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.
From the description of Jack Shafran papers, 1937-1938. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 476226403
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| referencedIn | Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade (VALB) photograph collection [graphic]. | Churchill County Museum | |
| creatorOf | Guide to the Papers of Jacob (Jack) Shafran, 1937-1938 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Harriman, Manny. Manny Harriman video oral history collection, 1985-1987. | Churchill County Museum |
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| associatedWith | Berkowitz, Norman. | person |
| associatedWith | Chocheles, Irving. | person |
| associatedWith | Communist Party of the United States of America. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Cook, Jerry (Gerald) | person |
| associatedWith | Department Store Employees' Union. Local 1250 (New York, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Fisher, Harry, 1911- | person |
| associatedWith | Friedman, Anne. | person |
| associatedWith | Goldstein, Ruth. | person |
| associatedWith | Harriman, Manny. | person |
| associatedWith | Spain. Ejército Popular de la República. Abraham Lincoln Battalion. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Spain. Ejército Popular de la República. Brigada Internacional, XV. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Spain. Ejército Popular de la República. MacKenzie-Papineau Battalion. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. | corporateBody |
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