Albert Maltz (1908-1985)

Albert Maltz was a famous American writer. He was born in 1908 in the United States. He liked to write stories and plays about life and social problems. In 1934, Maltz wrote his first play called “Peace on Earth”. This play was against wars. He wanted people to think about peace and how wars hurt people.

Albert Maltz also wrote many short stories. Some stories were about the life of American workers, and some were about the children of workers. One of his famous stories is “Circus Comes to Town”. In this story, he shows how people live and work in America and how children feel and play in their towns.

In 1950, the American police arrested Albert Maltz. They put him in prison. At that time, many other progressive American writers were also arrested. They were accused of having different ideas, but Maltz and other writers were only trying to make the world better with their writing.

In 1951, Albert Maltz moved to Mexico. He lived there for the rest of his life and continued to write. He died in Mexico, but people still remember him as an important writer who cared about peace, workers, and children.