Leon Josephson

Leon Josephson
Born(1898-06-17)June 17, 1898
Goldingen[1] or Libau,[2] Latvia, Russian Empire
DiedFebruary 1966 (aged 68)
NationalityAmerican
SpouseLucy Ellen (Wishart)
Espionage activity
CodenameBernard A. Hirshfield
FamilyBarney Josephson (brother)

Leon Josephson (June 17, 1898 – February 1966) was an American Communist labor lawyer for International Labor Defense and a Soviet spy. He received a 1947 Contempt of Congress citation from House Un-American Activities Committee.[3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ U.S., Passport Applications, 1795-1925
  2. ^ New Jersey, Naturalization Records, 1878–1945
  3. ^ Josephson, Barney; Trilling-Josephson, Terry (2009). Cafe Society: The Wrong Place for the Right People. University of Illinois Press. pp. 10–11 (Cafe Society), 78–90 (family), 99 (Gastonia), 106 (loan), 224–225 (arrest, wife, kids), 226 (death). ISBN 9780252095832. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  4. ^ Wilson, John S. (30 September 1988). "Barney Josephson, Owner of Cafe Society Jazz Club, Is Dead at 86". New York Times. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  5. ^ Folkart, Burt A. (1 October 1988). "Barney Josephson: Led Nightclub Integration". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Investigation of un-American propaganda activities in the United States. (regarding Leon Josephson and Samuel Liptzen) by the United States Congress House Committee on Un-American Activities". U.S. Government Printing Office. 1947. pp. 1–4 (Samuel Liptzen), 4 (Edward Kuntz), 4–12 (Liptzen), 12–13 (Kuntz), 13–14 (Liptzen), 14–16 (Kuntz), 16–19 (Liptzen), 19–20 (Stephen W. Birmingham), 20–22 (Liptzen), 22–23 (Kuntz), 23–24 (Liptzen), 24–25 (Kuntz), 25–28 (Leon Josephson), 29–32 (HUAC record), 32–50 (Russell HUAC bio), 34–35 (Eislier passport), 35 (wife Lucy), 36–39 (Copenhagen), 39 (Frey), 50–54 (Alwyn Cole), 54–69 (Fred Erwin Beal), 69–XXX (Liston M. Oak). Retrieved 10 January 2018.