Educator.
Born in the Russian Empire on 25 June 1907, daughter of Max Soronow (1873-1950) and Rivka “Rebecca” Rosenwasser (1883-1959), and sibling of Robert Isaac Soronow and Morris Marvin Soronow. Having immigrated to Winnipeg, she resided with her family at 219 Stella Avenue (1921), 886 Dorchester Avenue (1931), and 78 Cathedral Avenue (1936).
She graduated from the University of Manitoba with a BA (1926) and began her career as an educator, among which she was Principal of Sprague School (1926-1927) before joining the teaching staff of the Winnipeg School District as a teacher at Riverview School (1928), Margaret Scott School (1929-1935), Alexandra School (1936-1938), and King Edward School (1938-1940). During the back-half of 1926, she took a six-month leave of absence, sailing for Britain aboard of the SS Empress of Britain.
On 17 December 1940, she married Benjamin G. “Ben” Levinson (1899-1985) at Chicago, Illinois and lived in the United States of America. She died on 14 November 1985 and was buried in Shalom Memorial Park at Arlington Heights, Illinois.
1921, 1926, and 1931 Canada censuses, Library and Archives Canada.
University of Manitoba Yearbooks, Brown and Gold - 1926, page 50. University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections.
“‘26 Graduates in Arts honor guests at dance,” Winnipeg Evening Tribune, 26 March 1926, page 8.
“Social and personal [Miss Ruth Soronow ...],” Winnipeg Free Press, 13 July 1935, page 13.
“Society [Miss Ruth Soronow],” Winnipeg Evening Tribune, 16 January 1936, page 8.
“Levinson - Soronow,” Winnipeg Free Press, 19 December 1940, page 11.
“Last rites held for M. Soronow,” Winnipeg Free Press, 13 February 1950, page 27.
Obituary [Robert Isaac Soronow], Winnipeg Free Press, 16 February 1989, page 45.
Shaarey Zedek Cemetery burial transcriptions, FindAGrave.
Shalom Memorial Park burial transcriptions, FindAGrave.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 11 February 2026
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