Alexander Feldman: biography, family, photo

Feldman Alexander Borisovich - People's Deputy of Ukraine. Vice-President of the Society of Jewish Parliamentarians. Member of the British Institute of International Relations and President of the Jewish Committee. Active political and public figure. He is the initiator of many charitable projects.

A family

Alexander Feldman was born on 6.01.1960 in the Ukraine, in Kharkov. His parents were Soviet people. At this time, Feldman Aleksandr Borisovich was brought up. His family was simple. My mother worked in kindergarten for more than 10 years. Then she moved to school as a primary school teacher. There she worked 35 years. My father tried to provide the family with everything necessary and always worked in several places.

In Feldman's family, the main priorities have always been decency, caring for close people, mutual assistance. Parents have taught him not to ask, but to earn what he wants. In the family there was a high morality. Alexander Feldman grew up on such installations. The family was for him the first and best teacher of life.

Alexander knew from childhood that there is no one to eat a candy, you need to share it. Such attitudes he suffered in adulthood. The organization of charitable foundations is due to the education received in childhood.

Education

Feldman Alexander Borisovich graduated from high school. But Entered Kharkov National University. Karazin not immediately, but somewhat later. At the Faculty of Economics. Upon graduation from the university he obtained the specialty of "economist". He wrote a thesis on charity and psychology.

First independent earnings

Alexander Borisovich found out what a job is, already at the age of 14. At that time he was fascinated by aquarium fish. I very much wanted to buy new ones. I decided to make money on my own. Parents initially were against, but Alexander insisted, and they surrendered.

Uncle Feldman arranged it together with a friend to work for the post office. The guys worked for a month. He remembered for life that this is a very hard and exhausting work. For those working conditions, according to Alexander, women working at the post had to be given rewards. The smell of the printing ink was remembered by Feldman for the rest of his life.

He and his friend nearly quit their job. But still remained. And they received their first legal salary in a month. Fish, he never bought, and all the money he gave to his mother. Starting from the 8th grade, he worked as a loader until the 10th. The salary was still given to the mother, nothing wasting on myself.

Feldman Alexander Borisovich. Biography: army years

Alexander Borisovich served in the city of Stry Lviv region. He has made friends with some of the guys, and they have maintained friendly relations to the present day. There was also a lot of negative, for example hazing. But according to Feldman, the main thing is not to give yourself offense, not to obey the brute force and always remain yourself. For his views and convictions, he often had to wash the barracks. But he did not allow himself to mock himself. A year later he himself became a grandfather.

After the army

After the army, Alexander Feldman got a job in a taxi on the third day. I went on an old Volga. She broke down, often there was no spare parts. Passengers came across different. According to Feldman, for a couple of years he had a great next lesson in life school.

Once he even fell into a swamp, and he was searched for from a helicopter. But Alexander notes that communication with people is really interesting. And he believes that the period of work as a taxi driver is one of the best in his life. Although he plowed without a vacation. The head of the taxis did not give him anything.

At one point Feldman could not stand it. I bought tickets to Sochi and went to rest with my girlfriend. When he came back, he received a work record book with a record of his dismissal at the entrance to the taxi depot.

Further career

After the dismissal from the taxi fleet Feldman left and arranged to guard the gardens. His girlfriend (future wife) followed him. At that time, Alexander was only 22 years old. They lived in inhuman conditions - in a booth, where there was no water and no heating. The time was cold, frosty. There was not enough food and money. But together they coped.

But the protection of the gardens was only a temporary option. Finally, the work there ended, and Alexander Feldman, whose biography is further closely linked to charitable activities, decided to try to become an entrepreneur to ensure not only his stable income, but also to help people later.

These were the times of the Soviet Union. Legally, it was almost impossible to make big money at that time. But Alexander ventured. The company "Vesnyanka" was established. Performed had different jobs - the upholstery of doors, the glazing of balconies, the painting of floors, etc. Then the cooperative movement began, and Feldman's father opened a similar firm.

At first Alexander worked for him. Then he created his own firm "AutoExpressConstruction" (shortly "AVEC"). A little later, it turned into a joint stock company. From 2001 to 2004 he was president of the Metalist Football Club.

Shopping center "Barashkovo"

Alexander Feldman, whose photo is in this article, created the shopping center "Barashkovo". This project was supported by the concern "AVEC". TC is considered to be one of the largest in Europe. Over 60 thousand people work there. Its area is almost 70 hectares. Every day, the shopping center is visited by almost 2500 customers.

Feldman's hobbies

At Alexander and have remained unrealized two children's dreams. He wanted to become a veterinarian or an investigator. But basically he always wanted what he wanted. As a child I collected shells, knives. Becoming an adult, always strived to earn well. This makes it possible to help people, spend money on charitable activities.

Alexander since childhood loves animals, travel. Now he collects Japanese figurines, made of ivory. As well as cold weapons, wines and all the same shells, which began to collect since childhood.

Personal life of Feldman

A friend of Alexander Feldman Got acquainted with his future wife. Their relationship was turbulent. They parted and reconciled again. Married 1.5 years after the first meeting. Alexander's wife was always there.

And it still supports, helps and accepts Alexander as he is. With all its advantages and disadvantages. They had a son who is now an adult. He is married, and Feldman has already become a grandfather. The grandson was called David.

Political career

From 1998 to 2002 Feldman was a deputy of the Kharkov City Council. Then - the Ukrainian Supreme Rada. Since 1999, he is president of the Jewish Foundation and the community.

In the Verkhovna Rada, he headed the subcommittee on international relations and human rights. Alexander Feldman was engaged in foreign affairs, which is closely connected with Israel.

In 2006, he founded the International Center for Tolerance, whose goal is to combat extremism and protect human rights. In 2007, he was a member of the Council of Leaders of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and the Royal Institute for International Relations.

Since 2011, he is a member of the Party of Regions. Feldman represents Ukraine's interests in the coalition against anti-Semitism. It was founded in 2009 by the Prime Minister of England. Alexander is one of the founders of the "Organization of Coexistence", which was established in 2005. Now it includes representatives of 54 countries around the world.

Charity

In 1997, Alexander founded a charity fund from "AVEC" in Kharkov and headed it. In 2007 the organization was transformed and named after Feldman. This is one of the largest charitable foundations of Ukraine. In 2007, he entered the top 5 of the largest in the country. According to the results of 2008 and 2009. Took the third place among the country's largest philanthropists in the rating of the newspaper "Delo". In 2010 he became the leader of the nomination "Assistance to the unprotected". Priorities of the charity fund are directed towards single mothers, protection of childhood and motherhood, assistance to disabled children, orphans and large families, support for socially unprotected layers of the population, assistance in the development of culture, sports and education.

Helping Israeli Children

Feldman launched charitable activities not only in Ukraine, but also in Israel. It passes modestly, is not advertised. In 2006, after the 2nd Lebanon War, he helped 70 children to undergo the necessary rehabilitation, bringing them to the recreational center of Khmelnitsky region. This became possible thanks to the charitable foundation that Alexander created. Assistance to children was agreed in advance with the vice-mayor of Nahariya and the Israeli ambassador.

A year later Feldman financed the rest of 30 children. This time from Sderot. As a result of shelling, they lost relatives and friends. Qualified psychologists worked with them. Alexander also finances the kindergarten "Malchut David", located near Jerusalem.