2004 portrait of Regina Gelb. [LCID: athrg199]
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2004 portrait of Regina (Laks) Gelb

Born as Regina Laks in 1929, she was raised in Starachowice, an industrial city in central Poland. Her mother, Pola Tennenblum, was an active member of the Zionist movement. Her father, Isaac Laks, was an engineer in the lumber industry. She had two older sisters. 


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