A. H. Raskin

Who is A. H. Raskin?

A. H. Raskin was a labor reporter, editorial writer, and assistant editor, for The New York Times, from 1934 to 1977.

His family was visiting Berlin during the hyperinflation; they settled in New York City. He graduated from City College in education and government, Phi Beta Kappa, in 1931. He edited the student newspaper, yearbook and literary magazine. He wrote a lengthy account of the 1962–63 New York City newspaper strike.

His grandson is an assistant United States attorney in Manhattan. His granddaughter is a writer, living in manhattan.