Peace activist Stanley Sheinbaum dies at 96 in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Stanley K. Sheinbaum, a former economics professor whose drive for Mideast peace had him mingling with presidents, royalty and movie stars, has died. He was 96.
Sheinbaum died of heart disease on Monday at his home in the Brentwood neighbourhood of Los Angeles, said his assistant, Marti Maniates.
Sheinbaum gave up teaching to devote himself to what he called his quest to “create a little peace and justice in this unjust world.”
He raised funds to defend Daniel Ellsberg during the military analyst’s trial for releasing the Pentagon Papers, a secret study of the Vietnam War.