Exhibition: The Melting Pot: Russian Jewish New York
Item appears in the following exhibition pageThe Melting Pot: Russian Jewish New York: Case 2: Fighters: RSDRP Item Information      Dublin CoreTitleCorrespondence between Rafail Abramovich and Emma Goldman
DescriptionRafail Abramovich (Rein), born in Dvinsk, Russia 1880, died in New York 1963. One of the leaders of the Menshevik fraction of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party and Yiddish and Russian journalist. In 1918, he narrowly escaped the death sentence in Russia. He left Russia for Berlin in 1920 and later emigrated to the USA.
Correspondence between Rafail Abramovich and Emma Goldman concerns the mysterious murder of his son, Mark Rein, who was evidently killed by communist agents in Spain in 1937. Besides Emma Goldman, Abramovich corresponded with many socialist colleagues in an attempt to ascertain the circumstances of his son's death, including Abraham Cahan, Karl Kautskii, and Norman Thomas. CreatorAbramovitch, Raphael R., 1880-
Goldman, Emma, 1869-1940
DateJuly 28 - August 12 1937
Languagerus
Additional Item MetadataProvenanceGift of Dr. Sapir’s family, 1990
MODSKey Date1937-07-28 1937-08-12
Type of Dateex
Place of OriginParis
Form/Genrecorrespondence
Repository Namennc-rb
SubrepositoryBakhmeteff Archive of Russian and East European History and Culture
Language of Catalogingeng
Digital Originrd
CollectionBoris Moiseevich Sapir Papers
CitationAbramovitch, Raphael R., 1880- and Goldman, Emma, 1869-1940, “Correspondence between Rafail Abramovich and Emma Goldman,” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed March 13, 2025, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/melting-pot/item/500. |