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Israel Ury, Jewish Labor Committee Leader, Dies in New York; Was 71

January 28, 1959
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Israel B. Ury, leader of the Jewish Labor Committee, died suddenly yesterday of a heart attack, while visiting the home of a friend. He was 71 years old. Born in Russia, he came to the United States in 1910. He was a member of the board of directors of the Jewish Daily Forward, the Yiddish Scientific Institute and other Jewish institutions.

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