Who is Abie Gold from The Contract with God Trilogy: Life on Dropsie Avenue and what is their importance?

Abie Gold is a Jewish lawyer and member of the city council. Abe is known as a kind, patient, intelligent man. He serves as a retainer for local real estate mogul Izzy Cash, and he is ultimately hired by Rowena to purchase the Dropsie neighborhood and turn it into an area of single-family homes. Abie ultimately moves with his family to Westchester.