The International Ladies Garment Workers Union today turned over to the National Committee for Labor Israel a $100,000 check for construction of a cooperative institution in Israel to be named for the late Morris Zigman, who served as president of the I.L.G.W.U. At the same time, it was revealed today that the Union has forwarded a gift of $5,000 to the American Friends Service Committee to be used for the relief of Arab refugees in the Middle East.
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