As a civil rights activist, Abram was instrumental in ending the County Unit System of voting in Georgia.
Abram was deeply affected by the Holocaust and later became an ardent supporter of Jewish causes.
He held a variety of high level positions: chief counsel of the Peace Corps and partner at the New York law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.
After being diagnosed with cancer, Abram published a memoir titled "The Day is Short". He died of a viral infection .
He had five children, Ruth Abram, Annie Abram, Morris Abram, Adam Abram, and Joshua Abram.
As a civil rights activist, Abram was instrumental in ending the County Unit System of voting in Georgia.
Abram was deeply affected by the Holocaust and later became an ardent supporter of Jewish causes.
He held a variety of high level positions: chief counsel of the Peace Corps and partner at the New York law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.
After being diagnosed with cancer, Abram published a memoir titled "The Day is Short". He died of a viral infection .
He had five children, Ruth Abram, Annie Abram, Morris Abram, Adam Abram, and Joshua Abram.
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