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  1. 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. Feb 11, 2001 · Abraham D. Beame, an accountant and clubhouse Democrat who climbed the gray ranks of municipal bookkeeping and confounded oddsmakers to become mayor of New York in the mid-1970's, only to...

  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 11, 2001 · Former Mayor Abe Beame, the diminutive accountant who guided New York through its dark fiscal crisis of the 1970s, died yesterday. He was 94.

  6. Feb 14, 2001 · About 600 people crowded into the Park East Synagogue on East 67th Street for the one-hour-and-15-minute funeral of Abraham D. Beame, who died on Saturday at the age of 94.

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  8. Feb 16, 2001 · A profile of the life and career of Abraham Beame, who was the first Jewish mayor of New York and faced the city's worst fiscal crisis in 1974-1977. Learn about his immigrant roots, his political achievements and challenges, and his legacy.