Eduard Porges (b. ca. 1840, Bösing, now Pezinok, Slovakia; d. 07/10/1912, Vienna 15th District, Arnsteiggasse 14), son of Philip Porges and Katharina Fuxs, married Betti (Barbara) Baar (b. 30/03/1844, Geiring; d. 07/10/1924, Vienna 9th District, Mariannengasse 10, Allgemeine Poliklinik), daughter of Jakob Baar and Mina Schmidt.

Betti Baar also had a daughter before her marriage, Anna Baar (b. 03/12/1861, Vienna; d. 04/10/1944, Vienna); Anna’s father is unknown.

Ferdinand Porges

Kurt Porges

Ignaz Porges (b. 30/07/1867, Vienna Fünfhaus; d. 24/05/1943, Theresienstadt Ghetto).
First marriage (1894): Johanna Ruzek (b. 22/10/1871, Kostel; d. 22/04/1894, Vienna).
Second marriage (18/07/1899, Magyarfalva): Leontine Zeisel (b. Okřiško).

Hilda (Hilde) Porges (b. 15/04/1901; d. 28/03/1984), married Adolf Glücksmann on 08/04/1942 in Vienna Leopoldstadt.
Elsa Porges (b. 28/10/1902).

Regine Porges (b. 25/08/1865, Vienna Fünfhaus; murdered 23/09/1942, Treblinka Extermination Camp), married Alois Goldstein (b. 19/02/1864, Vienna Fünfhaus) on 08/06/1890 in Malaczka (Malacky).

Irma Goldstein (b. 14/02/1891), married Stefan Pachmann (b. 01/12/1888, Vienna) on 20/02/1918 in Vienna.

Hermine Goldstein (b. 27/08/1892).

Friedrich Goldstein (b. 27/06/1897), married Bertha Dicker (b. 17/02/1898, Czernowitz) on 18/05/1919 in Vienna Fünfhaus.

Hans Goldstein (b. 11/02/1901), married Anna Löwit on 27/06/1935 in Vienna Währing.

The earlier attribution of an Australian residence and a son named Kurt Porges to Regine is unconfirmed and may refer to another family branch.

Siegfried Porges (b. 04/09/1889, Vienna 15th District, Würffelgasse 4; murdered 09/06/1942, Maly Trostenets, near Minsk),
        married Leopoldine (b. 03/05/1891 Duschner, d. 09/06/1942 Maly Trostinec KZ)

Ernst Porges (b. 1918 Vienna, d. 1989) emigrated from Vienna to the U.S.A. in 1939.
           married Hedy. Lives in Los Angeles. (Click here to see the family album of Ernst Porges)

Harry Porges (b. 1942 U.S.A.) resides in Los Angeles

Diana Porges (b. 1943 U.S.A.) resides in Los Angeles

3 children, 1 grand child

Leonard M. Porges (b. 1955 Los Angeles), married Sheryl Cohen.
        Operates a fine art gallery in Arizona

 Walter Porges (b. 28/07/1921 Vienna, d. 18/05/1989 Netanya, Israel)
married (09/06/1953) Simcha Ben Shimon. He left Vienna on 12/08/1938 to study in Switzerland.
He moved to Haifa (Israel) in august 1949.
Until 1987, he worked at the Head Office of the Postal Services in Netanya.

  Tammy Porges (b. 1954) married Yair BASHARI
children : Keren (married Ilan YAKOVINIAN, they have twins : Yinon & Yodaia (b. 16/11/2006)), Metal BASHARI (b. 14/10/1980), Sivan BASHARI (b. 28/04/1985), Almog BASHARI (b. 13/07/1993)

  Igal Porges (b. 24/10/1955, d. 06/06/2014) married Savion Knafo

  Yamit Porges (b. 13/04/1981) married 08/01/2008 Gilad Kalchheim
          daughter Ofer Sarah Klachheim (b. 2009), son Ido (b. 2011),
          son Roi (b. 2015)
  Hadar Porges (b. 23/07/1983), divorced,
          3 children Nevo (b. 08/2010) and twins Sinai & Arbel (b. 07/2011)
  Mor Porges (b. 25/10/1987) married(09/2010) Or Akwa,
          son Sagiv (b. 2012), son Yagel (b. 2014), son Atai (b.2017)
  Orpaz Porges (b. 09/06/1993)

 Hanna Porges (b. 1958) married Yossi ITON

Shimrit Porges(b.30/04/1980) married Doron JAN
        3 children : Rotem, Noya & Yakir
Elinor Porges married Shlomi MIZRAHI. 2 sons : Yali & Yahav

 Heinz Porges (b. Vienna) lives in Switzerland

Porges 2 children

Gisela Porges (b. 09/08/1885, Vienna Fünfhaus; murdered 26/05/1942, Chelmno Extermination Camp), married Moritz Wellisch (b. 27/08/1880, Ruditz; murdered 26/05/1942, Chelmno Extermination Camp) in 1907 in Vienna Fünfhaus.

