Samuel Dickstein | |
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| Justice, New York State Supreme Court | |
| In office 1946–1954 | |
| Chairman of the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization | |
| In office 1931–1945 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York | |
| In office March 4, 1923 – December 30, 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Meyer London |
| Succeeded by | Arthur G. Klein |
| Constituency | 12th district (1923–45) 19th district (1945) |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 4th New York County district | |
| In office January 1, 1919 – December 31, 1922 | |
| Preceded by | William Karlin |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Mandelbaum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 5, 1885 Vilna, Russian Empire (present-day Vilnius, Lithuania) |
| Died | April 22, 1954 (aged 69) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | City College of New York New York Law School |
Samuel Dickstein (February 5, 1885 – April 22, 1954) was a Democratic Congressional Representative from New York (22-year tenure), a New York State Supreme Court Justice, and a Soviet spy. He played a key role in establishing the committee that would become the House Committee on Un-American Activities, which he used to attack fascists, including Nazi sympathizers, and suspected communists. In 1999, authors Allen Weinstein and Alexander Vassiliev learned that Soviet files indicate that Dickstein was a paid agent of the NKVD.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
- ^ "Dickstein, Samuel (1885-1954)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ "Dickstein, Samuel". United States House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ Duffy, Peter (October 6, 2014). "The Congressman Who Spied for Russia: The Strange Case of Samuel Dickstein". Politico.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ Persico, Joseph (January 3, 1999). "The Kremlin Connection". New York Times.
- ^ Browning, Lynnley (February 14, 1999). "Spy vs. spy vs. spy The story of Stalin's spies in America: both worse and better than was feared". Boston Globe.
- ^ ee Cowley, Rober (2004). What Ifs? Of American History: Eminent Historians Imagine What Might Have Been. Penguin. p. 164. ISBN 9781101204702.