George Breitman

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George Breitman
Breitman as he appeared at the time of his 1942 campaign for US Senate
Born	(1916-02-28)February 28, 1916 Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	April 19, 1986(1986-04-19) (aged 70) New York City, U.S.
Occupations	Publisher political activist
Years active	1935–1986
Political party	Workers Party of the United States (1934–1936) Socialist Workers Party (1938–1984)
Spouse	Dorothea Katz

George Breitman (February 28, 1916 – April 19, 1986) was an American communist political activist and newspaper editor. He is best remembered as a founding member of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) and as a long-time editor of that organization's weekly paper, The Militant. Breitman also supervised and edited several important publishing projects as the head of the SWP's publishing house in the 1960s and 1970s.