Abraham Abramovsky

Abraham Abramovsky (1946–2007) was an Israeli-born American jurist and attorney. Born in Israel, he was educated in New York state and became a Professor of Law at Fordham University. He was an expert on Jewish Law and organized crime in the United States and Israel. He published research about the illicit global trade of MDMA, also known as Ecstasy.

Abraham Abramovsky
BornFebruary 1, 1946
Israel
DiedJuly 23, 2007 (aged 61)
Riverdale, Bronx, New York, U.S.
EducationQueens College
University at Buffalo Law School
Columbia Law School
OccupationAttorney, law professor
Children3 sons, 1 daughter

Early life

Abraham Abramovsky was born in 1946 in Israel.[1]

Abramovsky graduated from Queens College, where he earned a B.A.[1] He earned a J.D. from the University at Buffalo Law School, followed by an LL.M. and a Ph.D. in law from the Columbia Law School.[1] His thesis was entitled Multilateral conventions for the suppression of unlawful seizure and interference with aircraft.[2]

Career

Abramovsky became Professor of Law at Fordham University in 1979,[1] where he served as the director of the International Criminal Law Center.[3] He was an expert on Jewish Law.[1] He was also an expert on organized crime in the United States and Israel.[4] In his research, Abramovsky argued that the illicit global trade of MDMA, also known as Ecstasy, was controlled by the Israeli mafia, who used Jewish Russian immigrants as couriers.[5] He added that the couriers collected the drug from the Netherlands or Belgium before selling it in other countries.[5]

Abramovsky appeared on Charlie Rose to talk about organized crime in 2002.

Personal life and death

Abramovsky had three sons, Dov, Abba and Ari, and a daughter, Aviva.[1] He resided in Riverdale, where he died on July 23, 2007.[1][6]

Works
  • Abramovsky, Abraham (1981). Criminal Law and the Corporate Counsel. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. ISBN 9780150039839. OCLC 6087109.

References
  1. "Abe Abramovsky dies at age 60". The Riverdale Press. August 2, 2007. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  2. "Multilateral conventions for the suppression of unlawful seizure and interference with aircraft". WorldCat. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. Olmstead, Larry (April 29, 1993). "In Trade Center Bombing Case, Two Rights Collide". The New York Times. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  4. Teitelbaum, Sheldon (August 2, 2001). "How Cookie Crumbled". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved May 2, 2016. Fordham Law School Professor Abraham Abramovsky, who has studied Israeli organized crime both in Israel and in the United States, told The Journal that Israelis may have become aware of Ecstasy use in Europe, as well as in Israel, long before Americans.
  5. Siegel, Dina; van de Bunt, H. G.; Zaitch, Damián (2003). Global Organized Crime: Trends and Developments. Boston, Massachusetts: Kluwer Academic Publishers. p. 55. ISBN 9781402018183. OCLC 53970726.
  6. "Obituary: Abraham Abramovsky". New York Law Journal. July 25, 2007. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
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