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[[David Lewis]] (1924-2011) was the founder of [[River Island]] and a 'champion of Zionism'..<ref>https://www.express.co.uk/expressyourself/266021/Obituary-David-Lewis-pionering-champion-of-Zionism-1924-2011/amp</ref>
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[[David Lewis]] (1924-2011) was the founder of [[River Island]] and a 'champion of Zionism'..<ref name="obit">https://www.express.co.uk/expressyourself/266021/Obituary-David-Lewis-pionering-champion-of-Zionism-1924-2011/amp</ref>
 
 
  
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"Born [[David Pokrasse]] in London in 1924 (the family changed its name to Lewis in 1933) he descended from a family of immigrants from Ukraine on his father’s side and Romania on his mother’s. His father, a fruiterer who had his own greengrocer’s shop, died at a young age leaving his wife to raise four sons single-handedly."
 
==Affiliations==
 
==Affiliations==
 
*[[David and Ruth Lewis Family Charitable Trust]]
 
*[[David and Ruth Lewis Family Charitable Trust]]
 
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Revision as of 16:35, 20 January 2023

Not to be confused with David John Lewis, born 1939.


David Lewis (1924-2011) was the founder of River Island and a 'champion of Zionism'..[1]

"Born David Pokrasse in London in 1924 (the family changed its name to Lewis in 1933) he descended from a family of immigrants from Ukraine on his father’s side and Romania on his mother’s. His father, a fruiterer who had his own greengrocer’s shop, died at a young age leaving his wife to raise four sons single-handedly."

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