Sam joined the Communist Party in New York in the mid- 1930s. In 1939 he left the Communist Party over differences around the Spanish Civil War and the intolerance of the party toward the writings of Leon Trotsky, and joined the Socialist Workers Party that same year.

He worked in industrial jobs for many decades and was a member at different times of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union and the Carpenters Union, which he remained a member of until his death.

In 1941 Sam moved to Los Angeles, where he lived until his death at age 86.

A meeting to honor his life as a revolutionary will be held Memorial Day weekend at the Pathfinder Bookstore, 2546 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles. Call (213) 380-9460 for exact time.  
 
 
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