Authors / Abraham Josephine Riesman

Abraham Riesman is the author of True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee, a freelance journalist, and a board member of Jewish Currents.

Newsletter
The Gaps in Our Stories
A conversation with Israeli cartoonist Rutu Modan on her new graphic novel, Tunnels.
Abraham Josephine Riesman
December 2, 2021

Essay
This Is Not a Secret Jewish History of Stan Lee
The comics creator barely thought of himself as a Jew. What does it mean when fans and critics claim him as one?
Abraham Josephine Riesman
February 26, 2021

Conversation
Communal Money
Amy Schiller discusses the limits of “scientific philanthropy,” and how money can be a tool toward collective power-sharing.
Abraham Josephine Riesman
June 30, 2020

Report
Urgency and Compromise: Progressives Run for the World Zionist Congress
The liberal Zionist Hatikvah slate hopes to win big. But for some critics, participation in the “parliament of the Jewish people” is an unconscionable moral sacrifice.
Abraham Josephine Riesman
March 9, 2020