Mordechai Ish-Shalom (1902–1991), was an Israel

Israel

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i politician and labor leader. He was mayor of Jerusalem from 1959 to 1965.

Biography

Ish-Shalom was born in Lithuania

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 and came to British Palestine

Palestine (mandate)

The British Mandate for Palestine, also known as the Palestine Mandate, The British Mandate of Palestine and the Mandate for Palestine, was a legal commission for the administration of Palestine, the draft of which was formally confirmed by the Council of the League of Nations on 24 July 1922 and...

 in 1923. His labor career began in the Stonecutters' Union in 1935; he then rose through the ranks of the Histadrut

Histadrut

HaHistadrut HaKlalit shel HaOvdim B'Eretz Yisrael , known as the Histadrut, is Israel's organization of trade unions. Established in December 1920 during the British Mandate for Palestine, it became one of the most powerful institutions of the State of Israel.-History:The Histadrut was founded in...

, the Israeli trade union

Trade union

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congress.

Ish-Shalom died at the age of 90. The cause of death was not released