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| + | [[Anton Refregier]] was a sponsor of the [[Scientific and Cultural Conference for World Peace]] which ran from March 25 - 27, 1949 in New York City. It was arranged by a [[Communist Party USA]] front organization known as the [[National Council of the Arts, Sciences, and Professions]]. The conference was a follow-up to a similar gathering, the strongly anti-America, pro-Soviet [[World Congress of Intellectuals]] which was held in Poland, August 25 - 28, 1948.<ref name=cua>[http://keywiki.org/files/sccwp-cuaa-1949.pdf Review of the Scientific and Cultural Conference for World Peace] by the [[Committee on Un-American Activities]], U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., April 19, 1949</ref> | ||
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==Herbert Aptheker Testimonial Dinner== | ==Herbert Aptheker Testimonial Dinner== | ||
Revision as of 20:33, 2 March 2010
Anton Refregier of New York
Scientific and Cultural Conference for World Peace
Anton Refregier was a sponsor of the Scientific and Cultural Conference for World Peace which ran from March 25 - 27, 1949 in New York City. It was arranged by a Communist Party USA front organization known as the National Council of the Arts, Sciences, and Professions. The conference was a follow-up to a similar gathering, the strongly anti-America, pro-Soviet World Congress of Intellectuals which was held in Poland, August 25 - 28, 1948.[1]
Herbert Aptheker Testimonial Dinner
On April 28, 1966 Anton Refregier was a sponsor of the Herbert Aptheker Testimonial Dinner. The dinner was held on the occasion of Herbert Aptheker's 50th birthday, the publication of his 20th book, and the 2nd anniversary of the American Institute for Marxist Studies. It was held in the Sutton Ballroom, The New York Hilton, Avenue of the Americas, 53rd to 54th Street, New York City. Most speakers, organizers and sponsors were known members or supporters of the Communist Party USA.[2]
References
- ↑ Review of the Scientific and Cultural Conference for World Peace by the Committee on Un-American Activities, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., April 19, 1949
- ↑ Dinner Program for the Herbert Aptheke Dinner, April 28, 1966