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Leon Stein Biography
In 1939, Mr. Stein began writing a regular feature for Justice, the publication of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, and soon was made copy editor and, later, assistant editor of the magazine; in 1952, he assumed his responsibilities as editor. Under Mr. Stein's editorship, Justice has received many honors, including, in 1959, the distinction of being chosen by the University of California School of Journalism as the outstanding trade union publication in the country. He coedited, with Max D. Danish, a documentary history of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union and has helped edit an anthology of writing from the labor press. — Bio adapted from the dustjacket of the 1962 edition of the Triangle Fire, J.R. Lipincott & Co.Photo: Leon Stein Last update: 2 Mar 2002
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Born in Baltimore, Leon Stein moved to New York City as a child and made his home there. By the time he was graduated from City College of New York in 1934, he had worked in a laundry, for the subway, as a waiter in a Catskill resort and as a ladies' garment cutter, and after his graduation he returned to the garment industry as a cutter and patternmaker.