Mitchell Goldhar
Mitchell Goldhar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1962 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, investor |
| Known for | Founder of SmartCentres, owner of Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club |
Mitchell Goldhar () is a Canadian entrepreneur and billionaire.
He is the founder of SmartCentres, a company specializing in the development of shopping centers anchored by Walmart across Canada, and continues to hold a major ownership interest in its successor entity, SmartCentres REIT. Since August 2009, he has been the owner of the Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club.
Goldhar was born in 1962 and obtained his bachelor's degree from York University in Toronto. His net worth was valued at approximately US$2.6 billion in December 2019 and was estimated at US$2.3 billion by Forbes Israel in 2023.
In 2010, he acquired the historic sweater worn by Paul Henderson during the decisive goal of the Summit Series for more than US$1 million, marking a record-setting transaction in hockey memorabilia.
In 2011, Goldhar served a libel notice against the Israeli publication Haaretz, which resulted in a jurisdictional conflict ultimately settled by the Supreme Court of Canada in 2018. The court ruled that any legal proceedings must take place in Israel.
Goldhar is of Jewish heritage; his father Leo is Canadian, while his mother Sala (née Armal) was a Polish Holocaust survivor.
Further reading
- Lorinc, John Mr. SmartCentres, Mitch Goldhar, gives Canadians what they want, (October 2011), The Globe and Mail