Comments on: Max Levitas, Communist

By: Colin Piper

Colin Piper — Sun, 05 Jun 2022 10:54:43 +0000

I’ve only just found this thread on Max Levitus.
I lived in Blackwall Buildings in the late ‘50s-early’60s, with my grandparents, who used to fill and address envelopes for Max’s causes. I can vividly remember him talking to my nan, Jess about a rent strike he was trying to organise in Blackwall Buildings, because of the state of the flats and the landlords refusal to rectify any of the tenants problems.
Max was very well thought of by local people.

By: louis overs

louis overs — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 13:58:12 +0000

My Father Mikey Overs had his pockets full of marbles and threw them at the police horses at the “They shall not pass” in cable street causing the police to halt the fascists

By: louis overs

louis overs — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 13:53:50 +0000

I used to see Max every saturday at the mile baths shvizt (turkish baths) my father and Max were left-wing friends… so was i

By: Karen Rennie

Karen Rennie — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:41:13 +0000

hello to Max and how wonderful to read of your strength and belief in a more just society, here in Britain.
I think you must have known my father, Jack Fishman’s family, who ran the post office in Brick Lane until the 1960’s. Dad always said he was a communist when a young man and was studying in Whitechapel Library. He qualified at the London Hospital and was a principled NHS GP all his life.
Sadly, he talked very little about the past, from which we hope to learn.

By: Kath Cronin

Kath Cronin — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 06:52:15 +0000

I remember Maxi [as my Dad used to call him] in Bethnal Green in the 60s when there were 3 Communist Councillars in the East End. I was only a child and we used to have Party meetings in our house. Great times and the campaigns against the Vietnam War were non stop.
Party people in those days were very special to us and our house was always full of those wonderful folk. Raising money and selling the Daily Worker and trying to improve the lives of working class people. Those days have never left me and are very much a part of me today.

By: jeannette

jeannette — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 21:29:14 +0000

i misread “communist” as “columnist” and was thinking how very clever you are.

By: Clint

Clint — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:06:55 +0000

I am in awe! Thank you for bringing this out. And thank you, Max, for being there, and doing the hard thing.

By: Marina

Marina — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 06:01:58 +0000

Another beautiful portrait, Gentle Author! What wonderful, clear glimpses through history’s dusty windows. I loved the account of the painted slogans, and the Battle of Cable St! Thank you! And all the very best to Max.