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Charles Wolfish

Released
Era:1920s
State:New York
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Biography

Charles Wolfish was a New York cloakmaker imprisoned during the garment workers’ labor struggles of the 1920s. He spent more than four months in jail before his release in 1927. Garment workers’ defense organizers honored him after his release while raising support for other jailed cloakmakers and furriers.

Case

Charges: Cloakmakers labor-dispute prosecution; individual charge not established