Henry Abramson

is a specialist in Jewish history and thought who currently serves as a dean of Touro College in Brooklyn, New York.

From Henry Abramson

Opinion

Banning critical race theory will gut the teaching of Jewish history

By Henry Abramson July 8, 2021 4:47 pm

Opinion

Jews are being attacked in the streets of Israel’s mixed cities. But are they victims of a ‘pogrom’?

By Henry Abramson May 19, 2021 3:38 pm

Opinion

This deadly tragedy at a Yiddish performance is the reason it’s illegal to yell ‘fire!’ in a crowded theater

By Henry Abramson February 4, 2021 1:16 pm

Opinion

What is a ‘moser’? The ugly, complicated history of Judaism’s most dangerous accusation

By Henry Abramson October 14, 2020 4:16 pm

Opinion

Jewish history shows the consequences of tolerating police brutality

By Henry Abramson June 3, 2020 11:18 am

Post-Pandemic Jewish Future Opinion

Technology makes Jewish education more accessible. We must ensure the tradeoff isn’t our values.

By Henry Abramson May 11, 2020 5:10 pm

Opinion

History shows that epidemics can carry dangerous side effects for Jews: deadly anti-Semitism

By Henry Abramson March 6, 2020 11:09 am

Opinion

Nissim Black’s ‘Mothaland Bounce’ is the most authentically Jewish song you’ll hear this year

By Henry Abramson February 24, 2020 3:52 pm

Opinion

He posed as a righteous Jewish convert for 19 years. Then he wrote a 2,000-page anti-Semitic screed.

By Henry Abramson August 6, 2019 11:58 am

Opinion

Did this ancient Jewish scholar introduce the world to pizza?

By Henry Abramson May 10, 2019 11:27 am

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Henry Abramson

From Henry Abramson

Banning critical race theory will gut the teaching of Jewish history

Jews are being attacked in the streets of Israel’s mixed cities. But are they victims of a ‘pogrom’?

This deadly tragedy at a Yiddish performance is the reason it’s illegal to yell ‘fire!’ in a crowded theater

What is a ‘moser’? The ugly, complicated history of Judaism’s most dangerous accusation

Jewish history shows the consequences of tolerating police brutality

Technology makes Jewish education more accessible. We must ensure the tradeoff isn’t our values.

History shows that epidemics can carry dangerous side effects for Jews: deadly anti-Semitism

Nissim Black’s ‘Mothaland Bounce’ is the most authentically Jewish song you’ll hear this year

He posed as a righteous Jewish convert for 19 years. Then he wrote a 2,000-page anti-Semitic screed.

Did this ancient Jewish scholar introduce the world to pizza?

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