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Leah Benemovsky

Released
Gender:Female
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:Florida
Support
Civil Liberties
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Biography

Leah Benemovsky was cited and jailed in the 1954 Dade County 'subversive activities' probe for refusing, on Fifth Amendment grounds, to answer questions. The probe targeted people who invoked the Fifth before the county.

Case

Charges: Contempt —.
Sentence: Cited/jailed. Charges as recorded: Contempt — for refusing, on Fifth Amendment grounds, to answer a Dade County 'subversive activities' probe.
Convicted: Cited/jailed for contempt.