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Destiny : from shoeshine boy to mayor / Norman Ciment.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ciment, Norman, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Orthodox Jews--Florida--Miami Beach--Biography.
- Orthodox Jews.
- Jews--Florida--Miami Beach--Biography.
- Jews.
- Mayors--Florida--Miami Beach--Biography.
- Mayors.
- Ciment, Norman.
- Miami Beach (Fla.)--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Miami Beach (Fla.).
- Miami Beach (Fla.)--Politics and government--20th century.
- Miami Beach (Fla.)--Biography.
- Physical Description:
- 176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- From shoeshine boy to mayor
- Place of Publication:
- Brooklyn, NY : Ktav Publishing House ; Jerusalem, Israel : Urim Publications, [2024]
- Summary:
- "IN THIS PAGE-TURNING ACCOUNT of a life guided by destiny, Norman Ciment details his humble beginnings as a Jewish kid in the Bronx, his struggles through school, and his remarkable successes as a lawyer, city commissioner, judge, and the first Orthodox Jewish mayor in the USA. Through a series of extraordinary events and challenges, Norman emerges triumphant, using the lessons of the past to build on his future and influence the larger world. Told in his own voice, this is the captivating story of a youth who just wanted a dime, but went on to become so much more than a shoeshine boy. It is a story that reveals the indelible influence of parents, his own unyielding determination, and, above all, the profound power of Divine Providence"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The Kick in the Shins
- The Early Years
- Shoeshine King of Hunts Point Avenue
- Mom and Dad
- Miami Beach
- College
- Making the Grade in Graduate School
- There Are No Coincidences in Europe
- Seeing the Setup in the Setback
- The Law Offices of Grover & Ciment
- Love and Fate
- Photo Section
- Political Aspirations
- Judge
- Medical Mysteries
- Destiny and Diamonds
- Rabbi Gross and the Hebrew Academy
- Mayor and Eruv
- Brickman and the Kashrut Industry
- Miami Herald
- Ben Grenald
- Santa Marta, Colombia
- Cannes Film Festival
- Dolphins in New York
- Simon Wiesenthal
- Making Real Estate "Real"
- Mediation
- Answering Terror.
- ISBN:
- 9789655243789
- 9655243788
- OCLC:
- 1455243419
- Publisher Number:
- 90103576058
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