The Reichmann family is a family best known for controlling the Olympia and York business empire. Olympia and York was a major property firm. ...

The Reichmann's were originally from the small shtetl of Beled, Hungary but the ambitious Samuel Reichmann moved them to Vienna in 1928 where he became a successful merchant. He and his wife Renée had six children: A shtetl or shtetele (Yiddish: , derived from German: , meaning little town/city) was typically a small town or village with a large Jewish population in pre-Holocaust Central and Eastern Europe. ... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Slovenian: Dunaj, Croatian and Serbian: Beč Romanian: Viena, Hungarian: Bécs, Czech: Vídeň, Slovak: Viedeň, Romany Vidnya;) Vienna is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

• Eva Reichmann (b. 1923)
• Edward Reichmann (1925-2005)
• Louis Reichmann (b. 1927)
• Albert Reichmann (b. 1929)
• Paul Reichmann (b. 1930)
• Ralph Reichmann (b. 1933)

During the Second World War the family fled first to Paris and then to the neutral city of Tangier. There Samuel became a prominent business leader specializing in the currency trade. Renée became a renowned humanitarian aiding victims of the Holocaust. Edward Reichmann (1925 - July, 2005) was the oldest of the five Reichmann brothers, famed for their global business empire. ... Albert Reichmann (born 1929) was one of the five brothers that controlled the Reichmann business empire. ... Paul Reichmann (born 1930) is a Canadian businessman best known for his leadership of the Olympia & York property development company. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world Paris is the capital and largest city of France, as well as the capital of the ÃŽle-de-France région, whose territory encompasses Paris and its suburbs. ... Tangier, Morocco Tangier, or Tangiers (Tanja طنچة in Berber and Arabic, Tánger in Spanish, and Tanger in French), is a city of northern Morocco with a population of 669,685 (2004 census). ... Concentration camp inmates during the Holocaust The Holocaust was Nazi Germanys systematic genocide (ethnic cleansing) of various ethnic, religious, national, and secular groups during World War II. Early elements include the Kristallnacht pogrom and the T-4 Euthanasia Program established by Hitler that killed some 200,000 people. ...

Despite the financial success of life in Tangier the family left to avoid the turbulence of Moroccan independence. Eva settled in London, but Edward went to Montreal where in 1955 he founded Olympia Flooring and Tile to import tiles from Europe. Edward described Montreal with its large Jewish population and opportunity for profits fondly and soon the rest of the family followed him to Canada. City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area  - % water 366. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: ad If you disagree with its speedy deletion, please explain why on its talk page or at Wikipedia:Speedy deletions. ... Mission, or barrel, roof tiles For the towns named Tile, see Tile, Somalia and Tile, Lebanon. ...

Louis joined Edward in Montreal but Albert, Paul, and Ralph settled in Toronto where they first expanded Edward's tile business but then moved into construction and property development. Paul was the leader of this business that became known as Olympia & York. Albert played a secondary but central role, while Ralph remained in charge of the tile business. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Established: March 6, 1834 Area: East to West: 43 km North to South: 21 km629. ... Olympia and York was a major property firm. ...

In the late 1960s Edward's Montreal business was faltering and one the verge of collapse he was only saved from ruin by a bail-out from his younger brothers in Toronto. Embarrassed at this turn of events Edward left Canada for Israel.

Over time, through successful projects in Toronto and New York, Olympia & York became the largest property development and management firm in the world and the Reichmanns one of its richest families. Throughout the family remained strongly committed to their Haredi Judaism. Haredi or Charedi Judaism, often also called ultra-Orthodox Judaism, is the most theologically conservative form of Orthodox Judaism. ...

In the early 1990s the business empire was brought low by the Canary Wharf project in London. O&Y declared bankruptcy and the Reichmann fortune was greatly reduced. Since then the family has continued to be involved in real estate deals around the world. The younger generation of Reichmann's has increasingly been playing a major role, with Ralph's son Samuel Reichmann seen as the heir apparent. HSBC Tower (left), 1 Canada Square (centre), Citigroup Centre (right) Canary Wharf, seen from a high-level walkway on Tower Bridge Canary Wharf tube station (Jubilee Line) Docklands Light Railway station and entrance to underground station Canary Wharf viewed from Shad Thames Canary Wharf Tower and the HSBC World Headquarters...