Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Author at Politeia

Rabbi Abraham Cooper is Associate Dean and Director Global Social Action Agenda of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre, a leading Jewish human rights organisation.

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The Sword not Peace?

By Rabbi Abraham Cooper
December 26, 2017

As Christmas itself seems under assault in many parts of the world, two fundamental needs must be addressed, say Rabbi Abraham Cooper and Rev. Johnnie Moore: the...

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Let’s Help Yazidi and Christian Refugees

By Rabbi Abraham Cooper
March 24, 2016

Here, in an edited piece summarising their interview on Fox News and associated article, Rabbi Abraham Cooper and Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein propose three practical next steps.

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Common Concern for Christians in the Middle East

By Rabbi Abraham Cooper
December 23, 2015

In a discussion based on this article, here Rabbi Abraham Cooper and Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein explain why Middle East Christians present a special case for humanitarian concern:

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