Karl Kahane

Karl Kahane (born March 20, 1920 in Vienna , † June 28, 1993 in Venice ) was an Austrian entrepreneur, economic policy advisor and close friend of Federal Chancellor Bruno Kreisky .

Life

Karl Kahane was financially very successful with the operations of Montana AG , Bank Gutmann AG (takeover in 1957), Jungbunzlauer AG and Terranova . The Veitscher Magnesitwerke AG and Donau Chemie AG were among his possession.

Kahane founded the Karl Kahane Foundation , which promotes peace policy activities, especially in connection with the Middle East conflict . He was also a co-founder of the Bruno Kreisky Forum .

Throughout his life, Kahane was actively interested in the peaceful coexistence of Egypt , the Palestinian territories and Israel . During the first peace talks between Egypt and Israel he supported the politicians involved in their endeavors and thereby became a close friend of the then Egyptian President Anwar as-Sadat . Furthermore, he maintained good contacts with Yasser Arafat .

According to Karl Kahane, his solidarity with the Palestinians resulted from his loyalty "to the weak and disadvantaged in the world".

Karl Kahane had three children: Patricia Kahane (* 1953), Emil Alexander Kahane (* 1955) and Marie-Rose Kahane (* 1956)

Awards

Officer of the Legion of Honor

Individual evidence

↑ Entry on Karl Kahane in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
^ Herlinde Koelbl : Jüdische Portraits - Photographien und Interviews, S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main 1989, therein pp. 126–131: Interview with Karl Kahane
↑ Makers at a crossroads ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , manager magazin, February 1, 1988@1@ 2

personal data
SURNAME	Kahane, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH	March 20, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH	Vienna
DATE OF DEATH	June 28, 1993
Place of death	Venice

[1] Entry on Karl Kahane in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )

[2] Herlinde Koelbl : Jüdische Portraits - Photographien und Interviews, S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main 1989, therein pp. 126–131: Interview with Karl Kahane

[3] Makers at a crossroads ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , manager magazin, February 1, 1988@1@ 2