Name Abraham Bernstein | ||
Role Former New York State Senator Previous office New York State Senator (1960–1990) | ||
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.
He died on March 4, 1990, in a hospital in the Bronx, of a heart attack; and was buried at the New Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Iselin, New Jersey.