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This reminds me of the story of dying wish of the billionaire(?) Edward Reichmann: He died in Jerusalem after a long illness at the age of 80 years old. He was
by rabidonrails 10y ago
This reminds me of the story of dying wish of the billionaire(?) Edward Reichmann:
He died in Jerusalem after a long illness at the age of 80 years old. He was a real estate tycoon who had become a billionaire. When he passed away, he left a vast fortune worth billions of dollars. He left 2 wills directing that one be opened immediately and that the other one to be opened 30 days later. Among the instructions left in his first will was the request that he be buried with a certain pair of socks he owned. The Reichmann children immediately brought the socks to the (religious) burial group, requesting that their father be buried in them. Of course the group refused, reminding the family that it is against Jewish law. They pleaded explaining that their father was a very pious and learned man, and he obviously had a very good reason to make this request, but the group remained firm in their refusal.
The family frantically summoned the burial group to the religious courts where the great Rabbi explained to them "Although your father left that request when he was in this world, now that he is in the world of truth, he surely understands that it is in his best interests to be buried without the socks."
Mr. Reichmann was buried without his socks.
30 days later, the second will was opened and it read something like this: "My dear children, by now you must have buried me without my socks. I wanted you to truly understand that a man can have a billion dollars, but in the end, he can't even take along one pair of socks!"
- greenhouse_gas 10y agoIt was Paul (Moshe) Reichmann and his children said that the story never happened
- rabidonrails 10y agoMythbuster! :)