Moses Fishman

Infobox Military Person
name= Moses Fishman
lived= September 28, 1915 – August 6, 2007


caption= Moe Fishman in 2002
nickname= Moe Fishman
placeofbirth= New York City, New York, United States
placeofdeath= Manhattan, New York, United States
allegiance= flagicon|USA American
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unit= Abraham Lincoln Brigade
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battles= Battle of Brunete
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Moses "Moe" Fishman (September 28 1915 – August 6 2007) fought with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade and was wounded during the Spanish Civil War. He was general secretary of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Veterans' Association.

Fishman was born in New York City. On July 5 1937, during the Battle of Brunete, a sniper hit him in his thigh, leaving 32 pieces of bone and metal. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Moe Fishman Dies at 92; Fought in Lincoln Brigade |url= |quote=Moe Fishman, who as a 21-year-old from Astoria, Queens, fought Fascists in Spain with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade and was severely wounded, then led veterans of that unit in fighting efforts to brand them as Communist subversives, died on Aug. 6 in Manhattan. He was 92. The cause was pancreatic cancer, said Peter Carroll, chief of the board of governors of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives. |publisher=New York Times |date=August 12, 2007 |accessdate=2007-08-10 ] [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Unsung, But Unbowed Fire Of Their Cause Lives On In Americans Who Fought Fascism In Spanish Civil War |url= |quote= |publisher=Hartford Courant |date=May 28, 2000 |accessdate=2007-07-21 ]

Moses "Moe" Fishman died on August 6 2007, aged 92, from pancreatic cancer in Manhattan.

References

External links

* [http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/tam/alba_names.html Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives]
* [http://www.chelseanow.com/cn_47/moefishman92.html Chelsea Now biography]