Itzhak Ezratti’s Wife Anna Ezratti: What a New York Times Announcement Confirms About the GL Homes Founder’s Private Family

Itzhak Ezratti, the billionaire founder and chairman of GL Homes, is married to Anna Ezratti. Her name is confirmed by a December 2003 New York Times wedding announcement for their daughter Maya, which identifies the bride as “a daughter of Anna and Itchko Ezratti of Miami Beach.” Despite the family’s extraordinary wealth — Forbes estimates the Ezratti family fortune at roughly $1.9 billion and lists Itzhak Ezratti as 73 years old — Anna Ezratti has maintained a near-total absence from public life for decades.

That single newspaper record stands out because so much of what circulates online about Itzhak Ezratti’s wife is either unsourced or outright confused. Several websites name her “Brooke Ezratti,” a claim that cannot be traced to any court filing, news report, company record, or interview. The conflicting names are a product of a familiar online pattern: one site publishes an unverified claim, others copy it, and repetition substitutes for evidence. The New York Times announcement, however, is a verifiable primary source — and it names Anna.

The Father-in-Law Partnership That Built GL Homes

Anna Ezratti’s family connection runs to the very foundation of GL Homes. Her father, Joseph Hanin, an engineer, co-founded the company with Itzhak Ezratti in 1976. Their first project was a single duplex in Hollywood, Florida. The company name itself — GL stands for “Good Luck” — reflects how modest the beginning was. Forbes describes Ezratti as having immigrated from Israel to Washington, D.C., where he worked as a bank teller before moving to Florida.

The partnership between Ezratti and Hanin was both familial and professional from the start, which means Anna’s role in Itzhak’s life predates GL Homes itself. Beyond that, publicly available details about her background — birthplace, education, career — have not been documented in any accessible source. She has never given a published interview, and no verified social-media accounts in her name have been identified. No public record of a previous marriage for Itzhak Ezratti exists either.

Three Children, Two Publicly Identifiable

Forbes lists Itzhak Ezratti as having three children. Two are identifiable through public records and business coverage.

The most prominent is Misha Ezratti, who serves as president of GL Homes. According to the South Florida Business Journal, Misha was born in Hollywood, Florida, joined the company after graduating from college, and worked through virtually every department before assuming the presidency around 2016–2017. His wife, Jessica Ezratti, appears alongside him in GL Homes philanthropy coverage, including volunteer events with Feeding South Florida and Habitat for Humanity.

Their daughter Maya Ezratti is identifiable through the 2003 New York Times wedding announcement. At the time of her marriage to Andrew Rosenblum — she was 27, placing her birth around 1976 — Maya was working as director of community and media relations at GL Homes in Coral Springs. Boston University’s College of Communication has also listed her in that capacity. More recently, Maya has been publicly visible as a dating and relationship coach, appearing on NBC6 and associated with the “Rules” dating-coaching brand.

The identity of the third child mentioned by Forbes has not been confirmed in publicly available sources. Some websites name “Marnie Ezratti” or “Marcie Ezratti” as a daughter, but neither claim is supported by a primary source. The name “Marcie” may stem from confusion with Marcie DePlaza, the longtime chief operating officer of GL Homes.

The Ezratti Family’s Philanthropic Footprint

The Ezratti family’s charitable activity is among the best-documented aspects of their public profile. In 2019, a $500,000 gift from the family established the Ezratti Family Prize for Sculpture at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami. The prize, awarded annually to a living artist, has gone to Damián Ortega, Robert Grosvenor, Chakaia Booker, and Tau Lewis. ICA Miami’s artistic director, Alex Gartenfeld, publicly thanked “the Ezrattis” for what he called “visionary support.”

GL Homes’ corporate philanthropy, largely carried forward under Misha Ezratti’s visible leadership, includes partnerships with Habitat for Humanity, Feeding South Florida, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County, and Gulfstream Goodwill Industries.

Whether Anna Ezratti personally directs any of these efforts is not documented in primary sources. Several secondary websites describe her as involved in selecting charitable causes, but none cite a specific statement, event, or record supporting that claim.

Indian Creek and the Generational Shift Toward Visibility

Forbes lists Itzhak Ezratti’s residence as Indian Creek, Florida, an exclusive island community in Miami-Dade County. The 2003 New York Times announcement placed Anna and Itchko Ezratti in Miami Beach. Whether the family moved to Indian Creek after that date or maintains connections in both locations is not publicly confirmed.

The broader pattern is consistent: the founding generation of the Ezratti family has opted for privacy in a way that extends well beyond what private company ownership alone would explain. Itzhak Ezratti has not given an on-the-record interview that is publicly accessible, even as GL Homes has grown into the ninth-largest private homebuilder in the United States with over 100,000 residents across its communities. Anna Ezratti’s absence from public view is even more complete. The next generation — Misha, Jessica, and Maya — operates with noticeably more visibility through business media, philanthropy events, and, in Maya’s case, a public-facing coaching career.

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Sources: The New York Times | Forbes | South Florida Business Journal | ICA Miami | GL Homes