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un-American procedure, especially as it refers to a school. I think it is an interference with the search for truth, which is essential to the operation of a school. So, on principle, I would not want to cooperate with such a procedure. My second reason is the fact that I think that this committee's operations are an invasion of the right of free speech guaranteed by the first amendment of the Constitution, where Congress is prohibited to legislate. My third reason is my rights not to be a witness against myself as guaranteed by the fifth amendment to the Constitution.
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in God's name would our Nation be if the FBI wasn't able to get patriotic American citizens to go into these organizations in which Commies, crooks, cheats, and traitors infiltrate? Would you tell me where our Nation would land if we did not have the FBI?" Finkelstein responded, "The Nation might be reduced to the terrible procedure of having to jail people for crimes, only if it found that they actually committed them or found that they did something criminal, not just thinking."
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The HUAC then questioned Finkelstein. The committee identified him as "cultural spokesman for the Communist Party" and a member of the Metropolitan Music School's board of directors. He confirmed he'd been a board member from 1955-57 and had taught a Music Appreciation class at the school. When asked
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At one point in his testimony, Congressman Clyde Doyle quoted the following passage from Finkelstein's writings: "The FBI has its paid informers everywhere, and almost any lodge, church, political meeting, or labor organization may be victimized by these peeping toms." Rep. Doyle then asked, "Where
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informed the conspirators that they must re-work "the culture created by the whole development of mankind..." He told these young communists that "only by re-working this culture, is it possible to build proletarian (communist) culture..." Music, of course, is misused as a part of this communist
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I decline to answer that question on the basis of my—well, I decline for three reasons: One is that, observing the proceedings up to now, I believe that these proceedings are an attempt to smear a school without the slightest interest in what that school is teaching or doing. I think this is an
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A work of art is a man-created structure, using language, shape-making, musical sounds, or any other socially created means for exploring inner and outer reality, which crystallizes a stage in the humanization of reality. As such it becomes a social possession and a means for educating and
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Daniel Rosenberg was a young jazz enthusiast who had an opportunity to meet with Finkelstein several times in the early 1970s. In a tribute piece written decades later, Rosenberg noted that Finkelstein's house in Brooklyn had floor-to-ceiling books, along with thousands of
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intensified, Michael Denning has suggested that Finkelstein's works "received—and continue to receive—far less attention than the Marxist works of the 1930s, despite the fact that Finkelstein is a far more interesting Marxist critic than
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In a retrospective about him, Finkelstein was described as "a former newspaper writer turned Marxist arts critic", which succinctly captures the arc of his career. In the 1930s, while working for the
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musical theoreticians of consequence." He has also been compared to British jazz writer "Francis Newton," pseudonym for British Marxist historian
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Sidney Finkelstein was found dead of a stroke in his Brooklyn home at age 64 on January 14, 1974. He had two brothers who survived him.
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as a music reviewer. He meanwhile started contributing essays on the history and theory of art to leftist publications including
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wrote an appreciation of him, which concluded: "Analyses of jazz and society will therefore run aground if they fail to consult
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music critic" and a member of the board of directors of the Metropolitan Music School. In 1964, the Christian publication
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cited the 1957 HUAC hearings when characterizing Finkelstein as "cultural spokesman for the communist conspiracy":
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In one of his last essays, "Beauty and Truth", Finkelstein wrote that art at its best seeks to "humanize reality":
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Soon after his HUAC testimony, Finkelstein's name was listed in three issues of the anti-communist newsletter
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Finkelstein is still regarded as an expert resource on the origins and development of jazz. In 2015,
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The Oxford Critical and Cultural History of Modernist Magazines: Volume II: North America 1894-1960
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discusses Finkelstein's 1955 German-language book that first brought scholarly attention to White.
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Investigation of Communism in the Metropolitan Music School, Inc., and Related Fields, Part 1
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The HUAC inquisitors were particularly interested in Finkelstein's connection with the
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HUAC (1957). "Testimony of Sidney Finkelstein, accompanied by counsel Mildred Roth".
