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词条 Abraham Hirschfeld
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Business career

  3. Political career

  4. Lawsuits

  5. Personal life

  6. Death and legacy

  7. References

  8. External links

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Abraham Jacob Hirschfeld (December 12, 1919 – August 9, 2005) was a Polish-born American real estate investor, Broadway producer and political candidate from New York City. He was the owner of several buildings in Manhattan. He served as treasurer for the New York State Democratic Committee in the 1960s and as city commissioner of Miami Beach, Florida in 1989.

Early life

Abraham Jacob Hirschfeld was born on December 12, 1919 in Tarnów, Poland.[1][2] He immigrated to the British Mandate of Palestine in the early 1930s.[1][2] He said most of his extended family stayed and died in the Holocaust.[1] Hirschfeld moved to the United States in 1950.[2] His brother, Menashe Hirschfeld, moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1]

Business career

Hirschfeld made a fortune building semi-enclosed "open-air" parking garages.[3]

Hirschfeld became the owner of the Vertical Club, a health club on the Upper East Side.[1][2] He was a co-owner of the Hotel Pennsylvania.[1] Additionally, he was an investor in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Times Square.[1]

In 1989, he funded the Broadway show Prince of Central Park and the Jackie Mason show, Love Thy Neighbor.[1]

In March 1993, Hirschfeld was the court-appointed manager of New York Post for two weeks after the paper filed for bankruptcy.[1] During that period of time, he dismissed editor Pete Hamill, but later upon court order reinstated him and kissing his face in a famous picture.[1] After his New York Post failure, he founded Open Air PM.[1]

Political career

Throughout his career, Hirschfeld ran for political office several times, including unsuccessful bids as "Honest Abe" for the U.S. Senate in 1974 (defeated in Democratic primary), for the New York City Council, for Manhattan Borough President in 1997, for Lieutenant Governor of New York, for New York State Comptroller in 1998, and for Mayor of Miami Beach, Florida.[1]

Hirschfeld served as treasurer for the New York State Democratic Committee in the 1960s and was elected to the City Commission of Miami Beach in 1989.[1]

In September 1987, Hirschfeld launched an unsuccessful campaign in Miami Beach to draft New York developer Donald Trump for president.[4][5]

In 2004, Hirschfeld ran as a third party candidate for the U.S. Senate from New York against Charles Schumer; Schumer won 71% of the vote, Hirschfeld garnered less than 1%.[6]

Lawsuits

In 1998, Hirschfeld offered $1,000,000 USD to Paula Jones to drop her sexual harassment lawsuit against former US President Bill Clinton.[1][7]

In 1999, Hirschfeld was cleared of charges he owed US$3.3 million in taxes.[1]

In 2000, Hirschfeld was indicted of criminal solicitation for trying to hire a hit man to kill his former business partner Stanley Stahl, with whom he had a "survivor take all" business partnership.[3] Hirschfeld was sentenced to three years in prison, of which he served two.[1] When he got out of prison he ran for the U.S. Senate, calling himself "Honest Abe".[8]

Personal life

Hirschfeld married Zipora Teicher Hirschfeld in 1943.[1][2] They had a son, Elie Hirschfeld, and a daughter, Rachel Hirschfeld.[1][2]

Death and legacy

Hirschfeld died at age 85 on August 9, 2005 at the St. Barnabas Hospital in The Bronx,[1] of cardiac arrest stemming from complications of a battle with terminal cancer.[2] In 2013, his daughter accused her brother of stealing US$300 million from the estate.[9]

References

1. ^10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 {{cite news |date=August 10, 2005 |title=Abe Hirschfeld, a Millionaire and an Eccentric, Dies at 85 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/10/nyregion/abe-hirschfeld-a-millionaire-and-an-eccentric-dies-at-85.html |newspaper= The New York Times |access-date= August 26, 2015 }}
2. ^{{cite news | first = Adam | last = Bernstein |date=August 10, 2005 |title=Abe Hirschfeld, Eccentric Tycoon Who Craved Publicity, Dies at 85 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/09/AR2005080901483.html |newspaper= The Washington Post |access-date= August 26, 2015 }}
3. ^{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Chris |title=Crazy As He Wants To Be | date = August 2, 1999 |url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/media/features/681/ |newspaper= The New York Magazine |access-date= August 26, 2015 }}
4. ^{{cite news |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1987-09-17/news/8703140222_1_trump-tower-abe-hirschfeld-persian-gulf-tankers |title=Millionaire Pushing `Trump For President` |date=September 17, 1987 |author=Nevins, Buddy |newspaper=Sun-Sentinel |accessdate=October 16, 2016}}
5. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/13/nyregion/abe-hirschfeld-a-winner-in-land-if-not-in-politics.html |title=Abe Hirschfeld: A Winner In Land If Not in Politics |first=Seth |last=Faison |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 13, 1993 |quote=In 1987, Mr. Hirschfeld started a brief campaign to draft Donald Trump for President, saying the entrepreneur was the nation's best hope to solve economic problems. His efforts fizzled quickly. |accessdate=October 16, 2016}}
6. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2004/ussenate04.pdf |title=NYS Board of Elections United States Senator Election Returns Nov. 2, 2004 |publisher=New York State Board of Elections |year=2004 |accessdate=October 16, 2016}}
7. ^{{Cite web|url = http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/abe-hirschfeld-swindled-300m-son-daughter-rachel-article-1.1246315|title = Abe Hirschfeld’s daughter claims her brother swindled $300 million from the late parking lot baron's estate: court papers|date = 2013-01-24|accessdate = 2014-07-03|website = NY Daily News|publisher = |last = Gregorian|first = Dareh}}
8. ^{{cite news| url=http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fortune/0702/gallery.rich_eccentrics.fortune/9.html | work=CNN | title=Abe Hirschfeld (1919-2005)}}
9. ^{{cite news|last=Gregorian|first=Dareh|title=Abe Hirschfeld’s daughter claims her brother swindled $300 million from the late parking lot baron's estate: court papers|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/abe-hirschfeld-swindled-300m-son-daughter-rachel-article-1.1246315|accessdate=21 May 2013|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=23 January 2013}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060504211514/http://www.hirschfeldnyc.com/abraham_hirschfeld.html Official bio]
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