Free Voice of Labor: The Jewish Anarchists

Free Voice of Labor takes its name from the newspaper of the American Jewish Anarchists who, at the height of their movement (1880-1920), held demonstrations and lectures, wrote songs and poetry, and organized alternative schools in the name of the anarchist ideal, “ultimate human justice.” Largely consisting of working class immigrants employed in sweatshops, they were instrumental in founding and building the then-fledgling clothing workers' unions, such as the International Ladies' Garment Workers and the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union in addition to creating cooperative housing projects. Filmmakers Joel Sucher and Steven Fischler are well known for their earlier award-winning productions Frame Up! The Imprisonment of Martin Sostre, Red Squad, and Inciting to Riot. Their newest film reflects their deep compassion and respect for the now elderly anarchists who paved the way for a new generation of radicals during the 1960's and 1970's.

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