Herbert

Moritz Porges (b. 07/08/1869, Vienna Fünfhaus; d. 10/02/1871).

Henriette Porges (b. 10/07/1871, Vienna Fünfhaus; d. 10/11/1872).

Carl Porges (b. 01/07/1873, Vienna Fünfhaus; d. 17/02/1877).

Maximilian Porges (b. 26/11/1877, Vienna Fünfhaus; d. 04/07/1879).

 Heinrich Porges (b. 28/08/1875, Vienna Fünfhaus; d. ca. March 1949, Vienna), married Philippine Schwarz (b. 24/02/1878, Vienna 16th District, Ottakring; d. ca. March 1947, Vienna) on 26/08/1900 in Magyarfalva,
           metteur at the newspaper "Neue Freie Presse"

Alfred Porges (b. 16/03/1902, Vienna 16th District, Lerchenfelder Gürtel 29; d. 07/10/1978, Vienna).
       He attained a prominent role in the Austrian government in the 1970's, married Gabriele Mostsch

Margarete (Grete) Porges (b. 18/10/1903, Vienna; d. 1919)

Johann (Hans) Porges (b. 20/11/1905, Vienna; d. 05/12/1968, Vienna Penzing) married to Gerda Sebeh. "
        He opened 'Porges am Graben' in 1948, one of the first addresses in Vienna
        for exquisite clothing, closed in 1990".

Sissy Porges (Vienna, b. 1948, d. 1977)

Marion Porges (Vienna, b. 1959)

Philipp Porges (b. 27/02/1880, Vienna Fünfhaus; murdered 26/05/1942, Maly Trostenets extermination site near Minsk).
First wife: Elsa Fuchs (divorced; b. ca. 1880; d. 30/10/1950, Bronte, Australia, 9 Palmerston Avenue)

Erich Porges (b. 23/11/1907; d. 1992, Victoria, Australia).
First marriage: 24/12/1935 at Vienna Stadttempel to Anny Regenstreif (b. 12/11/1908, Karlsbad; murdered 19/05/1942, Lublin); divorced 18/03/1942.
Second marriage: 1948 in Sydney to Hedy Sametz (b. 1922, d. 2013)

  Susan Porges (b.1952) married Michael Moddel (b.1950), they live in Australia

Daniel Moddel (b.1980) married Ilana Wahnon (b.1979)
         Children : Noah (b. 2011) , Zara (b. 2014)
Tim Moddel (b. 1983) married Kim Shakenovsky (b. 1985)
         Children : Joshua (b. 2013), Adam (b. 2015), Talya (b. 2018)

Steven Porges (b.1957) married Deborah Mandl (b.1960)

Leah Porges (b. 1997)
Ben Porges (b. 1998)

Stella Porges (b. 1910, d. 1998) married Fritz Adler (b.1901, d. 1973), lived in Australia

Margaret Adler (b.1948) married Raymond Hudson (b. 1939)
        Children : Lee Hudson (b. 1974), Rohan Hudson (b. 1978)

Sources :
Corrections and additions: Porges.docx (provided October 2026)
Susan Moddel (née Porges) from Australia 2018
Marion Porges and Gerda Porges from Vienna,
Leonard F. Porges from Columbia (Maryland), 1993 & 2000.
Yamit & Hadar Porges (Israel), 2007

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Born: 16/03/1902, Vienna 16th District, Lerchenfelder Gürtel 29 Died : 7/10/1978, Vienna Director of executive committee of the Viennese fair AG a. D. Elementary school, Untermittelschule, commercial academy - Matura, university for world trade, study of the political sciences at the University of Vienna, training capability for the teaching profession of the stenography at middle schools. Private sector, unemployed, secretary of the SdP vienna/Fünfhaus 1932-1934, planning manager of a food company 1936-1945, Director/conductor of the press office of the Viennese fair AG 1946, Prokurist (authorised signatory) 1965, director of executive committee of the Viennese fair AG 1966 ; Kommerzialrat Entrance into the SdP 1919, party official starting from 1920, vice-president of the free trade association of Austria 1959-1971, chamber advice of the chamber of the commercial economy Vienna and member of the section line tourism 1960. Political imprisonment : 1934 detention.

