David Dubinsky

David Dubinsky
דאוויד דובינסקי
Dubinsky c. 1934
President of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union
In office
1932 – March 17, 1966
Preceded byBenjamin Schlesinger
Succeeded byLouis Stulberg
Personal details
Born
David Isaac Dobnievski

(1892-02-22)February 22, 1892
Brest, Grodno Governorate, Russian Empire
(now Belarus)
DiedSeptember 17, 1982(1982-09-17) (aged 90)
New York City, US
Political partyLiberal Party of New York (from 1944)
Other political
affiliations
General Jewish Labor Bund (from 1903)
American Labor Party (from 1936)

David Dubinsky (Yiddish: דאוויד דובינסקי; born David Isaac Dobnievski; February 22, 1892 – September 17, 1982) was a Belarusian-born American labor leader and politician. He served as president of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) between 1932 and 1966, took part in the creation of the CIO, and was one of the founders of the American Labor Party and the Liberal Party of New York.