Daniel Jusidman, 91, founder of Truper tools, pledged NIS 200M ($69M) for Tel Aviv's Jusidman Rehabilitation Hospital. Key figures and his Israel giving.
Daniel Jusidman, the 91-year-old Mexican-Israeli founder of Truper, Latin America's hand-tool maker, pledged NIS 200 million (about $69 million) in June 2026 toward the new Jusidman Rehabilitation Hospital at Tel Aviv's Sde Dov district, according to the Times of Israel. It is his family foundation's largest single gift, and he says his giving is focused almost entirely on Israel.
Last updated: November 12, 2026
Who is Daniel Jusidman?
Daniel Jusidman is a Mexican-Israeli businessman who built Truper Herramientas, the Mexican hardware and hand-tool group that CTech calls the largest hand-tool exporter in Latin America. He was born and raised in Mexico City to a family of immigrants from Russia and Ukraine. His grandfather ran a hardware store in Ukraine, and his father sold hand tools on the street after arriving in Mexico, according to a June 2026 CTech interview.
- Daniel Jusidman: founder of Truper, aged 91, an Israeli citizen for about a decade, who splits his time between Israel, Mexico and New York.
- Truper: the Mexican tool group Jusidman led until 2006. CTech describes it as having 22 factories and 30,000 employees and a presence in dozens of countries. His son Ari now runs it from Miami.
- Jusidman Family Charitable Foundation: the family's philanthropic vehicle, founded in 2010. Igal Jusidman, spelled Yigal in CTech, is its president.
- Reuth Association: the Israeli nonprofit (an amuta, עמותה) that has run Tel Aviv's Reuth Rehabilitation Hospital in the Yad Eliyahu neighborhood for 65 years and will operate the new campus.
Jusidman came to Israel at 25 to study for a master's degree at the Technion after finishing a mechanical engineering degree in Mexico. After about a year his father died, and he returned to the family shop. He later moved the business from selling tools to manufacturing them, and in the interview he described the early Mexican market as one with weak local tool standards and little import competition.
CTech estimates his fortune at hundreds of millions of dollars, not billions. His Israeli business holdings, per the same interview, include stakes in the gas partnership Navitas, the Dalia Power private power producer and Tamar Petroleum.
How big is the gift, and what does it fund?
The Jusidman foundation pledged NIS 200 million, reported at about $69 million, toward a hospital with a total projected cost of NIS 1.1 billion, or about $390 million. The foundation's gift is therefore roughly 18 percent of the project. The rest is meant to come from the Tel Aviv Foundation, the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, state funding still under negotiation and additional private donors, according to eJewishPhilanthropy.
| Item | Figure | Reported by |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation pledge | NIS 200 million (about $69 million) | Times of Israel |
| Total project cost | NIS 1.1 billion (about $390 million) | eJewishPhilanthropy, citing Reuth |
| Beds at the new hospital | About 540, up from 350 | CTech |
| Construction time | About six years | eJewishPhilanthropy |
| Expected opening | 2032 | Times of Israel |
| Foundation giving over the prior 15 years | About NIS 200 million | CTech |
| Planned giving over the next decade | NIS 500 million, including Reuth | CTech |
| Israel's rehabilitation beds versus OECD average | 60 percent (2024 Health Ministry report) | eJewishPhilanthropy |
What is the Jusidman Rehabilitation Hospital?
The Jusidman Rehabilitation Hospital is a planned campus at the former Sde Dov airfield in north Tel Aviv that will replace the current Reuth Rehabilitation Hospital in Yad Eliyahu. Rehabilitation, or shikum (שיקום) in Hebrew, is the care patients need after the immediate medical danger has passed. Reuth says the new campus will include a hydrotherapy pool, a trauma clinic, a research and development hub and an extensive day clinic.
The timing reflects a long-standing shortage. A 2024 Health Ministry report found that Israel has 60 percent of the OECD average of rehabilitation hospital beds, and demand has grown since the October 7, 2023 attacks and the war that followed. Reuth chairman Dr. Nachman Ash, a former director-general of the Health Ministry, said the gift will let the hospital treat substantially more rehabilitation and geriatric patients.
Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai, who chairs the Tel Aviv Foundation, said the project cements the city's role in the field. Igal Jusidman said the family hopes to help wounded soldiers recover and framed the gift as a way of saying thank you for their service. Once Reuth moves, the Yad Eliyahu site will be turned over to the municipality for public use.
Where else has the Jusidman foundation given?
The Jusidman foundation has funded hospitals, universities and civil society programs in Israel since 2010. CTech reports that its first project was a construction project at the Neve Michael boarding school in Pardes Hanna, which it chose from proposals it requested from Keren Hayesod. Its stated goal is reducing socioeconomic gaps in Israel, with a focus on education in the periphery and on health.
- Health: an emergency room and trauma center at Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva (Rabin Medical Center), which eJewishPhilanthropy dates to a NIS 25 million gift in 2013, and the Jusidman Cancer Center at Sheba Medical Center. See our profile of Beilinson Hospital.
