Author Archive for Liana Katz

The Big Retreat – by Ben Iceland

September 9, 2015
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The Big Retreat – by Ben Iceland

Editor’s note: At the initiative of ALBA board member Chris Brooks, who maintains the online biographical database of US volunteers in Spain, the ALBA blog will be regularly posting interesting articles from historical issues of The Volunteer, annotated by Chris.Over the next three months, Blast from the Past postings will showcase articles about the...
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At Teruel with the Czech AA Battery – by Ben Iceland

September 1, 2015
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At Teruel with the Czech AA Battery – by Ben Iceland

Editor’s note: At the initiative of ALBA board member Chris Brooks, who maintains the online biographical database of US volunteers in Spain, the ALBA blog will be regularly posting interesting articles from historical issues of The Volunteer, annotated by Chris.Over the next three months, Blast from the Past postings will showcase articles about the...
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Los Rompedores – by Ed Lending

August 25, 2015
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Los Rompedores – by Ed Lending

Editor’s note: At the initiative of ALBA board member Chris Brooks, who maintains the online biographical database of US volunteers in Spain, the ALBA blog will be regularly posting interesting articles from historical issues of The Volunteer, annotated by Chris.Over the next three months, Blast from the Past postings will showcase articles about the...
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ARMH Continues Exhumations with ALBA/Puffin Award

August 18, 2015
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ARMH Continues Exhumations with ALBA/Puffin Award

Winner of the 2015 ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Right Activism, the Asociación para la Recuperación de la Memoria Historica (ARMH) continues its critical work to locate and exhume the mass graves of those executed during the Spanish Civil War and Franco regime. With funds given as part of the award, the organization has been able...
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A Letter to Nathan Budish – by Vince Lossowski

August 18, 2015
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A Letter to Nathan Budish – by Vince Lossowski

Editor’s note: At the initiative of ALBA board member Chris Brooks, who maintains the online biographical database of US volunteers in Spain, the ALBA blog will be regularly posting interesting articles from historical issues of The Volunteer, annotated by Chris.Over the next three months, Blast from the Past postings will showcase articles about the...
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Blast from the Past: A Letter to Bob Reed

August 12, 2015
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Blast from the Past: A Letter to Bob Reed

Editor’s note: At the initiative of ALBA board member Chris Brooks, who maintains the online biographical database of US volunteers in Spain, the ALBA blog will be regularly posting interesting articles from historical issues of The Volunteer, annotated by Chris.Over the next three months, Blast from the Past postings will showcase articles about the...
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Filmmaker Jordi Torrent in Barcelona’s La Vanguardia

August 11, 2015
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Filmmaker Jordi Torrent in Barcelona’s La Vanguardia

Filmmaker Jordi Torrent (Invisible Heroes: African Americans in the Spanish Civil War) answers questions from Barcelona’s La Vanguardia about his documentary and ALB volunteer James Yates who is at the heart of the film. For those interested in purchasing or screening Invisible Heroes, contact ALBA at info@alba-valb.org.
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John Brown Love Story – by Si Podolin

August 4, 2015
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John Brown Love Story – by Si Podolin

Editor’s note: At the initiative of ALBA board member Chris Brooks, who maintains the online biographical database of US volunteers in Spain, the ALBA blog will be regularly posting interesting articles from historical issues of The Volunteer, annotated by Chris.Over the next three months, Blast from the Past postings will showcase articles about the...
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Memoir – by Sam Carsman

July 28, 2015
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Memoir – by Sam Carsman

Editor’s note: At the initiative of ALBA board member Chris Brooks, who maintains the online biographical database of US volunteers in Spain, the ALBA blog will be regularly posting interesting articles from historical issues of The Volunteer, annotated by Chris.Over the next three months, Blast from the Past postings will showcase articles about the...
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John Brown’s Body – by Si Podolin

July 21, 2015
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John Brown’s Body – by Si Podolin

Editor’s note: At the initiative of ALBA board member Chris Brooks, who maintains the online biographical database of US volunteers in Spain, the ALBA blog will be regularly posting interesting articles from historical issues of The Volunteer, annotated by Chris.Over the next three months, Blast from the Past postings will showcase articles about the American...
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