Memorable Manitobans: Alec Sander Muscovitch (1900-1990)

Machinist.

Born at Besarabia, Romania in 1900, son of Solomon Muscovitch and Chaya “Ida” Pollock, he came to Canada where he was a machinist with the Canadian National Railways. On 3 June 1928, he married Sarah Goldberg (?-1998) at Winnipeg and they subsequently had two children. In 1970, he received a City of Winnipeg Community Service Award and a Centennial Medal from the Manitoba Historical Society “for his interest in Manitoba history over many years and for his most extensive and imaginative contribution to centennial celebrations.” He died in 1990 and was buried in the Rosh Pina Memorial Park.

Sources:

Marriage registration [Alec Sander Muscovitch, Sarah Goldberg], Manitoba Vital Statistics.

Alec Sander Muscovitch, Geni.

Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 15 March 2026

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