Associate Justice William O. Douglas of the United States Supreme Court has accepted the national chairmanship of the American Histadrut Cultural Exchange Institute, it was announced here. In a statement on assuming the office. Justice Douglas said that Histadrut was “probably more responsible than any other group for the creation of Israel and its very existence. There is a great deal that developed nations can learn from Israel. Among these is the role of the labor movement…” Histadrut is Israel’s labor federation.
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