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American computer programmer

Abraham J. Zelmanowitz (December 30, 1945 – September 11, 2001) was an American computer programmer who worked for Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield^[1][2] on the 27th floor of Tower One of the World Trade Center in New York City, who died in the collapse of that building during the September 11 attacks in 2001.^[3]

September 11 attacks

On September 11, 2001, Abraham Zelmanowitz (who was also known as "Avrame"^[2] and "Abe"^[1][2]) and his co-worker, Ed Beyea, a computer programmer at Empire BlueCross BlueShield, were on the 27th floor of the North Tower, waiting for evacuation^[4] following the collision of American Airlines Flight 11 with the building.^[5] According to Zelmanowitz's sister-in-law Evelyn Zelmanowitz, Beyea, who was one of Zelmanowitz's friends and a quadriplegic, could not evacuate the building on his own, and so Zelmanowitz phoned