Ruth Rivkin

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Ruth Rifkin (February 1, 1912[1] - July 24, 1989[2][3]) was an American who worked for the predecessor agency which later became the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) during World War II. Rifkin also was a source for Golos-Bentley network of spies that worked for Soviet intelligence and was engaged in espionage on behalf of the Soviet Union.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hearings". United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities. 1952. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Ruth S Rifkin". Fold3. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Ruth Rifkin". Citizens' Voice. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  • Elizabeth Bentley deposition 30 November 1945, FBI file 65-14603.
  • John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr, Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America, Yale University Press (1999), pgs. 379, 471.