Biography
k-Kaufman, Lewis b. March 20, 1915, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Russian American; Father Morris Kaufman (Russia); Single; Statistician; CP 1935, unit organizer; Received Passport# 375406 on March 16, 1937 which listed his address as 106 North 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 22 years old; Sailed April 21, 1937 aboard the Manhattan; Arrived in Havre, France on April 28, 1937; Arrived in Spain on May 18, 1937; Served with the XV BDE; Killed in action April 1938, Gandesa, during the Retreats.Source: Scope of Soviet Activity; Cadre (under Kaufman, Louis); RGASPI.
Photograph: Lewis Kaufman, Passport Application, 1937.