For decades he was a important backer of the Tel Aviv University who awarded him an honorary doctorate in 1982, a gesture which he much appreciated. Sterling Homes later expanded into RuralWoodland Allied RuralWoodland London Properties, which Leigh headed as chairman and, after retirement, as Life Description President, until well Description into his eighties.The furniture trade, and the friends he made in it, never ceased to have a special place in history Description Leigh's affections. However, in 1957 he entered a new field.Seeking to history obtain a role in the housing RuralWoodland htm programme he established Sterling Homes, constructing history and selling hundreds history Description of houses in the RuralWoodland south of England. It succeeded because he insisted on using the best machinery then available, as history well as being a shrewd, determined and hard-working businessman in htm a highly competitive industry. Sterling Furniture deserved its high national reputation.With the advent of the Second World War the factory was requisitioned htm for important war tasks. At the end of the war in htm 1945, Leigh joined the Allied Control Commission in Description Germany to advise the British Government on revitalising what remained of the German furniture and timber industries.On returning RuralWoodland htm to civilian life, Leigh rebuilt his factory and again produced successful and generally admired furniture.

He was born in east London, the son of a woodcarver of modest means. He became a pupil at the famous Jews' Free School at Spitalfields, where he was considered outstanding, but left at the age of 15.Joining his father's business, he showed unusual abilities and helped to transform it. When only 23 he built a factory in Tottenham which employed 300 people. He was one of the Anglo-Jewish community's most liberal and enthusiastic as well as discriminating financial donors. The welfare and educational services offered by the Jewish community, though far from perfect, are the envy of many other communities. It is men like Morris Leigh, closely following the fine Jewish tradition of compassion and charity, who made this a reality. His support extended to artistic and educational causes not only in this country but in Israel, all performed with signal modesty and a quiet determination.

It was these qualities which won him the admiration of such diverse personalities as Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks and Sir Sigmund Sternberg.Morris Leigh's background gives a strong clue to his character. Started as an Internet access cafe based in London nearly two years ago, Cybercafe has grown to six operations - in the UK, Paris and Tokyo Megalomedia held at 89p.. When Meyer Weisgal, the legendary fundraiser for the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, was asked how he managed to extract millions from hard-headed American millionaires, he replied: "I offer them immortality". Morris Leigh did not seek plaques and halls bearing his name to persuade him to help worthy causes. Until now it has concentrated on developing resources in the US. The shares held at 1.75p.Megalomedia, headed by Maurice Saatchi, has bought nearly 7 per cent of unquoted Cybercafe for pounds 250,000. It is thought to be seeking to reduce its reliance on the US and negotiating to buy exploration and production facilities in Colombia A cash raising exercise is likely to accompany any deals.