Nathan Karp

Background

Karp, Nathan was born on April 25, 1915 in Brooklyn. Son of Daniel and Sarah (Goldenzweig) Karp.

Education

Student in public schools, Vineland, New Jersey.

Career

Garment worker; member of national executive subcommittee, Socialist Labor Party, 1943-1963; assistant to national secretary, Socialist Labor Party, 1964-1968; national secretary, Socialist Labor Party, 1969-1980; finance secretary, Socialist Labor Party, 1980-1982; member hdqrts. staff, Socialist Labor Party, New York City, 1963-1974; member hdqrts. staff, Socialist Labor Party, Palo Alto, California, 1974-1985.

Achievements

• Nathan Karp has been listed as a noteworthy political activist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Unionism: Fraudulent or Genuine?

Membership

Candidate for lieutenant governor State of New York, 1946, 50, United States senator from New York, 1952, mayor City of New York, 1953, for government State of New York, 1954.

Connections

Married Anne Werthamer, June 19, 1937. Children: Alan, Diane, Stanley.

Father:

Daniel Karp

Mother:

Sarah (Goldenzweig) Karp

Spouse:

Anne Werthamer

child:

Stanley Karp

child:

Diane Karp

child:

Alan Karp