Albert Bensimon
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Albert Bensimon is a prominent businessman from Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...

, the capital of the state of South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...

. He is mostly known to the public as the owner of Shiels Jewellers. As the owner, he has had high advertisement profiles involving the slogan of "No Hoo-Haa".

Bensimon Born in Cairo, Egypt. His secondary education took place at the Christian Brothers College
Christian Brothers College
Christian Brothers College can refer to one of several schools:* Christian Brothers College, Adelaide* Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo* Christian Brothers College, Burwood* Christian Brothers College, Cork* Christian Brothers College, Monkstown Park...

 in Rose Bay, New South Wales
Rose Bay, New South Wales
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 followed by a stint at the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
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. Bensimon is of Jewish descent.

In 1994, he helped to established the Helpmann Academy named in honour of famous South Australian Sir Robert Helpmann
Robert Helpmann
Sir Robert Helpmann CBE was an Australian dancer, actor, theatre director and choreographer.-Early years:He was born Robert Murray Helpman in Mount Gambier, South Australia and also boarded at Prince Alfred College in Adelaide. From childhood, Helpman had a strong desire to be a dancer...

. The academy is designed to promote the arts in South Australia. He was the first chairman and is still a member of its board.

At the 2002 South Australian state election, Bensimon ran as a "No Hoo-Haa Party" candidate in the House of Assembly
South Australian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. The other is the Legislative Council. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Adelaide.- Overview :...

 seat of Adelaide
Electoral district of Adelaide
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, receiving a primary vote of 2.4 percent (492 votes). His "how-to-vote" ticket indicated a first preference for the Liberal Party of Australia
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...

. Bensimon is also a donor to the Liberal Party.

The gentlemen's club, The Adelaide Club was under fire when Bensimon was rejected twice for membership to the club on the basis of Anti-Semitism
Anti-Semitism
Antisemitism is suspicion of, hatred toward, or discrimination against Jews for reasons connected to their Jewish heritage. According to a 2005 U.S...

. This was denied by the Club president, stating that is was "offensive" to suggest the club was racist and that it has "a diverse membership". Bensimon is keen to be nominated as often as possible in the hope that the "racist" members of the club can be "exposed".

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