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Richard A. Reuss; JoAnne C. Reuss; Ralph Lee Smith; Ronald C. Cohen, eds. (2000).
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and other favorite jazz artists, and Finkelstein lent Rosenberg several records.
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He served in the military in World War II. In 1955, he received a second MA from
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The Cultural Front: The Laboring of American Culture in the Twentieth Century
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Finkelstein, Sidney (1976). "Beauty and Truth". In Rudich, Norman (ed.).
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houses Finkelstein's papers, which include correspondence with publisher
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transforming people in their ability to respond to the world about them.
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about Communist Party affiliation, he too invoked the Fifth Amendment.
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Weapons of Criticism: Marxism in America and the Literary Tradition
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University of Massachusetts Amherst - Sidney Finkelstein Papers
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Finkelstein wrote nearly a dozen books and scores of articles:
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cited Finkelstein in an article on the 1942 jazz-themed film
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in his analysis of art, as evidenced by his first book,
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For many years, Finkelstein was an active member of the
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has continued to receive mention up through the 2020s.
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Finkelstein was a private man. Even his close friends
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Sidney Walter Finkelstein was born on July 4, 1909 in
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American Folk Music and Left-wing Politics, 1927-1957
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James Fenimore Cooper: Short Stories from His Novels
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Existentialism and Alienation in American Literature
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James Fenimore Cooper: Short Stories from His Novels
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Existentialism and Alienation in American Literature
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Attorney General's List of Subversive Organizations
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Christian Crusade. 1964. pp. 3–4 1020: 798:"Finkelstein, Sidney Walter, 1909-1974" 1722: 1668: 1605:– via Marxists Internet Archive. 1486: 1014: 945: 817: 815: 391:House Un-American Activities Committee 1209:, new foreword by Geoffrey Jacques". 1159:. American Business Consultants. 1954 1010:. New York: International Publishers. 926:Rosenberg, Daniel (12 January 2018). 892: 792: 790: 788: 786: 784: 782: 625:"How Marx and Engels Looked at Art," 384: 1709:Charles White: ein Künstler Amerikas 1340:Charles White: Ein Künstler Amerikas 1141: 1129: 1117: 1100: 1085: 1073: 988: 303:. In the 1940s, he was hired by the 297:, he became a book reviewer for the 16:American cultural critic (1909–1974) 1520:"How Marx and Engels Looked at Art" 812: 720:University of Massachusetts Amherst 13: 1765:Members of the Communist Party USA 1673:. Organization for Positive Peace. 779: 446:. The newsletter labeled him the " 421:Jefferson School of Social Science 411:when Finkelstein testified in 1957 14: 1781: 1681: 632:"The Folk Song is Back to Stay," 1755:Historians from New York (state) 1740:20th-century American historians 1669:Harris, Serafina (4 July 2020). 1650:Hoberman, J (27 February 2015). 