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

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

Opinion

How an Italian earthquake in 1570 created the first Modern Orthodox Jew

By Henry Abramson March 29, 2019 9:55 am

Opinion

The Romans tried to ban wild Purim parties in 408 CE – for a very good reason

By Henry Abramson March 12, 2019 11:00 am

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