David Dubinsky
David Dubinsky | |
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דאוויד דובינסקי | |
Dubinsky c. 1934 | |
| President of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union | |
| In office June 16, 1932 – March 17, 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Schlesinger |
| Succeeded by | Louis Stulberg |
| Secretary-Treasurer of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union | |
| In office December 11, 1929 – May 20, 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Abraham Baroff |
| Succeeded by | Louis Stulberg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Isaac Dobnievski February 22, 1892 Brest, Russian Empire (now Belarus) |
| Died | September 17, 1982 (aged 90) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Party | General Jewish Labor Bund (before 1911) Socialist Party of America (1910s–1920s) American Labor Party (1936–1944) Liberal Party of New York (after 1944) |
| Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| Nickname | "D.D." |
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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.