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Samuel Groushak

Era:1930s
State:New York
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Biography

Samuel Groushak 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

Samuel Groushak 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.

Case

Arrested: Oct 5, 1932
Sentence: Arrested while resisting an eviction; charge, sentence and release unreported.