Saville Sax
Saville Sax | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 26, 1924 |
| Died | September 25, 1980 (aged 68) |
| Education | Harvard University |
| Children | Boria Sax |
| Parent(s) | Bluma (1895–1986) Bernard Sax (1896–1936) |
| Relatives | Anne Saville Arenberg (1925–1967), sister |
Saville Sax (July 26, 1924 – September 25, 1980) was the Harvard University roommate of Theodore Hall who recruited Hall for the Soviets and acted as a courier to move the atomic secrets from Los Alamos to the Soviets.[1]
Biography
Saville Sax was born in New York City on 26 July, 1924 and went by the name of Sarry Sax. He was the son of Bernard Sax (1896–1936) and Bluma Sax (1895–1986). Bluma and Bernard were both born in Russia. In 1930 they were living in Manhattan with their grandfather Jacob Sax (1874–?).[2][3] Saville was introduced to Soviet agents by his mother, Bluma, who worked for a Communist front organization called Russian War Relief.[4] (The director of Russian War Relief was Fred Myers who went on to found the Humane Society of the United States and began undercover investigations into U.S. labs.) Sax went by the cover name "Oldster," and periodically traveled to New Mexico to collect information from Hall. Saville had a son, Boria Sax.[5][6] Saville had a sister, Anne Saville Arenberg (1925-1967).[7] After drifting from job to job, Saville ended up teaching "values clarification" in a Great Society funded education program called NEXTEP.[8] He died on September 25, 1980 in Edwardsville, Illinois.
References
- ^ "Theodore Hall, Prodigy and Atomic Spy, Dies at 74". New York Times. November 10, 1999. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
Mr. Albright and Ms. Kunstel say Mr. Hall and a former Harvard roommate, Saville Sax, approached a Soviet trade company in New York in late 1944 and began supplying critical information about the atomic project.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Bernard Sax (1896–1936) was born in 1896 according to the census and may have died in 1936 according to the New York City Death Index
- ^ 1930 US Census for Manhattan, New York
- ^ Unlocking the Crypts: Most Spies Code Revealed Escaped Prosecution. Washington Post, December 25, 1996, and Family of Spies” by Bluma Sax’s grandson Boria Sax at www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/venona/fami_sax.html
- ^ Sax, Boria. "The Boy Who Gave Away the Bomb". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Theodore Alvin Hall and Saville Sax". PBS. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ "Deaths". New York Times. April 22, 1967.
Arenberg-Anne, beloved wife of ... devoted mother of Bernard, loving daughter of Bluma Sax, dear sister of Saville Sax.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Traitors In Our Midst". Washington Post. October 19, 1997.
After drifting from job to job, Saville Sax finally wound up teaching "values clarification" in a Great Society-funded education program called NEXTEP.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help)
Family of Spies” by Bluma Sax’s grandson Boria Sax at www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/venona/fami_sax.html
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