(1862-1982)
American labour leader. He was born in Belorussia, and emigrated to the US in 1910. He became president of the International Ladies Garment Workers' Union in 1932, and vice-president of the American Federation of Labour in 1934. After World War II he was a founder of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions. He was a supporter of Israel, and in particular the Histadrut.
Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.