Frieda Portnaya's husband's grandmother Leya Portnaya

This is my husband's paternal grandmother Leya Portnaya. There is no information about when or where this photograph was taken. My husband's parents, Haim Portnoy and Sheindl Portnaya, were very religious people. I didn't know his father: he died during the war in the evacuation. His mother Sheindl always attended synagogue and had a seat there. She celebrated all the Jewish holidays. We visited her frequently. Actually I learned about the Jewish holidays from my mother-in-law.

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Frieda Portnaya's husband's grandmother Leya Portnaya

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