Abba Hushi or Abba Khoushy. Hushi worked in road construction and swamp draining and was one of founders of Kibbutz Beit Alpha. He also participated in the Founding Convention of the Histadrut. In 1927, he moved to Haifa and became a member of the Labour Unity political party and afterwards a member of Mapai, and a central figure in both. He was the Secretary of the Haifa Workers Council between 1931-1951. Wikipedia
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