Baruch Charney Vladeck | |
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| ברוך טשאַרני וולאַדעק | |
 Portrait by Bachrach Studios c. 1937 | |
| President of the Jewish Labor Committee | |
| In office February 25, 1934 – October 30, 1938 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Adolph Held |
| Majority Leader of the New York City Council | |
| In office January 11, 1938 – September 23, 1938 | |
| President | Newbold Morris |
| Preceded by | Timothy J. Sullivan[a] |
| Succeeded by | John Cashmore |
| Minority Leader of the New York City Council | |
| In office September 23, 1938 – October 30, 1938 | |
| President | Newbold Morris |
| Preceded by | John Cashmore |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Armstrong |
| Member of the New York City Council from Manhattan At-Large | |
| In office January 1, 1938 – October 30, 1938 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | George Backer |
| Member of the New York City Board of Aldermen from the 56th district | |
| In office January 1, 1918 – December 31, 1921 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Heyman |
| Succeeded by | Morris Soloman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Baruch Nachman Charney January 13, 1886 Dukor, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | October 30, 1938 (aged 52) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | Belarusian |
| Political party | Poale Zion (1903–1904) Bund (1904–1908) RSDLP (1907) Socialist (1908–1936) American Labor (1936–1938) |
| Spouse |
Clara Richman (m. 1911) |
| Children |
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| Relatives | Shmuel Niger (brother) Daniel Charney (brother) Judith Vladeck (daughter-in-law) David Vladeck (grandson) David Bromberg (grandson) Steve Vladeck (great-grandson) |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Labor leader, newspaper manager, politician |
| Signature |  |
| 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.
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