International Workers Order (IWO) pt 2 of 2 - PSMLS Audio

This week's class is on an organization that was affiliated with the Communist Party USA which lived from 1930 until 1954, and which had ~155,000 members at one point in time: The International Workers Order!

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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction - International Workers Order, Jewish Peoples Fraternal Order (JPFO)
0:30 Most CPUSA Members initially joined through their ethnic background
1:50 Reading from the Morgen Freiheit (with Commentary)
9:30 Q&A 1
16:10 Return to Reading the Article
19:30 Frei Israel
22:00 Q&A 2
30:45 Article from Jewish American Communists on Racism
37:00 Q&A 3
43:00 Reading from Emma Lazarus Division on Women in the JPFO
47:50 Comment on JPFO's Activities Being a Model for Mass Organizations
49:30 Reading Continued
54:00 Q&A 4
1:04:40 Conclusion