Joseph Levy
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- Joseph Levy (known as Joe) trained initially as an estate agent and in 1938 created his own agency DE & J Levy with his brother David. He later became one of a small group of London property developers who helped rebuild the city during the 1950s and 1960s following the devastation of the Second World War.
- Joe worked all his life for many charitable causes and in particular had a deep concern for the welfare of young people. His longstanding interest in youth causes began as a member and manager at Brady Boys’ Club. He subsequently became a Vice-President of the London Federation of Boys’ Clubs, now London Youth.
- In 1963 he became a Founder Trustee of the Cystic Fibrosis Research Trust, now the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, acting as Chairman for almost twenty years until his retirement in 1984. He was awarded the MBE in 1976 and the CBE eight years later for his dedication to charitable causes.[1]