Jay Lovestone

Jay Lovestone
Jay Lovestone
	Lovestone c. 1947
Born	Jacob Liebstein; December 15, 1897; Molchad, Grodno Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	March 7, 1990 (aged 92); New York City, U.S.
Alma mater	City College of New York
Occupation	Political activist
Years active	1919–1982
Political party	Socialist Party of America (before 1919); Communist Party USA (1919–1929); Communist Party of the USA (Opposition) (1929–1941);
Opponents	Joseph Stalin; William Z. Foster; James P. Cannon;
Partner	Louise Page Morris

Jay Lovestone (December 15, 1897 – March 7, 1990) was an American Communist activist. He was at various times a member of the Socialist Party of America, a leader of the Communist Party USA, leader of a small oppositionist party, an anti-Communist and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) asset, and foreign policy advisor to the leadership of the AFL–CIO and various unions within it.