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United Hebrew Trades was an association of Jewish labor unions in New York.It was founded by the Socialist Labor Party’s Yiddish Branch 8 and Russian Branch 17 together with Jewish unions in New York in October 1888. Among the founding members were Morris Hillquit and Bernard Weinstein. In 1895 the UHT became a member of the SLP affiliated Socialist Trade and Labor Alliance becoming District Alliance 2 in February 1896.