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Leia "Liza" Porubansky

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Alternate names

Leia Pikelčik Nadel

Biography

Leia Porubansky, born Leia Pikelčik Nadel, was born on 4 October 1907 in Kaunas. On 15 December 1929, in Kaunas, she married Noson Bregmanas. During the war she was deported to the Stutthof concentration camp, arriving there from Kaunas on 13 July 1944, and survived. After liberation she returned to Kaunas and, at some point, became the second wife of the widower Berl Porubansky, living with him at Laisvės Alėja 89 from 1946. After Berl's death in 1963 she immigrated to Israel, reaching Haifa around the end of 1964. She died in Israel around 1966.

Life events6

  1. Birth

    Kaunas, Lithuania

    Birth of Leia Porubansky (note: The date of birth on the copy of the birth certifcate is 1 May 1907)

  2. Marriage

    Kaunas, Lithuania

    Married Nosonas / Noson Bregmanas born 1909 (Father:Dovidas Icikas / Dovid Itsik BregmanasMother:Tsiviya Kaplan) She had two children

  3. Concentration camp

    Stutthof concentration camp, Poland

    Arrived in Stutthof from Kaunas

  4. Residence

    Kaunas, Lithuania

    Laisves Aleja 89 flat 4

  5. Immigration

    Haifa, Israel

    Immigrated to Israel

    Based on the stamps and visas inside Leia Poroubanskene’s passport, here is the timeline and chronological route of her emigration trip from the Soviet Union to Israel: • October 8, 1964 — Moscow, USSR: She is issued a transit visa by the Austrian Embassy in Moscow, granting her permission to travel through Austria en route to Israel. • December 12, 1964 — Hegyeshalom, Hungary: She crosses the Hungarian border on her way west, receiving both her Hungarian entry (BE) and exit (KI) stamps on the exact same day at the Hegyeshalom checkpoint. • December 12, 1964 — Bruckneudorf, Austria: Directly after exiting Hungary, she enters Austria on the same day through the Bruckneudorf border crossing. • January 31, 1965 — Haifa, Israel: She arrives in Israel via the port city of Haifa, where she clears border control and is officially granted her permanent residence permit.

  6. Death

    Israel

    Death of Lea Porubanski

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