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Book-seeking students who enter the University Law Book Exchange and make their way along its narrow aisles, ever mindful of an always imminent cascade of volumes from the vast piles which tower through the length of the store, are absolutely certain to make the acquaintance of Abraham Isenstadt, the proprietor of the establishment. Mr. Isenstadt, no shrinking violet in any of his thirty-nine years, first dabbled seriously at bookselling while attending Boston University and the BU Law School. After graduating from the latter and being admitted to the Massachusetts bar, he elected not to practice law but instead...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Silkhouette | 10/21/1946 | See Source »

Professor F.O. Matthlessen's month-long search for a test case on the unofficial banning of the book "Strange Fruit" was climaxed Tuesday when Cambridge police confiscated a copy of the novel sold by Abraham Isenstadt of the University Law Book Exchange to Bernard De Voto, prominent American author...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Matthiessen Obtains Test On Ban of "Strange Fruit" | 4/7/1944 | See Source »

...Civil Liberties Union will defend Isenstadt and DeVoto, who will be arraigned next Saturday for selling and purchasing literature containing obscene language. Working with the Civil Liberties Union have been the Harvard Liberal Union, who canvassed Cambridge bookstores for a test case, and the American Youth for Democracy, which presented a pettion to the Coop requesting that the Coop make the test...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Matthiessen Obtains Test On Ban of "Strange Fruit" | 4/7/1944 | See Source »

Professor Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana will speak on Russia at a similar meeting on February 20, announced forum chairman Abraham Isenstadt. The Forum has featured many prominent speakers in the past...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dr. Allport Will Discuss Minorities at Meeting | 1/11/1944 | See Source »

...dance is sponsored by the Jewish Professional and Business Men of Greater Boston's association, and the committee in charge of the dance is headed by Abraham Isenstadt of Harvard Square. There will be free refreshments. The entire show from the May fair will come down to entertain...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Army-Navy Dance Will Be Held in Mem Hall | 10/15/1943 | See Source »

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