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

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Mariupol, one of Putin’s main targets in Ukraine, once sheltered a great yeshiva

Critical Race Theory protest

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Banning critical race theory will gut the teaching of Jewish history

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

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

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What Is a Moser? Only Judaism’s Most Dangerous Accusation.

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

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Jewish history shows the consequences of tolerating police brutality

Post-Pandemic Jewish Future

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

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

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

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