Abelson, Abe
March 18, 1887–March 9, 1965
77 years
Born in Dolhinov (Daŭhinava), Belarus. Came to the United States in 1906. Editor of the monthly Der Nyu Heyven'er Veker (The New Haven Waker, 1912-1914), the press organ of the Jewish branch of the Socialist Party (issue #1, August 1912). Author of two booklets of poetry: Nit Haynt un Nit Amol (Neither Now nor Formerly), stories and poems (New Haven, 1938), 59 pp.; and Nit Keyn Sakh (Not Much) (1941), 95 pp.
He is a brother of Yitskhok Abelson and father of Chayke Eybelson.
Pseudonyms: Ben-Khayim, Aba Ben-Khayim, and Ab. Abson, among others.
Additional information was provided by the Jewish Historical Society of Greater New Haven, New Haven, CT, personal communication, summer of 2025.