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    Abraham Beame

    104th New York City mayor

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  1. Abraham David Beame ( né Birnbaum; March 20, 1906 – February 10, 2001) [2] was an American accountant, investor, and Democratic Party politician who was the 104th mayor of New York City, in office from 1974 to 1977. [3] As mayor, he presided over the city during the 1975 New York City fiscal crisis, when the city was almost forced to declare ...

  2. Feb 11, 2001 · Abraham David Beame was born in London on March 20, 1906, to Polish-Jewish parents who had fled Warsaw, then part of Czarist Russia. His father, Philip Birnbaum, a Socialist revolutionary who ...

  3. Feb 14, 2001 · Learn about the life and career of Abraham Beame, who served as New York's mayor from 1974 to 1977 amid a fiscal crisis. The article covers his immigrant background, political achievements, challenges and legacy.

  4. Oct 16, 2015 · Abraham Beame, who was in his second year as the mayor of New York, was no stranger to the city’s budget and its challenges. During two stints as comptroller, he had seen the drop in ...

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  5. Feb 14, 2001 · A City Remembers Abraham Beame. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. New York City yesterday quietly remembered an immigrant accountant who rose to ...

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  7. Feb 10, 2001 · NEW YORK (CNN) -- Abraham Beame, New York's first Jewish mayor, died Saturday at age 94. Beame died at 10:52 a.m., a spokeswoman for New York University Medical Center said Saturday.

  8. Abraham David Beame was an American accountant, investor, and Democratic Party politician who was the 104th mayor of New York City, in office from 1974 to 1977. As mayor, he presided over the city during the 1975 New York City fiscal crisis, when the city was almost forced to declare bankruptcy.

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