About the Author

Dr. Henry Abramson

Dr. Henry Abramson is a specialist in Jewish History and Thought, serving as dean of Touro’s Lander College of Arts & Sciences in Brooklyn, New York. He is grateful to the swift and professional services of the Touro College library staff.

Meet the Non-Jew Who Made Daf Yomi Possible

by Dr. Henry Abramson

Daniel Bomberg capitalized on the disruptive new technology – printing, understanding the potentially huge market for books amongst Jews.

Cairo Geniza’s Remarkable Story of Wuhshah the Broker

by Dr. Henry Abramson

Three medieval documents chronicle the life of a wealthy Jewish woman in Egypt at the turn of the 12th century.

Babatha & the Role of Women in the 2nd Century

by Dr. Henry Abramson

Exploring the mysterious 2nd-Century find in the Cave of Letters.

The First Pillar of Jewish Law: The Rif

by Dr. Henry Abramson

Appreciating the trailblazing scholarly work of Rabbi Yitzchak al-Fasi.

The Mysterious, Miraculous Sarajevo Haggadah

by Dr. Henry Abramson

The amazing story of the 700 year old Haggadah, the Muslim librarian who saved it from the Nazis, and how his children were miraculously saved by Israel.