[3] Sarasohn initially studied for the rabbinate, but abandoned his preparation and emigrated to the United States in 1866, on the advice of his brother-in-law.

[4] The early days of the publishing house were based at the Sarasohn home at 175 East Broadway, with family members doing the typesetting.

Toward the end of his life, in 1903, Sarasohn also published his father's commentary on the Hagaddah, called Agadas Eliyahu.

Abendblatt staff writers Phillip Krantz and Bernard Feigenbaum wrote a number of investigative journalism articles that impugned Sarasohn's handling of charitable money and bona fides as a promoter of Zionism.

[3] In 1898, fearing that their campaign was damaging his reputation and threatening his credibility amongst their common customer base, Saransohn sued "Jacob Rombro" (Krantz' pseudonym) for libel.

[3] Abraham, Ezekiel, their sister's family, and their mother Bashe (Bertha) could not agree on the disposition of the newspapers, and filed lawsuits against each other.

Ezekiel and Leon, fearing the paper was being sold out from under them without their say, and having a one-third ownership stake each, sought to have a court referee arrange for a slate at auction instead.

Abraham argued against this in court, as he believed that this action might take the papers out of the estate, and leave him without his father's one-third share that was willed to him.

He was active in the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, which in 1890 absorbed a similar charitable organization that he founded in 1882.