Leeds benefactor Marjorie Ziff celebrated her 80th birthday on Tuesday by opening a £16 million Leeds University building which bears her name and that of her late husband Arnold.
The Marjorie and Arnold Ziff Charitable Foundation is a major funder of the administrative building, located at the main entrance to the campus. Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks was among a host of dignitaries at the opening, paying tribute to the Ziff family’s generous support for Jewish and other causes.
Mrs Ziff described the imposing six-storey structure as “a top-of-the-mark wonderful building. I am thrilled to be able to give this to Leeds University. Arnold would have been thrilled also.”
Her son Edward — a Leeds Business School advisory board member — said the family maintained a close association with the university, “a fantastic institution. For mum, this is a bittersweet occasion as she misses dad not being there.”
