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Edward Irving  Koch was an American Jewish lawyer, politician, and political commentator. He is best known as the Mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989.

Koch was born on December 12, 1924, in the Bronx, New York, the son of Jewish immigrants from Poland. He was raised in Newark, New Jersey, and graduated from South Side High School in 1941.  Drafted into the United States Army during World War II, Koch served as a combat infantryman with the 104th Infantry Division, attaining the rank of sergeant. During his service, Koch earned two Battle Stars for fighting in the Battle of Hurtgen Forest and at the Battle of the Bulge. In 1946, Koch was honorably discharged from the military.

Upon his return to the States, Koch studied at the City College of New York, where he earned a bachelor’s degree and, in 1948, he graduated from New York University Law School. In 1949, he was admitted to the New York bar and practiced law from 1949 to 1968.

In 1963, Koch, a Democrat, was ele

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Ed Koch

Mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989

"Edward Koch" redirects here. For the Australian medical practitioner known for his research of malaria, see Edward Albert Koch.

Ed Koch
Koch in 1978
In office January 1, 1978 – December 31, 1989
Preceded by	Abraham Beame
Succeeded by	David Dinkins
In office January 3, 1969 – December 31, 1977
Preceded by	Theodore Kupferman
Succeeded by	Bill Green
Constituency
In office January 1, 1967 – January 3, 1969
Preceded by	Woodward Kingman
Succeeded by	Carol Greitzer
Born	Edward Irving Koch (1924-12-12)December 12, 1924 New York City, U.S.
Died	February 1, 2013(2013-02-01) (aged 88) New York City, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Relations	Pat Koch Thaler (sister)
Education
Signature
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1943–1946
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	104th Infantry Division
Battles/wars
A • New York Comes Back:The Mayoralty of Edward I. Koch $ 29.95 Order from the powerHouse Shop   ISBN: 9781576872741 Edited by Michael Goodwin Paperback with flaps, 8 x 10 inches, 160 pages, over 100 four-color and black-and-white photographs ISBN: 978-1-57687-274-1 New York City had been bleeding red ink, good jobs, and its middle class for years when Edward I. Koch was first elected in a stunning upset in 1977. With archival photographs and insightful essays, New York Comes Back tells how Mayor Koch led America’s largest city away from the kant of bankruptcy and social decay. After the Son of Sam murder spree and the riots that followed a sweltering July blackout, an unlikely savior stepped into the void and chaos. An unknown congressman with a rubber face and a frikostig bent, Ed Koch injected a new word into the political vocabulary: No. Government would have to do less and people would have to sacrifice more if New York was to survive. Dr. No’s enthusiastic jousti