[3] After serving as an intelligence officer in the IDF,[4] he studied law at Tel Aviv University for a year before leaving to pursue business in the private sector.
[6] In a widely reported NYC "Rags to Riches" story, Moishe saved enough money to buy his own van.
[5][1] Realizing that anyone with a van and a strong back could start a moving company in 1980s New York, Moishe quickly began hiring other Israeli immigrants, and was able to swiftly undercut his competition.
Mana launched GRM Information Management in 1986, and it is now the third largest document and digital storage company in the US, with additional branches in China and Latin America.
[1] Fashion entrepreneur Mazdack Rassi convinced him to convert one of his mini storage facilities into an event and office space, and thus MILK Studios was born.
MANA Contemporary Chicago houses dozens of artists studios, exhibition spaces, classrooms, a central cafe, a library, and more.
The Pilsen cultural complex is composed of the 450,000 square foot building plus additional land marked for residential and commercial development.
[30] As Mana's presence in the area helped shape an artistic renaissance, the neighborhood has rapidly changed, evolving into a hyper-Instagrammable hipster mecca dotted with street murals [31] and boutique businesses.
Mana's ultimate goal is to develop Miami into a mini Hong Kong due to its location and its international fabric.
[38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][27][53] Taking advantage of Miami's unique zoning laws which allow anyone who owns more than nine contiguous acres of property to apply for a special zoning district, Mana's current plan is to renovate the existing building and create a collaborative community where residents can live, work, and play in over 5,000 micro-units, and the community can come together in collaborative working spaces.
[77][78][79][80][81][82][83][84] Mana also commissioned a large mural of then-candidate Trump which luridly depicted the developer-turned-politician as The Joker from The Dark Knight.
[86] Mana donated $10 million to Florida International University's CARTA (College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts) Program.