took place on 18 June 1966 in front of 6,000 fans at the Bloomfield Stadium and caused the police to use tear gas after a big riot broke out immediately after Fuad attacked the victorious Halperin. Apparently it was a staged act, but Halperin had not informed anyone in advance. The match with Abu Antar took place on September 20, 1973 and was the most successful local wrestling match seen in the country, as the Yad Eliyahu Arena was sold out to witness Halperin defeat the "Jordanian Tiger". This was Halperin's last match and after he retired from professional wrestling, he started to study karate and mixed martial arts in Japan. Business career After retiring from wrestling, Halperin fulfilled his dream of opening a chain of gyms. He went on to earn a rabbinical degree and wrote several religious books as well as an encyclopedia and a weight-loss guide. During the Yom Kippur War, he served in the Israel Defense Forces. Halperin also founded a chain of 120 optical centers, selling glasses at affordable prices. In 2008, he and his wife Bertie decided to divide the optical business among their five children. Because of his orthodox Jewish beliefs, he was opposed to businesses operating on Shabbat. To combat this "desecration" of the holy day, Halperin led an initiative to create a credit card containing a chip that renders it inoperable on Saturday. It was also designed not to function in stores known to operate on Shabbat. Death Halperin died of cancer on 20 August 2011 at age 87. Published works Arena of My Life (autobiography) [Hebrew] See also Sports in Israel Economy of Israel List of Jewish professional wrestlers References External links Wrestling history Mention in Israeli sports history article Wrestling data for 127 matches 1924 births 2011 deaths Austrian emigrants to Mandatory Palestine Austrian Jews Austrian male professional wrestlers Baalei teshuva Israeli businesspeople Israeli company founders Israeli military personnel Israeli Orthodox Jews Israeli professional wrestlers Jewish professional wrestlers 20th-century professional wrestlers