Lydia Kertz's Family 1930s
Lydia Kertz's maternal great-grandmother, Lydia Smolyar, in Sukhumi, Abkhazia with her three children in the 1930s. Her grandmother, Bella Smolyar, is the little girl standing on the bench. Photo courtesy of author.
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Lydia Kertz's maternal great-grandmother, Lydia Smolyar, in Sukhumi, Abkhazia with her three children in the 1930s. Her grandmother, Bella Smolyar, is the little girl standing on the bench. Photo courtesy of author.
Jewish Women's Archive. "Lydia Kertz's Family 1930s." (Viewed on June 15, 2026) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/lydia-kertzs-family-1930s>.