Irving Abella

Irving Abella
CM OOnt FRSC
Irving Abella CM OOnt FRSC
Born	Irving Martin Abella; July 2, 1940; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died	July 3, 2022 (aged 82)
Title	President of the Canadian Jewish Congress (1992–1995)
Spouse	Rosalie Abella (m. 1968)
Academic background
Alma mater	University College, Toronto
Thesis	The Struggle for Industrial Unionism in Canada (1969)
Doctoral advisor	Craig Brown; Kenneth McNaught;
Academic work
Discipline	History; Jewish studies;
Sub-discipline	Canadian Jewish history; Canadian labour history;
Institutions	York University
Notable works	None Is Too Many (1983)

Irving Martin Abella CM OOnt FRSC (July 2, 1940 – July 3, 2022) was a Canadian historian who served as a professor at York University from 1968 to 2013. He specialized in the history of the Jews in Canada and the Canadian labour movement.

^ McNaught, Kenneth (1999). Conscience and History: A Memoir. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-8020-4425-9. Retrieved March 20, 2022.

Irving Abella CM OOnt FRSC
Born	Irving Martin Abella (1940-07-02)July 2, 1940 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died	July 3, 2022(2022-07-03) (aged 82)
Title	President of the Canadian Jewish Congress (1992–1995)
Spouse	Rosalie Abella (m. 1968)

Academic background
Alma mater	University College, Toronto
Thesis	The Struggle for Industrial Unionism in Canada (1969)
Doctoral advisor	Craig Brown Kenneth McNaught^[1]
Academic work
Discipline	History Jewish studies
Sub-discipline	Canadian Jewish history Canadian labour history
Institutions	York University
Notable works	None Is Too Many (1983)