איש העסקים שמואל חרל"פ הלך לעולמו בגיל 82

Assessment

Israel has lost one of its most distinctive business figures. Shmuel Harlap combined a Harvard philosophy doctorate with hands-on leadership of the family auto import business, turning it into a major market force. His career defied the usual separation between academic life and commerce, and he also wrote on social and economic issues while running marathons. The gap he leaves is not just in boardrooms but in the rare model he represented of intellectual depth paired with practical business drive.