Abraham Hirschfeld
| Abraham Hirschfeld | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Abraham Jacob Hirschfield December 12, 1919 Tarnów, Poland |
| Died | August 9, 2005 (aged 85) The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Real estate investor |
| Spouse(s) | Zipora Teicher Hirschfeld |
| Children |
Rachel Hirschfeld Elie Hirschfeld |
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.
Abraham Jacob Hirschfeld was born on December 12, 1919 in Tarnów, Poland. He immigrated to the British Mandate of Palestine in the early 1930s. He said most of his extended family stayed and died in the Holocaust. Hirschfeld moved to the United States in 1950. His brother, Menashe Hirschfeld, moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Hirschfeld made a fortune building semi-enclosed "open-air" parking garages.
Hirschfeld became the owner of the Vertical Club, a health club on the Upper East Side. He was a co-owner of the Hotel Pennsylvania. Additionally, he was an investor in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Times Square.
In 1989, he funded the Broadway show Prince of Central Park and the Jackie Mason show, Love Thy Neighbor.
In March 1993, Hirschfeld was the owner of New York Post for two weeks. 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. After his New York Post failure, he founded Open Air PM.
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