| Abraham Schrameck | |
| Birth Place: | Saint-Etienne |
| Death Place: | Marseille |
| Birth Date: | 26 November 1867 |
| Office: | Governor-General of Madagascar |
| Term Start: | 1 August 1918 |
| Term End: | 12 July 1919 |
| Term Start2: | 17 April 1925 |
| Term End2: | 22 November 1925 |
| Nationality: | French |
| Order: | 9th |
| Office2: | Minister of the Interior (France) |
| Predecessor: | Martial Henri Merlin |
| Successor: | Marie Casimir Joseph Guyon |
| Predecessor2: | Camille Chautemps |
| Successor2: | Camille Chautemps |
Abraham Schrameck (26 November 1867 – 19 October 1948) was a French-Jewish politician, senator, Minister of the Interior, and colonial governor of French Madagascar.[1]
Schrameck was born to a family of Jewish merchants on 26 November 1867.
From 1925 to 1945, he was the Senator for Bouches-du-Rhone, and also served as Minister of the interior for seven months in 1925.[2]
In 1925, amid clashes between monarchists and communists, Schrameck ordered the prohibition of May Day and the Joan of Arc parade. The monarchists, led by the Action Française movement, ignored his order and continued to hold celebrations.[3]
During his career, he was subject to antisemitic harassment from the far-right, including Charles Maurras and Action Francaise.
While he initially voted in 1940 for "full powers" to be given to Vichy ruler Philippe Petain, this did not prevent him from being first placed under house arrest and then sentenced to internment a year later due to his Jewish background.[4] [5]