Moses Fishman

Moses Fishman
September 28, 1915 – August 6, 2007
Moe Fishman in 2002
Nickname	Moe Fishman
Place of birth	New York City, New York, United States
Place of death	Manhattan, New York, United States
Allegiance	American
Unit	Abraham Lincoln Brigade
Battles/wars	Battle of Brunete

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. ^[1] ^[2]

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

[edit] References

^ "Moe Fishman Dies at 92; Fought in Lincoln Brigade", New York Times, August 12, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-08-10. "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."
^ "Unsung, But Unbowed Fire Of Their Cause Lives On In Americans Who Fought Fascism In Spanish Civil War", Hartford Courant, May 28, 2000. Retrieved on 2007-07-21.

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