Axel Stawski

His parents, Moniek and Zosia, were Jewish survivors of the Holocaust. Moniek, who died in 2013, was a real estate developer in West Germany, primarily building shopping centres, before emigrating with his family to the US in 1971. Axel, the second of the couple’s five children, has a brother, physician Mike Stawski; and three sisters: Ester A. Stawski, Irene Fogel, and Naomi Atholz. 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. ==Career==

In 1973, he founded Stawski Partners, which as of 2016 owns six office buildings and three condos, all in Manhattan, Stawski is known for developing office buildings that emphasize design and detail, often choosing corner lots and rebuilding from the ground up. ==Personal life==

Stawski is married to Galia Meiri Stawski; they live in Sagaponack, New York. He is a board member of the American Society for Yad Vashem. ==References==