How to Pronounce Samuel Dickstein (congressman)
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Feb 05, 1885 Vilnius, Vilnius County, Lithuania Died on 22 Apr 1954 (aged 69)
American politician
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About Samuel Dickstein Congressman
- Samuel Dickstein (February 5, 1885 – April 22, 1954) was a Democratic Congressional Representative from New York (22-year tenure) and a New York State Supreme Court Justice.
- He played a key role in establishing the committee that would become the House Committee on Un-American Activities, which he used to attack fascists, including Nazi sympathizers, and suspected communists.
- In 1999, authors Allen Weinstein and Alexander Vassiliev learned that Soviet files indicate that Dickstein was a paid agent of the NKVD.
