Living

Living married Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Occupation: Lawyer, Congressman, Supreme Court Justice

Notes:

Abraham J. Multer was born in Manhattan, New York on 24 December 1900 to Max and Emma Rock Multer. In 1911, after losing everything in the Dreamland Fire on Coney Island, his parents moved to the Congressional district he was later to represent. Multer received his B.A. from the City College of New York by attending night classes, earning a LL.B. in 1921, and L.L.M. in 1922 from Brooklyn Law School and a LL.D from Yeshiva University. Multer was admitted to the bar in 1923.

Multer entered the private practice of Rayfiel and Multer where he remained until his Congressional election. Beginning in 1936, Multer was the special assistant attorney general of New York state Democrat conventions. He later became the the attorney general of the Democrat national conventions. During World War II, Multer served in the United States Coast Guard Reserve and also on the Coast Guard Auxiliary. He was the Judge Advocate of the Coast Guard League. In 1947, he became the special assistant counsel to the New York City mayor.

Abraham Multer was elected to the House of Representatives as a Democrat to fill the resignation of Leo F. Rayfiel. He served in the House from 1947-1977. While in the House, Multer was extremely active in the Banking and Currency, District of Columbia and Small Business standing committees. Multer resigned from Congress on December 31, 1967, after being elected to serve as a justice on the New York State Supreme Court. He served on the NY State Supreme Court from Jan 1, 1968 - Jan 1, 1977, when he exceeded the 76 year age limit for justices. After his retirement from the Supreme Court, Multer served from 1979-1984 as the special referee for the Brooklyn Appellate Division.

Abraham Multer was active in a number of Jewish organizations. These included: the East Midwood Jewish Center, the President's Council of Yeshiva University, Jewish National Fund, Young Men's Hebrew Association, United Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, Hebrew Institute of Long Island, Jewish Theological Seminary and the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. He was honored for his support of the Jewish National Fund by the Abraham J. Multer forest.

Multer died on 4 November 1986 in West Hartford, Connecticut. He and his wife Bertha had two sons: Robert K. and Howard C. Multer.

--American Jewish Archives: http://www.americanjewisharchives.org/

Meeting with President Harry S. Truman on September 21, 1951 at 12:15pm. See http://www.trumanlibrary.org/calendar/main.php?currYear=1951&currMonth=9&currDay=21.

A transcript of Abraham J. Multer's oral history in the American Jewish History Committee Oral History Collection can be viewed at the New York Public Library's Dorot Jewish Division, or ordered for $18.00 from NYPL Express http://www.nypl.org/express/

Abraham married Bertha Leff. Bertha was born on 23 Dec 1900; died on 12 Dec 1999 in Simsbury, Hartford, CT; was buried in Beth Moses Cemetery, Pinelawn, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]