Special Edition of Joe Dallet Letters for ALBA Donors
As a gift to those who donate $125 or more to ALBA, we offer a facsimile reproduction of the 1938 pamphlet Letters from Spain by Joe Dallet to his Wife. The pamphlet includes 30 letters from Joe to Katherine Puening-Dallet relaying his experiences in Spain and his hopes for a better world. After Joe’s death, Katherine remarried the physicist Robert Oppenheimer. (She is portrayed by Emily Blunt in Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-winning film Oppenheimer.)
Joe Dallet was born on February 18, 1907. His family was well-to-do and conservative in outlook. As a junior at Dartmouth in the late 1920s, he left college to work as a longshoreman because he felt that he needed to do something in the labor struggle. From that time on Joe was a worker, and he soon became a leader of workers. After the fascist attack on the Spanish Republic, Joe volunteered to fight for democracy. He was killed in action on October 17, 1937.
Support of our mission is crucial to keeping the stories of Dallet and his comrades alive. We encourage you to give what you are able. We are thrilled to share with you this historical memento connecting our educational mission to Nolan’s important film. To donate, go to alba-valb.org/donate.
Emily Blunt as Katherine Puening-Dallet in “Oppenheimer.”
