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Israel Simon

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1930s
State:New York
Support
Labor Organizing
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Biography

Israel Simon was a needle-trades organizer framed on an assault charge during union organizing and given an indefinite reformatory sentence in the Bronx, New York. He appeared on the Labor Defender's roster of imprisoned needle-trades class-war prisoners.

Case

Charges: Framed on an assault charge in needle-trades organizing.
Sentence: Indefinite reformatory sentence.
Convicted: Yes