S daniel abraham biography

PERSONAL:

Born 1924, in Long Beach, NY; married second wife, Ewa Sebzda; children: (first marriage) four; (second marriage) Sarah, Sam.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Palm Beach, FL. Office—Center for Middle East Peace and Economic Cooperation, 633 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., 5th Fl., Washington, DC 20004; fax: 202-624-0855.

CAREER:

Businessman, philanthropist, and author. Thompson Medical (pharmaceutical firm), founder, board chair, president, and chief executive officer, 1947-98; Slim-Fast Foods, founder, 1976-2000; Center for Middle East Peace and Economic Cooperation, cofounder. Military service: U.S. Army; served during World War II.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Honorary doctorates from the Israeli Universities of Bar Ilan, Ben Gurion, and Tel Aviv, and from Yeshiva University, New York, NY.

WRITINGS:

My Fifteen Years of Private Meetings with Arab and Israeli Leaders from the Madrid Conference through the Oslo Accords, introduction by Bill Clinton, Newmarket Press (New York, NY), 2005.

Peace Is Possible: Conversations with Arab and Israeli Leaders from 1988 to the Present, foreword by Bill Clinton, Newmarket Press (New York, NY), 2006.

SIDELIGHTS:

A semireclusive billionaire who made his fortune selling diet products, including the hugely popular Slim-Fast drinks, S. Daniel Abraham is also known as a philanthropist with a strong interest in Israeli and Middle Eastern affairs and in fostering peace in the region. As the author of Peace Is Possible: Conversations with Arab and Israeli Leaders from 1988 to the Present, Abraham draws on his experiences from traveling to the Middle East on sixty trips for the Center for Middle East Peace and Economic Cooperation, which he cofounded with late Utah Congressman Wayne Owens. During these trips, Abraham talked with both Arab and Israeli leaders and attempted to build a peace strategy. The author's book uses meeting transcripts, notes, and excerpts from Abraham's diary kept during the Middle East tr

S. Daniel Abraham is an American businessman most noted for his introduction of the Slim-Fast line of diet products and is inclusion in Forbes Top 400 richest people in America.

Mr. Abraham was born in Long Beach, New York in 1924 and served in the U.S. Army infantry corps during World War II. In 1947, after returning from the war in Europe, Abraham bought the Thompson Medical Company, which at the time owned a single pharmaceutical product with annual sales of $5,000. It is now a major, privately held company distributing a wide variety of products. His keen interest in the weight loss industry led him to develop the now-independent Slim-Fast Foods, which is the most innovative and successful weight loss and meal substitute nutritional food company in the United States.

Abraham is also a generous philanthropist and is very dedicated to encouraging Middle East peace as he maintains strong ties to Israel. Abraham has endowed an S. Daniel Abraham Chair in Middle East Policy Studies at Princeton University, and a Chair in Nutritional Medicine at Harvard University Medical School. He has also funded the Dan Abraham School for Business Administration and Economics at Bar-Ilan University in Israel, and the S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program at Yeshiva University, and Honors Program at Stern College for Women. Mr. Abraham holds honorary doctorates from Ben-Gurion University, Bar-Ilan University and Yeshiva University. He is also the founder of the New Synagogue of Palm Beach.

In March 1988, after returning from a trip to the region, Abraham formed the Center for Middle East Peace & Economic Cooperation with then-Utah Congressman Wayne Owens. Mr. Abraham has served as the center's chairman since its inception and it now bears his name in its official title - the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace.

In March 2011, Forbes magazine listed Abraham as number 269 on its list of wealthiest Americans and number 833 on their list of billion

Sim Daniel Abraham (born August 15, 1924) is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He is the founder of Thompson Medical, whose main product is Slim-Fast, a diet program. He has endowed the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace and he supports Jewish causes in Florida and Israel.

Early life[]

Abraham was born on August 15, 1924, the son of Stella K. and Dr. Samuel Abraham. He was raised in an Orthodox Jewish home in Long Beach, New York. His father was a Zionist and follower of the Ze'ev Jabotinsky and Abraham as a teen printed his own newsletter warning Americans about the danger from the Nazis. During World War II, Abraham served in the Unites States Army in Europe. In 1970, he moved to Israel with his wife and children where he lived through the 1973 Yom Kippur War and returned to the United States in 1978.

Career[]

Abraham founded Thompson Medical, which introduced the Slim-Fast line of diet products in the late 1970s. Abraham made Thompson Medical private in 1988; Unilever acquired Slim-Fast for $2.3 billion in 2000. As of October 2016, he had an estimated wealth of US$2.1 billion.

Abraham is the author of the book Peace is Possible, with a foreword by President Bill Clinton. Abraham also published his memoirs in 2010, entitled Everything is Possible: Life and Business Lessons from a Self-Made Billionaire and the Founder of Slim Fast.

Philanthropy[]

Abraham founded the Center for Middle East Peace in Washington, D.C. Through personal friendship with leaders

American businessman

Sim Daniel Abraham (born August 15, 1924) is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He is the founder of Thompson Medical, whose main product is SlimFast, a diet program. He has endowed the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace and he supports Jewish causes in Florida and Israel.

As of October 2018, he had a net worth of $2.1 billion.

Early life

Abraham was born on August 15, 1924, the son of Stella K. and Dr. Samuel Abraham. He was raised in an OrthodoxJewish home in Long Beach, New York. His father was a Zionist and follower of Ze'ev Jabotinsky; and Abraham as a teen printed his own newsletter warning Americans about the danger from the Nazis. During World War II, Abraham served in the United States Army in Europe. In 1970, he moved to Israel with his wife and children where he lived through the 1973 Yom Kippur War and returned to the United States in 1978.

Career

Abraham founded Thompson Medical, which introduced the SlimFast line of diet products in the late 1970s. Abraham made Thompson Medical private in 1988; Unilever acquired Slim-Fast for $2.3 billion in 2000. As of October 2016, he had an estimated wealth of US$2.1 billion.

Abraham is the author of the book Peace Is Possible, with a foreword by President Bill Clinton. Abraham also published his memoirs in 2010, entitled Everything is Possible: Life and Business Lessons from a Self-Made Billionaire and the Founder of Slim Fast.

Philanthropy

Abraham founded the Center for Middle East Peace