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JERRY ABRAMOWITZ Obituary

ABRAMOWITZ--Jerry, age 86, died peacefully at home in Manhattan on April 11, 2020. Born in Brooklyn, Jerry started as a New York City teacher, sailing school founder, ski bum and eventually a successful commercial photographer and real estate pioneer. Jerry's insatiable curiosity and deep respect for people were at the heart of his incisive photographs. Jerry was a quintessential New Yorker, he loved his city: the architecture, the history and the people. He had immense pride in his family and friends and connected with people across the globe. He liked to talk but always left them laughing. Jerry is survived by his wife and soulmate, Selma Horowitz Abramowitz, his children, Jane Abramowitz and Max Abramowitz and his sister Rhoda Spanier. Memorial donations may be made to NYU Langone Hospital, Infectious Diseases Department or the NYC Public Library.

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Published by New York Times on Apr. 19, 2020.

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Richard Westin

August 31, 2020

Jerry was a long time friend who I first me at Camp Chipanaw in the Catskill Mountains in the 1940's. He was one of the few that enjoyed visiting my father Al and it was certainly mutual. Jerry was fun loving, kind, insightful, interesting, filled with stories that he loved to tell and above all was his own man, and as it turned out a man of many accomplishments. Jerry and family, thanks for a lifetime of memories. I will miss him.
Richard Westin

Joseph Gagliano

June 29, 2020

o Selma,Jane and Max !!
I only smile when I think of the great memories...
Always enjoy
Joseph Gagliano

May 1, 2020

Please accept my sincere condolences for the loss of your loved one, Jerry. May (1 Thessalonians 4:14) bring you some comfort in knowing that there is a future for the ones we have lost in death. May the God of all comfort strengthen your family during this time of deep sorrow.

April 20, 2020

Dear Selma,
Our thoughts are with you. Allan and Marta

April 19, 2020

Dear Selma, Jane and Max,
I was sad to read Jerry's obituary today in the Times. Under quarantine I've been reviewing items in storage boxes and discovered old class photos from BFS - what great memories!
Please reach out if you're inclined; Max, sending a special hug for you, my former classmate.
Mary Herzog
[email protected]

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