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Lillian Lily Hellman — Part 1
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12 field by the inersasingly inhuman oppression ef those
we? oT whose ealy erive is that they ere at that goverment's
16 “Thirty-five years ago a horrified Ameries rose te its
Ly feet to protest against the Kishinev pogroms in fearict
_2 8 Russia. God help us if we have grows oo indifferent to
¥9 human guffering thet we sannot rise sew in protest ageinst
0 the pogroms in Nasi Germany. We do not belisve we have
21 grom so indifferent and we do not think the world should
a2 be allowed to think we have,"
24 Among others, this appeal was signed by Lillian Belinen.
325 (Daily worker, Nov. 18, 1938)
$26: Lillian Hellzan was eo sponser of « Hew Year's Eve dall in
p27 1938, which wae given under the auspices ef the Son-Sectarien
res Committee for Political Refugees. This Comaittee was organized by
»29 the International Labor Defense, The International Labor Defense
4 _ is a well recogiised Oemmunist front erganization in the United
732 States. (61-7561-257K1)
3? In Februsry, 1939, Miss Hellman was a sponsor ef the
34 Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. This organisation is
+ a strictly Commnist front body of sen who fought for the Leyalist
36 Arzy in Spain and have since returned to the United States.
37 (100-7060-14, Paze 3)
(38 According to an item eppearing in the Ooununist publication,
39 ( *People's World" for February 14, 1939, Lillian Hellaan was one of
f40 the prominent American writers who vielted Madrid, Spain, during
‘41 the Spaniah Civil War. ff£0 nef SenvaAl
142 . (OLm (0d (ALY )
> In April, 1939, Miss Helluan was ene ef the sponsors of
46 ta May, 1939, Miss Hellman was 0 somber of the Eéiterial
‘3 . Council ef the magazine ealled, *Zquality". This magasine has been
50 ) fr. Claes Yn January, 1940, Mies Hellnan was a signer of & panphiet
SL +" ae. ranwortn styled, "In Defense of the Bill ef Righte", statement by sixty-two
52 fr. @tavie prominent Americans, Among ether things, the statenent sont ained
C4 me saa the &liowing: ;
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57 tr. teen - 2 -=
5é ir. Quinn Tamm
59 ir, Menden _— \
60 Mr, Trecy
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