Goldring, Benjamin

Benjamin Goldring (1912-2000) was a graduate of Columbia University Law School and was very active in the fields of civil liberties and civil rights law. He worked on Immigration Board, Court of Appeals and Supreme Court cases, assisted Carol King, Esq. in the Schneiderman Case and worked on the legal appeals of Longshormen's Union leader Harry Bridges. He was also a veteran of the Spanish Civil War, having served in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, and fought in many of the famous battles of the War, where he was seriously wounded five times. During the 1950s he became deeply involved in the defense of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and Morton Sobell, all accused of espionage on behalf of the Soviet Union. For decades after their trials Goldring devoted himself to organized efforts to reverse theirconvictions. In March 1990 he suffered a severe stroke which left himdisabled for the last decade of his life.

From the description of Benjamin Goldring papers, 1930s-1990s. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 475503562

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