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| S. Daniel Abraham In 1947, shortly after returning from Europe where he served as an infantryman in the U.S. Army, Mr. Abraham purchased Thompson Medical Company. At the time, Thompson Medical 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. Mr. Abraham is a generous and thoughtful philanthropist focusing his efforts mainly on Israel and the Middle East. However, the homeless, victims of AIDS, terminally ill children, battered women and abused children are all among the beneficiaries of his many charities. Mr. Abraham has strong ties to Israel, which he expresses through deep personal involvement and commitment. He and then-Utah Congressman Wayne Owens traveled together to Israel, Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia in March 1988, and have since made regular visits to the region. In 1989, Mr. Abraham and Congressman Owens founded the Center for Middle East Peace & Economic Cooperation, and Mr. Abraham has served as the Center's Chairman since its inception. In the course of Mr. Abraham's travels, he became convinced that Israel's greatest security would come from peace with its neighbors, and this spurred on his efforts to support the peace process. He is a close friend of many of the leaders of the Middle East, with whom he consults regularly. Mr. Abraham was born and raised in Long Beach, N.Y. He is married to the former Ewa Sebzda and is the father of five daughters and one son, who have given him nineteen grandchildren. He has received Honorary Doctoral Degrees from the Israeli universities of Bar Ilan, Ben Gurion and Tel Aviv, as well as from Yeshiva University in New York City. |
S. Daniel Abraham is a leading American entrepreneur, a pioneer in both the pharmaceutical and diet food business, and a philanthropist dedicated to Israel's security and peace in the Middle East.