Until his death in 1962, Imas lived comfortably in the house. Though his businesses became State-owned in the 1950s, he received in his last years a monthly subsidy from the local government as well as from the Israeli Government.
His daughter Sara grew up happily and felt no different from her Chinese schoolmates and friends.
"If there was any, it was that I was much richer and quite eye-catching with my exotic appearance," she said jokingly.
As her father's heiress, she continued to live in the downtown villa and received the same monthly subsidy from the Israeli Government, which was then deemed a fortune.