The Labor Maritime Company organized by the Histadruth, Palestine Jewish labor federation, has been officially registered under the name Nachshon, Ltd., with a capitalization of £50,000, according to a cable received by Mrs. Goldie Myerson from David Remez, secretary of the Histadruth.
The first directors are: David Ben-Gurion, member of the Zionist Executive; Isaac Brudni, director of the Workers’ Bank; J. Finkelstein, director of the Unemployment Fund; Aba Chushi, secretary of the Histadruth in Haifa; Dov Hos, deputy mayor of Tel Aviv; Berl Katznclson, editor of Davar, and Mr. Remez.
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