Hart N HastenHart N. Hasten was born in 1931 and is a post-war American Jewish phenomenon. As one of the sole survivors of his boyhood Polish shtetl, he arrived in the US as a refugee and overcame the odds to forge a new life of unparalleled success in the busines arena and as an internationally respected Jewish communal leader. An insider within the Israeli political power structure, Mr. Hasten enjoyed a twenty-five year intimate friendship with his mentor, Commander of the Irgun Tzvai Leumi, Nobel Prize Laureate, statesman and Prime Minister, Menachem Begin. Among his many accomplishments, Mr. Hasten is the founder of the Hasten Hebrew Academy and the former president of Herut Zionists of America. Mr. Hasten is retired after having served as Chairman of Hasten Bancshares. He and his wife, Simona, live in Indianapolis and Jerusalem, and are proud parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. Read More Read Less