The South African Jewish Museum's archives (SAJM) Jewish Digital Archive Project is the digital component of the SAJM archive. It aims to maintain a record of Southern Africa's social, economic and political history. JDAP comprises personal narratives and special collections linked to organizations, local communities, and cultural events.
The Kantor and Tobiansky Family Collection comprises a number of photographs, including many group family photographs, events such as weddings, photographs taken in Malat/Molėtai, Lithuania and postcards and captions written in Yiddish script.Whenever possible research has been conducted to enrich the information in these collections. If you would like to add any additional information please contact us.
Whenever possible research has been conducted to enrich the information in these collections, if you have any additional information please contact us.
Photograph of Yaakov (Jeckel) and Hana Etel Socher (nee Davis/Dudok) with their children, Michle Kantor (nee Socher) (1906-1976), Miriam Shinyuk (nee Socher) (1907-1982) and Lazar Socher. Hana Etel Socher (nee Davis/Dudok) was the daughter of Leizer (Louis) Dudok/Davis and Rachel Leah (nee Siegel) of Vilkomir/Ukmergė, Lithuania. Her family were listed in the Lithuanian Census of 1897. Yaakov, Hana Etel and their son Lazar were murdered by neighbours in Malat/Molėtai, Lithuania in circa 1941.
Photograph of the caption of the previous image of the Socher family with the word 'HABE' written on it. 'My grandfather Jeckel Socher, My grandmother Hana Ettel, Mommy Miriam and Lazer'.
A page from a photograph album containing four photographs. Under the top left photograph are the words 'Bobba Keila, Jeckel, Leiba, Esther and Sam. Under the right top photograph are the words 'Sam, Sarah and Kelman'.
Photograph of Keila Kantor (nee Swapsky) with her grandchildren Sam Vulf Saracik (1917-1992) Sarah Trapido (nee Saracik) (1922-2013) and Kalman Saracik, who is stitting on the lap of his father, Leib (Louis) Saracik (1891-1979). This photograph was taken in Malat/Molėtai, Lithuania in 1927.
Photograph of the children of Lieb (Louis) Saracik and Esther Reisel Saracik (nee Kantor). Photographed from left to right: Sam Vulf Saracik (1917-1992), Sarah Trapido (nee Saracik) (1922-2013) and Kalman Saracik. This photograph was taken in Malat/Molėtai, Lithuania in 1927.This photograph is posted in Geni.com with the profile of Samuel Vulf Saracik.
Photograph of Esther Reisel Saracik (nee Kantor) and her children Sam Vulf Saracik (1917-1992), Sarah Trapido (nee Saracik) (1922-2013), Kalman Saracik and Keila (Katie) Eidelman. This photograph was taken in Malat/Molėtai, Lithuania in 1927.