From 6 Sep 1958, 45 - Chicago Tribune at Newspapers.com:1448

M. SESKIND, 85, DIES; VETERAN LABOR LEADER

Morris Seskind, 85, a leader in the union organization, died Friday in Edgewater Hospital. He helped form the AFL Ladies Garment Workers Union, CIO Amalgamated Clothing Workers, Jewish Bakers’ Union, and Millinery Workers Union.

Mr. Seskind, of 4752 N. Harding Ave., retired 1954 as labor editor of the Jewish Daily Forward. He was the founder of the Jewish Labor World Press. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Rose Seskind; two sons, Carl and Bernard Seskind; five daughters, Mrs. Ida Siegel, Mrs. Hattie Steinberg, Mrs. Libby Goldsholl, Mrs. Bertha Rosenberg, and Mrs. Mary Minkus; and two sisters.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the chapel at 3019 Peterson Ave.

From 7 Sep 1958, 30 - Chicago Tribune at Newspapers.com:1453

SET RITES MONDAY FOR LABOR EDITOR MORRIS SESKIND, 85

Services for Morris Seskind, 85, of 4752 N. Harding Ave, who founded the Jewish Labor World in 1908 and became a leader in the organization of labor unions, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the chapel at 2019 Peterson Ave.

Mr. Seskind died Friday in Edgewater Hospital. He retired in 1954 as labor editor of the Jewish Daily Forward, where he had worked for 34 years. Mr. Seskind came to Chicago from Russia and became a cigar maker. He was a Chicago Federation of Labor delegate before becoming a writer.

Survivors include his widow, Rose; two sons, Carl and Bernard Seskind; five daughters, Mrs. Ida Siegel, Mrs. Hattie Steinberg, Mrs. Libby Goldsholl, Mrs. Bertha Rosenberg, and Mrs. Mary Minkus; and two sisters.