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Ben Kirschbaum

Era:1930s
State:Pennsylvania
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Biography

BenKirschbaum,a youth leader of the NationalTextileWorkersUnion,was arrested when he reformed the PrudentialMill picket line after fifteen strikers were seized. UTW rank-and-file prisoners refused selective bail until NTWU prisoners were also freed; the report says all were released on bail. Source: https://marxists.architexturez.net/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1931/v08-n208-NY-aug-29-1931-DW-LOC.pdf#page=2

Case

Charges: Strike-related arrest; exact statutory count unprinted.
Sentence: See source-qualified description; complete personal custody duration unknown.