Marvin Liebman
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Marvin Liebman.
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July 21, 1923 Brooklyn, NY |
| Died | March 31, 1997 (aged 73) Washington, D.C. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Political activist; direct mail |
| Known for | Coming Out Conservative |
Marvin Liebman (July 21, 1923 – March 31, 1997), was an American conservative activist and fundraiser, and later in his life, a gay rights advocate.
Liebman was raised in Brooklyn, New York, by his parents, Benjamin "Benny" Liebman and Rose Schorr. He was bar mitzvahed in September 1936. While in high school, he became interested in left wing politics and joined both the American Student Union and Young Communist League.
At age 19, Liebman was drafted and served in Naples and Cairo during the final years of World War 2. While in Cairo, his commanding officer discovered a series of letters written by Liebman that revealed his homosexuality. The officer subjected Liebman to repeated private and public humiliation before Liebman was finally given a blue discharge for homosexuality.
After being sent home to New York City, Liebman met and quickly married a woman named "Patsy". Their relationship, though, was never consummated and the marriage was annulled after less than six months in June 1945.
Over the next several years, Liebman became increasingly involved in Jewish/Israeli political issues, working in various volunteer and paid positions for the American League for a Free Palestine, United Jewish Appeal, Aguduth Israel and the American Fund for Israel Institutions. In 1947, he also worked with Irgun, a right-wing terrorist organization which was attempting to secure Israeli independence through a campaign of bombings aimed at the Arabs and British. During this time, Liebman began developing more conservative political views, including a passionate hatred for the Soviet Union stemming from the communist country's reportedly harsh treatment of Jewish citizens.
In 1957, he founded Marvin Liebman Associates, Inc. For the next 11 years, Liebman's firm developed direct-mail fundraising programs and provided public relations expertise to the anti-communist and conservative movements in the U.S. and abroad. Its extensive list of clients included the Committee of One Million, Aid Refugee Chinese Intellectuals, the American Emergency Committee for Tibetan Refugees, the American-Asian Educational Exchange, the American African Affairs Association, and the American Committee for Aid to Katanga Freedom Fighters. In addition, Liebman was an early supporter and co-founder of Young Americans for Freedom and the American Conservative Union.
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