Jenny Levy Miller
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Jenny Miller, née Jenny Levy (born 1906) was an American
journalist
. With her husband, Robert Talbott Miller, III
, she is alleged to have participated in covert espionage
activities for the Soviet Union
during the Stalinist period.
in December 1935. Jenny, the daughter of an employee of the Academy of Sciences
in Moscow, was employed by the English language Moscow News
, while Bob Miller was on assignment for the Chattanooga News
.
After the Spanish Civil War
, the Millers returned to the United States
and began operation of the Hemispheric News Service in New York City
with Jack Fahy
, a veteran of the International Brigades
. The publication centered on Latin America
n affairs, and Jenny was the operations Secretary. In 1941 the Millers moved to Washington, D.C.
and Joseph Gregg was hired as manager.
The Millers had a very active social life with many friends. Pelageya (or Polia) Habicht, a Russian native and very close friend of Jenny Miller was exchanged in 1941 to the United States for Gaik Ovakimian
, Soviet rezident and head of Soviet foreign espionage activities in the United States from 1934 to 1941 at the time of his arrest as an unregistered foreign agent. Margaret (Peggy) Greenfield, a communist and economic writer and assistant chief of the Progress Reporting Branch, Division of Research, of the OPA was a frequent contact of Jenny Miller.
Elizabeth Bentley
, part of the Soviet Golos
spy ring, identified Jenny Miller as one of her covert Soviet contacts.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. With her husband, Robert Talbott Miller, III
Robert Miller (accused spy)
Robert Talbott Miller III or Bob Miller was an American citizen who worked in the United States Department of State Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs during World War II...
, she is alleged to have participated in covert espionage
Espionage
Espionage or spying involves an individual obtaining information that is considered secret or confidential without the permission of the holder of the information. Espionage is inherently clandestine, lest the legitimate holder of the information change plans or take other countermeasures once it...
activities for the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
during the Stalinist period.
Biography
The Millers were married in the American Embassy in MoscowMoscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
in December 1935. Jenny, the daughter of an employee of the Academy of Sciences
Russian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences consists of the national academy of Russia and a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation as well as auxiliary scientific and social units like libraries, publishers and hospitals....
in Moscow, was employed by the English language Moscow News
Moscow News
The Moscow News, which began publication in 1930, is Russia’s oldest English-language publication newspaper. Many of its feature articles used to be translated from the now defunct Russian Moskovskiye Novosti.-History:...
, while Bob Miller was on assignment for the Chattanooga News
Chattanooga Times Free Press
The Chattanooga Times Free Press is a daily broadsheet newspaper published in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and is distributed in the metro Chattanooga region of Tennessee and Northwest Georgia...
.
After the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
, the Millers returned to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and began operation of the Hemispheric News Service in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
with Jack Fahy
Jack Fahy
Jack Bradley Fahy was an American government official. He allegedly spied for the Soviet Naval GRU during World War II. Soviet naval intelligence was much smaller than the Soviet army's GRU, and only a fraction of the size of the KGB....
, a veteran of the International Brigades
International Brigades
The International Brigades were military units made up of volunteers from different countries, who traveled to Spain to defend the Second Spanish Republic in the Spanish Civil War between 1936 and 1939....
. The publication centered on Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
n affairs, and Jenny was the operations Secretary. In 1941 the Millers moved to Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
and Joseph Gregg was hired as manager.
The Millers had a very active social life with many friends. Pelageya (or Polia) Habicht, a Russian native and very close friend of Jenny Miller was exchanged in 1941 to the United States for Gaik Ovakimian
Gaik Ovakimian
Haik Badalovich Ovakimian , Major General, USSR , better known as "the puppetmaster" in intelligence circles, was a leading Soviet NKVD spy in the United States....
, Soviet rezident and head of Soviet foreign espionage activities in the United States from 1934 to 1941 at the time of his arrest as an unregistered foreign agent. Margaret (Peggy) Greenfield, a communist and economic writer and assistant chief of the Progress Reporting Branch, Division of Research, of the OPA was a frequent contact of Jenny Miller.
Elizabeth Bentley
Elizabeth Bentley
Elizabeth Terrill Bentley was an American spy for the Soviet Union from 1938 until 1945. In 1945 she defected from the Communist Party and Soviet intelligence and became an informer for the U.S. She exposed two networks of spies, ultimately naming over 80 Americans who had engaged in espionage for...
, part of the Soviet Golos
Golos
Golos may refer to the following:* Jacob Golos, a Ukrainian-born Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet secret police operative in the USSR* Golos, a Russian 1982 psychological drama set in Russia...
spy ring, identified Jenny Miller as one of her covert Soviet contacts.