Irving Abella

Irving Martin Abella (born 1940) is a Canadian writer, historian and academic. He specializes in Jewish Canadian history.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, he received his B.A., M.A., and Ph. D. from the University of Toronto.

His books have included Coat of Many Colours: Two Centuries of Jewish Life in Canada (1990) and None is Too Many: Canada and the Jews of Europe 1933–1948 (1982). He is a professor at Toronto, Ontario's York University and is a former president of the Canadian Jewish Congress.

In 1993 he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

He is married to Canadian jurist Rosalie Abella, who was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada in August, 2004.