28, 1949, in Chicago). Izchok had arrived in Baltimore from Bremen, Germany, on the S.S. Brandenburg on March 18, 1910, while Sarah immigrated around 1916. Palevsky's parents spoke Yiddish fluently, but little English. His father, a house painter, did not have a car and had to use the Chicago streetcars to transport his equipment. The youngest of three children, Palevsky grew up at 1925½ Hancock Street in C

Max Palevsky - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia American Jewish philanthropist (1924–2010) Max Palevsky (July 24, 1924 – May 5, 2010) was an American art collector, venture capitalist, philanthropist, and computer technology pioneer. [ 1 ] He was known as a member of the Malibu Mafia – a group of wealthy American Jewish men who donated money to liberal and progressive causes and politicians. [ 2 ] Early life [ edit ] Palevsky was born in Chicago, Illinois , to Jewish immigrant parents [ 3 ] — Izchok (Isadore) Palevsky (born May 10, 1890, in Pinsk , in the Brest R

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