Edgar Gurevitz was born #otd in Chicago, 1915. He graduated from Harrison Technical High School in 1932 and joined the CPUSA in 1935. He worked as a clerk before he sailed for Spain on December 18, 1937. He served with ALB until he was KIA on April 1, 1938 at Gandesa.

Esther Miriam Silverstein was born #otd in Torrington, WY, 1913. She graduated from UCSF in 1934 and worked as a nurse at the San Francisco Marine Hospital. Inspired by her patients who followed the early battles, she arrived in Spain on May 19, 1937 to serve with the AMB.

William Aalto was born #otd in NYC, 1916. He joined the YCL in 1935 and worked as a driver. He arrived in Spain on February 10, 1937 and was selected for Soviet guerrilla warfare training. Fighting behind enemy lines at most major battles, he helped liberate 300 POWs at Carchuna.

Leo Eloesser was born #otd in San Francisco, 1881. He studied music at UC Berkeley before he studied medicine in Germany. He returned to the US in 1909 and became an important thoracic surgeon based at Stanford. He was a physician to labor leader Thomas Mooney and Frida Kahlo.

ALB volunteer Boris Zaslovsky was born #OtD in Chicago, 1911. He worked as a printer, was a member of the CP and AFL, served in the ALB in the Service Sanitaire in Hospital Casa Roja, and returned to the US in October 1938 aboard the Ile de France.

“My grandfather and his comrades left everything behind to fight fascism in Spain. What are we willing to do now?” - Shantha Susman, ALBA Board Member & Granddaughter of ALB veteran & ALBA co-founder Bill Susman. Give to ALBA’s summer appeal today: alba-valb.org/shop-donate/

Joseph Lafayette Young was born #otd in Bellefonte, PA, 1914. He left to become a sailor and joined the YCL by 1933. He sailed for Spain on February 20, 1937 and served with ALB until he was captured at Gandesa on April 2, 1938. Joseph returned to the US on September 5, 1939

Samuel Lissitz was born #otd in Chicago, 1910. He arrived in Spain on April 24, 1937 and returned to the US on December 20, 1938. He also went by the name Bob Cole and later served in the US Army during WWII. He worked as a healthcare administrator in the Pacific and Midwest.

Henry George was born #otd in Huntsville, 1906. A member of the CPUSA and WAA, he was a sign painter in Philadelphia when he arrived in Spain on July 5, 1937. He served with ALB as a clerk and cook from Quinto to Ebro. He returned to the US on December 15, 1938.

Salaria Kea was born #otd in Milledgeville, 1913. Raised in Akron, she faced racial discrimination. She sailed for Spain on March 27, 1937, serving as the only African American nurse. She was WIA at the Villa Paz Hospital, returning to the US on May 16, 1938. albavolunteer.org/2022/02/sala...

William Baker Kwanaekoa was born #otd in Honolulu, 1909. He served in the Coast Guard before he worked as a deep sea diver, sailor, and Teamsters truck driver. He arrived in Spain on August 19, 1937 and was WIA in the jaw at Brunete. He returned to the US on December 20, 1938.

Tomorrow, join us for a discussion of the film Spain Again. Attendance is free, but registration is required. Spain Again Thursday, July 9 at 4 PM ET / 1 PM PT With Discussion Leader Randal Scamardo Moderated by ALBA Board Member Sebastiaan Faber Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/alba-film-...

In Spain, efforts to transform the Valley of Cuelgamuros, the former Francoist monument once known as the Valley of the Fallen, are facing resistance. Machinery used in the site’s “resignification” project was tagged with pro-Franco messages. Read more: www.democrata.es/en/politics/...

Vandalism against machinery in the Cuelgamuros Valley

Vandalize with Francoist graffiti the drilling machinery in the Valley of Cuelgamuros. The Government maintains the re-signification and a complaint will be filed.

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Elijah Joseph Taylor Jr. was born #otd in Griffin, GA, 1907. He joined the YCL in 1934 and worked as a machinist. He arrived in Spain on June 20, 1937 and served with ALB. He was WIA twice and returned to the US on December 20, 1938. He later served in the US Army during WWII.

