Max Bedacht

Max Bedacht
Max Bedacht in November 1922
Born	(1883-10-13)October 13, 1883 Munich, Germany
Died	July 4, 1972(1972-07-04) (aged 88) Jamaica, Queens, New York City, United States
Years active	1905–1949
Known for	co-founder of CPUSA and general secretary of IWO
Spouse	Elizabeth Bedacht
Children	Elsie, Edith, Ethel, and Max

Max Bedacht Sr. (October 13, 1883 – July 4, 1972) was a German-born American revolutionary socialist political activist, journalist, and functionary who helped establish the Communist Party of America. Bedacht is best remembered as the long-time head of the International Workers Order, a Communist Party-sponsored fraternal benefit organization.