Ella Wolfe
Ukrainian-born American political activist and educator
About Ella Wolfe
Lived 1896 – 2000 (aged 103).
Ella Goldberg Wolfe (May 10, 1896 – January 8, 2000) was a Ukrainian-born American political activist and educator, who, with husband Bertram Wolfe, co-founded the Communist Party USA in 1919.
After Stalin aligned himself with Hitler in 1939, Wolfe and her husband abandoned communism and became anti-communists. At the time, the couple found themselves hated by the left and distrusted by the political right.
In 1966, Wolfe moved to the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, where she spent her time editing her husband's papers and providing eyewitness accounts to researchers of the historic times in which she lived.
Personal life and death
In 1910, Goldberg met Bertram Wolfe. They married in 1917. She also became friends with Edward Teller, who was strongly anti-communist.
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Who was Ella Wolfe?
Ukrainian-born American political activist and educator
When was Ella Wolfe born?
Ella Wolfe was born on 10 May 1896 in Ukraine.
When did Ella Wolfe die?
Ella Wolfe died on 8 January 2000 in Palo Alto.
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