Mordechai Ish-Shalom

Mordechai Ish-Shalom (Hebrew: מרדכי איש-שלום‎), (1902–1991), was an Israeli politician and labor leader. He was mayor of Jerusalem from 1959 to 1965.

Biography

Ish-Shalom was born in Lithuania and came to British Palestine in 1923. His labor career began in the Stonecutters' Union in 1935; he then rose through the ranks of the Histadrut, the Israeli trade union congress.

Ish-Shalom died at the age of 90.[1] The cause of death was not released[2]

References

  1. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/23/obituaries/mordechai-ish-shalom-jerusalem-ex-mayor-90.html
  2. ^ http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1991-02-23/news/9102230164_1_ish-shalom-jerusalem-stonecutter
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