Chimen Abramsky

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Chimen Abramsky
שמעון אברמסקי
Born(1916-09-12)12 September 1916
Minsk, Russian Empire
Died14 March 2010(2010-03-14) (aged 93)
SpouseMiriam Nirenstein
Children2, including Jenny Abramsky
ParentYehezkel Abramsky (father)
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity College London

Chimen Abramsky (Hebrew: שמעון אברמסקי; 12 September 1916 – 14 March 2010) was emeritus professor of Jewish studies at University College London.[1][2] His first name is pronounced Shimon.[3]

Biography

Abramsky was born in

Judaica auction every year.[1][6]

His father arrived in London in December 1931 after being expelled from the

Hebrew University in Jerusalem but became involved in socialist campus politics. On one occasion he was beaten up by future Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Shamir – then a leading figure in the rightwing Irgun.[1] Abramsky was described as an atheist.[4]

Visiting

Northern London,[11] was considered an important destination for thinkers and scholars.[6]

In 1966, he was invited to take up a newly created lectureship in modern Jewish history at University College London.

In a well-known incident, Abramsky once hosted the Japanese prince and Hebrew scholar Prince Takahito Mikasa at the University College London's Institute of Jewish Studies in 1975.[12]

Abramsky died on 14 March 2010.[2]

Further reading

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References

  1. ^ a b c d Rapoport-Albert, Ada (18 March 2010). "Chimen Abramsky obituary". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Professor Chimen Abramsky". The Daily Telegraph. 18 May 2010. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. ^ Dreier, Peter (20 June 2014). "The Leftwing Bibliophile: The Extraordinary Chimen Abramsky". Jewish Currents. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b Abramsky, Sasha (27 August 2015). "How the Atheist Son of a Jewish Rabbi Created One of the Greatest Libraries of Socialist Literature". The Nation. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2020. Adapted from The House of Twenty Thousand Books.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  5. ^ Chimen Abramsky Archive. "Series 1: Personal Documents and Family Correspondence | item NNL_ARCHIVE_AL990048958690205171". National Library of Israel. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Professor Chimen Abramsky: historian". The Times. 19 March 2010. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  7. ISBN 978-1-905559-64-0 – via Internet Archive
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  8. ^ Nagler Miller, Robert (16 October 2015). "Writer's tribute to grandparents' world of 20,000 books". J. The Jewish News of Northern California. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  9. ^ Brook, Stephen (10 April 2008). "Abramsky to leave BBC". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  10. ^ Summerskill, Ben (3 February 2002). "Observer Profile: Jenny Abramsky: The cat's whiskers". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  11. ISSN 0027-8378
    . Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  12. ^ Butler, Menachem (2 December 2015). "Japan's Takahito Mikasa at 100: A Prince Among the Jews". Tablet. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022.

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