Sidney Eskenazi was 13 when the death of his father jolted him out of childhood. To help put food on the table for his mother and two sisters, he juggled a variety of small jobs ranging from filling candy machines to selling women's shoes. He spent the majority of his high school career at Emmerich Manual, but graduated in 1947 from Shortridge High School. He earned both his bachelor's and law degrees from Indiana University. One of his first clients was Melvin Simon - later to become a mall magnate. After seeing how the real estate game was played, Mr. Eskenazi formed his own company, Sandor Development, which quickly became an industry leader. Today, Sandor Development operates retail strip centers in 23 states. Most recently, Mr. Eskenazi's generosity has garnered him attention, as he and his wife Lois have donated $40 million to Wishard Health Services to build a new hospital to serve the city's poor.