Jen Richler's grandparents in front of the Malmo synagogue where they got married, 1948; Jen in front of same synagogue, 2011

Jen Richler's grandparents in front of the Malmo synagogue where they got married, 1948; Jen in front of same synagogue, 2011

(Left) Jen Richler's grandparents, Manya and Israel Helfgott, on their wedding day in 1948 in front of the synagogue in Malmo, Sweden where they got married; (right) Jen in front of the same synagogue in 2011. She was pregnant with her daughter Maya, who is named after Manya. 

 

 

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