Abe Bloomberg (March 14, 1904 - 27 July 1990) was a South African attorney and politician. He served as

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from 1945 to 1947, and was a United Party member for the Castle constituency in Cape Town. His tenure as mayor coincided with

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of South Africa in 1947. He was a confidant of

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and the father of the late David Bloomberg, who also served as mayor of Cape Town from 1973 to 1975.CT history through the yes of its Jewish mayors
''South African Jewish Report''. 2–9 March 2012 As a lawyer, he was part of the legal team involved in the

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. In the

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, he challenged a government decision to remove

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from the voter roll.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bloomberg, Abe 1904 births 1990 deaths 20th-century South African politicians Politicians from Johannesburg South African people of Russian-Jewish descent White South African people Jewish South African politicians Mayors of Cape Town United Party (South Africa) politicians