Hershkovitz, Al

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Hershkovitz, Al

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1913-1995

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Al Hershkovitz was born in Poland and immigrated to Canada in 1921. He was raised in a secular Jewish home; and joined the Young Communist League in 1931. He left school at age sixteen to earn a living, finding odd jobs in the fur industry. He soon joined the Fur Workers Union and became an activist in the Communist Party of Canada. He was elected business agent by his union in 1946. He retired in 1985.

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C. Long, 2021.

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