Adolph Held
Adolph Held (May 16, 1885 – May 14, 1969) was a Galician-born Jewish American newspaper editor, banker, and labor activist.
Life
Held was born on May 16, 1885 in Boryslav, Poland, the son of Jacob Held and Tauba Yetta Singer. He immigrated to America in 1893.[1]
Held attended the College of the City of New York, graduating from there with a B.S. in 1906. From 1907 to 1912, he was the city editor of The Jewish Daily Forward, a leading Yiddish socialist newspaper. From 1912 to 1917, he worked as its business manager.[2]
In 1917, Held was elected as a Socialist to the New York City Board of Aldermen Fourth District, defeating Democrat Henry S. Schimmel.[3] He ran for re-election in 1919, but he lost to Louis Zeltner, who ran with support from both Republicans and Democrats.[4]
Held died in the Workman’s Circle Home and Hospital for the Aged in the Bronx on May 14, 1969.[5]
References
- ^ Who's Who in American Jewry, 1938. Vol. III. 1938. p. 425 – via JewishData.
- ^ Landman, Isaac, ed. (1941). The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. New York, N.Y.: The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia, Inc. p. 304 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ "Socialist Aldermen". The New York Times. Vol. LXVII, no. 21837. New York, N.Y. 7 November 1917. p. 2 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Sure, Louis Zeltner Won". The New York Times. Vol. LXIX, no. 22566. New York, N.Y. 6 November 1919. p. 3 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Adolph Held Dies at 84, Served on 'Forward,' in Labor Posts and Organizations". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Vol. XXXVI. New York, N.Y. 15 May 1969. p. 4.