Si Gerson
Simon (Si) W. Gerson (January 23, 1909 – December 26, 2004) was a top leader of the Communist Party USA. In particular, he was considered its leading expert on campaigns and election. He was perhaps most famous for being the party's appointee to fill the New York City Council vacancy left by the death of Peter Cacchione, but with the council refusing to seat him. He was also an editor for The Daily Worker.[1]
Si Gerson was married to Sophie Melvin, a union organiser[2] involved in the Loray Mill Strike.[3]
Gerson's papers were donated to the Tamiment Library after his death.
Works[edit]
- Pete: The Story of Peter V. Cacchione, New York's First Communist Councilman (International Publishers, 1976)
- Do We Have Free Elections (International Publishers)
- After Fifty Years: Revisiting the U.S.S.R. (International Publishers, 1978)
References[edit]
- ^ "Communist Party Oral Histories · Simon (Si) Gerson · Digital Tamiment". digitaltamiment.hosting.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ^ "Sophie Gerson, labor heroine and communist, 96 – People's World".
- ^ John A. Salmond, Gastonia, 1929: The Story of the Loray Mill Strike. UNC Press Books, 1995
External links[edit]
- People's Weekly World Biography
- Guide to the Simon W. Gerson papers at the Tamiment Library
- Obituary by Shaun Richman
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