Abramsky or Abramski is a variation of a patronymic surname meaning "son of

Abram Abraham, ; ar, , , name=, group= (originally Abram) is the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, he is the founding father of the special relationship between the Jews ...

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Biblical The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts of a ...

figure. The name is most prevalent among Jews. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander Abramsky (1898–1985), Russian composer * Chimen Abramsky (1916–2010), English professor of Jewish studies * Jenny Abramsky (born 1946), British radio personality * Nili Abramski (born 1970), Israeli long-distance runner *

Samson Abramsky Samson Abramsky (born 12 March 1953) is Professor of Computer Science at University College London. He was previously the Christopher Strachey Professor of Computing at the University of Oxford, from 2000 to 2021. He has made contributions to t ...

(born 1953), British computer scientist * Sasha Abramsky (born 1972), British journalist and author * Yehezkel Abramsky (1886–1976), British Orthodox rabbi

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