648:"Charles White's Humanist Art," 328:In 1951, he joined the staff of 1662: 1643: 1609: 1577: 1555: 1533: 1508: 1480: 1445: 1425: 1390: 1355: 1327: 1292: 1262: 1227: 1195: 1171: 1147: 662:"Notes on Contemporary Music," 1545:"Charles White's Humanist Art" 893:Godel, Greg (22 August 2017). 886: 730:, playwright and screenwriter 1: 1589:"Notes on Contemporary Music" 1438:Sense and Nonsense of McLuhan 1343:. Verlag d. Kunst. p. 67 1288:– via Internet Archive. 1180:The Weekly Crusader, Volume 5 772: 582:Sense and Nonsense of McLuhan 263:, with his thesis written on 220: 1496:. International Publishers. 1461:. International Publishers. 1406:. International Publishers. 1371:. International Publishers. 1308:. International Publishers. 1278:. International Publishers. 1213:. International Publishers. 1004:Finkelstein, Sidney (1947). 502:. They listened together to 469:, during 1952, and entitled 7: 1703:Photo of Sidney Finkelstein 1698:Communism and Jazz (Side B) 1693:Library of Congress catalog 1205:(2019) . "illustrations by 745: 671:"Ezra Pound's Apologists," 10: 1786: 1770:Writers from New York City 237:. In 1932, he received an 18: 1275:How Music Expresses Ideas 1021:Denning, Michael (2010). 686: 549:How Music Expresses Ideas 471:How Music Expresses Ideas 270: 229:. In 1929, he received a 195:How Music Expresses Ideas 163: 158: 152:How Music Expresses Ideas 143: 135: 127: 119: 109: 95: 87: 79: 71: 57: 39:Sidney Walter Finkelstein 35: 28: 757:International Publishers 516: 467:International Publishers 235:City College of New York 100:City College of New York 67:Brooklyn, New York, U.S. 19:Not to be confused with 1730:American art historians 1571:Masses & Mainstream 1549:Masses & Mainstream 657:Masses & Mainstream 650:Masses & Mainstream 564:: Ein Künstler Amerikas 478:Personal life and death 460:...on October 2, 1920, 318:Masses & Mainstream 306:New York Herald Tribune 75:cultural critic, author 1735:American music critics 1488:Cooper, James Fenimore 1458:Who Needs Shakespeare? 1211:Jazz: A People's Music 1025:. Verso. p. 458. 709:Jazz: A People’s Music 594:Who Needs Shakespeare? 537:Jazz: A People's Music 475: 434: 412: 382: 290: 279:Finkelstein wrote for 256: 191:Jazz: A People's Music 148:Jazz: A People's Music 738:, and music composer 458: 429: 403: 377: 278: 251: 680:Weapons of Criticism 678:"Beauty and Truth," 300:Brooklyn Daily Eagle 1640:, pp. 459–460. 1617:Finkelstein, Sidney 1585:Finkelstein, Sidney 1563:Finkelstein, Sidney 1541:Finkelstein, Sidney 1518:(2 December 1947). 1516:Finkelstein, Sidney 1453:Finkelstein, Sidney 1433:Finkelstein, Sidney 1398:Finkelstein, Sidney 1363:Finkelstein, Sidney 1335:Finkelstein, Sidney 1300:Finkelstein, Sidney 1270:Finkelstein, Sidney 1235:Finkelstein, Sidney 1203:Finkelstein, Sidney 454:The Weekly Crusader 389:In April 1957, the 341:Communist Party USA 295:U.S. Postal Service 261:New York University 243:Columbia University 201:(1960). Along with 199:Composer and Nation 176:/finkelstein-sidney 114:Columbia University 104:New York University 1760:Historians of jazz 1656:The New York Times 1053:. pp. 51–73. 732:John Howard Lawson 693:The New York Times 413: 385:HUAC investigation 315:and its successor 291: 257: 227:Brooklyn, New York 187:Sidney Finkelstein 51:Brooklyn, New York 30:Sidney Finkelstein 21:Sydney Finkelstein 1596:Political Affairs 1573:. pp. 15–26. 1543:(February 1953). 874:. 15 January 1974 665:Political Affairs 655:"How Art Began," 645:(14 October 1949) 620:Selected Articles 588:The Young Picasso 405:Francis E. 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Index

Sydney Finkelstein
Brooklyn, New York
City College of New York
New York University
Columbia University
scua.library.umass.edu/umarmot/finkelstein-sidney/
Charles Seeger
Pete Seeger
Marxist
Eric Hobsbawn
Brooklyn, New York
BA
City College of New York
MA
Columbia University

Columbia Univ.
New York University
Pablo Picasso

New Masses
Hugo Gellert
U.S. Postal Service
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
New York Herald Tribune
New Masses
Masses & Mainstream
royalties
Vanguard Records
LPs

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