Baruch Charney Vladeck

Baruch Charney Vladeck
ברוך טשאַרני וולאַדעק
Portrait by Bachrach Studios c. 1937
President of the Jewish Labor Committee
In office
February 25, 1934  October 30, 1938
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAdolph Held
Majority Leader of the
New York City Council
In office
January 11, 1938  September 23, 1938
PresidentNewbold Morris
Preceded byTimothy J. Sullivan
Succeeded byJohn Cashmore
Minority Leader of the
New York City Council
In office
September 23, 1938  October 30, 1938
PresidentNewbold Morris
Preceded byJohn Cashmore
Succeeded byAndrew R. Armstrong
Member of the New York City Council
from Manhattan At-Large
In office
January 1, 1938  October 30, 1938
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byGeorge Backer
Member of the
New York City Board of Aldermen
from the 56th district
In office
January 1, 1918  December 31, 1921
Preceded byHarry Heyman
Succeeded byMorris Soloman
Personal details
Born
Baruch Nachman Charney

January 13, 1886
Dukor, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedOctober 30, 1938(1938-10-30) (aged 52)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyPoale Zion (1903–1904)
Bund (1904–1908)
RSDLP (1907)
Socialist (1908–1936)
American Labor (1936–1938)
Spouse
Clara Richman
(m. 1911)
Children
  • May
  • William
  • Stephen
RelativesShmuel Niger (brother)
Daniel Charney (brother)
Judith Vladeck (daughter-in-law)
David Vladeck (grandson)
David Bromberg (grandson)
Steve Vladeck (great-grandson)
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania
OccupationLabor leader, newspaper manager, politician
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Nickname"The Second Lassalle"

Baruch Charney Vladeck (born Borekh Nachman Tsharni, in Yiddish: ברוך טשאַרני; January 13, 1886 – October 30, 1938) was a Belarusian-born Jewish American labor leader, journalist and politician who was general manager of The Jewish Daily Forward from 1918 until his death in 1938. He was a member of the New York City Board of Aldermen and later the New York City Council, serving as the first majority leader of that body from January to September 1938. He was also a co-founder of the American Labor Party, serving as its leader on the City Council during his tenure.