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Article: Service for Oscar van Leer
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- March 13, 1996
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Jerusalem Post Staff
Jerusalem Post
03-13-1996
DUTCH industrialist and philanthropist Oscar van Leer, who had been instrumental in a variety of initiatives here, died on February 19. A memorial service for him will be held tomorrow at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, which he presided over for many years.
Van Leer founded the Oldelft Optical Industry in 1939 and later managed his family's business, which produced packaging products. The business's profits are given to the Bernard van Leer Foundation of the Hague, which sponsors educational and welfare activities in 40 countries.
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