Morris Schappes

Morris Schappes
"The Arrest of Morris Schappes" by Hugo Gellert, depicting Schappes' arrest amidst Rapp-Coudert Committee hearings (1941)
Born
Moise ben Haim Shapshilevich

(1907-05-03)May 3, 1907
Kamenets-Podolsk, Ukraine
DiedJune 3, 2004(2004-06-03) (aged 97)
New York City
Other namesMaurice U. Schappes, Morris Urman Schappes[1]
CitizenshipAmerican
Years active1928-2000
EmployerJewish Currents magazine
Known for1941 perjury conviction vis-a-vis Rapp-Coudert Committee

Morris U. Schappes (pronounced SHAP-pess, born Moishe Shapshilevich; May 3, 1907 – June 3, 2004) was an American educator, writer, radical political activist, historian, and magazine editor, best remembered for a 1941 perjury conviction obtained in association with testimony before the Rapp-Coudert Committee (investigating Communism in education in New York) and as long-time editor of the radical magazine Jewish Currents.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ a b Miller, Rachel (2010). "Finding Aid: Morris U. Schappes Papers". American Jewish Historical Society. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Leftist Magazine Editor Morris U. Schappes, 97, Dies". Jewish Daily Forward. 11 June 2004. Archived from the original on September 3, 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  3. ^ Martin, Douglas (9 June 2004). "Morris Schappes Dies at 97; Marxist and Jewish Scholar". New York Times. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Morris Schappes". Dreamers and Fighters: The NYC Teacher Purges. 2009. Archived from the original on September 2, 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Morris Schappes Papers TAM-179". New York University. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  6. ^ Bush, Lawrence (7 June 2004). "Morris U. Schappes, 1907-2014". Jewish Currents. Retrieved 2 September 2018.