Zaremba to Zedik

Alexander Zaremba (Александр Заремба)

Zaremba’s URW membership card

Born 1889, Kiev, Russia (present-day Ukraine). Iron moulder. Migrated to US 1913. January 1919 joined the Union of Russian Workers branch in Albion, Michigan. Arrested November 21, 1919, in Marshall, Michigan. Deported January 22, 1921. Subsequent activities unknown.

INS file 54709/286; FBI file OG 8000-379063

Mikhail Zatyn (Михаил Затынь; Michael)

Born 1888, Grodno region, Russia (probably in present-day Belarus). Laborer. Migrated to US 1913. August 1919 joined the Union of Russian Workers in Baltimore. Arrested November 26, 1919. Deported on the Buford. Subsequent activities unknown.

INS file 54709/485; FBI file OG 8000-389975

Fedor Zatsarinin (Федор Зацаринин; Fedoai Zatzarinin; aka Fred Lubinosenko)

Deported to Russia, January 22, 1921. No further information found.

Included on list of deported radicals in INS file 54325/36G

Tomas Zayats (Томас Заяц; Thomas)

Born 1883, Russia. Steelworker. Migrated to US 1912. Wife and child in Russia. A member of the Union of Russian Workers branch in Monessen, Pennsylvania. Arrested November 26, 1919, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Deported on the Buford. Subsequent activities unknown.

INS file 54709/518; FBI file OG 8000-379021

Yakov Zboromirsky (Яков Зборомирский; Jacob; Vboromirsky)

Born 1894, Kiev, Russia (present-day Ukraine). Laborer. Migrated to US 1913. Februrary 1919 joined the Union of Russian Workers branch in Donoroa, Pennsylvania. Arrested during the first Palmer Raids, November 12, 1919, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Deported on the Buford. Subsequent activities unknown.

INS file 54709/223; FBI file OG 374976

Mikhail Zdanowich (Михаил Зданович; Mike; Zdanowich)

Born 1885, Golynka, Russia (present-day Hołynka, Belarus). Laborer. Migrated to US 1914. Wife and two children in Russia. Arrested November 25, 1919, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Charged with being a member of the local Union of Russian Workers branch, but he denied this and claimed he was a member of the Socialist Party of America; the evidence is unclear on which is true. Deported on the Buford. Subsequent activities unknown.

INS file 54709/378

Stepan Zedik (Степан Зедик; Steipan)

Born 1881, Grodno region, Russia. Reamer. Served four years in Russian military. Migrated to US 1910. Radicalized circa 1911-12. Self-described “anarchist communist.” 1917 joined Branch No. 1 of the Union of Russian Workers in Baltimore. Arrested February 19, 1919. Told authorities, “I understand by anarchist communism that we should not be ruled by anybody else, but we all laboring classes should rule ourselves…I am an anarchist communist believing in the Kropotkin theory.” Deported on the Buford. Subsequent activities unknown.

INS file 54616/24

Stephan Zezula

Deported to Russia March 18, 1921.

INS file 54860/726

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