Background
Hurwitz, Abraham was born on January 3, 1888 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Son of Morris and Esther Rachel (Malakoff) Hurwitz.
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Abraham Hurwitz
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Student of University of Washington, 1906-1909. Admitted to Washington bar, 1910, but did not practice.
Career
City editor Seattle Star, 1914-1916, 1916-1922. Editor Jacksonville (Florida) Journal, 1922-1924. Reading (Pennsylvania) Times, 1924-1940.
Western Newspaper Union Chicago, 1940-1942.
Editor Seattle Star, 1942-1943. Editor in chief John H. Perry Newspapers, including Jacksonville Journal, Pensacola Journal Pensacola News, Ocala Star-Banner, Panama City News-Herald, Deland Sun-News, in Florida, and the Frankfort (Kentucky) State Journal, 1943-1946.
Philadelphia Record, 1946. Editorial writer and columnist (as “Elmer Pickney”).
Miami (Florida) Herald, from 1946.
Northwest correspondent for Newspaper Enterprise Association representative and special writer for Kansas City (Missouri) Star, New York World, et cetera, various times. Helped draft first workmen’s compensation act held constitutional in the United States (Washington state act). Active in fight against convict leasing and flogging, Florida, 1922-1923.
Office: Ithaca, New New York
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Married Charlotte Lippert, April.
