Ralph de Toledano dies.
De Toledano had previously been an editor of New Leader the organ of the American Socialist Party and then worked a publicity director for the far left International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union. He eventually became an editor of National Review but according to a son he ended his life considering himself more of a libertarian than a conservative.
Born August 14, 1916 he Morocco to Sephardic Jewish parents. His father was a businessman and journalist and his mother a news correspondent. His parents brought him to the US as a child. He was educated at Julliard and Columbia University. An avid jazz fan his politics took over and he become a political activist instead.
Photo: Hiss giving false testimony regarding his role as a Soviet agent.
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