Born on 15 August 1879, he worked as a general contractor in Winnipeg.
He and wife Dora Fidelman (1880-1951) had six children: Irwin Dorfman, Sidney S. Dorfman (?-?), Essie Dorfman (?-?, wife of ? Blair), Mollie Dorfman (1906-?, wife of Alexander Oscar Knelman), Sara Dorfman (?-?, wife of David Isman), and Rose Dorfman (?-?, wife of Joseph Mandel Bloom). The family lived at 36 Bannerman Avenue, Winnipeg. He was active in the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society, Jewish Orphanage, Ashkenazi Synagogue (President) and B'nai B'rith (Winnipeg Lodge).
He died at Winnipeg on 17 May 1942 and was buried in the Shaarey Zedek Cemetery.
Some of his construction work in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
Beckwith House
337 Atlantic Avenue, Winnipeg
1910
Proudfoot House
335 Atlantic Avenue, Winnipeg
1910
Berger House
381 Stella Avenue, Winnipeg
1911-1912
Staller House
383 Stella Avenue, Winnipeg
1911-1912
236 Inkster Boulevard, Winnipeg
1924
232 Inkster Boulevard, Winnipeg
1924
234 Inkster Boulevard, Winnipeg
1924
289 Inkster Boulevard, Winnipeg
1925
330 Inkster Boulevard, Winnipeg
1929
288 Inkster Boulevard, Winnipeg
1929
Birth registrations [Molly Dorfman], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Mollie Dorfman, Alexander Oscar Knelman], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Sara Dorfman, David Isman], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Rose Dorfman, Joseph Harry Mandelbloom], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Death registrations [Moses Dorfman, Dora Dorfman], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 21 May 1942, page 13.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 18 April 2026
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