Peter Carroll

Nov 22, 2024 | albavolunteer.org | James Fernandez |Peter Carroll |Sebastiaan Faber

My grandfather (Nana), Suresh, moved to the United States in 1959 as a young man on a student visa pursuing his master’s degree. His parents, my great grandparents, sought value in being ‘foreign educated’ and bringing his education home – to Mumbai, India to run their family business. 2 years after my Nana moved... Read more » Peter N. Carroll, a respected and prolific writer, poet, and US historian, died after a short illness on September 16, surrounded by his family. He was 80.

Nov 22, 2024 | albavolunteer.org | James Fernandez |Peter Carroll

When Dr. Edward K. Barsky passed away, in February 1975, his New York Times obituary described him as the doctor “who left his post as a surgeon in New York to join the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War”; who “helped Spanish republican refugees” after the war; and who “was convicted of contempt of Congress in 1947 for refusing, with other members of the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee, to turn over the group’s records” to the House Un-American Activities Committee.

Sep 18, 2024 | albavolunteer.org | Sebastiaan Faber |James Fernandez |Peter Carroll

Peter N. Carroll, a respected and prolific writer, poet, and US historian, died after a short illness on September 16, surrounded by his family. He was 80. Born in New York City in 1943 to a secular Jewish family, Peter grew up in the Bronx and Queens, where his father worked as a composer, arranger, and high school music teacher. Peter, a talented trumpet player, alternated first chair in the high school band with Alan Rubin and watched Miles Davis jam at the Blue Note.

Aug 29, 2024 | albavolunteer.org | Sebastiaan Faber |James Fernandez |Peter Carroll

LA RÉPUBLIQUE -QUOTIDINEN DE COMBAT RADICAL ET SOCIALISTE, February 5, 1938 Foreign Volunteer Arrested On March 27 last, 29 North Americans were arrested on board the boat Sans-Pareil while they were attempting to reach the Spanish Coast. They were sentenced to a prison term for violating the decree of February 18, 1937 on the...

Aug 13, 2024 | wells.nub.news | Peter Carroll

Residents and tourists were briefly halted in Wells Market Square as a spontaneous performance by a group of Morris dancers took over the area. The flash mob-style event saw the traditional street dancers entertaining passersby with their lively display, offering a moment of local history in the heart of the city. The unexpected performance drew a crowd, with many enjoying the spectacle during their visit to the marketplace.