Please answer the following question: Facts: - employer: beck diamonds - title: president of the board - years active: 1907-1972 - predecessor: frans beukelaar - birth date: 1891 - parents: dayan beck -lrb- rabbinical judge -rrb- kalman wolf beck ethel - relatives: axel -rrb- beck -lrb- grandson -rrb- raoul beck -lrb- grandson - resting place: putte , netherlands - death date: 1972 - spouse: helena beck - name: israel beck - organization: antwerpsche diamantkring - death place: antwerp , belgium - birth place: sanok , galicia -lrb- southern poland -rrb- - term: 1961-1972 - successor: michel fraenkel - nationality: polish , belgian - occupation: diamond trader - honorific suffix: knight of the order of leopold ii - children: isaac beck edith beck leopold beck - image: israel beck -lrb- 1891-1972 -rrb- . jpg - boards: antwerpsche diamantkring Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of israel beck .
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israel beck -lrb- 1891 - 1972 -rrb- was a founding member of the antwerpsche diamantkring , the world 's largest and first-ever diamond bourse to be dedicated to rough diamonds trade .he was president of the board from 1961 until his death in 1972 .by that time , he had served benevolently 43 years as a member of the board , promoting diamond trade internationally and the antwerp diamond industry in particular , and representing the antwerpsche diamantkring at the world diamond congress .