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Sophie Braverman

Era:1930s
State:Pennsylvania
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Biography

Sophie Braverman was one of six anti-fascist pickets jailed after a Free Thaelmann demonstration before the German consulate in Philadelphia. The Daily Worker, August 23, 1934, page 3 reports that Judge Otto Heiligman sentenced her to six months. The International Labor Defense announced a public protest trial of the police and courts for August 23. The account does not establish her exact arrest, sentencing or release day, or how much of the sentence she served.

Case

Charges: Arising from a Free Thaelmann demonstration at the German consulate in Philadelphia
Sentence: Six months; actual duration served unknown.
Judge: Otto Heiligman
Convicted: Yes