Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
BARONDESS, JOSEPH — (1867–1928), U.S. labor and communal leader. Barondess was born in Kamenets Podolsk, Ukraine. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1888, working in New York City as a cloakmaker. Soon after, he joined the United Hebrew Trades and became a labor organizer … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Joseph Barondess — ish community in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Known as the King of the Cloakmakers , whose union he led, he carried himself like an actor, a career he had tried but failed at before he became a garment worker and union … Wikipedia
SCHLOSSBERG, JOSEPH — (1875–1971), U.S. trade union leader and journalist. Born in Koidanovo (now Dzerzhinsk), Belorussia, he went to the U.S. in the 1880s and worked in the sweatshops of the needle trade in New York City. The harsh and degrading working conditions… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
NEW YORK CITY — NEW YORK CITY, foremost city of the Western Hemisphere and largest urban Jewish community in history; pop. 7,771,730 (1970), est. Jewish pop. 1,836,000 (1968); metropolitan area 11,448,480 (1970), metropolitan area Jewish (1968), 2,381,000… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Medzhybizh — Not to be confused with Meziboří (Schönbach), near Most, a different city in the Czech Republic. Not to be confused with Międzybórz (Sycowski) (Neumittelwalde), the eponymous city in Silesia, now Poland. For other uses, see Międzybórz. Medzhybizh … Wikipedia
Hebrew Actors' Union — The Hebrew Actors Union (HAU), formed in 1899 as a craft union for actors in Yiddish theater in the United States (primarily in New York City), was the first actors union in the United States. Until it was decertified by the umbrella organization … Wikipedia
Histoire des Juifs de Medzhybizh — Medzhybizh qui se dit en ukrainien: Меджибіж; en russe: Меджибож (translittéré en: Medzhibozh); en polonais: Międzybórz, Międzyborz ou Międzybóż, en allemand: Medschybisch; en yiddish: מעזשביזש (translittéré en Mezhbizh), est une ville… … Wikipédia en Français
Craig Symonds — Born December 19, 1946 Long Beach, California Craig Lee Symonds (born 31 December 1946, in Long Beach, California) is a retired professor and chairman of the history department at the United States Naval Academy. He is a distinguished historian… … Wikipedia
Histoire des Juifs de Medjybij — Medjybij (en ukrainien : Меджибіж ; en russe : Меджибож, Medjiboj ; en polonais : Międzybórz, Międzyborz ou Międzybóż ; en allemand : Medschybisch ; en yiddish : מעזשביזש, Mejbij), est une commune… … Wikipédia en Français
