Foner
Abraham Foner; Polish jewish immigrant from Russia to Manhattan; worked as a seltzer man in NYC.
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1. Jack Donald Foner, the historian; b. 14 Dec 1910, Brooklyn; d. 10 Dec 1999, Manhattan; established one of the first programs in black studies in the US; teacher at Baruch College; subsequently blacklisted for his left leaning beliefs by the Rapp-Coudert Committee of 1941; educ: Columbia Univ (MA 1933, PhD 1957); during his blacklisting he worked as a drummer and comedian; 1969-76 teacher of history at Colby College; at his death had only one grandchild (a granddau). Obit 1, Obit 2, W
= Liza; an artist; b. 13 July 1909; d. 11 July 2005; grad Hunter Coll 1929; taught art at NYC high schools 1936-55; worked closely with Joseph Solman; has a sister Rose Apteker of Florida. Obit
1.1 Eric Foner, the historian; b. 7 Feb 1943; Prof. of History at Columbia Univ; Pres. Organization of Amrican Historians & of the American Historical Assoc; educ: Columbia Univ (BA 1963, PhD 1969) & Oriel Coll, Oxford (BA 1965); noted as a specialist in the post Civil War Reconstruction period among other subjects. Website: www.ericfoner.com. W
a= Naomi Achs, the screenwriter; b. 4 Mar 1946, NYC; m. 2nd Stephen Roark Gyllenhaal, the film director.
b= Lynn Garafola; Prof. of Dance at Barnard College; a noted dance critic & historian; a Fellow of the American Acad. of the Arts & Sciences.
1.1.1 b Daria Rose Foner; a ballet dancer; educ: Princeton.
1.2 Thomas Foner; d. 1999.
2. Philip S. Foner, the noted Marxist labour historian & political activist; b. 14 Dec 1910; d. 13 Dec 1994, Philadelphia; educ: City College of NY (BA 1932) & Columbia Univ (MA 1933, PhD 1941); a teacher of history at City College of NY 1933-41 when he was blacklisted by the Rapp-Coudert Committee and forced from his job; chief editor for Citadel Press after being blacklisted; Prof. of History at Lincoln Univ, PA (1967-79 ) & at Rutgers Univ (1981). W, NY Times Obit
a=(1939) Roslyn Held; d. 1983; a book designer, translator & author.
b=(1988; div. 1991) Rhoda Lischtash
2.1 a Dr. Elizabeth Foner of Manhatten; m. _ Vandepaer; educ: Barnard College
2.2 a Laura Foner of Jamaica Plain; is she the author on slavery and/or librarian at Jamaica Plain?
=? David Weinstein; son of Sidney Weinstein & Ethel Blanck cf NY Times
3. Henry Foner of Brooklyn, labour union organiser; Pres. of the Fur and Leather Workers Union 1961-88; 1948-61 was Dir. of Education and Welfare at the furriers union; b. 1922; served in Italy during WWII were he rose to rank of Warrant Officer and was decorated; after WWII became a teacher but was blacklisted along with his brothers in 1947; 1988 helped create the Fur Design Det at the Fashion Inst. of Technology, serving as its chair for 2 years; 1947 co-author of the labour musical "Thursdays Till Nine"; Vice-Chm NY State Liberal Party; memb. of various mayorial committees in NYC; served on board of the Wildlife Legislative Fund in defence of the fur trade; taught at the Hary van Arsdale School for Labor Studies and other educational institutes; memb. Editorial Board of "Jewish Currents" magazine, which he also wrote for; memb. Exec Cmttee of the NY Labor History Assoc and editor of its magazine "Work History"; Vice Pres. Brooklyn Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra; treasurer & Pres. of the Paul Robeson Foundation; co-founder of the website www.laborarts.org; has two grandchildren - Michael & Justin. Bio, Obit
=(Mar 1948) Lorraine Lieberman; d. 22 Apr 2002; educ: Brooklyn College; social worker at Brookdale Hospital, Brooklyn (ret. 1988); women's union activist; active in the Older Women's League & an organiser of the annual Women Fighting Poverty Conference; sister of Elaine Sieff, Barry Lieberman & Leon Lieberman. NY Times Obit
3.1 Diane Foner; b. 21 July 1952; d. 11 Sept 1989.
3.2 Rachel Foner; possibly married to a Powell and resides in Pittsburgh.
4. Morris "Moe" Foner of Manhatten; labour union organiser; b. 3 Aug 1915, Williamsburg, Brooklyn; d. 10 Jan 2002; co-founder and Exec. Sec. of the noted Local 1199 S.E.I.U of the Drug and Hospital Workers Union (Health & Human Services Union); at Union 1199 he was also Director of Education and Culture as well as being instrumental in its growth and transformation, as well as helping it win a number of important victories; 1978 founder of the Bread and Roses Program; called the "unoffical impressario of the labor movement"; served as a quartermaster during; grad. Brooklyn Coll 1936; noted for his efforts to show that culture was not alien to the working classes, encouraging collaboration between the artistic and working classes. W, Bio, NY Times Obit
= Anne Berman; a Prof. of Sociology at Rutgers Univ; specialist in the sociology of aging; grad. NY Univ (PhD 1969).
4.1 Nancy Foner; educ: Brandeis Univ (BA) & Univ of Chicago (PhD 1971); specialises in studies of aging and gerontology as well as migration issues; Prof of Sociology at Hunter College & City Univ. of New York. Bio
4.2 Peggy Foner
Sources
- Wikipedia (viewed 3 Jan 09).
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