The cornerstone of a building which will eventually house a cultural center and museum of the Israeli labor movement was laid today near here in the presence of Cabinet members, Histadrut leaders and the delegation of the Jewish Labor Committee of New York now visiting Israel. The building will be named for the Late American Yiddish poet and labor leader Abraham Liesin. The J.L.C. contributed $100,000 towards erection of the building.
Chairman of the Israeli Knesset Joseph Sprinzak, speaking at the dedication ceremonies, voiced gratitude to the Jewish Labor Committee. Zalman Shezar, Minister of Education, lauded the “spiritual stature” of Liesin. Jacob Pat, executive secretary of the J.L.C, expressed the hope that the cornerstone will serve as a foundation of unity between the Israeli and the American Jewish labor movements.
David Pinsky, well-known Jewish writer who is now living in Israel, also participated in the ceremonies. He described Liesin as a “cornerstone of Jewish culture in the United States.” Labor Minister Golda Myerson presented the trowel used in the ceremonies to the J.L.C. delegation.
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