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Abraham Bernstein (other)
Abraham Bernstein may refer to: * Abraham Bernstein (politician) (1918–1990), New York State Senator * Abe Bernstein (c. 1892–1968), Detroit gangster and a leader of the infamous Prohibition-era Purple Gang * Arthur Gilbert (real estate developer) (Abraham Bernstein, 1913–2001), British real estate developer, art collector and philanthropist {{hndis, Bernstein, Abraham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Bernstein (politician)
Abraham Bernstein (May 1, 1918 – March 4, 1990) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life and career He was born on May 1, 1918, in the Bronx, New York City. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School. He graduated from City College of New York and Brooklyn Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1941, and practiced law in New York City. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army, and was awarded the Army Commendation Ribbon. He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1961 until his death in 1990, sitting in the 173rd, 174th, 175th, 176th, 177th, 178th, 179th, 180th, 181st, 182nd, 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th, 187th, 188th New York State Legislatures. In 1977, he had a leg amputated. From 1980 to 1982, he was president of the National Association of Jewish Legislators. Bernstein introduced a bill to ban professional wrestling in February 1985, which was never voted out of committee. Later that year, New York Senate Democrats formed a ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abe Bernstein
Abe Bernstein (c. 1892 – March 7, 1968) was a Detroit-based Jewish-American organized crime figure and leader of the infamous Prohibition-era Purple Gang. Early life Born in New York City, Abe Bernstein and his brothers Joseph "Bill Bugs", Raymond, and Isadore Bernstein were children of Jewish immigrants from the Russian Empire. They moved as youths with their family to Detroit, which had a growing industrial economy based on automobile manufacturing. During their teenage years, they joined a juvenile street gang that was the precursor to the adult Purple Gang. By the beginning of Prohibition, Bernstein and his brothers had emerged as leading members of the gang. As the Purple Gang members matured, they quickly gained a reputation along the Detroit waterfront as ruthless and violent hijackers. However, they normally attracted little attention from police during the Prohibition era, as their victims were usually either rumrunners or rival gangs such as the Little Jewish Navy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |