Abe Bluestein, was an American anarchist. Like many anarchists born in the early 20th century, Abe came from a radical, immigrant family. His Russia

Russia

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n parents, Mendel and Esther Bluestein, were active in the anarchist group in the International Ladies Garment Workers Union and were part of the Modern School

Modern School (United States)

The Modern Schools, also called Ferrer Schools, were United States schools, established in the early twentieth century, that were modeled after the Escuela Moderna of Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, the Catalan educator and anarchist...

 (which Abe attended) at the Stelton Colony in New Jersey

New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

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Abe was a co-editor of the newspapers Vanguard and Challenge, co-editor of News From Libertarian Spain, and also edited works for the Libertarian Book Club.

Abe married the anarchist artist, Selma Cohen.

External links

• Abe Bluestein Page From the Daily Bleed's Anarchist Encyclopedia