Ben Gold
Ben Gold | |
|---|---|
Gold c. 1946 | |
| President of the International Fur & Leather Workers Union | |
| In office May 22, 1937 – October 3, 1954 | |
| Preceded by | Philip Silberstein |
| Succeeded by | Abe Feinglass |
| Secretary-Treasurer of the Needle Trades Workers Industrial Union | |
| In office January 3, 1929 – c. March 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Manager of the New York Furriers' Joint Board | |
| In office August 10, 1935 – May 22, 1937 | |
| In office c. September 1925 – January 3, 1929 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 8, 1898 |
| Died | July 24, 1985 (aged 86) |
| Party | Socialist (1916–1919) Communist Labor (1919–1921) Communist (1921–1950) |
| Spouse | Sadie Algus |
| Occupation | Labor leader, fur operator |
Benjamin Gold (September 8, 1898 – July 24, 1985) was a Russian-born Jewish American labor leader and Communist Party member who was president of the International Fur and Leather Workers Union (IFLWU) from 1937 to 1955.