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Zelda Abramson

@zeldaabramson.bsky.social
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Retired sociologist, likes to blog occasionally, co-author of The Montreal Shtetl: Making Home After the Holocaust "The work of remembering: the lesson of genocide we never learned" zeldaabramson.substack.com/p/the-wo…

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Zelda Abramson @zeldaabramson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Join us in calling on Minister of Public Safety Anandasangaree to affirm that anti-Zionism is a legitimate form of political expression. share.nwmd.social/s/v6I31Y8S
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Tell the Minister of Public Safety: Anti-Zionism is Not Antisemitism
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Zelda Abramson @zeldaabramson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell Canada: Anti-Zionism is not Antisemitism. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Canada: Anti-Zionism is not Antisemitism
Cliquez ici pour une version française de cette campagne. Last week, Public Safety Canada tried to quietly redefine anti-Zionism as antisemitic. This marks the first time the Canadian government has...
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Zelda Abramson @zeldaabramson.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Rejoignez-nous pour envoyer un courriel à la mairesse Martinez Ferrada et aux conseillers municipaux afin de leur dire qu'il est temps, une fois de plus, de défendre la justice en rompant les liens avec les institutions israéliennes. share.nwmd.social/s/EjMDJWfU
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Dites au conseil municipal de Montréal : rompez vos liens avec Israël
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Let me get this straight: Canada ‘chastised’ Israel for raping and torturing our citizens… by reiterating Israel’s “right to self-defence”? You truly can’t make this shit up. www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/read...
The Prime Minister reiterated that the appalling treatment of civilians, including Canadian citizens, aboard the Gaza-bound flotilla was unacceptable, and he called for an independent investigation. He strongly condemned comments made by Israel’s Minister of Public Security, Itamar Ben‑Gvir, and emphasised that the protection of all civilians and respect for human dignity must be upheld everywhere, at all times.

The Prime Minister underscored Canada’s unwavering support for a negotiated two-state solution – an independent, viable, and sovereign State of Palestine living side by side with the State of Israel in peace and security.

