IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Murry Weiss

· Socialist Challenge No. 230, 28 January 1982 · pp. 12-13 of the scan · 371 words

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ION OUTION YOUTH black liberaVenue/details to be arranged. or Socialist Challenge ONDON: Central Books, 37 NC2; Paperback Books, Brixton anc money goes back into the struggle for REMEMBER BI Coy Surd Sunday Socialist Challe March 13th/14th1 County Waterloo Tickets: £3 for CHALLENGE Lemmary 28 January 1982 WE deeply regret to imform you of the recent death of comrade Murry Weiss, veteran Trotskyist taken to Doctors Hospital in New York City. By Tuesday, he had suffered a stroke, gone into a coma and had been placed in the intensive care unit. He died on Saturday evening, 26 December. He was 66 years old.

ment. A young communist in his pre-teens, became a Trotskyist in early youth and was a long time theoretician, organiser, editor and teacher in Freedom Socialist Party in June, 1979. During the past five years, he made a major contribution to the theory of permanent revolution in his writings and briliant anavtical sneeches on the crises in tion, and he undertook several national speaking LOIS ternational (IC) conference in Paris as an observer for the Committee for a Revolutionary Socialist tionary and leader of world Trotskyism. And his death represents a great loss to those millions of workers and oppressed people who didn't know him but will benefit significantly from his decades of Marxist study, analysis and political activity.

Statements of condolence should be sent Ms. Maxine Reigel, 301 West 17th Street, No 2E, Murry Weiss Memorial Publications Fund should sent to the same address c/o Dr.

Freedom Socialist Party On Sunday, 20 December 1981, Murry was Comrade Weiss' entire life was devoted to the He left the SWP in the mid-60's and joined the In December 1980 he attended the Fourth InMurry's death is an enormous loss to everyone loved and respected him as a revoluNew York 10011. Donations to the

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