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Remembering Victor Riesel, Crusader Blinded By Acid - Joel Hendon⁽⁵⁶²⁾
Victor Riesel (pronounced re- zell ) was born into a Jewish family in lower Manhattan in 1914 until his family moved to the Bronx when he was 13. Nathan Riesel, Victor's father, was a union activist and often took his son with him to meetings. He spent 12 years attending college night classes... ( added 1 year 114 days ago.)