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eduardo lauder , president of the world jewish congress elsztain -lrb- '' right '' -rrb- with ronald buenos aires 260px 26 january 1960 mariana carmona lauder elsztain.jpg eduardo elsztain
 university of buenos aires eduardo elsztain businessman , real-estate developer , investor
eduardo elsztain

eduardo sergio elsztain -lrb- born january 26 , 1960 -rrb- is a prominent argentine businessman who is his country 's largest real-estate developer .
according to the jerusalem post , elstzain `` stands atop argentina 's largest business empire , the country 's leader in real estate and agriculture , which he built with his own two hands . ''
according to one israeli news source , he is considered the wealthiest jew in south america .
he is the chairman of inversiones y representaciones s.a. -lrb- irsa -rrb- , argentina ´ s largest real estate company , which is listed on the new york stock exchange ; of cresud cresud inc. -rrb- , a leading agri-business company that operates in argentina , bolivia , paraguay , and uruguay and is listed on the nasdaq ; of brasilagro -lrb- companhia brasileira de propriedades agrícolas -rrb- , which is also on the nyse ; and of the public -- private partnership banco hipotecario , argentina 's leading mortgage bank in which elsztain is the largest private shareholder .
through irsa , elsztain runs most of the shopping malls in argentina , including the country 's largest mall , the alto palermo in buenos aires .
in addition , he and the argentine government jointly own banco hipotecario .
