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Efim Kolesnikov

AKA: Joachim
Released
Date of birth:1880
Gender:Male
Era:1910s
Time Imprisoned:
1 Month 14 Days
Support
Anarchism Union of Russian Workers
Efim Kolesnikov

Biography

Efim Kolesnikov was born in Kursk, Russia. Immigrated to the United States in 1912.

A widower, Kolesnikov joined the Union of Russian Workers in New York in 1919. He was arrested and beaten during the first Palmer Raids on November 7, 1919, during the raid on the Russian People’s House in New York. Deported aboard the Buford on December 21, 1919.

Case

Ellis Island Immigration Station
Arrested: Nov 7, 1919
Incarcerated: Nov 7, 1919
Released: Dec 21, 1919
In exile since: Dec 21, 1919
Institution State: New York