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Moses Sclare
Born:
26 Tammuz 5627 (29 July 1867)
Died:
14 Elul 5709 (08 September 1949)
Basic Information
Unique reference:
SCL4419
Other surname:
Sklarewsky
Gender:
Male
Birth
Date of birth:
26 Tammuz 5627 (29 July 1867)
Place of birth:
Elizabetgrad, Cherson, Russia
Date arrived in Britain:
1890
Death
Date of death:
14 Elul 5709 (08 September 1949)
Died in combat?:
No
Place of death:
Leeds
Places
Addresses
68 Elderslie Street Glasgow (1891)
19 King Street Glasgow (1901)
30 Airlie Place Leeds
Other Organisations
Name:
Glasgow 4th Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers
Date:
1894
Significance:
He was the 1st Jewish member
Name:
Tailors' Trade Union
Significance:
Secretary and Union Official
From Manchester Record Office
Moses Sclare from Leeds B'Nai B'Rith Lodge Tribute - 1949. Moses Sclare came to U.K. from Odessa. In 1894 he became the 1st Jewish member to the Glasgow 4th branch of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers as a fitter. Soon after this, he went to Leeds and became General Secretary of the Amalgamated Jewish Tailors, Machinists and Pressers Union.
Moses Sclare spoke at a meeting in support of the Merrion Street Friendly Club which was part of a canvassing campaign to set up a facility for elderly care in Leeds, which in 1923 became Donnisthorpe Hall.
Moses Sclare moved in 1906 with his wife and three daughters to Leeds to become the full-time General Secretary of the Leeds Amalgamated Jewish Tailors', Machiners' and Pressers' Trade Union and went on to represent his union at TUC Congresses from 1906 until 1922 where he spoke regularly about improving workers’ rights and working conditions in the clothing trade for Jews and non-Jews.
The Jewish Labour Movement, Poale Zion, campaigned throughout the First World War for the granting of political and civil rights for the Jewish people in those countries where these common rights were currently being denied to them. Moses Sclare, as a member of Poale Zion, played an important part in their campaign as he was the first trade union leader to speak out on the civil and political rights of the Jews. He died in Leeds on 8 September 1949, a year after the establishment of the State of Israel.
The Jewish Labour Movement, Poale Zion, campaigned throughout the First World War for the granting of political and civil rights for the Jewish people in those countries where these common rights were currently being denied to them. Moses Sclare, as a member of Poale Zion, played an important part in their campaign as he was the first trade union leader to speak out on the civil and political rights of the Jews. He died in Leeds on 8 September 1949, a year after the establishment of the State of Israel.
Family
Spouse
Kate (female)
Other surname / Maiden name:
Sclare
Children
Pearl Sclare (female)
May Sclare (female)
Rachel Sclare (female)
Cecilia Sclare (female)
Rebecca Sclare (female)
Julian Sclare (male)
Parents
Father: Michael Sclare (male)
Mother: Bella (female)
Homefront
Occupation:
General Secretary
Reserved occupation:
Amalgamated Jewish Tailors, Machinists and Pressers Union
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