- Higher education: a conference center at Reichman University and a youth science center at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
- Leadership and youth: a program to develop Bedouin leadership in the Negev and Magshimim, which trains youth from the periphery for high-tech careers.
- Shared society: programs for Jewish and Arab administrators and a pre-military preparatory school for Arab students, which Jusidman describes as part of a newer focus on Israel's democratic character.
Over the past 15 years the foundation has donated about NIS 200 million across these causes, and it plans another NIS 500 million over the coming decade, including the Reuth gift, per CTech. Comparing these figures with how large Israel-linked charities report their own finances is easier with our Form 990 comparison of FIDF, Birthright and the Jewish Agency.
Why does Jusidman give almost exclusively to Israel?
Jusidman says his focus comes from a secular Zionist upbringing. He told eJewishPhilanthropy, "I am a Zionist, and I put my money where my mouth is." He has said his bar mitzvah fell on May 15, 1948, the day after Israel declared independence, and that he later joined the Hashomer Hatzair youth movement, which he says shaped him.
The one exception is abroad. "We have only one project outside of Israel, which is in Auschwitz," he said, describing an art center that will show works made by inmates while they were there and by survivors afterward. He also said the October 7 attacks did not significantly change the family's philanthropic priorities, although one of his sons now invests far more in Israeli companies than before.
His giving follows tzedakah (צדקה) on a large scale. CTech reports he plans to leave 50 percent of his capital to philanthropy and the rest to his children, with half of what they receive also directed to donations they choose. He also said that he wants his name on buildings so that people see the family did something, a point on which his son Igal disagrees.
For readers following Latin American Jewish capital more broadly, see our map of the Latin American Jewish holding groups, which covers Mexican, Argentine and Brazilian family groups.
How does the gift compare with other Israeli hospital donations?
The Jusidman gift is one of several nine-figure hospital donations in Israel over the past two years, but it is smaller than the largest. eJewishPhilanthropy lists three comparable gifts, and its report places the Jusidman pledge alongside them.
| Donor | Hospital | Amount | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Koum | Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem | $200 million | May 2026 |
| Shmuel and Anat Harlap | Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva | $180 million | August 2025 |
| Sylvan Adams | Soroka Medical Center, Beersheva | $100 million | November 2025 |
| Jusidman Family Charitable Foundation | Reuth, new Sde Dov campus, Tel Aviv | NIS 200 million (about $69 million) | June 2026 |
Our profile of Shaare Zedek covers the Koum gift in detail. The Jusidman gift also fits a pattern of philanthropy aimed at Tel Aviv institutions, such as Ichilov, which Jusidman named alongside Sheba, Rabin and Hadassah as the kind of hospital he wants Reuth to be compared with in the philanthropic world.
What is not independently confirmed?
Several figures in this story rest on interviews and Reuth's own announcements. The giving totals above come from CTech and eJewishPhilanthropy, not from an audited public grant list. Press reports also differ on the total project cost: Reuth's figure of NIS 1.1 billion ($390 million) is used here, while Globes reported the same dollar figure with a NIS 1.4 billion total.
Dollar conversions vary between outlets because of exchange rates, with reports ranging from about $68 million to $69 million for the NIS 200 million gift. The government's share of the project is still under negotiation with the Health and Finance Ministries, so the funding split could change. The 2032 opening date is an expected date, not a commitment.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Daniel Jusidman?
Daniel Jusidman is a 91-year-old Mexican-Israeli businessman who founded Truper Herramientas, which CTech describes as the largest hand-tool exporter in Latin America. He became an Israeli citizen about a decade ago and now directs most of his philanthropy to Israel.
How much did Jusidman donate to the rehabilitation hospital?
The Jusidman Family Charitable Foundation pledged NIS 200 million, reported at about $69 million, toward the new Jusidman Rehabilitation Hospital in Tel Aviv. It is the family's largest single donation to date, according to eJewishPhilanthropy.
When will the Jusidman Rehabilitation Hospital open?
The Times of Israel reports an expected opening in 2032, and eJewishPhilanthropy reports construction will take about six years. The current Reuth Rehabilitation Hospital in Yad Eliyahu keeps operating until the move.
Is Daniel Jusidman a billionaire?
CTech estimates his fortune at hundreds of millions of dollars, so he is not described as a billionaire in that interview. Some headlines use the word "magnate," which refers to business success rather than a specific net worth.
Does Daniel Jusidman fund anything outside Israel?
He told eJewishPhilanthropy that the foundation has one project outside Israel, an art center in Auschwitz that will show works by inmates and survivors.
Who runs the Jusidman foundation?
Igal Jusidman, Daniel's youngest son, is president of the Jusidman Family Charitable Foundation. CTech spells his name Yigal and reports that he and his father run the foundation together.
What does the new hospital add for Israel's rehabilitation capacity?
The new campus is planned at about 540 beds, up from 350 at Reuth today, per CTech. It will also add a day clinic, a hydrotherapy pool, a trauma clinic and a research and development hub, according to Reuth.
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