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David Dubinsky | |
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דאוויד דובינסקי | |
President of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union | |
In office 1932 – March 17, 1966 | |
Preceded by | Benjamin Schlesinger |
Succeeded by | Louis Stulberg |
Personal details | |
Born | David Isaac Dobnievski February 22, 1892 Brest, Grodno Governorate, Russian Empire (now Belarus) |
Died | September 17, 1982 New York City, US | (aged 90)
Political party | Liberal 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.