Things I have learned, Autobiographical typescript, 1963.

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Things I have learned, Autobiographical typescript, 1963.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/478730895

The material contains an unpublished autobiography describing childhood and radical activities in Russia, arrival in the United States in 1912, early Socialist connections, formation of the American Communist Party, factional feuds within the Communist movement, comments on its important personalities such as Earl Browder, William Z. Foster, Jay Lovestone, Charles E. Ruthenberg, and many others; reflections on the New Deal and Cold War; thoughts on Bittelman's imprisonment for Communist activities; concern for Jewish survival; and reflections on the world ca. 1963.

10 linear in. 1963.

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Lovestone, Jay

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Foster, William Z., 1881-1961

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Bittelman, Alex, 1890-1982

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Alexander Bittelman was a Communist activist and theoretician. From the description of Things I have learned, Autobiographical typescript, 1963. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 478730895 Alex Bittelman, communist activist and theoretician, was one of the founders of the Jewish communist movement in the United States. Born in the Ukraine, Bittelman was active in the Jewish Bund before emigrating to the U.S. in 1912, where he joined the Socialist Party. In 1919 he h...