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Paul Yuditch

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:New York
Time Imprisoned:
17 Days
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Biography

Paul Yuditch was the labor editor of the Yiddish-language daily Morning Freiheit. Immigration authorities arrested him for deportation on February 20, 1951 and held him without bail on Ellis Island. A federal judge later ordered his release on $5,000 bail after he had spent 17 days in custody.

Case

Arrested: Feb 20, 1951
Incarcerated: Feb 20, 1951
Sentence: Held without bail on Ellis Island and released on $5,000 bail after 17 days.
Judge: Samuel H. Kaufman (habeas corpus and bail proceeding)