Reuben Falber

British Communist official

Reuben Falber (14 October 1914 – 29 April 2006)^[1] was an official of the Communist Party of Great Britain. He held the post of Assistant General Secretary from 1968 to 1979.

Biography

Falber was married to Helen Goldman during the 1940s.

Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Falber alleged that from 1957 to 1979, he had helped fund the party by collecting suitcases of money from the Soviet Embassy.^[2] He died in 2006.^[3]

References

^ "Reuben Falber", The Independent, 31 May 2006
^ Treason of the Heart: From Thomas Paine to Kim Philby. Encounter Books. 2013. p. 184.
^ Leonard Goldman. "Obituary: Reuben Falber | From". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 December 2016.

Party political offices
Preceded by Bill Alexander	Assistant General Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain 1968–1979	Succeeded by Position abolished?

Communist Party of Great Britain

Leadership

General Secretaries	Albert Inkpin (1920–1928) J. R. Campbell (1929) Harry Pollitt (1929–1939) Rajani Palme Dutt (1939–1941) Harry Pollitt (1941–1956) John Gollan (1956–1975) Gordon McLennan (1975–1989) Nina Temple (1989–1991)
Assistant General Secretaries	Fred Peet (1920–1922) John Gollan (1947–1949) George Matthews (1949–1956) Bill Wainwright (1956-59) Bill Alexander (1959–1967) Reuben Falber (1968–1979)
Chairs	Arthur MacManus (1920–1927) Willie Gallacher (1943–1956) Harry Pollitt (1956–1960) Frank Stanley (1964–1967) Tony Chater (1968–1969) John Tocher (1969–1971) Irene Swann (1972–1974) Mick McGahey (1974–1979) Ron Halverson (1980s) George Bolton (1980s–1990)
National Organisers	Tom Bell (1920–1921) Bob Stewart (1921–1923) Harry Pollitt (1923) Idris Cox (1930s) R. W. Robson (1930s) Dave Springhall (1940–1943) Peter Kerrigan (1943–1951) Mick Bennett (1951–1954) John Gollan (1954–1956) Bill Lauchlan (1956–1966) Gordon McLennan (1966–1975) Dave Cook (1975–1981) Ian McKay (1982–1991)
National Industrial Organisers	Ernie Woolley (1925–) Finlay Hart (1937–1939) Peter Kerrigan (1939–1942) George Allison (1942–1951) Peter Kerrigan (1951–1966) Bert Ramelson (1965–1978) Mick Costello (1979–1982) Pete Carter (1982–1991)