Spain Again | España otra vez Thursday, July 9 at 4 PM ET / 1 PM PT With Discussion Leader Randal Scamardo Moderated by ALBA Board Member Sebastiaan Faber Join us next week! Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/alba-film-... Attendance is free, but registration is required and space is limited.

To commemorate Pride Month, we remember the Volunteers whose stories are part of both anti-fascist and LGBTQ+ history. Please consider keeping their memories alive by donating to ALBA: alba-valb.org/donate

Sidney Bassin was born #otd in NYC, 1910. He worked as a traveling salesman and joined the CPUSA in April 1937. He arrived in Spain by June 22, 1937 and served with ALB as a driver until he returned to the US on December 20, 1938.

In honor of Pride Month, ALBA is remembering LGBTQ+ members of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade whose stories are part of both anti-fascist and LGBTQ+ history. Please consider donating to ALBA to ensure we are able to share their stories for years to come: alba-valb.org/donate/

This Juneteenth, we remember Oliver Law, the first African American to lead an integrated military force in United States history. #Juneteenth #AbrahamLincolnBrigade #OliverLaw #SpanishCivilWar #History #InternationalBrigades

Spain Again Thursday, July 9 at 4 PM ET / 1 PM PT With Discussion Leader Randal Scamardo Moderated by ALBA Board Member Sebastiaan Faber Join us for a discussion of the film Spain Again, produced in collaboration with Alvah Bessie, an ALB vet. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/alba-film-...

Screenings of American Agitators are coming to Columbus, Seattle, San Luis Obispo, and Long Beach in July. Executive-co produced by Margo Feinberg, daughter of AMB nurse Helen Freeman, the film explores a legacy of organizing that continues today. View screenings here: www.americanagitators.com

Abraham Albert Koslow was born #otd in Brooklyn, 1909. He was an organizer with the Unemployed Councils in Brooklyn before he arrived in Spain on February 20, 1937. He was WIA on April 18, 1937 and returned to the US by September 12, 1937. He later served in the US Army in WWII.

Basilio Curtis Obret was born #otd in Marianao, Havana, 1898. He relocated to US in 1920, playing baseball in the Negro National League. A member of the Cuban Workers Club & CPUSA, he arrived in Spain on February 4, 1937. He passed away on May 8, 1959 in Cuba, after the successful Cuban revolution.

Las cajas de Ámsterdam: Kati Horna y Margaret Michaelis en la Guerra Civil Join author Almudena Rubio of the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam, Sebastiaan Faber of Oberlin College, Jordana Mendelson of NYU and Jo Labanyi of NYU. More info: traficantes.net/actividad/la...

Lazar Leo Gordon was born #otd in NYC, 1909. He worked as a teacher and joined the CPUSA in 1933. He arrived in Spain on April 15, 1937 and served with ALB as a commissar. He returned to the US on February 4, 1939. He continued to work as a teacher until his unexpected passing on December 11, 1969.

Rose Freed (left, next to Langston Hughes) was born #otd in NYC, 1911. She worked as a lab tech and microbiologist before she sailed for Spain on January 16, 1937. She joined the PCE in May 1937 and served with the AMB until she returned to the US on August 27, 1938.

Toby Jensky was born #otd in NYC, 1911. A nurse at Beth Israel, she sailed for Spain on April 14, 1937. She served with the AMB until she returned to the US on May 9, 1938. She continued to work as a nurse at Beth Israel until she retired, asissting Fredericka Martin with research until the 1980s.

Michael Antonio Papadopullo was born #otd in Watertown, 1913. He went by Nick Pappas when he arrived in Spain on February 19, 1937. Nick served with ALB as an officer in a machine gun company and as an instructor. He returned to the US on September 26, 1938.

Federico García Lorca was born #otd on June 5, 1898 in Fuente Vaqueros. A poet-playwright and a supporter of Spain's Second Republic, he was murdered on August 18, 1936, by the Nationalist forces. Re-Watch ALBA Pride Month Book Talk: Lorca After Life: www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-bj...

Fred Paul Keller was born #otd in NYC, 1913. He attended Columbia for two years while he worked as a driver and mechanic. He was a member of the ALP before he sailed for Spain a day after he turned 24. He served with ALB as a commissar and joined the PCE. He was WIA at Ebro.