Produced on 30.12.1996

Alfred Porges wurde am 16 März 1902 in Wien 16, Lerchenfelder Gürtel 29, geboren. Er besuchte die Handelsakademie und die Hochschule für Welthandel. Seine berufliche Laufbahn begann er als Parlamentsstenograph. 1919 kam Alfred Porges zur Sozialdemokratischen Partei und wurde wenig später Sektionsleiter und Bezirksvorstandsmitglied in Mariahilf. Während der Ersten Republik war er Mitglied des Republikanischen Schutzbundes, Bezirkrat und 1932 Bezirkssekretär in Fünfhaus. Bis 1934 war er Sektionsleiter in der Bezirkorganisation Mariahilf.

1934 wurde Alfred Porges verhaftet und verlor Anstellung und Wohnung. Mit anderen Genossen hat er in den Jahren des Faschismus illegale Verbindungen aufgebaut und war ständig Verfolgungen ausgesetzt.

Ab 1945 übernahm Porges wieder die Leitung einer Sektion und zahlreiche Beratungstätigkeiten im Rahmen der Bezirkorganisation Mariahilf.

Dann war er als zweiter Bezirksobmann in Mariahilf tätig. Alfred Porges war seit 1965 geschäftsführender Bezirksobmann nach Bruno Marek, von 1969 bis 1972 Bezirksobmann.

Ab 1945 bekleidete Alfred Porges die Funktion eines Bezirksrates von Mariahilf. Nach dem Tod von Paul Speiser am 8 November 1947 wurde er in den Nationalrat entsandt. Bis zur nächsten Wahl im Jahr 1949 blieb er Abgeordneter zum Nationalrat. 1953 zog er in den Bundesrat ein. Wiederholt war Porges in dieser Zeit Vorsitzender-Stellvertreter der Zweiten Kammer des Parlaments.

1946 trat er als Pressereferent in die Wiener Messe AG ein, deren Vorstandsdirektor er 1966 wurde. Als Direktor der Wiener Messe AG wie auch als Wirtschaftsfachmann war Porges im In- und Ausland geschätzt. Besondere Verdienste erwarb er sich als Vizepräsident des Freien Wirtschaftsverbandes, seine Leistungen wurden durch hohe Auszeichnungen gewürdigt. Er wurde Bürger der Stadt Wien und erhielt auch die Victor-Adler-Plakette. Mit Ausdauer, Verständnis und aus tiefster Überzeugung arbeitete er sein ganzes Leben lang für sozialistische Bewegung. Neben seinen zahlreichen anderen Aufgaben hielt er zweimal wöchentlich in Mariahilf Sprechabende ab. Er bemühte sich besonders um den Aufbau und Zusammenhalt der Partei.

Alfred Porges starb am 7. Oktober 1978."

Gedenktafel am Alfred Porges Hof, Gumpendorfer Strasse 62 :

" ALFRED PORGES ( 1902-1978) VORSITZENDER DES BUNDESRATES ABGEORDNETER ZUM NATIONALRAT KÄMPFER FÜR FREIHEIT UND RECHT "

The Gallery

Sheryl Leonard Galleries is committed to showcasing new and emerging artists whose work we believe possesses authentic artistic merit and value. While we offer an ample representation of established local, national, and international artists, we've chosen to avoid over-exposed artists whose work is easily accessible elsewhere.
We hope to provide a unique atmosphere in which non-conformist art and more traditional works can harmoniously share the spotlight. Understanding and accepting that tastes vary greatly, we hope that exposure to different styles of art in varying mediums may deepen everyone's appreciation for the skill and creativity of the artist.

People buy art for many reasons: we urge you to acquire artwork because you love it, because it speaks to you. Moreover, art accomplishes its magic in many ways: visit galleries and museums, attend concerts and plays, read poetry and listen to music. We believe that art should enhance not only your home, but your life.
Sheryl Cohen and Lenny Porges share extensive backgrounds in art and business. Baltimore-born Sheryl studied at the Baltimore Museum of Art, then majored in Art before taking up nursing to earn her professional credentials as an RN. In her travels, Sheryl has acquired art from Mexico, Europe, Asia, and Australia, as well as many parts of the United States. A Californian by birth, Lenny prefers to be regarded as a citizen of the world. With degrees in International Relations and International Economics, Lenny speaks French, German, and some Italian. During an international business career, he has traveled widely and has lived in Paris, Brussels, and Sydney.
The vividly diverse art collection that illuminates the Cohen-Porges home reflects the couple's eclectic personal tastes. Fine art and indigenous craft pieces range from Indonesian fishing traps, Chinese wooden screens, and Peruvian hand-woven baskets to a 19th century French armoire, a contemporary stone and glass coffee table, and modern ceramics. Walls are adorned with art that includes a Native American drawing by Frank Howell, contemporary black and white photographs, a radiant Don Hatfield print, a fanciful etching by Malaysian artist Eng Tay, a darkly provocative Roy Fairchild serigraph, and alluring figuratives by Charles Dwyer.