Prominent ultra-Orthodox businessman Yaakov Shalom Fisher died on Thursday after a serious illness. He was 65.
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Fisher, who passed away at the Laniado Hospital in Netanya as known for his various business ventures. He was the controlling shareholder of Swedish retail giant IKEA's Israeli franchise and had a substantial stake in Shufersal, Israel's largest supermarket chain.
According to reports in Israel's Haredi media, Fisher's fortune is estimated at over 1 billion shekels.