During the conversation, Prime Minister Carney expressed Canada’s support for Israel’s security and its right to self‑defence in accordance with international law. In doing so, he stressed the imperative of protecting civilians and the civilian and energy infrastructure.
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Zelda Abramson @zeldaabramson.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
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Mats Nilsson on X: "Albert Einstein and Hannah Arendt's 1948 letter to the New York Times: They saw the creation of a Jewish ethnostate in Palestine at the expense of its indigenous Muslim and Christian population as a profound injustice and moral catastrophe. Einstein and the other signatories https://t.co/6bNAfjpwVm" / X
Albert Einstein and Hannah Arendt's 1948 letter to the New York Times: They saw the creation of a Jewish ethnostate in Palestine at the expense of its indigenous Muslim and Christian population as a profound injustice and moral catastrophe. Einstein and the other signatories https://t.co/6bNAfjpwVm
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Zelda Abramson @zeldaabramson.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Canada: Sanction Israel's E1 Settlement Project Now!. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Canada: Sanction Israel's E1 Settlement Project Now!
Version française de cette action ici. Israel wants to further split Palestine into a series of disconnected enclaves. We have to stop them. Join us in calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to san...
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Zelda Abramson @zeldaabramson.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
My father was liberated from the Dachau Death March on May 2, 1945. I posted this piece last year. We must remember not to forget the horrors of genocide. Never again is never again for all people. #FreePalestine zeldaabramson.substack.com/p/the-work-o...
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The work of remembering: the lesson of genocide we never learned
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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
David Cochrane is the best political host in the country and I am pleased to see he is back on TV after his medical leave. A national treasure, that guy
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Zelda Abramson @zeldaabramson.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Yom HaShoah begins this evening. I think about my grandparents, my brother, my sister, my aunts, my uncles, cousins who were brutally murdered during the Holocaust, and my parents. who derived strength from their courage and survived the war. Let the brutalities they experienced not be in vain.
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Zelda Abramson @zeldaabramson.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
The faces of evil. Any comments @mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaanand.bsky.social ?
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Zelda Abramson @zeldaabramson.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Canada: Sanction Israel's E1 Settlement Project Now!. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/cana...
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Canada: Sanction Israel's E1 Settlement Project Now!
Version française de cette action ici. Israel wants to further split Palestine into a series of disconnected enclaves. We have to stop them. Join us in calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to san...
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Zelda Abramson @zeldaabramson.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
As Trump and Netanyahu drag the region into war, Canada is shamefully cheering them on. Join us in emailing Prime Minister Carney and Foreign Minister Anand to demand that they retract their support for illegal US-Israeli attacks on Iran and impose sanctions on Israel. share.nwmd.social/s/Nnt749XD
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Tell Carney: Oppose Illegal Attacks on Iran
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Dave Zirin @edgeofsports.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
So good. See all of these videos and **thank you** Sarah Spain.
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Zelda Abramson @zeldaabramson.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
A call to ACTION to support the hunger strikers in the UK. Several are now in critical medical condition. There is a need for international pressure. See link to toolkit 👇 docs.google.com/document/d/e...
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Toolkit for UK Hunger Strikers
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 06/10/2025
🇳🇱 At noon today in Rotterdam, the city’s air raid sirens sounded their monthly test: 1 min. and 26 seconds echoing across the Netherlands. Hundreds of demonstrators dressed in red timed their march across the Erasmus Bridge and back with the warning test, forming a living red line against Israel...
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Zelda Abramson @zeldaabramson.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Our government is complicity @mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaanand.bsky.social
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Zelda Abramson @zeldaabramson.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
#FreePalestine now in Montreal
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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
As Lemkin knew, genocide hides in plain sight. “Genocide is so easy to commit because people don’t want to believe it until after it happens.” Raphael Lemkin Coined the Word Genocide. What Would He Say Today? | ⁦‪@TheTyee‬⁩ thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
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Raphael Lemkin Coined the Word Genocide. What Would He Say Today? | The Tyee
The haunting story of the refugee driven to name and prevent the greatest crimes of all.
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Zelda Abramson @zeldaabramson.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
@mark-carney.bsky.social How can you support a plan where the Palestinians had zero involvement? What you are supporting is a complete sellout of the Palestinian people. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
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Carney welcomes ‘Trump’s historic new Middle East peace plan’ for Gaza
Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is in support of a plan put forward by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday to end the war between Israel and Hamas.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Dear Bob Rae, You don't get paid to sit and listen. You get paid to stand up for Canadian values. During the brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine you used the word genocide numerous times. The UN has found Israel guilty of genocide. You're our ambassador. Why the silence?
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Zelda Abramson @zeldaabramson.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
PM @mark-carney.bsky.social Canada needs to step up, sail alongside the Flotilla to help protect the desperately needed aid headed to Gaza. Concrete actions are desperately needed. Halt the genocide Israel is inflicting on the Palestinians in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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We are sailing to Gaza. Here’s why | David Adler
Governments have failed the people of Gaza. Now, ordinary people are taking humanitarian matters into their own hands – and putting their lives on the line
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Zelda Abramson @zeldaabramson.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
CIFTA (Canadian-Israeli Free Trade Agreement) enables Israel’s annexation of occupied Palestine, gives trade benefits to settlers, violates international law, and undermines Palestinian self-determination. It must be cancelled. Sign this letter.👇 nwmd.social/s/copylink/4...
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Cancel the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement
Canada’s trade deal with Israel rewards illegal settlements. Tell Ministers Anand and Sidhi: Cancel CIFTA, cut trade ties, and uphold international law.
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Zelda Abramson @zeldaabramson.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
A great turn-out protesting Team Israel at Grand Prix Montreal #FreeGaza
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Zelda Abramson @zeldaabramson.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
"In a statement, Tennis Canada cited “safety concerns,” but who are we kidding? " The question is, why is Team Israel allowed to participate in the Davis Cup given the genocide in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli government? Shame. #Free Palestine
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Zelda Abramson @zeldaabramson.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
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Zelda Abramson @zeldaabramson.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Take a lesson from the wise women @mark-carney.bsky.social Failure to act equals complicity. Words without actions equal complicity. #FreeGaza
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Former UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
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Zelda Abramson @zeldaabramson.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
We are witnessing a genocide in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli government. Contact Tennis Canada and the Canadian government to "forbid Canadian athletes to compete against Israeli athletes at the Davis Cup and all other international events." Allowing participation is complicity.
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Zelda Abramson @zeldaabramson.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Happy Father's Day to all fathers who do not get parades.
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yipeng ge 葛义朋 @yipengge.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Manuel Tapial’s whereabouts are currently unknown. It’s been almost 24 hours since he’s been detained. His wife Baya was deported and put on a plane and is now already outside of the country.
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Arrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Former President of the Canadian Medical Association: #Canadasky
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Dear @mark-carney.bsky.social These young people are going to Gaza to try and stop the murder of children. That they have to put their live on the line reflects the absolute failure of the west, the G7, Canada. Call the Israeli embassy and warn them not to harm these children. The world watches.
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Toula Drimonis @mtltoula.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
So happy to finally see French media cover my friend Zelda’s excellent book about Holocaust refugees in Montreal. The testimonials highlight the desperation of people fleeing violence & raises questions about what we consider “legitimate” refugees. So many lessons... www.lapresse.ca/societe/chro...
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Montréal et les survivants de l’Holocauste
Le 8 mai 1945, l’Allemagne nazie capitulait. Quatre-vingts ans plus tard, la sociologue Zelda Abramson, fille de survivants de l’Holocauste, aimerait qu’on apprenne de nos erreurs.
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Zelda Abramson @zeldaabramson.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Montréal et les survivants de l’Holocauste www.lapresse.ca/societe/chro...
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Montréal et les survivants de l’Holocauste
Le 8 mai 1945, l’Allemagne nazie capitulait. Quatre-vingts ans plus tard, la sociologue Zelda Abramson, fille de survivants de l’Holocauste, aimerait qu’on apprenne de nos erreurs.
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Zelda Abramson @zeldaabramson.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
The world is grim but at least tonight there is hope. #GoHabsGo
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Myka Abramson @mykaabramson.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Thrilled my book is out in the world! It's a book about the rise & fall of US hegemony; about the road novel's trafficking in the fantasies of individual freedom and self-making that propel it; and about why we need to shatter those attachments for a more collective vision, narrative and politics.
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Zelda Abramson @zeldaabramson.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
A must read by @mykaabramson.bsky.social
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Zelda Abramson @zeldaabramson.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Just picked up Cartographies of Empire: The Road Novel & American Hegemony by @mykaabramson.bsky.social at my local bookstore @dandq.bsky.social can’t wait to read it @stanfordpress.bsky.social
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
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This Jewish academic shared an anti-Zionist post. She was then fired | Maura Finkelstein | Real Talk
YouTube video by Middle East Eye
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