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Michael Abramson
Michael Abramson (1948–2011) was a Chicago photographer who produced a large body of artistic and commercial photography.
Life.
Born in Jersey City, Abramson graduated from Columbia High School in nearby Maplewood. He earned a Bachelor's degree from the Wharton School of Business, but his life took a different turn when he was accepted at the Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, where he earned a Masters degree in 1977. His thesis, "Black Night Clubs of Chicago's South
revealed where FDD funding came from, from 2001 to 2004. Donors included:
- Roland Arnall: $1,802,000
- Edgar M. and Charles Bronfman: $1,050,000
- Michael Steinhardt: $850,000
- Abramson Family Foundation (of Leonard Abramson): $822,523
- Bernard Marcus: $600,000
- Lewis Ranieri: $350,000
Paul Singer and Sheldon Adelson are also major donors.
ThinkProgress concluded, "Most of the major donors are active philanthropists to 'pro-Israel' causes both in the