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Abraham H. Foxman (1940-2026) Lawyer, activist, author. Abraham Foxman was born in the Soviet Union, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Full Name

Abraham Henry Foxman

Locations

Kings•New York

Author's Timeline

1940

Birth

Abraham H. Foxman was born Avraham Chanoch Hanach Fuksman in Baranovichi, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union, on May 1, 1940.

1950

Other Life Event

Kings County
Mr. Foxman immigrated to the United States with his family in 1950 and lived in Brooklyn, New York. There he graduated from the Yeshivah of Flatbush.

0000

Other Life Event

New York County
Mr. Foxman received a bachelor’s degree in political science and history from City College of New York.

1965

Other Life Event

New York County
Mr. Foxman studied law at New York University and graduated in 1965.

1987-2015

Other Life Event

New York County
Mr. Foxman was national director of the Anti-Defamation League, based in New York, from 1987 until 2015.

2003

Literary Work

Never Again?: The Threat of the New Anti-Semitism
HarperOne
0060542462 / 978-0060542467
Nonfiction.

2007

Literary Work

The Deadliest Lies: The Israel Lobby and the Myth of Jewish Control
St. Martin’s Press
1403984921 / 978-1403984920
Nonfiction.

2010

Literary Work

Jews and Money: The Story of a Stereotype
St. Martin’s Press
0230623859 / 978-0230623859
Nonfiction.

2013

Literary Work

Viral Hate: Containing Its Spread on the Internet
St. Martin’s Press
9780230342170 / 978-0230342170
Nonfiction written with Christopher Wolf.

2026

Death

New York County
Abraham H. Foxman died at a hospital in Manhattan, New York, on May 10, 2026.

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