Nathan "Natie" Kirsh (born 6 January 1932) is a Swazi and South African billionaire businessman and philanthropist.
Nathan "Natie" Kirsh was born on 6 January 1932 to Jewish parents who immigrated to South Africa from Lithuania,[2][3][4] and he grew up in Potchefstroom.
[6] He encountered little antisemitism in Potchefstroom: “It was a very comfortable and good environment to grow up in.”[7] He also joined the Labor Zionist youth movement Habonim Dror.
[10] In 2009, Kirsh was a director and held a 24.2 percent stake in Magal Security,[12] which met controversy by providing fences in Israel.
Through Kifin Limited, part of Ki Corporation, by 2008, he also held a stake in Minerva,[17] dropping a bid for majority ownership in 2010.
[17][18] By early 2018, Kirsh retained retail and property interests in Britain, the United States, Australia, and Eswatini.
[23] He has contributed significantly to Eswatini, primarily through the financing of small business startups and computer education in high schools.
[24] In recent years the fund has also focused on financing business startups and computer education in high schools and yeshivas in Israel.
[26] His foundation also spearheaded Shine A Light, an initiative to raise awareness about modern antisemitism through education, community partnerships, workplace engagement and advocacy in the United States.