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Max Mazin (XXX, 1923 - May 16, 2012) was a Jewish Holocaust survivor, leader of the Spanish Jewish community and a businessman.

Biography
Max was born in Gorodeya (then Poland, now part of Belaruson) in XXX, 1923.

His father Zeev, mother Sofia (née Brodovka), and sister Ida were all killed in the Shoah, while he and his brother Shaul survived. After the war, Max moved to Belgium and then Spain where he married, established a family with four children and XX grandchildren, and became a successful businessman. Ever since, he has been an energetic leader of Spanish Jewish community, serving as President of the Jewish Community of Madrid (of which he is still Honorary President) from 1952-1970, as well as President of B’nai B’rith Spain since 1977. In 1968, Max built the first new Jewish synagogue in Spain since the 15th century. He is the founder of the Association for Jewish-Christian Friendship. In 1999, the King of Spain conferred on Max Mazin the “Orden del Mérito Civil,” in recognition of his public and social work.

Shaul, Max and Atara Mazin are longtime supporters of Yad Vashem, with Max serving as the Honorary President of the Spanish Friends of Yad Vashem. They are donors of the Soldiers’ Garden and the Garden of the Hall of Remembrance.

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