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Feb 13, 2001 · NEW YORK, Feb. 13 (JTA) Abraham Beame, the first Jewish mayor of New York, died Saturday at 94 of complications from open-heart surgery. The son of Polish Jewish immigrants who grew up on the ...
Jul 19, 1996 · Also distinctly absent are the quintessential photographs of Mr. Beame -- his official height an optimistic 5 feet 2 -- standing on a box, a chair or other height enhancer so he could reach a lectern.
Feb 22, 2001 · By Philip Newman. Long before Abraham Beame became New York's 104th mayor, he stood before Richmond Hill High School students, imparting the principles of bookkeeping, the field at which he ...
Elected Mayor. Abraham Beame. Democratic. The New York City mayoral election of 1973 occurred on Tuesday, November 6, 1973, with the Democratic candidate, New York City Comptroller Abraham Beame winning the mayoralty with a decisive majority amongst a highly divided field. Beame, a Democrat, also ran on the Civil Service ballot line.
Feb 11, 2001 · This story was originally published in Newsday on February 11, 2001. Abraham Beame, New York City's first Jewish mayor, who will be remembered for better or for worse as its leader during the ...
Jul 25, 2013 · When New York Teetered on the Brink of Bankruptcy. Gov. Hugh L. Carey speaking to reporters in 1975 about New York City's financial crisis as Mayor Abraham D. Beame, right, listened. Mr. Carey wanted the city to avoid falling into bankruptcy, a decision that Mr. Beame came close to declaring. One by one, guests on the multi-tiered dais of the ...
Abraham Beame - Biography. Abraham David "Abe" Beame (March 20, 1906 – February 10, 2001) was mayor of New York City from 1974 to 1977. As such, he presided over the city during the fiscal crisis of the mid-1970s, during which the city was almost forced to declare bankruptcy.
