Abby Cohen

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Nov 30, 2017, 4:38 AM

Stop using the Nazis for your entertainment

Spoilers for the 2017 Supergirl/Flash/Arrow/Legends of Tomorrow crossover event are present throughout this article. Earlier this week, the DC superhero tv shows premiered their new crossover special, titled "Crisis on Earth X." One of the four shows involved, The Flash,...

Jun 28, 2017, 8:57 AM

The Exclusion of Jews from Leftist Activism

I did not vote for Donald Trump in the 2016 election. I feel it is important that you know that before reading the rest of what I have to say. I decided months before Election Day that I could never support...

Jul 5, 2016, 8:42 PM

Of Blessed Memory

This past weekend, I attended a Fourth Of July festival with my family. I sat there for several hours, burying myself in a book comprised of letters that Yoni Netanyahu wrote to his family and friends. I’ve been reading...

Jul 1, 2016, 6:19 AM

From One Daughter, to Someone Else’s Mother

I spoke to my mother on the phone today. She asked if I was okay. I said that I was. She asked me again. I was not able to lie the second time. Tears poured down my face as I mourned little Hallel Ariel,...

Jan 8, 2016, 4:13 PM

Because my heart beats a little faster when it's pressed up against a 2,000-year-old stone. Because my heart beats a little faster when a circle of people link hands and sing an anthem of hope with so much passion that their...

Dec 8, 2015, 9:51 PM

“Zionist” Is Not an Insult

There is a smartphone application named "Timehop," through which users sync the app with their camera rolls and social media accounts, and can see what they posted on each day of the year, going back as many years as...

Jun 12, 2015, 10:14 AM

A little over 20 minutes ago, my clocks struck midnight. For a little over 20 minutes, I have been crying. In the eastern time zone it has now been exactly 365 days since the cold-blooded kidnapping and murder of...

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About Me

Originally from West Hartford, CT, Abby is currently finishing her BS in Psychology. After going on Birthright during the winter of 2013-2014, she fell in love with the land of Israel, and has since returned as a Hasbara Fellow during the winter of 2014-2015, with the Zionist Organization of America during the winter of 2015-2016, and as a participant of the Young Jewish Women of Boston program during January of 2017.