Charney received an honorary doctorate degree from the university. Born to a struggling Jewish immigrant family from Eastern Europe, Leon Charney was an extraordinary man who achieved great success and bettered the lives of countless others.
After putting himself through college and law school from the earnings he made as a cantor and shoeshine, he went on to build a very successful law practice. Born in in New York to a Jewish immigrant family with little money, Charney attended Yeshiva University and helped finance his education with gigs as a synagogue cantor.
After graduating from Brooklyn Law School, he became an entertainment lawyer. In the early s, Charney used his connections to then-Sen. Vance Hartke of Indiana to help bring some 1, Soviet Jews to Israel, according to a Charney biography on the website of one of his philanthropic endeavors.
Charney entered the world of New York real estate only in , buying a building at One Times Square. Thirty years on, Charney had amassed 1. Charney, who had two children, also was involved in a number of philanthropic activities. With two hundred dollars in his pocket, Charney started his own law firm representing sports figures and show business personalities.
A confluence of events brought him into contact with Senator Vance Hartke of Indiana. His involvement brought about the successful emigration of 1, Jews to Israel.
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