Moissaye Joseph Olgin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Moissaye Joseph Olgin

Ukraine-Russian revolutionary, journalist and founder of the Morgen Freiheit

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1878

Place of Birth: Uman, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 22-Nov-1939

Profession: writer, translator, journalist, linguist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Moissaye Joseph Olgin (1878–1939) was a Russian-born writer, journalist, and translator in the early 20th century.
He began his career writing for the Jewish press in support of the Russian Revolution in 1910.
During the First World War, he moved to the United States in 1915, settling in New York City, where he continued his career in journalism.
Much of his work was in support of communism, and he was a founding member of the Workers Party.
In 1922, he founded The Morning Freiheit, and served as its editor until his death in 1939.