Second-String Politburo composed mostly of Jews
Soon after the conviction of the Eugene Dennis crew, a second-string politburo was scheduled to assume control of the party apparatus. This new politburo consisted of 21 members, 14 of whom are Jewish. On June 21, 1951, the Justice Department indicted the entire group for conspiracy against the United States government. At the present writing they are free on bail pending trial. Here is the roll-call:
(1) Israel Amter, 70, a long-time party stalwart. He organized the "Friends of the Soviet Union in the U.S.", a front organization which numbers Albert Einstein among its prominent members.
(2) Marian Maxwell Abt, 52, public relations director and secretary of the party's "Defense Commission." She is a Chicago Jewess.
(3) Isidore Begun, 47, a Russian-Jew who formerly taught in New York City's public schools. He is a party writer and lecturer.
(4) Alexander Bittelman, 61, a Russian-Jew, and reputed to be "one of the foremost theoreticians and dialecticians of the party."
(5) George B. Charney, 46, a Russian-Jew. He is the trade union secretary of the N. Y. state communist party.
(6) Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, 60, chairman of the party's "Women's Commission." A gentile, she was born in Concord, N. H.
(7) Betty Gannett, 44, national education director for the party. She is a Polish-Jewess, and still an alien.
(8) Simon W. Gerson, 41, chairman of the party's "N. Y. State Legislative Bureau." He is believed to be Jewish.
(9) Victory [sic-RW] Jeremy Jerome, 54, chairman of the party's cultural commission. He is a Polish-Jew.
(10) Arnold Samuel Johnson, temporary chairman of District 5 Western Pennsylvania. Born in Seattle, he is a gentile
(11) Claudia Jones, 36, secretary of the party's "National Women's Commission." She is a Trinidad Negress and an alien.
(12) Albert Francis Lannon, 43, party's "National Maritime Coordinator" and president of the "Communist Political Association of Maryland and Washington, D. C." Nationality unknown.
(13) Jacob Mindel, 69, an old-time party wheelhorse. He is a Russian Jew.
(14) Petty Perres, 54, national secretary of the party's Negro Commission.
(15) Alexander Trachtenberg, head of International Publishers, lnc.
(16) Louis Weinstock, 48, member of the party's "National Review Commission." He is a Hungarian Jew.
(17) Wm. Wold Weinstone, 53, a charter member of the party and a former secretary of its Michigan branch. A Russian-Jew.
(18) Fred Fine, 37, secretary of the party's "Public Affairs Commission." He is a Chicago Jew.
(19) James Edward Jackson, 36, the party's "Southern Regional Director." He is colored.
(20) Wm. Norman Marron, 49, executive secretary of the N. Y. State Communist Party. He is a Russian-Jew.
(21) Sidney Steinberg, the party's "Assistant National Labor Secretary." He is a Lithuanian Jew.
THE ROUNDUP
On July 26th, 1951, the FBI arrested the 15 leading communist party officials on the West Coast (see preceding page). They were all identified by the FBI as second-string leaders, the top leadership being already under detention. A few days later, on August 7th, five second-string leaders were also arrested in the east. All were charged with conspiracy to overthrow the U.S. government.
Of the 15 arrested on the West Coast, six have been identified as Jews. They are (1) Henry Steinberg, a Polish-Jew; (2) Rose Chernin (Kusnitz), a Russian-Jewess; (3) Frank Carlson, a Russian Jew; (4) Ben Dobbs, a New York Jew; (5) Frank Spector, a Russian-Jew; (6) Al Richmond, a Russian Jew. Of the remaining nine, Dorothy Healey, Philip Connelly, and Otto Fox are gentile; Carl Rude Lambert is believed to be Jewish, and the identity of the others has not been determined.
Of the five arrested in the east, four are Jewish. They are: (1) Roy Wood, 36, a gentile and chairman of the Washington D.C., Communist Party; (2) Regina Frankfeld, 41, a party organizer in Cleveland; (3) George Meyers, 38, a party organizer; (4) Philip Frankfield, 44, an organizer; (5) Rose BIumberg, of Brookyn. All except Wood are Yiddish. |
