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    Abraham Beame

    104th New York City mayor

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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Abraham_BeameAbraham Beame - Wikipedia

    Abraham David Beame (né Birnbaum; March 20, 1906 – February 10, 2001) was an American accountant, investor, and Democratic Party politician who was the 104th mayor of New York City, in office from 1974 to 1977.

  2. www.nytimes.com › 1973/11/18 › archivesNo one can tell him he's 6 feet tall - The New York Times

    Nov 18, 1973 · The new Mayor of the richest and most troubled city in the world, Abraham D. Beame, is 5 feet 2 inches tall and 67 years old. Apart from these two handicaps, if that's what they are, the...

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  4. classicnewyorkhistory.com › abraham-d-beameAbraham D. Beame: History Of New York City Mayors

    Mayor Abe Beame was considered a machine politician. He belonged to the Brooklyn section of the traditional Democratic group in the 1950’s. Beame was the personal accountant for political leader Irwin Steingut and was a member of the Madison Democratic Club in Crown Heights before serving two terms as city comptroller.

  5. www.nytimes.com › 2001/02/11 › nyregionAbraham Beame Is Dead at 94; Mayor During 70's Fiscal Crisis

    Feb 11, 2001 · He was 94. Mr. Beame, who lived on Manhattan's Upper East Side and since his retirement from politics had been an investment adviser, died of complications from open heart surgery, said his son,...

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  7. www.jta.org › archive › abraham-beame-dies-at-94-newAbraham Beame Dies at 94: New York’s First Jewish Mayor

    Feb 14, 2001 · Advertisement. 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 Lower...

  8. www.newyorker.com › news › daily-commentBig Mayors, Large and Small | The New Yorker

    Nov 8, 2013 · The other six mayors were of what some of us would consider normal height: taller than five-seven, shorter than five-ten. Bloomberg is five-eight. Nevertheless, one must take one’s Bigness where...

  9. content.time.com › time › magazineThe Nation: Patient Abe Beame Rises to the Top - TIME

    Certainly there is nothing frilly about 67-year-old Beame, who in January will become the city's 104th mayor. About the only similarity between Beame and La Guardia (who was the city's fiery mayor from 1934 to 1945) is their height: 5 ft. 2 in.