Illustration of Joseph Morgenstern
by Daniel Morgenstern
 

As a young student in America (in the Bronx High School of Science) Morgenstern developed the foundation of a life-long interest in science and technology. He continued university studies and earned a degree in chemistry and economics.

At the age of 29 he invented and produced a "wonder material" which employed a novel chemical fusing process. This product revolutionized one segment of America's garment manufacturing.

After immigrating to Israel in 1963, Morgenstern served as an executive in industry and was the representative of Allied Chemicals in the Middle East.

In a major development in his professional life, Morgenstern entered the field of banking. As an employee of a major Israeli bank he spent a decade in developing the international securities activities of that institution... and became an expert in functioning of the local (Israeli) financial scene.

As an expert, Morgenstern became known as a writer and lecturer on money affairs. The Jerusalem Post offered him the chance to initiate the first ever English language coverage of Israel's high-technology industry in the pages of its local and international editions.