Heda Margolius Kovály was born on September 15, 1919, in Prague.
Heda Margolius was born on September 15, 1919, in Prague, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. She was the only child in a middle-class Jewish family. Her early years were marked by the geopolitical turbulence of Europe leading up to and during World War II. Her birth in a city brimming with cultural and political shifts set the stage for a life deeply impacted by the events of the 20th century.