The Trump Group

The Trump Group, based in Aventura, Florida, is a developer of luxury condominiums and investor in private companies; it is not related to the Trump Organization, owned by Donald Trump.^[1] Its projects include Williams Island (Florida) in Aventura, Estates at Acqualina in Sunny Isles Beach, and Luxuria in Boca Raton.^[2]^[3]^[4]

History

The company was founded by Jules and Eddie Trump (who are not related to Donald Trump^[5]), Jewish brothers who moved to the United States from South Africa in the 1970s. In 1980, the brothers began their first project, Williams Island in Aventura.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Initially based in New York, the company purchased the Seattle-based Pay 'n Save drug store chain in 1984.^[9] Shortly after the purchase, the publisher of the trade magazine Drugstore News mistakenly tried to sell Donald Trump a subscription. Donald Trump and the Trump Organization then unsuccessfully sued the Trump Group over the use of the Trump name.^[8] Trump then petitioned the United States Patent and Trademark Office to revoke the trademark registration which it did in 1988 because of the "likelihood of confusion".^[7]

Philanthropy

Eddie and Jules Trump and their parents and sister co-founded and support Beit Issie Shapiro, an Israeli nonprofit organization for the treatment and care of children and adults with disabilities.^[10] The Eddie and Jules Trump Family Foundation supports teacher training and other programs in Israel.^[4]

References

^ "Florida Condo Developer Takes Out Miami Area's Biggest Construction Loan in Years". Bloomberg News. October 3, 2018.
^ Apgar, Sally (July 1, 2009). "The other Trumps". The Real Deal.
^ Sell, Mark (July 2016). "We Have Our Own Trumps, Thank You". Biscayne Times. Archived from the original on June 10, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Kaplan Sommer, Allison (19 May 2017). "Meet the Jewish Trumps - Who Were Once Sued by Donald for Using His Name". Haaretz.
^ "The Trump Files: Donald Sued Other People Named Trump for Using Their Own Name". Mother Jones. Archived from the original on 2020-08-15. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
^ Nehamas, Nicholas (4 October 2015). "Jules Trump on Sunny Isles and the future of luxury in Miami". Miami Herald.
^ ^a ^b Scardino, Albert (February 7, 1988). "In Business, U.S. Says Donald is Trump". The New York Times. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Barron, James (January 31, 2016). "How Donald Trump Tried to Protect His Name From Others Who Shared It". The New York Times. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
^ "Trump Group Lifts Pay'n Save Bid". The New York Times. 14 September 1984.
^ "United Nations Turns to Israel's Beit Issie Shapiro for Inclusion Advice". Ability (magazine). August 1, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2025.

[1] "Florida Condo Developer Takes Out Miami Area's Biggest Construction Loan in Years". Bloomberg News. October 3, 2018.

[2] Apgar, Sally (July 1, 2009). "The other Trumps". The Real Deal.

[3] Sell, Mark (July 2016). "We Have Our Own Trumps, Thank You". Biscayne Times. Archived from the original on June 10, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

[haaretz-4] Kaplan Sommer, Allison (19 May 2017). "Meet the Jewish Trumps - Who Were Once Sued by Donald for Using His Name". Haaretz.

[5] "The Trump Files: Donald Sued Other People Named Trump for Using Their Own Name". Mother Jones. Archived from the original on 2020-08-15. Retrieved 2018-07-09.

[6] Nehamas, Nicholas (4 October 2015). "Jules Trump on Sunny Isles and the future of luxury in Miami". Miami Herald.

[Al_Sc-7] Scardino, Albert (February 7, 1988). "In Business, U.S. Says Donald is Trump". The New York Times. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

[Barron-8] Barron, James (January 31, 2016). "How Donald Trump Tried to Protect His Name From Others Who Shared It". The New York Times. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

[9] "Trump Group Lifts Pay'n Save Bid". The New York Times. 14 September 1984.

[10] "United Nations Turns to Israel's Beit Issie Shapiro for Inclusion Advice". Ability (magazine). August 1, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2025.

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