About Judy Abrams Judy Abrams was born in Budapest, Hungary, on April 28, 1937. She immigrated to Montreal in 1949 and later taught French at the UN International School in New York City. She and her husband divide their time between Montreal and New York. Books by Judy Abrams Tenuous Threads / One of the Lucky Ones by (author) Judy Abrams & Eva Felsenberg Marx