Wedding of Ben Silverman (watchmaker) and Miss Rosie Steinberg.

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Ottawa Jewish Archives via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)

Creator

Newton, Ottawa

Dates

November 24, 1918 (indexed as 1918)

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The photograph was taken at the Racquet Court, southwest corner of Gloucester and Metcalfe Streets, Ottawa, which was owned by the Sinclairs (see Sinclair School of Dancing fonds.) The couple seated beside the bride are her mother, Briena Steinberg and her second husband, Moshe Hersh (M. H.) Lifshitz; beside the groom are Mrs. Taller and Nathan Taller (with a full beard); in the same row at the far left is Mrs. Esther Malca Lieff and beside her, seated a little back of Esther is Mindel Lieff (Minnie Doctor). In front of Esther and Mindel are a row of adults seated on the floor who are from L-R: unknown, Leon Lifshitz (married to Minnie Lieff), Frank Steinberg, (with eyes shut, brother of the bride and step-son of M. H. Lifshitz), Bernard Lieff and little boy Max Lieff seated in front of Bernard. In front of the bride is a small boy, partly hidden, Sam (Red) Lieff. Beside sam is his brother Harry. In front of Sam is Louis Lieff, and in front of Louis is Hyman Lieff. In front row of children, third from right, little girl with many curls is Bessie Lieff (Narod). Left to right, woman behind the groom is Mrs Chaya Lieff (Shore), Meyer Lieff, Rose Palmer, Moses Palmer (with a moustache). In second row from the back, on the right, first bearded man is Meyer Held. In front of Meyer Held is seated, Mr. Silverman, brother of the groom, and Mrs Silverman (looking off to the distance). Back row L-R from the second canopy is Max Lieff (son of M. H. Lifshitz), four unidentified young women, Hon. Abraham Lieff in front of the hanging photograph between the two canopies, beside him is Rose Halpern (with a V-necked dress, 28 Magee Street) beside her is Willy Lieff (father is M. H. Lifshitz, only child of his first marriage), beside him is Abe Lieff (son of M. H. Lifshitz), unknown, Harry Weiner. On the far right of the last row, a young man by himself is a Weiner boy.

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