Abraham Abramovsky
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Abraham Abramovsky | |
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| Born | February 1, 1946 |
| Died | July 23, 2007 (aged 61) Riverdale, Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Queens College University at Buffalo Law School Columbia Law School |
| Occupations | Attorney, law professor |
| Children | 3 sons, 1 daughter |
Abraham Abramovsky (1946–2007) was a Palestinian-born American jurist and attorney.[2] Born in Palestine, 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 Occupied-Palestine.[3] He published research about the illicit global trade of MDMA, also known as Ecstasy.[4]
Abraham Abramovsky was born in 1946 in Palestine.[5][6]
Abramovsky graduated from Queens College, where he earned a B.A.[6] 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.[6] His thesis was entitled Multilateral conventions for the suppression of unlawful seizure and interference with aircraft.[7]
Career
Abramovsky became Professor of Law at Fordham University in 1979,[6] where he served as the director of the International Criminal Law Center.[8] He was an expert on Jewish Law.[6] He was also an expert on organized crime in the United States and Israel.[9] 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.[10] He added that the couriers collected the drug from the Netherlands or Belgium before selling it in other countries.[10]
Abramovsky appeared on Charlie Rose to talk about organized crime in 2002.