Dr. Asael Abelman

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Dr. Asael Abelman is a historian of modern Jewish history and a writer. He teaches Jewish history at Shalem College and at Herzog College, where he served as head of the history department.

Dr. Abelman has written and published academic essays, as well as various articles that appeared in popular newspapers and journals in Israel. He is the editor of the book The Verdict of History – Selected Essays by Gertrude Himmelfarb (Shalem, 2018), and has authored 4 books.

Selected Publications

Translator and editor of Cynthia Ozick, Stories (Blima, 2025).

Longevity (Blima, 2024).

Ecclesiastes – A Crack of Light (with Jonathan Grossman) (Magid, 2023).

Of all Languages: Why Do We Speak Hebrew? (with Hanoch Gamliel) (Dvir, 2022).

Dust and Heaven: A History of the Jewish People (Dvir, 2019).

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