Biography
Arthur Scharfman was a young worker arrested in the Bronx on Wednesday, October 5, 1932 for participating in a demonstration against the eviction of an unemployed worker's family at 1721 Bathgate Avenue. The Daily Worker of Friday, October 7 reports the arrest of Samuel Groushak and Arthur Scharfman and says Morris Carusi, a city magistrate, would interfere with the eviction. The source does not establish unreported custody endpoints or total time actually served.
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Daily Worker, original PDF page 1
Arthur Scharfman was a young worker arrested in the Bronx on Wednesday, October 5, 1932 for participating in a demonstration against the eviction of an unemployed worker's family at 1721 Bathgate Avenue. The Daily Worker of Friday, October 7 reports the arrest of Samuel Groushak and Arthur Scharfman and says Morris Carusi, a city magistrate, would interfere with the eviction. The source does not establish unreported custody endpoints or total time actually served.
