The Arison family is an Israeli-American business family. Moshe and Sarah Arisohn immigrated to Turkish

Ottoman Empire

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-ruled Palestine

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  from Romania

Romania

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 in 1882, and were among the founders of the town of Zikhron Ya'aqov

Zikhron Ya'aqov

Zikhron Ya'akov is a town in Israel, south of Haifa, and part of the Haifa District. It is located at the southern end of the Carmel mountain range overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, near the coastal highway...

. Their eldest son, Meir, is the father of Ted Arison.

List of Notable members

• Ted Arison
  Ted Arison
  Ted Arison was an Israeli-American businessman who co-founded Norwegian Cruise Lines in 1966 with Knut Kloster and founded Carnival Cruise Lines in 1972....
  
   (1924-1999), Israeli businessman, was born as Theodore Arisohn in Tel Aviv
  Tel Aviv
  Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
  
   in 1924, during the British Mandate. He served in the Israel Defense Forces
  Israel Defense Forces
  The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...
  
   and participated in Israeli War of Independence
  1948 Arab-Israeli War
  The 1948 Arab–Israeli War, known to Israelis as the War of Independence or War of Liberation The war commenced after the termination of the British Mandate for Palestine and the creation of an independent Israel at midnight on 14 May 1948 when, following a period of civil war, Arab armies invaded...
  
  . After his army service he moved to the United States
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   and became a business man. He founded Carnival Cruise Lines
  Carnival Cruise Lines
  Carnival Cruise Lines is a British-American owned cruise line, based in Doral, Florida, a suburb of Miami in the United States. Originally an independent company founded in 1972 by Ted Arison, the company is now one of eleven cruise ship brands owned and operated by Carnival Corporation & plc...
  
   which earned him a fortune as it grew to be one of the biggest in the world. Over time he became one of the richest Jews in the world. As he got on in years, he returned to Israel. He contributed large sums of money to the state of Israel to build hospitals and to establish charity organizations. In 1997 he acquired from the state of Israel (as part of a government privatization plan) most of the controlling shares in Bank Hapoalim
  Bank Hapoalim
  Bank Hapoalim is Israel’s largest bank. As of 31 December 2008 it had total consolidated assets of NIS 306.85 billion. The Bank has a significant presence in global financial markets. In Israel, the Group has over 260 full-service branches, eight regional business centers, and industry desks...
  
  , the biggest bank in Israel.

A history of Arison's involvement in the cruise industry and the Carnival Cruise company is found in Kristoffer Garin's book Devils on the Deep Blue Sea (Plume; 1 edition (Jun 27 2006)).

• Micky Arison
  Micky Arison
  Micky Arison is an Israeli-American businessman of Romanian Jewish ancestry, and Chief Executive Officer of Carnival Corporation, the world's largest cruise operator, and owner of the NBA's Miami Heat....
  
  , born in 1949, is Ted and Mina Arison's son. He is the Chief Executive Officer of the Carnival Corporation PLC. He has developed Carnival into a global cruise company and one of the largest vacation companies in the world. The portfolio of leading cruise brands includes Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and Seabourn Cruise Line in North America; P&O Cruises, Cunard Line and Ocean Village in the United Kingdom; AIDA in Germany; Costa Cruises in southern Europe; Iberocruceros in Spain; and P&O Cruises in Australia. He is the owner of the Miami Heat. He has two adult children.

• Shari Arison
  Shari Arison
  Shari Arison is an Israeli-American businesswoman and Israel's wealthiest woman. She is the owner of several businesses, the largest among them Bank Hapoalim....
  
  , born in 1957 in New York
  New York
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  , is Ted and Mina Arison's daughter. She immigrated to Israel with her father and after his death inherited part (35%) of his fortune. Her primary inheritance was her father's investments in Israel, among them, the shares of Bank Hapoalim
  Bank Hapoalim
  Bank Hapoalim is Israel’s largest bank. As of 31 December 2008 it had total consolidated assets of NIS 306.85 billion. The Bank has a significant presence in global financial markets. In Israel, the Group has over 260 full-service branches, eight regional business centers, and industry desks...
  
  . She left Israel for a brief period following her father's death, and moved to Miami. She accused news reporter Shelly Yachimovich of slandering her. Yachimocich said Shari was motivated by greed in her move out of Israel. In 2004 she and her latest husband Ofer Glazer returned to Israel. As of 2011, she is Israel's richest woman.

Business holdings and organizations

• Arison Foundation
• Arison Holdings
• Arison Investments
• Bank Hapoalim
  Bank Hapoalim
  Bank Hapoalim is Israel’s largest bank. As of 31 December 2008 it had total consolidated assets of NIS 306.85 billion. The Bank has a significant presence in global financial markets. In Israel, the Group has over 260 full-service branches, eight regional business centers, and industry desks...
  
  
• Carnival Corporation & plc
  Carnival Corporation & plc
  Carnival Corporation & plc , is a American-British Company, and the world's largest cruise ship operator. It is a dual listed company, with headquarters at Carnival Place in the Miami suburb of Doral, Florida, USA, and at Carnival House in Southampton, England, UK...
  
  
• Carnival Cruise Lines
  Carnival Cruise Lines
  Carnival Cruise Lines is a British-American owned cruise line, based in Doral, Florida, a suburb of Miami in the United States. Originally an independent company founded in 1972 by Ted Arison, the company is now one of eleven cruise ship brands owned and operated by Carnival Corporation & plc...
  
  
• Miami Heat
  Miami Heat
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• National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts
  National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts
  The National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts honors the most talented high school seniors, or, more specifically, American students in the 17-18 year-old age bracket, in the performing, visual and literary arts through the YoungArts program...
  
  
• Norwegian Cruise Line
  Norwegian Cruise Line
  Norwegian Cruise Line is a company operating cruise ships, headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida. It began operations in 1966 under the name Norwegian Caribbean Line. The company is best known for its Freestyle Cruising concept, which means that there are no set times or...