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February 20, 2015

Chimen Abramsky: Jewish Historian and Bibliophile

Chimen Abramsky, the son of a renowned Orthodox rabbi, became one of the leading Jewish historians of the 20th century. He was also an avid, perhaps obsessive, collector of books—which, as his biographer grandson Sasha has described, crammed every corner of his grandparents’ house in London. Vladislav Davidzon reviews the historian’s intellectual journey:

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February 20, 2015

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  2. Once Again, Neo-Nazis Publicly March through the Streets of Lithuania

  3. Chimen Abramsky: Jewish Historian and Bibliophile

  4. Isaiah Berlin, the Enlightenment, and What the Jews Can Teach the World

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