fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən dˈæʃ fˈɪfti wˈʌn, hiː wʌz nˈæʃənəl skˈuːl ænd kˈʌltʃɚɹəl dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə dʒˈuːɪʃ pˈiːpəlz fɹɐtˈɜːnəl ˈɔːɹdɚ, ɐ bɹˈæntʃ ʌvðə pɹˈoʊkˈɑːmjuːnˌɪst ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl wˈɜːkɚz ˈɔːɹdɚ.
From 1937-51, he was national school and cultural director of the Jewish People's Fraternal Order, a branch of the pro-Communist International Workers Order.