Harold Willens | |
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Born | Chernigov, Ukraine, Russian Empire | 26 April 1914
Died | 17 March 2003 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 88)
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Years of service | 1942-1947 |
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Battles/wars | World War II |
Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
Other work | Businessman, political activist |
Harold Willens (April 26, 1914 – March 17, 2003) was a Ukrainian-American businessman and political activist.[1][2] Known for his advocacy of a bilateral nuclear weapons freeze, he was associated with the so-called Malibu Mafia who donated to liberal and progressive causes and politicians. Willens provided the Malibu base of the group by hosting meetings at his house on Malibu Beach.[3]
Willins co-founded the military reform Center for Defense Information in 1972. In 1978, he served on the United Nations Disarmament Commission. In 1982, Willens headed Proposition 12, a successful California ballot initiative calling for a bilateral nuclear weapons freeze between the US and the Soviet Union.