Shafran, Jack.

Jacob Joseph (Jack) Shafran (1917- ) fought with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Spain. A Communist and organizer for the Department Store Employees Union, Local 1250. he volunteered for the International Brigades with ten other members of Local 1250, including Harry Fisher, Gerald (Jerry) Cook, and Norman Berkowitz. On his arrival he trained as a new recruit with the MacKenzie-Papineau Battalion before transferring to the Abraham Lincoln Battalion. He served in Spain from July 1937 until October 1938, participating in the battles of Quinto, Belchite, Fuentos del Ebro, and the Ebro offensive. He was hospitalized on two occasions, and returned to New York in 1938, after the withdrawal of the International Brigades from Spain. During World War II he served in the United States Army.