Biography
Rose Chernin was a Russian Jewish immigrant who arrived in 1913. LA CPUSA leader. Yates defendant; arrested August 1951; released December 8, 1951; conviction reversed by Yates 1957. Mother of memoirist Kim Chernin.
Reported sentence under William C. Mathes: five years and $10,000, not established actual service. 1952 report.
In Yates v. United States (1957), the Supreme Court ordered Rose Chernin’s acquittal, finding the evidence insufficient. This appellate direction does not establish the physical release day. The opinion names her Kusnitz; the contemporary trial roster prints Rose Chernin Kusnitz. 354 U.S. 298, 328–331 (1957).
