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Hyman Blumberg (Brooklyn eviction, 1933)

Full name:Hyman Blumberg
Era:1930s
State:New York
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Biography

Hyman Blumberg, historically aged twenty-six, was struck on the head and jailed after addressing the crowd. The incident occurred at William Bryan’s home, 548 Rockaway Avenue, Brooklyn, on Friday, July 21, 1933. International Labor Defense was arranging defense at a scheduled Saturday magistrates-court hearing. The article does not report individual statutory charges, trial outcome or physical release. Historical age is not converted to a birth date. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1933/v10-n175-NY-jul-22-1933-DW-LOC.pdf#page=2

Case

Charges: Arrest during resistance to an eviction; individual statutory count not supplied.
Arrested: Jul 21, 1933
Sentence: Taken to jail; prospective hearing is not a verdict or actual release. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1933/v10-n175-NY-jul-22-1933-DW-LOC.pdf#page=2