Dr. Irwin and Selma Lightman

Part Of: Sylvia Schwartz fonds; Portraits of prominent Jewish Torontonians series

Part Of: Sylvia Schwartz fonds; Portraits of prominent Jewish Torontonians series

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w (1 negative) ; 10 x 14 cm, 13 x 18 cm.

Admin History/Bio: Dr. Irwin Lightman was born on 22 October 1919 in Vienna, Austria. He was the son of Samuel Lichtman and Sarah Lichtman of Galicia, Austria. On 20 July 1946, he married Selma Vise (m. Lightman) and together they had three children: Bernard, Ellen, and Jonathan. Lightman was a dentist by profession. He was an active supporter of the Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital. Irwin also chaired the UJA's Toronto Leadership Developement Group in the 1960s, a group whose aims were to train young men to take on responsabilities within the Jewish community, societies, and welfare funds.; Selma Lightman is the daughter of Gertrude Schwartz, who was the cousin of Sylvia Schwartz, the photographer. Selma was a membership chairperson for the Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University during the 1960s, while Irwin was an executive member.

Repro Restriction: Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.

Related Material: See Fonds 18, series 1, item 26 for a portrait of Dr. Irwin Lightman.