Axel Stawski
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Axel Stawski | |
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| Born | 1950 or 1951 (age 74–75)[1] West Germany |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham New York University |
| Occupations | Real estate developer and investor |
| Spouse | Galia Meiri Stawski |
Axel Stawski (born 1950/51) is an American billionaire real estate developer and investor, known for his ownership of properties in Manhattan through his firm, Stawski Partners.
His parents, Moniek and Zosia, were Jewish survivors of the Holocaust.[2][1][3] Moniek, who died in 2013, was a real estate developer in West Germany,[4] primarily building shopping centres, before emigrating with his family to the US in 1971.[5][1][6] Axel, the second of the couple’s five children,[7] has a brother, physician Mike Stawski; and three sisters: Ester A. Stawski, Irene Fogel, and Naomi Atholz.[3][5]
He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Birmingham in England, and a PhD in international law from New York University School of Law.[6]