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S. Daniel Abraham, Slim-Fast creator and Israel peace advocate, dies at 100

JL;DR SUMMARY S. Daniel Abraham, renowned American billionaire and founder of Slim-Fast, has passed away at 100. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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U.S. Israel RelationsIsrael AdvocacyEntrepreneurshipPhilanthropyMiddle East PeaceJewish PhilanthropyConflict ResolutionS. Daniel AbrahamSlim FastWeight Loss Industry

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New York, United States
"Abraham was born in New York in 1924 and went on to serve as an infantryman in the U.S. Army in the 1940s before building his fortune on the Thompson Medical Company which his father, a dentist, bought for $5,000 in 1947."
Manhattan, New York, United States
"Abrahams death, in a hospital in Manhattan, was confirmed by a spokesman for his family, Rabbi Abe Unger, according to the New York Times."
Utah, United States
"Between 1988 and 2002, Abraham made over 60 trips to the Middle East alongside Rep. Wayne Owens, a Utah Democrat, to meet with Israeli and Arab leaders, and in 1989 he founded the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace, a nonprofit aimed at peacebuilding between Israelis and Palestinians."
Florida, United States
"But we, first congregants of the Palm Beach Synagogue (1994) knew him as a funny, approachable man, wrote Elaine Rosenberg Miller, a member of Abrahams congregation in Florida, in the Times of Israel."
Netanya, Central District, Israel
"Abraham lived for eight years with his family in Netanya, Israel, and has 20 grandchildren and great- grandchildren living in Israel, according to a biography for Abraham in the Times of Israel."

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